Jamaica Olympics Central

[Tropicana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tropicana, your stats speak to number of black immigrants. that's a different stat from the number of black Canadians. Before the large West Indian migration, Canada had significant numbers of black people who were descendants of slaves in the Loyalist movement and from the underground railroad. Nova Scotia's black community was is large and well-established (tho it had its proportion of descendants of maroons from Jamaica). Southern Ontario also had large &quot;indigenous&quot; black communities that endure to today.

black immigration i dont believe has overtaken the number of black canadians who were here before. </div></div>

It has...long ago and honestly, I am much too busy to go dig up links to prove what is a well known fact.

[Wahalla]

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Unno ladies si deh yeye candi David Rudisha? About to run. He is a beautiful runner.

[mountaingal]

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yes, he surely is a good looking man gosh i love the olympics

[CeaBee]

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in the picture me google (can't bother fight with nbc feed now)...him look mawga.

[mountaingal]

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o wow, be broke the world record. Go David Rudisha (who i did not know 5 mins ago )

[Wahalla]

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HE BROKE THE WORLD RECORD!

[mountaingal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">in the picture me google (can't bother fight with nbc feed now)...him look mawga. </div></div>

caw im a pickney-man (23 years ole).

[CeaBee]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">in the picture me google (can't bother fight with nbc feed now)...him look mawga. </div></div>

caw im a pickney-man (23 years ole). </div></div>

oh (mek note that me and mg def have diff tastes )

[mountaingal]

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we are in different generatiions, that's why

[Yuriatin]

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yaaaaaaaay Hansle!!

Hansle Parchment just picked up his bronze.

[CeaBee]

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Yes if i remember correctly Hansley is cute

[RichD]

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[Yuriatin]

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<span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Yohan Blake faces Olympic watch fine</span></span>

Thursday August 9, 2012 | 12:17 pm


There are reports that Jamaican Olympic sprinter, Yohan Blake, could be fined by the International Olympic Committee for wearing a watch which contravenes branding guidelines.

Blake wore the watch in the 200m semi-final race.
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The custom-made Richard Mille tourbillon watch is valued at US$500,000 (J$44,000,000).
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But according to the British-based TNT Magazine, it may be in contravention of strict London 2012 Olympics branding rules.

Athletes are not permitted to promote brands which do not represent sponsors of the London 2012 Olympic sponsors.

TNT says if athletes want to wear a watch to compete, they are expected to choose Omega, official ‘timepiece’ who are sponsors of the London Games.

The magazine reports that the IOC is now looking into the matter and Blake could face disciplinary action.

The custom-made Richard Mille tourbillon watch, is made in the colours of the Jamaican flag.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=39162

[Gen]

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aye sah.

[Yuriatin]

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<span style="font-weight: bold">U.S. Olympic team uniforms: Hey, what's with all the gray?
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LONDON -- Team USA, what are you wearing?

At the greatest moments of their lives, American athletes are stepping up to the medal podium at the 2012 Olympic Games dressed like they got caught in a rainstorm while out for a run.

The gray, Nike-designed podium jackets, which the U.S. athletes sport whenever they get near a medal stand, have the words &quot;United States of America&quot; stamped on the back of them in a font that suggests prison uniforms. They are worn with lime green Nike sneakers, which makes the foot look like a character from a Dr. Seuss book.

Nike apparently chose stormcloud gray to enhance the athletes's faces and because it believed gray had a luminescence that would &quot;shine&quot; on the podium, but we're having trouble seeing past the dowdiness. At least the gray sets off the beautiful royal purple ribbons of the medals strung around American athletes's necks better than a red, white and blue tracksuit might.

Compare, by contrast, the uniform with the sharp, Stella McCartney for Adidas British kit, which wittily incoporates the Union Jack into the design without being too overpowering. Similar team GB designs are selling like hotcakes at Adidas outlets like John Lewis.

There seems to be less clamour for the U.S. uniforms -- unless you need a new rain jacket. We much prefer the Gatsby-esque red, white and navy clothing designed by Ralph Lauren the Americans are wearing for opening and closing ceremonies.

Your take: How do you feel about the U.S. Olympic uniforms? Please leave a comment below!

2012 Olympics Examiner Blythe Lawrence also covers men's and women's gymnastics for Examiner.com. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter.

http://www.examiner.com/article/u-s-olympic-uniforms-what-s-with-all-the-gray