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The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will begin from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony beginning at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium (The Bird Nest) in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

Stringent security surrounding the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics has failed, with a Korean television station broadcasting preview footage after a reporter managed to walk into the National Stadium during a rehearsal on Monday.

The opening ceremony, directed by China’s best-known film director, Zhang Yimou, has been under the strictest security. Design and production teams and the thousands of cast members have been required to sign confidentiality agreements. Breaches are punishable by up to seven years jail.

Beijing Olympics spokesman Sun Weide last night told The Age the footage was obtained by “abnormal means” and questioned the professional standards of the reporter. But he said: “We hope to surprise the world with an excellent performance.”

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The Beijing National Stadium (北京国家体育场) or the “Bird’s Nest” (鳥巢) for its architecture is a stadium finished for the Olympic Green in Beijing, China that was completed on March 2008.

The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, and some events for the later Paralympics in September 2008. It is located east of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre (China Water Cube).

This signature stadium is placed in the Olympic Green and occupies 21.4 hectares. It stretches 333 meters from north to south and 298 meters from east to west, covering an area of 258,000 square meters. The National Stadium is 68 meters high and holds 91,000 seats. The construction of the National Stadium began in December of 2003, and the cost was up to 3.5 billion yuan (423 million USD).

The stadium also topped architecture category of the 100 most influential designs in Times magazine earlier this year.

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Young sexy models in flimsy lingerie spray champagne at a boisterous crowd of young Lebanese at a swanky beach resort south of Beirut — barely a year after Israeli bombs were falling nearby.

This is the K-Lynn Lingerie Show held on the beautiful beach Biblos (Byblos), located in the north of Beirut, which surprisingly has already become a tradition in Lebanon to show the collection of women’s underwear K-Lynn Lingerie. These perfect models should how beautiful every girl will look in one of these heart-pumping lingerie, that is if you have the perfect bodies like they do of course.

Thank God for sexy lingerie and the gorgeous girls who wear them.

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How would you like to be a billionaire? It’s easy, just move to the countries below.

Zimbabwe as an example, this country’s entire population of over 12,000,000 are billionaires. In fact, many are trillionaires, or even quadrillionaires. in case you’re unfamiliar with “quadrillions,” a quadrillion is a million billion, or a 1 followed by 15 zeros

The least valued currency unit is the currency in which a single unit buys the least number of any given other currency or the smallest amount of a given good. Most commonly, the calculation is made against a major reserve currency such as the euro (EUR) or the United States dollar (USD).

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The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be celebrated from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony beginning at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

Earlier in June, China launched a week-long series of anti-terrorist drills called “Great Wall 5″, in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games. The drills involved emergency responders, “police forces, the People’s Armed Police, the People’s Liberation Army and the health, environmental protection, meteorology and transportation departments.” according to China’s Xinhua News Agency.

The picture above shows members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, east China. A few surface-to-air missile launchers have also installed near to the Olympic Green.

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While Beijing prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games, a few hundred kilometers away in Qingdao, guests at Sun Asia Ocean World can witness the Underwater Olympic Games!

Qingdao Underwater World is a sprawling complex with a myriad of animal species on display.

Among the four underground levels you’ll find an inter-tidal zone display, a seabed tunnel, a cabin passage, a marine theater, the purported largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, a rare marine species zone, a rainforest area and a surprisingly large marine education area which features an open lab, a touch pool, interactive video displays and a studio.

The Underwater Olympics competitors are all professional scuba divers, although they’re now involved in activities they probably hadn’t imagined before. There’s underwater fencing, shooting, gymnastics and even cycling. It’s enough to make you think it’s the year of the fish, not the year of the rat.

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Beijing opens the doors this week to its latest Olympic creation, a massive glass and steel airport terminal with a graceful sloping roof that will welcome visitors to the Summer Games.

Fronted by pillars of deep imperial red, Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport boasts skylights that give it a dragon-like appearance. The huge, airy interior will have 64 Western and Chinese restaurants, 84 retail shops, and a state-of-the-art-baggage handling system. A high-speed commuter train will whisk passengers into the city, while the runway is capable of handling Airbus’ huge A380 superjumbo.

Designed by British architect Norman Foster, the building attempts to combine traditional architectural elements with up-to-date technology. Its red columns and muted gold roof are meant to evoke Beijing’s imperial palaces and temples. It took just under four years to build the terminal, its runway and most of the related infrastructure, a compressed timetable to ensure it was ready for the Olympics.

The Games are a source of great pride to the Chinese, and Beijing has been turned into a massive construction site over the last seven years as it undergoes a $40 billion makeover.

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The likes of Kate Moss, Nicole Richie and Jessica Simpson are fans of Aussie swimwear label Flamingo Sands, which was established in 2004. The sexy designs of Nicky Rowsell and Jane Hages are stocked in UK hot spots Harvey Nichols and Selfridges. This year marks their first stand-alone show for Australian Fashion Week.

Seriously flirty and always stylish - this latest collection titled ‘A Wonderful Life’ - tells the story of a girl who loves to dazzle, whether in one of Flamingo Sands’ best selling triangle bikinis or perhaps in one of the balmy bandeau shapes.

For the first time, there’s also Flamingo Sands’ unique take on the tankini that has never been so sexy. Floaty silk chiffon caftans in various styles, soft feel over sized tees and a gorgeous beach pant complete the picture for any fashionista or holiday maker planning the perfect summer wardrobe.

The Flamingo Sands Summer 08/09 collection screams colour and effortless chic and this season is more accessible than ever with prices that will delight the savviest of sexy shopper - so don’t stop at just one.

Flamingo Sands - it’s ‘A Wonderful Life’!

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A superhero (also known as a super hero) is a fictional character “of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.”

Since the debut of the prototypal superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media.

Every superhero has got their glorious moment, as time pass by they too will getting old. Have you ever wonder where would these superheros look like in their retirement age?

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HEALTH authorities in Brazil are renowned for their strong anti-smoking campaign stand with Shocking images showing the dangers of cigarette smoking, including a fetus lying in an ashtray, have emerged in the latest anti-smoking campaign.

The Health Minister in Brazil, José Gomes Temporão launched a new anti-smoking campaign on May 28th. This 10 pictures are part of the Brazilian Health Department’s new anti-smoking drive that show the health risk involved with tobacco use. Images include a family at the bedside of a gravely sick man and a man suffering from impotence.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Brazil 17.2 per cent of 13- to 15-year-olds and 16.2 per cent of adults smoke.

WHO says about 9 per cent of boys and 10 per cent of girls aged 12 to 17 smoked cigarettes. The organisation estimates there are more than one billion smokers worldwide.

It says tobacco use kills 5.4 million people a year - an average of one person every six seconds - and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide.

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