Archive for September, 2007
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Nearly one in four people in the Atlanta area are exercise enthusiasts stuck in neighborhoods without sidewalks or other walking amenities, according to a study that illustrates a problem for many Americans.
Researchers said the findings point to the need for more exercise-friendly places to live.
"The bottom ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Welcome to Beijing
The Temple of Heaven
In 2008, when you are at the grand occasion of the Olympic Games with the theme slogan of "One World, One Dream", you will also find yourselves experiencing the oriental ancient civilization of Beijing.
Beijing was the capital city of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Universities in Beijing formulate plans to make up class for "Good Luck Beijing" sport events' volunteers.
In the forthcoming "Good Luck Beijing" Goalball, Triathlon and Modern pentathlon games, some venues will continue to use volunteers of summer's service.
Many other university students will join in volunteer service for the upcoming events.
In order ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
High waves batter a breakwater in front of houses at Yokosuka city. A strong typhoon crashed into the Tokyo region on Friday, September 9, 2007, bringing downpours and violent gusts that killed one person, injured dozens more and disrupted hundreds of flights, officials and reports said. [Photo: AFP]
A strong typhoon ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Britain's air force scrambled four Tornado warplanes yesterday to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers, the Ministry of Defense said.
The ministry said the Russian aircraft had not entered British air space.
"In the early hours of this morning four RAF (Royal Air Force) Tornado F3 aircraft from RAF Leeming and RAF Waddington ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
Turkish telecommunication company Turkcell got the license of the Third Generation Mobile Communication System (3G) by offering 321 million euro, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday.
During the tender held at the Telecommunication Authority in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Turkcell raised its bid from 10 million euro ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
The United Nations system in Bangladesh has mobilized additional funds of 6 million U.S. dollars to alleviate the sufferings of the flood affected people of the country.
This is in addition to UN system assistance of approximately 11 million dollars since the flood started at the end of July.
This support was ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
This combination picture shows video grabs of undated footage from the Internet of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden making statements from an unknown location. Osama bin Laden praises martyrdom as a weapon and a path to glory for Muslims in a video that CNN said on July 14, 2007 ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday in Sydney that numerous facts have proved China and the United States are each other's stakeholders and constructive cooperators.
Hu made the remarks in a meeting with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush on the sidelines of the economic leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
The Great Wall of China (literally "long city wall") or is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built between 5th century BC and the 17th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.
Several walls, referred to as the ...
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