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So as Brazil’s long wait for an Olympic gold continues, Mexico ended theirs. They were superior in all departments, from the commanding Jose Corona in goal to redoubtable centre-halves such as Hiram Mier and Diego Reyes, through Marco Fabian to the man of the match, Oribe Peralta, who scored twice in a classic display of No 9 play. The only time Peralta disappeared from view was when he donned a huge sombrero. A [...] The singer claimed the Royal Family have “hijacked” the Games and said “the spirit of 1939 Germany now pervades throughout media-brand Britain”. In a message to fans on his website, the former Smiths frontman wrote: “I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? “The ‘dazzling royals’ have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own [...] Huge storms have already left parts of Britain under water, with driving rain, thunder and lightning forcing thousands of Olympic spectators to run for cover and threatening several key events on day nine of the Games. By this afternoon, leaks had emerged in the velodrome roof after heavy rain and spectators were subjected to water dripping on their heads and seats as they waited for Team GB to perform. Officials are now [...] On Day 7, Michael Phelps swims the 100-meter butterfly, the final individual event of his remarkable Olympic career. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/london-2012-olympics/wp/2012/08/03/live-blog-day-7-michael-phelps-federer-sharapovawomens-soccer/?wpisrc=al_national Despite NBC promising more than 3,500 hours of live video from the London 2012 Olympics, American viewers will still not be able to (legally) watch the opening ceremonies live, even online.
And despite a lame excuse from NBC, the real reason is that they are making a ratings grab. Instead of being shown live on one of NBC’s six networks, two specialty channels, one 3-D channel or streamed online, the opening ceremonies will be [...] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/picturegalleries/9415278/10-things-you-cant-take-in-to-the-Olympics.html?frame=2282752 In an interview on Radio 4′s Today programme, the chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games answered questions about the extent to which sponsorship agreements would impact upon spectators. He said: “You probably wouldn’t be walking in with a Pepsi T-shirt because Coca Cola are our sponsors.” Interviewer Evan Davis asked Lord Coe if he would be able to enter the Olympic Park wearing Nike trainers, to which Lord [...] David Cameron says only 20% of the Public and Commercial Services union turned out for vote so strike lacks credibility
Strikes by Home Office [...] David Cameron says only 20% of the Public and Commercial Services union turned out for vote so strike lacks credibility Strikes by Home Office [...] Simon Victor (NaturalNews) While performance enhancement drugs and techniques may be banned for humans, the gate has been opened for genetically modified horses to compete in the Olympic games. In a surprising but not shocking development, the Federation Equestre Internationale has decided to overturn a ban previously placed on cloned equines. According to The Chronicle of the Horse at their recently held sports forum it was said, “The FEI will not forbid participation of [...] Jacquelin Magnay, and James Kirkup Lord Coe, the chairman of the London 2012 Olympic organising committee (Locog), said on Friday that he could not rule out asking for the current deployment of 17,000 to be increased. Asked if more troops will be required when the Games begin in two weeks, Lord Coe replied: “We are working on it at the moment.” Ministers were this week forced to assign an [...] Teen guards ‘behaving like children’ during training exercises Troops set to be drafted in to fill shortfall Sitting in the back row of a classroom, a young man listens to music through bright red headphones Next to him a woman is slumped asleep across her desk. This was the scene at a recent training session [...] Queues were 56 minutes for non-EU passengers this morning despite 45 minute target This weekend Olympic athletes were waiting longer two hours to pass through immigration Huge queues were building up at Heathrow Airport this morning after half of all the immigration desks were shut – even though the Olympics are just weeks away, it has emerged. Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, said he was appalled at the [...] Aerial shot shows towering factory chimney as centrepiece of scene showing off Britain’s coal-powered past http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/26/article-2164312-13C7AC40000005DC-207_964x1167.jpg The £27million Olympics opening ceremony will feature smoke stacks, pits and steam power as it showcases Britain’s industrial past, new aerial photographs suggest. Danny Boyle [...] Record gold medal winner Michael Phelps last night booked his place at the Olympics – but finished second to U.S. rival Ryan Lochte. Lochte, 27, came first in the 400-metre individual medley at the trials for the London Games and came away with the psychological advantage with a blistering time of 4 minutes 7.06 seconds. Afterwards Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman admitted ‘he just kicked our ass’ after the 26-year-old former champion came [...] James Britpod A 2010 Rockefeller Foundation document entitled “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development” outlines a scenario which results in the death of 13,000 during the 2012 Olympics. The first worrying prediction begins in 2012 when ‘the pandemic the world had been anticipating for years’, finally hits, infecting nearly 20 percent of world population and claiming 8 million lives. Due to this pandemic, the Rockefeller Foundation outlines how the [...] Infowars.com The London 2012 Olympics have barely anything to do with sport. Not only is Britain continuing pagan/Nazi traditions and symbolism, the event is also a police state showcase and a psychological warfare attack on the people. The ancient traditions of the Olympic Games: bloody silly dances and Nazi propaganda – http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100157346/the-ancient-traditions-of-the-olympic-games-bloody-silly-dances-and-nazi-propaganda/ Olympic Symbols Originated from Hitler’s Nazi Propaganda –http://leaksource.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/olympic-symbols-originated-from-hitlers-nazi-propaganda/ Olympic crackdown: UK govt targets protests – http://rt.com/news/olympics-security-increase-fears-974/ Olympics-Britain to deploy “sonic gun” at Olympics –http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/11/britain-olympics-sonic-idUSL5E8GBAIX20120511 Drawing Inspiration From Hitler, [...] Ground-to-air missiles are to be sited on the roof of a block of flats near the Olympic site as part of a huge security operation to protect the Games. The Army will station soldiers and high-velocity surface-to-air missiles on the residential block in East London to ward off airborne terror threats. Residents in the private, gated flats in Bow have received a leaflet warning them that a team of ten soldiers and [...] Americans planning to travel to London’s Olympic games have been advised to get vaccinated against measles before getting on the plane. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Olympics fans that ‘disease knows no borders’ and warned that tourists could unwittingly ‘import’ measles into the US after the Games. The health body said measles was a particular problem in western Europe and urged all Americans visiting London to ensure they had [...] |
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