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I just heard today that the Sacramento Magazine released its list of the top 100 Powerful people and that you can go onto their site and vote for your top 10.  I was happy to see some very good people made it on the list. My top 10 looked like this.

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: Kobe Bryant provided a vital late spark as the United States reclaimed Olympic basketball supremacy Sunday, defeating world champion Spain 118-107 to bring the Americans their 13th gold medal.

Passing on activation Item: Luis Castillo reportedly doesn't feel right about starting for the Mets, asks for a few extra days. What are his possible reasons? 10. still raising cash to buy a pair of old Shea Stadium seats. 9. it's just common courtesy to let the current second baseman's hair coloring job fade before taking his job 8.

Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony Revealed: The following is a preview of the artistic performance staged at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday night. The closing ceremony focuses on the theme of “harmony, friendship and joy,” and consists of three chapters.

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: NBC says the Beijing Olympics proved so captivating that millions of Americans now need to catch up on some sleep. A survey of people who followed the Olympics found that 76 percent said they stayed up later than normal to watch, NBC said Sunday.

Could it really be over so quickly? Ever since the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the Summer Games in 2001, China had lavished $44 billion on transforming the capital into a city whose time was now. Stadiums were built, entire transportation networks laid out.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Revealed: By the moment the Olympic flame atop the Bird’s Nest goes out, it is proved that Beijing has lived up to the trust of the world, by turning the opportunity the Chinese capital won seven years ago into a 16-day miracle that will forever shine in Olympic history.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Revealed: The International Olympic Committee has asked the world governing body for gymnastics to investigate whether members of the Chinese women’s team were too young to compete in the Olympics.

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: Athletes at the Beijing Games lived up to the Olympic motto ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ and none more so than swimmer Michael Phelps and sprinter Usain Bolt.

Finanally, China Wins, with most gold medals. Yes. Beijing Olympics grab golds for NBC: Record ratings for NBC Universal’s coverage of the Olympic Games. Harnessing our wavesFOR AN Irish team that travelled to Beijing more in hope than expectation, the 2008 Olympics have certainly surprised and will now go into the record books as one of the most successful in our sporting history.