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  1. Pikesville Column: Olympic village was the place to be for lots of action (Owings Mills Times)

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    While most of us were curled up at home watching the Olympics on television, Ted and Risa Offit, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, along with sons, Sam and Max, were actually at the Olympics. Ted is a member of the American… Full Story »

  2. S. Elgin-area residents urged to test well water (The Courier News)

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Small amounts of dry cleaning fluid that have shown up in routine well water tests in South Elgin do not pose a health hazard, but village officials Monday recommended that property owners living just outside the village who use water… Full Story »

  3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for DS

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    Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, created specifically to take advantage of all the features the DS has to offer, boasts 16 official Olympic challenges including two new events that are exclusive to the handheld game - 10m Platform Diving and Cycling. Using the unique Touch Screen and Nintendo DS stylus...Full Story »

  4. Santa Cruz area artist, photographer, painter Emil Edgren is more than anything, a storyteller (San Jose Mercury News)

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    CAPITOLA - You will never feel the slightest bit of boredom when listening to Emil Edgren. While sitting in his living room in Capitola Village, this retired photographer vividly takes you back in time. Full Story »

  5. Santa Cruz area artist, photographer, painter Emil Edgren is more than anything, a storyteller (Contra Costa Times)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 8, 2010

    CAPITOLA - You will never feel the slightest bit of boredom when listening to Emil Edgren. While sitting in his living room in Capitola Village, this retired photographer vividly takes you back in time. Full Story »

  6. Telluride welcomes another winter sport: figure skating (Telluride Daily Planet)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 8, 2010

    On Feb. 4, The Telluride Figure Skating Club launches with lessons for children at the new Mountain Village Ice Rink. The formation of this figure skating club was no gliding process.When England native Karen Marshall and her figure-skating daughter, Gabrielle, moved to Telluride in 2007, she never imagined there wouldn't be a figure skating program in a town… Full Story »

  7. Mario & Sonic: At The Olympic Games for Nintendo Wii

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    Marking the historic first time these two renowned stars have appeared together in a game, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has players competing in events that take place in environments based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Using a supporting cast of characters from the...Full Story »


  8. Looking silver sharp (The Saratogian)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 7, 2010

    Team USA's Trevor Marsicano, Brian Hansen, Chad Hedrick and Jonathan Kuck, from left to right, react after winning the silver medal in the men's team pursuit finals at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British… Full Story »

  9. WALL: USC athlete Woodburn bares his soles (Los Angeles Daily News)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 7, 2010

    Greg Woodburn pictured in his mind over and over how it might play out. When it finally came time for him to kneel down in front of the village chief of Sikoro, thousands of miles from his USC off-campus apartment… Full Story »

  10. First leg of local torch relay an Olympic feat for Greene (Victoria Times Colonist)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 7, 2010

    The Paralympic torch relay started in Esquimalt this morning with Capt. Trevor Greene, a reservist who suffered a severe head injury in a 2006 axe attack during a village meeting in Afghanistan, leading the way. Full Story »

  11. Board Considers Recycling Containers At Olympic Oaks (Webster-Kirkwood Times)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 5, 2010

    Recycling bins "placed willy-nilly" around the city was the subject of a public hearing by the Des Peres Board of Aldermen on Feb. 22. Vernon Taylor, operations manager of U'SAgain, a national textile recycling company, said he was requesting permission… Full Story »

  12. Real Olympics: A History of the Ancient & Modern Olympic Games

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    Although it's tempting to dismiss nationalism and commercialism as byproducts of the modern Olympics, the original competitions held in ancient Greece were also marred by their own era's political and financial interests. PBS' fascinating documentary THE REAL OLYMPICS sets out to demythologize the legendary...Full Story »

  13. The Trials of Migrant Schools in Beijing

    China Journal on WSJ.com &bull Mar 5, 2010

    In his annual work report speech before the National People's Congress Friday, Premier Wen Jiabao devoted considerable attention to the need for improvement of living conditions for China's 150 million urban migrant workers. China's migrants are still subject to a hereditary household registration system, known as hukou, that divides citizens into urban and rural residents. While urban residents continue to enjoy preferential access to subsidized education, health care and housing in the cities in which they are registered, outsiders face restrictions and often have to pay much more for benefits available to… Full Story »

  14. Local teacher 'inspired' by Olympic Games (Fort McMurray Today)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 4, 2010

    Dickinsfield School Grade 2 teacher Marie-Eve Cote-Bouvette was selected as a volunteer for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games and spent 13 days mingling with those staying in the village. Full Story »

  15. Business suing VANOC, government over Olympic construction (Vancouver Province)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 4, 2010

    Mario's Gelati is suing VANOC and government officials for more than $2.5 million for alleged damages arising from construction near the Olympic Village in Vancouver. Full Story »

  16. Advanced PSS20 sacrificial Anti graffiti coating application passes test at Olympic village, London

    de.licio.us &bull Mar 3, 2010

    3) Is it really effective? PSS20 was recently tested at the Olympic village in London and it flew the test. Many sacrificial systems are only partially effective. Full Story »

  17. Top 10 scandals at Vancouver Olympics

    Olympic Spirit &bull Mar 3, 2010

    Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset of Norway skies during the men's cross country 4 x 10 km relay race at the Nordic World Championships in Liberec February 27, 2009. BEIJING,March 2-- After winning the silver of 4x10 men's 4X10-kilometer cross-country skiing relay, the Norwegian skier Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset blamed his bad ski run for watching too… Full Story »

  18. Michael Phelps Greatest Olympic Champion - The Inside Story

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    Swimmer Michael Phelps shattered the record for winning the most gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. This program recalls how Phelps won eight gold medals in the Beijing National Aquatics Center (also known as the Water Cube), and also talks to him about his stunning achievements in the pool. ...Full Story »

  19. What now?

    Olympics Team News on USOC Official Website &bull Mar 2, 2010

    World Championships are coming up next year, and there's another Olympic Games in Sochi," Vonn said. Four years goes by really fast when you're constantly on the World Cup." Meanwhile, two other U.S. skiers who won medals at the 2010… Full Story »


  20. Assessing the Olympics: A Vancouverite's Perspective

    Mahalo &bull Mar 1, 2010

    While driving out to catch a ferry to Vancouver Island, I noticed cherry blossoms and magnolias dotting the sidewalks and the Olympic Torch burned high. Olympic Athletes eat at McDonalds: McDonalds had the largest food booth at the Olympic Village and was particularly… Full Story »

  21. Olympic Village tour with Flatt and Samuelson

    NBC Olympics Team USA Videos &bull Mar 1, 2010

    American figure skater Rachael Flatt and ice dancer Emily Samuelson give a tour of how the athletes live in the Olympics Village. Full Story »

  22. What happens to the Olympic host city after the big two-week party? (Connecticut Post)

    Yahoo News &bull Mar 1, 2010

    Let's allow Lake Tahoe or South Korea or, really, anywhere else take on all the costs and all the risks. Let somewhere else pay for the show, and we can watch it for free. But the Winter Games offer more… Full Story »


  23. Olympic Wrapup

    Olympics Team News on USOC Official Website &bull Feb 28, 2010

    Before she even landed in Canada, she had landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The folks here were dubbing the Games "Vonn-couver'' since she was vying for five Olympic gold medals in alpine skiing. Then she revealed she had a shin injury. She endured weather delays. She won a gold medal. She crashed. She missed a gate. She claimed a bronze medal. It's my third Olympic Games and I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team,'' Vonn said.… Full Story »


  24. Five ways Canada can capture hockey gold over the U.S.

    Fourth-Place Medal Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Feb 28, 2010

    U.S. But here are the facts: The Americans are undefeated. They're the No. 1 seed. We're not playing a card here folks. All the pressure is on Canada." No kidding. Since they last met, the Canadians changed their goalie and shuffled their lines. The result has been a Team Canada 2.0 that rolled the Russians and dominated the Slovaks for 51… Full Story »

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