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Bo Hagström till Carlshamn

web  Commersen - 2010-04-21 05:50

Ett friskare liv på Östra Piren CARLSHAMN: Tredje gången för friskvårdssatsningen signerad Länsförsäkringar och Karlshamns kommun. Nu är även landstinget med via Folkhälsorådet.

Förskolelärare Anna Persson från Olofström talar om just hur vi grundar sunda vanor hos barn, medan fritidskonsulent Peter Holmström fokuserar på handikappidrotten.

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The Athletes Visit the Pentagon

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-21 08:38

Some of the 2010 U.S. Olympians and Paralympians gathered together at the Pentagon in remembrance of the brave souls who gave the greatest sacrifice.

Olympians and Paralympians gathered together at the Pentagon in remembrance of the brave souls who gave the greatest sacrifice.For some of the athletes, such as speedskater Katherine Reutter, it was their first

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Henshaw and Hynd set for world championships

web  Nottingham Evening Post - 2010-04-21 08:21

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE swimmers Charlotte Henshaw and Sam Hynd are set for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Holland this summer.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE swimmers Charlotte Henshaw and Sam Hynd are set for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Holland this summer.Henshaw and Hynd achieved Team GB qualifying standards at

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City's "affordable" one-bedroom apartment rents for $1,601 at Southeast False Creek

web  Georgia Straight - 2010-04-21 08:13

A new city report lays out the gory details for anyone who wants to be a tenant in the Olympic Village. According to a staff recommendation, 50 percent of the 252 'affordable housing' units should be rented at the market rate.

City of Vancouver spent $554 million on 2010 Olympics and Paralympics Comments (14) 7.

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Demand turns the corner in Central & South America

web  Business Intelligence Middle East - 2010-04-21 07:51

INTERNATIONAL. Demand has returned to key Central and South American destination during the first two months of this year, according to data from STR Global, the leading provider of market information for the world's hotel industry.

"This is especially true for Brazil, which is ramping up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics."

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D.C. Visit: Looking forward, looking back

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-21 07:33

BALTIMORE ? As a member of the Swedish Olympic team in 1994 and 1998, Bengt Walden got a chance to meet the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf.

United States at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games in luge, will be among more than 200 Olympians and Paralympians who will meet President Barack Obama and tour the White House....Tuesday night as many of the Olympians and Paralympians...

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On your marks...for drugs tests

web  Newham Recorder - 2010-04-21 06:18

MORE than 6,000 athletes will be drug tested during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, the biggest-ever doping control programme undertaken.

MORE than 6,000 athletes will be drug tested during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, the biggest-ever doping control programme undertaken.This will be carried out by UK Anti-Doping, a new national

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Sakic, Shanahan inducted into Colorado Sports Hall of Fame

web  KUSA-TV - 2010-04-21 05:49

Staff 4 mins ago Toolbox: DENVER - Six of Colorado's biggest stars were inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday night.

High school, college and disabled athletes of the year were also honored.

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County Hall web spending revealed

web  Evening News 24 - 2010-04-21 05:10

Norfolk County Council spent more on websites than any other local authority in the UK outside London last year. The council paid £233,962 to develop and run websites last year, a figure which does not include internal staff.

The total also includes websites which are yet to launch, such as Norfolk Celebrating Talent, designed to help Norfolk people make the most of the 2012 Paralympics and Olympic Games.

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Sidney Crosby has four-point night in Penguins' 7-4 win over Sens

web  Canadian Press - 2010-04-21 04:09

OTTAWA - Sidney Crosby continued his dominance over the Ottawa Senators with two goals and two assists Tuesday night and his Pittsburgh Penguins took a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference quarter-final series with a 7-4 victory.

The Senators saluted Canadian Paralympians Jean Labonte (sledge hockey captain) and Karolina Wisniewska and Viviane Forest (both alpine), who were in attendance.

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Retired dentist charged with smuggling counterfeit Viagra, Cialis

web  Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2010-04-21 03:42

A Canadian dentist and champion curler is facing drug charges in Seattle on allegations he tried to smuggle thousands of counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills to British Columbia.

An Internet search showed he is also a noted curler and member of the Canadian paralympic curling team.

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Nurses, firefighters may get priority for rentals in Vancouver Olympic village

web  Winnipeg Free Press - 2010-04-21 03:05

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Firefighters, nurses and others who look after the city's health and safety may get priority access to coveted homes at Vancouver's Olympic athletes village.

In a report scheduled to be debated by city politicians on Thursday, city staff put forward three options for the units, which housed Olympic and Paralympic officials for the 2010 Games.

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Bavarian Olympians step up as role models for Munich 2018 bid

web  Sports Features - 2010-04-21 02:47

Parade of champions (from left): Anja Huber, Martina Beck, Alexander Resch, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer, Thomas Bach, Bernhard Schwank,

Yesterday in Munich he welcomed the athletes from the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics for a celebratory reception and hailed their credibility as key role models to represent the country and the bid.

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Athletes visit Walter Reed

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-21 02:20

There's a close tie between the athletes who wear the flag draped over their shoulders and the soldiers who wear the flag on their sleeves.

That's why on this visit to Washington D.C., where the Olympians and Paralympians from the Vancouver 2010 Games were invited to the White House to meet with President Barack, and First Lady Michelle Obama, it made

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Special Olympics: Caswell County athletes to compete Tuesday at Bartlett Yancey High School

web  Caswell Messenger - 2010-04-21 01:41

The Special Olympics of Caswell County will be held April 27, with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. and volunteers from all over the county lending a hand to make the event one to remember.

would be Paralympics.

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Focus On Junior Sportspeople This Year

web  Voxy.co.nz - 2010-04-21 01:26

Voxy News Engine A decision to extend the nomination period for the Infracon Sportsperson of the Year Award has paid off.

The junior contenders cover a diverse range of sports, representing swimming, basketball, rugby, MuayThai boxing and paralympic athletics along with several rugby league players, so expect guest speaker Reuben

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Wounded Soldiers

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-21 00:01

When Ryan Major came home from Iraq, he was not only wounded physically, but his spirit had been wounded as well. A U.S. Army veteran who served 11 months on duty in Iraq, Major had to adjust to life in a wheelchair.

Some of these veterans make the transformation toward becoming Paralympic athletes....Olympic and Paralympic Teams who competed in Vancouver and Whistler will participate in a variety of functions in and around the...

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London marathon field could be weakened by no-fly travel chaos

web  Guardian.co.uk - 2010-04-20 23:59

? African athletes due to travel to London via Barcelona ? Mara Yamauchi faces long journey from Tokyo London marathon organisers are pulling out

The paralympic champion has been forced to withdraw after travel plans from his native Australia became impossible.

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Vancouver's bill: More than $500M

web  Minneapolis Star Tribune - 2010-04-20 22:56

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games cost Vancouver only slightly less than it takes to run the city itself for an entire year. A report going before the city council next week estimates the city spent $727.

Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games cost Vancouver only slightly less than it takes to run the city itself for an entire year.

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Watch Tony Granato on playing time

web  USA Hockey - 2010-04-20 22:33

Guidelines regarding H1N1 infection 2009-10 Classics Schedule - REGISTRATION OPEN Hockey training at different age levels USA Hockey's still accepting

Education Programs Paralympic, Women's team members in D.C.

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Steve Hooker to lead 69-member Australian athletics squad

web  United News of India - 2010-04-20 22:29

New Delhi, Apr 20 (UNI) World Champion Pole Vaulter Steve Hooker will lead a 69-strong Australian athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games to be held here in October.

The squad includes 12 disabled athletes, the best-known being wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley in the 1500m.

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Disabled athletes get the ball rolling

web  Chicago Tribune - 2010-04-20 22:11

Lincolnway Special Recreation Association What: A recreation league for people with disabilities from, preschool to adulthood. Contact: Call 815-464-2811, visit http://www.lwsra.org or e-mail Keith Wallace at kwallace@lwsra.

Lincolnway Special Recreation Association What: A recreation league for people with disabilities from, preschool to adulthood. Contact: Call 815-464-2811, visit http://www.lwsra.org or e-mail Keith Wallace at

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Golden decade of UK sport - lessons for Ghana

web  Joy FM - 2010-04-20 22:03

I urge Ghana to take lessons from the UK?s decision, many years ago, to make itself the ?to-go? destination for major sporting events. It is a decision which will feed our colonial masters for many years to come. They came here and ruled us for centuries.

Olympic and Paralympic Games, London 2013:

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Shani Davis not sure about skating at 2014 Games

web  Buffalo News - 2010-04-20 21:52

Two-time Olympic speedskating champion Shani Davis is not ready to commit to competing at the 2014 Sochi Games. "We'll see," the 27-year-old American said Tuesday.

Olympians and Paralympians spending time in the nation's capital this week, including a visit to the White House on Wednesday to meet President Barack Obama.

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Media Advisory - 2010 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Athletes to be Honoured by the Government of Canada

web  CNW Telbec - 2010-04-20 21:50

Media Advisory - 2010 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Athletes to be Honoured by the Government of Canada Over 150 Athletes to be Received in the

2010 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Athletes to be Honoured by the Government of Canada Over 150 Athletes to be Received in the. ...House of Commons OTTAWA, April 20 /CNW/ -...Just weeks after the close of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the Government of Canada will be honouring Canada's 2010 Olympians and Paralympians...

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Q&A with president of USA Triathlon board

web  St. Petersburg Times - 2010-04-20 21:32

Brian Harrington, a longtime Tampa Bay area triathlete and announcer at St. Anthony's Triathlon, was recently named president of the USA Triathlon board of directors.

We also have projects under way to assist the growth of the paratriathlon sport, to make it a part of the paralympics.

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Wounded warrior to compete at Warrior Games

web  Air Force Link - 2010-04-20 21:32

Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro is one of the 200 athletes scheduled to compete in the Warrior Games May 10 through 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Olympic Committee chief of paralympics.

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PARALYMPICS: Sights set on Sochi

web  DunstableToday - 2010-04-20 20:53

Sowerby targets 2014 Winter Games after Vancouver setback Brave Paralympian skier Jane Sowerby has set her sights on the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi after disappointment in Vancouver.

Sowerby targets 2014 Winter Games after Vancouver setback Brave Paralympian skier Jane Sowerby has set her sights on the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi after disappointment in Vancouver.Ampthill star Sowerby, 35,

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Members of 2010 U.S. Olympic, Paralympic Hockey Teams to Visit White House

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-20 20:47

Thirty-Five Hockey Athletes to Participate in Washington, D.C., Events COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Thirty-five members of the U.S. hockey teams that competed in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.

Thirty-five members of the U.S. hockey teams that competed in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C., are reconvening today in Washington, D.C....While in the nation's capital, the athletes will join nearly 200 other Olympians and Paralympians...

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Cushman & Wakefield - Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8

web  Property Mall - 2010-04-20 20:24

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) seeks development partner for Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

Subject to achieving planning permission, the aim is to start work on site after the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, when Lord's will host the archery competition.

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Gates Hosts Paralympic Team at Pentagon

web  United States Department of Defense - 2010-04-20 20:02

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press. ...Service.

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Melton Olympic's Bex in top form ahead of national series

web  Melton Times - 2010-04-20 19:50

TUESDAY, 1pm: Melton cyclist Bex Rimmington and tandem partner Lora Turnham warmed up for the national series in style last weekendMelton Olympic

The tandem pairing, who are part of the Paralympic Academy squad based at the National Velodrome in Manchester, completed the course in 34 minutes 25 seconds, a full 10 minutes ahead of their nearest

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2010 U.S. Olympians Join Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., April 22 for Olympic Build Day

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-20 19:41

Athlete Ambassadors Caitlin Cahow and Liz Stephen among athletes giving back to community as part of Team for Tomorrow Humanitarian Fund WASHINGTON - Members of the 2010 U.S.

Launched prior to the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Team for Tomorrow is the ongoing humanitarian relief effort of America's Olympic and Paralympic Teams that consists of donations, volunteerism

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Complete Result From The UTech Classic

web  World Track - 2010-04-20 19:20

A number of Olympic and World gold medallists ? including Asafa Powell, Melaine Walker, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Nesta Carter, and Shericka Williams were all on show.

Women 100 Meter Dash Paralympians ================================================================ MEET RECORD:...Men 100 Meter Dash Paralympians ================================================================ ...

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Hundreds pay last respects to Paralympics hero's mum

web  Southland Times - 2010-04-20 19:14

Gayle Hall was on the podium yesterday instead of her son, Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall.

Gayle Hall was on the podium yesterday instead of her son, Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall.

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Rowing club marks 10 years

web  Packet & Times - 2010-04-20 18:41

With snow falling and the wind whipping up waves on the usually serene Lake Couchiching Saturday morning, a dozen volunteers with the Orillia Rowing Club installed their dock, heralding the start of a new season of rowing.

'We are working in partnership with Row Canada and the Paralympics movement to offer an adaptive rowing program for the first time,' said Salmon.

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Challenge yourself before London 2012

web  Beecareful.info - 2010-04-20 18:19

The two-year countdown to the London 2012 Games will be celebrated in West Sussex this July with a weekend of events.

Highlights included meeting Olympic and Paralympic athletes Sascha Kindred OBE, Ben Quilter, and Nick Buckfield at sports centres, the Blue Touch Paper Carnival and activities at libraries across the county.

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Downtown Montreal Hosts Parade of Olympic and Paralympic Athletes - This Friday at 11:30 a.m. - Montrealers are invited to come and celebrate excellence!

web  PRnewswire Canada - 2010-04-20 17:42

MONTREAL, April 20 /CNW Telbec/ - It is with great enthusiasm that the mayor of Montreal, Gérald Tremblay, and the president-elect of the Canadian

at a parade involving more than 150 Olympic and Paralympic athletes....'We are very proud to join forces with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee to offer Montrealers the ...

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Locals amass to celebrate Olympians

web  Squamish Chief - 2010-04-20 17:35

World class athletes receive accolades, recount season during community celebration License Email Print Increase Decrease Reset Comments World class

celebration David Fournier/Special to The Chief Olympians Sarah Conrad, Rob Fagan, Justin Lamoureux, Squamish Mayor Greg Gardner, Paralympian Matt Hallat and Olympians Megan Tandy, Davey Barr and Maëlle

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Team USA Goes to Washington: First Day

web  US Olympic Team - 2010-04-20 17:28

Two hundred and thirty Vancouver Olympians and Paralympians have gathered in Washington, D.C. for an honorary visit to the White House and other events in the nation's capital. The first day of the athlete Washington, D.C.

Two hundred and thirty Vancouver Olympians and Paralympians have gathered in Washington, D.C. for an honorary visit to the White House and other events in the nation's capital.

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Wheaton names day after Olympic speed skater

web  Chicago Suburban Newspapers - 2010-04-20 16:59

Skating to Olympic glory in February has earned Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr. additional honors in the her hometown of Wheaton.

Following Monday night?s declaration from the mayor at City Hall, Swider-Peltz Jr. will join other Olympic and Paralympic athletes at the White House, where they will be the guests of President and Mrs.

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Skandia Team GBR appoints Specialized Bicycles as Official Suppliers

web  Royal Yachting Association - 2010-04-20 16:51

Specialized come on board with British sailing team Skandia Team GBR, the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic Classes, are to use

Specialized come on board with British sailing team Skandia Team GBR, the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic Classes, are to use. ...Specialized bikes as part of their aerobic conditioning programme

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Kenyan shatters Boston record

web  Cape Argus - 2010-04-20 16:11

KENYA'S Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot smashed the course record to win the Boston Marathon yesterday.

The 37-year-old Van Dyk, a Paralympic handcycling gold medallist, took the early lead and opened a gap, but by halfway the pack had swallowed him up.

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Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2016

web  Ibero News - 2010-04-20 15:58

El consejo de administración del Comité Olímpico Noruego (CON) ha tomado la siguiente decisión en relación a la posible solicitud de candidatura para

The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NOC) shall continue talks with Norwegian governmental and regional authorities in order to investigate further the

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China striving to uphold nuclear security: expert

web  China.org.cn - 2010-04-20 15:44

The six-month long Shanghai World Expo will be a challenge for China's nuclear security forces, although the country has a record as one of the most nuclear secure nations of earth, a leading Chinese arms control expert said Tuesday.

control expert said Tuesday.Security forces maintained the safety of nuclear facilities during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, but the duration of the Expo made it a greater risk, said Teng

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Bradford athletics pulls off coup

web  Telegraph and Argus - 2010-04-20 15:20

th April 2010 By Simon Forde Bradford has been chosen ahead of Leeds and Huddersfield to host the West Yorkshire round of England Athletics? Beyond 2012 roadshow.

England Athletics? Emma Brady says she wants to hear local views, in order ?to build a long-term vision for the sport ? long after the torch of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has gone out?.

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Walsall double Paralympic swimming champion hands out £1000 grants

web  Birmingham Evening Mail - 2010-04-20 14:50

ellie simmonds , Walsall double Paralympic swimming champion, Ellie Simmonds, joins triple jumper Jonathan Edwards to hand out cash grants to sporting youngsters.

Walsall double Paralympic swimming champion, Ellie Simmonds, joins triple jumper Jonathan Edwards to hand out cash grants to sporting youngsters.

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Strip club-visiting dad punished enough, lawyer says

web  Scoop - 2010-04-20 14:36

Drink drivers: The ED's worst nightmare Campbell Live looks at how drink drivers consume lengthy and precious time in the Emergency Department

Paralympian's mum farewelled by hundreds Paralympian Adam Hall farewelled his mother with 800 others.

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Olympian, star of 'Murderball' to speak today at UW-L

web  Online La Crosse Tribune - 2010-04-20 14:30

A man who overcame tragedy to become a leading advocate for people with disabilities will speak today at the Univer-sity of Wis-consin-La Crosse. Mark Zupan, captain of the U.S.

Mark Zupan, captain of the U.S.quadriplegic rugby team that won gold in the 2008 Paralympics, will present "Smashing Stereotypes One Hit at a Time" at 7 p.m. in Graff Main Hall Auditorium.

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Bucks: University staging sport & healthcare lectures

web  Business Magazine - 2010-04-20 13:58

Series includes legacy of 2012 Olympics, plus skills for employment. Work, Skills & Learning: What's Going Wrong?

01494-438123 Email: lorna.west@bucks.ac.uk The London Olympic and Paralympic legacy Speaker:...develop a national and international legacy from theLondon 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games....promise made by Lord Coe when Great Britain won the bid to host the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic...

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Powerful British swim team named for IPC Worlds

web  More than the games - 2010-04-20 13:58

ParalympicsSummer SportsPost a comment BRITISH Swimming's new Paralympic performance director believes the future is bright after naming a 30-strong team for this summer's IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven.

ParalympicsSummer SportsPost a comment BRITISH Swimming's new Paralympic performance director believes the future is bright after naming a 30-strong team for this summer's IPC Swimming World Championships in

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Hyndburn youngsters snap to it for new exhibiton

web  Blackburn Citizen - 2010-04-20 13:36

When news happens, text LT and your photos and videos to 80360. Or . YOUNGSTERS in Oswaldtwistle are working with a professional photogapher to produce an exhibition for the reopening of the theatre as the town?s new Civic Arts Centre.

The ?Ways of Seeing? project is part of a national scheme involving 50 museums around the country in the build up to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

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Adam Hall pays tribute to his mother

web  Christchurch Press - 2010-04-20 13:23

Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall paid tribute to his mother Gayle Hall, widely-known as the queen of everything.

Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall paid tribute to his mother Gayle Hall, widely-known as the queen of everything.

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Boilermakers dump Lions, halt Heath's hitting streak

web  Centre Daily Times - 2010-04-20 13:11

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. A four-run first inning was enough Saturday to lift Purdue past the Penn State baseball team 6-4 in Game 2 of its weekend series.

Penn State studentAndrew Pillotcompeted in the paralympian division of the prestigious Mt.

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Aubut the eternal optimist

web  SLAM! Sports - 2010-04-20 13:10

Taking over the Canadian Olympic Committee now is a lot like becoming general manager of a Stanley Cup champion a couple of months after the parade. You have nowhere to go but down. Only Marcel Aubut doesn't see it that way.

This weekend a huge celebration of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes will take place in Montreal.

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Opening up talent for business success

web  HRZone - 2010-04-20 13:07

Diversity should be threaded through all talent management activities and strategies so organisations can reap the benefits of accessing and developing talent from the widest possible pool.

Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG Ltd), and the Guardian Media Group.

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Herefordshire rider Alison?s Great Britain squad call-up

web  Hereford Times - 2010-04-20 12:37

HEREFORDSHIRE Para Dressage rider Alison Moore has been picked to compete at a major two-day competition in Germany. Moore is one of only six Para riders from Great Britain selected to compete as individuals at Mannheim this month.

Before her balance and spinal cord problems, Moore trained horses and taught riders on a self-employed basis. ?I will do whatever is possible to fulfil my dream of competing at the Paralympics in London

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Hands across the Channel for tourism initiative

web  Your Thanet - 2010-04-20 12:20

KENT NEWS: Kent and Calais are teaming up as part of the 2012 Olympics in a bid to welcome the world to the cross-Channel region.

The programme will focus on major cultural and sporting events happening in Kent and Calais over the next three years, including the Olympics and Paralympics and the opening of Margate's long-awaited

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Van Dyk 'reels them in one by one'

web  Cape Times - 2010-04-20 11:04

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Ernst van Dyk outsprinted former countryman Krige Schabort to win his ninth Boston Marathon men's wheelchair title yesterday.

The 37-year-old Paralympic handcycling gold medallist won the Boston Marathon - the world's oldest race over the classic distance, which was staged for the 114th time this year - six times in succession between

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CSSS de St. Jérôme Deploys Ekahau RTLS to Improve Patient and Staff Safety

web  Your Story - 2010-04-20 10:18

- Leading Canadian Hospital Uses Ekahau Badge Tags and Wi-Fi-based Location Tracking Technology to Speed Response Times When Staff Need Assistance PR Newswire RESTON, Virginia, April 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ ? Ekahau Inc.

Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the Exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

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Vermonter goes to Washington

web  Rutland Herald - 2010-04-20 09:19

Maggie Burke, 24, of Waterbury, received an invitation to a White House celebration of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes. MONTPELIER When President Obama celebrates U.S.

Olympic and Paralympic athletes....MONTPELIER When President Obama celebrates U.S.Olympic and Paralympic athletes at the White House this Wednesday, a Vermonter representing an organization offering sports...

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Paralympian's mum farewelled by hundreds

web  3 News - 2010-04-20 09:10

More than 800 people turned out in Mosgiel this afternoon to farewell Gayle Hall, mother of paralympian Adam Hall. The 48-year-old died in a car crash last Wednesday, one week after returning home with her son to a hero?s welcome.

More than 800 people turned out in Mosgiel this afternoon to farewell Gayle Hall, mother of paralympian Adam Hall.

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Paralympians mum farewelled by hundreds

web  3 News - 2010-04-20 08:55

Paralympian Adam Hall farewelled his mother with 800 others.

Paralympian Adam Hall farewelled his mother with 800 others.

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