In Chinese culture, 8 (八,捌) is a lucky number because it sounds like the word “prosper” or “wealth” (发 - short for “发财”, Pinyin: fā). It was certainly not a coincidence that the Olympic Games were opened yesterday, and perhaps it wasn’t a coincidence either that Wang Yue scored his first victory in Sochi! While latest developments in South-Ossetia have turned from “tensions” into “war”, the 2nd Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi, just 50 km north of the Russian/Georgian border, just continues to b read
See Last Weeks Complete Tickle fileSee Last Weeks Complete Tickle file followthemedia.com week beginning August 4, 2008 In Fit To Print As Times Get Even Harder Are Newspapers Selling Their Editorial Soul? Is it just coincidence that theres a 3/4 page auto review of the new BMWX6 written by editorial and then directly below it a display advertisement by the local dealer? In these days of disappearing newspaper advertising revenues, and even radio and television being hit with revenues diverted to the Internet, one read
First Olympic Results: China Wins GoldAs the first olympic results are coming out China's Pang Wei wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Pistol. read
Will 13th year of troubled Paes-Bhupathi pairing prove luckyBeijing, Aug 9 (IANS) It is the 13th year in a long partnership that has seen the best and worst of team spirit. The chest bumps of the past have changed to acerbic exchanges through third parties. Once the epitome of on-and-off court understanding, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi now come together rarely. And the Beijing Olympics may well be the last such appearance. Most their of recent appearances together have been preceded by bitter exchanges which call for ‘brokering of peace’ after u read
Olympics on SilverlightOlympics on Silverlight Posted by on August 9th, 2008 08.08.08 - after 7 years of preparation and anticipation, the XXIX Olympiad has finally opened in Beijing. What an amazing opening ceremony. And such breathtaking architectures of the "Birds Nest" National Stadium and "Water Cube" Aquatics Center. It’s hard even just to imagine the amount of thought and hard work that went into creating these phenomenal achievements. The "Water Cube" is very interesting from the perspective of its "gree read
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