Italy’s Alessia Filippi, seen herein March 2008, is one of four Italian medal hopes for the Beijing Olympics.
The Hidden Cost Behind China’s Olympic Gold (The Epoch Times)
Published in July 24th, 2008
It cost the Chinese regime $102 million for each gold medal won in the Athens Olympics.
Italian swimmers confident of Beijing medals (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Published in July 24th, 2008
Italy’s swimmers spoke of their confidence ahead of the Beijing Olympics before leaving for China to take part in next month’s Games.
Copper slumps to 5-week low on weak Chinese demand (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Published in July 24th, 2008
Copper prices tumbled to a five-week low Thursday on expectations that falling demand from China and a slowdown in the U.S. housing market will lead to a surplus of the metal. Other commodities traded mixed, with crude oil rebounding slightly and gold, silver and soybeans falling. Corn and wheat futures rose. China, the world’s biggest buyer of copper, has been importing less of the metal …
At Olympics, Americans have home field advantage
Published in July 24th, 2008
EAST LANSING, Mich. —- Chinese officials have tapped Michigan State University’s preeminent turf scientists to help build a portable athletic field for this summer’s Olympics in Beijing National Stadium. The MSU team, lead by professor John “Trey” Rogers, gained prominence by first introducing portable turf at the 1994 World Cup at the Pontiac Silverdome — the first time World Cup soccer was played indoors. Takes months The current, months-long project has involved building and managing mor
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