A Chinese hostess wears Olympic rings in her hair during the opening ceremony for the Athletes village in Beijing, Sunday, July, 27, 2008. The opening came on a hot muggy morning, made more uncomfortable by the thick haze of pollution hanging over the village, which is to house about 16,000 athletes. AP Photo logo AP Photo 16 months ago

A Chinese hostess wears Olympic rings in her hair during the opening ceremony for the Athletes village in Beijing, Sunday, July, 27, 2008. The opening came on a hot muggy morning, made more uncomfortable by the thick haze of pollution hanging over the village, which is to house about 16,000 athletes.

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