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People watch a rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony from a viewing tower at the Olympic Green in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games open on August 8 2008. (Oded Balilty, AP)

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Members of North Korean Olympic delegation walk out of Beijing Airport after their arrival, eight days before the opening of Beijing Olympics, in Beijing Thursday, July 31 2008. Some of the 10,500 Olympic athletes began arriving in large numbers this week though others headed to train in neighboring South Korea, Japan and other places to avoid Beijing's air for as long as possible. (Alexander F. Yuan, AP)

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Chinese paramilitary police officers in anti-riot gear take part in a drill in front of the beach volleyball venue for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Ng Han Guan, AP)

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Special police officers guard the bus transporting the Argentinean men's soccer team for upon their arrival at a hotel in Shanghai Thursday, July 31 2008. (Eugene Hoshiko, AP)

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A special police officer blocks journalists as members of Argentina men's soccer team for the Beijing Olympics walk to a hotel in Shanghai Thursday, July 31 2008. (Eugene Hoshiko, AP)

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Chinese paramilitary police officers march towards the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing Wednesday, July 30 2008. The stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies. (Oded Balilty, AP)

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Competition venues in the Olympic Green are seen on a clear day in Beijing Tuesday July 29 2008. Beijing's dirty air showed dramatic improvement Tuesday and Wednesday, with a city environmental official saying curbs on cars and factories are having the desired effect in cleaning up the air for the Olympics. The venues seen include the National Aquatics Center, known as the Water Cube, right, the National Indoor Stadium, second right, the Fencing Hall, third right, Digital Beijing, the data processing center for the games, left front, and the Main Press Center, at far left rear. (Greg Baker, AP)

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A view of Tiananmen Square during a hazy day in Beijing, Thursday, July 31 2008. China announced Thursday a raft of emergency measures it would take if skies don't clear up further for the Olympic Games, including more factory shutdowns and further restrictions on cars.( Ng Han Guan, AP)

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Performers wait to enter the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, for a rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Oded Balilty, AP)

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Chinese performers prepare for the rehearsal outside the Olympic National Stadium, known as Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Andy Wong, AP)

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Performers wait to enter the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, for a rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Oded Balilty, AP)

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Performers push their drums as they rush out from the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, after a rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Oded Balilty, AP)

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Performers walk at the Olympic Green after the Olympic opening ceremony rehearsal at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Oded Balilty, AP)

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A worker straddles giant billboards showing the construction of the China Central Television headquarters in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. The building is amongst a handful of iconic architecture that is changing the face of the Chinese capital ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Ng Han Guan, AP)

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Chinese cheerleaders rehearse during test matches at the Beach Volleyball venue for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Ng Han Guan, AP)

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Chinese officials, athletes and cheerleaders rehearse with test matches at the Beach Volleyball venue for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Ng Han Guan, AP)

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Chinese spectators take part in rehearsals of matches at the Beach Volleyball venue for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Ng Han Guan, AP)

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Chinese cheerleaders take part in rehearsals of matches at the Beach Volleyball venue for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Ng Han Guan, AP)

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British divers Hayley Sage, left, and Tandi Gerrard practice their synchronised diving at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Wednesday, July 30 2008. (Andy Wong, AP)

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A new building which houses the United States' indoor training facility at Beijing Normal University is seen, Wednesday, July 30 2008, in Beijing. The U.S. Olympic Team has spent $2 million to rent Beijing Normal University for indoor and outdoor training for its Olympic athletes. (Robert F. Bukaty, AP)

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Team officials set up landing mats for pole vaulting on a practice track at the United States training facility at Beijing Normal University, Wednesday, July 30 2008, in Beijing. (Robert F. Bukaty, AP)

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A child tastes candy made into the shape of the Olympic rings on a street in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, July 29 2008. The Beijing Olympic torch relay will be held in the quake-hit Sichuan province from August 3-5, the last relay leg before Beijing. (Color China Photo, AP)

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Brent Hayden of the Canadian Olympic swimming team trains at a local pool in Singapore on Wednesday July 30 2008. The team is in the city-state for a training stint prior to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. (Wong Maye-E, AP)

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Australian Patrick Mills, right, is blocked by Chinese forward Wang Lei, left, during a warm up game for next month's Olympics at the Diamond Ball tournament in Nanjing, China, Wednesday, July 30 2008. China found itself hard pressed by the very physical Australian team lead by the Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut. China lost 67-55 against Australia. (Elizabeth Dalziel, AP)

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Australian Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice swims during a training session in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, July 31 2008. (Vincent Thian, AP)

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