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The Chinese Olympics
I can't say I'm overly excited about the Olympics. I should be, but I'm not. I have noticed, however, that there is much more news about the weather conditions and press access than the athletes themselves...

Olympics 2008: Beijing
Ricardo Mazalan/AP

Sex And The Olympics. Sex And China Visas. A Beijing Brothel And The Magic 8-Ball.
Josh Gartner over at Cup of Cha blog notes how a brothel near one of his favorite restaurants in Beijing recently closed, apparently as part of a governmental effort to clean things up before the Olympics...

China As Olympics PR Maestros
Kevin Brown has a post up on the OpenDemocracy site that is either brilliant or completely tongue in cheek and I am too dense to tell which. Anyway, the post is entitled, "China's Olympics -- the lull after the storm," and it posits that China has been doing a heckuva good job with Olympics public relations by following the basic PR rule of getting the bad news out first...

Beijing Olympics Blog: Specialty Blog Worth Reading
Until a few weeks ago, I actually thought there was little need for a blog focused solely on the upcoming Olympics. Silly me. For those seeking a one stop blog on China's Olympics, I heartily recommend the Beijing Olympics Blog, which describes itself as "An unofficial look at China & the Beijing Olympic Games...

Best Behavior During Olympics
Yesterday or the day before, I recall a Tweet regarding the PR fallout from a company laying off employees during our current mourning period. That’s an easy call. But what about the Olympics? Chris raises the issue in China Briefing today: During the build up to the Olympics - now little more than 12 weeks away - [...

Kentucky lawyers
fraud case ends in mistrial.

Apeks Scuba Diving Regulator
Recalled Due To Missing Part

Financial Elder Abuse - Financial Exploitation, Elder Abuse Lawyers
Financial Elder Abuse alleging seniors are taken advantage of for their finances.

Ellsworth School District
4.4% increase in salaries as part of contract settlement.

Tyson Foods
Donates Chickens as Part of Class Action Settlement

Asbestos Cleanup
Penn. Electric Co. pays part of $77,498 settlement in environmental lawsuit.