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Vancouver Police Won't Arrest People over Olympic Protest Signs
As Vancouver prepares to host the 2010 Winter Games, locals began fretting about a supposed police plan to arrest people for having Olympic protest signs in their windows. This turned out not to be true. However, that this story even spread in the first place shows a deep... IOC Tries to Take Down Olympic Photos on Flickr
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is now sending takedown notices to Flickr users who post photos taken at Olympic venues. The takedown letter described below was sent to Richard Giles, who's on the... 3456 views | 46 recommendations | 12 comments
Ed Rudolph, Olympic Speedskater, and Wife Gwen Dies in Car Crash
Olympic speedskater Ed Rudolph has died in a car accident in Wyoming. Ed Rudolph and wife Gwen Rudolph died on Sunday when a GMC Suburban crashed into Rudolph's 2005 Acura. The driver of the Suburban, Daniel Wahlen, crashed into Rudolph's car afrter swerving out of his... Discussion Heats Up As 2010 Olympic Games Near
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver are 214 days away, and as the excitement for the Games is growing among Vancouverites, the opposition sentiments are on the rise as well. Olympics related headlines are...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 19 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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156 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
Carbon-Neutral Olympics for Vancouver 2010?
The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has announced that next year's 2010 Games is planned to be carbon-neutral.VANOC has secured a $5-million sponsorship from Offsetters Clean Technology, a BC-based company that will provide offset projects and work with Games... GM Says Bankruptcy Won't Affect Its 2010 Olympic Sponsorship Deal
Despite filing for bankruptcy protection today, GM says it will stay committed to its Olympic Sponsorship deal with the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. US President Barack Obama announced that GM will file for...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago
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141 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games Have More Volunteers Than Positions
We are one year away from the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. The athletes are training, advertisers are lining up, spectators are booking flights and hotels in Vancouver and Whistler, and Vancouver Olympic organizers...
created by Robert Sutherland | 41 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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636 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
NYTimes: Vancouver’s Plan for 2010 Winter Games Hits Financial Snag
The NY Times is even covering our humble election."Now, as residents of Vancouver prepare to vote in a municipal election on Saturday, the freeze in credit markets and a collapse of the city’s real estate market have made the financing of the 2010 Winter Games a critical... Poverty Olympics prosper on $6 budget
The Poverty Olympics, a satirical event meant to bring awareness to Vancouver's poverty issues, took place Sunday afternoon in front of Carnegie Theatre on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.While the 2010 Winter... Doping strikes the Winter Games (Reuters)
"Reuters - Doping struck the Winter Olympics on Thursday, bruising a Games that officials had hoped would restore the image of clean sports competition after the scandals of the Athens Summer Games."
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