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Currie Technologies' iZip electric bicycle pedals the eco-commute
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOh, %*$#@! That was pretty much the soundtrack to my daily commute on the iZip Express electric bicycle. The bike wasn't the reason I was swearing like a deranged baseball manager. It was the rush-hour traffic. Otherwise, this 750-watt, battery-...Tags: Passenger Cars, Wrestling, Vehicles, Sports, Car Guides and Reviews
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New atom-smasher generates hope, fear
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMichelangelo L. Mangano, a respected particle physicist who helped discover the top quark in 1995, now spends most days trying to convince people that his new machine won't destroy the world. "If it were just crackpots, we could wave them away," the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Science, Charles Darwin, Gaming, Physics
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Take vacation advice to heart
Special to The TimesARTIST Wilda Northrop is perfectly happy hanging out in her beautiful Victorian home in Pacific Grove with her husband and her dogs and her cats and her painting and her TV and her spectacular ocean view. Home suits her so well, in fact, that she's...Tags: Research, High Blood Pressure, Sports, Fatigue, University of California, Irvine
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A bridge to Japan's past
Times Staff WriterI had blown into Takayama about the same time as a typhoon alert. "Be careful!" the English-speaking man at the train station information booth cautioned me. The storm, he said, was headed this way the next day. Duly warned and with a city map in hand, I...Tags: Restaurants, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, McDonald's, Los Angeles International Airport, Arts and Culture
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The poetic soul of Tohoku
Lonely PlanetMatsuo Basho, Japan's most respected haiku poet, embarked on a pilgrimage to Tohoku in the spring of 1689, much to the amazement of his 17-syllable-spinning contemporaries. Five months and some serious blisters later, he felt suitably moved to write...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Restaurants, Los Angeles International Airport, Dining and Drinking, Sports
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Mixed martial arts, a sport once condemned for its brutality, is riding a wave of popularity and profit but still fighting for legitimacy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLas Vegas -- THE audience has paid to see blood and will not be disappointed. When the arena plunges into darkness, they rise as one: an 8-year-old in a skullcap that says "Punishment," a tourist in a T-shirt that says "Legalized Brutality," a young...Tags: Culture, Los Angeles International Airport, Arts and Culture, Arts, Family
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Gov. Davis Is Recalled; Schwarzenegger Wins
Times Staff WriterArnold Schwarzenegger won the historic California recall election Tuesday as a tide of voter anger toppled Gray Davis just 11 months after the Democrat had been reelected governor. In a popular revolt unmatched in the 92 years that Californians have held...Tags: CNN (tv network), Democratic Party, Voting, Gray Davis, Polls
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Where warrior tales live on
Special to The TimesIn 1689, a poet named Matsuo Basho set out on foot for a distant part of his homeland, Japan. In his travelogue, "The Narrow Road to the Deep North," he mused: "Here am I, suddenly taking it into my head to make a long journey to far northern provinces....Tags: Restaurants, Culture, Arts and Culture, Family, Dining and Drinking
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Sumo wrestler has put tradition on its ear
Times Staff WriterAt a mere 308 pounds, Asashoryu is not the biggest of the big-bellied men waddling around the dirt ring of this chilly sumo training stable, looking for someone to slam up against. But he is definitely the baddest. His opponents look like they were...Tags: Family, Bars and Clubs, Weddings, Dining and Drinking, Teen-agers
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: Vaccines, Pancreatic Cancer, Weather Warnings, Track and Field, Simon Cowell
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FOOTBALL: Presentation College adds 14 to 2013 team
The Presentation College football team has recently added 14 recruits for the upcoming 2013 season. The Saints signed Caleb Swann, Devante Brooks, Carlos Ganarial, Alex Karpstein, Christian Lunde, Anointe’ Marshall, Henry Morin, M.J. Nelson III,...Tags: Vicodin (drug), Wrestling, California Interscholastic Federation, Football, Sports
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Robots in action at Shepherdstown University for third annual RoboFest
chrisc@herald-mail.comIn an empty downtown city street, an invader peers around an office tower. The giant four-legged robot towers above a nearby car and semi, abandoned in what has become a war zone hostile to humans. The robot steps around the corner and see its enemy,...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Engineering, Science, Awards and Prizes
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