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  Bahrain - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Bahrain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bahrain became a sheikdom in 1783 under the control of the Khalifa dynasty.
In February 2001, in the first referendum since Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971, the people of Bahrain voted in favour of a charter that would institute a partially-elected parliament, a constitutional monarchy, and an independent judiciary, and grant women political rights.
In March 2001, Bahrain and Qatar accepted the ruling of the International Court of Justice on a long-standing territorial dispute.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Bahrain   (653 words)

  
 Bahrain at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bahrain was represented by 6 athletes in the Athletics category at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
Categories: Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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 Category:Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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www.askfactmaster.com /Category:Nations_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (217 words)

  
 2004 Summer Olympics - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004.
By late March 2004, some Olympic projects were still behind schedule, and Greek authorities announced that a roof it had initially proposed as an optional, non-vital addition to the Aquatics Center would no longer be built.
Officially there were 28 sports as swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo are classified by the IOC as disciplines within the sport of aquatics, and wheelchair racing was a demonstration sport.
www.medbib.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2004_Olympic_Games   (2654 words)

  
 Wikinfo | 1996 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
Softball, beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme, together with women's football and lightweight rowing.
Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1999.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1996_Summer_Olympics   (489 words)

  
 IV. Country Narratives: Europe and Eurasia
In February 2004, the Austrian parliament adopted an amendment to article 217 of the criminal code that expands the definition of trafficking to include exploitation of labor and the trafficking of organs.
In March 2004, four defendants operating with a notorious trafficking kingpin were sentenced up to nine years in prison for human trafficking and sexual slavery.
As of April 2004, the government had not yet enacted pending legislation to expand the definition of trafficking in persons to include labor exploitation and increase penalties in line with international standards.
www.state.gov /g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2004/33192.htm   (17499 words)

  
 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The OAKA Plaza and Arch adjacent to the Olympic Stadium
This infrastructure was created and maintained to serve directly more than 150,000 ATHOC Staff, Volunteers, Olympic family members (IOC, NOCs, Federations), Partners and Sponsors and Media.
At the end of the drum duet, a single flaming arrow was launched from the video screen (symbolically from ancient Olympia) and into the reflecting pool, which resulted in fire erupting in the middle of the stadium creating a burning image of the Olympic rings rising from the pool.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics   (2651 words)

  
 Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The main network for Olympic coverage in Canada is the CBC which covers events live, and then replays highlights in prime time.
Most disappointing was the men's eights who had been undefeated for two years before the Olympics, but to the surprise of many finished fifth in their event.
There were a few bright spots, including Rick Say making it to the finals of the 200 m freestlye, considerd by many to be the premier event of the 2004 Olympics, and a number of Canadian records were set.
www.askfactmaster.com /Canada_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (2674 words)

  
 Olympics Events Sports
And there is already criticism of the pollution and noise the Olympics will cause...
- Amateur glory of Olympics in the early twentieth century upheld in wacky marathon, racial exercises.
It has as its primary mission the generation of academic scholarship focused specifically upon the socio-cultural study of the Modern Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Events/Olympics   (1147 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Chinese athletes giving fans something to cheer about
Teaming with Lin Ma to win a fifth straight Olympic doubles championship in table tennis, Qi Chen punctuated a point by taunting opponent Ching Li of Hong Kong with a scream and a fistic gesture.
The song is familiar at the Olympics, given the large contingent the Chinese bring to the Games and the success the Chinese have enjoyed in a vast array of sports, but heretofore its playing was a much more solemn occasion.
A month before the Olympics, China's heightened passion for sports boiled over with reheated animosities for Japan, never forgiven by the Chinese for the massacre of hundreds of thousands and other atrocities committed during the Japanese occupation from 1937 through World War II.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/20040826-1854-cnsolychina.html   (1308 words)

  
 Roma - Golden Gala - 02nd July 2004 Golden League - Track section Time-to-Run - IAAF Golden League Athletics information
Up front, Baala, though continuing to run well, was himself passed by Bernard Lagat the Olympic bronze medallist but by that time the race was already in the hands of Bahrain’s Rachid Ramzi.
So after entering the summer with a best of just 3:37.26, the 23 year-old is suddenly the hottest property in the middle distance world.
The women’s 5000m was presented as the final Olympic selection race for the all powerful Ethiopian squad.
www.time-to-run.com /track/goldenleague/2004/roma.htm   (1222 words)

  
 albawaba.com middle east news information::Bahrain’s F1 places region’s event industry in pole position   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bahrain’s Formula One (F1) Grand Prix has propelled the Kingdom onto the global stage by attracting more TV viewers from around the world than any event ever hosted in the Middle East.
The full extent of the benefits derived from F1 will be revealed by Manama-based Martin Whitaker, general manager, Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), during Festívale, the Middle East’s first convention for event organisers and destination management professionals, from April 24 to 26 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The region’s debut fixture in April 2004 resulted in the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix being voted the best organized Grand Prix in the world by the sport's highest global body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.
www.albawaba.com /en/countries/bahrain/181317   (605 words)

  
 1996 Summer Olympics
Athens had hoped to organise the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
The IOC's vote for Atlanta was therefore slightly surprising, however the feeling was that Athens' infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games.
Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.shtml   (430 words)

  
 News Views - Sport
For the football fan, summer 2004 is a time of serious festivities.
UEFA Euro 2004 or the UEFA European Championships as they were formally known have a long history.
As with Euro 2004, the competition begins in a group, round-robin format with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the quarter-finals which take place on July 30th.
www.newsviews.info /sport10.html   (1356 words)

  
 Ms. Magazine | Anita DeFrantz
A natural diplomat and the winner of a bronze medal in rowing, the 51-year-old member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is an imposing public presence — nearly 6 feet tall — yet wields power with a smile and a soft voice.
Besides making it a lot easier to create an Olympic Village, [having it be coed] has meant that women could become chef de missions [head of their Olympic delegations], not just women’s administrators.
The only two Olympic sports that are designed for women, in which men would have a significant disadvantage, are rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming.
www.msmagazine.com /summer2004/anitadefrantz.asp   (847 words)

  
 Steamy sporting summer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, June 5, 2004 06:47 PM From June to August this year, China's productivity levels are going to plummet, while profits in the sports media industry soar.
All the major periodicals and TV networks are drooling over the prospects of cashing in on the Athens Olympics, European Football Cup, and the Asian Football Cup.
Countries in the Asian Cup finals are: Bahrain, Indonesia, China, Qatar, Jordan, South Korea, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Japan, Oman and Thailand.
www.danwei.org /magazines/steamy_sporting_summer.php   (589 words)

  
 2004 (Part Three)
July 16, 2004 (3:37 AM EDT): It is possible I am alarming everyone unneccessarily, but a base 7 influence has come to my attention and the remaining time to the event could be quite short.
If she does run in 2004, then I strongly suspect George W. Bush will be forced to have her "removed." There is no way he will allow a situation to develop where he could be defeated in a bid for a second term.
Perhaps Hillary knows the danger she'd put herself in if she ran in 2004, and THAT is the reason she is saying that she is not running.
www.newprophecy.net /2004part3.htm   (6043 words)

  
 now.rickeyre.com » 2004 » September » 29
Bahrain should immediately release prominent human rights activist `Abd al-Hadi al-Khawaja from detention, Human Rights Watch said today.
Al-Khawaja was summoned to a police station and detained on Saturday, September 25, a day after he criticized Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Al Khalifa for the country?s current economic problems and past human rights abuses.
You are currently browsing the now.rickeyre.com weblog archives for the day Wednesday, September 29th, 2004.
now.rickeyre.com /2004/09/29   (2895 words)

  
 Pick Your Surprise for 2004 by Joseph Quinlan - The Globalist > > Global Economy
The year 2004 could be an important crossroads.
Wall Street’s 2004 forecast that big-cap multinationals will lead the way is snuffed.
The Republicans stumble, the Democrats find their footing, and — heading into October 2004 — the presidential election is too close to call.
www.theglobalist.com /StoryId.aspx?StoryId=3707   (1103 words)

  
 2004 Honda Fit S - Modified Import - Super Street Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The same year hidden explosives rocked the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, setting the tone for a series of rocking import tours that would consequently end in the ATL.
To a time when the only blond musical Simpson sister you cared about was a saxophone-toting eighth-season television vet, Lisa, who was, and still is, far from being a newlywed.
This modified 2004 Honda Fit S truly is the perfect fit with its carbon fiber velocity stacks and yellow Recaro race seats.
www.superstreetonline.com /featuredvehicles/130_0610_2004_honda_fit_s   (782 words)

  
 Cycling in the News: Biggies arrive in Langkawi
ALI Hassan Mansoor of Bani Jamra Youth Centre claimed the youth category title while Riffa Club's Mohammed Obaid won the juniors event in the individual time-trial cycling race organised by the Bahrain Cycling Association (BCA) and sponsored by Batelco....
On Saturday, the structure of professional bicycle racing will change fundamentally: 19 top teams are committed to riding each of 27 races, both multiday tours and one-day classics....
Olympic cyclist Hayden Roulston will appeal against his conviction and sentence for assault after a bar fight in June this year.
www.velonews.com /news/fea/7323.0.html   (1414 words)

  
 Flag Relay (washingtonpost.com)
Last summer, Kenyan Stephen Cherono, the 2003 world-champion steeplechase runner who became a citizen of Qatar, changed his name to Saif Saeed Shaheen.
Qatar and Bahrain lured the athletes with promises of generous benefits and lifetime pensions.
But the Gulf nations' attempt to import Olympic glory ran into a problem: the rule that forbids athletes from competing for one country within three years of representing another.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A48948-2004Aug7_3.html   (706 words)

  
 2004 (Part Four)
He was a protege of Roone Arledge and carried on his philosophy of presenting the Olympics via storytelling, rather than emphasizing results.
Ebersol has been head of NBC Sports for nearly 15 years, and is perhaps best known for his love of the Olympics, which are broadcast on the network.
Although it is possible that this runway crash is a base 7 repetition of one of the two crashes from seven years ago, the fatalities are much lower than either 1997 crash.
www.newprophecy.net /2004part4.htm   (9124 words)

  
 Which countries competed in the 2004 Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Puerto Rico and Guam are territories of the United States but are listed as countries participating in the Athens 2004 Olympics.
When you are watching the Olympics you will see PUR and GUM with their flag next to it.
Answer other sports questions or watch the Olympics FAQ to hear about new questions on Olympics as they're asked.
www.faqfarm.com /Q/Which_countries_competed_in_the_2004_Olympics   (507 words)

  
 Asian Cup 2004 Betting Article
Clearly, it has been a scheduling nightmare (why start another tournament when Copa America is in full swing and the Olympics are around the corner?).
With the African Cup, the European Championship, Copa America and the Olympics all taking place in 2004, soccer fans have little to look forward to next summer apart from North America’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Japan: The defending champions have won 2 of the last 3 Asian Cups and are one of the favourites this year.
www.soccercapper.com /articles/asian-cup-predictions.html   (864 words)

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