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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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London 2012 Olympics: 5 best venues
The sports are the centerpiece of the London 2012 Olympics, but where they take place has been a big part of the spirit of the Games. Here are five of London's best and loudest venues.
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Olympic moms: 13 mothers compete for Team USA
The “Celebrating Moms” series of commercials by Proctor & Gamble during Olympic coverage is a tear-jerking ode to sacrifices mothers make to support their kids’ athletic careers. But what about athletes who are mothers, themselves?Elite athlete moms have the same run-of-the-mill work/life balance as the rest of us. But these 13 Olympic moms do put parenting – both its challenges and rewards – in a new perspective.
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Olympics swimming: 5 athletes to watch
Team USA and Team Australia traditionally dominate in the pool, and London should see a renewal of that rivalry. But there are also a few surprises:
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10 amazing stories about the Olympics
As the 2012 Olympics play out in London, David Wallechinsky’s latest book The Complete Book of the Olympics, 2012 Edition, provides some great finds about past Games.
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One athlete's story of competing in his country's first Olympics
Roman Cress, a junior-high assistant in Minnesota, will compete for his native Marshall Islands in Beijing – part of a five-member team the nation is fielding for its first Games.
05/22/2008 01:00 am -
One athlete's story of competing in his country's first Olympics
Roman Cress, a junior-high assistant in Minnesota, will compete for his native Marshall Islands in Beijing – part of a five-member team the nation is fielding for its first Games.
05/22/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion An expat's view of the falling dollar
Even Europeans are worried about this trend.
05/21/2008 01:00 am -
Greece, flooded by refugees, under fire for asylum policies
The UN refugee agency last week harshly criticized Athens for poor treatment of asylum seekers – a majority of whom are from Iraq and Afghanistan.
04/24/2008 01:00 am -
Boycott 'Genocide Games'? Sudan's Olympic athletes say no.
Arab and Darfuri teammates want the event to showcase their talent, not their country's problems.
04/23/2008 01:00 am -
Boycott 'Genocide Games'? Sudan's Olympic athletes say no.
Arab and Darfuri teammates want the event to showcase their talent, not their country's problems.
04/23/2008 01:00 am -
The Archimedes Codex unpeeled by modern technological sleuthing
Deciphering latent script on ancient parchment makes curator Will Noel's job an Indiana Jones-style adventure
04/15/2008 01:00 am -
The Archimedes Codex unpeeled by modern technological sleuthing
Deciphering latent script on ancient parchment makes curator Will Noel's job an Indiana Jones-style adventure
04/15/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Olympic boycotts – a bad idea
They don't work. Instead, promote the Olympic truce.
04/09/2008 01:00 am -
U.S., Europe gulf opens at NATO summit
European objections keep Georgia, Ukraine off membership track, but US plans for missile-defense program in Europe gets an endorsement.
04/04/2008 01:00 am -
Alternative torch tours tout political efforts
Darfur, Tibet, and Falun Gong are among the awareness campaigns.
03/31/2008 01:00 am -
Is it Macedonia by any other name?
Tatters of Alexander the Great's empire aren't arguing over territory, but what a nation can call itself.
03/27/2008 01:00 am -
E.U. weighs Olympic boycott over Tibet
The European Union meets Friday to discuss ties to China after the unrest in Tibet.
03/27/2008 01:00 am -
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03/13/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Critics question China's handling of alleged terror plot
Security experts question whether claims about Friday's domestic airliner incident amount to state propaganda to bolster a pre-Olympics crackdown.
03/11/2008 01:00 am -
Macedonia name dispute with Greece threatens NATO bid
Greece says former Yugoslav's state name – the same as a Greek province – is not acceptable.
02/21/2008 12:00 am -
In warming Mediterranean, a model of energy-efficient building
In Athens, Sol Energy Hellas is headquartered in a building powered entirely by renewable energy.
01/14/2008 12:00 am -
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change
In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
01/14/2008 12:00 am -
In warming Mediterranean, a model of energy-efficient building
In Athens, Sol Energy Hellas is headquartered in a building powered entirely by renewable energy.
01/14/2008 12:00 am -
The storied Mediterranean faces climate change
In the first of a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
01/14/2008 12:00 am -
The Olympics in China: a moment for pride – and world scrutiny
Chinese officials are treating the Games as proud confirmation of their country's emergence as a global force to be reckoned with.
01/07/2008 12:00 am
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