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Iran, Germany basketball officials meet - Tehran Times

Bob — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:00:31 +0000

TEHRAN — Iran Basketball Federation (IBF) President Mahmoud Mashhun will travel to Germany today/tomorrow to hold talks about former Iranian national team coach Rajko Toroman’s replacement. The IBF president was invited to Germany by German more

Our Magnificent Seven Olympic medal hopes are in great shape - Daily Mail

Bob — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:45:05 +0000

Our Magnificent Seven Olympic medal hopes are in great shape - Daily Mail

Daily Mail

Our Magnificent Seven Olympic medal hopes are in great shape
Daily Mail, UK - 9 hours ago
One - gymnast Louis Smith - even won an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing. Two others won world titles and every one of them represented their country. …

Breaking the age barrier: Iola man, 86, competes in indoor triathlon - Wausau Daily Herald

Bob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:30:22 +0000

Breaking the age barrier: Iola man, 86, competes in indoor triathlon
Wausau Daily Herald, WI - Nov 17, 2008
The indoor triathlon, which Morris completed Nov. 7, consisted of a 5-mile ride on a stationary bike, a 1/4-mile swim and 11/2 miles on a treadmill. …

UCLA Triathlon team holds Bruin 5k Races
The UCLA Daily Bruin, CA - Nov 17, 2008
This was the first year that UCLA Triathlon has held the Bruin 5k Race around campus. The event, which was open to the community, welcomed both “competitive …

Trek Announces Title Sponsorship of Women's Triathlon Series
MarketWatch - Nov 14, 2008
WATERLOO, WI, Nov 14, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Trek Bicycle announced today its title sponsorship of the new Trek Women's Triathlon Series. …

Giant Asian smog cloud masks warming impact: U.N. - Environmental News Network

Bob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:30:19 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - A three-kilometer thick cloud of brown soot and other pollutants hanging over Asia is darkening cities, killing thousands and damaging crops but may be holding off the worst effects of global warming, the U.N. said on Thursday more

Slowdown doesn't shrink China's LatAm ambitions - The Associated Press

Bob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:20 +0000

Maktoob

Slowdown doesn't shrink China's LatAm ambitions
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
… initial lending capital. And it has invested in oil exploration in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. But it's not just raw materials the Chinese crave. …
Peru gears up to host APEC Leaders' Week Xinhua
Economic crisis tops agenda of APEC leaders' summit Channel News Asia
APEC leaders to acknowledge Peru's economic potential: Peruvian … Balita.org
Xinhua - Xinhua
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Taiwan tantalises travel agents - e-Travel Blackboard

Bob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:16 +0000

Taiwan tantalises travel agents - e-Travel Blackboard
As travellers look closer to home for their next holiday hotspot, Taiwan has already reported a surge in Australian travellers, this year growing 37% year-on-year. Taiwan Tourism Bureau this week hosted their trade partners and selected travel agents

Scots Secretary: UK Olympic football team would be ‘no threat’ to home - Scotsman
A UNITED Kingdom football team could take part in the 2012 Olympics without damaging the future of the home nations teams, according to Scots Secretary Jim Murphy. Scottish football bosses have opposed the creation of a ‘Team GB’ for the London

Giant Asian smog cloud masks global warming impact - U.N. - Reuters India

Bob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:19 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - A three-kilometre thick cloud of brown soot and other pollutants hanging over Asia is darkening cities, killing thousands and damaging crops but may be holding off the worst effects of global warming, the UN said on Thursday. The more

Tourism boosters brace for 'bonanza' of 2010 - Globe and Mail

Bob — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:15:18 +0000

The Canadian Press

Tourism boosters brace for 'bonanza' of 2010
Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours ago
… noting that local tourism officials had to field questions about the area during their promotional efforts at the recent Summer Olympics in Beijing. …
Vancouver and Whistler mayors' 2010 Olympic role mainly ceremonial The Canadian Press
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Eastern, Southern Airlines to get government capital injection - China Knowledge Online

Bob — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:15:15 +0000

AFP

Eastern, Southern Airlines to get government capital injection
China Knowledge Online, Singapore - 4 hours ago
17, 2008 (China Knowledge) - The Chinese government will inject RMB 3 billion each to the parent companies of China Eastern Airlines<600115><670> and China …
China shares rise for 4th day on stimulus optimism The Associated Press
Chinese shares end slightly higher at mid-day Xinhua
China Southern, airlines jump on government financial-aid report Business Mirror
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Daily Star - Lebanon

TOASTING A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER?
Globe and Mail, Canada - 3 hours ago
… arrangements at dinner: Mr. Bush was flanked by Chinese President Hu Jintao on one side and Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the other. …
Video: High hopes for 'Bretton Woods II' summit AlJazeeraEnglish
Chimerica versus Europe Emirates Business 24/7
Chinese dragon to fire up G20 summit Financial Post
BBC News - Independent
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Asian American Nonprofits are Struck Hardest - AsianWeek

Bob — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:15:17 +0000

Asian American Nonprofits are Struck Hardest
AsianWeek, CA - Nov 13, 2008
BEIJING - A noxious cocktail of soot, smog and toxic chemicals is blotting out the sun, fouling the lungs of millions of people and altering weather …

WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD
Newsday, NY - Nov 14, 2008
The smog-like plumes, caused mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and firewood, are known as "atmospheric brown clouds." When mixed with emissions of …

Air Quality In Asia, Africa Deteriorate
AHN - Nov 13, 2008
The smog is apparent also in many Chinese cities, which caused a reduction in sunlight up to 20 percent since the 1970s, according to the UN report. …

Gevity Partners With Olympic Athlete to Promote a Healthier Workforce - MSN MoneyCentral

Bob — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:15:15 +0000

Gevity Partners With Olympic Athlete to Promote a Healthier Workforce - MSN MoneyCentral
Gevity GVHR , a leading professional employer organization (PEO) that provides HR services to businesses nationwide, released today workplace fitness tips from Olympian Trey Hardee along with Gevity ’ s own “ Workplace Fitness Tips for Better

Gallery: Activate Paralympics Festival a success at Hatfield sports - Welwyn & Hatfield Times

Bob — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:45:09 +0000

ADULTS with disabilities came together in Hatfield on Thursday to enjoy sport and physical activity at the Activate Paralympics Festival. The event was organised by the Activate Forum, a group that works together to provide sports and community more

FALMOUTH — Normally, it’s a bad sign when members of the police and fire departments spend a day battling on thin ice while throwing stones at each other. But yesterday, it was all for a good cause as the Cape Cod Curling Club hosted a charity more

Count TV swim commentator Rowdy Gaines, 1984 Olympic gold medalist, among those who have discovered the power of the Paralympics. Olympic commentator Gaines, who worked his first Paralympics for NBC Sports recently, called the experience “eye-opening more

CFO had every right to question Vancouver's Olympic village loan - Globe and Mail

Bob — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:45:08 +0000

CFO had every right to question Vancouver's Olympic village loan - Globe and Mail

Canada.com

CFO had every right to question Vancouver's Olympic village loan
Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 11, 2008
Estelle Lo's concerns about the city's involvement in the Olympic athletes' village were well known and dated back more than a year. …
All calm at athletes' village sales site Vancouver Sun
Vancouver bails out developer of Olympic village site Journal of Commerce
Vancouver approves $100M bailout for Olympic Village developer CBC.ca
The Province - Canada.com
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Readers bash Olympic Village deal - Vancouver Courier

Readers bash Olympic Village deal
Vancouver Courier, Canada - Nov 14, 2008
Sure, there's a bad smell around the deal with the Millennium Group to build the Olympic Village, the terms of which we may never know, but the larger …

Gregor Robertson to be Vancouver host mayor for 2010 Winter Olympics - The Canadian Press

Gregor Robertson to be Vancouver host mayor for 2010 Winter Olympics
The Canadian Press, B.C. - 6 hours ago
Robertson seized on the issue, calling for an emergency public council meeting to deal with what he called the Olympic village crisis. …
Robertson is Vancouver's new mayor Globe and Mail
Winter Games Project Hits Snag in Vancouver New York Times
Robertson, Vision take Vancouver civic election CBC.ca
TheTyee.ca - Globe and Mail
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Rajabi dreams of lifting 300 kg at London Paralympics - Tehran Times

Bob — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:45:07 +0000

Rajabi dreams of lifting 300 kg at London Paralympics
Tehran Times, Iran - Nov 5, 2008
TEHRAN — The world’s most powerful man Kazem Rajabi said on Wednesday that he wants to lift 300 kg in the 2012 London Paralympic Games. …

Gymnast Horton swinging toward London - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Bob — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:15:25 +0000

Gymnast Horton swinging toward London - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Times Online

Gymnast Horton swinging toward London
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 22 hours ago
"His intention is to go back to another Olympic Games and position himself where he's one of the top five in the world in the all-around," coach Mark …
James DeGale: Gold and blubber Times Online
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Olympic athlete visits High Wycombe - Bucks Free Press

Bob — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:15:21 +0000

RECORD-BREAKING athlete Jonathan Edwards met fans in High Wycombe this afternoon as part of an Olympic Games ‘Local Heroes’ event. The former triple jumper signed autographs and gave away commemorative medallions to mark the Olympics coming to London more

Gymnast Shawn Johnson Performs Local Show - KCCI.com

Bob — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:15:15 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa — Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson returned to Des Moines Friday night as part of a national gymnastics tour. Nearly 11,000 people packed Wells Fargo Arena to get a glimpse of Iowa’s golden girl. “I just call her Shawnie, and I just more

Asian Youth Games not just test for YOG - Straits Times

Bob — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:15:13 +0000

(From left) Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general Husain Al-Musallam, OCA vice-president Timothy Fok, Singapore National Olympic Council president Teo Chee Hean, International Olympic Committee member for Singapore Ng Ser Miang and Ministry more

Richie McCaw is among six current and former All Blacks included in the Barbarians team for next month’s Olympic Centenary rugby match against Australia at Wembley Stadium. All Blacks skipper McCaw will lead the Barbarians and is joined by Joe more

Chinese domestic demand picks up again after Olympic slump … - anna.aero - Airline network news & analysis

Bob — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:45:10 +0000

Chinese domestic demand picks up again after Olympic slump … - anna.aero - Airline network news & analysis

anna.aero - Airline network news & analysis

Chinese domestic demand picks up again after Olympic slump …
anna.aero - Airline network news & analysis, UK - 6 hours ago
The negative impact of the Olympics on travel demand in August can clearly be seen. Year-to-date passenger numbers are up just 1.7%, well below the 14% …

China warns Sarkozy over Tibet ahead of summit - Reuters

Bob — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:45:07 +0000

China warns Sarkozy over Tibet ahead of summit - Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy risks “hard-won” gains in ties with Beijing if he meets the Dalai Lama, a Chinese government spokesman warned on Friday, raising tensions a day before the two powers attend a financial summit