January 2, 2010
Jackie in Tournament of Roses Parade, California
The 2010 World Expo float
On New Year's Day, Jackie was in Pasadena, California to take part in the 121st Tournament of Roses Parade. Jackie joined basketball great Yao Ming on the Expo 2010 Shanghai float.
The theme of this year's parade was "A Cut Above the Rest" and the Grand Marshall of the parade was Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully landed a crippled USAir flight in New York City's Hudson River last year.
You can watch video of the complete parade here, or if you just want to see Jackie, skip to Part 7.
Click here for a terrific album of pre-parade photos.
Here is some information on the float that Jackie rode on, provided by the parade committee:
"Better City, Better Life" has been selected as the theme of Expo 2010 Shanghai China to be held from May 1 - October 31, 2010. Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period in urban evolution. Fifty-five percent of the world population is expected to live in cities by the year 2010. The prospect of future urban life is a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or less developed, and their people. Being the first World Exposition with the theme of "city", Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life."
Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be "A Cut Above the Rest". Its theme, "Better City, Better Life" focuses on being the first World Exposition with the theme of city and an environmentally friendly space for people living within city boundaries. Exposition 2010 will attract over 70 million people from across the world and the United Nations Environment Program has praised Shanghai’s efforts in organizing an environmentally friendly World Expo. Expo 2010 Shanghai China will center on innovation and interaction. Innovation is the soul, while cultural interaction is an important mission of the World Expositions. In the new era, Expo 2010 Shanghai China will contribute to human-centered development, scientific and technological innovation, cultural diversity and win-win cooperation for a better future, thus composing a melody with the key notes of highlighting innovation and interaction in the new century.
Being the first World Exposition based on the theme of “city”, Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life." During its 184 days, participants will display urban civilization to the full extent, exchange their experiences of urban development, disseminate advanced notions on cities and explore new approaches to human habitat, lifestyle and working conditions in the new century. They will learn how to create an eco-friendly society and maintain the sustainable development for all human beings.
The theme of this year's parade was "A Cut Above the Rest" and the Grand Marshall of the parade was Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully landed a crippled USAir flight in New York City's Hudson River last year.
You can watch video of the complete parade here, or if you just want to see Jackie, skip to Part 7.
Click here for a terrific album of pre-parade photos.
Here is some information on the float that Jackie rode on, provided by the parade committee:
"Better City, Better Life" has been selected as the theme of Expo 2010 Shanghai China to be held from May 1 - October 31, 2010. Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period in urban evolution. Fifty-five percent of the world population is expected to live in cities by the year 2010. The prospect of future urban life is a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or less developed, and their people. Being the first World Exposition with the theme of "city", Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life."
Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be "A Cut Above the Rest". Its theme, "Better City, Better Life" focuses on being the first World Exposition with the theme of city and an environmentally friendly space for people living within city boundaries. Exposition 2010 will attract over 70 million people from across the world and the United Nations Environment Program has praised Shanghai’s efforts in organizing an environmentally friendly World Expo. Expo 2010 Shanghai China will center on innovation and interaction. Innovation is the soul, while cultural interaction is an important mission of the World Expositions. In the new era, Expo 2010 Shanghai China will contribute to human-centered development, scientific and technological innovation, cultural diversity and win-win cooperation for a better future, thus composing a melody with the key notes of highlighting innovation and interaction in the new century.
Being the first World Exposition based on the theme of “city”, Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life." During its 184 days, participants will display urban civilization to the full extent, exchange their experiences of urban development, disseminate advanced notions on cities and explore new approaches to human habitat, lifestyle and working conditions in the new century. They will learn how to create an eco-friendly society and maintain the sustainable development for all human beings.