http://en.wasalive.com/ Déjà chez nous, bientôt chez les autres ! en-en Copyright 2008 WASAlive ! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:42 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/beijing-claims-it-has-met_n_147350.html BEIJING — Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. China's notoriously polluted capital of 17 million reached the clean-air day target... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:24:02 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/beijing-claims-it-has-met_n_147350.html http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id%3D202854?cid%3DOTC-RSS%26attr%3DCVG-General-RSS Record-breaking gold medallist swimmer, in case you didn't know. After motor-boating his way to record-breaking eight gold medals in this year's Beijing Olympics, it'll come as no surprise that US swimmer Michael Phelps is set to get his own game. Click here to read the full article Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:59:36 GMT http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id%3D202854?cid%3DOTC-RSS%26attr%3DCVG-General-RSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OnTheBaseline/%7E3/471353369/ The Baseline Awards are back—bigger and better than ever! Fans can vote for their favorites in sixteen categories, including Player of the Year, and even add custom voting banners to their personal websites. Voting is open from December 1-December 29, 2008. The winners will be announced at On the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:44:22 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OnTheBaseline/%7E3/471353369/ http://www.dispatch.co.za/sport/article.aspx?id%3D275556 THE Beijing Olympics were an “indisputable success” that brought change to China in areas as diverse as press freedom, the environment and public health, according to an assessment released by the International Olympic Committee that activists criticised as ignoring human rights... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:17:39 GMT http://www.dispatch.co.za/sport/article.aspx?id%3D275556 http://www.wgntv.com/pages/landing/?blockID%3D148912%26feedID%3D6 BEIJING (AP) _ Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. China's notoriously polluted capital of 17 million reached the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:29:18 GMT http://www.wgntv.com/pages/landing/?blockID%3D148912%26feedID%3D6 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/393358/1/.html BEIJING: Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:28:26 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/393358/1/.html http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/393358/1/.html BEIJING: Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:09:23 GMT http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/393358/1/.html http://www.investlah.com/story.php?title%3DElcoteq-Beijing-Honored-Supporting-Beijing-2008-Olympics-1 Elcoteq Beijing Honored for Supporting Beijing 2008 Olympics HONG KONG, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Elcoteq Beijing won a series of awards in the 'Olympics Contribution Competition' organized by the committees of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area (BDA). The awards were... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:00:44 GMT http://www.investlah.com/story.php?title%3DElcoteq-Beijing-Honored-Supporting-Beijing-2008-Olympics-1 http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT%3D109%26STORY%3D/www/story/12-01-2008/0004933781%26EDATE%3D Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:46:00 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT%3D109%26STORY%3D/www/story/12-01-2008/0004933781%26EDATE%3D http://feeds.canada.com/%7Er/canwest/F264/%7E3/471156764/story.html BEIJING - Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said today. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://feeds.canada.com/%7Er/canwest/F264/%7E3/471156764/story.html http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/FindArticles/%7E3/oE8H5oYBm3U/olympians-are-proud-of-their-tattoos-666121.html Since the summer Olympics are going on right now in Beijing I thought it would be appropriate to write about tattoos and the Olympics. Also I’ve just started getting into the Olympics and I have noticed a little pattern myself. You might be scratching your head at this point because you are... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:35:57 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/FindArticles/%7E3/oE8H5oYBm3U/olympians-are-proud-of-their-tattoos-666121.html http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id%3D10369 Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:38:38 GMT http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id%3D10369 http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/world/%2Ahttp://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5183233 BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:35:39 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/world/%2Ahttp://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5183233 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/%2Ahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081201/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionoly2008 AFP - Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:35:22 GMT http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/china/%2Ahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081201/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionoly2008 http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081201/tap-china-environment-pollution-oly2008-8d4ea94.html Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:35:00 GMT http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081201/tap-china-environment-pollution-oly2008-8d4ea94.html http://feeds.twincities.com/%7Er/mngi/rss/CustomRssServlet/569/200317/%7E3/Udy9s_6oVxo/ci_11109466 After spearheading the journey to a long-awaited Olympic gold medal in Beijing last summer, Jerry Colangelo recently decided he will be back with USA Basketball. He will oversee all of the men's and women's programs after his recent appointment to chairman of USA Basketball's board of directors. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:27:36 GMT http://feeds.twincities.com/%7Er/mngi/rss/CustomRssServlet/569/200317/%7E3/Udy9s_6oVxo/ci_11109466 http://ads.qctimes.com/articles/2008/12/01//news/ask_the_times/doc4933542d4cc2e304555734.txt Q: The recent Olympics got me wondering: For many years, Beijing was known as Peking. When did the city’s now-accepted name of Beijing start to be used and why? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:06:10 GMT http://ads.qctimes.com/articles/2008/12/01//news/ask_the_times/doc4933542d4cc2e304555734.txt http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/12/1/elcoteq-beijing-honored-for-supporting-beijing-2008-olympics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:56:58 GMT http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/12/1/elcoteq-beijing-honored-for-supporting-beijing-2008-olympics http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid%3D190383298 ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:52:00 GMT http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid%3D190383298 http://www.nnnforum.org/forums/showthread.php?t%3D143016%26goto%3Dnewpost http://www.straitstimes.com/print/Br...ry_309002.html Dec 1, 2008 China-Europe disenchantment BEIJING - THE public cheeriness that usually accompanies summits between China and the European Union is on ice this year after Beijing called off the annual meeting, exposing rifts that go well... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:32:52 GMT http://www.nnnforum.org/forums/showthread.php?t%3D143016%26goto%3Dnewpost http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/1020/BUSINESS BEIJING -- The hoopla has faded. The world leaders have gone home. But three months after the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese are still coming in droves to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube to remember one of their country's proudest moments. And ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:58:31 GMT http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/1020/BUSINESS http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id%3D925328%26sourceType%3D3 TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 1, 2008) - QuStream Corporation ("QuStream" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:QVC) issues a correction from source in respect of the press release that was disseminated by the Company at 4:43 p.m. on November 28, 2008. The comparative EPS for the three months ended... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:48:36 GMT http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id%3D925328%26sourceType%3D3 http://feeds.b5media.com/%7Er/b5media/LighttheTorch/%7E3/MaAc4d5GiLM/london-sailing-venue-completed One down, dozens to go… The first Olympic venue for the 2012 London Games has been completed. The Olympic sailing venue at Portland Harbour in Weymouth was unveiled on Friday. On hand for the ceremony were Olympic Gold Medal sailors, Paul Goodison and Jonathon Edwards as well as members of the... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:44:33 GMT http://feeds.b5media.com/%7Er/b5media/LighttheTorch/%7E3/MaAc4d5GiLM/london-sailing-venue-completed http://inlineup.freeblogsite.com/after-disintegrating-maxalt-mlt-orally-tablet-three-runner-up-medals-in-the-beijing-2144/ Economy shrank in the third quarter. Falling incomes and rising prices send folks to cheap, comforting foods. Billion that firms are getting from Treasury is for lending, critics say. Hot button social issues Jacket motorcycle nexx state ballots. The entries were of incredible quality. S choice... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:00:49 GMT http://inlineup.freeblogsite.com/after-disintegrating-maxalt-mlt-orally-tablet-three-runner-up-medals-in-the-beijing-2144/ http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/0/BUSINESS04 BEIJING -- The hoopla has faded. The world leaders have gone home. But three months after the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese are still coming in droves to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube to remember one of their country's proudest moments. And ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/0/BUSINESS04 http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/12/chinapolis_a_bit_about_chinas.html The most recent issue of Foreign Policy Magazine has a story entitled, the "Global Cities Index," in setting out the 60 cities "that shape our lives the most." Beijing (#12), Shanghai (#20), Guangzhou (#52), Shenzhen (#54) and Chongqing (#59) made the list and a sidebar article entitled,... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:11:14 GMT http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/12/chinapolis_a_bit_about_chinas.html http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/1016/BUSINESS01 BEIJING -- The hoopla has faded. The world leaders have gone home. But three months after the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese are still coming in droves to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube to remember one of their country's proudest moments. And ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:48:35 GMT http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/1016/BUSINESS01 http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/0/BUSINESS08 BEIJING -- The hoopla has faded. The world leaders have gone home. But three months after the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese are still coming in droves to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube to remember one of their country's proudest moments. And ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:37:42 GMT http://www.sinolinx.com/frame/?url%3Dhttp://www.freep.com/article/20081130/BUSINESS07/811300441/0/BUSINESS08 http://cod4boards.com/news/65698-60-minutes-michael-phelps-interview.html He swam into history at the Beijing Olympics and now the 23-year-old phenom tells Anderson Cooper how his life has since changed. More... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:00:30 GMT http://cod4boards.com/news/65698-60-minutes-michael-phelps-interview.html http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/olympics/2008/11/29/universals_ski_coverage_off_to.html Anyone besides me tune in the men's downhill from Lake Louise on Universalsports.com this morning? First thing to greet you on the Web site (the cable network itself is unavailable in Seattle; Universal "simulcasts" its coverage of many events online) was a countdown clock announcing that ski... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:50:09 GMT http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/olympics/2008/11/29/universals_ski_coverage_off_to.html http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling-photos/cycling-photos-of-the-year/ In no particular order, these are some great photos from this year. Most of them I found on Flickr searching creative commons licences. If you have any photos you would like to include let me know. Some of the photos at the end are taking by me! Aerial view of Carlos Sastre on his lone break up... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:27:09 GMT http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling-photos/cycling-photos-of-the-year/ http://feeds.digg.com/%7Er/digg/videos/popular/%7E3/9czEmQSfhI8/60_Minutes_Michael_Phelps_Interview He swam into history at the Beijing Olympics and now the 23-year-old phenom tells Anderson Cooper how his life has since changed. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:02:39 GMT http://feeds.digg.com/%7Er/digg/videos/popular/%7E3/9czEmQSfhI8/60_Minutes_Michael_Phelps_Interview http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-venue-for-olympics-paralympics-in.html From BBC News in the UK:The first purpose-built sporting venue for the London 2012 Olympics has been completed with the end of construction at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy.The £15m complex, which will also host the Paralympics events, was bought in under budget and ahead of schedule.The... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:06:37 GMT http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-venue-for-olympics-paralympics-in.html http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/FatwalletHotDeals/%7E3/XH-A6kzRQsY/883162 Rating: 0 Posted By: Zillions Views: 191 Replies: 0 Free shipping over orders of $25 Gamestop Cybermonday DealsBuy Spore[PC]$49.99 and get Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack FREE[$19 reg]25%-50% Off Select Download Titles (I'll Edit in the list soon as I get it)Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 $39.99... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:43:20 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/FatwalletHotDeals/%7E3/XH-A6kzRQsY/883162 http://feeds.cbsnews.com/%7Er/CBSNewsPopVideo/%7E3/470901296/ He swam into history at the Beijing Olympics and now the 23-year-old phenom tells CNN's Anderson Cooper how his life has since changed. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:31:00 GMT http://feeds.cbsnews.com/%7Er/CBSNewsPopVideo/%7E3/470901296/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/CBSNewsStory/%7E3/465764690/main4633123.shtml He swam into history at the Beijing Olympics and now the 23-year-old phenom tells CNN's Anderson Cooper what his life is like as hundreds of endorsement opportunities roll in to make this U.S. Olympic superstar a marketing millionaire. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:01 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/CBSNewsStory/%7E3/465764690/main4633123.shtml http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2012London/2008/11/29/7577271-sun.html Although she felt like 'public enemy No. 1' in Beijing, Sherraine Schalm will continue to fence towards the 2012 Olympics in London. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:01:55 GMT http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2012London/2008/11/29/7577271-sun.html http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/GoogleMapsMania/%7E3/dGQ4vl9oDQk/clustering-solution-for-google-maps.html MapeedMapeed is a new clustering plug-in solution that has just been launched for Google Maps. Based on a new generation of algorithms Mapeed can compute and display 50,000 markers on a map in a very short time.Mapeed have a couple of Google Maps demonstrating the use of the clustering... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:51:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/GoogleMapsMania/%7E3/dGQ4vl9oDQk/clustering-solution-for-google-maps.html http://feeds.cbsnews.com/%7Er/CBSNewsStory/%7E3/465764690/main4633123.shtml He swam into history at the Beijing Olympics and now the 23-year-old phenom tells CNN's Anderson Cooper what his life is like as hundreds of endorsement opportunities roll in to make this U.S. Olympic superstar a marketing millionaire. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:30:05 GMT http://feeds.cbsnews.com/%7Er/CBSNewsStory/%7E3/465764690/main4633123.shtml http://www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/article.aspx?id%3D283077 Sporting events, including the Beijing Olympics have pushed the Seven Network to a TV ratings win for the second year running. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:26:00 GMT http://www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/article.aspx?id%3D283077 http://socialvote.com/GeneralPoliticalNews/Sports_Briefing__Olympics_Testing_Agency_Faults_5_Sports_-_New_York_Times/ Sports Briefing | Olympics Testing Agency Faults 5 SportsNew York Times, United States - 18 minutes agoTimes journalists and special contributors explore the Olympics in Beijing and on the Web from every angle - the politics, the culture and the competition. ...39 Vote(s) Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:09:12 GMT http://socialvote.com/GeneralPoliticalNews/Sports_Briefing__Olympics_Testing_Agency_Faults_5_Sports_-_New_York_Times/ http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid%3D190182866 CALGARY - Although she felt like "public enemy No. 1" in Beijing, Sherraine Schalm will continue to fence to the 2012 Olympics in London. Canada's ... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:56:00 GMT http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid%3D190182866 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Hoy-puts-wheels-in-motion.4746761.jp IT WAS supposed to be a relaxing sunshine holiday in Thailand after a punishing schedule following his record three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Hoy-puts-wheels-in-motion.4746761.jp http://www.ticketnews.com/Five-arrests-made-in-UK-over-festival-and-Olympics-ticket-scandal118287 British authorities this week arrested five people in relation to recent incidents of alleged ticket fraud where fans never received tickets they ordered for the Beijing Olympics and several music festivals. According to BBC News, the five people arrested are associated with Xclusive Leisure and... Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:01:29 GMT http://www.ticketnews.com/Five-arrests-made-in-UK-over-festival-and-Olympics-ticket-scandal118287 http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-11-30-dorophy-tang-adidas-kicks-discovery-ii-exhibit Hong Kong’s Dorophy Tang just dropped her Adidas Kicks Discovery II Exhibition at the newly built Adidas Complex in Beijing following up on her first exhibit that was dropped during the Olympics. More pics after the Jump….. (more…) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:52:01 GMT http://theoriginalwinger.com/2008-11-30-dorophy-tang-adidas-kicks-discovery-ii-exhibit http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/nov/29/olympics-2012-weymouth-sailing-venue There will be tricky times ahead for the body responsible for making sure that the Olympic venues are ready for 2012. But yesterday administrators, politicians and sporting champions could enjoy the moment as the first venue was declared open. True, many of the buildings at the sailing venue in... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:08:52 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/nov/29/olympics-2012-weymouth-sailing-venue http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1710973524%26amp%3Bz%3D950243767 International Herald Tribune - Found 4 hours agoThe Beijing Olympics were an 'indisputable success' that brought change to China in areas as diverse as media freedom, the environment and public ... IT Cutbacks For 2012 London Olympics - Slashdot I.O.C.... Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:14:00 GMT http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1710973524%26amp%3Bz%3D950243767 http://fatmanonakeyboard.blogspot.com/2008/11/hegel-remarks-somewhere-that-all-great.html “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.”Karl Marx - The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis BonaparteI see that Pravda continues in its fine tradition of dispensing... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:04:47 GMT http://fatmanonakeyboard.blogspot.com/2008/11/hegel-remarks-somewhere-that-all-great.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/tvweek/News/%7E3/470902153/a_sports_menu_for_digital_chan.php Among the programming options being developed for television stations with subchannel space to fill due to the digital transition is one geared specifically to NBC affiliates. It packages thousands of hours of sports competitions that eventually lead to the Olympics, the jewel in the crown of NBC... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:34:00 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/tvweek/News/%7E3/470902153/a_sports_menu_for_digital_chan.php http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t%3D111131%26goto%3Dnewpost Athletes turn to wide world of blogging By Bryan Chu - Express-News When he first came into the league in 1994, Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill said no one really knew about the World Wide Web, let alone used it to their advantage. Times have changed as professional athletes' Web sites and blogs... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:48:21 GMT http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t%3D111131%26goto%3Dnewpost