Mixed doubles is “a form of men’s singles with a woman on either side of the net”, according to three-times Wimbledon champion Fred Perry.

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Posted by Marc on facebook, i must see !



Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo.

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As we know there is no decision taken by the FIA regarding Formula One without the approval of Ferrari.
As we know some of famous ex Ferrari managers are now in the FIA council and lobbying on FIA.
As we know and we all seen on tv  that “Hamilton had not gained any advantage from jumping the chicane and decided to appeal the penalty.”, also he left Kimi take back his position, it’s all clear for everybody but the FIA that rejected McLaren’s appeal.

I can’t say more about the Ferrari lobbying on FIA.

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Citing Poor Conditions, China Refuses To Send Delegation To Olympics

BEIJING—In an 11th-hour move that shocked the international athletic and political communities alike, the Chinese Olympic Team announced Wednesday that it will not be attending the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing due to “shocking, shameful, and ultimately dangerous environmental conditions” in the host city.

 

Russian Team blames poor scores on cheating by Georgia.
Many members of the Russian Georgia Invasion team are still hopeful of medals despite receiving low scores from a panel of International judges on the first day of action after the start of the Olympics. American head of the judges George Bush said; ‘They started well, but see, they put their foot over the line and obviously we have to look real close at that. We expected them to steady themselves, regain their concentration and sort themselves out, but nope, they just kept right on a-goin. And nobody’s gonna give them full marks for that.’

Hello again, I’m Vista
Microsoft hires a hot ad agency in an effort to improve its image

Miracle postponed
Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to put together an Italian solution for Alitalia

Fatale incidente stradale: muore Andrea Pininfarina
E’ morto in un incidente stradale alle porte di Torino Andrea Pininfarina; aveva 51 anni. Pininfarina era presidente e amministratore delegato della storica carrozzeria italiana, autrice di alcune fra le più belle auto di tutti i tempi. Vicepresidente di Confindustria durante la presidenza di Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, attualmente era membro del consiglio direttivo. Nel 2005 era stato nominato Cavaliere del Lavoro. Secondo le prime informazioni sembra che sia stato travolto da un auto nella località di Trofarello mentre viaggiava in moto. Facciamo le nostre più sentite condoglianze alla famiglia per questo tragico evento.

La Chine n’a pas respecté ses engagements
Pour justifier l’attribution des JO à la Chine en 2001, le Comité international olympique (CIO) avait argué d’une ouverture démocratique sans précédent dans ce pays. A quelques heures de l’ouverture de cet événement, une grande partie de la presse internationale ne cache pas sa déception.

Des détails embarrassants sur la libération des otages
La libération d’Ingrid Betancourt et de 14 otages a constitué un succès retentissant pour le gouvernement colombien. Mais la diffusion de certaines images de l’opération militaire réalisée le 2 juillet met en difficulté Bogotá.


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Welcome to a (rather dour) party
China is keen to show its best face at the games and that face is indeed a lot better than it once was. But do not expect any dramatic slide from authoritarianism…

Connecting the dragon
China now has more internet users than America

The destruction of old Beijing
Hurry, to catch China’s medieval capital

Chinese to censor Olympic press net access
Sensitive sites blocked, despite previous assurances

The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?

“Les jeunes Chinois veulent oublier les trente dernières années”
Deux films de Wayne Wang sortent le 30 juillet sur les écrans français : Un millier d’années de bonnes prières et La Princesse du Nebraska. Le cinéaste hongkongais explique dans une interview comment ces deux portraits de Chinoises exilées traitent de la rupture entre les générations et de l’absence de mémoire de la jeunesse chinoise.

Liu Xiang, emblema della Cina olimpica

Pechino 2008, la Cina conferma la censura sul web

What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympic Games?

IOC caves in to China’s demands on internet censorship
The International Olympic Committee has said that there won’t be uncensored internet access at Olympic media venues.

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Ferrari signed an agreement with cousin Bernie and the FIA (the boss still Max Mosley the man that “killed” the WRC and now will continue his job with the Formula One) committing the Maranello team to Formula One and the Concorde Agreement until 2012. Cousin Bernie promise more money to the F1 teams, if they agree with the revised version of the Concorde Agreement, offering an additional $500 million for the next three years.

In some countries they call this corruption, but for the Italian team it seems a regular contract that will make happy Bernie but not Minardi.

Now Jurgen Hubbert urges teams not sign with Bernie.

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