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Historically, the French have had a romantic attachment to their bikes. Though the first functioning two-wheeler is thought to have been invented by a German in 1817, it was the French who popularized and marketed the device in the 1860s, giving it the name 'bicycle.'

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Attachment Been Bicycle Bikes Device First French German Giving Had Historically Invented Name Romantic Though Thought Who

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Every day since the start of the Tour de France, the popular 'Le Parisien' newspaper has published a story about a book written with the bicycle in mind.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: About Bicycle Book Day Every Every Day France Mind Newspaper Popular Published Since Start Story Tour Written

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The city of Paris is determined to promote the happiness-on-a-bike fantasy. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to turn the city into the most bike-friendly capital in the world.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Anne Capital City Determined Fantasy Mayor Most Paris Promote Turn Wants World

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Paris will give bicyclists more rights when it installs 4,300 signs throughout the city, allowing them to barrel though red lights and turn right on red.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Allowing Barrel City Give Lights More Paris Red Right Rights Signs Them Though Throughout Turn Will

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Massoumeh Ebtekar is the highest-ranking woman in Iran's government, a symbol of President Mohammed Khatami's promise to promote women into high-profile positions.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Government High-Profile Iran Mohammed Positions President Promise Promote Symbol Woman Women

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In 1981, Ms. Ebtekar was made editor-in-chief of the English-language newspaper 'Kayhan International.' The man who gave her the job was Mr. Khatami, who was then head of the Kayhan publishing house.

~Elaine Sciolino

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In 1991, only two years into the Bush administration, Condoleezza Rice suddenly left her powerful job as the top Russia expert on the National Security Council and went back to California - to get a life.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Administration Back Bush Bush Administration California Condoleezza Council Expert Get Get A Life Her Job Left Life National National Security Only Powerful Rice Russia Security Security Council Suddenly Top Two Years

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When the sommelier Enrico Bernardo moved to Paris from Italy nearly two decades ago, the world of French gastronomy brutally rejected him. No matter that he had won the competition for best sommelier in Italy; when he asked 30 restaurateurs for work in their wine cellars, all turned him down.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Asked Best Brutally Competition Decades Down French Had He Him Italy Matter Moved Nearly Paris Rejected Turned Two Wine Won Work World

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France has become the second-largest consumer of pizza per person, per pound, in the world, behind the United States and ahead of Italy.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: Become Behind Consumer France Italy Per Person Pizza Pound States United United States World Ahead

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The Italian Renaissance extends beyond food, of course. Just about every major Italian furniture designer now has a shop in Paris, and Le Bon Marche recently opened an outlet for Santa Maria Novella perfumes, elixirs and soaps from Florence on its ground floor.

~Elaine Sciolino

Topics: About Beyond Course Designer Every Floor Florence Food Furniture Ground Italian Just Major Maria Now Opened Outlet Paris Recently Renaissance Santa Shop Soaps

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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