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This live satellite feed amply demonstrated the building anger as
Chinese Olympics officials found it necessary to restrain the
visibly distraught parents of the Gymnastics team.
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The story is here.
So far, no one has blamed the U.S. which
supposedly introduced prostitution and gambling to Vietnam.
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by Charles Whelan Sat Aug 16, 3:34 AM ET
BEIJING(AFP) - A thriving black market in tickets was operating Saturday outside the main Olympic venues with money openly changing hands despite China’s claim of a crackdown on scalpers
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Olympic organisers have said […]
If no one else will honor Mark, we shall!
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Spitz, once the star, upset over Beijing snub
by Polly Hui Aug 11, 2:23 am EDT
HONG KONG (AFP) - US swim legend Mark Spitz won’t be on hand in Beijing if Michael Phelps breaks his record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics—because, he says, no […]
Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 12:13 am EDT
China revokes visa of gold medalist, Darfur activist Cheek
By Chris Chase
Olympic gold medalist and outspoken Darfur activist Joey Cheek has had his visa revoked by the Chinese embassy, hours before the speedskating champion was set to fly to China. And he wasn’t even planning on wearing a mask when […]
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Severe drainage problems forced the designer to add a few architectural motifs which allowed for more efficient flow of ground water.
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Converting the dirigible hangar-type structure into a idealized sperm whale with a tightly-bound Captain Ahab allowed excess water to rush from the mouth and harpoon punctures beneath of water line into the quickly fashioned […]
Nepal authorizes use of deadly force to stop protests of Olympic torch on Everest
The Associated Press Published: April 20, 2008
KATMANDU, Nepal: Nepalese soldiers and police guarding the slopes of Mount Everest are authorized to shoot to stop any protests during China’s Olympic torch run to the summit, an official said Sunday.
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Chinese climbers plan to take […]
Beijing torch lit as police scotch protest
By Karolos Grohmann
March 24, 2008
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Human rights demonstrators breached tight security and tried to hijack the Beijing Olympic torch lighting ceremony and relay in ancient Olympia on Monday.
Just before the torch was lit inside the archaeological site that played host to the Olympics in ancient […]
City boasts less spitting, better queuing
Fri Feb 8, 12:23 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Less spitting, better queuing and cleaner streets show Beijing has become more “civilized,” but the city still has to fine-tune its etiquette to attain Olympic standards, Xinhua news agency said Friday, citing a new study.
China wants to leave nothing to chance […]
the grammar is a lot better than I could do with Mandarin et al. I confess to this short-coming despite the wildly improbable success I’ve had with my series of books for Americans traveling abroad.
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In 1980 I began publication of a series of language books–
SAY IT…DON’T SPRAY IT!!–
in the American Travelers’ Learning Series.
For obvious reasons, […]
Two ‘Raptor’ Dinosaurs Unearthed in Mongolia
By Ker Than
LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 23 March 2007
09:53 am ET
Two new raptor dinosaur species have been unearthed in Mongolia, including one that ranks among the smallest non-avian dinosaurs ever discovered.
One of the raptors, Tsaagan mangas, was found in the Ukhaa Tolgod region of Mongolia. Tsaagan was slightly larger than a […]