Baltimore sites of interest: Fells Point

Fell’s Point in Baltimore, Maryland does carry quite the interesting history. Fell’s Point was named after English Quaker known as William Fell. He had bought the land on Inner Harbor. It was known as “Long Island Point” and “Copus Harbor.” In 1763, the town was called Fell’s Point. In 1773, it would be incorporated into Baltimore Town.

Fast forwarding to the present, the TV show known as “Homicide: Life on the Street” is set in Fell’s Point, Baltimore. Today, Fell’s Point is home to various pubs, coffee bars, shops, restaurants, and music stores. In the Inner Harbor part of Baltimore, there is definitely nightlife at Fell’s Point. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is a resident of Fell’s Point. He holds seven world records in swimming. He also competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Overall, Fell’s Point has a deep history since the United States Revolutionary War. The USS Constellation, one of the first ships used by the United States Navy, was built at the shipyards of Fell’s Point. Overall, there are places to see and things to do at Fell’s Point. Perhaps this is one of the prime hangouts if and when visiting Baltimore, Maryland.

The restored second USS Constellation is still floating in Inner Harbor. This is one of the things you can check out while visiting.

If you are a fan of boxing, the Baltimore Boxing Club is located at Fell’s Point. This is a place for both average and professional boxers. Jake “The Snake” Smith, the owner, has won various national, state, and Golden Gloves championships. If you want to check out a boxing match, this is the place to go to while you are in Inner Harbor.

If you are into scary stuff, there is “Baltimore Ghost Tours.” It is pretty much a tour with local actors acting as the tour guides. This is a guided tour that takes place at night. Perhaps you might run into a spirit or two. You get to check out many places that are deemed haunted.

If you are into something education, there is the Baltimore Maritime Museum. You get to check out and explore the Lightship Chesapeake, the USCGC Taney, the USS Torsk, and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse.

There is a tattoo museum in Inner Harbor called the “Baltimore Tattoo Museum.” While you get to glance at the artwork, you can check out the history of electric tattooing in the United States of America. It is a free tour. On top of that, the artists are well-versed in various disciplines of tattoo art.

So far, these are just a few places to check out while visiting

2008 Olympics: Best websites to follow the Olympics

It is recorded that the original Olympic Games were first held in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. While back then news probably got around by town criers or carved stone tablets, today, we have cable internet and live information at out fingertips.

Here are a few websites you can visit to be well furbished with what’s happening at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China:

http://en.beijing2008.cn

The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympics where you will find the most authentic information from a list of Sports and Venues to Spectator Services (ticketing, schedules) and general Tourist Information (transport, accommodation, food, sights) etc.

Also, if you’re from the Media or a Volunteer at the Games, this would be your best online destination.

They constantly update you on the latest News and right now it says: “The 2008 Olympic torch relay concluded in Buenos Aires after a 13.8 kilometer journey through the capital city of Argentina on Friday. This is the first time in Olympic history that the Olympic flame passed through the Latin American city.”

http://www.olympic.org/uk/game s/beijing/index_uk.asp

Besides information on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this website has comprehensive information on past and upcoming Olympic Games, an option to search for Athletes and an Olympic Museum.

http://www.tickets.beijing2008 .cn/?lang=en-cn

Probably the most reliable website to get your tickets. Phase 3 tickets are on sale from Apr 2008-Sep 2008 and tickets will be delivery by June-July 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2 008_Summer_Olympics

- which has a whole lots of useful indepth information and interesting trivia about the the Beijing Olympics. The Winter Olympics, of course, are held every two years from the Summer Olympics and will be held in Canada in 2010.

http://www.beijing-2008-olympi c-games.org/

- An unofficial website updated with live news blogs including pre-Olympic Games results.

http://wordpress.com/tag/2008- olympic-games/

- Also a good website for live blogs that view the Games from various angles including the political aspect.

Besides these, most of the news and sports websites are likely to have an exclusive page for the upcoming Games.

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Olympic Games of Shame and Sorrow

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People that will go to China for the 2008 Olympic Games taking place from August 8th to August 24th., -willl only see the incredibly beautiful buildings, and facilities that have been built in Beijing for this event.-

The huge skycrapers, spacious streets of Beijing, modern stadiums, etc.- They might not know that the flowers, smiles, harmony and prosperity that are being shown to them are built on a base of grievances, tears, sweat, imprisoment, torture, blood and all other horrors of a communist society.-

Has everyone forgoten the terrible massacre in Taiananmen Square that took place on June 4th., 1989 ?

China has been supplying arms to Venezuela, Cuba, and caused the genocide in Sudan by supplying them more than 83 million dollars in weapons, aircrafts and spare parts in 2005, and is still suplying them these arms in exchange for OIL.-

In the “real” China.- The China that is keept in the dark, in secret,- to avoid tourists to see,- workers are treated more like slaves than human beings, and there are children, as young as 7, 8 and 9 years old who are forced (by their own parents) to work in “sweatshops” for 10 and 12 hours every single day,- since it is the only way the will be able to eat or survive.-

The mayority of the population live in shaks, or apartment buildings where sometimes there are more that 10 people living in a 1 bedroom apartment.-

These are the lucky ones.- Others, live in the street, under big boxes with tin roofs. Many times going to sleep without anything to eat.-

More than 100 million rural chinese have moved to cities, in hope of making more money and working less hours, but end up regreting the move, since working conditions are usually the same, and sometimes even worse.

In Songang, one of the many industrial suburbs of China, in the city of Shenzhen.- There are miles after miles of Box-Like factories making affordable clothes, toys and electronic goods for Western Countries.

One out of 3 pair of shoes in the world are made here.- But these sweatshops use very cheap labor, very low standards of safety, extreme heat, no ventilation, no lunch hours, and some workers work from 15 to 17 hours a day, without very much to eat.-

There have been many deaths reported in Songang, as well as many other industrial cities.- All kept secret by the restriction of press in this country.-

Guangdong Province now has a booming economy and accounts