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China: Beijing events could be postponed in case of heavy pollution: IOC
Today Online ^ | 03/17/08

Posted on 03/18/2008 4:30:57 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

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1 posted on 03/18/2008 4:30:58 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; Unam Sanctam; taxesareforever; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 03/18/2008 4:31:33 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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IOC = UN of Sports


3 posted on 03/18/2008 4:32:33 AM PDT by wolfcreek (Hank Hill's Dad, Cruella and Curious George=Loony Toons)
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“all talk, no action”

“all barks, no teeth”

4 posted on 03/18/2008 4:33:50 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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Beijing has another problem. There was a report on Fox News last night that the Gobi Desert in China is expanding rapidly to the point it is only 70 miles from the city. Beijing frequently experiences large amounts of wind blown sand deposited in the city. Tianamen square will be buried under sand by 2010 at the rate the desert is expanding.


5 posted on 03/18/2008 4:35:31 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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Well, I guess the ChiComs will also have to roll out the desert control machine along with their weather control machine.


6 posted on 03/18/2008 4:37:10 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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To: Man50D

Click the following link and watch the video. It’s in Korean but video image speaks for itself. The nasty dust storm which hit China(today or yesterday)

http://media.daum.net/foreign/others/view.html?cateid=1046&newsid=20080318175405171&cp=ytni


7 posted on 03/18/2008 4:38:26 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

All Socialist, Pro-Commie


8 posted on 03/18/2008 4:38:42 AM PDT by wolfcreek (Hank Hill's Dad, Cruella and Curious George=Loony Toons)
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> Beijing events could be postponed in case of heavy pollution: IOC

I vote for permanent postponemnet of the Beijing events and a disbandment of the thoroughly-discredited IOC.

Nevermind the Olympics, everyone is welcome to watch and enjoy The Rugby, The Cricket, The Netball and The Rugby League...


9 posted on 03/18/2008 4:51:36 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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10 posted on 03/18/2008 4:54:04 AM PDT by BJungNan
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No problem......China has a great economy.

Beijing and all its inhabitants are expendable...just ask their government.

China doesn't have a pollution problem...just ask their leaders.

China has the best QA in the world for all their exported products...just ask their leaders.

China doesn't commit copyright and patent theft...just ask their leaders.

11 posted on 03/18/2008 4:54:36 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

This is going to be a wild year...


12 posted on 03/18/2008 4:58:01 AM PDT by DB
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To: Man50D
Beijing has another problem. There was a report on Fox News last night that the Gobi Desert in China is expanding rapidly to the point it is only 70 miles from the city.

The Gobi Desert is 1600 miles from Beijing.

13 posted on 03/18/2008 4:58:31 AM PDT by Malsua
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No problem......China has a great economy.

Actually, for the last 15 years they have with growth at 10 to 15% a year. Much pent up demand was unleashed when the country opened up economically.

Beijing and all its inhabitants are expendable...just ask their government.

No, but they will be told to park their cars to clear congestion and hopefully the air.

China doesn't have a pollution problem...just ask their leaders.

China definately has a pollution problem.

China has the best QA in the world for all their exported products...just ask their leaders.

It was not Chinese QA that caused the tainted products. It is the responsibility of the companies that bought and brought in the merchandise to make sure their products are safe. Cheap managers started firing all their U.S. managers in China to save money and this is what they got.

China doesn't commit copyright and patent theft...just ask their leaders.

It is getting darn hard to find computer programs in English anymore. Most of the pirated software is now all in Chinese.

14 posted on 03/18/2008 5:07:48 AM PDT by BJungNan
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To: Malsua
The Gobi Desert is 1600 miles from Beijing.

Not according to the report last night. Jonathan Hunt was on location at both the desert and Beijing. He went into detail explaining the rapid expansion of the desert and towns that are being and have been taken over by the desert. He also stated the desert is only 70 miles from the city and will cover Tienanmen square by 2010. Video clips showed sand being blown into the city.
15 posted on 03/18/2008 5:19:13 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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” It was not Chinese QA that caused the tainted products. “

Yes it was. This statement is ridiculous on its face. Read it and think about it. The people who made the product ARE responsible for what’s in it.


16 posted on 03/18/2008 5:19:39 AM PDT by Humble Servant ( Keep it simple - do what's right.)
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Can’t someone just buy Beijing a bunch of “pollution offsets” and solve the whole problem?


17 posted on 03/18/2008 5:21:46 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Still looking for UART at FX1050)
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I was being sarcastic. However, with the grip the Chinese government has over its population, it is the government's fault, period.

I hope that soon, the government will clean up the environment there...for the people and the country's future.

Makes more sense to do that than rush to increase military strength and infrastructure while trashing the environment. It's a balanced approach...something the US could do more of too.

18 posted on 03/18/2008 5:28:38 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

DieHard the Hunter wrote:

I vote for permanent postponemnet of the Beijing events and a disbandment of the thoroughly-discredited IOC.”

I vote for permanent postponement of the IOC and the disbandment of the PRC!


19 posted on 03/18/2008 7:09:27 AM PDT by redstateconfidential (If you are the smartest person in the room,you are hanging out with the wrong people.)
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> I vote for permanent postponement of the IOC and the disbandment of the PRC!

Well said!


20 posted on 03/18/2008 7:36:25 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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