Olympics '08: Beijing Gets Ready

OLYPlusSelectPlusSportsOlympics '08: Beijing Gets ReadyOlympics '08: Beijing Gets ReadyThe Associated PressHundreds of thousands of people are arriving in Beijing ahead of the summer Olympics. They're being greeted by friendly Chinese and controversy over polluted skies. (Aug. 4)(countdown clock)THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TOWARDS THE START OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN BEIJING.(athletes arriving)THE GAMES BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES, VISITORS AND MEDIA ARE POURING INTO THE CHINESE CAPITAL.(cultural display)EACH MORNING LEADING UP TO THE GAMES-- THE CHINESE ARE PUTTING ON A CULTURAL DISPLAY AT TIANNAMEN SQUARE.ON MONDAY, IT WAS PERFORMERS DEMONSTRATING THEIR SKILLS WITH A TRADITIONAL CHINESE STRING TOY CALLED A 'KONG ZU.(haze shots)MONDAY ALSO BROUGHT THE RETURN OF A HEAVY HAZE TO BEIJING. CHINESE OFFICIALS INSIST THIS IS NOT POLLUTION-- BUT HEAVY HUMIDITY TRAPPED OVER THE CITY BY SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.(organizer bite)("So we need some help from mother nature to blow all this humidity out. And it is really haze-- this is not really smog."))(clear skies)THE RETURN OF THE HAZE FOLLOWS SEVERAL DAYS OF BLUE SKIES IN BEIJING. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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[xhunni123x]

MobergNixon HAHA TOO BAD...WE ARE TOO POWERFUL FOR U....HOW DO U FEEL NOW LOSER??

[Crapidiot]

no u wont

we arent invasive

think about ur actions today

[confusa115]

report some new perspective already. this is getting old

[twentyoneandhalf]

lol "this is not haze" THEN WHY DID YOU BUILD IT THERE?

[unclehankftw]

this is haze ::COUGH:: ::COUGH not really ::COUGH:: smog

[x11115]

los angeles x10..