Category Archives: Olympics

NASA: Olympic pollution controls worked

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Meng Bomin

Pollution was one of the issues vigorously discussed in the run up to and during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Well, according to a survey done by researchers as NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center: During the two months when restrictions … Continue reading →

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Now I have to cheer for the Chinese

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Meng Bomin

Apparently no one on the Spanish basketball team thought that the above picture of the team posing “slit-eyed” for an advertisement before the games was in bad taste.  It’s really quite surprising to see such overt racism from a national … Continue reading →

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This should be an awkward game

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Meng Bomin

Apparently there will be a preliminary women’s beach volleyball game between Russia and Georgia at the Olympics on August 13 at 10:00 local time.  Given the current conflict between the two countries, I don’t expect that the two teams will … Continue reading →

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