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		<title><![CDATA[Olympics Already Regenerating Depressed Portland]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/11/13/olympics-already-regenerating-depressed-portland/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons for hosting the Olympic Games in 2012Â is the chance toÂ gain the sort of regeneration enjoyed by past hosts such as Barcelona in 1992. What was once a backwater has become a destination in tourism and commercial terms.Â Although someÂ benefits of the gamesÂ can be monetised and accounted for,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:21:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago Loses Olympics to Rio de Janiero]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee has chosen Rio de Janiero as the site for its 2016 Summer Olympics, deciding against frontrunners Tokyo, Chicago and Madrid. Not surprisingly, Chicago, which hadÂ Oprah Winfrey, President Barack Obama and his wife, MichelleÂ to stumping for the city in Copenhagen,Â was left astonished to be the first city...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:36:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama to Champion Chicago for 2016 Olympics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama will head to Copenhagen on Oct. 2 to support hometown Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago is on the short list with Madrid, Rio de Janiero and Tokyo that officials will vote on at theÂ 121st International Olympic Committee Session. President Barack Obama...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:04:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Sustainable Olympics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaun McCarthy, Chair of the 2012 Sustainability Committee explains the challenge of persuading suppliers of London's Olympic Games construction project to adopt sustainable practices, right down to sourcing the concrete.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:35:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Media Roundup: CBS/Turner Olympic Bid, Facebook Growing Fast, And More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's roundup: CBS and Turner to bid for Olympics, Facebook growing fast, Game studio Midway cuts staff and USA Today editor retires by Sean Blanda]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:36:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British Telecom Expected To Intergrate Mobile Into 2012 Olympic Games]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This summer's Olympic Games in China were the perfect opportunity for the mobile industry to showcase mobile content and reach out to a new audience, and it appears companies are not wasting any time for preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. With the China games only a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:53:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Belo Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions And our first question is from the line of Lee Westerfield with BMO Capital Markets. Please go ahead. Lee Westerfield &#8211; BMO Capital Markets  Thank you. Three questions if I may. Dunia, Dennis, first one will relate to retransmission fees and I want to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:33:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Food News Roundup: RIP Zima, Cadbury joins Olympics, Nestle invests in Russia, and More]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/food/1000248/food-news-roundup-rip-zima-cadbury-joins-olympics-nestle-invests-in-russia-and-more/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[RIP Zima; Cadbury joins Olympics; Nestle invests in Russia plant; Justice Department joins states to block beef merger; and melamine scare inspires marketing of soy products. by Katherine Glover]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:17:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will London 2012 be a Success?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Britons are excited about the prospect of London 2012, but are afraid the government will botch the project.    Opinion Research's poll of 2,000 adults before and after the Beijing Olympics has found that the majority are more excited as a result of the UK's medal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:42:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coke Wins Post-Olympics Gold Medal In Juice Buy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=1327]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Coke is "it" in China. The soft drink maker was part of a group of 12 international companies that put up $1 billion to become official "sponsors" of the just-ended Beijing Summer Olympics.    Apparently, those bucks generated more fizz for Coca-Cola which is on track to make...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:22:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is There Gold at the End of the Olympics? | BTalk Australia]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is There Gold at the End of the Olympics? | BTalk AustraliaRE: Is There Gold at the End of the Olympics? | BTalk AustraliaAs usual, Phil Dobbie is timely in raising the issue of the value of an Olympic champion to a potential sponsor.Such champions can bear a great message...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[eLong Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-223706.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We have a question coming from the line of Eddie Leung. Please go ahead.  Eddie Leung - Merrill Lynch A couple of questions -- the first one is since we are getting towards the end of August, could you guys update us on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:46:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is There Gold at the End of the Olympics? | BTalk Australia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnetau.com.au/aussierules/2008/08/26/is-there-gold-at-the-end-of-the-olympics-btalk-australia/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[(7min 41) The Olympics are over and new sports stars are born. Does that mean corporate Australia will be vying for multi-million dollar sponsorship deals of our gold medalists?    Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to James Thomson, the editor of Smartcompany.com.au, who says if you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:50:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[China's Olympics: A Billion Bucks for a Billion Customers?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[China's Olympics: A Billion Bucks for a Billion Customers?A Billion Bucks for who?I think you make a interesting point in your example about drinking more Cokes.  It may be opinion that the Chinese may somehow become more benign and democratic - or not.  This point is irrelevant though....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Poll: Have the Olympics Affected Your PR Strategy?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/pr/?p=282]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Has the wall-to-wall coverage of the Olympics affected your PR strategy? Did you avoid releasing news during this period, fearing a lack of coverage, or did you release bad news during this period also to avoid coverage?    If you have sports-related products or something to do with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:45:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is the Olympics Drowning Out Other Coverage?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/pr/?p=281]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you been holding back news because you are afraid of it getting swamped no pun intended by Olympics coverage? On the other hand, are you using the Olympics as a smoke screen to release less-than-positive news?    I ask these questions because I got a follow-up from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:23:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[China Agritech, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-224105.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator instructions And your first question comes from Howard Chow [ph]. Please proceed. Howard Chow  Hi, hello, everyone. Yu Chang Spoken in Chinese Kelviz Lim Hi, Howard. Howard Chow Hey, congratulations for the quarter. I have a few questions for Mr. Chang first. First...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:47:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GigaMedia Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question will come from the line of Alicia Yap with Citigroup. Please proceed.  Alicia Yap - Citigroup Thank you. Good evening, Arthur and Thomas. I have a few questions. First of all, can you guys actually give us some color in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:01:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Qik Look at "Silicon Dragon"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/business-books/?p=264]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year I reviewed Silicon Dragon, which gives us a look at China's high-tech industry and tries to see which of them will become the Chinese counterparts to Jeff Bezos, Pierre Omidyar and the Google boys.    Think of them as Chinese entries intoÂ  the business Olympics....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:12:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Go for the Gold With Office Olympics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go for the Gold With Office OlympicsThe OfficeThis reminds me of that episode of The Office where Michael forces everyone to participate in Office Olympics. Given the amount of wit and snarkinesss that my teammates are capable of, I'd be hesitant to seriously suggest this! :)RE: Go for the Gold...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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