German Paralympic athlete Claudia Biene, Ellie, and Blysse
At 60,000,000 souls, China’s “disabled” population surpasses that of many great nations. Until recently, despite the installation of wheelchair ramps, automatic doors, and other infrastructure upgrades mandated as part of the package to allow Beijing to host the Olympic games, along with the accompanying Paralympic games, actual [...]
Fri, September 19, 2008 - 5:57 AM
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Things are finally approaching normalcy again in the capital city after the years of build up to the Olympics. Many are complaining about post-Olympic depression, which often seems genuine enough. Still others are jubilant about the cessation of invasive searches, including metal detectors and dog sniffers, just to go into their office buildings. Well, for [...]
Sun, August 31, 2008 - 5:51 PM
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I never actually intended to leave Beijing during the Olympics. I can only blame fate for the timing. Back in 2001, I visited Beijing for the second time, the first having been in 1994, and noticed one day that they had started to put up decorations in the streets along the major thoroughfares. I [...]
Wed, August 27, 2008 - 5:33 PM
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Olympic volunteers have shown up in booths all over the city
To all the naysayers about the air quality in Beijing for the Olympics, all I can say is that if the games were held right now, the weather would be incredible. Yesterday was one of the finest days Iâve ever enjoyed in Beijing with [...]
Sat, August 2, 2008 - 6:08 AM
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Beijing air quality was “good” today, but how about during the Olympics?
Drivers on Beijing’s roads are experiencing a pleasant development as roads are suddenly far less congested due to new traffic regulations that only allow drivers to take to the roads every other day according to whether they have an even or odd numbered plate. [...]
Mon, July 21, 2008 - 8:59 PM
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