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Persevering in the Land of Trapped Mines and Kegs The individualists who live in the Outback didn't have electricity until 1993. Now, they zip around on the Internet. Here, especially, adaptation is the key to survival. It's Not Easy Being Green Much has gone into making the Olympics ecologically sound, including two million earthworms. Sydney Does Opposite In planning the Sydney Games, organizers used the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a strict model for how not to do things. Freestyle Pub Crawl On any given night in Sydney, with the Olympics or without them, revelers are lurching in and out of pubs as the sun comes up. In the News
At Australia's Bondi Beach, It's Always a G'day: At Australia's Famous Bondi Beach, Sun, Sand, Surf and a Lot of Basking (Post, Sept. 14, 2000)
Snag-Free Games Get Underway in Sydney: 'Quieter, Gentler,' Snag-Free Games Get Underway (Post, Sept. 17, 2000) 'Absolutely Mind-Blowing': Opening Ceremonies a Festive Display That Symbolizes Reconciliation, Unity (Post, Sept. 16, 2000) Down Under, Overtures of Harmony (Post, Sept. 16, 2000) Sydney Journal: U.S. Delegation Arrives (washingtonpost.com, Sept. 13, 2000; 12:21 PM) Australia Builds Up Olympic Security (Post, Sept. 2, 2000) Selling the Games (Post, Sept. 3, 2000) © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company |
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