A very nice tribute video on the Wizards and their trips to China and our role in celebrating Chinese New Year. Well done – watch this one if you are interested in cultural events and how sports is a universal language. Thanks.
Head spinning; breathless; pain; angst; anxiety; sadness.
Surgery; sling; recovery.
Georgetown vs. China. Men’s basketball and a brawl.
Earthquake. Aftershocks.
Son starts work.
Daughter back to college.
Hurricane.
Power loss.
HP exits tablet business.
Facebook exits daily deal business. Groupon shrugs.
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple. Sad photos of him get distributed far and wide.
Former Wizards player is wanted for murder.
What is next? Locusts?
Wow is all I can say.
What an experience for the students and the University.
Here is a great package of info as follow up on the traveling Hoyas and their trip to China.
With a great animation here.
And the President’s follow on comments here as well to the community at large.
Amazing.
Not in Chinatown; in China with the men’s basketball team from Georgetown University; with a photograph from the Great Wall of China.
This is such a terrific experience for all; Hoya Saxa. Click here to see said graphic image.
Wow. Thankfully everyone is safe. But there were some injuries.An amazing story. Read this one.
Thanks Cinematical for including “Nanking” on SnagFilms in your editorial lineup. Click here to read all about it.
The film is now being viewed all over the world — for free — via the web. As I once noted — you don’t have to steal this film to see it — just go to SnagFilms.com and watch it as much as you want — trade it with your friends — share it — embed it and put it on your page — link it in an email — steal this film in this manner — it will feel good. I am talking to you — all Chinese students – bloggers and media — please take this film:-). !
At yesterday’s Peabody Awards ceremony — it was noted how much media attention was focused on China — and how many media projects were recognized for excellence this year for work around China as a subject. Click here to read an article excellence in media with China as key subject matter.
Here is a Chinese scholar’s take on the Olympic Games, a very interesting perspective from a Chinese cultural expert. It talks about concepts of “self-confidence”; “cultural bonding”; “wisdom of crowds” and the importance of “blending values with technology”. I found this a fascinating perspective.
I will miss the Olympics. As a family, we loved watching the events in primetime.
I wish the basketball games had been shown in prime time. I only got to watch a bit of a few games from the office but from what I saw, the U.S. team was very committed and focused on bringing back home a gold medal. Congratulations to the team and we appreciate all of their hard work and commitment to play for our country and the NBA.
The closing ceremonies were very nice too. Although I thought the Games and NBC’s coverage had an EPCOT kind of feel to it. Everything was shiny and new but it seemed like a movie set. Lots of empty calories and lots of edited or tape delayed broadcasts. The overall production values were excellent but everyone watching just knew that beneath the surface lay a country with a deep dark secret.
I also thought China accomplished what it wanted. It was the dominant team power in regards to gold medals. It created a 17 day infomercial for China and its people but most Americans saw through a lot of the production and hype and are so glad we live in a more gritty and Democratic society. My bet is that now that the journalists that covered the games return back to U.S. soil, we will see a bunch of retrospectives and read about what they really think of China and the Games.