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thelmadatter
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 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: Olympic Opening Ceremonies teacher get-together? |
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According to Wikipedia, the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Games is going to happen on Aug 8 (a Fri) at 8 pm CST.n (the 8's are probably no coincidence - its considered a lucky number in Chinese culture).
I think we should have a get-together to watch it. I volunteer my house unless you all can think of a better venue. Im assuming it will be shown live on Mexican TV though I dont know what channel(s).
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Guy Courchesne
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thelmadatter
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: TV |
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uy! Dont encourage Alex and Freddy to pester me more about buying a flat screen for their enjoyment!  |
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dixie
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Somebody needs to be changing their location info...I cannot believe you would want to still have the Toluca association!   |
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thelmadatter
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject: done |
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| done! Cant believe I overlooked that! |
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Phil_K
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| According to Wikipedia, the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Games is going to happen on Aug 8 (a Fri) at 8 pm CST.n (the 8's are probably no coincidence - its considered a lucky number in Chinese culture). |
It is indeed no coincidence - 08/08/08 at 8.00, but as I don't know what CST means, are you aware that if you want to see it live, we are talking 6.30am Mexican time on a Friday? Could be a bit difficult for many people. |
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thelmadatter
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: CST |
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Ethnocentric person I am.. I interpreted CST as Central Standard Time, which would be time zone for Chicago and Mexico City. I clicked the link on Wikipedia and found that there it means China Standard Time, which is 8 hours ahead of GMT. So the opening ceremonies start at noon for Londoners....Guess that makes it 6 am our time?...
Dang... so much for that idea. |
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dixie
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I do actually have the day free...however if you think I am getting up for 6am (and on a free day at that!) you are crazy (and I know you know better than to request such a thing from me )
What sports are the Mexicans participating in?? |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| What sports are the Mexicans participating in?? |
Tortilla Toss and Wall Scaling (oops...how un-pc of me)
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| I interpreted CST as Central Standard Time |
I was wondering about that...8 AM our time? You'd think all those tv ad dollars coming from the US could have influenced the Chinese on that. |
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thelmadatter
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: tortilla toss |
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If you want competitors for a tortilla toss competition, look for them among U of Arizona graduates. Although the administration has been trying to stamp out this tradition for some time, calling it racist, students have been tossing tortillas (flour, of course) at the annual graduation along with their hats.
Personally, I dont see what is racist about it ... I see it as a nod to Arizona's Mexican heritage. |
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Phil_K
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| What sports are the Mexicans participating in?? |
Seriously (for once!), the Mexican Olympic committee say they are targeting 7 medals (great ambition!  ). The main areas are tae-kwon-do, sailing, boxing and shooting. Mexico has won 50 medals since the start of the modern Olympics in 1896. |
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