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The South Korean city of PyeongChang has won the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic games.
The South Korean city has beaten Munich in Germany and Annecy in France and it was the bidders third time they submitted (beaten by Vancouver for 2010 and Sochi for 2014). South Korea previously hosted the Summer Olympic games in Seoul in 1988 and it will also the third time the Winter Olympic games are held in Asia.
Source: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06072011/58/pyeongchang-host-2018-winter-olympics.htmlThe South Korean city of PyeongChang has won the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic... more
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After mass dog slaughter, stressed man files workers' comp
February 1st, 2011
11:28 AM ET
An animal welfare group is investigating the execution of 100 healthy sled dogs in Vancouver, British Columbia, after tour business got slow following the Olympics, according to Canadian news reports.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is investigating the animal cruelty allegations after a Howling Dog Tours general manager filed a claim with the provincial workers' compensation board saying he suffered post-traumatic stress after slaughtering the dogs in a two-day cull.
The claim says the dogs were killed in front of each other, causing them to panic and attack the worker, The Vancouver Sun reported.
“By the end, he was covered in blood,” the review board wrote January 25, confirming the worker’s claim. “When he finished, he cleared up the mess, filled in the mass grave and tried to bury the memories as deeply as he could.”
Attorney Corey Steinberg told Vancouver radio station CNKW that his client either shot or slashed the throats of the canines.
“It wasn’t always a clean, one-shot kill,” Steinberg said. “Inevitably, (the employee) ended up seeing and having to put the end to some horrific scenes.”
Marcy Moriarty of the British Columbia SPCA told the station she was most disturbed by the “description where he notes that one of the dogs he thought had been killed was crawling around in this mass grave. ... Honestly, I had to put down the story then.”
The employee, who was compensated for his claim and no longer manages Howling Dog, sought treatment for depression, panic attacks and nightmares five days after the killings, The Sun reported.
Steinberg told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that his client tried to find adoptive homes for the animals, but when that failed, he and company executives agreed to euthanize the oldest and sickest dogs. The Sun, however, said the workers' compensation report claimed a veterinarian was contacted but refused to kill healthy animals.
“He just wanted the greatest happiness for the greatest number of dogs," Steinberg told CBC. "He had to choose: Do I keep 200 dogs and make their lives great, or do I stick here with the 300 that I have?”
Moriarty countered that “blowing off half of the dog’s head while it ran off” – as one of the executions was described in the worker’s compensation report – did not constitute euthanasia.
She further told The Sun she isn’t moved by the manager’s claim that he named the dogs and had “developed a strong emotional bond of mutual love.” She added, “I don’t feel sorry for this guy for one minute.”
“I’ve no doubt he has suffered post-traumatic stress, but there’s a thing called choice,” she said. “I absolutely would not have done this, and he could have said no.”
The Vancouver Olympics closed February 28, 2010, and Canadian Employment Law Today reported that the company decided to kill the dogs - reportedly a third of its kennels - when business dropped off.
Twitter users have homed their sights on Outdoor Adventures Whistler, which had a financial stake in the company but didn’t take operational control until May 2010, a month after the incident.
“Outdooradventures has the guts to shoot captive animals, do you?” read one.
Another said she “Is truly ashamed to live in Vancouver because of these dog slaughterings taken place in Whistler. I never want to go back there. Idiots.”
Outdoor Adventures, which also offers snowmobile, snowshoe and horseback excursion in Whistler, issued a statement saying it was aware of the “relocation and euthanization” of the Howling Dog animals but was “completely unaware of the details of the incident” before reading a report Sunday.
Spokesman Graham Aldcroft said in the statement that there are no longer firearms on the site, and in the future, sled dogs will be euthanized in a veterinarian’s office.
Tourism Whistler, which has marketed the company’s dog-sled tours for six years, told The Sun that it has suspended dog-sledding reservations for the company and is offering refunds to anyone who has booked a tour.
On Monday morning, Outdoor Adventures was still advertising dog-sled tours on its website, saying that its “lengthened tour means more time with the puppies.”CNN...
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The 2010 Winter Olympics held in Canada last year have had a horrific and tragic aftermath - the unnecessary and inhumane slaughtering of 100 perfectly healthy sled dogs. Why they were brutally and inhumanely killed instead being rehomed is now under investigationThe 2010 Winter Olympics held in Canada last year have had a horrific and tragic... more
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Bill Cooper, Director Commercial Rights Management, Vanoc shares his advice for prevention of ambush marketing and misuse of Olympic and Paralympic logos and the level of brand protection.Bill Cooper, Director Commercial Rights Management, Vanoc shares his advice for... more
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Taleeb Noormohamed, vice-president of national and international partnerships, talks about the prickly political job of dealing with government partners. He admits that it was hard to satisfy politicians and their handlers.Taleeb Noormohamed, vice-president of national and international partnerships, talks... more
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Who's ready for some epic hockey FAILs? infoMania salutes our Olympic unhopefuls…with. The best hockey players in the world are in Vancouver right now, here are the contenders for the injured reserve from YouTube.
infoMania releases a new unhopeful daily during the Olympics. Check them out at Current.com/unhopefuls.
The full 30 minute show airs every Thursday night at 10PM on Current TV.Who's ready for some epic hockey FAILs? infoMania salutes our Olympic... more
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The Winter Olympics are fast approaching. infoMania is here to salute the amateur athletes who didn't make it by a mile --or for Canadians, the kilometer. To honor the opening of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, infoMania brings you the best snow explosions from all of YouTube.
The Winter Olympics are fast approaching. infoMania is here to salute the amateur... more
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Let no one tell you different: the Olympics are here.
Now go outside. It's Saturday.
Let no one tell you different: the Olympics are here.
Now go outside. It's... more
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Guess what happens when you put lots of fit, healthy young athletes together? The answer, aside from sports, is sex! Organisers at the Vancouver Olympics realised this and prepared accordingly, providing thousands of condoms. However last week it was revealed that supplies were running low!
"Despite the massive outpouring of condoms, supplies were running low lastweek. It seems that even 100,000 condoms were too little to match the intense sexually charged energy, surrounding the games."
Organisers at the Vancouver Winter Olympics handed out 100,000 condoms to athletes who were staying in the Olympic Village. But it seems that even this huge number was not enough to satisfy their sexual urges: last week, they ran out!
http://www.shytobuy.co.uk/press/condom-shortage-at-the-olympics-1437.htmlGuess what happens when you put lots of fit, healthy young athletes together? The... more
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“13 Eme Rue Biathlon” is a very funny one-minute short film directed by the Canadian filmmaker Trevor Cornish. The film demonstrates how they definitely could have made the Vancouver Winter Olympics much more exciting. A real bang-up sports event!!
This piece includes color photographs from this Olympic event, as well as the extremely humorous short film.
Please visit my website to view the photographs, and to watch this very funny one-min. short film:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/13-eme-rue-the-amazing-winter-olympics-biathlon/“13 Eme Rue Biathlon” is a very funny one-minute short film directed by... more
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Australia and America unite over their hatred for Ice Dancing. Israel and Palestine had no comment.
Hocky vs Ice Dancing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBaaoTXq8AAustralia and America unite over their hatred for Ice Dancing. Israel and Palestine... more
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Some very special pieces of Canadian Olympic hockey equipment are missing.
The gloves and stick used by Sidney Crosby to score the winning goal in Canada's gold medal victory over the U.S. at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Sunday are unaccounted for, Hockey Canada said Tuesday night. Crosby flung the equipment into the air after his overtime goal in Canada's dramatic 3-2 win.
"After the game, with all the celebration and everything, the equipment was all collected and it was being put in the players' bags," said Johnny Misley, Hockey Canada's executive vice-president of hockey operations. "(It) was noticed that Sidney's stick - that he scored the winning goal with - and his gloves, were missing.
"We're doing a little bit of an investigation to find out what happened."
Misley said the Hockey Hall of Fame initially requested Crosby's stick for its collection.
"There was a request for Sid's stick at the time, but at that time we knew it was missing so we couldn't give it to them."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gItw6i85HDTNMtv1KalkhzJQDEFwSome very special pieces of Canadian Olympic hockey equipment are missing.
The... more
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As the Olympics come to a close, we want to salute them with our favorite snow face plants from YouTube.
Go to http://current.com/unhopefuls for more.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.As the Olympics come to a close, we want to salute them with our favorite snow face... more
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The Winter Olympics, violence at Chuck E Cheese's, figure skater Johnny
Weir, baby preachers, Kidz Bop, and Levi Johnston in Playgirl.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.The Winter Olympics, violence at Chuck E Cheese's, figure skater Johnny
Weir,... more
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The most controversial figure skater ever is a threat to the gayest sport ever. Because there's no crying in figure skating!
That's Gay is a recurring segment on the weekly television show infoMania. In each episode of That's Gay, Bryan Safi explores gay issues and stereotypes as they are portrayed by the clueless media. For more Bryan visit http://current.com/groups/thats-gay/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.The most controversial figure skater ever is a threat to the gayest sport ever.... more
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While hundreds of thousands of people have streamed onto the streets to enjoy (some of them to excess late at night) the Olympic party, there is still an undercurrent of crankiness and apprehension in the city.
Vancouver was always an odd choice to become the world’s winter sports capital for two weeks. Among Canadians, it is best known as the nation’s winter avoidance capital. But the misgivings among residents began even before this winter’s unseasonable warmth and sunshine bathed the city’s renowned parks and gardens, bringing daffodils and flowering trees bursting into glorious February bloom.
Well before the Games began, the global recession pushed several of the Games’s sponsors, including Nortel Networks and General Motors, into bankruptcy. Whistler Blackcomb, the resort that is hosting the Alpine skiing events, will soon be sold at auction.
Security costs, first estimated at $165 million, are now headed toward $1 billion.
Still, organizers insist the operating budget will break even. But that forecast includes $423 million in emergency money from the International Olympic Committee, and detailed financial information will not appear until after the Games are over.
As for Vancouver’s municipal government and the taxpayers, the bad news is already in. The immediate Olympic legacy for this city of 580,000 people is a nearly $1 billion debt from bailing out the Olympic Village development. Beyond that, people in Vancouver and British Columbia have already seen cuts in services like education, health care and arts financing from their provincial government, which is stuck with many other Olympics-related costs. Many people expect that more will follow.
While the mood in the city has picked up since the start, when many people were suffering a severe case of buyer’s remorse, the looming budget realities make it unlikely that all will be forgiven or forgotten.While hundreds of thousands of people have streamed onto the streets to enjoy (some of... more
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Olympics athletes in Vancouver use fancy ice skates to travel over the ice. Stupid people on YouTube just use their shoes, slip, and fall a lot.
Go to http://current.com/unhopefuls for more.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Olympics athletes in Vancouver use fancy ice skates to travel over the ice. Stupid... more
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Olympic athletes wow us with the ways they go OVER the ice. People on YouTube wow us with the ways they go THROUGH the ice.
Go to http://current.com/unhopefuls for more.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Olympic athletes wow us with the ways they go OVER the ice. People on YouTube wow us... more
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