Most swimmers competing in the Bejing Olympics this summer believe they will fail without a new $600 swimsuit, The Economist reports. In February Speedo introduced its LZR swimsuit and 38 of the 42 world swimming records broken since then were by swimmers wearing the suit -- which has no seams and takes 20 minutes to [...] 
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07-22
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One of page of New York Times (newspaper) showed new buildings in Beijing including two big Olympic stadiums, whcih are Water Cube (National Aquatics Center), Bird's Nest (main Olympic stadium), Beiji...
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07-15
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Once a mix of vacant land, storage and agriculture space, the Beijing Olympic Forest Park is now a colossal green space and home to more than 80 sculptures selected from different countries of the wor...
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03-13
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Outdoor track and field events at the Beijing Olympics will take place at the gigantic National Stadium aka the Bird's Nest. Indoor events such as table tennis, badminton and wrestling (sports which h...
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03-26
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Name of the Venue: Stadium of Peking University Location: Peking University Type of the Venus: newly-built venue Purpose during Olympics: Ping-pang Purpose during Paralympics: Ping-pang Covered area(...
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05-24
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Filed under: misc hacksThere was a time when the notion of powered armor like the set Ironman wears was just science fiction, but that time is gone. So, while the geeks at io9 are still dreaming of th...
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05-13
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Image from Fuseman Theres been “much ado” about China this year: the Beijing torch has been met with protests nearly everywhere it toured, and politicians have toyed with the idea of treating the game...
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04-08
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Just a day after protesters climbed 150 feet up the Golden Gate Bridge to protest Chinas hosting of the Olympics, another group has set out to visit China bearing what they call the Olympic Douche. Ig...
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03-10
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Have a peek at Beijing’s Olympic Village, which will house the 16,000 athletes, coaches and other participants to the 2008 Olympic Games.Solar panels, drinking water on tap, internet access (subject t...
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06-22
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The Olympic athletes coming to Beijing in August might not be the only ones competing at the Games. Many Christian missionary groups are salivating at the opportunity to compete for all those heathen ...
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06-20
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With the upcoming Olympics and the subsequent global attention, the government obviously wants the nation to look its best, which in China sometimes translates to quashing dissent. Two European-based ...
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