Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 by BH
Matthew Kahn, an economist, is concerned that Michael Phelps and his mom are crowding out more important news coverage. He even provides a link to an academic paper on the subject. What do you think? Are you paying less attention to certain topics as a result of the Olympics?
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by BH
At the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics, we were treated to a lovely song by Lin Maoke (BBC):
Wearing a red dress and pigtails, Lin Miaoke charmed a worldwide audience with a rendition of "Ode to the Motherland".
But the singer was Yang Peiyi, who was not allowed to appear because ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by BH
The Chinese government had monitored his birth because of the perfect physical and athletic genes of his parents, forever treating him as something of a science project. Yet there’s nothing robotic, nothing programmed, about him. He has such humanity, such a sense of grace and honor. Over time, you can ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008 by BH
Mark Purdy, a sports writer for the San Jose Mercury News spent two weeks in China prior to the Olympics. Sometimes it's better to get your news from people that don't cover politics day to day. Here's how he describes China:
How about this: It's a little like being in ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008 by CJB
The two final four games yesterday were a bit of a bust. I admit I did not watch them real closely, but they both were not close for almost the entire game. North Carolina did start to make a comeback and got to within 4, but they ended up losing ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 by CJB
Andy Petite apparently testified that he saw Roger Clemens injected with steroids or Human Growth Hormone. However, RC is directly contradicting that under oath, saying he has never taken either. I wonder who is correct. I think we should ask Marion Jones.
Would I testify against a friend? Umm, only a ...
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