GB Olympic bans not 'rock solid'

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A fresh attempt to overturn the British Olympic Association's anti-drugs by-law could succeed where Dwain Chambers failed, says the head of UK Athletics. Chambers lost his High Court bid to lift his Olympic ban for failing a drugs test because the judge felt he did not make a convincing enough case. But UKA chief Ed Warner said the judge did not rule on the by-law's legality. Submitted by: Motahachir | Visited 13 times | Comments 0

♦ 'Rock Band'/ 'Guitar Hero' Rivalry Heats Up, Draws Third Competitor

1 vote	Will gamers make room in their closets for more plastic instruments because of incompatibility issues between "Guitar Hero," "Rock Band" and newcomer "Rock Revolution"? Submitted by: ryan_uk - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 'Rock Band'/ 'Guitar Hero' Rivalry Heats Up, Draws Third Competitor

1 vote	Will gamers make room in their closets for more plastic instruments because of incompatibility issues between "Guitar Hero," "Rock Band" and newcomer "Rock Revolution"? Submitted by: kc3 - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Alex up for eviction

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Argumentative Alexandra is up for eviction this week, but has vowed not to change her behaviour. The news will not come as a surprise to loudmouth Alex she admitted she was expecting to be up for eviction yesterday (16.06.08). Despite claiming to be "preparing" herself to leave, she vowed facing the axe would not make her change her behaviour. I so reckon I'm up this week. Submitted by: GoWithABC - Visited 163 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Alex up for eviction

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Argumentative Alexandra is up for eviction this week, but has vowed not to change her behaviour. The news will not come as a surprise to loudmouth Alex she admitted she was expecting to be up for eviction yesterday (16.06.08). Despite claiming to be "preparing" herself to leave, she vowed facing the axe would not make her change her behaviour. I so reckon I'm up this week. Submitted by: TaxSage - Visited 144 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ IDC: Solid state drive, hard disk speed gap small

1 vote	Dell will sell you a 128GB solid state drive for an unprecedented $649. But wait. An IDC report claims the performance gap between solid state drives and lower-cost high-performance hard disk drives is not that significant. Solid state drives are attracting more scrutiny as they increase in capacity and decrease in price. Submitted by: jimnoble - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Web curbs for Olympic journalists

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Journalists covering the Beijing Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet, Chinese and Olympic officials say. Sites related to spiritual group Falun Gong would be blocked, officials said. Journalists also found they could not see some news or human rights websites. China enforces tough internet controls... Submitted by: Seo Service1 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Olympic City Qingdao Bans Swimming, Boating in Restricted Areas

1 vote	Olympic city Qingdao bans swimming, boating in restricted areas QINGDAO, Shandong, July 24 (Xinhua) -Olympic co-host city Qingdao will restrict swimming and boating activities in the sea near the sailing competition venue to ensure security for the Games. From 8 a.m. on Aug. Submitted by: cosmictap - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ I will not quit as judge - Cherie

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Cherie Blair has insisted she will not resign as a judge after a senior barrister said publishing her memoirs had brought the law into disrepute. Gerald Butler QC said her actions were "not appropriate" and "she should not continue to sit as a recorder". But Mrs Blair, wife of former PM Tony Blair, told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour she "certainly" would not go... Submitted by: chibiz5 - Visited 134 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Phillips out of GB Olympic team

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Zara Phillips has been withdrawn from Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games following an injury to her horse Toytown sustained during training. The injury to Toytown has not been revealed but as Phillips has no reserve horse, she has been forced to pull out. "I am very disappointed not to have the opportunity to ride at the Olympic Games and feel that Toytown deserved his chance to go... Submitted by: sunbux - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The (Jingle-Jangle) Morning After: Idol Edition

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My American Idol reviews are up at time.com. At first I was surprised that it David Cook didn't have a better night on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame night, but in retrospect it makes perfect sense. Cook's biggest success has been as a counterprogrammmer, taking non-rock songs and turning them into rock songs; he just can't generate the same excitement turning doing rock songs as rock songs. Submitted by: mintoj - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Olympic Map

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We're sorry but your browser does not support BBC Sport's Olympic map. Click here for more information on the 37 Olympic venues in Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong. Welcome to BBC Sport's Olympic map for the 2008 Beijing Games. Using this map, you can explore the venues in which the Olympics will take place. There are more than 30 venues in Beijing to uncover... Submitted by: Chris Blood - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Metal Gear Solid 4 Tops UK Chart

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Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots became the second fastest selling UK PS3 title of all time to debut at No1 in the software chart.Released on Thursday exclusively for PS3, MGS4 took the top spot from last week’s bestseller, Lego Indiana Jones, which suffered a nine percent drop in weekly sales. MGS4 sales topped opening week MGS3 sales by 24,000 units, but fell 14... Submitted by: AAZZ - Visited 18 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rock Band: 3 mln Shipped, 10 mln Songs

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Viacom's quarterly presentation released Friday said the Harmonix-developed Rock Band has sold over 10 million songs via Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network since the game's November release. Viacom also said it has shipped "more than 3 million bundled units" of Rock Band to date. The Rock Band bundle for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 includes a microphone, drum kit... Submitted by: aap - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tom Hanks and Howard Not Welcome In Rome Churches.

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But Rome's diocese has told producers they'll have to film elsewhere, due to the controversial nature of the plot. A spokesman for the diocese says, "It's a film that treats religious issues in a way that contrasts with common religious sentiment. "We would be helping them create a work that might well be beautiful but that does not conform to our views". Submitted by: campolar - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Life on Vacation: Live like a Rockefeller in quaint Woodstock

1 vote	No, it's not that Woodstock — not the one where Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and friends played in 1969. That's in New York. This is Vermont's Woodstock, where Laurance Rockefeller and his socialite friends played during countless summers from the 1960s through the 1980s. With its golf courses... Submitted by: CivilCitrus - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cavalli Is Not For Sale

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"I'm not selling the company. The timing is not ripe yet for such a step. What's more, as I have already said a thousand times, we don't need [to sell]," he reportedly said in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore. "A year ago, [the banks] spoke to me about certain numbers, which today have vanished with the stock market crisis. I'm not selling for 800-900 million [euros]," he added. Submitted by: Jim4767 - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Chambers challenges Olympic ban

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Dwain Chambers has filed papers against the British Olympic Association (BOA) in London in an attempt to be allowed to run in the Olympics. Chambers is challenging the BOA's bylaw which bans athletes who have failed drug tests from competing in the Games. The 30-year-old is hoping the case will be heard before the British Olympic trials which start on 11 July. Submitted by: technolarity - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Rock: 'kiss With Carell Was Like Cat Litter'.

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The Rock: 'kiss With Carell Was Like Cat Litter'.... Wrestler-turned-movie action man The Rock was left with a bitter taste in his mouth after an onscreen kiss with his Get Smart co-star Steve Carell because the funnyman tasted like "cat litter". The Rock real name Dwayne Johnson plays Agent 23 opposite funnyman Carell in the upcoming spy movie remake. Submitted by: sunbux - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rock Band 2 to include exclusive Guns n' Roses track

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The fact that Guns N' Roses is using a video game to premiere its new music says a lot for how games like Rock Band have changed the music industry: Not only do these titles provide licensing fees, but downloadable tracks for these games are even more profitable than services like iTunes. When one factors in the millions of copies of Rock Band and all the Guitar Hero games that have been sold... Submitted by: golftrainer - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment