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2012 London
Olympics - Britain gets ready to host the greatest show on Earth |
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Many sports fans gasped in awe at
Beijing's Olympic stadiums four years ago, wondering how Britain could
possibly match spectacular buildings such as the Bird's Nest and Water Cube.
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But the man in charge of
construction at London 2012 never had any doubt that the city he loves so
much could provide its share of iconic venues, even if he did not have the
same budget.
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John Armitt, chairman of Britain's Olympic
Delivery Authority (ODA), which is responsible for the Olympic Games
infrastructure, said this summer's event would be a great advertisement for
Britain's construction industry, with future host cities already looking to
tap into its knowledge and skills. |
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"Remember, those wonderful buildings in Beijing were often designed by
British architects and engineers, and so there was never any doubt that we
would be able to create equally exciting buildings," he said.
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One of the centerpieces of the Olympic
Park in east London will be the 86-million-pound (approximately
NT$4-billion) Velopark with its curved roof in the shape of a Pringles
potato chip, while the new aquatics center shows off all the skill of the
Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid.
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Britain's success in delivering 7 billion
pounds (approximately NT$327 billion) worth of Olympic infrastructure on
time is nothing new, Armitt said. "British contractors have been building
infrastructure around the world for the past 200 years," he noted, pointing
to their role in building most of the world's railways. |
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Food Review |
Poo for
tea: China��s pandas brew a top drop |
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China's national treasure, the giant
panda, will become even more precious if one businessman succeeds in using
their dung to grow organic green tea he intends to sell for over US$200
(approximately NT$5,905) a cup. |
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Travel |
The Romantic Road |
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I was driving along Germany's Romantic
Road when I realized a few things. For one, bombs cannot kill cities. For
another, eccentrics sometimes create masterpieces. For a third, except for
the plague and witch hunts, the olden days seem awfully recent here.
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Local News |
Number of Taiwanese students
at US universities drops |
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The number of Taiwanese students at
universities in the U.S. totaled 24,818 in the 2010-2011 school year,
marking a decline of 7 percent from the previous year, according to the
Ministry of Education. Despite the drop, Taiwan still ranked as the fifth
largest source of foreign students in the U.S., with China, India, South
Korea and Canada being the top four, the MOE said, citing a recent report by
the New York-based Institute of International Education (IIE). |
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World News |
The European debt crisis |
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When economies are growing, it can make
sense for a country to run a deficit. This means borrowing money from other
countries and private creditors to help pay for budget expenses. Though
governments may be spending more than they currently have, they expect that
their long-term economic growth will be more than enough for them to pay off
their debts. Problems occur, however, when economies begin to slow down.
This makes it harder for countries to repay their debts, and they then need
to borrow more, which in turn makes it even more difficult to repay their
debts. |
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In Other News |
US
radio show changes its tune |
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A U.S. radio program has retracted parts
of a recent broadcast about Foxconn Technology Group that criticized the top
maker of Apple Inc.'s iPhones and iPads about its activities in China.
Foxconn said it had no plans to take legal action over the issue. |
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