Sports — Sochi 2014

Sports — Sochi 2014

• Silenced by Paranoia

  

  After several days of recovery, I've decided to continue this story where I left off. I originally posted my last post in the early afternoon of February 6,... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Pinkall
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• R.I.P. Justin Bieber Wax Figure

  Time reports that the Justin Bieber wax figure at Madame Tussauds museum in Times Square has been put into early retirement due to being “groped to death. Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Nottheworstnews
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• Thoughts for Thursday.......

  

  1. Little Baby Buddy's room is 98% finished!2. The Winter Olympics are cramping my tv watching. I'm more interested in the problems in Sochi than the actual... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Megthamama
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• Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 – Ginger Sooty Reports Day 6

  

  Ginger Sooty, GLOVE PUPPET OF DREAMS provides a daily round-up of events at the Winter Olympics that are, quite simply Sochi 2014. Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Gingerfightback
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• Early Mornings & Snowy Sports

  

  I bet you can see the dark circles under my eyes from where you are because I woke up this morning at 5 am after being jolted out of a particularly bad dream. Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Cassiefairy
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• 2014 Olympics - Meet the U.S. Men

  

  Today the men's event kicks off in Sochi, and the U.S. has an incredibly strong team of Jeremy Abbott and Jason Brown. Let's get to know these two... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Jcomeaux
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• Now You May Have A Reason To Stick Your Passport In The Fridge

  Fox News reports that Molson-Coors has installed a beer fridge in the Team Canada Olympic house in Sochi, which dispenses free Molson Canadian beer, if you... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Nottheworstnews
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• Jason Brown: Hometown Olympian

  Highland Park-native (my hometown) Jason Brown, an Olympic figure skater, has gone viral with his exhilarating performance at the U.S. Figure Skating... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Brief22
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• Sochi Environmentalist Jailed for Three Years for Spray-painting a Fence

  

  An environmental activist who investigated abuses in the build-up to the Sochi Olympics was sent to prison for three years by a Russian court on Wednesday... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• This Is Maybe The Swaggiest Hockey Goal Scored This Year

  February 12, 2014 Hey goalkeeper, how’s your life feel right now? Guys whole equilibrium must be a mess. That’s swag times a million times a million. Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   Ceboscuit
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• Russian Volunteers Smuggle Stray Dogs Out of Sochi

  Here's another example of the real Olympic spirit in Sochi. Russian volunteers teamed up to save the local stray dogs from the danger of being hunted down by a... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   Vasquez
  

• Not Laughing at #SochiProblems: Some People Have to Live There, You Know

  

  from my most recent post at Religion News Service…Look, I get it: people don’t go to the Olympics expecting to endure what seems to them like developing-world... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Rachelmariestone
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• 3 Possible Explanations of Empty Seats At Sochi

  Quartz reports that Olympic organizers in Sochi, Russia are scrambling to find volunteers to fill empty seats. In the first two days of competition, as many as... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Nottheworstnews
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• Five Winter Olympic Events That Got Cut At Sochi

  

  Originally posted on Long Awkward Pause: Whether your favorite Winter Olympic event is the Luge… Figure Skating… View original Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Christopher De Voss
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• Johnny Weir Has Won Every Fashion Award Possible At The Sochi Winter Olympics

  

  February 11, 2014 Fire on top of fire on top of fire. And just for good measure, his ring game was off the chains the other day. Tell me someone else who has... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Ceboscuit
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• "I Am Empty Now; the Suffering Has Emptied Me . . . So Refill Me"

  

  Nicole DeMille has written a must read piece on suffering... this after being inspired by something said at the Sochi Olympics: Watching a preview from Sochi,... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Five Winter Olympic Events That Got Cut At Sochi

  

  Whether your favorite Winter Olympic event is the Luge…Figure Skating…or that one event with the skis and the guns that no one knows the name of……at every... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Christopher De Voss
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• Grand Opening Ceremony at Sochi Winter Olympics and the Glitch .. !!

  

  I have posted earlier on the Parade of Nations and Indian anguish at Winter Olympics – officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, no... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Wondering Why Russians Call Americans Faggots?

  

  DrudgeReport links to 2 stories that portray Americans as the poster children for homosexuality TRUTHREVOLT.ORG NBC Commentator’s Wardrobe Shows Support for LGB... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Listen: Young Fathers – ‘Get Up’

  

  Hey world – Britain has some exciting news for you .We may be currently slow-clapping our Winter Olympic hopefuls who are finishing far away from respectable... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   The Raccoon
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• One-Dimensional Stories

  

  The problem with stereotypes is not that they are not true, but that they are incomplete.* I was introducing myself at a party when the woman I was speaking wit... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Marilyngardner5
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• Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie

  

  Nothing makes me nostalgic for Canada than receiving super, duper mittens in the mail. I’ll be rooting for my home and native land with these new mittens, and... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Jenniferavventura
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• India Back in Olympic Fold... IOC Readmits IOA After Elections... !!

  IPL and controversies ….. version 7 of IPL is to steamroll with the all important IPL auctions……… which will go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday at Bangalore, th... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• iOS App of the Day: Flick Champions Winter Sports

  

  Welcome to BoxMash’s iOS App of the Day! Every day we will be bringing you new and cool games from the Apple App Store that we think you should play. Best of... Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Boxmash
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• Sochi Witner Olympics - India as 'Independent Country'

  

  There are three Independent Olympic participants competing in three different sports at Sochi, guess who ??... Ever heard of Luge …. but before that India’s hou... Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Olympic Games: a Boom Or a Bust for Business Development?

  

  By Jin Xiaoye, CIPE Global InternWith the Winter Olympics now underway in Sochi, Russia, it is not only the events themselves that are attracting attention:... Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Leadership Lessons Learned from Olympians

  

  Jared Zezel. Does that name ring any bells? No? Okay, how about Allison Pottinger? Allow me to shed some light on our mystery guests. Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Maranda Gibson
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• …Feel the Heat

  

  We’re several days into the Sochi Winter Olympics, and while the games have been fairly drama free, Mother Mature is starting to interfere. Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Zer
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• Russian Church Shooting - 2 Dead, 6 Wounded

  Huffington Post A gunman opened fire on Sunday in a Russian Orthodox cathedral on the island of Sakhalin, off Russia's eastern coast, killing a nun and a... Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Mikeb302000
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• Rainbow Uniforms for Russian Olympic Volunteers?

  

  In the midst of Russia’s controversial law banning propaganda aimed at children, some are asking whether the German uniforms are meant as a protest to the... Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   Mendeleyeev
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• …walk It off

  

  Now that we’re two days into the Olympics, it’s hard to imagine discussing anything else. Between the events themselves and the parodies of the bathrooms,... Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   Zer
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• Kim Yong Nam Meets with Putin

  

  SPA Presidium President Kim Yong Nam (L) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 7 February 2014 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   Michael_nklw
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• Villagers – Occupy Your Mind

  

  To whom it may concern, In the advent of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, please find enclosed a song written for you, your Mother, your Father and your gay... Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   Rosiedtrax
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• Environmental Groups Denounce Arrests of Ecologists Near Olympic Sites

  

  A view of Olympic Park in December. Dump sites for construction debris litter hills in and around Sochi, Russia. Other such damage has been well documented.... Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Silver & Gold: Justine & Chloe Dufour-Lapointe in Pictures!

  

  Earlier this afternoon Canadians held their collective breath as American Hannah Kearney took her final run in the Ladies’ Freestyle Moguls Super-Final…And... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Phjoshua
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• The Russian Police Choir: If You Like It Then You Should’ve Putin Five Rings On...

  

  Hashtag Awesome. Olympic Awesome. You’ve probably seen the video a hundred times already.  But it doesn’t even matter. In less than 24 hours this thing has not... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Danthatscool
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• Sunday Read // Using Intention to Avoid Procrastination

  

  Sochi might be all about the snow but I’m betting a few of you could join me in a team for the Procrastination Olympics. Multi-tasking is the curse for me. Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   74limelane
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• Point to Gryffindor!

  

  Here's one bathroom in the Olympic village in Sochi that we can be fairly certain was not being spied on by the Russian government. U.S. men's bobsledder... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Vasquez
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• Nah, That Will Probably Be Slopestyle...

  

  Here's one bathroom in the Olympic village in Sochi that we can be fairly certain was not being spied on by the Russian government. U.S. men's bobsledder... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Vasquez
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• Those Are Gonna Be the Games Remembered More for the Funny Stuff That Happens...

  

  Here's one bathroom in the Olympic village in Sochi that we can be fairly certain was not being spied on by the Russian government. U.S. men's bobsledder... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Vasquez
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• …Meet Expectations

  

  The Sochi Olympic Games have officially started, and so far so good…more or less.There was that small malfunction with the rings during the opening ceremonies. Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Zer
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• The Potemkin Games

  

  This says it all: Ooops! So that's one electrician who'll be off for, er, 're-education'. Well, 'Vlad the Impaler' twitched ever so slightly when he saw the... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Davidduff
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• The Russians Don’t Care If You Call Them Racists

  

  Russian Who Lit Olympic Cauldron Tweeted Racist Picture Of Obamas Last Year SOCHI, Russia (CBS DC) — A three-time gold medalist who lit the Sochi Olympic... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• From Vancouver to Sochi 4 Years Later.

  

  Though technically the opening ceremony was yesterday, it was broadcast this evening in the USA. I don't really remember the opening ceremony to Vancouver in... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Jamesswezey
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• Winter Olympics Woes: Poor Conditions and Ongoing Construction

  

  Image from http://www.washingtonpost.com/ As world renowned athletes and reporters continue to arrive in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, they may not find... Read more

  The 08 february 2014 by   Candornews
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• Why I Won’t Be Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi…

  

  I’ve been watching the Olympics for as long as I can remember. I regularly watch both the Winter and Summer Olympics. I’ve always tried to see as many activitie... Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   Real Talk
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• 13 Songs for Your Olympics Watch Party

  

  You guys! The Olympics start today! All the glory, all that triumph of the human spirit, all that togetherness — it’s just so intoxicating. Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   Thewildhoneypie
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• Sochi Winter Olympics: Ralph Lauren for Team USA

  

  The Sochi Winter Olympics kick off today with an Opening Ceremony which promises a huge spectacle involving over 3000 performers, a fleet of ships and Peter... Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   Fashion Addicted Foodies
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• Ring It In

  

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  The 07 february 2014 by   Zer
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• Little Passports Teaches You the Symbols of the Sochi Spirit in the 2014 Winter...

  

  The Winter Olympic Games take place in Sochi, Russia this year! Host Countries and Cities love incorporating distinctive cultural details throughout each... Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   Parentingauthor
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• Vladimir Putin: I Want to Help You De-Gay and “Butch Up” the 2014 Sochi Winter...

  

  Because of the uncomfortable connotations of “flaming,” the Olympic torch will no longer be lit at the opening ceremonies, but instead will be rigged to expel... Read more

  The 07 february 2014 by   Japecake
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• A Healthy Guide to the Sochi Games

  

  As you already know, the Winter Olympics are coming. Whether you’re already in Russia or in the midst of packing for a trip to Sochi, it’s good to be aware of... Read more

  The 06 february 2014 by   Healthytravelblog
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• The Sochi Winter Olympic Games 2014

  

  The sprawling coastal resort of Sochi – twinned with Espoo, Finland, and Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – hosts Russia’s eagerly anticipated first-ever Winter... Read more

  The 06 february 2014 by   Simplypiste
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• Some American Views On The Winter Olympics In Sochi

  

  There's only one more day until the first couple of sports of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (Russia) start competition, and two days before the officia... Read more

  The 05 february 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• China Banned for Homosexuality in Sochi

  From the Ministry of HarmonyMOSCOW — The Sochi Winter Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it would ban the entire Chinese Olympic figure skating team... Read more

  The 04 february 2014 by   Markwadsworth
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• Speechless Excitement

  

  Hahahahaha!!! YES! I cannot contain my excitement!But first I must give a gift to all the free and the brave across the globe. Yesterday, I did my American... Read more

  The 31 january 2014 by   Pinkall
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• How Safe Is Sochi? A Q&A With Someone Who’s There

  

  Mark Pokedoff is a television industry veteran who travels the globe to help broadcast some of the world’s premier sporting events. Read more

  The 30 january 2014 by   Healthytravelblog
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• Sochi, Russia Olympic Terrorist Threat.Source: Http://www...

  

  Sochi, Russia Olympic Terrorist Threat.Source: http://www.abcnews.com http://www.foxnews.comThis following Summary has two videos linked into one. The first... Read more

  The 28 january 2014 by   Kathleenpaul
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• All Access Pass: Performance Secrets

  

  13 Days to go!7 Days until our first dress rehearsal with audience!5 Days until our first full dress rehearsal!Notice the earphone chord hanging from this... Read more

  The 24 january 2014 by   Pinkall
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• Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 – Threats a Real and Present Danger

  

  In a couple of weeks time the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia get underway with the opening ceremony. If you look on a map, Sochi is not so far from the... Read more

  The 22 january 2014 by   Solarisastro
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• Sochi on Terrorist Alert - Obama Stays Home

  As the hunt is on for the 'Black Widow' - and gold medals - Russia is having to go it alone as MIC (the self-proclaimed bin Laden slayer) stays home as a protes... Read more

  The 22 january 2014 by   Susanduclos
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• Russia Cracks Down on Green Activism Ahead of Sochi Olympics

  

  Russian courts sentence Evgeny Vitishko, a critic of the Sochi Olympics construction projects, to three yearsby Alice Speri / Al JazeeraConstruction waste in th... Read more

  The 21 january 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Hello from Sochi!

  

  22 days to go!Give me a 'C'...Give me an 'O'...Give me a 'four'...Give me a 'backwards N'...What does that spell?Сочи!!!On Wednesday morning, I left my suite... Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   Pinkall
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• State Department Warns Americans Going to Sochi Olympics

  

  If you’re heading to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next month, beware. The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory Friday warning Americans... Read more

  The 13 january 2014 by   Healthytravelblog
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• Obama Responds Well To Sochi Concerns

  

  Anone with even a passing acquaintance with the news will know that the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia) are not without controversy. Read more

  The 19 december 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Coming Soon: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Visit; Then the Sochi Olympics Guide

  

  Coming soon to the Mendeleyev Journal will be coverage of Israeli Prime Minister’s return visit to Moscow. On his last visit Mr. Read more

  The 14 november 2013 by   Mendeleyeev
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• Russia Will Spy During the Sochi Olympics

  

  Let’s be nice and call it eavesdropping. That has a much better sound than spying. It is for security of course, and we believe that given the security threats... Read more

  The 08 november 2013 by   Mendeleyeev
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• Sochi Olympics – Help Wanted/jobs

  

  Looking to combine Olympic activities with a way to pay the bills in 2014? Azimut Hotels Group is hiring bi-lingual hotel employees for the Olympic season in... Read more

  The 27 september 2013 by   Mendeleyeev
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• Sochi Flooding- Will It Impact the Olympics?

  

  With only 134 days before the start of Olympic games in February 2014, critics are saying that relaxed construction standards and hasty building deadlines ... Read more

  The 26 september 2013 by   Mendeleyeev
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• The Scandalous Sochi Olympics: Medals for Disgrace and Bullshit

  

  An Olympic gold medal was always one of my fantasies. Standing up there, while our majestic national anthem is played – what a supreme moment! But, at 65, that... Read more

  The 04 september 2013 by   Fsrcoin
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• Boycott The Sochi Games!

  

  After reading this article in the NYT, I feel that the proper response to the anti-gay legislation and overall discrimination against the LGBT community in... Read more

  The 12 august 2013 by   Paul Phillips
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• Stephen Fry to British Government and IOC: "An Absolute Ban on the Russian Winte...

  

  Not to be missed as this work week ends: Stephen Fry's impassioned, articulate open letter to David Cameron and the International Olympics Committee pleading fo... Read more

  The 09 august 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• The Sochi Olympics: Castles in the Sand

  

  WITH seven months to go before the 2014 winter Olympics, Sochi is a gigantic construction site. Lorries run up and down dusty roads, excavators turn earth insid... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   Stizzard
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