Showing posts with label Olympic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympic. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Governor McAuliffe Statement on the Launch of the National Capital Region’s 2024 Olympic Bid

English: Paul Goodison, British sailor, at the...
 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Governor McAuliffe issued the following statement voicing his support for the National Capital Region’ bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games:


“I’m excited to join with leaders from across the region to support the Capital Region’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. My top priority as Governor is to spur economic growth and build a new Virginia economy centered on innovation, and job creation. Hosting the 2024 Olympics can both create jobs and provide a lasting legacy in sport, tourism, and culture that will benefit our region in the long-term. Virginia is a critical part of the vibrant, diverse Capital Region and the Olympics will highlight the Commonwealth’s strength on the world stage. I look forward to working with Governor O’Malley and Mayor Gray to bring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games to the National Capital Region.”


Friday, August 16, 2013

Charlie Chan At The Olympics - Classic Movie



Our classic movie feature for Friday is Charlie Chan at the Olympics.  Featuring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.  Warner Oland was in more Charlie Chan movies than any other actor that we have been able to determine and our favorite in the part.

Ace Chinese detective Charlie Chan and his son Lee who is an Olympic swimmer at the 1936 Summer Olympics face murder, intrigue and mystery!

When an experimental plane is hijacked and its pilot murdered, the new guidance system that will allow it to fly unmanned is stolen. Charlie traces the strategically important invention to the current summer Olympic games in Berlin, where myriad spies, enemy agents, and hard-core criminals are ruthlessly pursuing it in order to sell it to another government. Charlie's son Lee, a member of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, is on hand to help his father recover the device and solve the mystery!

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Warner Oland, a Swedish American Actor portray...
Warner Oland, a Swedish American Actor portraying Charlie Chan, a Chinese Hawaiian detective. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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