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Olympic Trials: Day 6 Diary

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:33:22 +1900

Play by play description of track and field trials by someone who was there and knows some of the contenders. Favorite part = "12:20a: It's still almost time for the 10k! I predicted Abdi, Ritzenhein, Meb, Torres. I'm also looking to see how Goucher, Rupp, Bauhs, Browne, and Bizuneh run. In the commercials, a US pole vaulter just cleared the Great Wall of China. Must have been Brad Walker."

And One posted 10 hours ago from optimaltraining.typepad.com [link]

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China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:25:00 +1900

The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills. By Carol Huang | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the July 8, 2008 edition

FanHouse found this 16 hours ago on www.csmonitor.com [link]

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Rich and popular - superstars head to Beijing

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:17:45 +1900

While the Olympics will attract more than 10,000 athletes, only a handful can claim to be truly global household names ... Perhaps the most recognizable face is Federer, the Swiss tennis machine who has dominated the sport for five years, although in China, home to 1.3 billion people, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming and 110m hurdler Liu Xiang are bigger.

And One posted 14 hours ago from www.chinadaily.com.cn [link]

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Adidas Creates a Series of Proletariat Inspired Spots for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 22:18:18 +1900

The trefoiled sports apparel maker is using this global stage to conduct a multi-pronged attack that includes: a) the opening of the world’s largest Adidas store b) announcing their plans to open 6300 stores in China by 2010 and c) by dropping these four beautiful, people/athlete inspired TV spots.

And One posted 34 hours ago from www.republicaupdate.com [link]

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Bush to attend Olympics opening ceremony

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:40:05 +1900

Check out latest Sports News US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China next month, the White House has confirmed.

harshini posted 3 hours ago from sify.com [link]

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McDonald’s Sells Out To The Chinese At Olympics

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:57:00 +1900

The Olympics are supposed to be about the spirit of competition among nations although we all know the games are about making money. United States corporation McDonald’s is seizing the opportunity to promote its brand even if it’s at the expense of America. Ronald, Grimace, the Hamburglar, and the other characters at McDonald’s have chosen the slogan “Wo jiu ...

Awful Announcing found this 14 hours ago on www.sportsbybrooks.com [link]

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Gilbert at the Breakfast Buffet in China

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 01:49:28 +1900

(Image courtesy Irving Liimatta) After previous fan-composed tales of meeting Gilbert Arenas while he ate by himself at P.F. Chang's in Tysons Corner, and meeting Caron Butler coming out of a movie theater next to the T.G.I. Friday's in Tysons, today's food-based Wizards fan story comes courtesy of 29-year old Irving Liimatta, who also recently ran into Gilbert in a restaurant. In China. ...

Gilbertology found this 30 hours ago on blog.washingtonpost.com [link]

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China's "Bird's Nest" Now Complete and Ready for Summer Games

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:17:51 +1900

With the opening ceremonies to this summer's Olympics just about 40 days away, Chinese officials have declared their National Stadium complete and fully operational . The impressive structure which holds 91,000 fans will play host to both the opening and closing ceremonies as well as track and field events. The National Stadium is nicknamed the "Bird's Nest" for its resemblance to the twigs ...

The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 13 hours ago on sports.aol.com [link]

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Behind the Spots: A Q&A with Pysop directors Hyon and Spier

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:00:22 +1900

The brief from the agency was to create a poetic, sophisticated, and awe inspiring Olympics campaign that embraces the idea of, “impossible is nothing” for the people of china. With the agency, we created four spots in total. The first spot was ...

And One posted 33 hours ago from commercial-archive.com [link]

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Olympics snub angers Audley Harrison

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:37:31 +1900

Like him or not, there is no denying that Audley Harrison occupies a pretty unique position in British boxing. He is the only British boxer in the past 40 years to have won an Olympic gold medal. But, when the Games start in Beijing on August 8, Harrison will be at home in California, not in China.

And One posted 35 hours ago from timesonline.typepad.com [link]

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Chinese pregnant women paint Olympic mascots on their stomachs

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:34:18 +1900

Chinese are doing everything to show their support for the Olympics, including getting crazy tattoos and running 35,000 kilometers across China.

And One posted 41 hours ago from 2008gamesbeijing.com [link]

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In China, Olympic Bibles by the Thousands

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:57:16 +1900

About 10,000 Bibles, 30,000 New Testaments and 50,000 bilingual booklets containing the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are being specially printed for the Olympics, according to China Daily. International visitors can pick up free copies during the Games in churches and the Olympic Village in six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.

And One posted 40 hours ago from olympics.blogs.nytimes.com [link]

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Chinese men´s basketball team clinch 9th consecutive warm-up win

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:04:44 +1900

The Chinese men's basketball team won their ninth consecutive warm-up match by beating the Australia All Star team 89-73 Friday night.

And One posted 35 hours ago from www.cctv.com [link]

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Cities Near Beijing Close Factories to Improve Air for Olympics

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:54:19 +1900

NY Times - The planned shutdowns in Tianjin, about 70 miles east of Beijing, are one piece of a regional plan that is expected to result in temporary factory closings or slowdowns across a large swath of northern China during the Games. Few details are known about which factories might close or when, so the announcement in Tianjin offers a window into one piece of the plan.

And One posted 40 hours ago from www.nytimes.com [link]

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Chinese national soccer team releases head coach Vladimir Petrovic

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:57:07 +1900

China's men's national soccer (football) team is letting head coach Vladimir Petrovic's contract expire after the team's disappointing attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup (Asian Football Confederation report).

And One posted 35 hours ago from shanghaiist.com [link]

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Haile Gebrselassie to skip marathon

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:45:27 +1900

World-record holder Haile Gebrselassie has decided to not compete in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics due to the high level of pollution. “The pollution in China is a threat to my health” the athlete declared. “Gebre” also affirmed to be in total disagreement with those who would hold the marathon at mid-day, because in August both the temperature and the level of humidity are very ...

twinkle709 posted 37 hours ago from www.unmadeinchina.org [link]

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LeBron. Phelps. Sercombe?

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 22:33:11 +1900

Matthew Sercombe has been training for more than two decades for an opportunity like this. He’s battled through intense heat, grueling 12-hour-plus days and high-pressure situations to become one of the best among his peers. So when he was asked to represent the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, the 39-year-old Charles Village resident jumped at the chance.

And One posted 2 days ago from www.bthesite.com [link]

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In China even the Clouds are a State Secret

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 22:34:57 +1900

An immense cloud of yellow dust originating from the deserts of northern China and Mongolia is in the process of taking its annual trip east, where it will arrive in Japan and South Korea with its toxic cargo. The yellow dust season that runs from March to May would only be of interest to meteorologists were it not for the fact that its route passes through some of the Chinese regions ...

twinkle709 posted 2 days ago from www.unmadeinchina.org [link]

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NBC Plans New Olympic TV Channels - 2008 Olympics – Sports and News from China – The New York Times

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:35:02 +1900

NBC Universal, which will broadcast the Beijing Games in the United States, will start four new dedicated cable channels in August that could be available to 80 million TV households, company officials said. One channel will be devoted exclusively to carrying men’s and women’s soccer games 12 hours a day, while a second channel will carry men’s and women’s basketball games 14 hours a day. A ...

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 2 days ago on olympics.blogs.nytimes.com [link]

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Bush defends decision to attend Olympics opening

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:54:11 +1900

He defended his decision to attend the opening ceremonies next month despite boycott plans by other leaders over China's human rights record. "The Chinese people are watching very carefully about the decisions by world leaders, and I happen to believe that not going to the opening ceremony for the games would be an affront to the Chinese people."

The Zoner posted 2 days ago from news.yahoo.com [link]

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