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...dump trucks line up in a parallel path heading west along the seawall road to a massive emergency landfill by the airport. The city expects up to 1.5 million cubic yards of debris will be removed from homes an businesses. Out on the water, where swimming is still forbidden because of fears of disease, the seagulls have claimed new perches on pilings that once supported beach bars and restaurants, among them the famous Balinese, a nightclub where the Rat Pack partied...
...went to the surrounding sights, like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, which were amazing. But of course the Olympics had taken over the city, so our experience was very Games-oriented. I’d be curious to see what Beijing is like post-Olympics...
...investment went into upgrading Beijing's infrastructure. Lifts were added to the subway system, special taxis built for easier boarding by wheelchair users roam the streets, and Beijing's main airport was outfitted with $1.7 million worth of ramps, handicapped bathrooms and Braille signs, according to state media. The Forbidden City, which has long been impassable for wheelchair users, installed $585,000 worth of ramps and lifts ahead of the Paralympics, the China Daily reported. And in recent years, large cities like Beijing have been filled with miles of yellow sidewalk markers with special raised patterns to aid blind pedestrians...
...Foster was threatened by financial ruin at the time of the crime. He faced the compulsory liquidation of his company, Ulva Limited, which supplies insulation technology to oil rigs, and had been hit with large bills from creditors and tax authorities. He had also recently been forbidden to sell his home without permission of the liquidator. The Guardian newspaper reported that earlier this year that a High Court judge branded Foster "bereft of the basic instincts of commercial morality" after discovering that he had been stripping Ulva of assets and transferring them to a new firm...
...another Emmons error, the host nation's very own Qiu Jian would win the gold medal, with Emmons finishing fourth. In Athens, Emmons also gave China a gift. Because of his gaffe, rival shooter Jia Zhanbo lucked into gold. Give this guy a room for life in the Forbidden City...