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Leryn Franc The hottest olympics girl [Digg]
2008-08-24 13:55:00 Leryn Franc The hottest olympics girl
Beijing Olympics - The beginnning of a 24 days penance
2008-08-24 02:51:00 It was 08:08 PM on the 8th of August 2008. A point in the day when all counters of life were at '8' - a number some considered auspicious and yet others not so auspicious, the reason for which, I really do not know. Beijing was lit up with fireworks and lightings and the Bird's Nest hosted the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics Games. China has spent a huge amount of money on hosting this Olympics which is going to be an event spanning 24 days in the month of August. There are quite a few gold medals to be won in the games. The total cost of the celebrations in the opening ceremony of the Games was about $70,00,000. The next 24 days is going to be festive season for everyone. Television news channels which had not had any scoops for the past few days will have plenty of things to cover. They would for sure make huge money covering the entire event. So will the sponsors, not to talk about the participants, who have spent their lives waiting for this event. It i...
Alleged Human Rights Abuser on Vancouver?s 2010 Winter Olympics Organizing
2008-08-24 02:20:00 During the Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese media asked British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell tough questions about how he intended to clean up the squalor of homelessness and drug abuse on Vancouver?s impoverished Downtown Eastside before hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. They were legitimate questions. The Chinese media had obviously been ...
WoC 548. Beijing Olympics EXTRA.
2008-08-23 18:37:00 Couldn't resist doing one more. What a great Olympics!This WoC joke isn't in the new book World of Cow Comic.Vol3. But, it is now a Birthday card at my Online shop. :-) There are now World of Cow Mugs, tee shirts and steins up to. Completely original and unique. Have a look at what's on offer. You can't get this material anywhere else. http://www.stikshop.co.uk/ and you can buy this toon at Cartoonstock
Beijing Olympics Quote Of The Day
2008-08-23 07:06:00 This one from Steve Kelley, consistently excellent sportswriter for the Seattle Times, in an article entitled, "Usain Bolt electrifies Beijing, winning the 200 in a world-record time": If you're old enough to remember the first time you saw Muhammad Ali, the first time you saw Roberto Clemente, the first time you saw Magic Johnson, watching Bolt has that same never-seen-it-before feeling.
By: China Law Blog
Olympics: Schrute Style
2008-08-22 21:26:00 ..and while you're at it check out the related vids at the end. Pure "The Office" gold.See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
Are the Olympics Good for America?
2008-08-22 10:00:00 There's been a lot of chatter about how China sees the 2008 Olympics as an opportunity to put its best foot forward, for them to impress the world with how modern and progressive the Communist party can be but I'm really less concerned with what our neighbor to the east is doing and more concerned about how lately the United States seems to embarrass itself on the world stage every time we get together for this little party.If China is suffering a public relations "situation" then America must be in a public relations crisis. Since 1776 has there been a time when the country was so widely criticized and reviled?The thing is the Olympic games offer a unique chance to put aside political issues and to meet with neighbors on equal terms where anyone can walk away with a victory medal but the United States so often flaunts its celebrity status to the point that I can't help but say I don't blame the other countries if they hate our guts. I'd hate our guts too for two simple reaso...
By: Scribbit
Making an Adjustment to the Olympics?
2008-08-21 17:06:00 How about, instead of medal league tables we have this method...? Here is some data analysis for you: Enough of all this Olympic medal table nonsense! Obviously China are going to win more medals than anyone else; they've got 20% of the world's population so have more people to tur
WoC 545. Beijing Olympics.
2008-08-20 09:17:00 A tenuous link to the Olympics, I agree. But I can live with it.This WoC joke isn't in the new book 300 of the Best Cow Jokes Ever! The Woc gag will of course make Vol 3 of the World of Cow comic, which will be out soon. This cow design is now a Birthday card at my Online shop. :-) There are now World of Cow Mugs, tee shirts and steins up to. Completely original and unique. Have a look at what's on offer. You can't get this material anywhere else. http://www.stikshop.co.uk/ and you can buy this toon at Cartoonstock
Cheerleaders add spice to Olympics
2008-08-20 08:25:00 Beach volleyball fans are getting more bikini bliss for their buck in Beijing, thanks to cheerleading Chinese "beach babes" who are baring nearly all to help their country stage a colorful Olympics.... Visit http://jokesrfunny.blogspot.com- for more....
Phoney nationalities corrupt the Olympics
2008-08-19 17:42:00 Rashid Ramzi ran a terrific race to win the blue riband event of the Beijing Olympics - the 1500 meters. He was wearing the Bahrain vest as he did so and his win will go down in the record books as Bahrain’s first Olympic medal. But Mr Ramzi is really no more Bahraini than any ...
Medgadget Olympics Continue With Kinesio
2008-08-19 15:50:00 From Medgadget: There seems to be a lot of medgadgetry being used in this year's Olympics. The latest mystery has been the black pattern on America's beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh's shoulder. The bookofjoe blog had a crack research team investigate the matter, and they've a
Beijing Olympics Quote Of The Day
2008-08-19 09:55:00 James Fallows telling us not to worry about the plethora of "I love China" decals we are seeing on so many Chinese people's faces: History is full of examples of "rising national powers" getting the big head, feeling arrogant, and doing dangerous things. That's not the main feeling I get here. It's negative Chinese nationalism, like what appeared after the protests over the Olympic torch relay in April, that we should worry about. So a confident China is to be congratulated; a victimized-feeling China is the one to be feared.
By: China Law Blog
WoC 544. Beijing Olympics.
2008-08-19 09:06:00 More Olympic inspired World of Cows.This WoC joke isn't in the new book 300 of the Best Cow Jokes Ever! The Woc gag will of course make Vol 3 of the World of Cow comic, which will be out soon. This cow design is now a Birthday card at my Online shop. :-) There are now World of Cow Mugs, tee shirts and steins up to. Completely original and unique. Have a look at what's on offer. You can't get this material anywhere else. http://www.stikshop.co.uk/ and you can buy this toon at Cartoonstock
Beijing Olympics Quote Of The Day
2008-08-19 03:37:00 Too good a line not to repeat. It is from a Lost Laowai post, entitled, "Beijing: Chinatown in Disneyland," reflecting on the atmosphere in Beijing during the Olympics: The Beijing people seem happy in the way that the staff at a five star hotel are happy, but not in the way that a group of old men playing mahjong in a hutong are happy.
By: China Law Blog
The 2008 Olympics Has Truly Inspiring People Participating!
2008-08-19 02:18:00 While I have been watching some of the olympic events, I have also been watching some of the programs that talk about the olympic athletes themselves. So many of them have gone through so much to get to where they are. Some have even had circumstances put upon them where they continued to keep their eye on their olympic goals no matter what!There are some truly inspiring stories behind these great olympic athletes!
Olympics Watchers Assisting Chinese Torture
2008-08-18 15:49:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Do you like your silly little Olympic games? Well, I hope you are really, really enjoying it because your support, your watching of this garbage makes you a direct, unequivocal party to the torture, imprisonment and oppression of the Chinese people. So, you, Mr. Olympics watcher, get a gold medal in torture. ...
By: Publius Forum
When mommy goes to the Olympics [Digg]
2008-08-18 11:33:00 Balancing the demands of motherhood and Olympic competition can be heavy lifting, but Melanie Roach and a new generation of women are making it look easy
WoC 543. Beijing Olympics.
2008-08-18 11:02:00 Here's one more Olympic themed World of Cow. There's a couple more to come. :-)This WoC joke isn't in the new book 300 of the Best Cow Jokes Ever! The Woc gag will of course make Vol 3 of the World of Cow comic, which will be out soon. This cow design is now a Birthday card at my Online shop. :-) There are now World of Cow Mugs, tee shirts and steins up to. Completely original and unique. Have a look at what's on offer. You can't get this material anywhere else. http://www.stikshop.co.uk/ and you can buy this toon at Cartoonstock
Olympics flying camera?
2008-08-17 23:06:00 I was watching the sculling competition and I thought I caught a glimpse of a small robotic flying camera - I think they were using it for the overhead shots above the lake. Have I had too many mojitos?
Flying, Robotic Camera at the Olympics?
2008-08-17 23:06:00 I was watching the sculling competition and I thought I caught a glimpse of a small robotic flying camera - I think they were using it for the overhead shots above the lake. Have I had too many mojitos?
Who Is Winning The Olympics?
2008-08-17 19:25:00 So is it gold medals that determine it or is it total medals? Should we give 3 points for a gold, 2 for a silver, and one for a bronze? And shouldn't team sports in something big-time like basketball or volleyball or even soccer count for more than an individual metal in synchronized dive wrestling? For more on this, check out James Fallows' post, "More on Chauvinism. medals, and Olympic TV" UPDATE: Peking Duck also addresses this issue.
By: China Law Blog
Olympics Highlight - 50M Shooting Program
2008-08-17 16:02:00 This made us remember Mr.Emons, who lost his medal during man 3 position 50M shooting program. and this situation just reduplicated completely during last olympic games in Greece. when he shot the last shot, all is empty. he lost his medal again. whats up?
British Olympic triumphs should embarrass the petty English Nationalists
2008-08-17 11:46:00 It’s increasingly unfashionable in some circles to celebrate your Britishness in England. A significant section of the Conservative Party are English Nationalists who think that it is smart to deny their Britishness - to his credit David Cameron is not one of them and he is on record as a supporter of the Union. The ...
What Would Happen if there was an Olympics and Nobody Came?
2008-08-16 21:45:00 -By Don Boys, Ph.D. On Aug. 10, President Bush attended a registered church just before the opening of the Olympic Games. The Washington Times reported that Bush was denied permission to visit an unregistered church service or meet with officials of the unregistered church movement. His controlled visit was arranged by China?s President Hu. Of course, ...
By: Publius Forum
Olympics Caption Contest!
2008-08-16 06:41:00 I know that anything you read here has been taking away from your valuable Olympics-watching time, so here’s a caption contest in the spirit of the summer games! Caption this: I’m looking forward to what you guys think of this one.
By: Say No to Crack
China Olympics Athlete Blog List And Why No Chinese Magic Johnson?
2008-08-15 14:23:00 Got an email this morning asking me why I was not writing more on the Olympics. Main reason is because I am vacationing in Pentwater, Michigan, placing me about 1800 miles from my 50" HDTV and forcing me to watch it on a 21" circa 1970s model. But, I have asked co-blogger, Steve Dickinson, who is in Qingdao right now, to give us all a report on the Olympic goings-on there. Expect that soon. In the meantime, Danwei has a great list of Olympic Athletes who are blogging on the games. But I feel compelled to discuss one thing I have noticed in watching the Olympics and that is that China's basketball team does not have a single point guard worth a damn and I have to wonder why. Is it further evidence of the shortcomings of a planned economy? Does China pull out the great athletes for other sports, leaving only tall people for basketball? Is it further evidence of a lack of innovation or take-chargedness (I know I am making up this word, but it works) in China? Great point...
By: China Law Blog
WoC 542. Beijing Olympics
2008-08-15 09:55:00 I thought I'd do a few gags to do with the Olympics, so here goes.This WoC joke isn't in the new book 300 of the Best Cow Jokes Ever! The Woc gag will of course make Vol 3 of the World of Cow comic, which will be out soon. This cow design is now a Birthday card at my Online shop. :-) There are now World of Cow Mugs, tee shirts and steins up to. Completely original and unique. Have a look at what's on offer. You can't get this material anywhere else. http://www.stikshop.co.uk/ and you can buy this toon at Cartoonstock
Are the Chinese cheating at the Olympics?
2008-08-14 23:20:00 I read this disturbing article today on Yahoo. I must admit, some of the "women" on the Chinese gymnastics don't look a day over 12. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympic-s/beijing/gymnastics/news?slug=-ap-gym--underagechinese&-;prov=ap&type=lgns Rules are rules, and if they prove to be un
Emily Silver Wins The Silver in The 2008 Beijing Olympics!
2008-08-14 11:01:00 We hear alot about Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Natalie's a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley -- Cal!But we don't hear alot about heroes like Emily Silver, Natalie's teammate , fellow Cal-grad, and friend. Emily planned and trained to race in the 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free, and 50 free, but because she broke two fingers, Emily qualified for the 4 by 100 relay, where she played a major role in the United States taking the silver medal in that category.Congratulations Emily and GO BEARS!
Fake Fireworks China Olympics Ceremony: "Wag The Olympics"
2008-08-14 06:19:00 http://zennie2005.blogspot.com- -- Last Friday's Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing Olympics Stadium was without a doubt the greatest event of its kind in the history of the Olympic Games. It was China's "coming out" party, and the organizers $300 million was well-spent.The results showed in China Olympian Li Ning's levitating speed-skater style "walk" around Olympic Stadium and his lighting of a giant torch, which in turn caused what had to be the largest fireworks display in the history of the Olympic Games, if not the World.A spectacle that looked tremendous, and even animated, and that's because it was. The organizers of the event admitted that computer graphics were used to "replace" the actual fireworks images because the fear was that the "haze" -- read: smog -- was so bad that a great camera shot of the pyrotechnics would have not been possible. Still, it was controversial because it took away from the overall historic effort and also took the wind out of the sails of...
2008 Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Video Streaming
2008-08-13 21:14:00 2008 Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Video Streaming is about to come! If you want to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Video Streaming Online for Free, you should bookmark this page because we'll be posting a live stream via satellite for you to watch the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony at the end of this month. So watch out because this could be very astonishing and amazing. Subscribe to us via Bloglines to be updated about the Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Streaming Video. That's all for now. If you want to watch the online streaming replay or download the online video streaming or download the AVI, MP4, or MOV file of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony, go here. That's all for the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony updates! Stay tuned for more!
By: Jehzlau Concepts
Ric Blas Jr Update
2008-08-13 17:47:00 After I wrote about Ric Blas Jr., the Guam Olympian competing in judo, long-time reader and friend Messiah told me that Blas is the new Kevin Pittsnogle of Sean?s Ramblings (search Pittsnogle on this site to see how much I wrote about him in the early days of this blog). Therefore, as the unofficial blog of Blas, I thought I would share some updates about his experiences in Beijing. Blas will face Lasha Gujejiani of Georgia sometime late Friday afternoon in the Men's Heavyweight (100+kg/220+ lbs) preliminaries. A commenter in my original post wrote that his match will take place at 9pm PST, but I have not been able to verify this anywhere else online. I really hate rooting against a Georgian athlete since the country is at war, but I?m still pulling for Ric.According to the Pacific Daily News, which states that although NBC broadcasters at the Opening Ceremonies cited Blas as the heaviest competitor at the Games at 399 pounds, Blas is actually 440 pounds, both competitors are t...
By: Sean's Ramblings
2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Full Video Download
2008-08-13 15:05:00 If you're tired of looking for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony replay online, you will look for an alternate method to watch this awesome opening ceremony. Other will tend to use other keywords like 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Video Replay Download or 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Video Free Replay Download. That's what I'm trying to say, people will download it to their local hard drives to that even if it's deleted in well known video websites, they can still watch it over and over again. Watching this awesome Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony is truly a remarkable and astonishing experience that anybody could long for. More than 50% of the world's population haven't seen this yet! So, if you below to this 50 to 60 percent of the world's population, you better get your free copy of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Full Video before it's too late! Download the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Full Video Now!
By: Jehzlau Concepts
Olympics - Beijing National Stadium First Design
2008-08-13 12:59:00 chinese-olympic-stadium_web, originally uploaded by sokkmonkey.As breath-taking as the current "Bird's Nest" design of the Beijing National Stadium is, this one -- an onion -- was favored before it. But the enormity and scale of the design reflects just how much in resources China committed to these games. The total cost of the China Olympics was $40 Billion. That's more than twice as great as the current cost of the London games, which is at $18 billion. The cost of the Beijing Opening Ceremony alone is about $300 million.
The Olympics are live in the Voxant Newsroom
2008-08-11 21:24:00 Don't miss out on all of the amazing feats and nail-biting events from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Just last night, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak and Garret Weber-Gale snatched victory right out of the jaws of the trash-talking French in the 4-x-100 relay. It was one of those moments that only the Olympics can provide, full of apprehension, excitement and victory. Not to mention overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment that swept over the young American team, and the viewing audience. Monumental seems to be the best word to describe it. The Voxant Newsroom has the Olympics covered, monumental moments and all. We've got images from strong photo groups such as Newscom, SIPA Press, European PressPhoto Agency and Getty Images. We've got Olympic video from Reuters, the Associated Press, the BBC, CBS and other local outlets. Of course, due to certain licensing restrictions we don't have footage from the actual events, but our content providers get exc...
International Olympic Committee Official To Communist Chinese Government: Y
2008-08-11 21:00:00 … Chinese Government’s (Wal-Mart’s number one customer) Predictable Response To IOC: Gut-Splitting Laughter. Meanwhile, down in Georgia… A quote from Norweigian IOC official,... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the latest rantings of a gun toting liberal with a chip on his shoulder... harsh views, comments expressed.
Special Olympics Chairman Plans Boycott of ?Tropic Thunder?
2008-08-11 09:00:00 Ben Stiller’s new movie starring himself, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. has offended some people with it’s repeated use of the word ‘retard’. The movie is set to be released on Wednesday, but the premiere is tomorrow evening and Special Olympics chairman Timothy Shriver says that he and a group of people will be picketing ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
2008 Olympics
2008-08-10 15:35:00 I just wanted to let everyone know that I won’t be writing about the Olympics or covering it in any way. I feel that every American (including President Bush) that are in attendance at the Olympics are traitors to democracy and civilization. These commie bastards are our enemies. Each and every Chinese citizen (and I use ...
By: Publius Forum
Beijing Olympics 2008 Medal Count and Tally Updates
2008-08-10 01:02:00 Beijing Olympics 2008 Medal Tally Updates also known as Medal Count or Standings. We'll be posting the updates for Gold Medals, Silver Medals and Bronze Medal Updates here. To be updated about the 2008 Beijing Olympics standings for each country you can subscribe to us via bloglines here for free.For more information about Beijing Olympics 2008 Medal Tally Updates, Click Here!
By: Jehzlau Concepts
China Olympics: The Opening Ceremony. I Wasn't Gonna Do It.
2008-08-09 17:44:00 I wasn't going to do it, I swear. I had told myself not to say anything about the Olympics, figuring all those who are interested could watch it themselves, but Brendan O'Kane's post on it is just too damn funny and snarky (I am using that word for the first time on here just to seem hip) to pass up. I recommend you read it.
By: China Law Blog
Is China Going Green, Part XVI -- The Olympics Are Making Green The New Bla
2008-08-09 17:22:00 About three years ago, I became convinced foreign environmental companies would thrive in China. But until only around six months ago, my firm's environmental clients seemed to have more regulatory problems in China than those in any other industry. Not sure why, but that seems to have changed. The Earth2Tech Blog has an interesting post highlighting ten companies (mostly foreign) whose green technologies are making inroads into China, thanks at least in part to the Olympics. (h/t to All Roads Lead to China) Further proof, perhaps, of China's willingness to allow foreign companies to participate in helping China's environment.
By: China Law Blog
Olympic Links
2008-08-09 16:05:00 The guy pictured to the right is Ricardo "Ric" or "R.J." Blas Jr., an Olympian representing Guam in judo. I?m not kidding. Seriously, they really do have judo in Guam! According to Bob Costas during the opening ceremonies where he (Ric, not Bob) was the flag-bearer for Guam, Ric may be the heaviest athlete in Olympics history. Unlike Nadia Comaneci, the Romanian gymnast who won five gold medals, Ric has a MySpace page, which includes many pictures of Ric in action (judo and otherwise). If there?s one person I want to do well in Beijing, it?s Ric, particularly since he could pummel me if I get on his bad side. Here?s a little more about Blas from Guam?s Pacific Daily News (as opposed to Guam?s Atlantic Daily News). Bat-El Gaterer, competing in Taekwondo, is the only religious member of the Israeli delegation. Besides answering some questions about whether or not she would compete on Shabbat, this may be my favorite portion of the interview:Q: But isn?t [practicing with boys]...
By: Sean's Ramblings
POP: The Olympics are a Trap
2008-08-09 14:30:00 I know this is hilarious but is anyone else other than me expecting something really bad to happen during the Beijing Olympics? Yeah, I'm a pessimist.
By: Gormanfilms
China: Islamist Threaten Olympics
2008-08-09 14:16:00 There has been an attempt to kidnap athletes as well as a Bomb threat. Now this.
Chinese man kills American, wounds another and tour guide @ Olympics
2008-08-09 11:06:00 What a great start to the Olympics. NBC just reported on Universal HD that a Chinese man stabbed and killed an American man, wounded a female and also wounded a Chinese tour guide. Check out the scoop over at CNN:The attacker, identified as a 47-year-old man from the eastern Chinese city Hangzhou, jumped to his death from the second level of the Drum Tower, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office told Xinhua.So not only did he kill a man but he was a wa...
Off Topic: Peru At The Beijing Olympics
2008-08-09 03:01:00 Photo: RPP Despite any controversy about the Beijing Olympics, I admit I?ve always loved the Olympics and will be glued to the television in these next two weeks. Peru has a small delegation of just thirteen lucky athletes. At the opening ceremonies in Beijing today, the Peruvian team was dressed in the traditional clothing of ...
By: Pan-2007
Beijing Olympics 2008
2008-08-08 21:12:00 Yes, this is just a post to see if I would rise up the search engine for Beijing Olympics 2008. There won’t be any updates nor pictures about the Olympics. It has already started. I can’t be bother even with the opening ceremony but I know many people were rushing back home just to watch ...
By: MyAnimes MySpace
Exabytes and Beijing Olympics
2008-08-08 20:50:00 In conjunction to this prestigious event, Exabytes invites you to embrace this moment by celebrating it with ?Exabytes Go for the Gold Contest? which kicks off from 5th August, 2008 until 15th August, 2008! All you have to do, is guess the name of the Top 3 countries that will win the most number of gold ...
By: MyAnimes MySpace
Off Topic: Peru At The Beijing Olympics
2008-08-08 20:43:00 Photo: RPP Despite any controversy about the Beijing Olympics, I admit I’ve always loved the Olympics and will be glued to the television in these next two weeks. Peru has a small delegation of just thirteen lucky athletes. At the opening ceremonies in Beijing today, the Peruvian team was dressed in the traditional ...
By: Pan-2007
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