Olympics boosts tourism in China - CCTV

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Olympics boosts tourism in ChinaCCTV, China - 5 hours agoThe Beijing Olympics has attracted lots of foreign tourists not only to the Chinese capital, but also to the rest of the country. …

Steve Ballard: Champ Car & NASCAR Q&A - Indianapolis StarQuestion: : When is NASCAR going to get tired of seeing its star drivers catapulted into the walls because of tire failure. Shouldn’t it insist that Goodyear trade speed for durability when designing different tires for different tracks? Sure, teams

Olympic Gymnast Gets Warm Welcome Home - Indy ChannelFellow students at Cathedral High School gathered in the gym to congratulate and welcome Samantha Peszek, part of the U.S. gymnastics team that won the silver medal in Beijing. Aside from all the good wishes and pride in her accomplishments, the

Idaho Lottery unveils game for Special Olympics - KTVBA new $1 scratch ticket from the Idaho Lottery will help benefit the Special Olympics World Winter Games. BOISE — The Idaho Lottery has a new game to help raise money for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games planned in Idaho this winter

Lend Lease to sell stake in US mall - The AgeLend Lease, the Australian developer building London’s 2012 Olympic Village, plans to sell its 50% interest in Pennsylvania’s King of Prussia Mall. Lend Lease put its share of the 2.6 million square-foot mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania up for

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A gold medal for honorGranma International, Cuba - 5 hours agoIn volleyball, Cuba's team defeated the US selection in the qualifying round. They had been climbing from the lowest end of a more than 50-rung ladder. …The Lessons of the Beijing Olympics TIMEOur Olympic athletes Solomon StarWinning is not everything Manila TimesHawaii Reporterall 535 news [...]

Political clouds lifted for China at Games - guardian.co.uk

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Political clouds lifted for China at Gamesguardian.co.uk, UK - Aug 24, 2008On the streets, Beijing had its best air quality in a decade, there were plenty of sunny days, and athletes suffered more from the heat than the smog. …Video: Olympic Minute: Closing Ceremonies, Final Golds AssociatedPressFlame is out, [...]

BEIJING — So, the International Olympic Committee wants the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate the ages of Chinese gymnasts to put the matter to rest once and for all. The IOC has opened an investigation into whether China falsified more

Shawn Johnson Welcome Home Event Tonight - KCCI.comWEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Multiple medal-winning Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson returned home to West Des Moines, but not before a stop at the Late Show with David Letterman Monday night. Johnson was one of the guests on Monday night’s show. Following

Tell A Friend - NetIndia123.comA labourer was killed and another injured when the wall of the basement of a commercial building, under construction, collapsed near the local circuit house on Ferozpur road here this evening . * 5 policemen manhandled by women Five policemen

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In Beijing, Tourists Are Dazzled, Daunted - Washington Post

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In Beijing, Tourists Are Dazzled, DauntedWashington Post, United States - 8 hours ago"I'm unlikely to see another nation come to maturity like China has with this Olympics." Ask tourists about the Beijing Olympics, and many will gush about …Chinese embrace volunteerism / A helping hand for Olympic [...]

The Beijing Olympics Five-ring circus - Economist

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The Beijing Olympics Five-ring circusEconomist, UK - Aug 21, 2008A Beijing Olympic torch (as used in a protest-plagued global relay before the games began) sold for more than $42000. It noted that this was higher than the …China's Olympic Moment Council on Foreign RelationsIt's about time for a fresh look at [...]

Here’s a few final Olympics thoughts. Count me among the minority who have never had any interest in going to China. After two weeks of watching the events on TV, I feel even stronger about that. Some of the food that was shown in the outdoor more

Olympic Vacancies Haunt Beijing Hotels - Der SpiegelYou can prepare the hotel bed but you can’t make the guest lie in it. Last year, management of the Red Hotel Beijing took over a drab Stalinist-era style hotel on the eastern side of Beijing and decided to give the old place a facelift. Located one [...]

Olympics disappoint China business owners - Los Angeles TimesLi Qiang can’t wait for the Olympics to end Sunday. He had expected his Sichuan restaurant, a couple of miles from the Olympic village, to be packed with tourists during the Games. But it’s been unusually quiet. One day this week, business was so

Like father, like son when it comes to the Olympic Games Like father, like son when it comes to the Olympic Games Story created Aug 20, 2008 - 13:27:45 CDT. I had been puttering about the yard one day last week before heading into the house, where I more

AMERICA'S OLYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Runner Jeremy Wariner - FOXNews

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AMERICA'S OLYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Runner Jeremy WarinerFOXNews - Aug 18, 2008AP Jeremy Wariner has already won Olympic gold, but he has yet to break the record. So when he takes to the track this week in Beijing for the 400 meter, …Merritt tracking Wariner [...]

Shanghai - Much has been made of China’s population of 1.3 billion people. Several cities in China have more residents that the entire state of Indiana. Those big cities are trying to find the proper balance between the future and past. Nanjing Road more

BEIJING (AP) _ Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women’s competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnson nailed her routine that is chock-full of difficult tricks, earning a 16.225. Her grin was a thousand more