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Closing Olympic Observations - (USA)
The Olympics ended about 12 hours ago, but NBC is giving us the tape-delayed broadcast this evening. One last set of semi-structured Olympic thoughts…Its pretty clear that these games had massive political undertones. China viewed this as a coming out / coming of age celebration and invested accordingly. The infrastructure was impressive (gotta love that water cube), and their performance was impressive, with the top gold medal haul, though the US was tops in overall medals. If you use the B
http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2008/08/closing-olympic-observations.html
23rd Cultural & Sports Festival concludes at Kempty near Mussoorie - (USA)
Aryan Club wins Kabbadi Title the speaker of the Vidhan Sabha Uttrakhand dances on the occasion. "MUSSOORIE, 9 Nov: On the concluding day of the 23rd Sports and Cultural Festival at Kempty Village near here, which... read more
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/23rd-cultural-sports-festival-concludes-kempty-near-mussoorie
Kila Raipur.....The Rural Olympics - (USA)
The spirit of Punjab lives on. From 12th Feb the Kila Raipur Games will start at Grewal Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab. These games are held in true Punjabi spirit. The Olympic torch can be gauged by flags of different countries fluttering in the race track or atop the structures of the Grewal Sports Stadium. And to give it still another international angle, kabaddi and kho-kho teams from Canada also participate. Every kutcha and pucca road leads to the Grewal Stadium during the three days of
http://www.hyd-masti.com/2009/02/kila-raipurthe-rural-olympics.html
Overweight And Obesity Among Malaysians - (USA)
The recent statement by the Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai that overweight and obesity among Malaysians needs urgent attention again illustrates public ignorance on the problem. The Minister pointed out that the prevalence of adult obesity in Malaysia from 1996-2006 had more than tripled with four out of every 10 Malaysians above 18 years of age are now being either overweight or obese. Anyone who has a Body Mass Index (BMI) (weight divided by height squared) between 25 and 29.9 is cons
http://warkah.com/overweight-obesity-malaysians/
India's Rural Olympics 2009 - (USA)
It was in 1933. Philanthropist Inder Singh Grewal visualised an annual recreational meet where farmers from areas surrounding Kila Raipur could get together and test their corporal endurance. The idea gave birth to Kila Raipur Sports, the undisputed Rural Olympics. In over six decades the festival has grown from a toddler to a prancing, energetic youthful organisation. This pioneer rural sports festival has become an annual international event, which is normally held in the first weekend of Feb
http://www.irintech.com/x1/blogarchive.php?id=4737
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List of Govt schemes, projects named after Nehru-Gandhis Following is the list of Government schemes and projects; universities and educational institutions; ports and airports; National parks and sanctuaries; sports tournaments, trophies and stadia; hospitals and medical institutions; national scientific and research institutions; University chairs, scholarships and fellowships; festivals; roads and buildings named after three members of the Nehru Gandhi family, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and
http://idlyvadai.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post_06.html
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