beijing olympics

The NBA has taken a stake in designing and running Beijing’s Olympic basketball venue, during and after August’s Summer Games. Read and discuss..
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Business has been so good at Dini’s Kosher Restaurant, that part-owner Lewis Sperber is talking about setting up a second branch closer to the Olympic venues in northern Beijing.Like many restaurateurs and bar owners, Sperber is hoping …
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Should the US boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics?Helium, MA -2 hours agoby Genenda Milloy The Olympic games are an opportunity for athletes to show pride in their countries and to be on an equal playing field with people across …

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USA Today has an interesting article concerning the upcoming Olympics and kosher food in Beijing. Believe it or not there is a kosher restaurant in Beijing called Dini’s. There is also a Chabad (surprise!) whose Rabbi supervises the …
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Yahoo! Eurosport

About 1000 families will be chosen to host guests during OlympicsUSA Today -4 hours agoNO PRINCE CHARLES: The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles says he will skip the Beijing Olympics, a move being linked to his support of Tibet's …NBA China to run Beijing arena during, after GamesUSA TodayDon't play political […]

Training with the Olympics in mind, the meteorologists have been practicing their “rain mitigation” techniques since 2006. They have had a couple of dry runs, so to speak — a China-Africa summit and a panda festival in Sichuan province …
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People's Daily Online

In photos: 'China 2008 Olympics Water Cube'Monsters and Critics.com -9 hours ago… is one of the main venues for the 2008 Olympics and the Swimming China Open is one of a series of events held to test Beijing's Olympics venues. …Beijing unveils 'cool' Water Cube swimming venue for OlympicsChina Daily'Water Cube' Embodies 'Green Olympics' […]

Jeff Ruffalo, a public relations advisor to the Beijing Olympics, believes this is a first for the Summer Olympics, which in recent years have taken place in drier cities — Athens, Sydney, Barcelona. …
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KARACHI: Former champions Pakistan will begin a race against time next month when they kick off preparations for this summer’s Olympic Games in a bid to raise a team strong enough to win a medal in Beijing.
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Men’s Teams Qualified For 2008 Beijing Olympics. Qualified Country, Tournament, ZONE / Host Country. 1, China, Olympics, China (Automatic Entry). 2, Brazil, 1st World Cup, Japan. 3, Russia, 2nd World Cup, Japan …
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