2008
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上海环球金融中心
The Shanghai World Financial Center opens this weekend in Shanghai and is mainland China’s tallest building.
The 101-storey mixed-use tower is 492m tall and its observation deck located on the 97th-100th floors is the highest in the world.
The building was financed by Japan’s Mori Building.
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2008
30
Aug
A shot for Olympic gold can be an opportunity of a lifetime for athletes. But for companies that spent heavily on advertising and marketing at the Olympics, the Beijing Games offered a different kind of golden opportunity: the chance to advertise their goods to a worldwide audience and for more exposure to consumer-rich China.
“Until [...]
2008
29
Aug
How to get your 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Tickets in BC
If you’ve ever dreamed of watching an Olympic event live and in person, here’s your chance. Between October 3 and November 7, 2008, Canadian residents can visit vancouver2010.com to request their choice of 2010 Olympic Winter Games tickets. Keep in mind, there’s [...]
2008
29
Aug
Filed under: USA
Shawn Johnson has been everywhere this week. Her latest stop was at the Democratic National Convention, where she said the Pledge of Allegiance:
(Video via Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead.)
A couple of questions occur to me about the above video, which includes the added bonus of a great rendition of the national anthem.
1. Is there a risk that Johnson is getting overexposed here? From Beijing to Letterman to Des Moines to Denver, does she have a chance to just be a regular teenager?
2. What’s the deal with Olympic gymnasts and saying the Pledge at the conventions? Mary Lou Retton has said the Pledge at the Republican National Convention. Is it just that conventions usually happen shortly after the Summer Olympics and so gold medal gymnasts are usually in the news, or have focus groups determined that swing voters enjoy seeing patriotic gestures from gymnasts?
2008
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Aug
Royal Mail and China Post have jointly issued a special set of stamps to mark the handover of the Olympic Flag from Beijing to London. See them on The Telegraph’s site.Olympic Medals WonDon’t forget to visit www.theolympicswarehouse.comwww.olympicsdiar…
2008
29
Aug
Is He Kexin 16 or 14? Doctors and forensics experts say bone growth could reveal how old the Olympic medalists really are.
How do you tell the age of a Chinese gymnast?
Don’t bother with those government-issued passports or birth certificates.
Go for the X-rays.
For all the global hand-wringing over how international gymnastics officials will ever figure [...]
2008
29
Aug
The real He Kexin’s age! two gold medal stolen by the cheating Chinese?
There has been a controversy as to He Kexin’s actual age. Her 2008 passport and the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) list her date of birth as January 1, 1992, which would make her 16 years, during the 2008 Olympic opening ceremonies [...]
2008
29
Aug
Michael Phelps 100M Butterfly Victory!!!
Incredible: Phelps’ Miracle Finish Frame-by-Frame Underwater
2008
29
Aug
Following is a selection of the top 10 moments from the Beijing Olympics:
1) Usain Bolt breaks the 100 meters world record. Bolt already owned the record and in front of a packed Bird’s Nest stadium he ran 9.69 seconds. He thumped his chest in triumph over the last few meters before his ‘marksman’ celebration [...]
2008
29
Aug
Three London 2012 venues could be discarded if a financial review ordered by the British government discovers they will not be cost effective.
KPMG, a leading financial management consultancy, is scrutinizing the Greenwich Park development, which is due to accommodate the shooting venue in front of the historic Royal Artillery Barracks, equestrian and basketball at the [...]