It was a nice balance of steep runs with plenty of mellow ones in between, so I was able to keep up with Mark (he said after the first run he thought about ditching me, cause I was lagging, but then I got into the rhythm—can you imagine if he left me?!). It was very cold,...
My new powerchair is heavy and needs two people to lift in and out of cars, but it has been lovely going to local parks and a National Trust property – recently meeting up with other wheelchair users in a local park, on a day the sun actually shone. I spent a lot of August watchi...
The Detroit auto show, seeking to reinvent itself following decades as a January venue, has committed to seven years with its new June date. more >> TrueCar buys retail software company DealerScience for $27 million Vehicle-shopping site TrueCar has acquired DealerScience, a provider of digital...
17yearold Elexis Webster grew up homeless with cruel family members and serious health problems. But Webster has got over these difficulties to become an honor student at her high school. The teen spent her childhood living in dug outs (防空洞), cars, and any place where her family...
Her father’s great status had nothing to do with Laila’s decision to pursue a boxing career. She has always been proud of his achievements, but he was never a great man to her—just dad. What attracted her to take up boxing was the unusual sight of two women in the ring on the ...
As I saw her I started to panic but she let me pass without a word so I thought I was “safe” and continued on. Soon however I reached a pub, and it was here that I spotted two police cars in the distance as well as two police officers coming towards me. It was then that I...
People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too.Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola.Everyone listens to the same music.wears the same fashions(流行式样),buys the same cars.They just do it in a different language! (1) Now...
replaced(代替) by online shopping malls.The process(过程)has already started with some city supermarkets taking online orders. We’ll be able to buy anything,even buildings. ---Sharon, Sydney I’m sure we won’t be driving cars or personal planes.I think it’s more likely that we’ll ...
The next morning at the ferry terminal, the electric atmosphere of the Isle of Man begins in earnest. Bikes far outnumber cars. Though the riders are of all ages, each is as excited as if he or she were headed to high-school spring break. Despite steady rain, some stay outside the ...
With Ramona With friends Gary & Ramona. Gary buys, re-stores (if need be) and re-sells classic cars. And the odd bike Ramona stands bywhatever this is.We’ll call it the mean, green road machine. You can say it captured our attention. ...