Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Rockers Weezer have set five new world records with the video for their forthcoming single Troublemaker.[...] Read more!
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Rockers WEEZER have set five new world records with the video for their forthcoming single TROUBLEMAKER. The band broke the existing achievements for Largest Air ...
Hot Hardware (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
EVGA 790i SLI FTW DIGITAL PWMThe Mainboard for the Champions – Engineered For The WinHolding 4 new world records - http://www.futuremark.com/community/halloffame/ Brea, California and Munich, Germany - October 01, 2008 - EVGA Corporation, the leading-edge 3D processor and motherboard manufacturer, announces the latest EVGA-designed addition to its line of high-performance 3-Way-SLI-ready motherboards,...
Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Poor Carl Lewis. He simply restates concerns about the new world records in the 100M, 200M, and 4 x 100M relay set by Usain Bolt. Suddenly he is the butt of the ad hominem attack from a leading Jamaican newspaper. An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the man", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Colin McRae convoy smashes world records.
Jonathan Farrington's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The JF Guest Author Spot Jeb Blount I love the Olympics. I’ve been glued to my tv and computer for the last week trying to take in as much as I can. I enjoy the drama, the razor thin finishes, new world records, and watching obscure sports that are only covered on the sports networks once every [...]
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Usain Bolt celebrates winning gold and setting new world records in the 100m and 200m events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. On Saturday, Usain broke the world record for the 100m at 9.69 seconds, three-hundredths of a second better than the previous world record. With about 10 meters to go in the 100, he threw out [...]
The Apple News (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
While athletes set new world records in the pool and on the track, the 200-person team of editors, reporters, camera operators, and engineers that Television Broadcasts Limited sent to cover the Summer Games has been setting performance records of their own. Aided by their Macs and Final Cut Studio, they’re capturing, editing, and transmitting terabytes of data to audiences eager for Olympics coverage....
BusinessWeek (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Just as new world records are set at the Beijing Olympics, the race to construct the world's tallest building continues. Lead designer William Pedersen discusses the opening of the "super-skyscraper," the Shanghai World Financial Center.
muzikistah (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
He has accomplished his goal of bagging 8 golds in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has also set new World Records along with those winnings. He’s so hot right now. LOL. The lucky number 8 has been with him all these time. Here’s what he’s accomplished at the Olympics: 1. 400m-Individual Medley-1st- World Record 2. 400 x 100m- [...]
Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
American swimmer Michael Phelps won two more gold medals Tuesday, setting new world records in the 200-meter butterfly and 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Phelps now has 11 gold medals, two more than any other Olympic athlete in history.
CNN (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - Five new world records have been set in swimming events on day three of the Olympic Games in Beijing. The United States set two world records when its team won gol...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
As the 2008 Olympic Games get underway in Beijing, one local nonprofit has turned its attention not to which athletes will set new world records nor which countries will bring home gold medals but to reminding the Olympians of the original ideals behind the games.
core77.com (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Driving Innovation's latest issue features the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with an interesting article on how technology is affecting today's sports performance. Multiple world record holder Michael Phelps (photo) makes a good example with his faster than ever LZR Racer swimsuit by Speedo . Michael is not the only one, out of 17 world records that were beaten between February and April 2008, 16 went...
