Thanks, Eric. I've been conflicted by the Olympics this year, but this helps clarify things for me.
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Eric Rex <[email protected]> wrote: > Are we so naive that we don't see the dark side to every Olympics and > practically every sporting event, really. Do a youtube search for problems > with the Beijing Olympics and you will find terrible things. Even London, > maybe. Are France's, Italy's, USA's politics and policies completely > copacetic? yet we follow the Tour de France, Super Bowl, etc. > > It is great we have passionate members ready to ask questions, and we > salute and support you. Some of us here, though, are in it for the sports, > and if our countries are participating, we want news and information. and > pictures, don't forget the pictures. > > As Always, Eric > > http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ > > > > > On Sunday, February 2, 2014 11:52 PM, Miguel Tomas < > [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the informative post. I plan to watch and cheer for our U. > S. athletes--politics aside. > > > On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Adrián Herrera <[email protected]> wrote: > > And Russia sends gays to jail! hoorrah! > > why are we paying attention to this? I personaly have decided to block > these Olympics. For plain ethical reasons. > > > > > On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 8:28 PM, Eric Rex <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sochi, Russia, site of this year's Olympics, has a climate unlike any > other you might find in that country. Nestled against the Black Sea, Sochi > is known as a Summer vacation paradise, and is one of the few cities in > Russia with a subtropical climate. > > The Crimea is an international place in itself, Russia's neighbors along > the Black Sea include the Ukraine and Georgia, and many other countries are > nearby. Sochi reportedly has Russia's longest main street, which stretches > over 100 km, they say, along the beachfront. The city is incredibly > narrow, and the other major streets, running out from the seashore, don't > always connect up one to the other. This has caused logistical questions > about security concerns and access to medical facilities. > > The streets do run up from the sea, and end in the mountains, which makes > Sochi a great site for the Winter Olympics, some beach, some snow. > > We hope to see many new records set in Sochi, best of all, we look forward > to the Winter sports festival of international brotherhood which is the > Winter Olympics. > > As Always, Eric > > http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
