Previously in this exciting week-long series, here. If you go to this page of the official Beijing 2008 Olympic site, you'll see a list of the corporations from around the world that have invested most in the success of these games. The 12 companies on... ...full story at James Fallows
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| 03 Feb 08 |
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Beijing 2008 Olympics 'We are ready' Ian Thorpe commercial »
YouTube video 'We are ready'
With the mantra 'One World, One Dream', the world is dreaming of the Olympic games in Beijing with all of the people of China.
It really isn't just about a sporting event, it's about a cultural event that brings the world together.
This... |
| 07 Jul 08 |
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We are ready! A special week-long series » James Fallows I am not in Beijing this week, so I don't have much to say about the air. But on the general topic of being ready for the Olympic games, some other interesting things are turning up. For the record, two important and familiar points of context. First, no... |
| 12 Jul 08 |
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We are ready! Finale » James Fallows Wrap-up of this exciting week-long series (previously 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A):Good news: We hear from friends that the skies are blue and beautiful in Beijing today. We're heading back soon and will embrace the idea that, with 27 days to go, the good times have... |
| 09 Jul 08 |
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We are ready #3! A short anecdote and a long email » James Fallows Previously in this exciting series: here and here. Context for the entire series: first two paragraphs here. (Executive summary: "No one in China or anywhere else will be better off if the Chinese public ends up feeling under-appreciated or aggrieved... |
| 03 Jul 08 |
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Small data points on the "are we ready?" Olympic front » James Fallows No one will know whether Beijing is fully "ready" for the Olympics until the games begin in 36 days. As previously discussed, you can reel off your list of possible concerns -- environment, political climate, etc. And your comparable lists of reasons to... |
| 26 Aug 08 |
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World media hail Beijing Olympic Games » People's Daily The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which ended on Sunday, has been hailed by media across the world as a huge success. The Beijing Olympics "was perfect and 'glared' the world for 16days ... The Games will be remembered as the most praised ones of... |
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