21.   Tampa Bay Devil Rays owner Vince Naimoli hopes the trip helps him understand more about star pitcher Rolando Arrojo, a Cuban defector.

22.   The five-day trip has helped stir passions contained for decades when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.

23.   The trip helped transform winter travel in northern climates.

24.   The trip helped ease concerns of European leaders rattled by Bush campaign comments hinting at a speedier withdrawal of U.S. peacekeeping forces.

25.   U.S. Conference of Mayors President Deedee Corradini of Salt Lake City, Utah said she hoped the trip would help the eight Americans participating develop stronger international trade ties.

26.   He added the trips had helped to consolidate already close economic relations between Burma and ASEAN countries, despite efforts by some western governments to keep Burma economically isolated.

27.   Before his departure for India, Gyanendra said in a statement the trip would help to further strengthen relations between Nepal and India.

28.   Earlier Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi said the trip would help boost trade and economic ties between the two nations, Xinhua reported.

29.   Scalapino had hoped the trip would help improve stalled relations between the United States and North Korea and between the two Koreas.