| Boarder slapped with hefty fine for sidewalk skating
HAYWARD Mason Francouer would have had to be driving a car pretty fast to earn the kind of ticket he picked up last fall for riding through downtown on a skateboard. The 17-year-old's first brush with the law happened after school one day. He was rolling down a B Street sidewalk when a police officer on a bicycle pulled him over and fined him $560. "I was going like 3 miles an hour and, I don't know, I got a ticket. It was kind of lame," said Francouer, a shaggy-haired high school senior who has been plying downtown on wheels since seventh grade. His parents were infuriated by the ticket, and his father, electrician David Francouer, took several hours off work to join his son in court. "We just thought it was kind of bogus," the teen said. "I don't mess up the sidewalk.
Rural Pen: MRIs Show Scientists The Ways Of Love
Yes. "The more scientists look, the more they're able to tease romance apart into its individual strands - the visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, neurochemical processes that make it possible," writes Jeffrey Kluger in the Jan. 28 issue of Time. Science, which tries to explain everything from Earth's creation to its extinction, has now tackled love. Much as I hate to admit it, they've pretty much described my courtship and marriage. Except for one thing. One of the more interesting facts they've discovered is what attracts men to women and vice versa. Several studies have shown that men prefer women with large breasts and a high hip-to-waist ratio - the 1950s ideal of 36-26-36 - which are seen as signs of fertility. Women like men with a broad chest, muscular shoulders and a full beard, all signs of strength and virility.
Snow athletes blend clothing trends
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Round and round they go: Region's bicyclers
The forgiving terrain and climate create the perfect storm for a love affair with the bike in the Sacramento region. No better backdrop for the Amgen Tour of California, a 600-mile race that passes through Sacramento on Tuesday. "This is a great cycling region," said John McCasey, executive director of the Sacramento Sports Commission. "They clearly recognize that." .
Dominican Republic: The Sports Enthusiast’s Destination
Love sports? Then Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is the place for you. With world-class sport fishing; half a dozen golf courses; a 30-kilometer coral reef for good snorkeling and diving; powerful winds for parasailing, wind-surfing and kiteboarding; and turquoise waters for boating, Punta Cana offers something for sports enthusiasts of all ages. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PRWEB) October 9, 2006 -- Love sports? Then Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is the place for you. With world-class sport fishing; half a dozen golf courses; a 30-kilometer coral reef for good snorkeling and diving; powerful winds for parasailing, wind-surfing and kiteboarding; and turquoise waters for boating, Punta Cana offers something for sports enthusiasts of all ages. And the Paradisus Palma Real Resort can help Punta Cana visitors get the most out of their active vacations.
Bus Kill
When the truck slowed, there was no way the driver could stop in time, especially in a 42,000-pound behemoth. Investigators later learned that the driver had two prior accidents, one ruled preventablein three years, and had been disciplined once previously for speeding. His superiors fired him, but he went to arbitration and won a 20-day suspension. Before long, he was back on the road. Two days after the Verrazano crash, another NYCT bus driver smashed into not one but two vans in the Bronx, injuring eight more people. That driver had been on probation for her involvement in six prior accidents, two ruled preventable, in three years. After the Bronx accident, the driver insisted that the brakes had failed. State investigators concluded, however, that she had mistakenly hit the gas pedal when she meant to slow down.
MacMillan Wharf: Chapter Twenty-Three
Annie was at the helm of the Whale Center rescue boat as they rounded the tip of Provincetown. She looked to her left and saw the old weather-beaten Coast Guard Station near Race Point Beach. This was nearly the exact spot where yesterday she and Juicy hauled Linda’s body onto the deck of the Explorer. She looked around the boat. Bruce sat next to her, holding his arm in the sling that Annie fashioned out of a T-shirt. Juicy leaned against the stern, staring out at the water. She wondered if he, too, was thinking about what happened. For a moment, their eyes met. From the sad look he gave, she knew instantly that he was. All three were silent as the boat skipped over the waves. When they were off shore of Herring Cove Beach, the large white hull of the Explorer came into view about a mile away.
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