Blogs about: 2008 Beijing Games

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Ready to Lead: Lopez Lomong

He was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.   A young lad attempting to escape a violent conscription into an even more violent Sudanese militia, he trekked across the desert to reach a refugee camp in an… more →

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China and Taiwan — 3 comments

newcombrs wrote 1 month ago: Ryan Newcomb On October 3rd, 2008 it was reported that bureaucrats in the United States government s … more →

Tags: China and Taiwan, Admiral Keating, China, China Attack On Taiwan, Chinese Civil War, Taiwan, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Straight, US Sells Taiwan 6 Billion In Arms

This is a warm-up: Olympic Recap — 2 comments

Love Without Nagel wrote 2 months ago: So the Olympics are officially over and since this is a football-mostly blog, I have not had much … more →

Tags: Olympics, Michael Phelps, 2008 Olympics, Bernard Lagat, Misty May-Treanor, Chinese gymnasts, jason kidd, BMX, rowdy gaines

Olympics, British Baseball and Instant Replay in MLB — 1 comment

baseballgb wrote 2 months ago: Olympics coverage Korea wins gold The U.S. win the bronze medal Korea and Cuba are going for gold Pr … more →

Tags: General Baseball, MLB, British Baseball, Baseball, Netherlands, Olympics, ibaf, IoC, Korea

12 Great Olympic Commercials from Beijing — 2 comments

K.A. wrote 3 months ago: It’s no surprise that as I watch copious amounts of Olympic coverage the commercials that stan … more →

Tags: Television, Olympics, Advertisements, NBC, Christian Slater, Adrian Pasdr, Zachary Quinto, Sendhil Ramamurthy, John Stamos

Ready to Lead: Lopez Lomong — 2 comments

sauer kraut wrote 3 months ago: He was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.   A young lad attempting to escape a violent conscription in … more →

Tags: Olympics, Darfur, Sudan, free speech, Running, Sports, track and field, Lopez Lomong, lost boys of sudan

The Beijing Olympics — 2 comments

David H. Schleicher wrote 3 months ago: Now Playing in Beijing:  TRIUMPH OF THE PAGEANT On the eighth hour of the eighth day of the eighth … more →

Tags: Current Events, History, Politics, Sports, Television, Travel, 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 8.8.08

Beijing hotels go empty - No rooms available for August

indialively wrote 3 months ago: Beijing hotels go empty few exceptions notably some niche hotels in Beijing’s old quarter hote … more →

Tags: Beijing 2008, olimpic games 2008, Summer 2008, 2008 beijing tickets, beijing hotel, china hotels, hotels in beijing, olympic hotels

Is Alan Webb a waste of talent? — 11 comments

sauer kraut wrote 4 months ago: Just watching the Olympic Trials men’s 1500 meters from Eugene, Oregon.  I expected the top t … more →

Tags: Olympics, Oregon, Sports, athletics, Alan Webb, Jordan Hasay, Bernard Legat, US Olympic Trials, track and field

China needs to get the lead out — 3 comments

sauer kraut wrote 1 year ago: Buying toys has never been as dangerous as it is this year leading up to Christmas.  Well, maybe th … more →

Tags: China, Lead, China Olympics, Markstein, cartoonist, Toys, Gary Markstein, Political Cartoons

Tragedy in New York City: Ryan Shay dies during Olympic Trials Marathon — 13 comments

sauer kraut wrote 1 year ago: The weekend brought perfect weather to the men who qualified to run in the Olympic Trials Marathon i … more →

Tags: Olympics, Running, New York City Marathon, ryan shay, Olympic Trials Marathon, Brian Sell, Clint Verran, Alicia Craig, Alicia Shay


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