Zhou Yang broke the women's beating the previous mark held by compatriot Wang Meng.Zhou, Wang and their two teammates bettered the mark in the 3000-meter relay that China had set at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

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Allowing the private sector to set meter prices might be the best possible way to get to the right price in a city where politicians fight tooth and nail to keep parking cheap.

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For Phelps, who lived one of the more regimented existences during the past two decades, golf represents an opportunity to compete in venues that have a little more variety than 50-meter pools all set to the same temperature.

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Created to help the world's couch potatoes turn the tube on and off without having to make the arduous 2-meter journey to the TV set, the standby feature has spread to virtually every appliance in the home and office.

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