NANJING Cheap Martin Frk Shirt , China, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- It is the craze that has swept the world and now the ice bucket challenge has reached the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Village.
Athletes, ambassadors and even NanjingLELE, the official mascot of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, have taken up the challenge to generate awareness and raise money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients.
The online challenge dares participants to dump a bucket of iced water on their heads and then nominate others to do the same. A common stipulation is that nominated people have 24 hours to comply or forfeit by way of a charitable donation to the ALS Association.
"I did it in on one of the first days of arriving in Nanjing and I'm donating the money for research as soon as I return to the United States Cheap Luke Glendening Shirt ," Young Ambassador Jess Luscinski said. "I have a few family friends affected by the disease so being in China wasn't going to stop me."
Artistic gymnast Sydney Townsend and diver Molly Carlson, both from Canada, posted videos on Instagram that show them getting drenched in iced water at the Youth Olympic Village. Their team's Young Ambassador, Dillon Richardson, followed in their footsteps Cheap Henrik Zetterberg Shirt , taking up the challenge a few days later.
"A friend who I volunteered with nominated me all the way from Canada. It's very special to be a part of this campaign and raise awareness about the disease around the world through a simple video," he said.
"We cannot forget how important it is for people to donate to the cause to support research that can help find a cure for ALS. There are many people suffering from this disease."
The athletes in Nanjing are simply the latest to lend support to the campaign that has witnessed participation from George Bush, Victoria Beckham, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and many more.
Athlete Role Model and 2013 world fencing champion Miles Chamley-Watson of the United States also participated in the campaign in Nanjing between autograph sessions and interviews.
The official mascot of the Games was not to be left behind as volunteers emptied buckets of iced water on the colourful NanjingLELE.
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On August 23, the ALS Association announced on its website that it had received 62.5m US dollars in donations through the campaign, as compared to 2.4m US dollars collected during the same period in 2013.
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TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Steel Ltd. told a press conference on Friday that more of its products were found with fabricated data and some of its employees at managerial positions were found involved in cover-up of the misconduct.
The company admitted that besides aluminum, copper Cheap Tomas Tatar Shirt , steel powder and special steels, its thick plates processed at a subsidiary had also been found with fabricated data, though no safety problems have been confirmed.
The steelmaker also said one of its affiliates had been found doctoring Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) certificates of copper pipes, and the products are currently undergoing reinspection on whether they meet the national standards.
Moreover, it also found that multiple managerial personnel at an aluminum and copper plant were involved in covering up data falsification during an internal probe.
"I once again deeply apologize for causing so much trouble to our clients and stakeholders Cheap Gustav Nyquist Shirt ," said Kobe Steel's Executive Vice President Naoto Umehara.
He admitted that there was still possibility that more improprieties would be found out.
It came to light earlier this month that Kobe Steel had fabricated data on strength and durability of some of its aluminum and copper products.
The company later admitted to also falsifying inspection data on iron powder and nine other products, with problematic products sold to some 500 companies globally.
The misconduct ensnared a wide range of Japanese manufacturers, with problematic products used in cars, aircraft, Shinkansen bullet trains Cheap Justin Abdelkader Shirt , and even rockets and defense equipment.
The company said in a statement earlier this week that its subsidiary Kobe Steel USA, Inc. had been asked by the U.S. Justice Department to submit documents related to products sold to U.S. customers that had been subjected to data fabrication.
Local media said the investigations could lead to congressional hearings in the United States, as similar hearings were held regarding Takata Corp.'s problematic airbags, which were blamed for more than a dozen deaths.
The scandal followed a series of similar improprieties recently in Japan, with Japan's Nissan Motor Co. saying earlier this month that it will recall more than 1.2 million vehicles which underwent flawed safety inspections.
Nissan Motor Co. said on Thursday that it will suspend shipment of new cars from all of its domestic plants for two weeks after it found out that flawed inspection still carried on after it apologized for the malpractice.
The scandals have cast doubts over corporate governance in the manufacturing industry and beyond in Japan Cheap Nick Jensen Shirt , raising concerns over the quality of the "Made in Japan" brand.
Meanwhile, there have also been rising concerns that the expanding scandals would hurt local economy.
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