Friday, August 8, 2008

Let the Games begin

8 is said to be a lucky number in China and today the luckiest day of all...except for the athletes about to compete in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

Beijing's massive economic expansion over the past 30 years -- including the rapid rise of automobile ownership -- may have made it impossible to scrub its stubborn hazy smog from the air, raising health concerns among world-class athletes and drawing unwanted attention to the nation's environment.

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