> No one believes you.
> You have avoided answering my questions. Why is that? You hide behind
> an anagram of Chen A Bian and you are so scared to say anything that
> will show who you really are. What is your problem ? We know you are
> working as a hostess in a gay bar in New York. Jim Walsh says you are
> his friend, but you don't dare confirm that? Why? are you ashamed of
> having any association with a gay man like Walsh? The Chinese
> communities never tolerate gays, do they? I bet you "teach" English to
> unsuspecting suckers the way Walsh does, heh? Which school did you go
> to in Taiwan. I know someone who went to National Tainan First Senior
> High School. His name sounds almost like yours, except for the middle
> word. Do you really know how to change ISP, or was it something you
> bragged about but can't deliver?
>
> On Aug 8, 8:24 am, "abianc...@my-deja.com" my-deja.com>
> wrote:
>

>> Duststorms usually hit Beiing in the Spring time, I had one last year.
>> Quite an experience.

>

>> On Aug 7, 7:41 pm, James hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>> On Aug 7, 5:33 pm, "abianc...@my-deja.com" my-deja.com>
>>> wrote:

>

>>>> Air pollution shrouds Beijing on eve of Olympics
>>>> By TINI TRAN – 6 hours ago

>

>>>> BEIJING (AP) — The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and
>>>> across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening
>>>> ceremonies, Beijing's polluted air took center stage Thursday as the
>>>> most visibly pressing problem for Olympic organizers who had promised
>>>> to clean up the Chinese capital.

>

>>>> Despite China's enormous attempts to improve the air quality in the
>>>> run-up to the Summer Games, the stubbornly thick haze that covered the
>>>> city illustrated how difficult and elusive a target clear skies can
>>>> be. In the end, it will come down to the wild card of weather: rain
>>>> and wind.

>

>>>> "I hoped that the measures could have more effect than they had in the
>>>> last week," said Zhu Tong, an associate professor at Peking
>>>> University's College of Environmental Science and Engineering who has
>>>> been advising the government on pollution issues.

>

>>>> "Unfortunately, we had meteorological conditions that weren't good for
>>>> clearing up the sky. So the stagnant air in Beijing has helped
>>>> pollutants accumulate. I really hope in the next couple weeks, we'll
>>>> have conditions that will help us clear up the sky."

>

>>>> The forecast for Friday, the official opening ceremony for the games,
>>>> was overcast skies with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon,
>>>> China's meteorological agency said. But relief may come by the
>>>> weekend, with a prediction of moderate rain that could help wash out
>>>> pollutants.

>

>>>> On Thursday, Beijing's air pollution index was recorded at 96, which
>>>> came close to exceeding the national level for acceptable air. Levels
>>>> between 51-100 are considered moderate pollution, and anything over
>>>> 100 is harmful to sensitive groups, including children and the
>>>> elderly.

>

>>>> The Associated Press has been compiling its own pollution data since
>>>> mid-July, recording snapshot readings of Beijing's worst pollutant —
>>>> tiny dust particles known as particulate matter 10.

>

>>>> The independent spot checks collected from the Olympic Green, the main
>>>> sports thoroughfare, showed that, even though there are dramatic ups
>>>> and downs, PM 10 concentrations were often much higher than what the
>>>> World Health Organization considers healthy. On Friday, AP readings
>>>> showed a PM 10 concentration of 373 micrograms per cubic meter — far
>>>> above the WHO guidelines for healthy air of 50 micrograms per cubic
>>>> meter.

>

>>>> The notoriously dirty air in this megacity of 17 million has been a
>>>> leading concern since Beijing won the bid for the Olympics in 2001.
>>>> China has poured 140 billion yuan — $20 billion — into "greening" the
>>>> city, including doubling the number of subway lines, retrofitting
>>>> factories with cleaner technology and building urban parks. But
>>>> environmental efforts have often been outpaced by constant
>>>> construction and increased traffic.

>

>>>> To help ensure clean air for the Olympics, Beijing officials imposed
>>>> drastic measures in mid-July, including pulling half the city's 3.3
>>>> million vehicles off the roads, halting most construction and closing
>>>> dozens of factories.

>

>>>> Environmental officials say the measures are having an impact, noting
>>>> a 20 percent drop in major pollutants in July, compared with the same
>>>> time last year. However, it's clear the sweeping measures have failed
>>>> to guarantee the crystalline skies China hoped to showcase. Instead,
>>>> the past three weeks have been marked by extremes — going from pea
>>>> soup haze to swirling blue skies, often after strong winds or a
>>>> downpour.

>

>>>> Athletes participating in the Aug. 8-24 games have raised concerns
>>>> from the start about the impact of the city's pollution on their
>>>> health and their performance, with many choosing to train outside of
>>>> Beijing.

>

>>>> Those concerns were again highlighted when four members of the U.S.
>>>> cycling team wore face masks as they walked off the airplane when they
>>>> arrived this week. They later apologized.

>

>>>> International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge praised China
>>>> on Thursday for doing everything "feasible and humanly possible" to
>>>> combat air pollution, and said conditions will be safe for athletes to
>>>> compete.

>

>>>> Rogge reiterated that outdoor endurance events, such as the marathon,
>>>> could be postponed or rescheduled if smog levels are too high. The IOC
>>>> will monitor the air quality on an hourly basis at 21 reporting
>>>> stations and receive 72-hour weather forecasts. Heat and humidity
>>>> could also be a factor during the games.

>

>>>> Despite the concerns by athletes, there is little evidence that they
>>>> or other short-term visitors would suffer long-term health damage
>>>> because of pollution levels in Beijing, said Hans Troedsson, the head
>>>> of the World Health Organization in China.

>

>>>> Instead, the group facing the biggest risks from pollution are the
>>>> city's residents, he said. Long-term exposure to air pollution means
>>>> increased chances of developing asthma, respiratory disease and heart
>>>> disease, he said.

>

>>>> "We have to remember that it's not short-term exposure that's of
>>>> concern, it's the long-term," he said. "For us, it's important to see
>>>> how these (environmental) efforts are sustained."

>

>>>> If China remains committed to continuing these measures in the long-
>>>> run, the result could be "a public health legacy after the Olympics,"
>>>> he said.

>

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