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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 07-04-2008 12:56
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The fire has been put out!
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| rodda |
Posted on 07-04-2008 12:59
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huh?
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| Marginalo |
Posted on 07-04-2008 12:59
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As for the cycling event, 4 months pro factum, I'd say Kolobnev is gonna win it.  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:07
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rodda wrote:
huh?
The olympic fire reached Paris today, but it has been "put out" (isn't that an English term?). Some medias say it was the demonstrants who did it, others say it was the police. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:10
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Yes it is an english term.
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| rodda |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:14
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oh i thought you must have meant something else (what?  ) 
i guess that was why china wanted to send their soldiers here for when the torch arrives
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| Crommy |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:15
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Politics should never be linked to sport. Especially the Olympics
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:20
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Well, that happened when Beijing was selected as host.. |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:29
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Unfortunately it wouldn't surprise me if something happened during the games like a terrorist attacks. They talked about that they already found plans of one attack.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:37
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Crommy wrote:
Politics should never be linked to sport. Especially the Olympics Well, what are the Olympics ? I mean the genuine ones ?
Merely sports games, yes. But all kind of wars between cities (=nations in our wide world) should stop all kind of wars during that time.
With what's happening in Tibet right now, it can hardly be called peace. And China is not only a participating country, but the host country, thus you get what's happening now with the Olympic fire.
Am I the only one feeling Beijing 2008 could be called "72 years later" ? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:46
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It's not just tibet. they're killing or imprisioning everyone that is handicapped, poor, etc. so Beijing will look "nice" for foreigners
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 07-04-2008 13:52
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Do people think they should move the RR because of the atmosphere (pollution) in Bejing? |
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| p3druh |
Posted on 07-04-2008 15:04
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No... USA and 3/4 of Europe would never hold a cycling race if you take the polution in to consideration...
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Posted on 07-04-2008 15:15
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I'd say only 1/2 of America couldn't be raced. I don't think the pollution for such a small amount of time will cause any problems except make them tire more easily.
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| p3druh |
Posted on 07-04-2008 15:38
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matt493 wrote:
I'd say only 1/2 of America couldn't be raced.
I wan't refering only to the polution... Extreme weather conditions would also make it impossible to race there...
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 10-04-2008 08:00
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p3druh wrote:
matt493 wrote:
I'd say only 1/2 of America couldn't be raced.
I wan't refering only to the polution... Extreme weather conditions would also make it impossible to race there... Could it be really worst than Flanders in early Spring or such races ? |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 10-04-2008 08:28
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1/2 of America unsuitible for riding?
I don't know, I kinda like riding in America And we certainly have a lot of races all over the country. I could almost understand LA being to polluted to be viable for the Olympic but they've done it once and Junior Nationals are in the City of Angels this year anyways. Philly week is held in and around Philadelphia, there are marathons in New York... were would be unsuitable? Maybe Alaska
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| Marginalo |
Posted on 10-04-2008 19:29
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matt493 wrote:
Unfortunately it wouldn't surprise me if something happened during the games like a terrorist attacks. They talked about that they already found plans of one attack.
It's teh terrorists. They blew out the fire.
Now that WOULD be funny. B)
Maybe t'was just the wind. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 28-07-2008 12:00
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It's just been revealed that a Danish athlete has been tested positive. At 14:00, it will be revealed who it is on a press conference.
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Posted on 28-07-2008 12:03
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CrueTrue wrote:
It's just been revealed that a Danish athlete has been tested positive. At 14:00, it will be revealed who it is on a press conference.
I can't wait
eh? you can't wait?  how so?
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