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Intl news (21 news)
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Edmonton morns the loss of another pillar to the
community
 QR77.com -
2010-05-09 07:16
Premier Ed Stelmach is offering
the province's heartfelt sympathy to the family of a man described as a role
model for Albertans and Canadians living with disabilities. Dr.
McPherson's interest in sports led him to become the president of the
Edmonton Paralympic Sports Association, and later the president of the
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association.
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Gary McPherson, advocate for the disabled, dead at
63
Edmonton
Journal - 2010-05-09 05:53
EDMONTON â Celebrated advocate for
disabled people and former candidate for PC party leadership Gary McPherson
has died.McPherson, 63, beat polio after living more than half of his life in
the University of Alberta Hospital.
advocate for disabled people in sports, serving as president of the
Edmonton Paralympic Sports Association, and later, president of the
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association.
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W?s Stand For More Than Wins at Texas Shootout
USA Archery -
2010-05-09 04:54
There are a pair of new cowboys in
town and they are best known as Jacob Wukie, a USA Archery resident athlete,
and Logan Wilde, the younger brother of World Champion compound archer Reo
Wilde.
Paralympic hopeful, finished fourth overall after finishing
18th in the qualification round.
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There's no place like the Dome
Times Online -
2010-05-09 01:44
The Millennium Dome was a
gigantic, surreal, Ruritanian folly. It made Tony Blair look like a
reincarnation of Mad King Ludwig.
Olympic gymnastics and basketball will now be held there, as well as paralympic
basketball.
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Greater Toledo Aquatic Club Disability Open
Disabled World
- 2010-05-08 23:13
Disability Sports Sports News
Coming Next Week The Greater Toledo Aquatic Club (GTAC) Disability Open, one
of the largest paralympic swim meets in
Disability Sports Sports News Coming Next Week The Greater Toledo Aquatic
Club (GTAC) Disability Open, one of the largest paralympic swim meets
in. ...North America, celebrates its 7th year of mixing Paralympic
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Wozniak No Match for Dementieva in Madrid
OurSports
Central - 2010-05-08 22:24
- It was a rough day at the office
for Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) on Saturday at the Mutua Madrilena
Madrid Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier event currently
underway in Spain.
Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation,
the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympics Committee and
the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to
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Team GB bracelets beat volcanic ash to make it to
Badminton
Horse and Hound
- 2010-05-08 21:38
The latest venture to pull in
money to help British It was launched last week at But the bracelets got
stuck in India for more than a week. "We bought them in plenty of time,
but it was quite risky at one point.
The Olympic and Paralympic teams are "We want to give
supporters more opportunities to get involved this is a great product and a
great opportunity to fund-raise," said Will Connell, Team GB performance
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Gold medalist honoured
Vernon Morning
Star - 2010-05-08 21:19
Paralympic wheelchair curling gold
medalist Ina Forrest is flanked by Spallumcheen Mayors Will Hansma (left) and
Armstrong Mayor Chris Pieper. They presented Forrest with excellence awards
from the two communities Monday.
Paralympic wheelchair curling gold medalist Ina Forrest is
flanked by Spallumcheen Mayors Will Hansma (left) and Armstrong Mayor Chris
Pieper....Pieper told Paralympic wheelchair curling gold medalist Ina
Forrest he...
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Commencement held for SLCC's 2nd largest-ever
graduating class
Fox13now -
2010-05-08 21:19
SALT LAKE CITY - Commencement
exercises were held Friday for Salt Lake Community College's second
largest-ever graduating class.
Chris Waddell, who has won several medals for skiing in the Paralympics,
was the keynote speaker at Friday's SLCC graduation ceremony.
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Olympic organizer, TV ranter, Gen X author,
astronaut to receive UBC honorary degrees
UBC Public
Affairs - 2010-05-08 20:52
The architect of Canada?s Golden
2010 Games, a much-loved Canadian comedian, an acclaimed B.C.
John Furlong is the CEO of VANOC, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for
the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Pharmacy grad ready for adventure
UBC Public
Affairs - 2010-05-08 20:52
Like most Vancouverites, Bobby
Taylor cheered himself hoarse during the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games. But as a Paralympic medalist and a volunteer at Whistler, Taylor
enjoyed a ringside seat.
Like most Vancouverites, Bobby Taylor cheered himself hoarse during the
2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games....But as a Paralympic
medalist and a volunteer at Whistler, Taylor enjoyed a ringside seat.'I could
enter...
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Selection criteria for 1st Asian Para Games
International
Tennis Federation - 2010-05-08 20:10
The ITF, the IPC and the APC
announce the selection criteria for the Asian Para Games to be held in
Guangzhou, China.
aiming for the London 2012 Paralympic Games....The 1st Asian Para
Games is organized by the Asian Paralympic...
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AEG Joins The Fray To Operate London's Olympic
Stadium
Encore -
2010-05-08 16:53
LONDON (CelebrityAccess MediaWire)
-- AEG is among a list of 106 bidders throwing their hats in the ring for a
shot at managing London's Olympic Stadium after the completion of the 2012
games.
"AEG is hugely excited about the fast approaching London 2012 Olympic
Games and our involvement as a major host venue for events in both the
Olympics and Paralympics," David Campbell, chief executive of
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COCA-COLA CONTINUES ITS STRONG COMMITMENT TO CHINA
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH SHANGHAI EXPO
Coca-Cola -
2010-05-08 16:23
SHANGHAI, April 30, 2010 -
Visiting Shanghai to attend the opening of the 2010 World Exposition in
Shanghai, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company,
Muhtar Kent today reaffirmed the Company's long term commitment to China.
Coca-Cola is the only international company which has supported the 2008
Beijing Olympics, the 2008 Beijing Paralympics Games, the Special
Olympics in Shanghai in 2007 and now the 2010 Shanghai World
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Warrior Games 2010 open in Colorado Springs on May
10
Examiner.com -
2010-05-08 13:43
The U.S. Paralympics, a division
of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Department of Defense, USO, and Ride for
Recovery sponsor the Warrior Games which open in Colorado Springs on May 10.
The Games will be held all week at the U.S. Olympic Training...
Paralympics, a division of the U.S.
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Paralympic skier, gold medalist divulges story with
locals
Farmington New
Mexico Daily Times - 2010-05-08 13:41
The Daily Times Paralympic gold
medalist Alana Nichols autographs magazines and photos for local fans at the
Totah Theatre on Friday.
The Daily Times Paralympic gold medalist Alana Nichols autographs
magazines and photos for local fans at the Totah Theatre on Friday.'My
message is not what happens to you, it's what you do with it,' said Nichols
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Obama aide Jarrett talks at U-M law graduation
Detroit Free
Press - 2010-05-08 13:14
Senior White House adviser Valerie
B. Jarrett is giving the spring commencement address at the University of
Michigan Law School.
As a senior adviser to the president, she heads four White House
departments: intergovernmental affairs; urban affairs; public engagement; and
Olympic, Paralympic, and youth sports.
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Wounded warrior on quest for gold
United States
Army - 2010-05-08 13:04
Staff Sgt. Juan Alcivar (center)
trains for the inaugural Warrior Games to be held May 10-14 in Colorado
Springs, Colo. J.D. Leipold Staff Sgt. Juan Alcivar (center) trains for the
inaugural Warrior Games to be held May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
He anticipates the most challenging sport will be sitting volleyball,
because he said while the net is considerably lower, paralympic rules
dictate the buttocks not leave the ground when going for the
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Heroines
SYS-CON Media -
2010-05-08 12:34
We love our moms. Especially as
adults, and especially as parents ourselves. It wasn?t until I became a
parent that I ?got? what my mom must have gone through with me. We?re so
narcissistic as children and young adults it?
I had to steal my son (he was 23) away from his Dad?s house to get him to
Colorado into the US Disabled Ski Team where he was a successful skier and Paralympian
for 14 years.
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Mascots Quatchi, Sumi and Miga will never be
'animated' again
Vancouver Sun -
2010-05-08 12:02
The hybrid animals are being
rounded up and taken to the post-Olympic pound for a very long sleep    Â
  Canadian speed-skating star Clara Hughes gives some tips to Vancouver
2010 mascots Miga, Sumi and Quatchi at the Richmond Oval in January 2009.
The solitary Sumi has gone to the International Paralympic
Committee in Germany.
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Green Expectations, Green Collar Associations April
Newsletter
pressbox.co.uk
- 2010-05-08 09:28
- Whats Hot in the April issue of
Green Expectations discusses the bi-partisan climate change bill being
written by Senators Lieberman, Kerry, and Graham.
well as a CSR interview with Ann Duffy, Corporate Sustainability Officer
for the Vancouver Orgainzing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
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