Tag: University of Michigan

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Liberty Sports

[1741] Of is that the first gold medal for Michigan?

Michael Phelps won a gold.

BEIJING — The Michael Phelps gold medal count commenced early Sunday morning here with the 400-meter individual medley final, and his pursuit of a record eight golds began with a victory and a world record. [Phelps Smashes World Record to Win Gold. Greg Bishop. New York Times. August 9 2008]

And yup, Phelps is a Wolverine.

There are 22 Wolverine athletes in this edition of the Olympics.[1]

And, not to forget, another Wolverine, Hao Wu, was jailed in 2006 by the PRC government.[2]

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[1] University of Michigan Roster for 2008 Beijing Olympics. MGoBlue.com. August 6 2008.

[2] Wu was detained by the Chinese government on February 22, 2006 for almost five months. According to the Global Voices initiative at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Hao had been producing a documentary on “underground” Christian Chinese house churches in China when he was detained by authorities in the People’s Republic of China.[Hao Wu. Wikipedia. Accessed August 10 2008]

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Solar car

[1729] Of Michigan, the 5-time champion

Michigan has the most successful solar car team in North America and the 2008 team has proven that yet again.

Fair use. Univ. of Michigan Solar Car Team

Image taken from the The University of Michigan Solar Car Team Blog.

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Solar car

[1717] Of Michigan is the first to qualify for the 2008 NASC

A great news from the Michigan team:

My apologies for not posting this update sooner, but I’ve been in and out of the car most of the day. I was in the car when the team completed our first 60 laps of qualifying, quicker than any other team–making us the first team to qualify for NASC! It was a hot and grueling 60 laps during the morning, and I was in the car for over 3.5 hours to prepare for and complete these laps. We were the only team that did not have to exit the track between 9:00 AM and 12:30 AM–a testament to Continuum’s reliability and our team’s strength. [Qualifying Update. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team Blog. July 10 2008]

Zippity doo da, zippity a…!

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Kitchen sink

[1699] Of some Iraqis are Michiganophiles

Michiganophiles (via)?

When Iraqis talk of going to the U.S., Michigan often is the place they want to see. Naturally, they are familiar with the cities of New York and Chicago and the state of Texas. But to many Iraqis, Michigan is an ideal destination. When I talk to them on the phone, they tell me how gorgeous they hear Michigan is. Even its Arabic pronunciation in Iraq, I think, has come to have a nicer cadence than names of other states and cities. [Some Iraqis Dream of Michigan; Others Make it Home. Baghdad Life. May 23 2008]

I guess, they have yet to experience Michigan winter.

And yes. Say goodbye to Ann Arbor Is Overrated. After all the good times, she is moving on.

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Activism Education Events

[1683] Of come visit Michigan booth!

USA For Students, an education fair is on for this Saturday at Wisma MCA on Jalan Ampang. Come and visit us. In fact, do come and visit the Michigan booth. We are at Booth 19.

And I am also part of Michigan’s recruiting program (I am not sure what I am suppose to do yet; I am still unclear of how that happened too but people in the alumni association and the admission office want me to adopt a school in Malaysia; I am thinking the Malay College of course!). So, you may want to talk to me if you want to hate Ohio State for the rest of your lifetime!

Hating the Buckeyes is really an entertaining and fulfilling activity. Really. You can start practicing “I hate Buckeyes” by visiting this link and write 100 times “I hate Buckeyes” on every post written by Tim.

And damn you all Malaysian Wolverines, what have you done for your school lately?

Yeah, yeah. I am over-excited about it. But who can blame me? Just earlier this week, while in a meeting with a person tagging along with a visiting World Bank team, the person asked, “did you go to school?”

I do not what prompted that question (it is probably my supposedly youthful look — shaving does not help — which allegedly makes me looks like a teenage who is supposed to be in school) but when I said Michigan, he was shocked?

“The University of Michigan?” with wide eyes.

“Yea, Ann Arbor”.

And guess what he said after that: “Me too!”

And then it was all about Lloyd Carr and Coach Rodriguez!

Before he left, he said, “It is really good to see a fellow Wolverine, especially a Malaysian”. And this guy has never been to Malaysia. Ja, vie Woverin arr all oer ze vold!

It is like a sign with the phrase “Go Blue” all over it.

Okay, back to the usual programming involving dull subjects suitable for angry people.