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Women Ski Jumpers to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada
Women ski jumpers are taking their appeal to the supreme court of Canada regarding their exclusion from the 2010 Olympics. They are hoping that the Supreme Court of Canada will hear their appeal in time for...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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76 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
Welcome to George Orwells Vancouver 2010
Barry Artiste Op/EdGeorge Orwell’s 1984 in part, mirror one aspect of Big Brother is watching you as Vancouver prepares for the 2010 Olympics this winter. Many Vancouverittes and British Columbias civil... Michael Phelps, Rafael Nadal, Asafa Powell in Youtube Challenge
It could be a sign that the International Olympic Committe is looking for newer and younger audiences as it launches an Olympic Challenge with Youtube. The Youtube challenge to users, leverages Olympic athletes... IOC receives observer status at UN
The Olympic Committee receives observer status at the UN. I thought that sports and politics shouldn't be co-mingled. What do you think? is it a good thing that Olympic Committee is getting involved in the UN, or does this have the potential of further contaminating... I Am Copyrighting Common Sense! Cause No One's Using It!
Barry Artiste Op/Ed As of today, October 10th, 2009, I, Barry Artiste, claim “Common Sense” as my Copyright! “Common Sense” is now proprietory and exclusive to ME! - "Barry Artiste!" Anyone caught... 443 views | 71 recommendations | 33 comments
Chicago Eliminated From the 2016 Olympic Bid: IOC Votes
Chicago has been eliminated from the 2016 Olympic bid - the IOC has voted and Chicago is already out of the running.People were watching in Daley Plaza in Chicago and the crowd gasped when the announcement was made. Rio, Madrid, and Tokyo is still in the running, but... Rio Wins 2016 Summer Olympic Bid: IOC Voted and Decision is Made
Rio de Janeiro has won the 2016 Summer Olympic Bid and the IOC has voted. 2016 Olympics Announcement happened at 6:30pm CEST, so 9:30am PST, and 5:30pm BST. Watch the 2016 vote live online 8:30am PST UPDATE:... Obama Won’t Travel To Denmark To Back Chicago’s 2016 Olympic Bid
On October 2, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Four cities are in contention: Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chicago, USA. In recent years, it became somewhat of a tradition and a... China: Politburo member and Beijing Olympic Chief Linked to Torture
" Liu [Qi] was promoted in 2002 to Beijing Communist Party secretary and given a seat on the country’s 25-member Politburo, China’s top decision-making body. Last May, Liu made Time magazine’s “Time 100,” a list of "100 men and women whose power, talent or moral...
created by peter.reardon | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
285 views | 17 recommendations | 8 comments
285 views | 17 recommendations | 8 comments
China restricts movement prior to Olympics 08
" "Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the introduction of new rules aimed at reinforcing controls over Chinese "fixers" working for foreign journalists and over all foreigners visiting China during the Olympic Games. The organisation also condemns an increase in...China's human rights policy also means subjugating unarmed Zimbabwean people
Reading the accounts in various media of about a 77 tonnes arms consignment from China to Zimbabwe really makes an average person wonder about the sanity of the governing body of the Peoples Republic of China, the host of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Why would any...
created by peter.reardon | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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375 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
IOC and Chinese ideologies. The losers, the Chinese people
The international Olympic Committee is above all a corporate profit making body. Therefore, its size, and its ruthlessness, in ensuring that profit projections are realized are paramount. It is not concerned with the suffering of the poor through higher taxes,... The IOC Olympic Charter. How Did China Qualify?
The International Olympic Committee - IOC
is clear in its published ‘Olympic Charter In force As From 7 July 2007’. In
this document it outlines its grand, and specific standards of behaviour
expected of a nation which wishes to host the Olympic Games.
By default, any...
created by peter.reardon | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1780 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
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