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Only six months has passed since the Beijing Olympics and the Birds Nest stadium which hosted the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies is already beginning to lose its shine. The paint is peeling and stains have appeared on its famous lattice design. Accelerating the deterioration of the iconic National Stadium is the absence of a permanent tenant. [...]
Posted on 11 February 2009 | 12:06 am
The Olympics are now over, but my adventures continue. You can continue following my travels in Asia here.
Posted on 17 October 2008 | 1:17 am
The opening ceremony for the Paralympics was held last night in Beijing. The ceremony was spectacular but perhaps not on the scale of the ceremony for the Beijing Olympics. Most of the show was performed by people with disabilities, including Li Yue, who lost her left leg in the Sichuan earthquake and performed [...]
Posted on 6 September 2008 | 7:44 pm
The Beijing Paralympics are just a day away from starting. Here are some pictures from Tiananmen Square which has some pretty impressive floral displays on show now.
Posted on 4 September 2008 | 8:59 pm
Posted on 4 September 2008 | 7:47 pm
The ticket scammers who defrauded people by selling non-existent tickets through the internet are getting ready for the Vancouver and London Olympics. “I was shocked by the brilliance and hard work of the thieves fleecing the Olympic family — and they are setting up to do the same thing in Vancouver in 2010 and London in [...]
Posted on 2 September 2008 | 8:23 pm
Beijing did a lot to improve the air quality leading up to the Beijing Olympics, with mixed results. The days before the opening ceremony were pretty bad, but a burst of rain cleared the air and pollution became less of a talking point. Almost straight after the closing ceremony the hazy skies returned. A [...]
Posted on 1 September 2008 | 3:56 am
Beijing recorded 6.52 million visitors for the 2008 Olympics, with 382,000 of those coming from overseas. Authorities long estimated that 500,000 foreigners would visit the city, but tougher visa controls reduced that number. The Xinhua news agency reported that tourist spots in the city reported total revenues of 162 million yuan (US$23 million), according to [...]
Posted on 31 August 2008 | 8:34 pm
To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives in the warm embrace of competitive rivals from nations in conflict. Keep that spirit alive when you return home. These were truly exceptional Games! (Source: Dr Jacques Rogge, Chairman of the International Olympic [...]
Posted on 24 August 2008 | 4:39 pm
The fireworks are still going on over Beijing tonight as the Olympics comes to a close. The closing ceremony wasn’t as long as the first one and not as spectacular, but still very well done. We had a short section to mark the handover of the Olympics from Beijing to London. London’s mayor [...]
Posted on 24 August 2008 | 7:16 am
By far the most popular page on this site in the past 24 hours is one dedicated to US Softball team member - Jennie Finch (many spell her name Jenny Finch).
We thought we'd put together a list of the latest Jennie Finch links that have appeared in news sources over the past few days to keep you up to date with the latest news in the Jennie Finch news frenzy.
- Silver No Option for 'Unknown' U.S. Softball Team - 'And then, of course, there is Jennie Finch: flaxen haired and standing 1.85 meters (6 ft 1 in) tall, she has been named one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people and voted ESPN "Hottest Female Athlete." Expected to emerge from the Games with international recognition and endorsement deals to sign, she said: "Any attention that brings notoriety to our sport is good for softball." '
- Thoughts on Olympic Skin - picks up the story of the increasing trend of Olympic athletes to pose naked (or close to it) in the lead up to the games. 'Who cares if that appeal is rooted in sex? It's just an entry point. Jennie Finch exploded onto the scene as Page 2's surprise hottest athlete -- dethroning Anna Kournikova, no less. Want to know the bigger surprise? Women's softball is one of ESPN's hottest pieces of programming, and it can't possibly have everything to do with Jennie.'
- It's been 4 years already? - 'Jennie Finch is pitching for the U.S. softball team - the single most dominant aggregation of talent in these Games - and I'll try to catch a little of that because it's real easy on the eyes.'
- Olympicans Turn Gold into Green - 'Jennie Finch, who at 23 years old gets as much attention for her 71-mile-per-hour fastball as her sex appeal, already makes six figures off the diamond from companies such as Bank of America, 24 Hour Fitness and Sprint.'
- Arizona softball star Jennie Finch ready to pitch products - 'After the Athens Games, just one face may stand out to marketers hungry for the next big thing: the pitcher with the ponytail.
Jennie Finch is her name. Softball is her game. Her destiny: fame.
Never heard of her? Get ready for the full Finch. She tosses a ball 71 miles per hour and has set an NCAA record with 60 victories in a row.
Even NBC's Bob Costas will try - but fail - to make contact with one of her sizzling pitches in a taped Olympic segment. By the time the Olympic Games end, Finch may be as familiar as the NBC peacock.
Sports marketers say Finch, 23, ranks among the most marketable Olympians to come along since perky gymnast Mary Lou Retton enchanted a nation two decades ago. In an Olympics so beset by terrorism fears that the athletes have been issued gas masks, Finch provides the simplest diversion of all: sex appeal.
She's also the queen of her sport.'
- US softball beauty eyes post-Athens riches - 'After dethroning Anna Kournikova as the favorite internet sporting beauty and turning down a Playboy pictorial, American softball pitcher Jennie Finch is set for post-Olympic endorsement riches.
The 23-year-old blonde bombshell, who combines glamour-girl looks with Andy Roddick-style arm strength, is featured on "This Week in Baseball" striking out Major League Baseball stars with underarm lightning bolts worthy of Zeus.
"The attention I get has been great. It has opened so many doors for me," Finch said. "It's nice that people are accepting beautiful women as athletes. It's encouraging to girls that muscles don't mean you can't be beautiful."
Finch makes about 400,000 dollars in sponsorship deals with eyeglasses and telephones and could boost that total if the US squad wins a third consecutive gold medal. But she is not taking off her clothes despite a huge Playboy offer.
"I don't know about the dollars but it's quite a great chunk of money," Finch said. "That doesn't interest me. It's more important that I'm a role model for girls."'
Other Older Jennie Finch Articles include:
- When in Doubt, seek out Jenny Finch.
- Official Jennie Finch Site
- Jennie Finch - picutes, photos, wallpapers, posters, desktop themes etc.
- ESPN - Jennie Finch
- Jennie Finch at 'AskMen' (biography, information and pictures)
- 2004 Summer Olympics Profile: Jennie Finch
- Jenny Finch Bio
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hi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMhi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMhi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMhi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMhi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMhi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMhi jenny,
i am 13 and a softball pitcher for our cities softball team.. i was wondering how much did you practice? like all year or not? to get that good.. i watched you on t.v. and everything and i make sure that i watch what you do... i pitch at 45 mph so far and im hopeing to get a little fast this year... i play with 14-18 year olds... and im the pitcher its fun and when i go to college i hope to play softball for college and basketball!!
Posted by: morgan at November 30, 2004 01:02 AMHey Jenny,
I would like to say that i really look up to you. Im not a pitcher i play 2nd base ,but i have seen you on t.v. and you explain things so there really easy to understand.
thanx
~angela
Hey Jenny,
I would like to say that i really look up to you. Im not a pitcher i play 2nd base ,but i have seen you on t.v. and you explain things so there really easy to understand.
thanx
~angela
Whats up Jenny,
Hi im 14 years old and i play for the Diamond Dolls. I just want to say that i look up to you soo much! you are my idol and i love you. I watch you all the time. I pitch and i pitch really well i can throw about 50-55 right now but im still working on it! i hope that i wil meet you someday!!
Whats up Jenny,
Hi im 14 years old and i play for the Diamond Dolls. I just want to say that i look up to you soo much! you are my idol and i love you. I watch you all the time. I pitch and i pitch really well i can throw about 50-55 right now but im still working on it! i hope that i wil meet you someday!!
Hi Jenny
My name is Alyssa I Am 13 years old i have a twin sister . we both play softball. I Am the pitcher and she is the cather we are both very good .we love to play softball.I am a very good pitcher i pitch at 35-25 right i want to get better but i am trying.I hope i can meet you one day .and can you send me pictures of u and a calaneder when you play so i can come watch you.
Posted by: Alyssa at January 11, 2005 05:11 AMHi Jenny
My name is Alyssa I Am 13 years old i have a twin sister . we both play softball. I Am the pitcher and she is the cather we are both very good .we love to play softball.I am a very good pitcher i pitch at 35-25 right i want to get better but i am trying.I hope i can meet you one day .and can you send me pictures of u and a calaneder when you play so i can come watch you.
Posted by: Alyssa at January 11, 2005 05:11 AMHi Jenny
My name is Alyssa I Am 13 years old i have a twin sister . we both play softball. I Am the pitcher and she is the cather we are both very good .we love to play softball.I am a very good pitcher i pitch at 35-25 right i want to get better but i am trying.I hope i can meet you one day .and can you send me pictures of u and a calaneder when you play so i can come watch you.
Posted by: Alyssa at January 11, 2005 05:11 AMHi Jenny
My name is Alyssa I Am 13 years old i have a twin sister . we both play softball. I Am the pitcher and she is the cather we are both very good .we love to play softball.I am a very good pitcher i pitch at 35-25 right i want to get better but i am trying.I hope i can meet you one day .and can you send me pictures of u and a calaneder when you play so i can come watch you.
Posted by: Alyssa at January 11, 2005 05:11 AMHi Jenny
My name is Alyssa I Am 13 years old i have a twin sister . we both play softball. I Am the pitcher and she is the cather we are both very good .we love to play softball.I am a very good pitcher i pitch at 35-25 right i want to get better but i am trying.I hope i can meet you one day .and can you send me pictures of u and a calaneder when you play so i can come watch you.
Posted by: Alyssa at January 11, 2005 05:11 AMhi Jenny
My name is Gina Tosti i am 12 years old and i play for the tri county hurricanes. I am a pitcher and i pitch about 40 miles per hour. I watched the olympics and you gave me some tips i hope one day i can really meet you.
