The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
30-07-2012, 14:05
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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Which was, basically, an explanation of why he considered it such an argument. So that first sentence summed it up.
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Yes, ok Carl.
thanks again like.
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30-07-2012, 14:05
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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The Mail is going quite crazy over the Olympics....
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Thousands of foreigners entering the UK, did you expect them to roll out the red carpet??
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30-07-2012, 14:07
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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Sickening 
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I'd let him stay in his job for a bit so he can rant at some more not so tolerant soldiers.
then I'd stick him on a plane to somewhere where he can go and help somebody instead of being nice and safe here.
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30-07-2012, 14:12
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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Not news though was it?
It was a comment in a column, an opinion, and like it or not she's entitled to give an opinion.
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And likewise, like it or not, I'm entitled to express my opinion that Jan Moir and the Daily Fail editorial board are a bunch of xenophobic Morons.
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30-07-2012, 14:19
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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And likewise, like it or not, I'm entitled to express my opinion that Jan Moir and the Daily Fail editorial board are a bunch of xenophobic Morons.
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Of course you are..................but what's your point?
Hardly breaking new ground here are we?
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30-07-2012, 14:22
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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I'd let him stay in his job for a bit so he can rant at some more not so tolerant soldiers.
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The first post you've made that I agree with in a LONG time
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30-07-2012, 14:22
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
I understand that there were thousands of tickets sold, so why the empty seats - the old touts must be making a fortune.
I find it really sad that these games are supposed to be the jewel for Britain, yet when these games are being televised, there must be more watching them at home than in the actual seats.
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30-07-2012, 14:23
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
Let us avoid baiting and trolling please.
It might also be nice if some of us tried to read the backlog.
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30-07-2012, 14:27
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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I find it really sad that these games are supposed to be the jewel for Britain, yet when these games are being televised, there must be more watching them at home than in the actual seats.
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Err what?
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30-07-2012, 14:29
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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I understand that there were thousands of tickets sold, so why the empty seats - the old touts must be making a fortune.
I find it really sad that these games are supposed to be the jewel for Britain, yet when these games are being televised, there must be more watching them at home than in the actual seats.
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With a potential viewing audience of several billion, that's probably not difficult Arthur.
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30-07-2012, 14:52
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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Well at least he is facing the sack. The soldiers I have encountered so far have been professional and helpful, shows what a blessing in disguise it was that G4S failed to provide enough staff..
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Very very true.
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30-07-2012, 15:16
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
An album of the songs from the Opening Ceremony has been released and is doing quite well:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...ny-compilation
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An album featuring music from the London 2012 opening ceremony has sold more than 10,000 copies within 24 hours of going on sale. The compilation, named Isles of Wonder, is No 1 in the iTunes store album chart in the UK, France, Belgium and Spain, and has reached No 5 in the United States.
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The best thing about it is not the common tracks (there aren't much of them anyway) but the music created for the ceremony itself like the song they played during the torch lighting (Caliban's Dream) and that which played during the industrial part (And I Will Kiss).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Isles-Of-Won...54180&sr=301-1
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30-07-2012, 15:16
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19044820
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London 2012 organisers Locog say they have sold an extra 3,000 seats to events on Monday after they were returned to them by sports federations.
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30-07-2012, 15:44
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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Going to wait until Thursday to get a copy - when I can buy it as a CD...remember those?
CD quality is much better than MP3 / ACC.
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30-07-2012, 15:55
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion
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CD quality is much better than MP3 / ACC.
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Wrong. Amazon MP3s are encoded at 320k whilst CDs are usually only 128k.
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