2008
1
Sep
Olympics inspire mandatory sports lessons in Beijing
Beijing schoolchildren, returning to school on Monday after China’s hugely successful showing in the city’s Summer Olympics, will have to take one period of physical education tuition every day, state media said.
The opening ceremonies on the first day of school across the city were marked by Beijing 2008-inspired [...]
2008
28
Aug
We got our full measure of Olympic moments in the just-completed Beijing Games, topped by Michael Phelps’s eight gold medals and Usain Bolt’s lightning sprints.
Nonetheless, some of the greatest feats took place in corporate suites, where the Olympics’ global sponsors calculated huge returns on their investments.
General Electric Co.’s NBC soared past its $1 billion [...]
2008
19
Aug
Argentina play Brazil tonight in the semi-final of the men’s football. The match starts at 9:00 p.m and will be played at the Worker’s Stadium in Beijing.
Belgium and Nigeria will play in Shanghai in the other semi-final.
The Argentina – Brazil match is being billed as the Ronaldinho-Lionel Messi clash.
“It’s a match between [...]
2008
15
Aug
Thanks to Twitter user Fotograf I discovered that the Gumball 3000 will arrive in Beijing tomorrow 19:30 – 20:30 at the Westin Hotel (1-3 Xin Yuan Nan Road, Chaoyang District).
I hadn’t heard of it before, but is sounded interesting. Wikipedia has some details on the Gumball Rally 3000. If you aren’t attending any [...]
2008
7
Aug
This weeks hasn’t been a good week for the air in Beijing. It has been hazy all week and Thursday’s prediction of rain just never came. With some luck it could rain tonight, but it didn’t feel that way when I was out earlier.
Some United States and Australian swimmers have reported seeing haze [...]
2008
4
Aug
Beijing is preparing for the arrival of the Olympic torch arrival back in the capital. The torch is expected to pass the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square. Security will be tight wherever the torch travels after yesterday’s attack deadly attack in Xinjiang.
“The different departments of the Beijing police have taken detailed precautions for [...]
2008
3
Aug
The haze has come back over Beijing this morning with just four days to go before the Olympics begin.
Here is the forecast for the week:
I am kind of expecting the pollution to build again this week after a week of almost clear skies last week. The forecast is for showers on Thursday [...]
2008
31
Jul
The sky in Beijing was very clear this morning and I could even see out to the mountains, west of the city, which is fairly rare. Yesterday’s rain would have helped and perhaps the traffic control measures are starting to have some affect.
A lot also depends on the weather. Here is the forecast [...]
2008
20
Jul
The US Olympic Gymnastics Selection Committee announced the six-woman team that will represent the United States in next month’s Summer Games in Beijing.
2008
18
Jul
For two of the American gymnasts picked to participate at the this week’s 2008 Olympic Trials “Selection” Camp, the next two days may very well quantify the last four years.