Olympic medal Altius, Fortius" features on four Winter Games medals but does not appear on any Summer Games medal. For three events in a row, hosts of the Winter Games included different materials in the medals: glass (1992), sparagmite (1994), and lacquer (1998). It was not until the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China that a Summer Olympic host chose to use something different, in this case jade. While every Summer Olympic medal except for the 1900 Games has been circular, the shapes of the Winter Games have been considerably more varied. The Winter Games medals are also generally larger, thicker, and
Faster Faster "170 as Usual" "The Weekend" and "Word of Advice You're A Joke". At recent shows they have unleashed at least three other new songs, including one named after a scene from the movie "Step Brothers", "The Catalina Wine Mixer". In September 2009 rumors began to spread of Faster Faster's demise. None of the reasons supplied by fans have been confirmed. On September 22, 2009 they released a statement via Myspace that they were officially through with the band. Soon after the end of Faster Faster, Randall Dowling took control of the band's Myspace page in order to launch his then-solo