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Gold Medal Secret: Hyperfocus, ADHD ADD and Michael Phelps »
Posted by: hurr1 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Sports
During his 200-meter butterfly gold medal victory at the Summer Olympics, as he unexplicably out-touched Croation swimmer Milorad Cavic with a thrusting wing-line stroke at ...
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IOC reverses ban, says Iraq can go to Olympics »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Sports
The International Olympic Committee says Iraq can take part in Beijing Games, lifting previous ban.
IOC officials say they have reversed an earlier decision because ...
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Habits, Olympic Thoughts, and Musings »
Posted by: greg2213 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports
Some thoughts on what sort of habits that elite athletes need to have to compete at a high level.
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Chinese police rough up British TV crew at Olympics »
Posted by: mickoleon 3 months, 1 week ago in News
Uniformed police pounced on John Ray, China correspondent for Independent Television News (ITN), shortly after foreign protesters unfurled a pro-Tibet banner near the main Olympic ...
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Are these Olympics secure enough? »
Posted by: omerazam 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports
Together, they go over the bag like surgeons during a heart operation, six gloved hands simultaneously unzipping and probing as they go. One pulls out ...
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A Day Of Two Headlines: Fighting In Georgia, Olympics Peace »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 3 months, 1 week ago in News
The two biggest headlines this Friday could not be more opposite: Fierce fighting between Georgia and Russia and the rave reviews from the Olympics opening ...
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The Olympic spirit soars over Beijing's hurdles »
Posted by: hurr1 3 months ago in Sports
AMID the protests and the smog, the Olympic flame barely flickered for armchair critic Jane Fynes-Clinton until, that is, the athletes gave their all.
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Olympic Balladeer's Voice Was Dubbed »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months, 1 week ago in News
Under pressure from the highest levels of the ruling Communist Party to find the perfect face and voice, the ceremony’s production team concluded the ...
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Cancer Survivor Wins Gold Medal »
Posted by: hurr1 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Sports
Maarten van der Weijden, who was given only a slim chance of survival after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2001, swims past the favorites to ...
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36 facts about the Olympic medal count »
Posted by: engineer 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Sports
In honor of the 36 gold medals won by the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Fourth-Place Medal presents 36 interesting facts about the ...
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Secret's out About Beijing Games Opening Ceremony »
Posted by: pagey 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports
The secret's out about next week's Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. Be ready for a dramatic countdown, giant whales, an illuminated globe and performers ...
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McCain Outbuys Obama In Olympic Ad Time »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
John McCain won't cede the pricey Olympics airwaves to Barack Obama.
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Bush says Olympics exceeded expectations »
Posted by: mickoleon 3 months, 1 week ago in News
Bush listens to baseball games like background music at the White House , a sound that puts him at ease. And so here in Beijing , comfortably ...
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Ron Paul: Freedom is Golden »
Posted by: hsaleem 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
As the Olympics wind down, I am amazed at how things change every four years. Many Americans were glued to their televisions to watch the ...
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My Jewish Grandpa's Triumph At Hitler's Olympics »
Posted by: engineer 3 months, 1 week ago in Sports
Sam Balter was the captain of the UCLA basketball team in 1929. The "He was the only Jewish man ever honored with a major sport ...
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