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Volunteers clear algae from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:03:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Volunteers clear algae from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

An elderly volunteer helps to clear algae from the coastline ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:01:41 GMT

(Reuters) - An elderly volunteer helps to clear algae from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) upload algae ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:00:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) upload algae on a truck from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) collect and ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) collect and clear algae from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Local children collect and clear algae from the coastline of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:32:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Local children collect and clear algae from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Chinese models perform a stretching exercise during the opening ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:28:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Chinese models perform a stretching exercise during the opening ceremony of the new and the largest Adidas store worldwide, Adidas Brand Center, in Beijing July 4, 2008. At midnight on July 5, Adidas will open its largest Adidas store worldwide with a size of 3,170 square metres occupying four floors at the new Sanlitun Village Shopping Center in Beijing, press release stated. The new store will offer products from all Adidas categories under one roof and will have 100 staff or store ambassadors. Adidas is the official sportswear partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

A tattoo of the Sydney Olympics is seen on the leg of Gervasio ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:26:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A tattoo of the Sydney Olympics is seen on the leg of Gervasio Deferr, Spain's national gymnast and Olympic gold medal winner in the men's vault at Sydney and Athens, as he stretches with a coach during a training session in Madrid July 3, 2008. Picture taken July 3, 2008. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Spain's national gymnast and Olympic gold medal winner in ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:23:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's national gymnast and Olympic gold medal winner in the men's vault at Sydney and Athens, Gervasio Deferr, takes part in a training session in Madrid July 3, 2008. Picture taken July 3, 2008. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Erich Stamminger (C), President and CEO of the Adidas brand, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:18:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Erich Stamminger (C), President and CEO of the Adidas brand, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the new and the largest Adidas store worldwide, Adidas Brand Center, in Beijing July 4, 2008. At midnight on July 5, Adidas will open its largest Adidas store worldwide with a size of 3,170 square metres occupying four floors at the new Sanlitun Village Shopping Center in Beijing, a press release stated. The new store will offer products from all Adidas categories under one roof and will have 100 staff or store ambassadors. Adidas is the official sportswear partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Erich Stamminger (L), President and CEO of the Adidas brand, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:17:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Erich Stamminger (L), President and CEO of the Adidas brand, and NBA's Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony of the new and the largest Adidas store worldwide, Adidas Brand Center, in Beijing July 4, 2008. At midnight on July 5, Adidas will open its largest Adidas store worldwide with a size of 3,170 square metres occupying four floors at the new Sanlitun Village Shopping Center in Beijing, a press release stated. The new store will offer products from all Adidas categories under one roof and will have 100 staff or store ambassadors. Adidas is the official sportswear partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Erich Stamminger (L), President and CEO of Adidas brand, and ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:11:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Erich Stamminger (L), President and CEO of Adidas brand, and NBA's Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas shake hands during the opening ceremony of the new and the largest Adidas store worldwide, Adidas Brand Center, in Beijing July 4, 2008. At midnight on July 5, Adidas will open its largest Adidas store worldwide with a size of 3,170 square metres occupying four floors at the new Sanlitun Village Shopping Center in Beijing, a press release stated. The new store will offer products from all Adidas categories under one roof and will have 100 staff or store ambassadors. Adidas is the official sportswear partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Spain's national gymnast and Olympic gold medal winner in ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:10:31 GMT

Members of a professional cheerleading squad practise during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:04:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of a professional cheerleading squad practise during a training session for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Dachang County in Hebei province July 4, 2008. About 600 performers will present cheerleading, dances, acrobatics, drum music, lion dance, martial arts, mascots and ethnic performance during the Beijing Olympic Games. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

A tourist wearing a Beijing Olympic Games shirt (C) walks past ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:06:35 GMT

(Reuters) - A tourist wearing a Beijing Olympic Games shirt (C) walks past paramilitary soldiers as they stand in formation in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 1, 2008. (David Gray/Reuters)

A member of professional cheerleading squad practises during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of professional cheerleading squad practises during a training session for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Dachang County in Hebei province July 4, 2008. About 600 performers will present cheerleading, dances, acrobatics, drum music, lion dance, martial arts, mascots and ethnic performance during the Beijing Olympic Games. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

A member of a professional cheerleading squad practises during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:57:32 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of a professional cheerleading squad practises during a training session for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Dachang County in Hebei province July 4, 2008. About 600 performers will present cheerleading, dances, acrobatics, drum music, lion dance, martial arts, mascots and ethnic performance during the Beijing Olympic Games. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

Members of professional cheerleading squad practise during a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:53:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of professional cheerleading squad practise during a training session for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Dachang County in Hebei province July 4, 2008. About 600 performers will present cheerleading, dances, acrobatics, drum music, lion dance, martial arts, mascots and ethnic performance during the Beijing Olympic Games. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

A member of a professional cheerleading squad practises during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:49:38 GMT

A member from a U.S. professional cheerleading squad practises ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:48:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A member from a U.S. professional cheerleading squad practises with Chinese performers during a training session for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Dachang County in Hebei province July 4, 2008. About 600 performers will present cheerleading, dances, acrobatics, drum music, lion dance, martial arts, mascots and ethnic performance during the Beijing Olympic Games. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

A member of professional cheerleading squad practises during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:44:46 GMT

Members of a professional cheerleading squad practise during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:39:35 GMT

Guests walk past mannequins after the official opening ceremony ...

(AP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:33:52 GMT

(AP) - Guests walk past mannequins after the official opening ceremony of the new Adidas Brand Center in Beijing, Friday July 4, 2008. Adidas, an Olympic sponsor, will open its largest brand center in the world to customers in Beijing at midnight Friday night. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Guests watch the official opening ceremony of the new Adidas ...

(AP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:32:11 GMT

(AP) - Guests watch the official opening ceremony of the new Adidas Brand Center in Beijing, Friday July 4, 2008. Adidas, an Olympic sponsor, will open its largest brand center in the world to customers in Beijing at midnight Friday night. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Former Liverpool star Harry Kewell, seen here in June 2008, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - Former Liverpool star Harry Kewell, seen here in June 2008, has passed up the opportunity to play for Australia at the Beijing Olympics to pursue a club career with Turkey's Galatasaray.(AFP/File/Karim Jaafar)

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) clear algae ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:03:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) clear algae from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Men play volleyball on a beach which is partly covered with ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:01:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Men play volleyball on a beach which is partly covered with algae along the coastline of Qingdao in Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

A man plays volleyball on a beach which is partly covered with ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A man plays volleyball on a beach which is partly covered with algae on the coastline of Qingdao in Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) run as they ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:41:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) run as they carry a sack with algae away from the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

A paramilitary policeman clears algae along the coastline of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:38:47 GMT

(Reuters) - A paramilitary policeman clears algae along the coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province, July 4, 2008. Beijing on Thursday pledged that an embarrassing outbreak of algae that has invaded Olympic co-host city Qingdao's sailing venue would not be repeated in any of the capital's bodies of water. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA). CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

People play volleyball on a beach, which is partly covered with ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:28:28 GMT

(Reuters) - People play volleyball on a beach, which is partly covered with algae, at the coastline of Qingdao in Shandong province July 4, 2008. China has thrown 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels into the fight to clean up a huge algae bloom that has turned large swathes of Qingdao's offshore waters green and encroached on a third of Olympic sailing waters. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

REFILE - CORRECTING CITY A worker rests at a plant of a steel ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:13:18 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING CITY A worker rests at a plant of a steel rolling factory in Tangshan, Hebei province July 4, 2008. The factory will stop production to improve air quality during the Olympics. Authorities in Tangshan, an industrial city in Hebei province north of Beijing, have ordered 267 firms to shut down operations by July 8 to improve air quality ahead of the Olympics, government and industry sources said on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA)

REFILE - CORRECTING CITY A worker rests at a plant of a steel ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:13:04 GMT