2009
22
Jan
The government has released £496M from the £2BN Olympics contingency fund.The government is sticking to the line that there is sufficient contingency within the £12BN “budget”.We shall see.Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 OlympicsDon’t for…
2009
20
Jan
香港教育学院
The Hong Kong Institute of Education is one of the premier educational establishments in Hong Kong.
Offering courses for students wishing to become teachers, as well as in-service training, HKIE was founded in 1994 from an amalgamation of the previous teacher training colleges in Hong Kong. The history of teacher education in Hong Kong goes back to the 1850s and the founding of St. Paul’s College in the-then British colony.
HKIE has over 400 teaching staff and around 7,000 students. HKIE’s main campus is situated in Tai Po with other smaller campuses being the Town Centre at Tai Kok Tsui and the Sports Centre at Pak Shek Kok.
Hong Kong Institute of Education
10 Lo Ping Road
Tai Po
New Territories
Hong Kong
Tel: 2948 8888
From Hung Hom KCR Station take a train to Tai Po Market Station and then bus #275.
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2009
20
Jan
Patricia Moreno beat one set of odds in being the first runner named as a torchbearer in the lead-up to the Vancouver Olympics. The next will be to show her friends they’re wrong when they tease her about falling down with the torch when the 18-year-old Vancouver high-school student takes centre stage with the [...]
2009
20
Jan
Welsh Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones, has claimed that Wales could lose £100M of diverted lottery money to the 2012 Olympics.He told the Commons Welsh Affairs Committee, as per Wales Online: “There’s a downside, of course, in terms of lost Lotter…
2009
19
Jan
Could the Summer Olympics really come to the Twin Cities? There’s a new possibility that part of the 2016 games will be played here.
Chicago is one of four cities trying to get the Olympic bid in 2016 and if that happens, international soccer players may take the field at TCF Stadium.
The University of Minnesota [...]
2009
18
Jan
The city of Madison and the surrounding area, home to three major bicycle companies, will serve as the cycling hub for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in the event Chicago is chosen as the host city.
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle Friday announced the selection by the Chicago 2016 Committee, which is organizing Chicago’s bid for [...]
2009
16
Jan
Acrobats – Dance-Kung Fu-Acrobatic Drama: Journey to the West
Anyone wanting to see an amazingly energetic show of acrobatics/dance should not miss this incredible performance based on The Monkey King story.
Highlights of the show included a mind boggling scene of strength and flexibility by a male and female gymnast clad in body hugging white costumes as they performed acrobatic dance using incredible feats of strength and balance. This was the human body at its best! The final scene based in ‘Hell’ was another highlight of the show where the stage filled with incredibly fit acrobats bouncing all over the stage on trampolines performing truly inspirational acts as they spun in all directions while flying through hoops.
Complimenting this incredibly diverse acrobatic/dance show was the staging of the where no expense has been spared on costumes, props and backdrops.
Tickets can be bought online through http://www.piao.com.cn/ Ends 31st January 2009.
http://www.piao.com.cn/en_piao/ticket_2231.html
Presenters include:
Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe
China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe
Songshan Shaolin Martial Arts Troupe
Guangdong Dance School
Beijing Exhibition Centre Theatre
(Bei zhan ju chang)
135 Xizhimen Waidajie
Xizhimen
Access: Use Subway Line 2 to Xizhimen Station and either walk (10 minutes) or take a taxi to the theatre (3 minutes = 10RMB)
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2009
16
Jan
Doya doya is a dynamic event on the final day of Shushoe. Young men wearing headbands and clad in loincloth struggle for possession of Go Hoin, a cow god amulet. With their brave shouts of doya doya, so-called strength water poured on them evaporates quickly from their bodies due to heat and energy.
2009
15
Jan
Another Olympics sponsor has bitten the dust, thanks to the recession.Nortel, the telecoms equipment company has filed for bankruptcy protection today in a move affecting around 2,000 UK staff. Nortel UK is a £40M “tier one” sponsor of London’s 2012 O…
2009
14
Jan
CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch a jihad against Israel and condemned Arab governments as allies of the Jewish state in a new message aimed at harnessing anger in the Mideast over the Gaza offensive.
Bin Laden spoke in an audiotape posted Wednesday on Islamic militant Web sites where [...]