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The Olympic Games started on 08/08/08 and the U.S.A.’s eight-year quest for gold in international basketball has the U.S. men’s basketball team (a.k.a. the Redeem Team) beating Spain to win the 2008 Olympic gold medal. Spain fought hard but had to settle for silver and Argentina takes home the bronze medal. In women’s 2008 Olympic Basketball, the USA women’s team won gold. 
 

 

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Received this from Lord Phat, our resident Chinese linguist and MIT Sloan School of Management graduate that has lived and worked in China:
“I originally got this from the webmaster of Afroshanghai.com. It is from the South China Post, a reputable Hong Kong based newspaper. The webmaster is asking the Africans living in Beijing to confirm this and if it is completely true it is very disturbing.” Read below. 
“Authorities order bars not to serve black people” reported 18 July 2008 in the South China Morning Post by
Tom Miller
In our series looking at preparations …