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Still, the amateurs seem to have helped boost the event. Although this race used to draw big names like former Olympian Danny Clark and Tour de France workhorse George Hincapie, as well as amateurs, organizers say attendance at this four-corner criterium (a short race course) has suffered in more recent years. To liven things up a bit, Eustice decided to bring two very different cycling cultures together on the same 3/4-mile course along the brownstone-lined streets of Harlem - the pros and the bike messengers. "I almost look at them as the artists colonizing the big race," says Eustice...
...agreement is expected to give a modest boost to Taiwan's economy. More cross-strait tourism will boost annual GDP growth by .6% to .8%, according to a report on tourism in Taiwan by Goldman Sachs. "The implementation of these policies would support a recovery in sentiments and domestic demands ... and should help Taiwan offset the negative external shock from slower U.S. demand and higher energy prices," wrote Goldman Sachs analyst Enoch Fung...
...Mighty Milers Running is a great way for kids to boost their confidence while getting fit. And running can be a great social experience too. Most towns have "fun runs" open to all ages. Think kids in big cities don't run? The New York Road Runners Foundation (NYRRF) has a program that involves 30,000 kids from 182 schools and community centers...
...considering choices like Ohio governor Ted Strickland (though Strickland says he would turn down the offer) or one of three possibilities from Virginia - Governor Tim Kaine, former governor Mark Warner or Senator Jim Webb. Or perhaps a Westerner like Montana governor Brian Schweitzer. McCain might get an Electoral College boost by picking Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, Pennsylvania's ex-governor Tom Ridge or former rival Mitt Romney, who has family roots in pivotal Michigan...
...breaks or increasing use of biofuels - have not yet been broached in Cameroon. Instead, politicians in Yaoundé have tried to ease the burden by cutting taxes and import duties on basic foods. And they have promised to review fuel prices and to build more refineries to boost fuel supplies. Although Cameroon has rich offshore oil deposits of its own, it has only one refinery in the Atlantic port of Limbe, the output from which is largely exported...