Condensed list of historical anniversaries.
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 President Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner2012 300 × 250 - 33 k - jpg newrushmoreradio.com |  President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House. | AP Photo 605 × 328 - 130 k - jpg dyn.politico.com |  In just over two days, President Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner ... 296 × 480 - 47 k - jpg washingtonpost.com |  President Obama prepares to talk on trade policy with China at the White ... 600 × 378 - 34 k - jpg ecocentric.blogs.time.com |
 Stories from today's episode include: Obama, Romney Supporters Battle Over ... 480 × 360 - 16 k - jpg article.wn.com |  ... Unnecessary Censorship:White House Correspondents'Dinner Version ... 355 × 236 - 44 k - jpg buzzfeed.com |  Kanye West, Barack ObamaMarion Curtis/Startraksphoto.com; ... 300 × 300 - 101 k - jpg eonline.com |  ... that's just not enough to manage global shortfalls if there is a strike ... 1632 × 1224 - 531 k - jpg thewashingtonnote.com |
 ... by everybody at Saturday'sWhite House CorrespondentsAssociation Dinner ... 395 × 536 - 36 k - jpg gossip.whyfame.com |  President Obama's U.K. statedinner speech (8:14) 480 × 270 - 12 k - jpg washingtonpost.com |  During US President Obama's address at the 2011 White House Correspondents' ... 380 × 265 - 13 k - jpg independent.co.uk |  ... spoke truth to power at theWhite House Correspondent's Dinner. 307 × 409 - 35 k - jpg fairandunbalancedblog.... |
 AP Photo. For this occasion, the fashionable First Lady Michelle Obama opted ... 835 × 1024 - 196 k - jpg philly.com |  ... The Best Of Obama's Speech To The White House Correspondents' Dinner ... 355 × 236 - 36 k - jpg buzzfeed.com |  President Obama Takes Aim at Huffington Post and Sarah Palin at White House ... 605 × 328 - 55 k - jpg blackvibes.com |  ... following pictures have been circling the web over the past few hours. 1600 × 1214 - 238 k - jpg pul.se |
 White House Correspondents Dinner 2012: Obama GivesSpeech At Annual Event ... 275 × 200 - 13 k - jpg huffingtonpost.com |  [AnimePaper]wallpapers XXXholic Bromithia 4757 1600 × 1200 - 611 k - jpg wallz.eu |  As I was taking the photos, I had a little helper keeping his eye on me. 1600 × 1200 - 405 k - jpg pubsub.com |  LOS ANGELES — The annualWhite House Correspondents' Association dinner is ... 480 × 318 - 27 k - jpg mediadecoder.blogs.nyt... |
President Obama’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner shtick was pretty well-received this year: A balance of self-deprecating humor and zingers for his opponents. Some of the night’s biggest laughs went to Obama’s jokes about the Secret Service scandal, and dogs: Both the one that Mitt Romney put on top of his car, and the one that Obama, long ago, ate.
Watch his full speech and read highlights below:
Highlights:
• “Four years ago I was locked in a brutal primary battle with Hillary Clinton. Now, she won’t stop drunk-texting me from Cartagena.”
• “Look at this party: Men in tuxes, women in gows, fine wines. . . I was just relieved to learn this was not a GSA conference.”
• On Romney: “We both have degrees from Harvard -- I have one, he has two. What a snob!”
• And the one that got a slow-build laugh as the audience took a while to get it: “What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? A pit bull is delicious!”
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Since the first Olympic Winter Games in 1936, Bobsleigh has been one of our key sports. Even back then, Omega served as Official Timekeeper and remains as such for both the FIBT World Cup and World Championships.
Depending on the start position and discipline, the position of the five corresponding light beams for intermediate timing and for the finish can be selected automatically or preselected manually. The same applies for up to four points where the speed is measured. SWISS TIMING will typically install 32 timing points, accommodating all the requirements of the different disciplines in the sport.
A countdown clock including start lights indicates the time for the start release, which is then announced with an acoustic signal. Once the two or four-man teams have pushed their sled 15m from the start gate, the start light beams are crossed and the timing is activated. After 50m and already at speeds of over 40km/h, the first intermediate, (known as the "start time") is detected by the next active light beam. This continues through each intermediate point to the finish line, all with a resolution of 1/100 of a second.
All live timing data is processed on-line. Start times, intermediate and finish data are formatted and distributed to many devices including rolling time displays, graphics control for video boards, TV graphics, printers and any other information systems.
