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US Speed Skating lost its sponsor. Yes, just 3 months away from the Olympics, their sponsor had to bail ( Read more... )

I am still here, but I have very limited LJ access. Thus I spend most of my LJ time reading my f-list, rather than posting. So don't de-friend me, thinking I'm gone... I'm here, just lurking, ghostlike. :winks:

Morgan Hamm, US men's gymnast, has had to pull out of the Olympics due to injury. USA Gymnastics has brought alternate Sasha Arteemev onto the team in his place. So, so sad for Morgan, but an amazing opportunity for Sasha. I hope Sasha pulls it out on pommel horse. Go, Sasha ( Read more... )

Paul Hamm is not going to the Olys. He's out. His hand hasn't healed, and he's injured his rotator cuff in training with that injury ( Read more... )

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Okay, now, you need to watch this series. The BBC is releasing it on DVD, but thankfully, for those of us outside the UK, a very, very kind soul has uploaded the entire thing, in ten minute chunks, to You Tube. Since it's only six episodes long, it's not such a big deal to watch it like this ( Read more... )

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I still want you to give money to Doctors Without Borders, but damn it, how far does a government have to go before we can try the leaders for Crimes Against Humanity? Because the UN just suspended all aid shipments into Myanmar, because the military government was taking the stuff and apparently using it for themselves. And to go one step further ( Read more... )

They now believe at least 100,000 people will die from this thing. As FannishWaldo noted, Doctors Without Borders is one of the few aid organisations already on the ground there, so if you're looking for a place to donate, a way to help, they'd be a good one to start with ( Read more... )