Mayor Daley sued for not providing info about Olympic bid
2009-11-13 00:13:00 The non-profit organization Judicial Watch is suing Mayor Daley and his office for failing to respond to their Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.Judicial Watch, which describes itself as a non-profit organization seeking to promote integrity, transparency and accountability in government, says that on September 25, 2009, it served a FOIA request on the Mayor's Office seeking access to public records regarding Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.Among the request was all correspondence between the Mayor's Office and President Obama, Michelle Obama and White House Staff regarding the bid.The Mayor's Office acknowledged receipt of the request on October 1, 2009, the complaint states, and granted itself an additional seven days. When time ran out, Judicial Watch appealed to the Mayor as head of...
The 2010 Olympic Medals made from old computers
2009-10-20 18:00:00 It is amazing really, when you think about the Olympics, top athletes and champions spring to mind, but to win a medal means that they are at the top of form and the best in the world. Therefore, at every Olympics the medals are designed to represent the games and the city where they are ...
2016 Olympic hosts have a murder problem
2009-10-19 07:18:00 Not saying this means Chicago should have been given the 2016 Olympics, but Rio de Janeiro better be damn grateful that the violence that left 14 dead didn't happen 2 1/2 weeks ago.RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 2,000 police officers patrolled this coastal city Sunday and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left 14 people dead.An hourslong firefight between rival gangs Saturday in one of the city's slums killed at least 12 people, injured six and saw a police helicopter shot down and eight buses set on fire. ...
What to do with the Olympic Village site...
2009-10-14 00:06:00 The speculation is building on what might happen to the site that was going to be deveoped into Olympic Village for the 2016 games now that Chicago has lost the bid. Having worked in commercial real estate journalism for the last three years, I've heard a number of proposals for the site and many of them are resurfacing now. While it's sad to see the possibility for more affordable housing go by the wayside, I'm intrigued by some of the other options, summed up in this Clout Street arcticle Here's what I think of some of these options: -Casino: This is an old debate: tax dollars vs. neighborhood atmosphere. I think the assertation that a casino would help McCormick Place...
Why Chicago lost the 2016 Olympic bid - Infographic
2009-10-07 17:59:00 After much pontificating and finger pointing, this image making e-mail rounds provides conclusive reasons why Chicago lost it's bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
"The Daily Show" weighs in on Chicago's 2016 Olympic loss
2009-10-06 17:44:00 Besides the skewering of Barack Obama's lackluster Olympic presentation in Copenhagen, Jon Stewart and "The Daily Show" team broke down why our city lost its bid. A few examples:- Rod Blagojevich didn't make a good Olympic mascot- Rio's campaign, "A World Of Ass," complete with a double-domed stadium, was too good to top.Our town has plenty of great features, however, including one observation from CNN - that Chicago has one of the "best uses of a lake of any city we've seen."Watch the rest of the hilarity here:The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cChicago Nopewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview...
Oprah will travel to Copenhagen to pitch Olympic bid
2009-09-24 05:49:00 Chicago's Olympic bid committee is sending Oprah to Copenhagen to represent the city and be a part of the official delegation to help pitch Chicago for the 2016 bid....
Olympic Businesses Everywhere: Sports Illustrated Nails the USOC's "Comic O
2009-09-22 07:21:00 A reporter put me onto an excellent Sports Illustrated article written during the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. Author Leigh Montville writes about being “On the Trail of the O-Word,” in which he concludes that ”[d]espite official efforts to curb unsanctioned use of the word ‘Olympic,’” it is “here, there and everywhere.” To illustrate his point, he riffs on “Olympic” names he comes across in everyday life: Olympic Burger and Burrito. Olympic Fish and Meat Market. Olympic Fruit and Vegetable. Olympic Bar B Que. Olympic Pawn Shop. Olympic Van Lines. His list goes on and on. “Is there any fair-sized town that does not have an Olympic Diner somewhere on its outskirts?” he asks. “One Olympic Diner leads into two Olympic Realty offices, which lead into three Olympic Laundromats. There seem to be no boundaries. These Olympics are everywhere. Around the country. Around the world. The Olympic Di...
Daley's Olympic insurance leaves city exposed to billions
2009-09-21 16:34:00 Mayor Richard M. Daley and Patrick Ryan assure Chicago taxpayers that a safety net of insurance would insulate them from the financial risks of hosting the 2016 Olympics. But the insurance policies Mr. Ryan says he'll secure would cover only about $1.1 billion of the $3.8-billion operating budget that the mayor's Olympic point man has drawn up for the games. In many key areas, no insurer stands between taxpayers and the risk of revenue shortfalls or cost overruns.Read more about the shortfalls as we peel back the promised insurance coverage. ...
Cross-Canada countdown is on for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
2009-09-18 21:48:00 SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada is approaching faster and faster. It's already time for the Olympic Torch Relay. Having participated in one years ago I can only attest to the wonderful atmosphere, positive energy and overall ambiance during these events. If you will be visiting Canada in the next few months, check the schedule and take part, if only clapping your hands as the torch passes by. Here are all of the details provided by the Organizing Committee : Communities, organizers put finishing touches on plans to engage and inspire a nation. Skydivers parachuting in from above, top regional musical performers, giant puppets, a dazzling light show, foot stomping Acadian fiddlin', towering snow and ice sculptures, a huge tepee, as well as a kazoo band: that is just a sampling of the unique local flavour almost 200 torch relay celebration communities plan on showcasing when they welcome the Olympic Flame and potentiall...
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Olympic messages irk some CTA riders
2009-09-15 11:31:00 Call it ad nausea. Riders have been complaining non-stop to "Going Public" about the audio messages on the CTA buses that feature Olympians professing their support for Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics."In addition to crowded trains and buses, frequent delays, stacked buses and unsanitary conditions, I have to listen to the city trying to sell me on the Olympics?" Kimberly Austin, 29, of Noble Square wrote to "GP."...
Chicago's Olympic weak spots give IOC pause: analysis
2009-09-02 20:50:00 When it comes to Chicago, the International Olympic Committee is worried about money, political commitment and transportation. The one ace in the hole for Chicago could be President Barack Obama.In an evaluation of the four finalists to host the 2016 Summer Games, the IOC praised Chicago's plan to site the Olympics on the lakefront. But the committee pointed to risks with the athletes' village, namely that there is no financing in place for the $1-billion development, the most expensive component in the city's $4.8-billion Olympic plan.Find out where we stand heading into next month's vote in Copenhagen, and what role Pres. Obama could play....
IOC Report: Chicago's Olympic bid 'risky'
2009-09-02 15:57:00 Tribune photo by José M. Osorio / April 5, 2009 Workers walk near the Chicago 2016 logo at Soldier Field, which is one of the venues that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is visiting for the 2016 Olympics & Paralympic Games in Chicago Sunday. Like any good public relations operation, when you expect bad news to try to diminish it by putting it out yourself first and say that in the broader scheme of things that it's not important. It's standard, by-the-book PR tactics.And so it was with the International Olympic Committee's "technical critique" of Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid. In preparation for its release today, we heard newsreaders say yesterday that the critique is a mere technicality, that it won't...
Olympic Village would make for some interesting affordable housing
2009-09-02 15:03:00 As Chicagoans watch on edge over the course of the next month to see if our city is selected for the 2016 games, the plan for the Olympic Village on the south lake shore is creating an interesting prospect for affordable housing. Yesterday, I attended a luncheon where Chicago 2016's Cassandra Francis, who is charged with helping develop the Village, spoke. To give an idea of what it might look like, she showed this video: But the points Cassandra mae in her speech helped also explain the "legacy" mode of the project -According to a recent Crain's article, up to 30 percent of the Village's 2,500 units could become affordable housing . -While the Olympics are going on, the residential units...
chicago 2016 olympic's w/ fx's "rescue me" daniel sunja
2009-08-28 23:53:00 daniel is a super smart hardcore chicago lover that is home whenever he can be....caught this interview on the fly from one of our fun nights out....hope you enjoy! remember all, how can you show your love for the chi (& the usa as a whole?) take one minute today to tell all your friends & contacts by email, twitter, facebook, phone calls, whatever....& ask all to listen to these wonderful personalities share their stories so the rest of the world knows how great our city (& country) is and how we want to share & strengthen friendships with the rest of our world! don't forget, i am posting one new celeb interview per day here until the oct 2nd...
5 Questions For Olympic Hopeful Jenna Shoemaker
2009-08-28 16:37:00 Jenna is in Chicago for the Triathlon, we had the chance to catch up with her and ask her 5 questions.1. Do you "Back The Bid?" Jenna- "Yes."2. Why?Jenna- Chicago is an iconic city, it's beautiful, has a great sports community. The fans and athletes are some the best in the country. This weekend alone there are 3 Olympic sports on the shores of Chicago, the triathlon, the Kayak Marathon and beach volleyball, Chicago would be a great place to host an Olympics, I would make it a goal of mine to be here."3. Speaking of Olympics, how do you feel about London in 2012?Jenna- That Gold Medal is sitting there on ice, waiting for me to get it, I...
Will Tiger Woods be too old to take Olympic gold? Also Harrington on Woods
2009-08-25 17:51:00 Click here to listen.A word within almost every sports column in the United States is that Tiger Woods 'choked' and gave up a 54-hole lead at the PGA Championship to the golfer who stood in 110th position before the Sunday start, Y.E. Yang. Did Tiger choke or only prove that he is human after all?'Choke' is a strong word to associate with Tiger Woods and it is not supposed to happen to the one golfer that everyone believed to be made of steel, an alien from another planet to many fans. Some may say that he brought his "B" or "C" game to the final round of the fourth major and others may claim that Woods now has chinks in his armor but rimmed putts are hardly the stuff of failure. A second place finish yesterday makes it difficult to say that Tiger allowed "a hungrier, more focused, more composed golfer kick the stuffing out of him" as written by Jay Mariotti. Let us reserve that visualization for Padraig Harrington whose quintuple bogey forced him to drop his head once again and...
Video: Olympic dreams inflated?
2009-08-24 22:15:00 Chicago Business Today takes a look at what the 2016 games would really be worth to the city -- and whether the Mayor's bid team is overstating the games' economic impact. Based on the story in today's Crain's. Chicago Business Today, Aug. 24, 2009...
celebrities love chicago & our 2016 olympic bid!
2009-08-17 20:22:00 If you follow me on twitter you get to come along for some serious fun behind the scenes craziness... like when I filmed 50+ Celebrity friends about why they love Chicago & why they want to see the olympics in chicago (and the usa in general) in 2016! If missed it, start following me now as there is way more to come, like when I announce the launch of one of those celebrity interviews for the world to see on the internet each day starting tomorrow, until I arrive in copenhagen on oct. 2nd w/ the olympic committee (& hopefully president obama) for the official announcement of (hopefully) chicago/usa being the home of the 2016 olympics!You will laugh, cry, think,...
Babies Olympic competition
2009-08-12 20:05:00 Olympic Babies Compete in Crawling RaceThey?ve only been born for a year and they?re already competing in sporting events. No wonder they?re called Olympic Babies.Babies born on August 8, known as Olympic Babies, take part in a sporting competition that fits them like a diaper, a crawling race. The race took place on August 6, 2009 in Beijing, to commemorate a 1 year anniversary since the Olympic Games held in the Chinese Capital.'
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The Mechanics: Primary Fields Settle, Olympic Forums Disappoint, & Wher
2009-07-27 14:15:00 The Reader's Ben Joravsky was not the only Olympics skeptic out there giving the 2016 Bid Committee the business.Their marketing effort and staged events have not been going particularly well--though the bid is still steaming along, at least according to Greg Hinz.The community group fighting the massive development at Wilson Yards in Uptown are preparing to file a new lawsuit to stop it.Comptroller Dan Hynes will be running for Governor, and has already traded barbs with Governor Quinn; state Representative Julie Hamos may be preparing for a run for Congress in the 10th District, where candidates are lining up on both sides; and Giannoulias makes his bid super-double-no-backsies official and tries to bait Kirk.Cook County takes steps to decriminalize marijuana to...
Olympic shopping centre
2009-07-14 17:44:00 The developer of the 1.5bn flagship shopping centre of the 2012 London Olympic Games has signed up just three retailers out of 300 units less than two years before opening, laying bare the crisis gripping retail property.Industry sources said a key reason why Westfield Stratford is struggling to attract retailers, who are battling one of the worst downturns in living memory, is that they are "incredibly risk averse" about committing to future schemes. Some believe Westfield will have to offer hefty concessions, such as rent-free periods, or contributions to shopfitting fees to lure retailers through its doors.However, sources said that the location of Westfield Stratford, in one of the poorest areas of London, and the fact that the shopping centre still resembles a building site, are not helping. Furthermore, observers said that Westfield had alienated some retailers with its decision to increase service charge fees just days after its Westfield London scheme opened near Shepherds ...
Celebrating Olympic Day
2009-06-23 18:15:00 When you think of the Olympics it seems they've been around forever. They did start back in Ancient Greece, after all. But the modern games have only been around for 115 years. Back in 1894 the International Olympic Committee was formed on June 23 and the modern games began.Since 1948 this date has been christened Olympic Day, and cities around the world celebrate with festivities. Considering Chicago's aspirations to be the 2016 host city, it should be no surprise that we're doing some celebrating of our own tonight.If you think running is fun, you're in luck. At 6pm, two groups of runners will take off from Irving Park Road and from Grant Park and meet in the middle at North...
Former Olympic champion Ruby dies in climbing fall
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2009-05-29 19:19:00 AP - Karine Ruby, a former Olympic snowboarding champion who had been training to become a mountain guide, died Friday in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc. She was 31.
China Visas. I'm Getting Deja Vu Olympic Feelings, Part IV. New Repor
2009-05-20 20:05:00 Got an email this morning from someone I know in China, reporting the following: Police in Guangzhou are doing very aggressive passport checks to prevent what they call 三非 [the three must prevents]，meaning 非法入境 [illegal entry]，非法居住 [illegal housing]，非法就业 [illegal employment]. In a moment of candor, one very nice police officer admitted it was because of the CPC congress and the upcoming 60th anniversary of the revolution. The police came into Starbucks in a group and basically accosted a group of very well dressed foreigners, who appeared to be from the Middle East. These foreigners could not speak Chinese and the police could speak only a very little pidgin English. The foreigners were hustled off in a paddy wagon. I asked what would happen to them and I was told they would be held at the local police office until their identities can be verified. The police were extremely polite to me and just looked over my passport briefly. The community where ...
By: China Law Blog
Chuck Daly dies at 78; basketball coach led Pistons, Olympic team
2009-05-12 04:02:00 Chuck Daly dies at 78; basketball coach led Pistons, Olympic teamThe Hall of Fame coach whipped Detroit's Bad Boys into shape to win back-to-back NBA titles. In 1992, he led the Dream Team to Olympic gold.the most innovative football ... see http://www.allprosportsfootball-.com ... , basketball and automobile racing series ever produced for home entertainment featuring: eleven of the greatest NFL football players and the most successful coach in NFL history; five of the greatest NBA basketball players and one of the most successful coaches in NBA history; and six internationally recognized automobile racing champions ... . sharing their life stories and demonstrating their skills in a very entertaining setting of upbeat music, three dimensional digital graphics and NFL Films action footagehttp://www.latimes.com/n-ews/obituaries/la-me-chuck-daly-10-2009may10,0,3911604.storyFro-m the Los Angeles TimesChuck Daly dies at 78; basketball coach led Pistons, Olympic teamThe Hall of Fame coach ...
By: All Pro Sports
China Visas. I'm Getting Deja Vu Olympic Feelings, Part II, The Now I
2009-04-29 16:10:00 Three days ago, I did a post entitled, "China Visas. I'm Getting Deja Vu Olympic Feelings," in which I talked about having heard from clients of difficulties in getting their China visas: One of the great things a about being a lawyer is that we hear all kinds of things from our clients and potential clients. And then when we start hearing those same things on the blogs, we know something is up. I am hearing a lot of things about the difficulty of getting anything but a three month visa. I actually got a call from a potential (very broadly defined) client the other day wanting our help in getting hima one year visa. He "owns" a business in China and it is "absolutely critical to the point of it being do or die" that he be in China at the end of May. He had applied for a business visa (an F Visa) and been turned down cold and essentially told not to bother coming back until 2010 to try again. We talked a bit about what he was doing in China and it turned out he had set up an inte...
By: China Law Blog
China Visas. I'm Getting Deja Vu Olympic Feelings.
2009-04-26 17:44:00 One of the great things a about being a lawyer is that we hear all kinds of things from our clients and potential clients. And then when we start hearing those same things on the blogs, we know something is up. I am hearing a lot of things about the difficulty of getting anything but a three month visa. I actually got a call from a potential (very broadly defined) client the other day wanting our help in getting hima one year visa. He "owns" a business in China and it is "absolutely critical to the point of it being do or die" that he be in China at the end of May. He had applied for a business visa (an F Visa) and been turned down cold and essentially told not to bother coming back until 2010 to try again. We talked a bit about what he was doing in China and it turned out he had set up an internet business with a Chinese "partner" where, on the books, his Chinese partner owns the business entirely, but this American has an oral agreement with the "100% trusted"Chinese partner...
By: China Law Blog
Sega Announces Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games
2009-02-15 07:20:00 The two most famous video game icons return to Wii and DS for another Olympic competition.Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games Teaser Trailer(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SEGA(r) Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd today announced that two of the biggest video game heroes, Mario(tm) and Sonic(tm), will be coming together again, this time taking their rivalry to the snow and ice in another officially licensed Olympic-themed smash hit Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games(tm). Heading to stores late in 2009 on the Wii(tm) home video game system and Nintendo DS(tm), Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to Vancouver, Canada, host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This gaming experience invites players of all ages and skill sets to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions available for the Nintendo platforms.Developed by SEGA of Japan, under the guidance of Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to lif...
By: Sports Legends
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games revealed! [Digg]
2009-02-12 20:03:00 Mario and Sonic make a return and Sega makes another small fortune...
The Official Video Game of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
2009-02-08 02:06:00 SEGA® Corporation announced a worldwide agreement with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to once again become the sole approved...
By: Sport Syndicate
Olympic Pollution Controls In Beijing China Had Big Impact On Air Pollution
2008-12-19 14:56:00 From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: Chinese government regulators had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air. And that's what they g
Fired! Vancouver Olympic Committee member Judy Rogers Fired as Vancouver Ci
2008-12-13 05:10:00 Judy Rogers has been fired after ten years as Vancouver’s City Manager. The fact that supporters of Vancouver’sfreshly elected Mayor Gregor Robertson at City Hall wanted her gone has beenan opensecretfor some time. After the newsbroke though, Mayor Gregor Robertson refused tocall it a firing,choosing instead to speakeuphemistically: ?Technically, it?s a cessation of her duties ...
Euro Tour ships Mickelson back to the US. Are Mickelson, Woods Olympic hope
2008-11-17 21:26:00 Click here to listen.Phil Mickelson has dropped out of the 2009 Race to Dubai because he said he doesn?t have enough time to dedicate to both the European and PGA Tours. With second-rate performances at the two opening Euro Tour events in China, Mickelson may have felt his chances of making an upward move were slipping deciding instead to get out early and ?save face?.Add Sergio Garcia?s leapfrog into second place in the World Rankings and that Tiger Woods may return for the 2009 PGA Tour season and Mickelson is probably more concerned with defending interests here at home than the struggle to climb atop yet another ranking system. One slip at a time Phil, although Mickelson insisted, "I really don't think about the world rankings right now very much."Go ahead Phil. Keep asserting that you?re not losing any sleep over your drop in the World Rankings and I?ll bet that, eventually, you?ll start believing it too!As Barry and I watched the final round of the Barclays Singapore Open, it...
Euro Tour ships Mickelson back to the USA. Are Mickelson, Woods Olympic hop
2008-11-17 20:52:00 Click here to listen. Phil Mickelson has dropped out of the 2009 Race to Dubai because he said he doesn?t have enough time to dedicate to both the European and PGA Tours. With second-rate performances at the two opening Euro Tour ...
A $100 Million Olympic Hole in Vancouver
2008-11-07 04:12:00 A big story broke this morning in the Vancouver civic campaign via the Globe and Mail. Gary Mason reported that the city had agreed to provide loans of up to $100 million to the Millennium Development Corporation in order to shore up the floundering construction of the Olympic Village.The city's Director of Finance has apparently resigned over the issue, and NPA mayoral candidate (and the current chair of the city finance committee) Peter Ladner has been silent since being confronted with the story at this morning's mayoral debate.In addition to local media, the CBC, The Canadian Press, The Calgary Herald and The UK Guardian have all picked up the story, dealing a potentially a devastating blow to Ladner and the NPA with just 9 day's left in the campaign. It was the top story on the Global TV, and to be frank, the sight of Ladner publicly shocked when confronted with the news that the city's Director of Finance had resigned was not good for his cause.More from Vision here and ...
Price Of Olympic Gold Growing Too High
2008-10-24 07:41:00 -By Frederick Meekins With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the alleged demise of Communism, it was assumed that the Olympic games would no longer be as much of an arena for showcasing the competing ideologies of individual liberty and nearly total social control. And even though East German woman with mustaches no longer ...
By: Publius Forum
The Revolting Cocks - Sex-O Olympic-O
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Olympic Venues open during National Day Holiday
2008-09-27 06:50:00 With the arrival of the National Day holiday on Monday the National Stadium (Bird?s Nest) will open to the public at a cost of 50RMB. The National Swimming Center (Water Cube) will open at a cost of 30RMB. There will be 80 000 tickets available on a daily basis for the National Stadium and 12 000 tickets for the Water Cube.Ticket details: 010 65388359Hotels in BeijingBooks on China and BeijingBeijing PersonalsTagsBeijing China Beijing 0lympicsBook the Fujian Hotel Beijing Book the Beijing Qianyuan International Business Hotel
By: Beijing Visitor
Air Jordan 6 (Six) Rings - Olympic - Now Available
2008-09-16 20:23:00 Just released this past Saturday, September 15, 2008 were this pair of Olympic inspired Air Jordan 6 (Six) Rings. They feature the same colorway as the Air Jordan 1 (I) - Olympic, and are inspired by the Olympic Games that took place this past Summer in Beijing, China. The sport ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
Air Jordan 1 (I) - Olympic - Now Available
2008-09-16 20:23:00 Keeping up with the Olympic theme, as Nike has made so popular wit hall of their Olympic inspired release thanks in part to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jordan Brand released the Air Jordan 1 (I) - Olympic this past Saturday, September 13, 2008. In terms of the colorway, they draw ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
BBC streams 50m Olympic videos
2008-09-16 02:00:00 During the Beijing Olympics the BBC streamed around 50 million videos from its website
Beijing Olympic Traffic Restrictions
2008-09-06 02:14:00 With traffic on Beijing?s previously overcrowded roads now moving freely there has been much debate about the idea of keeping the odds and evens vehicle use law in place permanently. Website forums are awash with tens of thousands of people debating the traffic regulation. Many concede it will help improve Beijing?s air quality and traffic movements, however it is also pointed out that most of Beijing?s pollution comes from the factories.Whatever the outcome it is exciting to see so many people concerned to improve the environmental conditions in Beijing. The city has been a beautiful place to visit and live during the Olympic and Paralympic period.Do note that with the opening of the Paralympics tonight that tight traffic control measures are in place around Olympic Park. Expect the same conditions for the closing ceremony.Hotels in BeijingBooks on China and BeijingBeijing PersonalsTagsBeijing China Beijing 0lympicsBook the Fujian Hotel Beijing Book the Beijing Qianyuan Internation...
By: Beijing Visitor
How India Can Close Olympic Gap with China
2008-09-02 03:21:00 How India Can Close Olympic Gap with China To match Beijing?s glory, New Delhi is gunning to snag the 2020 Games, but India has a ways to go in infrastructure and athlete training by Gunjan Bagla Asia read more
Olympic flame ready for Paralympics
2008-09-01 13:15:00 Turns out that the Olympic flame must have been on its side for maintenance as this morning the base was once again upright!Hotels in BeijingBooks on China and BeijingBeijing PersonalsTagsBeijing China Beijing 0lympicsBook the Fujian Hotel Beijing Book the Beijing Qianyuan International Business Hotel
By: Beijing Visitor
Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony
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By: Beijing Visitor
Olympic lights and video
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By: Beijing Visitor
Sunset over Olympic Flame in Beijing 23rd August 2008
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Olympic Bragging ? Medals, Medal Counts & Other Observations by Evan Palmer
2008-08-30 00:25:00 Another Olympics, Beijing 2008, has finished with an especially sublime opening ceremony to remember it by. And world records by Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. Even if Michael's unlikely run seemed a little too luck-struck by half. How long was the Croatian swimmer suspended in the water about a single millimeter from the touch bar? There has been the requisite chest thumping and teeth gnashing. Medals counts broadcast and fawned over. Reporting that probably can't help being boosterish although a few stars so overshadowed everyone else that we could cheer for them without impairing our patriotic credentials. Usain Bolt leaps to mind. We were told ad nauseum that the USA ?won? the 2008 Olympics because they won the most medals. This is almost equivalent to saying that if China won 49 gold medals and the USA won 50 bronze medals then the US ?won?. In effect, we are weighting gold, silver and bronze the same which doesn't make sense even to the great unwashed hordes. Simon Forst...
An Olympic 'powerhouse portfolio'
2008-08-29 07:00:00 "While watching the Olympics, I couldn’t thinking about the investment opportunities of the various countries participating in the games," says exchange-traded fund expert Carl Delfeld (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2324).The- editor of Around the World with ETFs (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2324) states, "While it is admittedly a stretch, let’s consider what an ETF porfolio of the top ten countries in the Beijing Olympics medal count would look like.""I hope that while watching the Olympic games many investors were also reminded at how the world is changing and why they need a global portfolio to capture value and growth around the world. "The U.S. did remarkably well across the board underscoring its role as the world’s leading investment destination. China surged to win the most gold and reach the symbolic level of 100 medals. "Quite an achievement that punctuates China’s growing heft. With the Shanghai Composit... |
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