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Hagel cancels creation of new drone, cyber medal following widespread criticism – Fox News
by admin on Apr.15, 2013, under News
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Hagel cancels creation of new drone, cyber medal following widespread criticism
Fox News Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled the production of a new military medal for service members involved in drone attacks and cyber warfare — following widespread criticism that the award would rank higher than the Bronze Star and Purple … |
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Huge weekend gallery: If you win a gold medal you get to wear whatever you want
by admin on Dec.03, 2012, under Latest Celebrity Gossip
The hardest and fastest rule of journalism is that you are forbidden from criticising anything about anyone who’s won a medal for Britain at the Olympics, unless they did bad drugs to get it.
So, moving on, in the above gallery we’ve got a stern Katy Perry, Jake Gyllenhaal’s huge beard, a couple of people even we have no idea who they are, that silly twat Will.I.Am, and a vast selection of other well-paid famous types who’ll make you green with envy and possibly vomit. Oh, and don’t forget Adam Ant. Lovely specs, Adam.
The full list includes Adam Ant, Amy Poehler, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Chris Colfer, Christine Bleakley, Christopher Maloney, Derek Hough, ella henderson, Ellie Goulding, Heather Small, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Arthur, Jamie Hince, Jermain Defoe, Jessica Ennis, Joe Jonas, Kate Moss, Katie Melua, Katy Perry, Kevin Jonas, Kevin McHale, Kristin Chenoweth, Maria Fowler, Matt Cardle, Matthew Morrison, Melanie Masson, Ne-Yo, Nick Jonas, Rashida Jones, Rebecca Adlington, Rikki Lake, Ronan Keating, Ryan Seacrest, Rylan Clark, Sarah Hyland, Taylor Swift, Tina Hobley, Victoria Pendleton, Whitney Cummings, Will.I.Am, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana.
Jokes aside, we do like Rebecca Adlington. She seems nice.
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Samsung Galaxy launch gallery: Where is your gold medal, Victoria Pendleton?
by admin on Aug.16, 2012, under Latest Celebrity Gossip
How long do Olympic medal winners usually carry their medals around with them for? Is it a set amount of time or a set amount of celebrity events? Are there some Olympic events that get to carry them around for longer, or is it only the ones where you probably wouldn’t recognise the person if they didn’t have their medal that get to have them, like shooting or horseriding? Do you have to insure the medals yourself, or does the IOC do it? Can you get the medals repaired if they get a dink on them?
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USA Basketball: Grades for the Gold Medal Game
by admin on Aug.13, 2012, under News
The United States men's national basketball team defeated Spain 107-100 in Sunday's gold-medal game. The contest was a lot closer than it should have been. The U.S. team, which has put forth an incredible display of basketball prowess throughout the Olympic tournament, did not play up to their ability level. They did enough, however, to repeat as Olympic champions, and in doing so, relegated …
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Team USA Basketball Wins 2012 Olympic Gold Medal vs Spain
by admin on Aug.12, 2012, under News
Team USA Image Credit: London 2012 Team USA won their gold medal match against Spain, 107-100, in the 2012 London Olympic final game held at the North Greenwich Arena on Sunday, August 12, 2012. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds. LeBron James added 19 points and Kobe Bryant had [...]
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Olympics 2012: Medal count and highlights from Aug. 11
by admin on Aug.11, 2012, under News
The U.S. is poised to win the medals race for the fifth consecutive Summer Games, and David Boudia increased the winning total with the country's first gold in diving since 2000.
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Olympics 2012: Medal count and highlights from Aug. 9
by admin on Aug.11, 2012, under News
Usain Bolt greeted the excited crowd with a royal wave when he was introduced tonight. Turns out the sprint king was also waving goodbye to his competition.
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