DarkFireV remembers an old friend.

Her name was Danielle Scott, or Danni to most of us. To Whyville, she was known as armada. She lost her life two years ago, August 15th of 2006; a day I'll never forget.

It was the day after my little sister's birthday, and I went onto my computer as I normally do, and onto my local messenger account, as I normally do. But today wasn't normal. I was almost instantly talking to a friend who informed me she had some very bad news.

Danni was dead.

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Glitsygrl reports on the summer Olympics.

The silver, steely dome can be picked out of Beijing's skyline from miles away. It is the building where the 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremonies were held August 8th.

The Olympics. Ah. Nothing is more entertaining, more riveting, more awe-inspiring and . . . sweaty. For the few of you who don't know, the summer Olympics are being held in Beijing, the capitol of China.

I'm quite surprised; actually, that someone hasn't written an article on the games before this. The Olympics are, after all, a huge event, with many, many countries from around the world partaking.

So that is what I'm here to do today. To give you everything you wanted to know about the Olympics, the sports, the athletes, past and present Olympic Games. Yeah, I know, try not to hyperventilate.

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