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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI Sport |
| 2008-07-31 10:16:00 |
I've been driving a Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI Sport around Britain the past couple of weeks. It's a pleasant car: 17-inch AMG alloy wheels, bigger brakes all round, sports seats, and a swag of options, including something called the "Advanced Agility Package," which offers continuously variable rate shocks, paddle shifters for the five-speed automatic transmission, sharper throttle response, and a sport mode button on the center console. As equipped, this particular C220 CDI Sport stickers for about the same money as a base C350 Sport in Britain. But instead of the 268-hp V-6 under the hood, there's a 170-hp, 2.2L four-cylinder turbodiesel. It's a solid engine, a little gruff at idle on occasion, but otherwise commendably smooth and quiet. With 295 lb-ft...
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| The 2008 Beijing Olympics Theme Song |
| 2008-07-31 09:20:00 |
This is the 2008 Beijing Olympics Theme Song "Welcome to Beijing". There are loads of Chinese stars in there - I only recognise a few, but Jackie Chan does pop in a couple of appearances with his vocal chords in action. Watch and listen to the Beijing Olympics Theme Song below, but be aware that you might get nothing else on TV after 8/8. ...
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| Beijing pollution looking better ahead of games |
| 2008-07-31 09:07:00 |
China announced Thursday a raft of emergency measures it would take if skies don't clear up further for the Olympic Games, including more factory shutdowns and further restrictions on cars. zurück weiter Bild 1 von 14 fjb/AD Foto: AFP The time has finally come, after seven years of preparations, Beijing will open its doors to the world. The polluted air, one of the biggest worries for Olympic organizers, prompted Beijing to begin drastic measures earlier this month, including pulling half the city's 3.3 million vehicles off the roads, halting most construction and closing some factories in the capital and surrounding provinces. The emergency measures include shutting another 200-plus factories and further restricting vehicles across Beijing, Tianjin city and sur...
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| Iraq to take part in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games |
| 2008-07-31 09:05:00 |
The ban on Iraq competing at the Beijing Olympics next month has been lifted. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift the ban on Iraqi athletes competing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, Agence France-Presse (AFP) said on July 30 2008. The ban on Iraqis taking part in the games starting on August 8 was lifted as a result of an agreement made between the IOC and the Iraqi government at a crisis meeting at the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, AFP said. Iraq will be presented with just two athletes in Beijing because the deadline for competitors at the Games for all events, except athletics, had already passed on July 23. This development was made possible after the Iraqi government agreed on a series of steps leading to a fully functioning independent National...
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| VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Men Will Head to Beijing as World League Champions |
| 2008-07-31 09:04:00 |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 27, 2008) � The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team won its first FIVB World League title on Sunday by taking as 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22) victory over Serbia in the gold medal match before a crowd of 5,700 at Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro. The U.S. Men, ranked third in the world, finish World League with a record of 12-4. Serbia, tied for eighth in the world with Puerto Rico, finishes second at 10-6. Russia defeated host Brazil, the five-time defending World League champion, 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19) to take the bronze medal. Team USA won $1 million for the overall tournament victory. Its previous best World League finishes were bronze medals in 1992 and 2007. All four teams in the medal matches will play next at the 2008 Olympic Games in ...
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| Yao Ming attends flag-raising ceremony of Chinese delegation at Olympic Village |
| 2008-07-31 08:58:00 |
Chinese basketball player Yao Ming attends the flag-raising ceremony of the Chinese delegation at the Olympic Village, in Beijing, China, July 27, 2008. (Photo credit: Xinhua) Photo Gallery>> The Chinese delegation held the first flag-raising ceremony here on Sunday morning after the village officially opened to athletes. Yao Ming (2nd L, top row) smiles wihle posing for a family photo of the Chinese delegation to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after the flag-raising ceremony of the Chinese delegation at the Olympic Village, in Beijing, China, July 27, 2008. (Photo credit: Xinhua) Yao Ming (2nd L, top row), Wang Zhizhi (2nd R, top row), Yi Jianlian (1st R, top row) and Liu Xiang (2nd L, mid row) smile while posing for a family photo of the Chinese delegation to the Beijing 2008 Oly...
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| United We Rise Pack - 2008 Beijing Olympics - Preview |
| 2008-07-31 08:53:00 |
With the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing approaching fast, we have already seen plenty of Olympic inspired models and colorways, and we wanted to take the time to preview the United We Rise Pack - 2008 Beijing Olympics. Here we preview several models included in the pack, such as the Nike Zoom Soldier 2, the Nike Air Force 25 Low, Converse Wade Team Mid, and the Nike Hyperdunk. They all feature predominantly white uppers, along with red and blue accents. A big part of each shoe are 3M reflective details, which almost seem tribal. They feature a reflective property which seemingly makes them glow when hit by direct light. We will be bringing you guys exclusive and detailed pictures of each shoe in the next couple of days. Name: Nike Zoom Soldier 2 (Lebron) - United We RiseColor: Whi...
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| Chinese vice president arrives in HK on inspection tour |
| 2008-07-06 09:14:00 |
HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived at the Hong Kong Lok Ma Chau cross-boundary checkpoint from Shenzhen on Sunday morning, kicking off a three-day inspection tour of the city. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Chief Executive Donald Tsang in Hong Kong, south China, July 6, 2008. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) Upon his arrival, Xi was greeted by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and principal officials of the HKSAR government. While meeting the press at the checkpoint, Xi said the main purpose of his three-day visit is to have a field inspec...
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| BEACH VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Team to Play for World University Championship Bronze Medal |
| 2008-07-06 09:10:00 |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 5, 2008) � The U.S. men's team of Joey Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Calif./USC) and Mark Van Zwieten (Pompano Beach, Fla./Florida Atlantic) will play for a bronze medal on Sunday at the World University Championship for beach volleyball in Hamburg, Germany. Dykstra and Van Zwieten, ranked third, will face the Czech Republic team of Milan Monik and Filip Habr, ranked 22nd in the third-place match.Dykstra and Van Zwieten opened the day on Saturday by defeating compatriots Clint Coe (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach State) and Duncan Budinger (Encinitas, Calif./Long Beach State), seeded 23rd, in a 50-minute battle, 12-21, 22-20, 15-9. However, Dykstra and Van Zwieten suffered their first loss of the tournament in the semifinals as they fell to Ukraine's Andriy Kutsmus...
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| Nike Hyperdunk - 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| 2008-07-05 12:02:00 |
Introducing the brand new Nike Hyperdunk - 2008 Beijing Olympics edition. The sneaker lineup features eight different styles representing eight nations. You can get them for the following nations: Russia, China, USA, Australia, Puerto Rico and Lithuania. They also have Hyperdunks that pay special tribute to some national basketball stars like Argentina (Manu Ginobili), Spain (Paul Gasol), & Germany (Dirk Nowitzki). More images after the jump… Scroll over image for information. ...
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