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Tuesday Olympic Notes - I

1. 北京加油! 空气加油!It's a nice day in Beijing today! Blue visible in the sky, for the first time in one week. It's warm but not sweltering. It actually feels, dare I say it, good outside. View at 4pm August 12:The traffic- and factory- shutdown... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Tue, Aug 12 2008

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13 Jul 08		With 26 days to go (updated) » James Fallows We heard from friends that skies were blue and clear in Beijing yesterday. Here is the view at 10am on July13, 26 days before the opening ceremonies and one week before the emergency shutdown of factories and traffic is supposed to begin. Perhaps...
05 Aug 08		Smogwatch, August 5 » Countdown to Beijing With just three days to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Bird’s Nest National Stadium was visible under hazy skies. Earlier this week, the iconic stadium was not visible due to smog blanketing Beijing, but authorities...
21 Aug 08		Beijing Olympic Lane to allow non-Olympic vehicles » People's Daily The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau announced today as of August 20, the Olympic Lanes will gradually allow non-Olympic vehicles to enter. Some of the Olympic events have ended. In order to ensure vehicle safety and punctuality for Olympic Games...
11 Oct 08		New traffic restriction takes effect in Beijing » Shanghai Daily A NEW traffic restriction went into effect in the Chinese capital Beijing today, which is expected to help sustain the hard-won smooth traffic and good air quality during the Olympic Games. Under the new traffic...
24 Jul 08		I'm not there, so I can't say so first hand, but... » James Fallows ... what I hear from My Sources in Beijing is:- The air is much worse today, July 24 China time, with fifteen days to go until the opening ceremonies, than it has been in the last two weeks or so, even after the Big Shutdown of factories and traffic that...

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