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...tried both. The TYR Tracer Rise, a $450, three-quarter-length body suit, has a large silver panel on the front with two thin stripes running from the inside of the back down the sides of the legs. These panels are made with a polyurethane coating, designed to eliminate drag. TYR spent more than three years working on the suit. The focus of its research, according to Matt Zimmer, promotions director, was the lightweight, water-repellent fabric and muscle contour compression. The idea behind the compression is two-fold: first of all it provides a barrier between water and skin...
...also putting the brakes on Macau's casino boom. In April, he froze the issuance of new gaming concessions and imposed a moratorium on new casino projects, beyond those already in progress. In July, Macau's government announced it would tighten visa restrictions for mainland tourists, halving the maximum length of their stay from 14 days to seven and requiring special approval to enter Macau via Hong Kong. The Macau police said the changes would help prevent potential mainland criminals from committing crimes during their stay, but many see the move as an attempt to curtail growth in the city...
...competitors on each leg of the 4 Deserts Race is strictly limited - up to 180 on the Gobi March, but capped at just 80 for the Atacama - so early registration is essential. While your fitness levels don't have to be tip-top (you can stroll the entire length of the course if you wish), you had better have deep pockets. Each leg in 2009 will cost you $3,100 to enter. For more information, visit www.4deserts.com...
...emergency planner who recently moved to New York City, printed cards with cell-phone, e-mail and descriptor ("neo Victorian calling card thingy") info for his 10-year college reunion in an effort to reconnect with people he knew he wouldn't have a chance to speak with at length. "I wanted to get away from the whole status thing at reunions, so a business logo didn't feel right," says Stripling, whose card was a buzz-generating hit at Williams College. "Having my own little logo frees me up. It's a way to be expressive of me outside...
...Gate Beckett," which ended a brief, triumphal run on Sunday, is a welcome addendum to the 1996 banquet of all 19 works he wrote for the stage, from the full-length Waiting for Godot, Endgame and Happy Days to the 40-second Breath. That two-week event provided New Yorkers with what may have been their greatest theatrical experience of the decade. This time the Gate's artistic director, Michael Colgan, presented three pieces from Beckett's writing for other media: TV, for Eh Joe (Neeson), the short story, for "First Love" (Fiennes) and the novel: Barry McGovern's tour...