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Halfway through the year, crime has increased in all but one of the most violent felonies, and shootings plague neighborhoods all over the city.
The overall crime rate through June 27 is down 1% percent, thanks to a 7% drop in grand larcenies. The other six categories of major felonies, however, are up.
Murders have jumped 11%, to 221 from 199, and rapes are up 13%, from 555 to 629. More people have been shot this year, 799 compared to 748, a 7% increase.
I cannot believe that Andy Schleck crashed today when he hit a bump on the road where he was training. It is not like he is a novice, you know.
Cardio Workouts??CARDIO WORKOUTS?
What are some good cardio work outs that you do? I do a lot of different workouts on the treadmill, but i'm getting bored!... So, what are some fun cardio things you enjoy doing?.. that work!
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I practice cardio 5 times a week on my road bicycle. I go out and take bike paths or bike lanes and never get bored. I get to see many things that keep me from getting bored. I see the sky, birds, trees, people jogging saying hi to me, I see other bikers, I can even go to the store and buy a power bar and get to interact with people and they stare at my well fit body and my outfit and helmet admiring them and that makes me feel proud and.......I never get bored.
"Pope Pius XII officially gave the Madonna of Ghisallo the title in 1949, and today the hilltop shrine in northern Italy — smack on the Tour of Lombardy course — serves as a shrine to cycling greats, past and present." ~ Ben Delaney reports.
"Overlooking Lake Como, the Ghisallo church sits on the road south from Bellagio towards Milan. The steep climb up to the church is often decisive in the Giro di Lombardia."
"Inside, the walls are thoroughly covered with the bikes, jerseys and other momentos from some of the biggest names in cycling, including Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi and Miguel Indurain.
One or some of the meatball cookers in Texas, malfunctioned and did not cook the meat at a appropriate temperature leaving it undercooked and raw.
Tour de Suisse race officials gave one of the strongest sprinters of the last 3 years in pro-cycling, a 30 seconds time penalty for "not holding his line" few meters before the finish line yesterday, causing several riders fall and injure themselves. He was also penalized with 25 points and 200 Swiss Francs.
"I don't know if I could have won even without the crash, but I'm sorry that Cavendish, Haussler and Ciolek could not compete until the finish line. Anyway, I lived a very unlucky period until now, today I had good luck". -Petachi told reportersWinning a cycling race is not only about speed, it's also about being smart, knowing how to avoid crashes, falls and injuries, putting your physical strength and mental power to the limit, and Alessandro Petachi did it today.
1 Fabian CANCELLARA Team Saxo Bank 10:21.06 2 Roman KREUZIGER Liquigas - Doimo + 0:01 3 Tony MARTIN Team HTC - Columbia + 0:03 4 Peter SAGAN Liquigas - Doimo + 0:03 5 Dries DEVENYNS Quick Step + 0:10 6 Gustav Erik LARSSON Team Saxo Bank + 0:11 7 Thomas LÖVKVIST Sky Pro Cycling Team + 0:12 8 Manuel QUINZIATO Liquigas - Doimo + 0:13 9 Simon GERRANS Sky Pro Cycling Team + 0:13 10 Jacob FUGLSANG Team Saxo Bank + 0:13 ... 12 Michael ROGERS Team HTC - Columbia + 0:14 ... 17 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack + 0:18 ... 31 Andy SCHLECK Team Saxo Bank + 0:24 ... 44 Lance ARMSTRONG Team RadioShack + 0:29
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