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PhilCam: Fifth straight sunny day

By Philip Hersh

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BEIJING -- This was taken at 9 a.m. Tuesday here. Another nice summer morning. It is the fifth straight with sun, this one with puffy clouds and pale blue sky.

-- Philip Hersh

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Philip Hersh

Philip Hersh, the former Olympic specialist for Tribune Co., covered 17 Olympics and reported from some 50 countries in 30 years with the Chicago Tribune. He likes to use sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or an athlete. Hersh graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature. His passions include chamber music, road cycling (takes no PEDs except Advil) and Dr. Siri mysteries.

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