And the NGBs backed the choice of USA Hockey boss Dave Ogrean -- a former USOC deputy marketing director -- as their representative in the search process, for which the USOC announced Thursday it has hired Spencer Stuart as its search firm. ... be considered for the permanent CEO post: that he now is willing to devote full time to the chairman's job and that he is in it for the long haul, which presumably means his four-year term that ends after the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...If only "go to Mexico" or "party with an international crowd" was the only choice available to Vancouverites to weather out the Games. We should all be so lucky. Most of us, alas, HAVE to stay, either because we are mandated to work, or do not have vacation or sick leave; we have a thing to pay .... Stay and support those of us who's employers are shutting down and laying us off during the olympics, but not for a long enough time that allows us to apply for ei benefits. ...The introduction of green is an interesting choice. The rest (the letterform shading, the shadows in the rings, the blue shift and the tracking of the word 'AIR') is mostly competent, if forgettable. As it turns out, Olympic Air ..... I have to say that there is a lot of mystery and coincidence regarding the winners (designers hired by the investment group some years ago) and the fact that the new aircrafts already had the new livery long before the contest was announced. ...I also thought that Obama going to Copenhagen was a soft way of saying he supported what was coming up in the climate change negotiations as Copenhagen, at this moment in time, is best known as the place where a new climate change regime will or won't be created. ... Then, when Steele announced that Chicago had lost on the first round, the crowd went even wilder, cheering and whooping it up that America had lost the Olympics. These people are sicko." (Steve Clemons) ...Andrew Samuel, president and CEO of Tower Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TOBC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock to shareholders of record on August 14, 2009, ... Which Olympic candidate cities have failed most often?KINGS, presidents and television stars are among the grandees gathering in Copenhagen on Friday October 2nd to influence the International Olympic Committee's choice of host city for ...In Chicago, there was bewildered silence when IOC president Jacques Rogge announced: “The city of Chicago, having obtained the least number of votes, will not participate in the next round.” ... An uncomfortable moment came during Chicago's presentation when an IOC member from Pakistan, Syed Shahid Ali, noted that going through U.S. customs can be harrowing for foreigners. Obama responded that he wanted a Chicago games to offer “a reminder that America at its best is open ...Silva, a bearded former union leader, disappeared into a huge group hug with the joyous Rio team after Rogge announced that the city had won. Football great Pele had tears in his eyes. Brazil will now hold the world's two biggest sporting events in the space of just two years: in 2014, ... An uncomfortable moment came during Chicago's presentation when an IOC member from Pakistan, Syed Shahid Ali, noted that going through U.S. customs can be harrowing for foreigners. ...Brunt, in case you missed it, was selected, and agreed, to carry the Olympic torch during its promotional relay parade across the country. CTV announced last week that 26 of its broadcasters, many of whom will cover the Games for the network ... he told Prime Time host Bob McCown. “But this is a commercial endeavor. The torch relay, God love it, which is going to make people tear up and is a lovely thing, and a way of including people in the Olympic process, is sponsored. ...DeGioia took the blame for the highly unpopular alcohol policy the school passed in 1987, and made the much talked-about decision in 1991 to fund GU Choice, which became H*yas for Choice a year later after the University withdrew its support .... “I think at some point it's a waste of somebody's time. It's like Obama going to Copenhagen for the Olympics.” Even students who understand DeGioia's staggering number of time commitments, however, say that he could do a lot to ...The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) announced today the appointment of Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre (Suntec Singapore) as the Official Convention Centre Partner for the inaugural Youth ... we are confident that Singapore will be able to deliver a memorable Games and reinforce Singapore as a choice location for hosting international multi-sporting events,” said Mr GOH Kee Nguan, Chief Executive Officer of SYOGOC. ...
here i am, over 50 years old, and i'm really scratching my head on this one. i do not recall any time in my life when the mayor of a city that was (is) under consideration to host the olympic games ever went to the olympic committee so close to when they would announce the "winning" city, and meanwhile, took along with him the leader of the entire COUNTRY (in this case, mr. obama).
do you know?
in the history of the olympic games (known for all kinds of political statements being made via injury and death to innocent athletes), has there been any leader of any country (city, like obama did most of his politicking in chicago) that accompanied a mayor or leader of the city under consideration to the committee's headquarters to influence its members in its (the city's and the country's) favor? doesn't that sound a little sneaky (on daley's part)?
if so, when did s/he do that? in the long history of the olympic games, which leaders of which cities and countries have literally gone to the members of the olympic committee in person to swing the games to their locale? why did they do that? when did they do it? were they effective?
right now, are leaders of madrid, spain (the king of spain), or any of the leaders (which ones?) of these cities (countries) shown below now in copenhagan vying to be chosen?:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tokyo, Japan
Madrid, Spain
and of course, Chicago, IL USA, the bookmaker's choice? yes! i was born and raised in chicago, the dirtiest, politically slimiest city in the united states for the past 60 years. it was voted no. 3 of 10 of the most miserable cities in america to live in, based on a survey run nationwide in the past 3 months that was like all the other surveys about our cities, but had added ONE QUALIFIER: the political atmosphere of the city in question.
and it is a damned miserable city. you would not realize that immediately if you came here as a tourist: our skyline is the best in the world. our people never lie when a tourist asks for directions. but richie daley "doesn't know" whenever evidence gets presented that his relatives who own companies got chicago contracts to earn money here, but who do not do that work, or when it's clearly shown to that patronage is the ONLY way to secure a city worker's job. and the taxes in this city! those olympians sure had bring a LOT of money with them!
chicago looks sweet, but if you knew of the problems that the olympians will face when here (thanks to daley and the city hall he rules over like a king) and the ramifications to the citizens of this city by hosting them, i do not think you'd want the games held here.
i think that richard m. daley has got to be THE most arrogant and hard-headed mayor in the world (the only thing on his plate for at least the past 12 months has been the 2016 olympics games being held in chicago, as though nothing else matters to we, the citizens of chicago who pay him, like our broken down public transportation system, the holes in our roads, and ever so much more...), taking THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES to accompany him to rub the right noses on the committee all so that the games get hosted in daley's town (he intends to rule for his whole life, like his father, and he hopes that a large statue will be erected of him, the mayor that brought the 2016 olympic games here, to that city where he decided that a swimmer swimming in the lake if there was no life guard on duty would be given a $500 fine--will the olympians be told this, to avoid them getting such a ticket?), where obama owns a house and where a lot of hokey, sneaky occurrences happened that involved obama personally.
so, please tell me:
1. what city leaders went in person (daley has used city funds--taxes--to travel to them, on top of such ill manners, and he used the city funds to get to the olympics held in beijing, too--that is how much power he has in this city) to the olympic committee to influence it to choose that city over and above its contenders?;
2. in what years did these officials go to them?;
3. were they successful?;
4. did any of them (who and when?) bring along the supreme leader of their whole COUNTRY (obama happens to be quite popular in europe these days, but he may lose it if he does not pay attention to the tasks that a president needs to, for instance, to straighten out the public health care plan well enough for it to be voted into law, since he said that he WILL put such a plan into effect during his term, and to figure out what to do about the war and al queada in afganistan after we had been so brutally attacked on 9-11-01and also, how to handle iran getting nuclear weapons) to add 'official nation-wide' approval to what the head of the city in question is trying to achieve all those years in the future?
i mean, this bugs me. why should the president, the leader of our country who has his whole desk full of issues to be resolved here
the show is supposed to be on Fridays but i was unable to post it so here is this weeks edition
Tonight we open the show with a video of Jeff Hardy quitting last week. Then after the video Matt Hardy shows up on the titantron and says, "I am here to let everybody know that Jeff is done with wrestling forever, he wants to move on and do other things his heart desires. I know we'll all miss him but he wanted me to tell each and everyone of you that he will always have a place in his heart for his fans
The Rock announces some matches for tonight
There will be a Fatal Four Way Match to determine the first WWP Cruiserweight Champion and Kurt Angle will be taking on Matt Hardy and a #1 Contenders bout to face Angle at Judgment Day featuring Randy Orotn and John Cena
Rey Mysterio(face) b. Shelton Benjamin(heel) in the 1st Round Tournament to determine the 1st IC Champ
Commercial
Interview Segment with Kurt Angle
Eve asks him what his thoughts are on winning the WWP Title last week He says" You know Eve now I know that there is nobody better than the Olympic Hero because i was the last man Standing in the 30 Man Battle Royal and now i am the top dog so whoever wants to come take my spot I'll be happy to put it up for grabs even though i already know I will win." Eve then asks him what his thoughts are on Jeff quitting he says" That's just plain stupid but you know that desicion will come back and bite him in the a** when he realizes that he made the most retarded choice in his life, but whatever i respect Jeff a lot because he puts his body on the line but like i said if he wants to waste his life like this then go right ahead.
Commercial
Kurt Angle(heel) b. Matt Hardy(face)
Very good match but Kurt hit the Ankle Lock and got the win
Commercial
Carlito(face) b. Alex Shelly(heel)
Fantastic match but Carlito got the win with a Backstabber
Commercial
Evan Bourne(face) b. Suicide(face), Sheik Abdul Bashir(heel), and Jimmy Wang Yang(face) to win the WWP Cruiserweight Title
Very fast match high flying spots but Evan did the Shooting Star Press on Suicide for the win
Commercial
The New Hart Foundation(DH Smith and Tyson Kidd and Natalya)(heels) b. Cryme Tyme and Michelle McCool(faces)
Very fun match but Kidd hit the flying elbow for the 3 Count
Commercial
The Rock shows up on the screen talking to Orton telling him that he is furious with Jeff for quitting for such a stupid reason he says "I mean its not like you wont get another title oppurtunity i think Jeff is the biggest dumba** i know, but Randy i know i can always count on u to be my top superstar here on Chaos and that's why i put you against Cena so you can whoop that other dumb***." Orton says "I really appreciate that Rock because after I beat that egomaniac John Cena I will beat the other egomaniac at Judgment Day and be the 1st" Then he says "That's True, Damn True"
Rob Van Dam b. Cody Rhodes to move to the next round in the IC Tournament
He won after a 5 star Frog Splash
Commercial
Randy Orton b. John Cena to become the #1 Contender to the WWP Championship at Judgment Day
Good Match Orton wins after a punt to the head
After the match EMT's come to put Cena on a Stretcher the crowd is happy that Orton won and we go off the air with Orton posing and Cena on a stretcher
From CNN's Matthew Chance
SOCHI, Russia (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates.
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Matthew Chance in the Black Sea city of Sochi Thursday, Putin said the U.S. had encouraged Georgia to attack the autonomous region of South Ossetia.
Putin told CNN his defense officials had told him it was done to benefit a presidential candidate -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are competing to succeed George W. Bush -- although he presented no evidence to back it up.
"U.S. citizens were indeed in the area in conflict," Putin said. "They were acting in implementing those orders doing as they were ordered, and the only one who can give such orders is their leader." Watch Putin accuse the United States »
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino blasted Putin's statements, saying they were "patently false."
"To suggest that the United States orchestrated this on behalf of a political candidate just sounds not rational," she said.
U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood concurred, and labeled Putin's statements as "ludicrous."
"Russia is responsible for the crisis," Wood said in an off-camera meeting with reporters in Washington on Thursday. "For the Russians to say they are not responsible for what happened in Georgia is ludicrous. ... Russia is to blame for this crisis and the world is responding to what Russia has done."
When told that many diplomats in the United States and Europe blame Russia for provoking the conflict and for invading Georgia, Putin said Russia had no choice but to invade Georgia after dozens of its peacekeepers in South Ossetia were killed. He told Chance it was to avert a human calamity. iReport.com: First-person accounts from the center of the conflict
The former Russian president, still considered the most powerful man in the country, said he was disappointed the U.S. had not done more to stop Georgia's attack.
Putin recalled he was watching the situation in Georgia and South Ossetia unfold when he was at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on August 8.
He said he spoke to U.S. President George W. Bush, also attending, who told the Russian prime minister he didn't want war -- but Putin spoke to CNN of his disappointment that the U.S. administration didn't do more to stop Georgia early in the conflict.
Also Thursday Putin announced economic measures which he said were unrelated to the fighting with Georgia. Nineteen U.S. poultry meat companies would be banned from exporting their products to Russia because they had failed health and safety tests, and 29 other companies had been warned to improve their standards or face the same ban, Putin said.
Putin said Russia's health and agricultural ministries had randomly tested the poultry products and found them to be full of antibiotics and arsenic.
While Putin repeated that the bans were not related to the Georgian conflict, they indicate the measures some Western countries -- particularly in Europe -- fear if Russia goes on a diplomatic offensive. Watch analysis of Russia's relationship with the West. »
Russia is trying to counterbalance mounting pressure from the West over its military action in Georgia and its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
But Russia's hopes of winning international support for its actions in Georgia were dashed Thursday, when China and other Asian nations expressed concern about tension in the region.
The joint declaration from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, said the countries hoped any further conflict could be resolved peacefully. Watch more on rising tensions between Russia and the West. »
"The presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the principles of respect for historic and cultural traditions of every country and efforts aimed at preserving the unity of a state and its territorial integrity," the declaration said, The Associated Press reported.
"Placing the emphasis exclusively on the use of force has no prospects and hinders a comprehensive settlement of local conflicts," AP reported the group as saying.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had appealed to the SCO at a summit in Tajikistan Thursday to support its actions, saying it would serve as a "serious signal for those who are trying to justify the aggression."Watch Medvedev explain his reasoning to CNN »
On Wednesday a U.S. ship carrying aid docked in Georgia, while Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband traveled to the Ukraine, which is worried about Russia's intentions in the region, to offer the UK's support.
Miliband equated Moscow's offensive in Georgia with the Soviet tanks that invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring democratic reforms in 1968, and demanded
From CNN's Matthew Chance
SOCHI, Russia (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates.
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Matthew Chance in the Black Sea city of Sochi Thursday, Putin said the U.S. had encouraged Georgia to attack the autonomous region of South Ossetia.
Putin told CNN his defense officials had told him it was done to benefit a presidential candidate -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are competing to succeed George W. Bush -- although he presented no evidence to back it up.
"U.S. citizens were indeed in the area in conflict," Putin said. "They were acting in implementing those orders doing as they were ordered, and the only one who can give such orders is their leader." Watch Putin accuse the United States »
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino blasted Putin's statements, saying they were "patently false."
"To suggest that the United States orchestrated this on behalf of a political candidate just sounds not rational," she said.
U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood concurred, and labeled Putin's statements as "ludicrous."
"Russia is responsible for the crisis," Wood said in an off-camera meeting with reporters in Washington on Thursday. "For the Russians to say they are not responsible for what happened in Georgia is ludicrous. ... Russia is to blame for this crisis and the world is responding to what Russia has done."
When told that many diplomats in the United States and Europe blame Russia for provoking the conflict and for invading Georgia, Putin said Russia had no choice but to invade Georgia after dozens of its peacekeepers in South Ossetia were killed. He told Chance it was to avert a human calamity. iReport.com: First-person accounts from the center of the conflict
The former Russian president, still considered the most powerful man in the country, said he was disappointed the U.S. had not done more to stop Georgia's attack.
Putin recalled he was watching the situation in Georgia and South Ossetia unfold when he was at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on August 8.
He said he spoke to U.S. President George W. Bush, also attending, who told the Russian prime minister he didn't want war -- but Putin spoke to CNN of his disappointment that the U.S. administration didn't do more to stop Georgia early in the conflict.
Also Thursday Putin announced economic measures which he said were unrelated to the fighting with Georgia. Nineteen U.S. poultry meat companies would be banned from exporting their products to Russia because they had failed health and safety tests, and 29 other companies had been warned to improve their standards or face the same ban, Putin said.
Putin said Russia's health and agricultural ministries had randomly tested the poultry products and found them to be full of antibiotics and arsenic.
While Putin repeated that the bans were not related to the Georgian conflict, they indicate the measures some Western countries -- particularly in Europe -- fear if Russia goes on a diplomatic offensive. Watch analysis of Russia's relationship with the West. »
Russia is trying to counterbalance mounting pressure from the West over its military action in Georgia and its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
But Russia's hopes of winning international support for its actions in Georgia were dashed Thursday, when China and other Asian nations expressed concern about tension in the region.
The joint declaration from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, said the countries hoped any further conflict could be resolved peacefully. Watch more on rising tensions between Russia and the West. »
"The presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the principles of respect for historic and cultural traditions of every country and efforts aimed at preserving the unity of a state and its territorial integrity," the declaration said, The Associated Press reported.
"Placing the emphasis exclusively on the use of force has no prospects and hinders a comprehensive settlement of local conflicts," AP reported the group as saying.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had appealed to the SCO at a summit in Tajikistan Thursday to support its actions, saying it would serve as a "serious signal for those who are trying to justify the aggression."Watch Medvedev explain his reasoning to CNN »
On Wednesday a U.S. ship carrying aid docked in Georgia, while Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband traveled to the Ukraine, which is worried about Russia's intentions in the region, to offer the UK's support.
Miliband equated Moscow's offensive in Georgia with the Soviet tanks that invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring democratic reforms in 1968, and demanded
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