The Sports Economist (Free subscription) | yesterday
The displacement of normal business by events such as the Super Bowl or the Olympics has been a staple issue in academic economists' analyses of economic impact. These warnings from the ivory tower are typically been derided by local commercial spokesman, as if we are imagining things. Well, here's a change of pace. Today comes news from the European Tour Operators Association, who claim that the London...
Sentient Developments (Free subscription) | yesterday
From the four corners of the web: J.D. Trout - The Science of the Good Society | Point of Inquiry J.D. Trout is a professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, and an adjunct professor at the Parmly Sensory Sciences Institute. He writes on the nature of scientific and intellectual progress, as well as on the contribution that social science can make to human well-being. He is the author of...
Find Internet TV (Free subscription) | yesterday
Universal Sports and NBC Olympics are set to bring full coverage of everything Vancouver related from now through the Games' Closing Ceremony - and not only on TV. Just like in 2008 during the Beijing Summer Olympics, viewers will be able to watch select events live online on NBCOlympics.com . Only condition: viewers have to prove that they're subscribed to a multi-service operator and need to authenticate...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
A tour operators lobby group says a repeat of the Beijing pattern for London could cause a loss of 2.5m visitors to the UK capital and £1.5bn of visitor spending in the Olympics year
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
*Scroll down for video* By Samantha Critchell, AP NEW YORK (AP) - Ralph Lauren's affinity for Americana will be on full display on athletes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia - complete with red, white and blue, stars-and-stripes flags and, of course, polo ponies. Polo Ralph Lauren began its strategic unveiling of its outfits for athletes on Wednesday, with 100 days until the start...
Medgadget (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Interest has risen significantly in studying the biomechanics of amputee athletes since Oscar Pistorius's historic bid to be a part of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Oscar Pistorius is a double below the knee amputee who runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic feet. In a new study published in Biology Letters, the researchers gathered biomechanical data from unilateral amputees and from...
Cheapflights.com Flight News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
You may not have made it to 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, but if you’re a die-hard sports fan, then be sure to reserve your spot at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. These events are promising to be filled with thrills,...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
BEIJING -- Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Paint rocks white to stop global warming, says [mad] scientist | The Australian A PERUVIAN scientist has called on his country to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they will absorb less heat. Daily Kos: NYTimes Hit Piece on Al Gore The Times expressly wanted to play a part in the talk radio and conservative blogosphere...
France24 (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
More than a year after the Beijing Olympics, the Bird's Nest stadium has been placed under Chinese government management in an effort to stem financial losses, state media said Wednesday. "Each time a major event is held at the Bird's Nest, there is pressure to prevent the venue from becoming a white elephant," the China Daily quoted Zhou Bin, the stadium's director of research and development,...
Widgets Lab (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Since the 2008 Beijing Summer Games are over…I’m waiting to see if this widget will auto-switch to the 2009 Winter Games. I am actually excited to possibly see some new features for the widgets this year. TechCrunch excerpt: “NBC Prepares For The Winter Olympics With Silverlight, HD Video, And Facebook Connect“: NBC will be using a video player [...] Related posts: Beijing...
BBC FREESAT HD TV BLOG. (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
FREESAT TO DATE 3rd Nov 2009. Freesat to date · May 2008 – Freesat launches with SD and HD digital boxes · June 2008 - Freesat-integrated televisions are first introduced by Panasonic · August 2008 - Freesat shows over 300 hours of the Beijing Olympics coverage in pin-sharp high definition on the BBC HD channel · September 2008 – Freesat wins the Pace / DTG award...
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kellya | 12/08/2008
One of the most controversial female French athletes, Laure Manadou, is qualified for 3 finals and one semifinal at the Olympics in Beijing. She is having a rough time in and out the pool due to the nude photos and sex tapes rumors. Everyone wondered if she was strong enough to leave all the rumors behind and compete with a clear mind and actually qualify and maybe win a medal at the Olympics. In Dunkrik,
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