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...We’re trying to attract a lot of attention to biking and make people think of it less as spandex-clad speedsters and more as a way to get around,” said David M. Watson, executive director for MassBike...
...There’s a really active cycling community in Boston that has grown over the past years,” said Randy A. Stern, a festival attendee who is also an employee of the Harvard University Library. “This festival tends to attract the activists, but the event really engenders community [among all cyclists...
...Olympics remain one of the world's most popular events, and relays often attract awestruck crowds of revelers eager for a glimpse of the spectacle. But at times the relay has courted controversy - such as on its way to Beijing in 2008, when demonstrators staged protests against the Chinese government for alleged offenses ranging from domestic human-rights violations to transgressions in Tibet...
Should you find yourself the victim of a ladybug invasion (which will be more likely if your room faces south), here are some ways to deal: Keeping your windows closed is an easy and obvious first step. You can also leave your lamp on, which will attract and trap the little pests. If there are just too many, whip out the vacuum cleaner and clean those suckers...
...However, Neumann and other economists question if Asia will take such action, even if it does prove necessary. By raising rates ahead of the rest of the world, Asia could attract capital flows and put pressure on its currencies to appreciate. Stronger currencies would make Asian exports more expensive - a consequence policymakers in the region's trade-dependent economies might wish to avoid. "Unless you are really forced to do something independent of the Federal Reserve, you are probably not going to go that route," says Duncan Wooldridge, an economist at UBS in Hong Kong...