Correction on Beijing Olympic Budget

In the handout on "Tips on Crafting an Intro", the second example reflects the statistic that China spent US$20 billion on the 2008 Olympic Games. This example was lifted from the "Broader Perspective" bulletin. I have since found the statistic to be inaccurate. The actual sum should be around US$40billion or so. Nonetheless, this still makes the Beijing Olympic Games the most expensive ever staged! For a comparison, the budget for the upcoming London Olympics is about US$17billion.