After epic ride, Telluride’s Allen hits U.S. soil again

After epic ride, Telluride’s Allen hits U.S. soil again
On a crisp October morning some 14 months ago, Stephen Allen pedaled his bike out of Telluride, down the Spur and south on Highway 145 toward Dolores.
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Cautious Welcome for New UK Aid Commitments
DAKAR, Jun 4 (IRIN) – Aid analysts have welcomed some of the international development priorities of Britain’s new coalition government, particularly the commitment to stick to the previous government’s pledge to boost aid spending to 0.7 percent of national income by 2013. But they also worry that the independence and impartiality of aid may be eroded under a new “coherence” push.
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Lack Of Skilled Birth Care Costs 2 Million Lives Each Year
Report shows both mothers and newborns at riskA lack of skilled attendants at birth accounts for two million preventable maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths each year, according to the newly released Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000-2010).The report shows that nearly 50 percent of women in the 68 countries carefully tracked in the Countdown report —most of which are in Sub …
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