<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - olympic-games</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/olympic-games</link><description>Newsvine - olympic-games</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:33:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:14 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>The World Press Photo Awards: Stunning images from capture all extremes of human emotion  </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The defining images of 2012: Stunning pictures from the World Press Photo Awards capture every extreme of human life, from Olympic glory to Indian poverty to despair in war-torn Gaza
They are the defining images of the world in 2012, each one reflecting a single, fleeting mome&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16977621-the-world-press-photo-awards-stunning-images-from-capture-all-extremes-of-human-emotion</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16977621-the-world-press-photo-awards-stunning-images-from-capture-all-extremes-of-human-emotion</guid><category>israel</category><category>grief</category><category>associated-press</category><category>palestine</category><category>arts</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>world-press</category><category>photographic-awards</category><category>alzheimers-vacation</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:33:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-254D8B8D0-44EF-FDBA-031A-282FD873D16F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-254D8B8D0-44EF-FDBA-031A-282FD873D16F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics - The Times of India</title>
<description><![CDATA[
IOC&nbsp;leaders have dropped&nbsp;wrestling&nbsp;from the 2020 Games in a surprise decision to scrap one of the oldest sports on the Olympic programme.The IOC executive board decided on Tuesday to retain modern pentathlon - the event considered most at risk - and remove wrestl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[manzil]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[manzil]]></source><link>http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16936315-ioc-drops-wrestling-from-2020-olympics-the-times-of-india</link><guid>http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16936315-ioc-drops-wrestling-from-2020-olympics-the-times-of-india</guid><category>sports</category><category>wrestling</category><category>olympic-games</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:38:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=manzilD9320C0F-B200-C04D-1D71-1B6F25BD1518.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=manzilD9320C0F-B200-C04D-1D71-1B6F25BD1518.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FIFA Investigation on a Football Player with 4 Birthdays</title>
<description><![CDATA[This football player from Africa has four birthdays while most of us have only one birthday. &nbsp;In sports there are rules and guidelines with age when competing and of course the older player is not worth as much as the younger player so the younger player will win out. &nbsp;&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Legal-News]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Legal-News]]></source><link>http://legal-issues.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16808629-fifa-investigation-on-a-football-player-with-4-birthdays</link><guid>http://legal-issues.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16808629-fifa-investigation-on-a-football-player-with-4-birthdays</guid><category>soccer</category><category>legal</category><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 17:55:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=legal-issues92E41B2B-4DD9-A52B-68E8-A05B0C9B6A61.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=legal-issues92E41B2B-4DD9-A52B-68E8-A05B0C9B6A61.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Olympic voice of plain old Humphrey, the boy who sang to 1bn people</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The name of Humphrey Keeper, beyond his family and community in south-east London, may not be immediately familiar, but a sizable chunk of the planet has heard him sing.
Before 27 July, Humphrey was just a normal 11-year-old boy from Forest Hill, who liked playing football and&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16105725-olympic-voice-of-plain-old-humphrey-the-boy-who-sang-to-1bn-people</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16105725-olympic-voice-of-plain-old-humphrey-the-boy-who-sang-to-1bn-people</guid><category>britain</category><category>london</category><category>great-britain</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>jerusalem</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>olymipcs</category><category>2012-olympics</category><category>video-link</category><category>dockside</category><category>humphrey-keeper</category><category>2012-summer-olympics-opening-ceremony</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:06:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozDAEC0A7C-A003-6152-3F0C-77B4727E4D4F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozDAEC0A7C-A003-6152-3F0C-77B4727E4D4F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - London in 2012: A year in pictures (A feast of photos!)</title>
<description><![CDATA[The highlight of an incredible year in London was the summer's Olympic and Paralympics Games. It began with Danny Boyle's spectacular opening ceremony at the stadium in Stratford, east London, on 27 July.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16039896-bbc-news-london-in-2012-a-year-in-pictures-a-feast-of-photos</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16039896-bbc-news-london-in-2012-a-year-in-pictures-a-feast-of-photos</guid><category>athletes</category><category>london</category><category>world-news</category><category>opening-ceremony</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>crowd</category><category>stratford</category><category>danny-boyle</category><category>paralympic-games</category><category>bradley-wiggins</category><category>mark-phelps</category><category>teamgb</category><category>mo-farah</category><category>david-weir</category><category>jubilee-celebrations</category><category>gabrielle-douglas</category><category>jennifer-ennis</category><category>ellie-simmonds</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:53:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah2C9CB3C6-F628-E6D4-0931-315A7CAED9D1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah2C9CB3C6-F628-E6D4-0931-315A7CAED9D1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney's Olympic Tax Payer 1.5 Billion Shakedown </title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SailorGirlSoCal]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SailorGirlSoCal]]></source><link>http://sailorgirlsocal.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14696666-romneys-olympic-tax-payer-15-billion-shakedown</link><guid>http://sailorgirlsocal.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14696666-romneys-olympic-tax-payer-15-billion-shakedown</guid><category>mitt-romney</category><category>salt-lake-city</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>taxpayer-money</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:34:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=sailorgirlsocalA49022A7-A30C-1654-84D6-11E87FA1FE14.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="89" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=sailorgirlsocalA49022A7-A30C-1654-84D6-11E87FA1FE14.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="27" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Should Boris Johnson be laughed at as a possible British Prime Minister, or is he really 'racist' and 'dangerous', and we should all be very afraid?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Right now the ebullient Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, can do nothing wrong. His recent film star treatment at the Tory conference, eclipsing Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking to full audiences, and with people queuing up to hear him, established one unassailable fact: tha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/14/14429380-should-boris-johnson-be-laughed-at-as-a-possible-british-prime-minister-or-is-he-really-racist-and-dangerous-and-we-should-all-be-very-afraid</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/14/14429380-should-boris-johnson-be-laughed-at-as-a-possible-british-prime-minister-or-is-he-really-racist-and-dangerous-and-we-should-all-be-very-afraid</guid><category>heroes</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>racist</category><category>perception</category><category>stratford</category><category>boris-johnson</category><category>mayor-of-london</category><category>london-uk</category><category>british-prime-minister</category><category>dangerous-man</category><category>picaninnies</category><category>mayoral-team</category><category>black-exclusion</category><category>black-female-invisibility</category><category>tory-conference</category><category>star-treatment</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:51:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah66F13B29-CD62-EA2F-A997-2FAF01CE44AD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah66F13B29-CD62-EA2F-A997-2FAF01CE44AD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;London Mayor, Boris Johnson&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mitt Romney Vows to Restore 'Promise of America'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House Thursday night with a rousing, remarkably personal speech to the Republican National convention and a prime-time TV audience, proclaiming that America needs "jobs, lots of jobs" and promising to create 12 million of the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13583635-mitt-romney-vows-to-restore-promise-of-america</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13583635-mitt-romney-vows-to-restore-promise-of-america</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>jimmy-carter</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>bebe-winans</category><category>democrat-obama</category><category>republican-national</category><category>tom-stemberg</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:24:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>London 2012: 100,000 volunteers sign up to Keep The Flame Alive </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The mobilisation of so many volunteers has been hailed as a &ldquo;moment in history&rdquo; that could have a lasting effect on society if the Government acts now to sustain the momentum built up by the Games. The 70,000 volunteer &ldquo;Games Makers&rdquo; who manned the Olymp&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13273449-london-2012-100000-volunteers-sign-up-to-keep-the-flame-alive</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13273449-london-2012-100000-volunteers-sign-up-to-keep-the-flame-alive</guid><category>sports</category><category>london</category><category>volunteers</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>culture-secretary</category><category>mobilisation</category><category>jeremy-hunt</category><category>moment-in-history</category><category>local-clubs</category><category>duke-of-cambridge</category><category>games-makers</category><category>infectious-enthusiasm</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:32:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahE3972808-4DEE-E394-3EE4-87177097A0A1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="337" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahE3972808-4DEE-E394-3EE4-87177097A0A1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>London Olympics conclude on a musical note </title>
<description><![CDATA[
With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Windancersong-1494878]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Windancersong-1494878]]></source><link>http://windancersong14948781.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13246925-london-olympics-conclude-on-a-musical-note</link><guid>http://windancersong14948781.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13246925-london-olympics-conclude-on-a-musical-note</guid><category>athletes</category><category>winners</category><category>london</category><category>teams</category><category>sunday</category><category>fans</category><category>madness</category><category>world-news</category><category>fireworks</category><category>mashup</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>pageant</category><category>union-jack</category><category>spectacular</category><category>winston-churchill</category><category>pet-shop-boys</category><category>stomping</category><category>80</category><category>landmarks</category><category>spice-girls</category><category>last-day</category><category>british-pop</category><category>lightshow</category><category>000-fans</category><category>one-direction</category><category>closing-finale</category><category>popular-stars</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:45:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=windancersong14948781AFA022ED-A3B3-980C-1D5D-454204C98A57.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="71" width="126" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=windancersong14948781AFA022ED-A3B3-980C-1D5D-454204C98A57.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pistorius relief after South Africa awarded place in 4x400m relay final - CNN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/09/13201571-pistorius-relief-after-south-africa-awarded-place-in-4x400m-relay-final-cnncom</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/09/13201571-pistorius-relief-after-south-africa-awarded-place-in-4x400m-relay-final-cnncom</guid><category>canada</category><category>south-africa</category><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>uk-news</category><category>wtf</category><category>worldview</category><category>eurovine</category><category>science-and-technology</category><category>newsvine-science</category><category>successful-solutions</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>world-news-and-views</category><category>best-of-science-news</category><category>sat-august</category><category>olympics-pistorius</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2012 16:53:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Phyllis332411174935B14-3230-B11E-23EA-DD11E350E280.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Phyllis332411174935B14-3230-B11E-23EA-DD11E350E280.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Royal Mail Celebrates British Gold Medals with Gold Post Boxes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Britain is going a bit Olympics mad, what with hosting the London 2012 games, a wonderfully eccentric British opening ceremony, and a nice haul of gold medals (we are third in the medal table, but when you consider that we only have 63 million people, we are first in terms of me&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></source><link>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13181910-royal-mail-celebrates-british-gold-medals-with-gold-post-boxes</link><guid>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13181910-royal-mail-celebrates-british-gold-medals-with-gold-post-boxes</guid><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>gold-medals</category><category>london-2012-olympics</category><category>gold-post-boxes</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:28:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar44F8F9E0-9D90-E16B-4856-61EEAAE95F74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="529" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar44F8F9E0-9D90-E16B-4856-61EEAAE95F74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar7920778E-F1D3-F9D4-5A6F-4AEFBAFA1EBA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="465" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar7920778E-F1D3-F9D4-5A6F-4AEFBAFA1EBA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>London Olympics an 'Economic Failure'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Games (click for more on the Olympic Games) were meant to boost tourism in the United Kingdom and in London in particular with an extra million visitors a day, but many shopkeepers have reported a drop in activity.
Warnings of enormous pressure on the city's public transpo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/06/13141872-london-olympics-an-economic-failure</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/06/13141872-london-olympics-an-economic-failure</guid><category>business</category><category>olympics</category><category>games</category><category>romney</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>yahoo-finance</category><category>roubini</category><category>cnbc-news</category><category>olympics-fail</category><category>deserted-london</category><category>businesses-suffer</category><category>romney-right</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:32:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin7A36F5F0-B985-04D5-7875-E4E80A64959F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin7A36F5F0-B985-04D5-7875-E4E80A64959F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Remembering the 1904 Olympics, When 'Savages' Competed In the Name of Science - ICTMN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Today as we watch the Olympic Games in London with all the pomp and circumstance associated with the games.
In 1904 it was a much different story. The ''Savage Games'' took place at the Worlds Fair in St. Louis Mo.
Eight&nbsp;years later at the 1912 Olympic Games in Sweden &nbs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kavika]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kavika]]></source><link>http://kavika.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13120043-remembering-the-1904-olympics-when-savages-competed-in-the-name-of-science-ictmncom</link><guid>http://kavika.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13120043-remembering-the-1904-olympics-when-savages-competed-in-the-name-of-science-ictmncom</guid><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>worlds-fair</category><category>st-louis-mo</category><pubDate>Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:43:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Kavika64E0ABAB-31CE-1BAE-5BF1-79784D6B7487.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="229" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Kavika64E0ABAB-31CE-1BAE-5BF1-79784D6B7487.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>WHY USAIN BOLT MAY LOSE at the OLYMPICS!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Usain Bolt has already proven himself to be the  greatest sprint athlete to have ever walked the face of this earth.
There's really not much more for him to prove. 'All' he needs to do is to  maintain his status for as long as possible - this would virtually guarantee  fruition &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[WAJ 4 ALL]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[WAJ 4 ALL]]></source><link>http://waj4all.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13093213-why-usain-bolt-may-lose-at-the-olympics</link><guid>http://waj4all.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13093213-why-usain-bolt-may-lose-at-the-olympics</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>athletics</category><category>justin-gatlin</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>track-and-field</category><category>tyson-gay</category><category>bolt</category><category>usain-bolt</category><category>usain</category><category>yohan-blake</category><category>asafa-powel</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2012 02:09:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=waj4all072D9B06-1D12-7ED0-6A4C-097EF6C3D50A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=waj4all072D9B06-1D12-7ED0-6A4C-097EF6C3D50A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Olympic Goodwill Image Belied by Arrests, Censorship and Corporate Ties Behind London Games</title>
<description><![CDATA[in the name of 'good will'....
good won't.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mountainfirefall]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mountainfirefall]]></source><link>http://mountainfirefall.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13087316-olympic-goodwill-image-belied-by-arrests-censorship-and-corporate-ties-behind-london-games</link><guid>http://mountainfirefall.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13087316-olympic-goodwill-image-belied-by-arrests-censorship-and-corporate-ties-behind-london-games</guid><category>olympics</category><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>east-london-based</category><category>counter-olympics-network</category><category>jules-boykoff</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 15:44:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mountainfirefall4AF0C1E4-EF94-50F0-661E-05FB8CC79A3E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mountainfirefall4AF0C1E4-EF94-50F0-661E-05FB8CC79A3E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Timer gets stuck and they tell her... oh well! Fencing controversy forces Korean to sit on piste for ages, eventually costs her the medal </title>
<description><![CDATA[With time running out in one of the two semifinal matches for the  women's individual epee competition, South Korea's Shin A Lam led  Germany's Britta Heidermann by a single point. Officially, Heidermann  had just one second to launch an attack and score a touch, which would  adv&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SomeDude68.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SomeDude68.]]></source><link>http://somedude68-1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13053754-timer-gets-stuck-and-they-tell-her-oh-well-fencing-controversy-forces-korean-to-sit-on-piste-for-ages-eventually-costs-her-the-medal</link><guid>http://somedude68-1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13053754-timer-gets-stuck-and-they-tell-her-oh-well-fencing-controversy-forces-korean-to-sit-on-piste-for-ages-eventually-costs-her-the-medal</guid><category>sports</category><category>south-korea</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>fencing</category><category>ripped-off</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:44:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=somedude68-1CBDDD7C8-5A08-BF73-444A-2669F306F66A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="564" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=somedude68-1CBDDD7C8-5A08-BF73-444A-2669F306F66A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Olympic opening ceremony stars earn token £1 | Sport | The Guardian </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Sir Paul McCartney and other stars who performed at Danny Boyle's Olympic extravaganza were paid just &pound;1.
Mike Oldfield, Dizzee Rascal and Emeli Sande are also among the stars who are thought to have been paid the token figure. The big names had originally agreed to play&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></source><link>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13052526-olympic-opening-ceremony-stars-earn-token-1-sport-the-guardian</link><guid>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13052526-olympic-opening-ceremony-stars-earn-token-1-sport-the-guardian</guid><category>paul-mccartney</category><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>olympic-stadium</category><category>london-2012-olympic-games</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:01:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar6255271C-35C2-2DCD-8E00-30E6E0DBA55C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar6255271C-35C2-2DCD-8E00-30E6E0DBA55C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Daily Kos: NBC: We skipped terror tribute because it wasn't &quot;tailored for the U.S. audience&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Last night's Olympic opening ceremony included a tribute to all victims of terror--specifically the victims of the bombings that took place in London on July 7, 2005--the day the Olympics were awarded to London. &nbsp;But if you watched it on NBC, you didn't get a chance to see&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></source><link>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13036468-daily-kos-nbc-we-skipped-terror-tribute-because-it-wasnt-tailored-for-the-us-audience</link><guid>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13036468-daily-kos-nbc-we-skipped-terror-tribute-because-it-wasnt-tailored-for-the-us-audience</guid><category>nbc</category><category>world-news</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>london-2012-olympics</category><category>olynpic-games-opening-ceremony</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:01:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar4BD2E7BC-736A-C117-4D15-DC8F881C958C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="125" width="125" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar4BD2E7BC-736A-C117-4D15-DC8F881C958C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Martin Bashir: The Blunderer in Chief</title>
<description><![CDATA[And so it goes. Mitt Romney's disastrous self promoting visit to Europe and Israel. In just a few days, Romney managed to alienate our British allies, endorse War with Iran, and insult the Palestinians.
Romney seems long on rhetoric but short on fact. Virtually NO international &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[NectarineRecordsInc.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NectarineRecordsInc.]]></source><link>http://nectarinerecords.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13034656-martin-bashir-the-blunderer-in-chief</link><guid>http://nectarinerecords.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13034656-martin-bashir-the-blunderer-in-chief</guid><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>lies</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>fools</category><category>now-romney</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:10:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nectarinerecords96D49A43-A04F-F1F4-24C2-0359D55279E3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="45" width="45" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nectarinerecords96D49A43-A04F-F1F4-24C2-0359D55279E3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="45" height="45" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Robert Gibbs: Romney's London trip was 'embarrassing for our country'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A senior adviser to President Barack Obama&rsquo;s reelection campaign on Sunday lamented that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had &ldquo;embarrassed&rdquo; the U.S. by insulting Britain as they kicked off the Olympic games last week.
Robert Gibbs told &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13032291-robert-gibbs-romneys-london-trip-was-embarrassing-for-our-country</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13032291-robert-gibbs-romneys-london-trip-was-embarrassing-for-our-country</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>london-olympics</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>robert-gibbs</category><category>paul-harris</category><category>election-2012</category><category>romney-embarrassed-america</category><category>insults-united-kingdom</category><category>ready-to-be-president</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:09:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149901BB97E3-57B6-34EB-6EB1-96C0795C2309.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149901BB97E3-57B6-34EB-6EB1-96C0795C2309.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>London 2012 Olympics: Games volunteer wows spectators before Opening Ceremony  | Mail Online</title>
<description><![CDATA[
This Olympics volunteer may have found her true calling as she became an unlikely YouTube sensation thanks to her dry humour while she shepherded crowds towards the Olympic Park ahead of Friday&rsquo;s opening ceremony.
Thanks to onlookers, who caught the &lsquo;routine&rsquo;&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></source><link>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13031612-london-2012-olympics-games-volunteer-wows-spectators-before-opening-ceremony-mail-online</link><guid>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13031612-london-2012-olympics-games-volunteer-wows-spectators-before-opening-ceremony-mail-online</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>london-2012-olympic-games</category><category>olympics-volunteers</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:02:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar50E11B25-2351-A8B6-BC43-FEE25FEC175D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="85" width="88" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar50E11B25-2351-A8B6-BC43-FEE25FEC175D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="88" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Olympics: NBC Gives a Big Middle Finger to Over 100 Million Americans Without Cable TV </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Every four years, much of the world comes together to compete in &ndash; and watch -- the Olympic games. Everyone on earth can catch this year's games online, with the exception of one group: Americans who don't have a subscription to cable TV.
NBC, which holds the U.S. rights&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13030589-olympics-nbc-gives-a-big-middle-finger-to-over-100-million-americans-without-cable-tv</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13030589-olympics-nbc-gives-a-big-middle-finger-to-over-100-million-americans-without-cable-tv</guid><category>sports</category><category>nbc</category><category>comcast</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>msnbc</category><category>games-online</category><category>middle-finger</category><category>hulu</category><category>netflix-streaming</category><category>amazon-instant-video</category><category>cable-users</category><category>satellite-tv-subscribers</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:36:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>List Of The 20 Highest-Paid Olympic Athletes - Forbes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
More than 10,000 athletes from 204 nations will participate in the 2012 Summer&nbsp;Olympics&nbsp;in London. Most Olympians scrape by through a combination of small sponsorships, minimal stipends from the national governing bodies for their sports and part-time jobs. That is th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></source><link>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13021542-list-of-the-20-highest-paid-olympic-athletes-forbes</link><guid>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13021542-list-of-the-20-highest-paid-olympic-athletes-forbes</guid><category>sports</category><category>london-olympics</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>highest-paid-athletes</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:49:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystarE0D928E7-093B-49A4-482E-D7CC2DBAF664.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="136" width="136" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystarE0D928E7-093B-49A4-482E-D7CC2DBAF664.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Neo-Nazi Athlete Banned from Olympics Over Tweeted Racial Slur</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Nazi-minded Athlete couldn't keep her bigotry to herself long enough to compete in Olympic Games.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[james ca.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[james ca.]]></source><link>http://jamesca.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13020129-neo-nazi-athlete-banned-from-olympics-over-tweeted-racial-slur</link><guid>http://jamesca.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13020129-neo-nazi-athlete-banned-from-olympics-over-tweeted-racial-slur</guid><category>olympics</category><category>nazi</category><category>racism</category><category>world-news</category><category>neo-nazi</category><category>olympic-games</category><category>bigotry</category><category>intolerance</category><category>good-karma</category><category>voula-papachristou</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jamescaA24424BB-75D5-FD75-8F4B-0C438348678A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="157" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jamescaA24424BB-75D5-FD75-8F4B-0C438348678A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>