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Independent Video Journalist Arrested

Brian Conley is an independent video journalist who usually works for Alive in Baghdad, who was working as part of a team with New York artist James Powderly. From the Committee to Protect Bloggers:

Brian Conley, was arrested at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday in Beijing. Brian, the founder of the Alive in Baghdad video news project, as well as an employee of the Hub, was documenting the activities of New York artist James Powderly, who uses lasers. In this case, it looks as he was planning a Tibet-themed event at the Olympics.

Four other arrestees are also bloggers: Jeffrey Rae, Michael Liss, Jeff Goldin and Tom Grant.

This needs to be written about. Boing Boing has more.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a promise was made that demonstrations would be allowed to go ahead without hindrance.

This has not happened, as shown by this report from Channel 4 News.

The New York Times has an interactive map of Olympic Medal History, which is really very nifty, however…

Rebecca Adlington has won two gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and put Mansfield back on the map. This blog is based near Mansfield, which used to be a centre of coal production where the local industry played an heroic role in resisting the UK National Miners’ Strike in 1984.

For a contrast I thought that this morning I’d introduce you to a few of our more “artistic” local heroes.

So who’s winning the biggest prize in the World?

Bronze medal for Britain. Ouch.

Cartoon:Wellington Grey

Becky Adlington from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire has won a second Gold Medal.

Adlington, who is 19 and who won gold in the 400m freestyle a few days ago, finished 2.12 seconds quicker than the previous world record.

Rebecca Adlington’s time was 8:14.10; the previous World Record figure was set in 1989, the year when she was born.

The previous Olympic Games record was also shattered by more than 5 seconds.

The Olympic movement stands for Peace,
but it’s all Greek to some people.