Glen Mills just forwarded this one:
Olympic nightmare: A red tide in the Yellow Sea
BEIJING: With less than six weeks before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, the city of Qingdao has mobilized thousands of people and an armada of small boats to clean up an algae bloom that is choking large stretches of the coastline and threatening to impede the Olympic competition.
www.iht.com/.../china.php
Then there was this:
Olympics clean-up Chinese style: Inside Beijings shocking death camp for cats
Thousands of pet cats in Beijing are being abandoned by their owners and sent to die in secretive government pounds as China mounts an aggressive drive to clean up the capital in preparation for the Olympic Games.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Olympics-clean-Chinese-style-Inside-Beijings-shocking-death-camp-cats.html
This was early on, but it sounds like they will have as much as half the amount of cars on the road by banning all government workers from driving:
Olympians air a gripe about Beijing
March 12, 2008
Matt Reed was 1,500 meters into the last segment of the triathlon when he found himself gasping for oxygen. His legs were still pounding away at the pavement, his body pumped up after cruising through the swimming and cycling contests, but his lungs were shutting down.
The 32-year-old triathlete from Boulder, Colo., blames air pollution for triggering his asthma attack during the September track meet.
articles.latimes.com/.../fg-olyair12
Oh, and here's another bothersome thing about the cat folks. They all have at least one cat named Daisy or Snowball or Socks. And, the really odd ones will name their cat Mr. So and So or Mrs. So and So.
I have to admit, our next door neighbor's cat was pretty cool, he just died, kind of sad.
i have a cat named crabby cat(came with the name) and biki, orangina(like the soft drink) and my parents cat is named chicco(italian name, not for the baby toy company)
my dog unfortunately has an unoriginal name pugsley
Oh, and here's another bothersome thing about the cat folks. They all have at least one cat named Daisy or Snowball or Socks. And, the really odd ones will name their cat Mr. So and So or Mrs. So and So.
I have to admit, our next door neighbor's cat was pretty cool, he just died, kind of sad.
i have a cat named crabby cat(came with the name) and biki, orangina(like the soft drink) and my parents cat is named chicco(italian name, not for the baby toy company)
my dog unfortunately has an unoriginal name pugsley
