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...unknown will be to what extent weather helps. When the wind blows strong out of the north, Beijing's skies can clear quickly. But when there is no breeze, the city's northern and western hills can easily trap pollution. Last August a four-day car-restriction test resulted in only modest improvements, which the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau blamed on the lack of a breeze. But unlike the 2006 and 2007 tests, which ran for just three and four days, respectively, this year's limitations will have been in place for nearly three weeks when the Olympics kick...
...itinerary for the trip in Australia, which includes a four-day rest period after the Pope's plane touches down Sunday following the long flight, does not indicate whether the issue will be confronted. The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, has indicated that the Pope will apologize in some way for past abuse...
...Official fears extend to the possibility of embarrassing protests, and authorities are seeking ways to limit their exposure. Two weeks ago, police ordered the Midi Music Festival, a four-day outdoor rock concert that was to begin May 1, to reschedule to October. Zhang Fan, founder of the nine-year-old event, told the Associated Press, "I understand the [police are] mainly concerned about young people gathering together and doing radical things...
...That restoration of Whit Monday as a public holiday has meanwhile created another phenomenon favored by the French: the transformation of the long-weekend "bridge" into an even longer "viaduct." With Whit Monday falling on May 12 this year, the four-day weekend set to begin with the Victory Day celebration on May 8 will now extend itself all the way to the following Tuesday morning. French lovers of such five-day "viaduct" weekends had better savor this one, however: in 2009 all May holidays fall on either a Friday or Monday - making even "pont" construction impossible...
...Walsh plans to keep Stack-Babich on call in the bullpen, where he may be able to supplement a depleted Crimson relief corps. However, Walsh still hopes he won’t have to tap into the pen often this weekend, with Harvard fresh off of a four-day, seven-game stretch in which the team reached deep into its crop of pitchers, veteran and rookie alike, to make it through a gauntlet-like portion of the schedule.“I’m worried about the back end of our bullpen,” Walsh said...