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...recreation? Of the top seven counties, Gilpin has a state park, portions of two national forests, and no supermarkets; Grand County is the western portal to the state's most primo real estate, Rocky Mountain National Park; and Summit has three ski areas: Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone. Eagle County (where Vail is located) has 19,316 registered voters and 44,421 registered vehicles, an average of 2 1/2 vehicles per voter...
...week that China's ambassador to Lusaka warned that Beijing might cut off diplomatic relations with that country if its voters elected a Taipei-leaning opposition candidate in upcoming presidential elections - an allegation Beijing denied - it seemed obvious China was looking out for its growing mining interests in the copper-rich country. But as China's influence in Africa grows - Chad, an oil-rich neighbor of Sudan's, cut ties with Taiwan last month and recognized Beijing - Western diplomats hope that Beijing will start taking other issues into account. "How to get China on board?" says the ICG's Baldo...
...balance sheet, a plan to cut 12,000 jobs and the building of a zippy new mobile-phone network; Telstra's board has promised to pay a dividend of 28? a share for the year to June 2007. On the downside, Telstra resembles an antediluvian creature, raised when fixed copper lines were king and competition on lucrative products was insignificant. It's unlikely the sale managers will have trouble moving the paper to the big institutional traders and professional investors. But our family's small holdings of Telstra won't change; they'll stay out of sight for that rainy...
...weight in gold. Giant tires are in increasingly short supply as the extraction industry hits overdrive to chase rising commodities prices. As demand for raw materials grows in the booming economies of India and China, mining companies are scurrying to dig deeper, faster and more efficiently for coal, copper and other materials. In doing so, they're loading up on the world's biggest trucks (40-plus-ft. tall) and coaxing mileage from their old vehicles--all of which require new $20,000 tires as often as once a year. Unlike tires for automobiles, which can be cranked...
...chef Thanunya Kaikaew, who has a cookbook of healthy recipes to her name, and take in the fabulous sunset. THE EUGENIA: This 12-room, colonial-style Sukhumvit gem, www.theeugenia.com, doubles as an antiques repository for Taiwanese owner and Bangkok resident Eugene Yeh. Those are Yeh's hand-beaten copper bathtubs and four-poster beds in the rooms, and his vintage cars in the garage. These and other thoughtful touches - including complimentary minibars and free wi-fi access - will have you feeling quite at home. A cozy cigar lounge-cum-library, beds adorned with Belgian linen and down-filled pillows...