A Chinese Venture-Capitalist Gold Rush Beyond the Olympics - Wall Street Journal
While China’s athletes continue to collect gold medals in the Olympic Games, the host country’s venture capitalists are busy with their own quests for gold. The amount of venture capital fueling companies in China surged 85% in the first half of

Olympic Trials and Tribulations OSU Beavers, OR - Aug 18, 2008 Who among us hasn’t marveled at an Olympic moment? A dazzling series of flips from a gymnast on the high bar, an incredible sprint across the pool, …

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BEIJING – Just when it seemed the Olympic gymnastics arena was becoming a playground reserved for prepubescent pixies, along come Oksana Chusovitina and Sandra Izbasa. Chusovitina, who won the vault silver medal on Sunday, is a 33-year-old mother more

Michael Phelps of the United States and his teammates celebrate winning gold in the 4×100 medley, Phelps’ eighth gold medal of the games, on Sunday August 17, 2008, in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China more

Hackers recently compromised 4.2 million payment card details from the Hannaford Supermarket chain. The culprit? If you believe Hannaford’s former CIO, Bill Homa, the problem is Windows : We used a lot of Linux. None of the breach was anything more

Triathlon Trivia! Test Your Knowledge and Win Cool Stuff! - Xtri.com

Triathlon Trivia! Test Your Knowledge and Win Cool Stuff! Xtri.com - 7 hours ago How many nations have at least one athlete participating in triathlon at the Beijing Olympics? Good Luck! And don't forget - email your answer to trivia at …

Sydney Morning Herald

Games Of The XXIX Olympiad - Day Six Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Aug 13, 2008 The men's 100m freestyle and women's 200m butterfly should keep you glued to the set. Jessicah Schipper after her 100m butterfly semi-final swim on Sunday. …

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BEIJING - One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice. So in a last-minute move demanded by one of China’s highest officials, the two were put together for the Olympic opening ceremony, with one lip-synching “Ode to the Motherland” over more

CNS Survey: Gold Medal In 400 Free Relay Biggest Story Of Summer - All Headline News
Beijing, China (CNS) - The big story of the Summer Olympics so far has got to be the lap of the lifetime which was swum Monday by American Jason Lezak during the men’s 400 freestyle relay. In case you haven’t tuned in to any Olympics so far, French

Friday’s BBC iPlayer choices - Daily Telegraph
Olympics 2008: Beijing 2008: Opening Ceremony (BBC1) It’s being called the greatest show on Earth, and also a sort of “coming out” party for all China: finally, the XXIX Olympiad gets under way. From 12.45pm, live on BBC1, it’s the

For Tucson family, attending Olympics is tradition - KTAR.com

For Tucson family, attending Olympics is tradition KTAR.com, AZ - 3 hours ago This is a family that really, really likes the Olympics. “We're big on building memories and we love to travel. Going to the Olympics is a wonderful way to …

It's as good as being in Beijing, sans the smog - The Australian

Seattle Post Intelligencer

It's as good as being in Beijing, sans the smog The Australian, Australia - Aug 6, 2008 Anger over Tibet disrupted the torch relay and there's ongoing concern about Beijing's smog. There has been a row over internet access and a cruel ticketing … Smog Inside Beijing Water Cube Effects Australian Olympic Swim Team FanIQ All eyes on Evans as cycling gets go-ahead The West Australian Dolphins take their first breath in the haze of the Water Cube The Canberra Times Otago Daily Times - Adelaidenow all 251 news articles

Brazil prods US, China to restart trade talks - Daily Times
BEIJING: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that he had contacted the US and Chinese presidents to discuss reviving the global trade talks, which collapsed last month. Lula, who was in the Chinese capital for the opening

Olympic athletes use resistance to build strength Houston Chronicle, United States - 18 hours ago "When I was a young athlete, we didn't have time for anything else," says Dawes, who's now exploring cross-training by taking up golf. …

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Olympian gymnast Li Ning lit the Olympic cauldron after being spectacularly lifted 75 feet above the ground in a final act of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games here Friday. The 91,000 capacity National Stadium and billions of television more

Protesters detained by Beijing police - Chicago Sun-Times
BEIJING—- At least two women who have protested being evicted from their homes ahead of the Olympics were taken to a police station amid ramped up efforts by activists to use the games to spotlight their causes. Zhang Wei and Ma Xiulan, who have

Falls Creek held its annual Freehill telemark festival last weekend, while the Victorian alpine village of Dinner Plain lets loose with the huskies this weekend for the 2008 Sled Dog Challenge and Thredbo stages its annual Top to Bottom Race on more

Christian Science Monitor

For Chinese, it’s the teflon Olympics Christian Science Monitor, MA - Aug 3, 2008 Meanwhile, all billboards in the capital have been taken down and replaced with “Beijing 2008” posters; every lamppost on every major thoroughfare is draped … Video: IOC: the 'magic of the Games' Will Prevail AssociatedPress History will judge Games as milestone for China, says Rogge AFP Gillick focused on competing RTE.ie Globe and Mail - guardian.co.uk all 4,590 news articles

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Gujarati gymnast in U.S. Olympic team - Silicon India
Ahmadabad: Indian sports lovers may now want to cheer for the U.S. gymnastic team, as Raj Bhavsar, an Indian origin gymnast, has been selected to the U.S. gymnastic team for the Beijing Olympics 2008. Raj’s parents are from Vadodra, Gujarat, and

AP Weekly Sports Calendar PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 22 hours ago … US PGA Championship. through 11, London _ cricket, England vs. South Africa, 4th test. through 24, Beijing _ Opening ceremony of XXIX Olympic Games.

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