
	Where results make sense

Topic: 2008 Beijing Olympics

Related Topics

2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 election

2008 Olympics

Free Choice 2008 Committee

2008 09 in English football

2008 Konstitutsiya

2008 Olympic Games

2008 in aviation

2008 Summer Olympic Games

2008 in architecture

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2008

In the News (Sun 12 Oct 08)

Angelina Jolie

Brett Myers

Manmohan Singh

Charlie Manuel

Japanese Grand Prix

Nobel Peace Prize

Halo 3

Swedish Academy

Ricky Ponting

Dalai Lama

	Beijing - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beijing is one of the 4 municipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have a provincial-level status, and is under the direct control of the central government.
		Beijing is one of the largest cities in China, second only to Shanghai as the nation's biggest in terms of population.
		Beijing borders Hebei province to the north, west, south, and for a tiny fraction to the east.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /beijing.htm (3769 words)

	2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m.
		Beijing was elected host city on July 13, 2001, during the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, beating out Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka.
		The centerpiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics is the construction of the Beijing National Stadium which began on December 24, 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics (1709 words)

	Encyclopedia: 2008 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Beijing National Stadium will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing (additional info and facts about Dancing Beijing) " was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2,008 people at Qi Nian Dian — the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Tian Tan (Temple of Heaven (additional info and facts about Temple of Heaven)).
		According to the International Olympic Committee, the emblem is the first of the modern Olympics to use red as the dominant color, an important color for the Chinese people through its history.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2008-Summer-Olympics (1170 words)

	Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 PM on August 8, 2008 (the number 8 stands for prosperity in Chinese culture).
		Beijing was elected host city on July 13, 2001 in a competition with Istanbul, Osaka, Paris and Toronto.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing" was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2,008 people at Qi Nian Dian — the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Tian Tan (Temple of Heaven).
	www.magicaljourneys.com /China/china-interest-beijing-olympics2008.html (953 words)

	beijing - • -',`- ( BEIJING ) olympics 2008 ▪▫ ` - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is a community based around the Olympic games in the year 2008, held in Beijing.
		While it was created for fun and because (hopefully) the members are all fans of the actual Olympics, please note that the sole focus won't be only on the sports, but on the relationships the athletes build with each other throughout their time in the Olympic Village and competing against one another in the games.
		beijing ;; the main community where all additions and removals from the community are posted.
	www.greatestjournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=beijing (657 words)

	Boycott 2008 Beijing Olympics - Free Tibet - Stop Importing Food From China
		BEIJING (AFP) - Reporters Without Borders launched a website calling for a boycott of the Beijing 2008 Olympics over the human rights record of "one of the world's bloodiest dictatorships".
		The Olympic movement was discredited in 1936, when it allowed the Nazis to make the Games a spectacle to glorify the Third Reich, said the group.
		When the International Olympic Committee handed the Games to Beijing it said it was "taking the bet" that China would reform and open up, but human rights groups said it had yet to happen.
	no2008china.tripod.com (556 words)

	Free Tibet Campaign - Beijing 2008 Olympics
		Unless the Chinese Government adheres to the true Olympic spirit, London will inherit an Olympics that is remembered for suppression of freedoms and a continued military occupation.
		As Britain has now become a fellow custodian with China of the Olympic ideal, Free Tibet Campaign is calling upon the UK Government to commit to a special initiative that will secure a negotiated settlement for Tibet and improve human rights in China before the Beijing Games of 2008.
		Tibetans have every reason to cry out for help in 2008, making the most of the fact that the whole world will be watching the regime that oppresses them.
	www.freetibet.org /campaigns/olympics (669 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Beijing Embraces 2008 Olympics
		The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee holds a ceremony to announce the slogan for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2005.
		Beijing will update its catering industry and train more senior chefs by the end of this year to cater to Beijing 2008 summer Olympics, according to the city's commerce bureau Wednesday.
		Olympics factor is expected to provide 1.82 million job opportunities in the Chinese capital, which will host the global sports event in 2008, Beijing Morning Post quoted a recent report as saying.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /zhuanti/Zhuanti_119.html (612 words)

	Scandal hits 2008 Beijing Olympics - More news and other features - MSNBC.com
		BEIJING - Chinese sports officials misused more than $13 million meant for the 2008 Beijing Olympics to build apartments for their staff, state media said Thursday.
		But Beijing Olympic organizers took the unusual step of setting up an independent audit department in an attempt to assure China’s public that its money was well-spent.
		The misconduct wasn’t found by Olympic auditors, because their powers don’t extend to the city sports bureau, said a spokesman for the Olympic organizing committee.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5281250 (353 words)

	2008 Beijing Olympics mascot to be unveiled : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics would be unveiled on November 11 for which the highgly endangered Tibetan antelope and the giant panda seem to be the front-runners.
		Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad, said the committee received 662 eligible mascot designs during the four-month solicitation period from Aug 5 to December 1, 2004.
		The Chinese media recently reported that the Tibetan antelope, one of the most endangered animals is now leading over the giant panda in the race to be named as the official mascot for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1536952,00070007.htm (272 words)

	Beijing Olympics 2008 :: China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
		As the world spotlight swings to Beijing with three years to go before the 2008 opening ceremony, the top media official for the Beijing Olympics told The Australian in an interview he would not speak with foreign journalists by telephone in case they were from the outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong.
		Makeshift signs reading "Support the Olympics, resettle the farmers who have lost their land!" were strung up alongside a wide green-and-white banner proclaiming the site for the stadium and watersports complex for the 2008 Beijing Games.
		With the 2008 Olympic Games approaching, the Beijing government, naturally, wants to project their best image as not only will hordes of representatives of every country flock to the city in 2008 but television stations worldwide will focus on it before, during and after the month of the games.
	chinadigitaltimes.net /beijing_olympics_2008 (5826 words)

	Boycott Beijing 2008 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		While a wide majority of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members were voting, on July 13, 2001, to attribute the 2008 Summer Olympics to Beijing, Chinese police received an order to step up their executions of delinquents and intensify repression against "subversive Internet users".
		On July 19, Hu Jintao stated that after Beijing’s "triumph", it was "essential to fight strongly against separatist activities orchestrated by the Dalai Lama and anti-Chinese forces around the world".
		The Olympic movement was discredited in 1936, when it allowed the Nazis to make the Games a spectacle to glorify the Third Reich.
	www.boycottbeijing2008.net (654 words)

	[No title]
		China's state auditors will probe construction schemes being readied for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Xinhua news agency said, in a bid to fight against possible corruption.
		Beijing to have cleaner air as steel giant leaves town
		Beijing gasps for a breath of fresh air
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/focus/newolympics_page.html (193 words)

	2008 Beijing Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beijing will host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
		In preparing for a "great" and "green" Olympics, Beijing will implement a US$34 billion multi-year infrastructure and environmental improvement programme.
		For more information about the business opportunities presented by Beijing Olympics and latest information on this subject, please visit HKTDC's website - !http://tdctrade.com/olympics/index.htm or call the Council's hotline at 1830 668.
	www.gov.hk /bspu/ehtml/olympics.htm (212 words)

	2008 olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beijing considers golf in 2008 Olympics (15:05, November 26)...
		International Olympic Committee - Discover the organisation, the heroes, the past Games, the news of the Olympic movement, Live sports news, the Olympic Museum.
		This website is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored or otherwise approved or affiliated by or with any of the companies or entities identified on this website.
	www.111-olympics.com /11/2008-olympics.html (570 words)

	Beijing Embraces 2008 Olympic Games -- People's Daily Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (second from left) and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (second from right) applaud the signing for the establishment of the Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co Ltd August 31, 2003.
		Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the 29th Olympiad (BOCOG) issued its ¡°Call for Expression of Interests from Partners (Automobile) for Beijing Olympics 2008¡± on Nov. 18.
		The first group of selected songs for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be officially introduced to the public by the end of the year, organizers told a press conference on Wednesday.
	english1.people.com.cn /zhuanti/Zhuanti_119.shtml (629 words)

	Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages--Beijing Olympics 2008
		On 13 July 2001, the International Olympic Committee voted for Beijing to host the Olympics in 2008.
		This decision ended a period of intense lobbying, in which at one point the Chinese government stated that hosting the Olympics constituted a human right for the Chinese people.
		The country's human rights record in particular was mentioned most often as a reason for not honoring Beijing.
	www.iisg.nl /~landsberger/bol.html (279 words)

	Beijing Olympics 2008 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The construction of geothermal heating project in Olympic Garden will be completed to serve 0.40 million square meters in the stadiums and gymnasiums for space heating.
		Efforts will be made to purchase wind power from the neighboring provinces during the Olympic Games.
		The feasibility of wind power development in Yanqing, north west of Beijing, is also under investigation.
	www.shield.fi /beijing.html (237 words)

	Beijing Olympics Resource Centre (tdctrade.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Emblem of Beijing Olympics to be Announced on Aug 3 (Chinese)
		Beijing's Olympic gold rush: be cool or to lose (Chinese)
		Beijing Olympics in 2008 to spur change in China
	olympics.tdctrade.com (1159 words)

	The official website of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beijing is willing to learn from Athens in hosting Olympic Games and enhance the two sides' economic, tourism and cultural cooperation and exchange, said Liu Qi.
		The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) was established...
		The Palace Museum is the largest and most well preserved imperial residence in China today.
	en.beijing2008.com (243 words)

	Schofield (2005) Globalisation and Globesity: The impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		We contend an increased caloric intake and a decline in physical activity within the Chinese population are likely consequences of the 2008 Olympics.
		Many of the Olympic sponsors are directly involved in high calorie foods or low physical activity products.
		In this essay we argues that rather than representing the pinnacle of the health and activity, the 2008 Olympics will serve to accelerate the opportunities for massive multinational globalisation.
	www.getcited.org /pub/103418447 (174 words)

	eBay - olympics 2008, Fan Apparel Souvenirs, Coins World items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Olympic Beijing 2008 Beibei posted registered FDC B
		Sheet of Emblem & Mascots of the Olympics 2008 Beijing
		Olympic comemmorative pin 1000 days to go Beijing 2008
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=olympics+2008&newu=1&... (392 words)

	Baseball to return for 2008 Beijing Olympics
		All 28 federations whose sports currently make up the Olympic program will be represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics, provided they sign an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.
		The IOC also stated it will determine the future of the Olympic program for 2012 at its session in Singapore in July 2005.
		Baseball has been recognized as a medal sport since 1992 after being held as a demonstration event in both the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
	www.canoe.ca /BaseballCanadaNews04/0517.html (214 words)

	Making an Accessible and Functional Website for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
		This is in response to an invitation from the Beijing Olympic Committee (BOCOG) to attend a 3-day conference with 20 speakers towards the implementation of the Beijing Olympic 2008 Official Website.
		On 6 November 2000 (after the Sydney Olympics) the web site was found to only be partly complaint and $20,000 damages were awarded (HREOC 2000c).
		A simple way to achieve this for the Olympic Games would be to use the standard sports pictograms, along with text in the sports menu.
	www.tomw.net.au /2003/bws.html (2069 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Yao Ming wishes to invite Chinese AIDS orphans to 2008 Beijing Olympics
		Clearly moved, the basketball star said he wished to invite the kids to watch the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
		I hope to invite them to watch the event in 2008," the Huston Rockets center said when visiting a group of 30 children eastChina's Anhui Province.
		Yao wiped off Xiao Ding's tears when the 14-year-old kid cried that nobody dared to play with him when his parents were found to have been infected with HIV when they illegally sold blood.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200507/19/eng20050719_196877.html (366 words)

	2008 Beijing Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the human history, Olympic Games is said to be the most historical socio-cultural issue.
		After many years developing, the International Olympic Committee was formaly established on 23rd June 1894, and the first modern Olympic Games was held from 6th to 15th April 1896.
		At the moment that the word 'Beijing' was annouced in Moscow in 2001, the whole country was boiled.
	wwwusers.brookes.ac.uk /03030801 (255 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)