Lindsey Vonn takes gold in women’s downhill
February 17, 2010 Comments Off on Lindsey Vonn takes gold in women’s downhillLindsey Vonn, American skiing’s blond pin-up, became the first US alpine skier to win the women’s downhill at the winter Olympics. Vonn overcame the pain of her bruised right shin to win by the widest margin in 16 years. For a short while a threat came from team-mate Julia Mancuso who opened a 0.90sec margin […]
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Here’s some of the photos that our team took last weekend at the Daytona 500. Any other race fans got any pictures they want to share?
Continue reading …Manatees are one of Florida’s most amazing sea mammals, but they are under threat because of collisions with boats. Join us and help save the manatee by ‘adopting’ one through the Florida Manatee Club which was founded by Jimmy Buffet. You can learn more by visiting SaveTheManatee.org Manatees sometimes known as sea cows are noted […]
Continue reading …The Great American Race – Daytona 500
February 16, 2010 Comments Off on The Great American Race – Daytona 500We had our “Best” team out again this weekend and they were over at Daytona to see the Daytona 500 – The Great American Race. It was an interesting race that seemed to go on forever and the eventual winner was Jamie McMurray in his No. 1 Chevrolet. For those of you who don’t know, […]
Continue reading …When you think of Orlando you immediately think of theme parks, sun and fun. However, Orlando has other wonderful things to do and there is a grown up side to the City that you may care to enjoy with that someone special this Valentine’s Day. Lake Eola is a lovely centerpiece to the City with […]
Continue reading …Danica crashes in her first race in Nascar
February 13, 2010 Comments Off on Danica crashes in her first race in NascarDanica Patrick has had a smashing first race in NASCAR – literally. Patrick’s debut was spoiled when she became part of a 12 car wreck on lap 68 of the Nationwide Series race at Daytona this afternoon, putting a premature end to her much-hyped entrance into the stock-car world. Among other drivers in the crash […]
Continue reading …5 Must Watch Winter Olympic Events
February 13, 2010 Comments Off on 5 Must Watch Winter Olympic EventsThe opening ceremony on Friday was enjoyable but we’re now into the competition and there are some “must watch” events coming up in the next few days. On February 17 and 18 you can get a double dose of snowboarding. The men’s halfpipe takes center stage on Feb 17 and the woman’s event takes place […]
Continue reading …Daytona 500, the Great American Race comes round again this weekend. If you’re not into NASCAR, I should explain that it is a cornucopia of noise and speed, from pre-race music to high-powered engines, with colored flags waving on the track and the American flag all around. It’s the home of people like Jeff Gordon, […]
Continue reading …Vancouver XXI Winter Olympics Begin
February 12, 2010 Comments Off on Vancouver XXI Winter Olympics BeginWell, today’s the day that the 21st Winter Olympics begin and they run all the way through to 28 February. The Winter Olympics feature many winter sports held on snow or ice, such as alpine sking, cross country skiing, figure skating, bobsledding and ice hockey. Cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping […]
Continue reading …I’ve heard and seen very mixed reviews of The Who’s performance at the Miami Super Bowl but the bottom line is that in future years we’ll all look back and remember them for creating some great…no…change that….some fantastic music. OK so Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend weren’t fantastic vocally…I’ll accept that…but this video shows the […]
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