Olympic Desktop Monkey

[DaveR]

Well the Olympics are nearly upon us and you can get your very own desktop version with all sorts of gadgets to keep you up to date .........

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Once you download me to your desktop, I'll calmly and efficiently fetch you the latest Olympic stories for your favourite sports.


And when events you want to follow are about to start, I'll give you a handy reminder.

All you have to do is set me going, choose up to five Olympic sports, and tell me which events you'd like to be reminded about. I do the rest!
I even set my watch according to whichever time zone your system is currently using, so all the event times will adjust automatically, wherever you are in the world.
You can get the Monkey HERE (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/monkey/7479984.stm)


We will also be adding rss feeds to the site for the most uptodate stories as they happen in all sports plus a global sports section to cover the whole range, which everyone can comment on.

[Annie]

How cool is this! :thumbsup:

[DaveR]

The seedings for the men’s and women’s team events have just been released, the Far East dominate proceedings, with Germany the top non Far East country in both the men’s and women’s events.

Men’s Team
1. China
2. Germany
3. South Korea
4. Hong Kong
5. Japan
6. Chinese Taipei
7. Singapore
8. Austria
9. Croatia
10. Greece
11. Sweden
12. Russia
13. Brazil
14. Nigeria
15. Canada
16. Australia

Women’s Team
1. China
2. Singapore
3. Hong Kong
4. South Korea
5. Japan
6. Germany
7. Netherlands
8. Austria
9. United States
10. Croatia
11. Spain
12. Poland
13. Romania
14. Australia
15. Dominican Republic
16. Nigeria


Appearing for the first time in the Olympics, the Team event will consists of two singles matches, followed by a doubles match and if necessary a further two singles matches may be played. These will be played to best of five matches, with each match being played to best of five games.

The draw for the team event will be released on Thursday 7th.

We will keep the uptodate information when we can and if members have some please input this asap !

[Mr Wilko]

i am not a great fan of the Germans (reason's obvious) but come on the germans lets not have an all asian final for a change

[Pengy]

i am not a great fan of the Germans (reason's obvious) but come on the germans lets not have an all asian final for a change

i lost to a german on monday at cramlington , i blame the new bryce speed fx . the game has changed lots without glue .. i would have beat him like a dog with the glue .. nowt against the germans ,, but i could;nt
eat a full one ,,.. :thtease::thtease::thtease::thtease::thtease::thte ase::thtease::thtease:..:taz::redcard:.

[Annie]

i lost to a german on monday at cramlington , i blame the new bryce speed fx . the game has changed lots without glue .. i would have beat him like a dog with the glue .. nowt against the germans ,, but i could;nt
eat a full one ,,.. :thtease::thtease::thtease::thtease::thtease::thte ase::thtease::thtease:..:taz::redcard:.

Can I ask Pengy, did your opponent use glue so that you were at a disadvantage?

[The Windmill]

i lost to a german on monday at cramlington , i blame the new bryce speed fx . the game has changed lots without glue .. i would have beat him like a dog with the glue .. nowt against the germans ,, but i could;nt
eat a full one ,,.. :thtease::thtease::thtease::thtease::thtease::thte ase::thtease::thtease:..:taz::redcard:.

No Pengy....its cause you're crap !!!!

[DaveR]

Lol well lets face it the German isnt that bad, although i did struggle slightly against him 11-3 11-2 11-3

hehehehehe

youl learn Steve!.............mind over matter then the wins follow!

[Mr Wilko]

who is this German?? and does pengy know that glue is not banned as of yet ??
(or is it? and am i wrong for a change) ha ha ha

[HarryBelafonte]

Been to germany a few times,people friendly,organisation excellent,food great,service ,great,roads great,
mm! never had a problem..
just cause they beat us at football and got the world cup,doesn t make them all bad..
Wonder how many of there people are emigrating cause their place is knackered....:happy:

[Mr Wilko]

not about football Harry at all,

they always pinch sunbeds on holiday, never que when at shops, and ok are better than us at football but then that would mean that i hate most people as most countries are better than england!!!!!

[SammyBoy]

Most people are leaving the UK for the same reasons.

The UK is going down the pan with so many taxes its unbelievable.

Gordon Brown has no leadership qualities and no strength although i think any prime minister would have struggled at the present time.

Plus we let to many into the country then wonder where they have gone! simple they filter into the underworld of illegal labour and so on. So generally people are sick of the whole thing.

The final thing why do people return when older?



Easy - Health

[Annie]

I think how much you've put in should be taken into consideration when residency is not from birth or has been broken. At the moment anyone in the European Market can come to the UK, work for 6 months and then claim every benefit available. 6 Months! I've work since leaving school at 16 that's 29 years and never claimed anything. When I left my ex partner I went to the council and asked for affordable accommodation, they offered me a cot in a hostel.

A Polish neighbour who lives next to me in my privately rented flat worked here 6 months and received £400 per month Families Tax Credit and various other benefits because she brought her child over with her as a single parent. Now who out there can tell me this is right?

I don't blame the Lady concerned, I blame the Government and it's ludicrous policies!

[HarryBelafonte]

better than vomiting on the beds and getting your teeth knocked out for looking the wrong way at some drunken pillock...
harry von belafonte,as were so well mannered when abroad,,,,,,,
you ve been round the world welki ....

[Mr Wilko]

how do you know that i have been round the world Harry "BELLY" Fonte?? i dont like blowing my own trumpet and keep things to myself!!!!!!! LOL

[Jim The Greek]

i think you should trade your merc steve after that defeat..

[Annie]

Well I've just loaded this and it looks pretty cool :woho: I chose Monkey as my character because it reminds me of most Table Tennis players........Cheeky Monkeys! :tomato:

[HarryBelafonte]

The only thing you keep to yourself is your cash.......
Congrats on your promotion anyway..
more cash to stash....ha ha...
There will be a few nervous taxi drivers checking their tax returns now...
:covereyes:

[Mr Wilko]

cheers harry yep i bet they all visit there accountants next week!!! ha ha ha and get rid of there MERCS!!!!! ha ha ha

[Robstar]

he deserves promotion as volunteered for training staff who r a higher grade and is a hard worker mind u he working in Newcastle tax office i believe but should return to benton later on regarding glue and pimples i may be wrong but i think u can play in local league with glue and the likes of scapel any rate the northumberland league does not bother about the rules must have the highest % of fouls servers in the country at tyne dock the ball gets vertigo if its thrown up :bag:

[Mr Wilko]

hey by the way Pengy i now know who that German is and it is the one i beat in the Northumberland Closed handicap event, i gave him an 18 start up to 21

think i was a a bit like DaveR and struggled 19-21 21-18 21-19 :thtease::thtease::thtease: