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March 7 was census day for 4 million New Zealanders. While much of the talk around Auckland last week was about ethnic identity and a festival of sport, there was also bright buzz around news of a business deal. The $NZ700 million purchase by Australian media company Fairfax of local online auction site Trade Me had a number of sweet elements. Founder Sam Morgan, 30, a university dropout, was about to become one of the country's wealthiest people. Fairfax's new Sydney-based boss, David Kirk, is a former captain of the All Blacks. And if it seemed almost...
Despite the modifications, NASCAR race cars will remain what they are at heart: hand-built, exquisitely tuned, 850-h.p. machines--concert grands on fat tires. And the Car of Tomorrow will pay homage to the kind of deft driving that launched the sport 58 years ago and has made it the hot sports property it is today. That's because by downplaying the aerodynamics, the design will reward racers like Stewart and Jeff Gordon, who are known for their racing skills. "It will take the sport back to where we were 10 or 12 years ago when we saw more...
...resorts nationwide, and the China Ski Association estimates that Chinese ski slopes will record more than 3 million visits this winter. Although the high price of lift tickets-a day pass at Lotus Mountain costs about $20, roughly equivalent to a local farmer's weekly salary-may limit the sport to yuppies, there's plenty of room for the sport to grow. China's middle class is 50 million strong and, by some estimates, could reach 170 million by 2010. The China...
...easy sell compared with convincing Chinese to vacation at high-end domestic ski resorts. China's northeast may have plenty of snow, but with average temperatures in the -20°C range, this is hardly balmy country. Chinese tourists with enough cash to dedicate to a luxury sport may prefer to go abroad. "South Korea is only two hours away and has great ski resorts," says Wang Hongbin, publisher of China's first ski magazine, Speed Ski. "People like to boast that they have vacationed overseas, not in some poor village in China's northeast...
...hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder at St. Lucia's Le Sport resort, he turns out exquisite dishes that have a distinctive Asian flavor and yet seem right at home on this volcanic isle...