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The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Cannot Satisfy Worldwide Ticket …Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine (press release), FL - 7 hours agoHein joined Fraser Yachts as Director of Sales in 2007, quickly making a positive impact on the company and providing [...]

No joke: More Olympics exposureChicago Tribune, United States - Jun 18, 2008The USOC has similar arrangements with most of its national sports federations, the notable exceptions being figure skating, swimming, gymnastics, …

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Beijing Olympics 2008: Chinese swimmer banned following positive …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jun 27, 2008By Richard Spencer in Beijing One of China's leading hopes for a swimming medal has tested positive for steroids, in a major embarrassment for the hosts of …Beijing 2008: All Installations Ready Prensa LatinaSix Myanmar athletes to compete in Beijing Olympics XinhuaBeijing [...]

INDUSTRY NEWS & PEOPLE January 2008 - Business Travel ExecutiveThe Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has added two new members to its international team: Ronald Kosmahl, director of global education and research, and Kathleen Brannigan, senior director of global communications. Prior to joining

The Daily Dose - Sporting NewsWhat is the deal? The 49ers were once a proud and consistent organization, an organization whose fate wasn’t resting with the sole capabilities of one draft pick. Honestly, the success of the club was centered on a total team dynamic. Don’t get

Rafael Nadal struck a blow for Spain on the eve of the Euro 2008 football final when he beat Germany’s Nicolas Kiefer to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday. Second seed Nadal, bidding to become only the third man to win the French Open and more

Swim outfit for US Olympic trials more than fashion statement - Dallas Morning News

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Swim outfit for US Olympic trials more than fashion statementDallas Morning News, TX - 3 hours agoDoes technology cheapen the records, or is the current onslaught no different than another Olympic year, 2000, when 62 world records were set? …Hansen has sights set [...]

Athletes Disabled by Wars Lead Iraqi Team in World Games - New York Times

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Athletes Disabled by Wars Lead Iraqi Team in World GamesNew York Times, United States - 11 hours agoOnly one, a weight lifter, qualified for the Beijing Olympics, the second Summer Games since the American invasion in 2003. War and hardship, though, …Going to [...]

A bunk-bed organizer from the Container Store. A shower tote from the Container Store. A good camp companion: a portable folding chair from Crazycreek.com. As we bumped down the Vermont road toward Camp Wachusett, my eyes welled up as we came closer more

Games keeper - South China Morning Post (subscription)

Games keeperSouth China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong - Jun 26, 2008Later he found a pair of rare posters of the 1936 Berlin Games in piles of old T-shirts at an Atlanta flea market, and sold them to the Olympic Museum in …

Storm damages building, cuts short training at US Olympic swimming - International Herald TribuneOMAHA, Nebraska : A severe storm struck the building hosting the U.S. swimming trials, damaging the complex and cutting short practice Friday. Chunks of the building were ripped off and water poured down the steps at one end of [...]

Hong Kong hosts Equestrian Events of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - e-Travel Blackboard (press release)

Hong Kong hosts Equestrian Events of Beijing 2008 Olympic Gamese-Travel Blackboard (press release), Australia - Jun 26, 2008To highlight Hong Kong’s hosting of the Equestrian Events (August 9 - 21) of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games the Hong Kong Tourism Board [...]

LeBron James, Kobe Bryant lead Olympic team - ChicagoSports.comLeBron James will get another shot at Olympic gold, and this time, he’ll have reigning MVP Kobe Bryant with him on a team that also has a little bit of an Illinois flavor. James and Bryant, making his first Olympic appearance, will lead a U.S. team [...]

Temple Men's Crew To Be Represented at 2008 Olympic GamesCSTV.com, NY - 8 hours ago“We are very proud that two of our alums have been selected to represent the US at the 2008 Olympic Games thus keeping the tradition of Temple rower's on …Warren Anderson '06 Named Alternate for US Olympic Team CSTV.comRachel Jeffers '07 Named [...]

Tri-City Relays team wins district title - Winston-Salem Chronicle

Tri-City Relays team wins district titleWinston-Salem Chronicle, NC - Jun 25, 2008At stake will be the opportunity to compete in the AAU junior Olympic games to be held in Detroit, MI starting on July 26. “There will be some tough …

Radio & TV Talk - AccessAtlantaAll the entries posted in June. (l-r) Lisa Wu Hartwell, DeShawn Snow, Kim Zolciak, NeNe Leakes, Sheree Whitfield. Bravo finally confirmed today that, yes, there is a “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” coming to the cable network later this summer

How the 1908 London Olympics took gold in prudenceTimes Online, UK - May 30, 2008It may all sound a little surreal but this was the scene of the 1908 Olympics in London — a sporting spectacle a world away from the modern-day Games that …

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Venturini one happy camper - Modesto BeeThe parents remember. The kids? Tisha Venturini doubts it. “I don’t know,” she said. “I’ll hear the parents say, ‘It’s Tisha. Act interested.’ ” Not that Venturini, still Modesto’s soccer queen five years after her final game, is sweating it.

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Olympics FAQ: Beijing internet censorship and surveillanceCNET News, CA - 18 hours agoI had written about "free Wi-Fi," which hasn't yet really started working, but is slated to be available during the Games in some key areas of the city. …Rolling Out the Wi-Fi in Beijing Wall Street Journal BlogsJapanese athletes begin chopstick-less 'food camp' [...]

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No sprinters in the team for BeijingThe Australian, Australia - 9 hours ago"We don't believe we have a team at the moment that can justify going to the Olympic Games … even though we had qualified," Fitzgerald said. …On your marks, get set … but no go for the sprinters Sydney Morning HeraldExperience and youth [...]