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Rain!!!!!!! Rain Delays are going to suck major balls!!!
I watched some part of Brit's presentation vid today. It looked very cool. Anyone know where I can get a full vid?
... and Paris has such nice weather... :( ...
Oh really ??? :shock:
Jeez, now i wonder in which city i work everyday of my life... :?
Whoa, whatta stunner!! and it was 54-50 in votes...all politics man, Madrid was out and helped the Brits no doubt.
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Well, it was nice everytime I was there. Maybe the city likes me and it hates you.
After these terror attacks in London this morning, I think it's obvious that there should be thoughts of possible linkages to the announcement. If the chosen had been France, I wonder if this tragedy could have been avoided all together.
After these terror attacks in London this morning, I think it's obvious that there should be thoughts of possible linkages to the announcement. If the chosen had been France, I wonder if this tragedy could have been avoided all together.
Could that be a bit of motivation behind the attacks in London?
Thanks, daigong. I think the one I watched was an edired version or something.
If I was in the committee, I'd probably be like, "OMG! Jeremy Irons!! Okay, London wins!"
love the mascots!WTF, creepy cyclops are creepy. :O
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^ I like the bulge in their condoms XDDammit dai, cannot unsee! :lol:
Michelle Jenneke Dancing Sexy as Hell at Junior World Championships in Barcelona 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMgmYutL9W0#ws)Cannot unsee? More like "Don't want to unsee". :yep:
Australia's Michelle Jenneke in a loop :shakeit:
I don't have much of a problem with having to have a cable subscription in the US to watch events live online, but the televised events are on tape delay. Sure it would help for people's sleep schedule but personally I want that live. I'll figure out how to deal with a messed up sleep schedule.
I recorded the opening ceremony, but due to the delay it didn't record the finale. D'oh!
But yeah, definitely better than what I was expecting! It's full of British culture and the whole thing felt very lively and free. Quite the contrast to Beijing, which has typically Chinese and epic in its own way.
I don't have much of a problem with having to have a cable subscription in the US to watch events live online, but the televised events are on tape delay. Sure it would help for people's sleep schedule but personally I want that live. I'll figure out how to deal with a messed up sleep schedule.
I feel the same way for sports like judo and wrestling
Drama in Epee Fencing. Controversy of the last second of the match. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/london-2012-fencing-controversy-after-1191119)
(http://images.theage.com.au/2012/07/31/3513482/art-fencing-standoff-620x349.jpg)
Too bad she lost to 4th place in the Bronze Medal match after sitting out on the piste for an hour while her coach when to file an appeal (and pay for it too). :(
FULL ARTICLE LINK (STILL BEING UPDATED) - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadian-rosie-maclennan-wins-trampoline-gold/article4463173/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadian-rosie-maclennan-wins-trampoline-gold/article4463173/)
Canadian Rosie MacLennan wins trampoline gold
RACHEL BRADY | LONDON — The Globe and Mail
Published Saturday, Aug. 04 2012, 10:27 AM EDT
Last updated Saturday, Aug. 04 2012, 11:08 AM EDT
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Rosie MacLennan has captured Canada's first gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games, winning the women’s trampoline competition on Saturday.
But her dear friend and teammate Karen Cockburn finished just off the podium in fourth.
MacLennan of King City, Ont., beat 2008 defending Olympic gold medalist He Wenna of China, who appeared to be well on her way to repeating until she tumbled at the end of her routine and wound up with bronze behind her teammate Shanshan Huang, who took silver.
Tunisian Olympians targeted by Islamist radicalsFULL ARTICLE LINK - http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/14/tunisian-olympians-targeted-by-islamist-radicals/ (http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/14/tunisian-olympians-targeted-by-islamist-radicals/)
Associated Press | Aug 14, 2012 12:44 PM ET | Last Updated: Aug 15, 2012 11:32 AM ET
TUNIS, Tunisia — Islamist extremists have targeted two Tunisian Olympic medalists for behaviour and dress seen as un-Islamic, as debate grows over the role of religion and women in the country that unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings.
Radicals on social media networks called on the government to strip Habiba Ghribi, the first Tunisian woman to win an Olympic medal, of her nationality because her running gear was too revealing. She won the silver in the 3,000-metre steeplechase.
And a Facebook campaign by extremist group Ansar al Chariaa is targeting swimmer Oussama Mellouli for drinking juice before racing during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Mellouli won gold in the 10-kilometre marathon and bronze in the 1,500-metre freestyle.
Tunisia is run by a moderate Islamist-led government that is facing increasing challenges from religious extremists.