Post a comment Aug 12, 2008
First, is how ineffective and worthless the United Nations is and, second how essential it is that we elect a POTUS in November that is not using training wheels. Sorry Hussein. (International Herald Tribune)
For cyclists, a Dutch treat Aug 9, 2008
In our culture, by contrast, bikes often function as toys, gifted to children with training wheels and tassels. If you are riding a bike, people might think you are making an effort to exercise, or to get outside more. (Boston Globe)
Olympics mark China's second coming Aug 7, 2008
Rich is glorious' After nearly two decades of reform, the Chinese economy in 1997 was wobbling on training wheels. A speculative boom followed Deng's 1992 visit to the southern special economic zones to re-energize reforms. (Asia Times Online)
DoMedia rolls out national launch of revamped database Aug 7, 2008
Advertising database this week took the training wheels off its Web site, launching an expanded site after more than a year of development. The Columbus-based company, a creation of Central Ohio entrepreneur, investor and DoMedia Chairman Rich Langdale, uses its online database to connect advertisers and buyers in the fields of alternative and out-of-home media. (Columbus Business First, OH)
John DonovanINSIDE BASEBALL Aug 7, 2008
Still, one look at an aging, achy roster shows that the Braves of '09 and immediately beyond are tilting a lot closer to the Atlanta teams of the '70s and '80s -- last-place finishes, Ted Turner taking over as manager for a game, Joe Torre with his training wheels on, empty stadiums, polyester uniforms -- than the Team of the '90s. "After 14 great years," says Chipper Jones, the defining offensive force of the Braves' title teams, "the baseball gods have not shined on us the last three.... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Volunteers Wife For Topless Contest? Aug 6, 2008
Obama and his goonies into motorcycles with training wheels. Obama wanted to STURGIS but they said only proud Americans are allowed. (The Drudge Report)
Ask Matt Krantz: Stocks Aug 6, 2008
A: When shopping for a first bicycle, you might look for fat tires, a low center of gravity and training wheels. Similarly, a long surfboard with more buoyancy might make for an excellent first board. (USA Today -- Money)
Life in the Village Aug 5, 2008
Training wheels turning. As a fan, an athlete and a former World Olympian Association employee, Jimbo says hes seen few things change about Olympic Village as much as the training capabilities. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Welcome to Iraq, and a long separation Aug 4, 2008
Janelle and Chad had bought her a pink bike with pink streamers, her first without training wheels. But as the moments ticked away and especially when the images and audio faltered and they had to communicate in text Janelle felt increasingly homesick. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Letter -- Thanks for success of bike camp Aug 1, 2008
The week of July 7 through 11, dreams came true for 35 children and their families who participated in the Lose the Training Wheels Camp, as children with special needs mastered riding a two-wheel bike. On behalf of the Scituate Community of Resources for Special Education (CORSE) Foundation, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those involved in the camp. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Inventor plans to unveil jetpack at air show Jul 29, 2008
Martin and a colleague steadied it by grasping hand rails and trotting alongside, like parents teaching a child to ride a bicycle without training wheels. Then, coming around a curve, Martin jogged to the right to avoid some equipment on the ground, bringing the jetpack too close to an overhanging tree. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Foreign exchange: African students get port training through program at UM Jul 28, 2008
Shay said the program also is great "training wheels" for the business school's Gilkey Center for Executive Education. Groundbreaking for the center is scheduled for October for the 5. (Missoulian, MT)
Leyland showing faith in Granderson Jul 28, 2008
DETROIT -- Manager Jim Leyland has removed his center fielder's training wheels. If the Tigers rebound from their slow start and make the postseason, it will materialize with Curtis Granderson leading the charge from the leadoff spot -- regardless of the opposing pitcher. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)
Demelza takes first steps as a pro Jul 24, 2008
Her appearance went off without a hitch and, while she's yet to lose her training wheels completely, the doll-faced teen's confidence is building, her model manager Priscilla Leighton-Clarke told Confidential. "I'm not going to throw her in the deep end because she's only 16 - Alice Burdeu was 20 and there's a big difference in what she was able to take on," she said. (NEWS.com.au)
Letters to the editor Jul 24, 2008
orguy wrote on Jul 23, 2008 2:58 PM:" Dave.....I gave you 2 others about commercial fishing. Evidently you don't recall the flap about the phone companies giving all the records to the feds? My company was one of the guilty ones....... the settlement let them off the hook......no law suits can be filed for the intrusions. Got training wheels on that bike? You could stay upright better with em. ". Member ID. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
When a bad seed grows up Jul 24, 2008
" Let's move on from all these lists to the journalist's second-best friend: a quiz of dubious value! What former socialist-bloc nation is becoming the next international cinematic surprise, ; la Romania? Since I've already given you the answer, let's admit that it's a trick question. As a former republic of Yugoslavia, Slovenia -- which borders Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia -- was only briefly part of the Soviet bloc, before Marshal Tito broke away to pursue his own brand of communism.... (Salon)
At E3, video games shift their aim to casual players Jul 22, 2008
"If our competitors are the tricycle and training wheels for the PS3 when they grow up, we have no problem with that," he says. "Anything that gets people interested in games we think gives us an opportunity to compete with consumers.". (USA Today -- Tech)
Summertime Quick Shots Jul 21, 2008
I fully expect when February rolls around and the real teams have their sea-legs under them will our training wheels fall completely off. Just a prediction. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Williams makes most of chance Jul 20, 2008
I told him if he could ride a bike without training wheels that I would go buy him a dirt bike, Tommy Williams said. It took him roughly two weeks to learn. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Lots Of Bike Shorts Jul 20, 2008
"A Bicycle Film Festival film can simply be a strong character of a bicycle, on a bicycle or just with a scene with a bicycle throughout," says Barbur, whose film festival training wheels are now off. "For example, in our second year we screened a feature film set in the East Village about a bike shop owner. It's really about gentrification and him getting kicked out of the community. The important thing is that all the films have something to say.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
BURNING QUESTIONS: Ten issues from NFL training camps Jul 19, 2008
Training camp burning questions - Don Banks - SI.com. Posted: Friday July 18, 2008 12:26PM; Updated: Friday July 18, 2008 2:42PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Rail trails rise above skeptics Jul 18, 2008
Pedaling as fast as his 3-year-old legs could go, Mason Baldic flew along Milford's Upper Charles Rail Trail last week on his birthday present: a smooth yellow Hummer bicycle with training wheels. Mom Paige Brown jogged beside the determined boy in a blue helmet, pushing 7-month-old Henry in a baby carriage and getting some exercise under Thursday's hot summer sunshine after leaving the pool at Fino Field. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Getting Outdoors With Your Toddler Jul 17, 2008
The Grow and Go Bike by Radio Flyer has sturdy non-removable training wheels and looks just as cool as a big kid's bike. This bike grows with the child, eliminating the need to purchase an expensive new bike every year to keep up with growing bodies. (Pekin Times, IL)
Sappy American Girl saga sends stick-to-it message Jul 16, 2008
Sweet, old-fashioned and sentimental to a fault, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is Nancy Drew with training wheels. It s a moist-eyed children s comedy-drama that dares to ask how much today s kids need to know about the Great Depression, or a Golden Age when all a plucky, smart girl could ever want out of life is to be a (newspaper) reporter. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Fencing out fields of dreams Jul 15, 2008
SO MUCH for romantic visions of families bicycling together, with little Johnny and Jamila wobbling on training wheels. So much for teens who actually disconnect from Facebook for facetime, community cleanup, and - good heavens - exercise. (Boston Globe)
Muzzleloader piece draws response Jul 15, 2008
I was wondering if they were merely black powder s version of bows with training wheels and switchblade arrowheads. While I wish you no ill, your choice to emphasize others shabbiness (according to you) instead of simply stating the justice of your cause leaves me pretty lukewarm. (Montana Standard, MT)
New financial world dawns Jul 15, 2008
Now, like a good boy put your training wheels back on, and in a day or two of not tipping over you ll remember who you really are. By BFKaJ. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Our View: We should pay heed to what Iraqs leaders want Jul 15, 2008
Iraqi government officials believe it's time for the training wheels to come off ... But at some point, ready or not, the training wheels have to come off ... ALEJANDRO wrote on Jul 8, 2008 7:12 PM:" The Sentinel says:"But at some point, ready or not, the training wheels have to come off. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Awesome family videos: The list goes on! Jul 15, 2008
Mere pablum laced with anesthetic, or training wheels for Tarkovsky. It's the a gift that just keeps on giving. (Salon)
The Golden Rules of ATV Riding Jul 14, 2008
Most children start out with a tricycle, then a bike with training wheels which ultimately come off and most kids gravitate towards some sort of battery-powered ATV that replicates the real thing as a stepping stone for the future. The reason for going through all these stages is so a youth can build up the skills and confidence needed to play with wheeled-vehicles safely. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Point guard of future says hello to Portland Jul 13, 2008
Jerryd's bike had training wheels. "He said, 'No. No training wheels. I want to ride just like Justin,' " his father, Brad, said ... Kevin Pritchard, the general manager who has a spotless record of identifying young talent, is the one insisting Bayless enters his professional career with training wheels, placing the University of Arizona product somewhere between a project and a rotation player. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Planet Obama, Voter ID Jul 13, 2008
Go get on your bicycle (the one with training wheels) and finish your paper route ... According to dirty hairy you ve got the bicycle complete with training wheels. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Early memories of bicycle involve smell of bread, truck Jul 13, 2008
I was 5 years old, and my memory is less than acute on the subject, but I don t think there were things like training wheels back then ... Training wheels, bike helmets, and smaller and smaller two-wheelers have brought the driving age for bicycles down precipitously. (Missoulian, MT)
Car-free parties planned for Embarcadero Jul 13, 2008
Kids will learn bicycle basics in a "freedom from training wheels" course near Mission Bay. Yoga classes will be offered in Ferry Park. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Iraq wants U.S. withdrawal deadline Jul 13, 2008
Reid said it is time for the United States to "take off the training wheels and let Iraq handle their own affairs.". The Pentagon has repeatedly said conditions in Iraq including political and security milestones -- not timetables -- would guide whether the United States will remove troops. (CNN -- World)
Peter Chianca: Wait til my father gets home Jul 13, 2008
But the fact of the matter is, the older my kids get, the more I find myself engaging in the activities I most associate with my father: running alongside bicycles that have been recently sheared of their training wheels; throwing and catching baseballs while explaining the arcane rules of a sport that makes no apparent sense; poring over homework assignments that bear no resemblance to the ones I got as a kid. (What happened to carrying the one. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Blue babies turn pink in Operation Open Heart Jul 7, 2008
His team of Australian surgeons, anaesthetists, perfusionists and nurses, in PNG to pass on their skills and perform life-saving cardiac surgery as part of Operation Open Heart, were able to take the training wheels off, standing back as local surgeons performed 25 procedures on their own for the first time. "We've been working towards this for three years, so it's a good feeling," Dr Nicholson said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Preseason Countdown: No. 30 Michigan Jul 3, 2008
At least it better be, because the unit likely will have to cover often for an offense that will be using training wheels most of the fall. The biggest fear: being on the field too often. (Purdue Sports -- Rivals.com)
Mystic Community Bikes, Inc. takes off the training wheels Jul 3, 2008
MYSTIC With 14 bright green bikes in racks around town and 26 more in its workshop, Mystic Community Bikes has shed its training wheels and taken, slowly, to the road. "What s stopping people might be the unknown," said Tim Evers, one of MCB s board members. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Obama Met Privately With Colin Powell At His Office... Jul 2, 2008
send powell back to get his training wheels ... send powell back to get his training wheels. (The Drudge Report)
Emissions proposal to include petrol Jul 2, 2008
Professor Garnaut's desire for a two-year introductory period, dubbed by one observer as a "training wheels period", would allow business to adjust to the changes while still allowing Australia to meet its commitment to greenhouse production made under the Kyoto Protocol. Professor Garnaut's report will not contain the overall cost to the economy of various forms of action on climate change because modelling commissioned from the Treasury is not yet complete. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Pedaling away from me Jul 2, 2008
Then, last night, we took the training wheels off of Sammy's bigger bike. The small bike was too hard to steer, we reasoned, even if the big bike meant a longer fall to the pavement. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Children bike for charity in Pan-Mass ride Jun 30, 2008
The younger kids, those still learning to ride with the help of training wheels or on a tricycle, took a shorter course with the help of parents. Afterwards, both kids and parents enjoyed refreshments, face painting and a raffle with prizes from Rye Airfield and Karate International in Exeter. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Father reunited with children after ACLU suit Jun 26, 2008
On Monday, he was teaching them how to ride a bicycle without training wheels. "Every spare minute I have that I'm not working, I'm with them," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
An enlightening study of nerd history Jun 25, 2008
He even writes that his parents hired a physical therapist to teach him to ride a bike without training wheels. If he's coming clean about that, imagine what he's not telling us. (Boston Globe)
Joba seeks first win as a starter Jun 25, 2008
PITTSBURGH -- The training wheels are officially off. When Joba Chamberlain walks to the mound on Wednesday for the bottom of the first inning, he'll do so knowing that no specific "rules" apply to him -- much to the chagrin of the witty T-shirt manufacturers from last season. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm Jun 22, 2008
"The company is on its own. The training wheels are off. It needs a way to point itself in the right direction and peddle like hell.". Microsoft's server and tools division is its most profitable unit. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
EBay Tries to Buy a Little More Love from Sellers Jun 22, 2008
eBay was a place for us to learn ecommerce with the benefit of their training wheels. we no longer need the training wheels nor are we willing to pay for it. (New York Times)
Penguins shoot for the Moon Jun 22, 2008
Get that deep into the proceedings, and there's a danger of ending up with a teenager whose equipment should include a set of training wheels. The Penguins, though, believe that someday -- maybe -- Moon will be able to develop into a top-six forward in the NHL.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Deirdre Reilly column Jun 19, 2008
I saw the first time you rode your bike without training wheels that shaky, exhilarating ride where you experienced real freedom. I m doing it. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Local father reaps what he sows Jun 19, 2008
He taught me how to ride my bike without training wheels. My dad is the best because he takes time off of work to spend with me and my brothers and sisters, said Trooper, 8, in his nomination letter to HCN. I think he should earn a prize for all that he does. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Officer helps young bicyclists take charge of their own safety Jun 18, 2008
Aboard an array of Huffys, Schwinns, Treks and Magnas some with training wheels, some without, and all with helmets firmly attached the group of young bikers got a tutorial on where to look while riding. Roads can be dangerous, Kearney told them, and they need to look out for rocks, curbs, pot holes, sand and gravel, as well as cars and other bikers. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Bismarck Tribune Breaking News Gehrig's game: A 5-year-old golfing wonder Jun 15, 2008
A bike without training wheels. Gehrig Geiss, a 5-year-old boy from Glen Ullin, has been swinging golf clubs since he was 16 months old. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Glacial pace - You see so much more when you take in Glacier by bike Jun 13, 2008
Not a few clatter along balanced on training wheels. All spread out comfortably from ditch to ditch, knowing the road is theirs, at least for brief while. (Missoulian, MT)
Lake soars above most American high schools Jun 13, 2008
To send a student off to college without having had an AP, IB or Cambridge course and test is like insisting that a child learn to ride a bike without ever taking off the training wheels until the day you send the kid out onto the city streets alone, Mathews said. It is dumb and, in my view, a form educational malpractice. (The Citizen - online, TX)
Joba looks to take next step Jun 13, 2008
He was better in a second start on June 8 vs. Kansas City, twirling 4 1/3 innings, but now the Yankees are ready to take the training wheels off and allow Chamberlain into the neighborhood of 90 pitches. That makes Friday's start at Houston arguably Chamberlain's first as a full-fledged starter. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
On country roads and rail trails, finding togetherness wheel to wheel Jun 8, 2008
She graduated to training wheels and now routinely rides with her father on a tandem bicycle, fully versed on the rules of the road, hand signals, and bicycle safety. The family looks for events such as the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's annual Bicycle Rally July 11-13 in Fryeburg as a way to see their home state, share tips, and turn heads when they break out the triplet, a bicycle built for three. (Boston Globe)
Life enriched by care Jun 7, 2008
The training wheels stayed on not because Joanna needed them but because her mother enjoyed the morning ride, and when the Liberal senator for Queensland is back from Canberra - and Joanna is not doing the shredding in the Opposition whip's office - they still ride the Brisbane CityCat. Joanna, 24, is the youngest of the three Boyce children and the only one still at home. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Classifieds 6/5/08 Jun 6, 2008
Tvs, end tables, twin bed, antiques, kids clothes, coca cola items, sports equipment, boys bike with training wheels, pictures, books, decorations, lots of miscellaneous. GARAGE SALE Family garage sale. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
The latest new adults from AHS Jun 6, 2008
"Today, the training wheels come off.". Valedictorian Emily Hendryx gave a sometimes humorous, always thoughtful talk on the trip through elementary, middle and, finally, high school. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
BMHS 2008 graduates grab hold of life Jun 5, 2008
It's time to take off the training wheels and forge our own paths through life, said Fitzmaurice. No matter how bumpy the road might get, we're from Billerica. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
More than 500 mountain bikers blaze through Oak Mountain State Park in Bump and Grind race Jun 3, 2008
Race participants included everyone from professionals riding the 17-mile course twice to 4-year-olds riding 100 feet with training wheels. Some of the professionals will be staying in town for next weekend's Xterra Southeast Championship Triathlon. (AL.com)
Meet Your New Personal Trainer May 30, 2008
But the result is that those of us who are already physically active will wish Wii Fit's training wheels would come off much faster. I did very much enjoy the yoga section of the game. (Slate)
Tigers' Miner getting more sink, results May 27, 2008
After Miner allowed two inherited runners to score to take a loss May 16 at Arizona, Tigers coaches told him it was essentially time to take the training wheels off the slider. "I didn't want to get beat with a pitch I was working on in the bullpen," Miner said. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)
Young bikers learn rules of the road May 24, 2008
Participants ranged from tots with training wheels to pre-teens. After the ride in the warm spring sun, youngsters headed off to the bounce house or to explore a fire truck or the Care-Flite helicopter that served as the centerpiece of the bicycle course. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
