http://olympics.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for olympics en Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671926 unknown@Digg.com Two world records were set yesterday in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the men's 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:05.25, and Katie Hoff qualified for her second Olympics with her own world record in the women?s 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:31.12. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671926olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2671746 unknown@Digg.com World champion Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100 meters of all-time to win the American Olympic trials on Sunday, a wind-assisted 9.68 seconds. The victory put Gay into his first U.S. Olympic team but the wind speed of 4.1 meters per second deprived the 25-year-old of a world record. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671746olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2671315 unknown@Digg.com This August in Beijing, Olympic athletes will rely on the best gear in the world to perform at their peak. Here's the top tech, plus reviews of everything you'll need to have the hottest summer ever.... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:49:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671315olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2671121 unknown@Digg.com American swimmers showed at the Olympic trials that they will be a force to be reckoned with at the Summer Games. Check out the cream of the crop here! =) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:01:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671121olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2670889 unknown@Digg.com A little-known program offers two exclusive ways to enjoy the Games. Plus, China's high-end travel tours. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:39:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670889olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2669151 unknown@Digg.com When amputee athletes compete against able-bodied athletes, they're called courageous. But when they nearly win, as a South African sprinter did earlier this year while trying to qualify for that country's Olympic team, they are accused of cheating. It's a hypocrisy that doesn't sit well with MIT professor and double amputee Hugh Herr... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:50:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2669151olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2667790 unknown@Digg.com How does a poor Caribbean country of less than 3 million people produce such athletic riches? Improved coaching and a new system to develop raw talent at home have combined with a tradition of seeing sprinting as an inexpensive ticket out of poverty, observers say. For now, Jamaicans are reveling in having the world's two fastest men Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:37:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2667790olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2666076 unknown@Digg.com Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy issue a statement to the so called ?troublemakers?, petitioners, or anyone on the ?controlled? list, ordering them not to leave the city of Shanghai during the coming Olympics. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:40:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2666076olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2664017 unknown@Digg.com Wei, a 60 year-old Chinese acupuncturist from Guangxi province, showed his patriotism for the upcoming Olympics by piercing his head, face, chest, and arms with 2008 decorative needles in five different colors. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:40:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2664017olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2469060 unknown@ma.gnolia.com go brooklyn Saved By: Jason Calacanis | View Details | Give Thanks Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2469060freeiconsgraphicswebdesigncssweb developmentpositioningajaxNone assignedlistCableclutterorganizeyourinternet explorerieie8twitterenglishplainexplanationmacjavascriptjqueryhowTosaveMoneyamericanIdolportfoliohow toadviceweb 2.0imagesscreenshotsthumbnailsDesigninterfacelibrarypatternsgnarlsbarkleyMicrosoftdocumentationbooksonlinefontolympics http://web2announcer.com/go/2028031 unknown@ma.gnolia.com What on earth is this? Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2028031developmentcolorDesignwebdesigngraphicdesignweb designcsstoolsroscriptsNone assignedpasswordpassword schemesarticleweb 2.0entrepreneursStartupskawasakiworkresourcewebads'web ads'VideovisualizationphotographyTechnologyonline lifeprivacyInternetpersonal expressionreadwritingwordslondon2012olympics http://web2announcer.com/go/1994178 unknown@Netscape.com FIFTEEN months out from the Beijing Olympics, China is wallowing in the toxic by-products of its lightning economic expansion, prompting fears for athletes and tourists who will travel there, as well as the Chinese population. Mon, 21 May 2007 19:36:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1994178chinaolympicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1984775 unknown@Netscape.com Olympic Dream for Darfur is not a boycott operation. Its focus is on organizing activities to put pressure on China to force Sudan to end the mass murders and mass rapes. Among such actions are international teach-ins, rallies, vigils, and counter Olympic relays in a series of countries to vividly call attention to China's complicity in genocide. Mon, 21 May 2007 02:40:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1984775chinadarfurGenocideolympicsnathentoffNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1677096 unknown@Netscape.com The Western press is full of stories these days on China's arrival as a superpower, some even heralding, or warning, that the future may belong to her. Western political and business delegations stream into Beijing, confident of China's economy, which continues to grow rapidly. Investment pours in. Crowning China's new status, Beijing will host the Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:16:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1677096chinasuperpowereconomonysummerolympicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1449511 unknown@Netscape.com Now Chicago takes on the rest of the world. The Windy City's bid to hold a Summer Games for the first time moved to the international stage Saturday when the U.S. Olympic Committee capped a yearlong search for an American candidate for 2016 by picking Chicago over two-time host Los Angeles. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:47:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1449511chicagoLosAngeles2016olympicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1379593 unknown@Netscape.com The Pictograms for the Beijing 2008 Games have been released by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). The Pictograms, which will play an important role in identifying Olympic sports and overall marketing, went on display at the two-year countdown to the opening of the Games. (pics) Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:04:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/13795932008gamesBeijingolympicsOlympicNews http://web2announcer.com/go/926175 unknown@Netscape.com Chinese people risk becoming foreigners in their own country because of an obsession with using English-only public signs in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games, state media reported Friday, quoting a lawmaker. "Too many signs in public places carry only English information, leaving those who don't know the language puzzled and embarrassed. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:15:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/9261752008olympicschinaenglishonlysignsforeignersinthierownlandNews http://web2announcer.com/go/472487 unknown@Netscape.com Armed foreign police could patrol the streets of London during the 2012 Olympics under an unprecedented scenario outlined by one of Scotland Yard's most senior officers. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:15:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/472487policeforeignentanglementsolympics2012londonNews http://web2announcer.com/go/154738 unknown@Netscape.com Bloopers of the Olympics . Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:30:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/154738olympicsbloopersHilariousfunnyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/101985 unknown@Netscape.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games in either Los Angeles or Chicago, officials announced on Tuesday. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:11:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/101985olympicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/7481 unknown@Netscape.com Tear off a strip of linen for me, please. It's time to raise the white flag. It's not easy, admitting the cause for which you fought so many years and often took abuse for that loyalty, ended up a losing one. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:36:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/7481Sportscollege sportsminor sportsolympicsNews