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The list of athletes competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics is below. A total of 313 athletes will be competing in 20 sports. 236 British officials will also be taking part in the Olympics, which run from the 8th of August until 24th August 2008:
Aquatics:
Aquatics – Diving:
Synchronised:
Men’s Springboard (3m): Ben Swain and Nick Robinson-Baker
Men’s Platform [...]

14th July 2008 marks 150 years since the birth of Emmeline Pankhurst - the outspoken reformer committed to securing women’s suffrage in Britain. She was jailed on numerous occasions for her protests at the lack of political rights for women in the UK.
Universal suffrage in Britain was granted only in the year of Pankhurst’s death, [...]

Rock Against Racism was a movement formed in the 1970’s in reaction to rising xenophobia and racism fuelled by organisations like the National Front. At the time, David Bowie allegedly said that Britain was ready for a fascist leader and Eric Clapton made drunken comments at a concert telling the crowd to vote for Enoch [...]

The Gaol at Kilmainham provides a welcome insight into Ireland’s struggle for self-rule as well as a comprehensive museum of crime and punishment throughout the ages. Not knowing what to expect, we were treated to an comprehensive hour-long tour of the Gaol by a very well-informed guide. Not only did he draw attention to the [...]

Tomorrow will see the horse race that makes Australia stop - the Melbourne Cup, which takes place at Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria at 3pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time (so half an hour earlier here in South Australia & UK time: 4am GMT).
It is a massive day, which sees holidays across Victoria, and everyone who is anyone [...]

The time has now come to sell the car, as we are leaving Australia in a month or so. We are offering the following vehicle for sale:
1990 Mitsubishi Pajero EXE Wagon 4WD
We are selling our 1990 Mitsubishi Pajero 7 seater 4X4.

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
Model: Pajero
Type: EXE Wagon
Doors: 5
Colour: Burgundy / Maroon
Date of Manufacture:
Date of first Registration:
Current Registration: [...]

This is the second installment of the Essential Australia series of photos. These pictures sum up Australia quickly, having spent a year doing a lap of the country.
The Lost Service Station
After driving around 60 kilometers along gravel and dirt, in the first long drive of our trip, into Alpine Victoria (on the back road to [...]

This is the first post in the new Essential Australia series of posts. This will feature our best photos from our year long trip around the continent of Australia.
There will be two sections to this feature - Wildlife and Essential Australia - mainly due to the fact that we have roughly the same number of [...]

After walking round the national park and failing to spot any koalas, we set up shop on the beach. I paddled in the sea only to find that I was allergic to the sea -again. A similar reaction had occurred when I went swimming in the Southern Ocean near Rye in Victoria, but I was [...]

The third day of our stay on Fraser Island could have been extremely frustrating. Indeed, we ended up on about Plan F by the time we managed to get anywhere, but despite all this, we were feeling relaxed, and really could not fail to find something to see or do.
Due to a late low tide, [...]