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Bryant: Losing Liu to injury saddens ChineseColorado Springs GazetteMonday 18th August 2008 BEIJING ? We don't have a national sports hero, at least not the way China has Yao Ming. Likewise we don't have a Liu Xiang either. It will be difficult for us to understand what happened to Chinese citizens when injury took their hero before he had a chance to don his cape.
China?s iron Olympic grip starts to slipTimes OnlineMonday 18th August 2008 The mystery of the half-filled stands at many events at the 2008 Olympic Games has been solved, according to Chinese internet users, who say it is the result of a policy to prevent the gathering of large and possibly uncontrollable crowds.
Farewell my heritageMalta TodayMonday 18th August 2008 Since Mario Tabone was appointed chairman of Heritage Malta five years ago, his main priority has been to create a momentum for public awareness about this island?s cultural riches.
On top of the worldThe Myrtle Beach Sun NewsSunday 17th August 2008 He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth. "Another few weary steps and there was nothing above us but the sky," Sir Edmund Hillary wrote of that moment in 1953 when he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first to the zenith. Harder to put into words was what it meant to be first, foremost - on that day the best among mankind. The New Zealander spoke of ...
The Spring Clean Is On AgainScoop.co.nzSunday 17th August 2008 More than a million participants are expected to roll their sleeves up and spring clean their country when Keep New Zealand Beautiful?s Clean Up New Zealand Week happens in September. At the same time, Graffiti Free Week launches to tackle tagging.
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps nowSan Francisco ChronicleSunday 17th August 2008 He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth. "Another few weary steps and there was nothing above us but the sky," Sir Edmund Hillary wrote of that moment in 1953 when he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first to the...
Beijing Olympics: Mere Spectacle Or Turning Point?Sin Chew Jit PohSaturday 16th August 2008 They had waited 100 years. When the moment came, it brought pride, hope, joy, cynicism, frustration and, yes, self-questioning. For Beijing's netizens, hosting the Olympic Games has been a bittersweet experience. The nationalism sparked by the Tibet protests has given way to a deeper reflectiveness.
