US dispute China’s Olympic win
As the entire world celebrates the ending of what could be described one of the most successful Olympic Games ever, there are questions being asked as to who came out on top.
If anyone would have noticed, the medals table have the three grades and a total, but this year certain countries have been gauging the [...]
What about the 2014 games
Nobody could have predicted the problems that we have seen recently between Russia and Georgia, but hopefully this has passed us now. However, even during the Olympic Games we have seen some serious rivalry in sport between the two countries, which goes well beyond the normal behaviour.
This has prompted calls for the 2014 Winter Olympics [...]
Georgia out of the Olympics
The military action that is taking place in Georgia has gone far enough for the country’s parliament to declare war.
However, with the Olympics in full swing this could have some devastating effects on the outcome of the games in Beijing.
The Georgia Olympic team is around twenty-five string, but before they have had a chance to [...]
Betting on your life
Being told that you have a terminal illness is not the best thing that could happen to anyone, but when you are told that you have only two years to live, some people may say “I’ll take those odds” like ex Car Dealer, Jon Andrews, 58 he liked those odds and decided to do something [...]
April 24, 2008Indoor surfer put in coma
A British surfing champion was knocked into a coma while showing off her skills at a leisure centres brand new indoor surfing machine.
The sixteen year old had been asked by the owners of the £32 million leisure complex in Swansea, Wales, and as she posed for the cameras in the publicity shots she somehow slipped [...]
Olympic Torch relay attracts protests
It should been a time for celebration, and yet when the symbol of the Olympics came to London it resulted in what could only be described as chaos. As the route of the Olympic Torch relay has several flash points and at one time a protester even had his hand on the torch, but was [...]
March 5, 2008What it takes to keep fit
Whatever you are doing with your life, work, and relaxation or play it is essential that you are motivated in whatever you are choosing to do, and the unrelenting urge for self improvement means that you would need to be a selfish person determined to achieve the goals that you have set for yourself.
So what [...]
Man builds race car in house
On these long and dark winter nights, some people find that a hobby helps them get through this somewhat depressing time, hobbies mean that a person gets away from reality and enjoys a short time doing something different, before having to get back to the daily grind.
One man who is a fan of Formula One, [...]
How to get fit doing normal things
When it comes to getting fit, a lot of people have good intentions, but the busy lifestyle that many people have today means that going to the gym or spending the odd hour or so doing some sort of exercise is just totally impractical and therefore they carry on the way that they are going [...]
January 24, 2008All those channels but nothing to watch
How is t that you what satellite or cable TV, but these only come in packages which have the one channel that you want plus a whole load of channels that you don’t want, like these:
If you want: Disney Channel
You get: ABC Family, SoapNet, Toon Disney, ESPN Channels
If you want: USA
You get: MSNBC, CNBC, Sci [...]