Olympics Games - Football

1908: London, England, Great Britain won the gold medal in soccer in the IV Olympic Games. The silver medal was won by Denmark.

1912: Stockholm, Sweden. Great Britain defeated Denmark 4-2. The bronze medal was won by Holland.

1920: Antwerp, Belgium. Belgium won the gold medal in football in the VII Olympic Games.

1924: Paris, France. Uruguay won the gold medal in soccer in the VIII Olympic Games.

1928: Amsterdam, Netherlands. For the second time, Uruguay won the gold medal in football in the IX Olympic Games.

1932: Los Angeles, California (USA). The football tournament was cancelled.

1936: Berlin, Germany. Italy defeated Austria 3-2. The bronze medal was won by Poland.

1948: London, England. Sweden won the gold medal in football in the Olympic Games. Sweden defeated Yugoslavia 3-1.

1952: Helsinki, Finland. Hungary defeated Yugoslavia 2-0 for the gold medal. The bronze medal was won by Sweden.

1956: Melbourne, Australia.The USSR (currently Russia, Georgia,Estonia) captured the mens soccer gold medal, with Yugoslavia finishing second and Bulgaria third.

1960: Rome, Italy. Yugoslavia defeated Denmark 3-1 for the gold medal. The bronze medal was won by Hungary.

1964: Tokyo, Japan. Hungary won the gold medal in soccer in the XVIII Olympic Games. The silver medal was won by Czechoslovakia (currently Czech Republic) and the bronze by Bulgaria.

1968: Mexico City, Mexico. Hungary defeated Bulgaria 4-1.
Final results: 1.Hungary; 2.Bulgaria; 3.Japan; 4.Mexico; 5.France; 6.Guatemala; 7.Spain; 8:Israel; 9.Colombia; 10.Guinea; 11.Brazil; 12.Nigeria; 13.Ghana; 14.Czechoslovakia; 15.Thailand; 16.El Salvador.

1972: Munich, West Germany. Final results: 1.Poland; 2.Hungary; 3.East Germany; 4.USSR; 5.Mexico; 6.Denmark; 7.Morocco; 8.West Germany; 9.Malaysia; 10.USA; 11.Iran; 12.Brazil; 13.Myanmar; 14.Sudan; 15.Colombia; 16.Guatemala.

1976: Montreal, Canada. Final results: 1.East Germany; 2.Poland; 3.USSR; 4.Brazil; 5.Spain; 6.Canada; 7.Mexico; 8.France; 9.Israel; 10.Guatemala; 11.Cuba; 12.Iran; 13.North Korea.
For political reasons, African countries (Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana) did not participate at the 1976 Montreal Games. Uruguay qualified for the 1976 Olympics, but it did not participate. Uruguay was replaced by Cuba.

1980: Moscow, USSR. Final results: 1.Czechoslovakia; 2.GDR (East Germany); 3.USSR; 4.Yugoslavia; 5.Cuba; 6.Kuwait; 7.Algeria; 8.Iraq; 9.Nigeria; 10.Colombia; 11.Venezuela; 12.Costa Rica; 13,Syria; 14.Finland; 15.Zambia; 16.Spain.
For political reasons, many countries (Iran, USA, Ghana, Egypt, Malaysia, Norway and Argentina) did not participate in the Olympics Games.The United States was replaced by Cuba.

1984: Los Angeles, California (USA). Final results: 1.France; 2.Brazil; 3.Yugoslavia;4.Italy; 5.Canada; 6.Chile; 7.West Germany; 8.Egypt; 9.USA; 10.Qatar; 11.Norway; 12.Cameroon; 13.Morocco; 14.Costa Rica; 15.Iraq; 16.Saudi Arabia.

1988: Seoul, South Korea. Final results: 1.USSR; 2.Brazil; 3.Sweden; 4.Italy; 5.Australia; 6.Argentina; 7.WGR (West Germany); 8.Zambia; 9.Tunisia; 10.Guatemala; 11.Iraq; 12.China; 13.South Korea; 14.Nigeria; 15.USA; 16.Yugoslavia.

1992: Barcelona, Spain. Final results: 1.Spain; 2.Poland; 3.Ghana; 4.Australia; 5.Italy; 6.Qatar; 7.Sweden; 8.Paraguay; 9.USA; 10.Kuwait; 11.Colombia; 12.Egypt; 13.South Korea; 14.Morocco; 15.Mexico; 16.Denmark.

1996: Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Final results: 1.Nigeria; 2.Argentina; 3.Brazil; 4.Portugal; 5.Ghana; 6.Mexico; 7.France; 8.Spain; 9.USA; 10.Tunisia; 11.Australia; 12.Saudi Arabia; 13.Japan; 14.Hungary; 15.South Korea; 16.Italy.

2000: Sydney, Australia. Final results: 1.Cameroon; 2.Spain; 3.Chile; 4.USA; 5.Japan; 6.Italy; 7.Brazil; 8.Nigeria; 9.South Korea; 10.Honduras; 11.South Africa; 12.Slovakia; 13.Kuwait; 14.Czech Republic; 15.Australia; 16.Morocco.

2004: Athens, Greece. Final results: 1.Argentina; 2.Paraguay; 3.Italy; 4.Iraq; 5.South Korea; 6.Mali; 7.Australia; 8.Costa Rica; 9.Mexico; 10.Ghana; 11.Morocco; 12.Tunisia; 13.Japan; 14.Portugal; 15.Greece; 16.Serbia & Montenegro.

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer. Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry. He've studied political science and journalism. He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, Olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called "The Dictator and Alicia Alonso". He is an expert on foreign affairs. Furthermore, Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latina America.

He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), Hillary Clinton (ex-First Lady of the USA), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the USA). His favorite film is "Gorillas in the Mist".Some of his favorite books are The Return of Eva Peron and the Killings in Trinidad (by V.S.Naipaul), "Las Mujeres de los Dictadores" (by Juan Gasparini) and Murder of a Gentle Land (by John Barron and Anthony Paul). His personal motto is "The future is for those people who believe in the beauty of their dreams" by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Chocolates - The Healthy Food

Chocolates are such a tasty stuff loved by all the ages. Chocolates are mainly made up of cocoa solids. In a chocolate the basic amount of cocoa used is about 70%. Chocolates have some beneficial qualities to health. Chocolates have the traces of iron, calcium and potassium and vitamin A, B1, C, D and E.

Cocoa has the content of magnesium. Magnesium deficiency leads to hyper tension, heart diseases, diabetes, joint problems and pre-menstrual tension (PMT or PMS).

BENEFITS FOR MEN AND WOMEN

High intake of magnesium content is good for Cardiovascular System and hypertension.

Fat in high quality chocolates will not increase the cholesterol level, because the fats used in this are saturated.

Pre-menstrual drop in progesterone levels is the main cause for the violent mood for women. Adding magnesium will cure it till the level.

HEALTHIEST CHOCOLATE

A plain dark chocolate is the healthiest as this contains 70% of cocoa. This may not have a large amount of sugar in it. In case of white or milk chocolates, the content of chocolate solids will be less. Dark chocolate is allowed in popular Montaignac diet. These are high in sugar content and saturated fats. HVO (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) will be tragic for both teeth and health.

Chocolates of commercial and hand made works are more of sugars. They are generally known as Fondant and Praline, fondant is almost 100% sugar.

Janet has developed the chocolates with high quality filling in it. The centre of the chocolates is mostly covered with chocolates made up of 70% of chocolate solids. In case of milk chocolates, it is made with 33% of chocolate butter.

DO'S OF CHOCOLATE

The studies in the content of a chocolate say that chocolate has a content of flavonoids. It is a type polyphenol antioxidant. The University of Scranton proved that chocolate has high antioxidant content when compared with the other foods. In a dark chocolate it contains eight times the polyphenol antioxidant that found in strawberry. In November 2001, Pennsylvania State University found that the chocolate eaters have got good cholesterol. This is found in 23 peoples. In August 2005, researchers from Italy found that the dark chocolate can lower the blood pressure in people with hypertension. It is suggested to take chocolates. Taking chocolates once in a while will not harm.

Cocoa has antibacterial agents that fight tooth decay.

Smell of chocolates increases the theta waves of the brain. This relaxes you more.

Cocoa butter in chocolates contains oleic acid, a mono-unsaturated fat helps in increasing the fat.

Drinking a cup of hot chocolate may decline the wish to eat.

Eating chocolate increase the life span in men.

Mexicans use chocolate to treat bronchitis and insect bites.

Carbohydrates in chocolate will increase the level of serotonin levels in the brain. This increases the sense of well being.

DONT'S OF CHOCOLATE

Caffeine and bromine in cocoa do not cause nervous excitability.

It is non addictive.

Stearic acid in chocolate does not raise the level of bad cholesterol.

NEGATIVES OF CHOCOLATE

This triggers headache in migraine sufferers.

Milk chocolate is high in high in calories, fat and sugar.

Giving chocolate for the pets is harmful. It contains theobromine, which pets cannot digest.

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Weird & Wacky Ways To Enlarge Your Breasts

In a world where bigger is often perceived as better, a woman with big breasts is usually considered sexy and appealing. This is the reason why most women arent happy with their breast size and are constantly looking for ways to improve it.

Last year, over 300,000 American women underwent breast augmentation, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The average age of women who undergo surgery is 34 and 90 percent do it after having kids.

However, not all women welcome the idea of breast augmentation, especially since it is an invasive procedure that comes with a lot of risks and complications. So what happens to these women? Left with no other alternative, these desperate women often turn to unproven ways to increase breast size. Although the US Food and Drug Administration has told us time and again that there is no food, device, gadget or exercise that will make the breasts bigger, it cant always keep track of these questionable methods that never die and resurface from time to time in different forms to victimize more women.

For instance, in 1976, the breast enlarger foot pump was so popular that four million women in the United States each paid close to $10 for this crude contraption. The device consisted mainly of a foot pump attached to plastic tubes with two cups that were placed on the breasts. When used, the pump created a vacuum that supposedly massaged the breasts and made them larger. But the users got a lot of bruises instead.

If overpriced contraptions arent your thing, you can probably try the equally expensive Bust-Up Gum that became a big hit at the Tokyo Health Fair in Japan in 2005. The B2Up company said the gum slowly releases compounds from a plant extract that supposedly enhance the size and shape of the breasts when chewed three or four times a day.

By bombarding the body with a continuous supply of these breast-enhancing compounds, the company said the gum keeps your breath fresh and your breasts healthy. Aside from that, the pink tablets will also fight aging, improve circulation, and reduce stress. Wow! Think theyll come up with a gum that grows hair, eliminates wrinkles, and increases your height soon?

Maybe chewing gum sounds boring and tiring to you so what else can you do? Download this bizarre solution from Hideto Tomabechi who also hails from Japan: a breast-enlarging ringtone! Thats right you heard err read it right ladies. This ringtone supposedly contains subliminal messages that brainwash the mind and eventually make the breast larger. Not surprisingly, Tomabechi also sells ringtones that will improve your memory, make you more attractive to the opposite sex, cure baldness, and help you stop smoking!

The cheapest of these unreliable boob enhancers is exercise. Promoters say certain exercises can increase bust size. While push-ups and chest presses can make the breasts look larger, the truth is they have no effect on fatty breast tissue. What they do is strengthen and enlarge the muscles underneath. In some women, the opposite happens: the breasts become smaller since they lose fat.

If none of the above appeals to you, check out the Clevastin natural breast enhancement system. This popular product contains potent breast-enlarging compounds that will help you regain your confidence safely and naturally without the need for expensive surgery. Visit http://www.clevastin.com for details.

Janet Martin is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premier online news magazine http://www.thearticleinsiders.com