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    Britain's Beijing golden girl Becky Adlington said: "To be able to watch the cream from Britain, Italy, Germany and the USA, including a name like Michael Phelps, is an amazing opportunity." Full Article at Manchester Evening News
    To be able to watch the cream from Britain, Italy, Germany and the USA, including a name like Michael Phelps, is an amazing opportunity.
    SOURCE: Manchester Evening News 1 month ago

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  1. A soldier guards hundreds of bags of wheat seed in the isolated district of Nad Ali's district centre in the west of Helmand province, October 17, 2009. In what Western governments describe as a major success, farmers cultivated poppy on a third less land in Helmand this year than in 2008, according to the United Nations. Picture taken October 17, 2009.
  2. American university student Amanda Knox (R) arrives escorted a courtroom during a murder trial session in Perugia November 27, 2009. Defendants Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in November 2007.
  3. Gulab Mangal (2nd L), governor of Helmand province, gestures during prayers before cutting the ribbon to open a school in the isolated district of Nad Ali, October 17, 2009. In what Western governments describe as a major success, farmers cultivated poppy on a third less land in Helmand this year than in 2008, according to the United Nations. Picture taken October 17, 2009.
  4. SHENZHEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27: Liang Wen - Chong of China in action during the Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  5. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Lian - Wei Zhang and Wen - Chong Liang of China during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  6. Butchers slaughter sheep during the celebration of Eid al Adha, or the Feat of the Sacrifice, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The holiday commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God, according to Muslim tradition, after Abraham expresses his willingness, god sends the prophet two sheep instead for slaughter.
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  8. Zhang Shaoling of Macao strains in the snatch of the women's group A 69-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Zhang won the bronze medal scoring total of 248 kilograms.
  9. Butchers slaughter sheep and cows during the celebration of Eid al-Adha, or the Feat of the Sacrifice, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The holiday commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for god, according to Muslim tradition, after Abraham expresses his willingness, god sends the prophet two sheep instead for slaughter.
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  11. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Lian - Wei Zhang and Wen - Chong Liang of China during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  12. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Lian - Wei Zhang of China lines up his putt on the nineth hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
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