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  • Behind The Scenes: Travis Stevens

    NBCOlympics.com RSS Top Slideshows
    15 May 2012 | 2:42 pm
    Photos of Beijing Olympian Travis Stevens, who returns to the Games eyeing a medal.

  • Caroline Lind: Visualizing The Perfect Race

    NBCOlympics.com RSS Top Video
    15 May 2012 | 11:45 am
    Olympic gold medalist rower Caroline Lind explains the perfect race.

  • Kunming Flower and Bird Market

    Beijing Visitor Blog
    Soccerphile
    30 Apr 2012 | 12:37 am
    昆明花 鸟市场 Kunming Flower and Bird Market (Kunming Huaniao Shichang) in Kunming is located near the center of the city around the intersection of Dongfeng West Road (东风西路) and Wuyi Road (五一路). Kunming's mild climate is perfect for growing flowers (camellias, lilies, orchids, and roses) and this large market has many stalls selling freshly cut flowers, along with caged song birds, antiques, curios, Mao badges, small animals, books, calligraphy brushes, Yunnan ethnic clothing and varieties of fish. In operation since 1983, the Kunming Flower and Bird Market is also a good…

  • U.S. Men's Basketball Requests More Time to Finalize Roster

    2012 London Olympics
    By GREG BISHOP
    15 May 2012 | 6:00 pm
    With the 20-player pool reduced to 16 healthy bodies in recent weeks because of injuries, USA Basketball asked for an extension to submit its national team roster.

  • Stay In The Conversation

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    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…
 
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  • Kunming Flower and Bird Market

    Soccerphile
    30 Apr 2012 | 12:37 am
    昆明花 鸟市场 Kunming Flower and Bird Market (Kunming Huaniao Shichang) in Kunming is located near the center of the city around the intersection of Dongfeng West Road (东风西路) and Wuyi Road (五一路). Kunming's mild climate is perfect for growing flowers (camellias, lilies, orchids, and roses) and this large market has many stalls selling freshly cut flowers, along with caged song birds, antiques, curios, Mao badges, small animals, books, calligraphy brushes, Yunnan ethnic clothing and varieties of fish. In operation since 1983, the Kunming Flower and Bird Market is also a good…

  • Bai Theater Yunnan Nationalities Village

    Soccerphile
    15 Mar 2012 | 10:09 am
    The Yunnan Nationalities Village is a short distance south of Kunming on the north east shore of Dianchi Lake. Yunnan Province's many ethnic minorities including the Bai, the Dai and the Yi are represented here through displays of crafts and performances of ethnic music and drama, as in these images showing a traditional Bai drama. Yunnan Nationalities Village theme park opened in 1992 and visitors can enjoy a variety of traditional re-enactments including an elephant show and musical performances. © Beijing-Visitor.com Hotels in Beijing China Job Search Books on China and Beijing Beijing…

  • Calligraphy Brushes For Sale

    Soccerphile
    18 Feb 2012 | 1:41 am
    書法 These beautiful calligraphy brushes are for sale in a hutong street market in Beijing. The brushes come in all shapes and sizes and make for a great souvenir from China whether you practice calligraphy or not. The art of Chinese calligraphy grew out of writing the Chinese characters of the Chinese language. Chinese calligraphy brushes are made of wood often bamboo and the heads are made from animal hair (or feathers). Hotels in Beijing China Job Search Books on China and Beijing Beijing Personals Tags Beijing Calligraphy

  • Shichihai

    Soccerphile
    17 Feb 2012 | 1:38 am
    什刹海 Shichihai (lit. Lake of the Ten Buddhist Monasteries) is an area of three historic lakes Qianhai (前海), Xihai (西海) and the largest lake Houhai (后海) located north-west of the Forbidden City and Beihai Park. The Prince Gong Mansion (恭亲王府), Zhengjue Temple, the Museum of Mei Langfang (the former residence of Beijing Opera star Mei Lanfang from 1949 to 1961) and the Prince Chun Mansion (醇亲王府) - the father of the last Chinese emperor - are all located in the area. Shichahai was formerly the northernmost part of the Grand Canal connecting Beijing to Hangzhou in…

  • Year of the Dragon 2012

    Soccerphile
    30 Jan 2012 | 7:40 pm
    龍 Monday 23 January was the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This year is the Year of the Dragon, a highly propitious year as the dragon is associated with power, vitality and action and was a symbol of the Chinese Emperor. It is considered good luck to be born in the Year of the Dragon and maternity hospitals in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore are expecting a mini baby boom. The Year of the Dragon is also good news for companies producing baby products such as baby clothes, toys and medicines. Temple Fairs are in full swing during Chinese New Year celebrations including…
 
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  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
 
 
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  • Driven on by a puppy named Donald

    Ollie Williams (BBC Sport)
    15 May 2012 | 3:46 am
    Mhairi Spence is drunk with elation, giddily staggering through admiring embraces, letting out cries of disbelief. In a field outside Rome, after years of frustration, perspiration and pure hope on the fringes of the Olympic movement, she has taken a giant step towards her ultimate dream: a puppy named Donald. Spence, 26, should top your list of athletes you'd pick to cross a finish line first. It's how she reacts. Her emotions sit squarely on the surface even at the quietest of times but here in Italy, moments ago, she has won a world title and nobody needs to ask, "How do you feel?" Hauled…

  • New legacy chief "shatters" political consensus

    Adrian Warner (BBC Sport)
    10 May 2012 | 7:23 am
    Daniel Moylan is the new head of the London Legacy Development Corporation. Boris Johnson's rushed appointment of a new Olympic legacy chief has shattered the political consensus around the 2012 Games. Baroness Ford, the chair of the Legacy company which has already been successful in securing a future for most of the Olympic Park, is widely respected across all parties for the calm, but tough way, she has negotiated deals with private and public companies. Ford, a Labour peer who was appointed in 2009 by the previous Labour Government, was expected to stay in control until after the Olympics…

  • Awaiting the start of the Olympic torch relay

    Roger Mosey (BBC Sport)
    8 May 2012 | 3:30 am
    So we're about to get under way. London's Olympic flame will be lit in Greece this Thursday and then on 18 May it will be with us here in the UK. That means the BBC's coverage of the torch relay begins, and we'll be offering everyone the chance to follow the journey from Olympia to East London with whatever twists and turns there are along the route.First up will be the lighting ceremony itself on the morning of Thursday, 10 May. Expect pan pipes and women looking mysterious in white robes. Coverage will be on the BBC News Channel, Radio 5 Live and our usual online portfolio including our…

  • Back in the fold

    Tom Fordyce (BBC Sport)
    30 Apr 2012 | 9:28 am
    The ruling from the Court for Arbitration in Sport that the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban on drug cheats must be dropped has opened the door to qualification for London 2012 to several previously ostracised British athletes. Who are they, what realistic chance do they have of pulling on a British vest this summer, and which of their rivals may miss out on selection as a result? David Millar, Carl Myerscough and Dwain Chambers stand a real chance of competing at London 2012. Photos: Getty Name: Dwain Chambers Event: Athletics, 100m, 4 x 100m relay Banned for: Designer steroid THG…

  • BBC output and staffing for the Olympics

    Roger Mosey (BBC Sport)
    25 Apr 2012 | 10:30 am
    Probably the biggest single theme in this blog has been the record amount of content we'll be offering from the London Olympic Games - a total of around 2,500 hours of live sport - supplemented by tv, radio and online coverage around the clock of the largest sporting event ever held in the UK. Pulling it all together, the highlights are: - 33 hours a day of live television across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Three. - At peak, 24 live HD channels meaning you can watch every venue from first thing in the morning to last thing at night - Comprehensive coverage on 5 Live, supplemented by a new…
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    Around The Rings News

  • Beckham, Coe Head to Athens for Olympic Flame

    15 May 2012 | 7:22 pm
    5/16/2012 (ATR) Sebastian Coe and London 2012 colleagues are on their way to Athens to pick up the Olympic flame for the Games. (Copyright 1992 - 2012, all rights reserved. The information in this report may not be published, excerpted, or otherwise distributed in print or broadcast without the express prior consent of Around the Rings.)

  • On the Scene - USA Basketball Extension; Twitter Lessons; Media Onslaught

    15 May 2012 | 12:17 pm
    5/15/2012 (ATR) Journalists get to know the faces and stories of more than 100 Olympic qualifiers and hopefuls during three jam-packed days in Dallas ... ATR's Karen Rosen reports from the 2012 Team USA Media Summit ... (Copyright 1992 - 2012, all rights reserved. The information in this report may not be published, excerpted, or otherwise distributed in print or broadcast without the express prior consent of Around the Rings.) IOC Inspects 2015 Site; German Sports Hall of Fame; 2012 Qualification Update - 05/15/2012 (ATR) IOC gets to work in Kuala Lumpur ... German sports hall of fame…

  • IOC Inspects 2015 Site; German Sports Hall of Fame; 2012 Qualification Update

    15 May 2012 | 9:17 am
    5/15/2012 The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. (KLCC) IOC Pleased with Session InspectionThe 2015 IOC Session Coordination Commission visit to Kuala Lumpur went satisfactorily.“Overall the Commission was satisfied with the proposals submitted,” said a post on the Olympic Council of Asia website about the May 8-9 visit.Delegates inspected the proposed venues – the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and Mandarin Oriental.Additionally, the commission sought “assurances from the government on the issuance of visas to all participants and clarifications and details on security and the…

  • Johnson Launches BT London Live; LOCOG Unveils First Paralympic Torchbearers

    15 May 2012 | 5:27 am
    5/15/2012 (ATR) Newly reelected mayor says London will enjoy a "summer like no other" ... LOCOG announces first 332 Paralympic torchbearers ... Athletes approve of Olympic Village ... Armani uniforms ... NBC en Espanol ... More inside this London Latest ... (Copyright 1992 - 2012, all rights reserved. The information in this report may not be published, excerpted, or otherwise distributed in print or broadcast without the express prior consent of Around the Rings.) IOC President Honored in Rome - 05/15/2012 (ATR) As he heads into a final year as IOC President, Jacques Rogge is in Rome to…

  • IOC President Honored in Rome

    14 May 2012 | 10:33 pm
    5/15/2012 (ATR) As he heads into a final year as IOC President, Jacques Rogge is in Rome to receive a prestigious sports award, with more honors sure to follow. ATR’s Ed Hula reports. (Copyright 1992 - 2012, all rights reserved. The information in this report may not be published, excerpted, or otherwise distributed in print or broadcast without the express prior consent of Around the Rings.) On the Scene in Dallas - Michelle Obama Praises "Power of the Games" - 05/14/2012 (ATR) First lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with Olympic and Paralympic sports to get more than 1.7 million children…
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  • The UK’s most haunted places to stay and visit

    admin
    15 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    TweetA decent nights unrest Haunted hotels are all the craze for those daredevils who like an unusual holiday experience, although it might not necessarily be for the fainthearted. The Medieval times were plagued by bloody wars, crazy rulers, kings and queens, horrible diseases and huge castles and cathedrals. While this may seem too much to stomach for some, for others there’s nothing more exciting than the thought of staying somewhere where things come to life at night. Medieval fortress house for plenty restless souls Chillingham Castle, Northumberland Built over 800 years ago to stop…

  • 5 Green Tips for Camping with your dog

    admin
    8 May 2012 | 4:08 am
    TweetBringing your furry best friend along with you on camping trip can make for plenty of fun and entertainment, however it also means thinking about the impact your dog has on the holiday environment. It would be best to plan ahead and think green when planning your travels. Camping Dog Here are some tips for a safe and eco-friendly camping experience with your dog: 1. Plan Ahead Planning ahead is always essential, but even more so when travelling with that cute furball of yours. Camping has always been one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel and luckily there are a number…

  • Britain’s Strangest Pubs

    admin
    18 Apr 2012 | 8:00 am
    TweetWe Britons are known to love a pint or two and pubs are where we most like to spend our weekends – it’s an unspoken tradition if you will. Pub owners have from back in the day added a fun element to their bars to make sure it stands out in the crowd. Join us as we look at some of Britain’s most unusual pubs. Hold on to your barstool and be prepared to be intrigued…. A beer in a public toilet The Temple of Convenience Manchester This is a quirky little place that some say is only worth visiting to see how weird it actually is. Other than the fact that it has pretty good…

  • Top Airports For Easter Treats

    admin
    30 Mar 2012 | 4:25 am
    Tweet   There’s nothing worse than being on a long flight over Easter and being stuck at the airport for hours before takeoff. Kids aren’t the only ones who enjoy a chocolate feast over this period, in fact I quite like the idea of hunting for Easter eggs and getting a sweet treat or two in over the Easter holidays too. To brighten up your day airports are looking at distributing chocolate Easter eggs, chocolate Easter bunnies and other small gifts over the holiday period. Heathrow Airport To ensure everyone’s Easter journey gets off to smooth start, additional staff will be…

  • Top 10 iPhone Apps for the Socially Conscious

    admin
    29 Mar 2012 | 6:59 am
    TweetSaving the Planet AccuFuel Struggling to keep with the demanding fuel price increases? Then this iPhone app is just for you. Monitoring your vehicle’s fuel efficiency is now fun and simple. View your mileage across multiple vehicles with the swipe of your finger! A different spin on this is Green Mileage which calculates your mileage between refills. APD star rating: ★★★★ Power Saver Home Go green and save £££’s! This app allows you to measure how much energy you are using and gives you simple tips on how to save energy and, ultimately money. APD star rating: ★★★…
 
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