Tag Archive for 'olympics'

China Protects Mugabe (ii)

beijing olympics and mugabe

Olympic Host China Protects Mugabe

beijing olympics and zimbabwe
Russia stood up for self interest as well and vetoed sanctions.

smaller version:
china olympics and zimbabwe

Gordon Brown - “Every day that I wake up is about keeping this economy moving forward.”

a throwaway
gordon brown wakes up

and another on the Olympic Torch Relay’s synchronised thuggery
olympic torch relay

Olympic Flame Minders Visit Terminal 5

This week’s Channel 4 News image on the torch relay (surprise!) and Naomi Campbell’s spot of bother with British Airways.
olympic torch relay and met police

Olympic Flame Attendants Run Scared

UPDATE The picture is now published here.
New image later today for Channel 4 News.
olympic torch attendants

btw - Excuse the look of the site right now. I’ve had a few problems with the previous theme* or a plugin or a combination of the two.
This meant that the site would only partially load or cause problems for certain browsers.
I’m trying to find a safe but acceptable WP theme.
Many thanks to Sam for letting me know of the problem.

*It may have been K2’s ‘floating’ history navigation in case anyone else is trying it out.

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The Independent Airbrushes Coca Cola’s Involvement With The Olympics

But this success was partly brought about by the company’s shrewd decision to stick with the Olympics throughout the Great Depression and Second World War, on the assumption that the best way to market itself globally would be to sponsor a global competition. The strategy continues.

Surprising that The Independent has done a PR job for Coca Cola in Monday’s Media Section - Here.

There is one very obvious gap in The Independent’s chronology which can, in part be filled by going here.
The Independent had an awful lot of help from Coke in putting its piece together but I managed to do it all on my own!
I do link to other more knowledgeable people though.

coca-cola patronage of the 1936 olympics






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