Olympic Information Center: links on 25 July

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All the Olympic conversation, apart from the sport

The report with two weeks to go (James Fallows)

HK reporter and cameraman taken away after Olympic ticketing kerffufle in Beijing (Shanghaiist)

And let the real games begin…(Onemanbandwidth)

Olympic movie time has started

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Chinese push and shove for last chance Games tickets (Reuters)

Smogwatch July 24 (Reuters-blogs)

The Return of Olympic Hostess Voodoo (Shanghai Scrap)

Ghost town as China plays serious games (Fox Sports)

For sale: naming rights for the Bird's Nest (Danwei)

The epic quest for an Olympic ticket (Danwei)

Beijing 08's Dirty Little (not very secret) Secret... (The China Blog)

"China is and has been a huge source of product for blood-doping, steroid-shooting athletes across the sporting spectrum. Now, ARD, the German television network, has done a terrific documentary on the subject, just in time for the Olympics." - You

Leaving Beijing as the Games arrive (BBC)

Police Olympics guide to stopping “illegal news coverage” (Global Voices)

Business Visa Ban in 5 Chinese Cities: Just in Time for Christmas (AllroadsleadtoChina)

China's love of cigarettes thwarts pledge of smoke-free Olympics (International Herald Tribune)

Shanghai cops bust Olympic terror cell (Shanghai Eye)

Beneath Olympic glitter, a 20th-century mindset (International Herald Tribune)

Olympic Information Center: links on 24 July ( China Herald)