Olympic Information Center: links on 19 July

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All Olympic conversation, apart from the sport

- Everything changes tomorrow (James Fallows)

- We ARE ready! (James Fallows)

- China clean air plan goes into effect (LA Times)

- Police deny ban on blacks (SCMP)

SCMP seems to stick to their "one anonymous source story" - You

- No earthquake in Beijing during Olympics, predict seismic experts (Xinhua)

- Um, really? Update on SCMP story II (Beijing Boyce)

SCMP story is falling apart - You

- Olympics side-effect on industry (Global Voices)

- Public banned from Games venue subway (SCMP)

- Beijing Airport Express opens today 2:00 p.m.(CNReviews)

- You are welcome to Beijing! - 北京欢迎你！ (Ifgogo.com)

- China Is Growing Unfriendly to Foreigners, Visitors Say (Washington Post)

They are overdoing it a bit here, by putting bigger and minor incidents on one big pile - You

- Threat of ‘no-fun’ Olympics (Financial Times)

- What is Coca-Cola getting for its Olympic investment? (China Speakers Bureau)

- Hong Kong police arrest 1,600 ahead of Olympics (ABC News)

- Red all about it: Coke goes for broke (Sydney Morning Herald)

- Will Olympics become a watershed in China's economy? (Xinhua)

- China to halt flights for Olympic launch (AP)

- Bar owners say security sweep chokes Beijing Games (Reuters)

- KMT prepared to boycott Olympics over Taiwan's name (Radio Taiwan International)

- Ten things I've learnt about China (The Guardian)

- Olympics Party Disrupts Life for Beijingers (IPS)

- Smogwatch (Reuters)

- Missiles, 100K police on China's Olympic team (USA Today)

- If it smells like rotten eggs, it might be a bomb (Danwei)

- The Rules Every Foreigner Entering, Exiting Or Staying In China Must Know (China Law Blog)

- Ministry of Culture Cancels Warhol Exhibition (Redbox Review)

Olympic Information Center: links on 18 July (China Herald)