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To: altair19 who wrote (177321)	10/3/2009 11:18:31 AM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362369

But they are south of the Equator so in July-August it will be their winter, no? Should be milder than it was, say in Atlanta.

To: altair19 who wrote (177321)	10/3/2009 11:24:01 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362369

"I think it will be a zoo." Can't wait. They say it's all happenin' at the zoo. youtube.com

To: altair19 who wrote (177321)	10/3/2009 11:47:56 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 362369

Netball is so big that Brazil has become the international arms dealer of choice. Georgia beat Russia in volleyball Georgia and Russia players embrace before the start of their match Georgia's Brazil-born players beat Russia in a beach volleyball game that turned sour after the recent fighting between the two countries. Christine Santanna and Andrezza Chagas took up an invitation to represent Georgia after missing out on Olympic qualification for their native Brazil. The Russians accused their opponents of parading under a flag of convenience after losing 21-10 20-22 12-15. But Santanna countered: "I don't want this to be a war between us." Georgia and Russia called an uneasy truce in the disputed border region of South Ossetia just hours before the beach volleyball contest. Some 100,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by the conflict, which has created huge tensions in international relations. The competitors embraced as they entered the arena, but the atmosphere turned sour as Georgia recovered from a set down to triumph. After the match, Russia's Natalia Uryadova said: "We were not playing against the Georgian team today. "If they are Georgian they would certainly have been influenced (by world events), but certainly they are not." Uryadova's team-mate Alexandra Shiryaeva added: "Of course they're not Georgian. They don't even know who the Georgian president is." Santanna retorted: "Of course I know who the president is. "It's Mikhail Saakashvili, and I was with his wife here two days ago in the (Olympic) Village. "I feel Georgian. I've got a Georgian and a Brazilian passport and we did this for the Georgian people. I really didn't want this situation between the players. I respect them." Georgian beach volleyball leader Levan Akhtulediani added: "It's better to compete on the field rather than outside the field." Two days ago, the small Georgian team voted to withdraw from the Games because of the events in their homeland but they were persuaded to stay by their president. news.bbc.co.uk