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Top-Ten Places to Visit in Alberta

Perhaps one of the most overlooked places in Canada is Alberta. While most international visitors who come to visit Eastern Canada and the West coasts of B.C. Alberta has remained a quiet province. Alberta...

10 comments    travel vacation canada
Conservative Patriotism78

Republican Patriotism

Senator John McCain and former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin Presidential campaign slogan was "Country First."  At every rally for the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidate giants signs were...

21 comments    politics obama economy
The 2010 Winter Olympics will feature a unique design of an inukshuk, a traditional stone sculpture used by Canada's Inuit people, as its official logo. The winning logo, called Ilanaaq (el la nawk), was designed by local graphic designers Elena Rive75

Top 10 Vancouver/Whistler Venues 2010

A sneak peak at the top 10 plus Vancouver/Whistler Venues for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Eyes and ears worldwide will focus on Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia when more than 5,000 athletes...

8 comments    games events hockey
The Olympic Rings in all of their Glory68

How To Get Tickets for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British...

0 comments    games tickets olympics
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Personal experience's as a volunteer at the Sydney Olympic Games.

The President of the IOC . Volunteering can and should be the most rewarding of experiences. So it was on this occasion as a volunteer driver at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Summer Games. I put my name down...

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Should Western Countries Boycott the Beijing Olympics?

In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. There was a diplomatic cry among western nations, which the Soviet Union ignored. The cold war was on in earnest and neither side was willing to give way. Even worse for countries such as the United States and their allies the Olympic Games were due to be held in Moscow in 1980. If there wasn't a resolution of the crisis by then action would have to be taken.

21 comments    politics sport olympics
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Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games - Review - What Makes the Winter So Much Fun?

The rosters have been constructed for Nintendo and Sega, and the snow will be their battleground. This game heralds the return of Amy, Yoshi, Luigi, Mario, Sonic, and Tails along with Metal Sonic and Donkey...

0 comments    nintendo mario sonic & mario
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Olympic Torch Relay - A History

The Olympic torch relay is a relatively new concept to the Olympic Games. It was begun at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

7 comments    olympic olympic games protestors
Memorable Moments In Olympic Boxing History65

Memorable Olympic Boxing Moments

Boxing debuted in the Olympics at the St. Louis games on 1904. In those games, Americans won all seven possible gold medals and 19 of the 21 medals available. Since Boxing debuted, it has become one of the...

0 comments    boxing olympics olympic games
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Special Olympics and Hope

© P. Inglish, 2009 For a time, the Special Olympics Summer Games were held at Ohio State University as a McDonald’s Manager I was in charge of food service for several of the meals for athletes and their...

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