Monday, 11 August 2008
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| Re: Best Player in the Worlds Frankie 22:36:59 |
| | It actually highlights a team that has an unbalanced attack.
"jacob" <jacobsider@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Throwing and catching lots of goals for teams that don't win doesn't make you the best player, just a very good player.
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| Re: WORLDS UPDATES Frank Huguenard 22:11:43 |
| | Really, Cheating?
Jam?
Sockeye?
Who knew?
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On Aug 4, 8:17 am, joadnt...@ec.rr.com wrote:
GB beat Columbia 11-7 but it was a tough match and a bit scrappy as well. Columbia have tons of energy but possibly not so much of an understanding of the rules. There was a bit of drama. uhm, drama that probably avoided with impartial 3rd party arbitration. when ya gonna learn wfdf
seriously. will there be a repeat of the "worst, cheatingist final
ever" 11 years after it went down? sockeye vs. jam, club worlds final
right there in vancouver?
wfdf won't even use observers - it's not an option.
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| Suzanne Gaudet Guest 22:02:13 |
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Together again - Suzanne Gaudet and former world champ team reunite
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Posted Saturday, July 29, 2006
After a five-year breakup, Suzanne Gaudet and her 2001 national and world
champion curling team are back together.
Click the link to read this story from The Journal-Pioneer:
(link:http://www.journalpioneer.com/index.cfm?sid=471&sc=1)
http://www.journalpioneer.com/index.cfm?sid=471&sc=1
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| Compressed air tank thread and diameter? Loquak 19:34:06 |
| | Hi all,
Not owning a paintball gun myself, I'm wondering what's the most common
thread standard a paintball tank uses (in EU), and also what's the outer
diameter of the thread? I'd be grateful for the info.
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| Re: Political CARTOONS! (sport is way too serious!!) Archie Leach 17:28:27 |
| | u2r2h@gmx.net wrote:
Guys, relax for a moment from the seriousness of sport.... and watch some political cartoons.. and read about the right-wing INTENTIONALLY wrecking our society... because it's good for business.
FAIL
Maybe you need to relax for a moment from the seriousness of politics,
dumbass.
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| Nucci's Cup Photos posted on www.ultiphotos.com Kevin Leclaire 14:47:26 |
| | Here's a small gallery from the Nucci's Cup 2008 open tourney held this past
weekend: www.ultiphotos.com.
Check back next week for Chesapeake Open photos. I will be their Official
Tournament Photographer and will have tons of photos online from what
promises to be top flight action.
Enjoy,
Kevin
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| Accent of announcer in the swimming? Claude 05:08:55 |
| | Anybody got any idea what is the accent of the official announcer doing the
intros in English at the swimming?
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| Re: Physics of Swimming Fast Guest 04:01:00 |
| | On 10 Aug,
voice_of_reason@australia.edu wrote:
Greetings: A very basic question from the "I just don't get it" file: It is a "well-known" practice that when racing swimmer start out, they try to stay underwater as long as possible. Supposedly they go faster this way. Why? I just don't get it. Anyone know the answer....?
Surface tension at the surface is one factor.
Another one is that water can go past in all directions when underwater, on
the surface it is harder for it to go above you. Less resistant underwater.
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| Re: So everyone is just going to ignore China's human rights violations for a few weeks? Rich Billionaire 03:59:02 |
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China's so-called crimes in Tibet seem to be rather mild.
You're SUPPOSED to put aside conflict during the Olympics.
That's the ancient tradition.
I hate people who can't respect the Olympics.
Stop being negative for a while and just enjoy the games.
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| http://www.chuckypita.com/china-olympic-games-strike-three-money-big-brother-police/ Chuckypita 03:58:17 |
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| Re: What is a fair way to rank the medals ? PaPaPeng 23:59:08 |
| | On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:57:38 -0700 (PDT), aniramca@gmail.com wrote:
- Should a gold medal have higher weight than the silver or the bronze?
Nobody remembers who the runner-up was.
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| Re: No Doubt About It: Chinese Athletes Are Doping Rich Billionaire 23:59:07 |
| | This is for the IOC to monitor, not a bunch of conspiracy theorist
kooks, the same people who say that the moon landing was a hoax.
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| Re: NEW BOOK - "ORDER ON THE COURT" (Inside Pro Beach Volleyball) Robert M. Franz 23:03:35 |
| | BVB Fan wrote:
For all you beach volleyball fans, a new book digs deep inside the sport of pro beach volleyball to uncover all the behind-the-scenes stories about the life and times on the AVP pro beach tour - the largest in the world. [..]
define "large" ...
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| Katerina Thanou barred from Olympics Guest 22:30:02 |
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Katerina Thanou barred from Olympics
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BEIJING -- The IOC has barred Greek sprinter Katerina
Thanou from the Beijing Games, saying her role in a
drug-testing cover-up four years ago in Athens was "a
scandalous saga" that had brought the Olympic movement
into disrepute.
Thanou and fellow Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris missed
doping tests on the eve of the 2004 opening ceremony, and
claimed later they were injured in a motorcycle accident.
Both eventually withdrew from the games and were banned
by the IAAF, the governing body for world track and
field.
The International Olympic Committee on Sunday excluded
Thanou, punishing her for the 2004 doping incident and
following a recommendation of its disciplinary panel. In
addition, the IOC executive board invoked a second rule
which bars the Greek on what amounts to moral grounds.
Spokeswoman Giselle Davies said the IOC made the decision
"in order to send a firm signal of the IOC's moral
consideration."
"There is a whole string -- a list of events -- that took
place over the course of this sorry tale," Davies said.
"This string of events really resulted in what the IOC
sees as a scandalous saga that overshadowed the Athens
Games and brought the IOC, the Olympic movement as a
whole, into disrepute. Based on this, the board made its
recommendation that she should be ineligible."
Davies said Thanou and Greek officials had been notified
of the decision. She has previously threatened to the sue
the IOC.
One of her lawyers, Nikos Kollias, said the sprinter
would not file an appeal.
"We will not appeal her participation in the games. What
matters now is Katerina's compensation," Kollias told the
Associated Press in Athens.
Thanou issued a statement harshly criticizing a
"prearranged mockery of a decision."
"Since they have not succeeded in breaking my spirit ...
the masks fell and we came to this arbitrary and illegal
decision that tramples on any notion of justice and
equity," she said. "It is these totalitarian practices
and decisions that bring the sporting spirit and the
Olympic ideal that my country gave birth to into
disrepute."
Thanou said she will continue competing.
President Jacques Rogge said earlier the IOC had reserved
the right in Athens to open disciplinary procedures
against Thanou and Kenteris if they sought accreditation
for future games.
Using tough language, the IOC said Thanou's conduct was
"totally incompatible with the Olympic spirit."
"The prejudice caused by Ms. Thanou is most serious," the
IOC said in a statement. "It affects not only the IOC,
but the entire Olympic movement -- in particular, the
athletes participating in the Olympic Games."
After sitting out her two-year ban imposed by the IAAF,
Thanou returned to competition in 2007 and was entered
for the Beijing Olympics last month by the Greek Olympic
committee.
The hearing into Thanou's eligibility is not connected to
her claim to the 100-meter gold medal won by Marion Jones
at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Thanou finished second in that race. Jones was stripped
of all five of her Sydney medals after admitting earlier
this year that she was doping at the time. The IOC has
not made a decision on the reallocation of Jones' medals.
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| 2014 Olympics in jeopardy? Chilly8 22:29:23 |
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With fighting now breaking out between Russia and Georgia,
I wonder if that might result in the 2014 Winter Olympics
being either cancelled or moved.
Sochi is right up against the Georgian border, so I wonder
if the 2014 Olympics might not be moved, and to where.
I would not be surprised if the 2014 Winter Games were
moved to Changchun, China. They hosted the Asian
Winter Games last year, and have the infrastructure
neeed to host a Winter Olympics, and I see this as
the best place to move the Olympics to.
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| Re: OLYMPICS OPENING - Watched by 4 billion people? I doubt it. Reg 21:47:52 |
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"SFTV_troy" <SFTV_troy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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How many watched the Opening Ceremonies?
well i didnt watch it, so thats one less ;o)
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| The South African runner who has no feet and uses blades - Okerry 20:05:55 |
| | Does anyone know if he was allowed to compete? I cannot remember his name,
but the IOC was questioning whether he had an unfair advantage over
able-bodied runners and wanted him to run in the Paralympics instead.
I didn't see him with the South African team during the Opening Ceremonies,
but given NBC's lousy coverage it's possible I missed it (or he didn't take
part in the Opening).
I really hoped he would be running and would love to see him compete.
thanks
okerry
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| Re: no KD and no Pat King? Frankie 19:39:23 |
| | KD was the biggest cheater on a team full of cheaters.
Just look at the Cheap Seats video of him and you can see that his play was
highly illegal.
Best player to touch a disc? Give me a break.
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The HoF didn't vote in Ken Dobyns even though he was eligible. They also have repeatedly failed to vote in Pat King. KD does a better job than I could ever hope to about Pat King, but the fact that KD didn't get voted in makes the whole thing a sham. Without going as far as Toad here, this would be a fairly large indictment of "Spirit of the Game" if arguably the best player to touch a disc was glossed over just because he was a fiery player. Nobody ever knocked MJ for not being nice. -Handy
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| Re: Volleyball: skimpy shorts? Froggy 15:30:40 |
| | darkstar7646@gmail.com a crit :
On Aug 9, 8:47 am, NB <nobuy...@gmail.com> wrote: Why do the female volleyball players wear such skimpy shorts? Totally To get people to watch... Mike (I actually don't know the answer, but is it any real accident that one of the predominant events for US coverage is bikini beach volleyball??)
http://www.gamesbids.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12005
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| Re: Beijing Ceremony Copies Barcelona Froggy 15:29:10 |
| | Tazzy_Gal a crit :
Oh and it was GREAT to see OUR President there, for ONCE. I think Clinton went to Lillehammer, but can't remember. Good going George! One last perk before you have to leave office, I don't blame him one bit!!! Just my opinion!
Yup!
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Michel Audiard, "Les Tontons Flingueurs" (1963)
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| Olympics opening ceremony sets ratings record for NBC... Ubiquitous 12:40:21 |
| | NBC s Olympic dream of ratings fireworks came true.
The network s coverage of the Games got off to a roaring start Friday
with the most-watched and highest-rated non-U.S. summer opening
ceremony telecast ever.
The Beijing event averaged 34.2 million viewers and received an 18.6
national household rating.
In the nearly 50 years of televised Olympics, that's higher than any
previous non-domestic summer opener -- up 35% in viewers from the Athens
ceremony in 2004 (25.4 million, 14.6 rating) and 25% higher than Sydney
in 2000 (18.5/32). The household rating bested the 1960 Rome Games on
CBS (18.1) -- a record that's stood for 48 years, according to Nielsen
Media Research.
The mammoth figures weren't quite enough to overturn all opening
ceremonies based in the U.S., however. The rating was 14% shy of the
Atlanta Games in 1996 (39.8 million, 23.6 rating).
NBC's performance was far above industry expectations. Insiders had
estimated that NBC's event last night would drop about 11% from the
Athens Games opener. Though public curiosity and media interest in
China s opening ceremony has been high, overall broadcast television
ratings have fallen 16% since 2004. Viewership for major events such as
the Academy Awards have plummeted in recent years.
Plus, NBC has been chided for delaying broadcast of the ceremony until
primetime while most nations aired the event live. Yet NBC's patience
may have aided the show in ways not anticipated by the network. With
gushing critic reviews and lavish images saturating the media Friday,
many viewers likely tuned in to see if the ceremony could possibly live
up to the hype.
By most accounts, U.S. audiences were just as impressed as the billions
of viewers who watched the ceremony live worldwide. Tom Shales of the
Washington Post wrote that "eye-poppers gave way to jaw-droppers,
stunners were followed by dazzlers," though THR.com s Barry Garron said
NBC all-but ignored the political context of the production.
NBC has claimed more than $1 billion in advertising revenue for the
Summer Games and spent a reported $894 million to acquire the U.S.
broadcast and digital rights. Whether Friday s performance heralds the
beginning of lofty Olympics ratings remains to be seen. NBC's Web site
saw its most traffic ever on Friday with 70 million page views -- 10
times more than the opening day of the Athens Games.
In general, however, the opening ceremony isn t necessarily a barometer
of how the Games perform overall. And with NBC Universal airing an
unprecedented 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage during the 17-day event
across various platforms, easy comparisons to previous Games may prove
futile.
"If you track past Olympics by day the first few days of competition are
what really tell the tale -- like the second and third episode of a new
series," says TV historian Tim Brooks. "Still, this is definitely a good
start."
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It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.
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