Article: Flame's origins lie with theft from zeus ; The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, when a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since.

Article: Viewpoints Origins lie in 4th Century.(Features)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  October 22, 2007 ;     481 words ...MR Hewlett (Viewpoints, October 17) claims Roman Catholicism stems from the time of Christ. Not so. The Catholicism we know originated in the 4th Century AD when Emperor Constantine adopted Christianity as the state religion (the worst thing that ever happened). It opened the floodgates to every

Article: ARTS: MODERNISM Birmingham's new Selfridges store is shiny, ...
The Independent on Sunday;  September 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ...How wonderful that the defenestration of Birmingham is the work of an architect from Prague. The astonishing new Selfridges has no windows: department stores do not need daylight openings - better to maximise selling space and run the merchandise up to the walls. Except Selfridges does not really

Article: Olympic Games Generate Historic Impact on Lenovo ...
Business Wire;  August 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... successful deployment of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games marketing programs, including product ... excellent technical support of the Olympic Games. At least two studies by third-party ... activation among Worldwide Partners of the Olympic Games, including Dow Jones Insight and Global ...

Article: Visa renews Olympic Games sponsorship through 2020.
Business Wire;  October 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... standing worldwide sponsor of the Olympic Games, today announced that it will extend its Olympic Games sponsorship for a period of eight years ... the only card accepted at the four Olympic Games that follow London 2012 Olympic Games ...

Article: BBC Sport Olympic Games content available for free ...
M2 Presswire;  August 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... 2008-Vodafone UK: BBC Sport Olympic Games content available for free to ... customers during the Beijing Olympic Games(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The service will bring BBC ...

Article: 36.5 MILLION OLYMPIC GAMES TICKET BROCHURES WILL BE ...
PR Newswire;  March 14, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... getting a ticket brochure for the 1996 Olympic Games will be as easy as picking up a contour ... because The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) is printing a record number ... worldwide sponsor of the Centennial Olympic Games. Approximately 15,000 grocery stores ...

Article: ORGANIZERS SELECT COMPANIES TO PROCESS 1996 OLYMPIC ...
PR Newswire;  March 8, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... ticket sales for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. The team will process all requests ... million tickets, the largest number of Olympic Games tickets ever made available. Tickets ... provide The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) with services to sell tickets ...