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From Crossing Wall Street: What if I told you that the stock market would be lower 30 years from today? It sounds implausible, but that’s what happened 100 years ago. The Dow Jones had been rallying during the summer of 1912. The Olympics had just been held in Stockholm, and the Democrats were preparing to retake the White House for the first time in 20 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked at [...] Valerie Adams says she was overcome with emotion at the news that she has been awarded the Olympic gold medal in the women’s shot put. Adams has been awarded the medal, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Belarus’s Nadzeya Ostapchuk, 33, was excluded from competition following a positive test for metenolone. “I am speechless with this news. It is taking me some time to take this in,” said Adams [...] presstv.ir Warships, ground-to-air missiles and drones – Britain is not gearing up for war, but for London’s Summer Olympics. The preparations are calling on all corners of the nation’s defences. But, many fear the measures will pose serious risks to privacy. The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12 games. Residents of a London [...] Dana Vollmer set a world record with her 55.98 second finish time Ryan Lochte won first U.S. gold medal in 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday Phelps lagged behind and came in fourth after disappointing qualifying race Lochte beat Phelps in the 400 individual medley in the US trials The pair have 17 Olympic gold medals between them U.S. Olympic swimmer Dana Vollmer powered to victory in the 100-meter [...] China just won the first gold medal of the Summer Olympic Games in London, in the 10-meter air rifle event, according to The New York Times. Yi Siling won gold, followed by Sylwia Bogacka of Poland with silver. Two Americans advanced to the final round, but fell short — placing fifth and seventh in the end. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/china-just-won-the-first-gold-medal-at-the-summer-olympics-2012-7#ixzz21vPPFPOK NBC network delaying broadcast of tonight’s Opening Ceremonies until 7:30pm EST, three and a half hours after they began Outraged Olympic enthusiasts took to Twitter to voice complaint Across the world, people are crammed around their television sets, eagerly watching the $42million spectacular of London’s Opening Ceremonies. But those watching stateside will be forced [...] Call them the Procrastination Games. As the Summer Olympics kick off with Friday’s opening ceremonies in London, many Americans may be regretting that they never got around to planning that trip across the Atlantic. But as it turns out, it’s not too late to put together an itinerary and see the world’s premier sporting event. If anything, travel pros say those who procrastinated may find themselves in a better financial position [...] A fire has taken hold of Weymouth Pavilion which houses the Olympic Media Centre. It’s believed it began in a toilet in the building and quickly spread to other parts. All the media preparing to broadcast from the site have been evacuated, as have members of the public around the building. http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2012-07-27/breaking-fire-at-weymouth-pavilion/
BBC News Editors Twitter https://twitter.com/rachelkennedy84 Fire said to have been started deliberately. Our entire live operation in Weymouth has ground to halt as [...] Israel has voiced serious concerns that Iran may try to stage a terror attack against Israeli athletes competing at the 2012London Games, the Sunday Times reported.
The coming Summer Olympics, which will kick off on Friday, mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Games massacre, which saw terrorists kill 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.
What can be seen as the regular concern of terror attacks against Israelis worldwide has been exponentially amplified following the attack on Israeli tourists in [...] Ynet News Israel has voiced serious concerns that Iran may try to stage a terror attack against Israeli athletes competing at the 2012 London Games, the Sunday Times reported. The coming Summer Olympics, which will kick off on Friday, mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Games massacre, which saw terrorists kill 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. What can be seen as the regular concern of terror attacks against Israelis worldwide [...] Mitt Romney today is headed to his lakeside retreat in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Friday for a three-day weekend, and all signs point to the GOP presidential nominee hunkering down to mull his shortlist for running mates. Time is running short for Romney to make his selection in advance of the Republican convention in late August. Moreover, Romney is headed to London for the Summer Olympics, which begin July 27, followed by [...] NBC and Google are conducting “war games” in at least three countries, to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction disrupting the online streaming of the Summer Olympics Games in London, which start this month. For the past nine months the network’s online team, together with Google, which is managing the streaming of the games, have simulated hundreds of disruptive scenarios, some lasting eight hours. They have simulated [...] The British government confirmed Tuesday that it had placed missile batteries at six sites around London in advance of the upcoming Summer Olympics, including atop two apartment buildings where residents had previously expressed reservations about hosting the anti-aircraft weapons. “Whilst there is no reported threat to the London Olympics,” said Defense Secretary Phillip Hammond in a statement, “the public expects that we put in place a range of measures [...] Henry Chu To maintain security in the world’s latest hot spot, Britain is deploying spy planes, helicopters with snipers and the biggest warship in the Royal Navy’s fleet. Up to 13,500 ground troops will be backed by more than 20,000 private guards. State-of-the-art radar systems and a carpet of security cameras will provide 24-hour surveillance. Luckily, the theater of operation is up close and personal. Let the London Games begin. The massive [...] - UFO expert Nick Pope says massive summer events like the Olympics would be a prime time for an alien encounter Mail Online One of the UK’s top UFO experts has given his views on the likelihood of aliens suddenly appearing in our skies – and how [...] An article just came out by the journalist and sports writer I mentioned in the previous post, David Zirin, on the shockingly massive militarization of the 2012 Olympics in London. He nails the reason behind this slide into an ever more Orwellian State: “But the Olympics aren’t about sports any more than the Iraq War was about democracy. The Olympics are not about athletes. And they’re definitely not about bringing together “the community [...] |
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