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Airing My Olympic Grievances
Well I'm quite ticked off with the Olympics. Am I going to stop watching? No.Beijing Olympics In Review
The Olympic Games went by WAY too fast. I know that I've been ranting and raving about the judging/mishaps/stupidity in various olympic sports lately but, that didn't stop me from enjoying them. Well, maybe a little.Chicago loses in bid to host 2016 Olympics
In a stunning upset, Chicago was ousted in the first round of voting to host the 2016 Olympics. Chicago received the fewest number of votes in the first round, despite its star-studded last-minute pitch. Tokyo was voted out soon after.Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of August 2008, he also holds seven world records in swimming.
UN Blowback: More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims
UN Blowback: More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims Study: Half of warming due to Sun! –Sea Levels Fail to Rise? - Warming Fears in 'Dustbin of History' POZNAN, Poland - The UN global warming conference currently underway in Poland is about to face a serious challenge from over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe who are criticizing the climate claims made by the UN IPCC and former Vice President Al Gore.New China photobook
CHINA: Portrait of a People
Tom Carter’s CHINA: Portrait of a People captures diversity of 33 Chinese provinces
Beijing, China – As the 2008 Summer Olympics commence, all eyes are on China. But far from being the celebration envisaged by Chinese leaders, the first six months of 2008 have seen unrest in Tibet, worldwide protests against the Olympic torch and the devastating earthquake in Sichuan.
This attention has raised new curiosity: Who are the Chinese?
China in crises?
Thirty Years of Reform in China Economic collapse may soon bring political crisis. by Gordon G. Chang As Beijing celebrates the 30th anniversary of its reform era this month--generally considered to have begun with the accession of Deng Xiaoping--the dominant narrative in the world is that this is China's century.Barack Obama Named Time's Person of the Year
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Sorry, Oprah, Michael Phelps and David Cook, but Time's Person of the Year is Barack Obama, the magazine's managing editor, Rick Stengel, announced on Wednesday's Today show. "He hit the American scene like a thunderclap, upended our politics, shattered decades of conventional wisdom and overcame centuries of the social pecking order," Time reports in its cover story. The president-elect, which was, by most predictions, the likeliest candidate for the publication's yearly honor, was singled out for being a "transformational figure" in a transformational year, Stengel said on Today.More Than 3,500 Chinese Children Named for Beijjing Olympics
The upcoming Beijing Olympics is more than just a point of pride for China — it's such an important part of the national consciousness that nearly 3,500 children have been named for the event, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Most of the 3,491 people with the name "Aoyun," meaning Olympics, were born around the year 2000, as Beijing was bidding to host the 2008 Summer Games, the Beijing Daily reported, citing information from China's national identity card database.
The vast majority of people named Aoyun are male, the newspaper said.
Leona Lewis & David Beckham to close out the Beijing Olympics
Leona Lewis and soccer ace David Beckham have reportedly been lined up to star in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in China this summer. To mark China’s official handover of the global sporting event to Britain for the London 2012 Games, the L.A. Galaxy player will make an appearance while Bleeding Love hitmaker Lewis will sing to an estimated audience of over 150 million.
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