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Runner Samuel Wanjiru’s Tragic Death. LETTER FROM KENYA about the life and death of marathoner Samuel Wanjiru.

Runner Samuel Wanjiru’s Tragic Death

On the final day of the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, the temperature was 70 degrees Fahrenheit and climbing fast. The humidity was seventy-two per cent. For the ninety-five athletes lined up in Tiananmen Square for the men’s marathon, the city’s notorious pollution posed an added challenge. Haile Gebrselassie, the Ethiopian who held the world record of 2:04:26, had skipped the event, citing the threat to his health.

Few experts believed that the winner would finish within six minutes of Gebrselassie’s mark; besides the weather, the absence of pacesetters, who are not permitted in Olympic marathons, would be a drag on the tempo. How to Stop a Multinational - Activate. A Reporter’s Lawyer - The New Yorker. My lawyer died last week.

A Reporter’s Lawyer - The New Yorker

His name was Michael Nussbaum, of Washington, D.C. He was seventy-six years old and Stage 4 lung cancer got him after a brave two-year struggle. He was survived by his wife, Gloria Weissberg, and her two daughters. His obituary in the Washington Post told of his high-profile client list, about whom he rarely spoke, and his equally high-profile corporate clients, such as Lloyds of London.

What’s harder to put into words is the relationship of a trusted lawyer and an investigative reporter. Chinese Citizens on Tour in Europe. For several millennia, ordinary people in China were discouraged from venturing beyond the Middle Kingdom, but before the recent New Year’s holiday—the Year of the Rabbit began on February 3rd—local newspapers were dense with international travel ads.

Chinese Citizens on Tour in Europe

It felt as if everyone was getting away, and I decided to join them. When the Chinese travel industry polls the public on its dream destinations, no place ranks higher than Europe. China’s travel agents compete by carving out tours that conform less to Western notions of a grand tour than to the likes and dislikes of their customers. I scanned some deals online: “Big Plazas, Big Windmills, Big Gorges” was a four-day bus tour that emphasized photogenic countryside in the Netherlands and Luxembourg; “Visit the New and Yearn for the Past in Eastern Europe” had a certain Cold War charm, but I wasn’t sure I needed that in February.