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Kids Party hold first National Junior Star Award
 Zambia Post -
2010-05-29 08:20
Kids Party, an organisation whose
goal is to compliment government efforts in promotion of children?s rights to
participation towards development,
And 15-year-old Annie Simfunkwe who got a trophy in sports after she got a
bronze medal at the Paralympics 2008 in South Africa said despite
being visually impaired, she was happy that her efforts have been
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Olympic opportunity to volunteer during Games
This Is
Business - East Midlands - 2010-05-29 08:16
UNEMPLOYED and retired people will
have the chance to take part in an Olympic training programme. The Personal
Best programme is offering to train up to 52 people in Lincolnshire to become
a volunteer during the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
The Personal Best programme is offering to train up to 52 people in
Lincolnshire to become a volunteer during the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.Participants
train for a level one qualification in event volunteering
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This Week in British Tennis, Friday 28th May
Lawn Tennis
Association - 2010-05-29 08:07
Andy Murray is into the last 16 at
Roland Garros after defeating Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. Less than
24 hours after a prolonged second round match against Juan Ignacio Chela the
British No.1 was back on court and showing no signs of fatigue.
1 ranked junior Jordanne Whiley and Beijing Paralympian Alex Jewitt
will be among the leading names in a field of 50 players for the 2010
National Wheelchair Tennis Championships.
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World No.1 junior heads entry list at National
Wheelchair Tennis Champs
Lawn Tennis
Association - 2010-05-29 08:07
World No. 1 ranked junior Jordanne
Whiley and Beijing Paralympian Alex Jewitt will be among the leading names in
a field of 50 players for the 2010
1 ranked junior Jordanne Whiley and Beijing Paralympian Alex Jewitt
will be among the leading names in a field of 50 players for the 2010.
...National Wheelchair Tennis Championships at the Oxstalls Indoor Tennis
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Statement to the Media for the Launch of Volume I
of the 20092010 Annual Report
Office of the
Commissioner of Official Languages - 2010-05-29 06:20
Graham Fraser - Commissioner of
Official Languages Check against delivery Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you for coming to the release of volume I of my annual report.
The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games perfectly illustrated the
challenge that the government must meet to fully implement the Official
Languages Act.
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Weir hit by virus at World Cup
Epsom Guardian -
2010-05-29 06:16
David Weir?s BT Paralympic World
Cup campaign ended in disappointment as a mystery virus saw him leave
Manchester clutching just one medal.
David Weir?s BT Paralympic World Cup campaign ended in
disappointment as a mystery virus saw him leave Manchester clutching just one
medal.The 30-year-old from Wallington was aiming to collect the 800m and
1,500m
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Algonquin holds Olympic link
Algonquin Times
Online - 2010-05-29 06:02
As unique as the athletes who won
them, each 2010 Olympic medal?warped and wavy surface in order to reflect
Vancouver?s sea and snow-drizzled mountainous landscape? had an Algonquin
touch.
Thirty-four machinists, engravers, die technicians and engineers were
assembled to make the 615 Olympic and 399 Paralympic medals....Each
medal was etched with a small crop of the larger artwork to form a mosaic
depiction of an aboriginal style orca (Olympic) and raven (Paralympic...
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UKA Heroes Launch
uk:athletics -
2010-05-29 05:04
Double world youth sprint champion
Jodie Williams ensured the 15-strong 2010 UKA Heroes Project, sponsored by
Original Source, was launched in style with a blistering display at the
Loughborough International on 23 May.
Paralympian Hollie Arnold and triple jumper Ben Williams
have been invited onto the scheme for the first time, with former Heroes Abdi
Ahmed and Jessica Leach taking a break from the scheme.
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USOC invites U.S. cities to bid to host 2012 Women
in Sports Conference
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-29 04:21
From United States Olympic
Committee for Potential US City to Host the 5th World Conference on Women In
Sport Global IOC Conference. SECTION I - PURPOSE OF THIS RFP 1.1 Background.
Pursuant to the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C.
§220501 et seq., the USOC has exclusive authority to control the use of
Olympic- and Paralympic-related marks, images and terminology in the
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Athletes reflect on true meaning of Memorial Day
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-29 04:21
Justin Widhalm doesn?t need to go
far to search for motivation. All he has to do is look at his baby daughter.
Her name? Londyn.
Londyn.Appropriately named after the destination where he hopes to be
competing as a cyclist in 2012 for the Paralympic Games, Londyn
Widhalm is a source of daily inspiration....Widhalm, Olympic bobsledder Mike
Kohn, Paralympic archer Russell Wolfe, Olympic hopeful wrestler Iris
Smith and two-time Paralympic...
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Olympic banners available to buy
Nanaimo News
Bulletin - 2010-05-29 02:40
others also read... Nanaimo News
Bulletin Vancouver Island Central Updated: May 28, 2010 10:46 AM Banners
purchased for the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay celebration are now available to
the public.
31, as well as in the months leading up to the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Para-athlete Hollis strikes Arizona gold
Royal Gazette -
2010-05-29 02:35
Bermudian para-athlete Paul Hollis
scooped two gold medals in swimming at the recent Desert Challenge Games in
Mesa, Arizona.
At the Worlds I will be able to qualify for the Paralympics in
London 2012.
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London 2012 Partners with Universal Music
License -
2010-05-29 01:21
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has signed a licensing deal with
Universal Music Group that will see Universal Music exclusively release
London 2012-branded music, including compilation albums.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games has signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group that will see
Universal Music exclusively release London 2012-branded music,
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Good causes
Durham Times -
2010-05-29 00:27
Sir, ? Four hundred days and 350
civic events later, the chain of office as chairman of Durham County Council
has been passed to my worthy successor, Coun Mac Williams.
swim in the 2012 Paralympics.
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Team USA ready to kick off Memorial Day push
Colorado
Business Journal - 2010-05-29 00:08
Tags: athletes, fundraising,
patriotic, Team USA, USOC The U.S. Olympic Committee will launch its second
year of the 'America Supports Team USA? initiative, which capitalizes on the
patriotic period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.
Paralympics.
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Looking royal
London2012
Mascots - 2010-05-29 00:01
An official site of the London
2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games ? Mascot
An official site of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games ?
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London FMs be prepared for Olympic headaches
FM World -
2010-05-28 23:45
FMs in central London should be
making contingency plans during the 2012 Olympics when thousands of people
celebrate daily in the capitals streets and squares.
This is especially true of teams competing in paralympic games needing
ice hockey arenas or track and field facilities, so accessibility is a big
issue for them, too.
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ALDA Pharmaceuticals Amends Private Placement
SYS-CON Media -
2010-05-28 23:34
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA --
(Marketwire) -- 05/28/10 -- ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp.
The Company is the Official Supplier of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter
Games, Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Olympic
Committee, the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team and the 2012 Canadian Olympic
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Come on London! Is this the best you can do?
Tech Republic -
2010-05-28 23:31
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Five Athletes Secure Commonwealth Qualifying Time
AllAfrica.com -
2010-05-28 23:13
Dar Es Salaam FIVE long distance
runners have secured qualifying time for the Commonwealth Games scheduled for
Delhi, India in October.
Tanzania is planning to send a contingent of 40 athletes and officials in
New Delhi for the games and will compete in five disciplines that include Paralympics,
table tennis, swimming as well as traditional
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United Kingdom Tourism Report Q3 2010 - new market
analysis and market report published
PR inside -
2010-05-28 22:04
United Kingdom Tourism Report Q3 2010
- a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com A great number of
visitors will be travelling the UK to attend or be a part of the 2012
Olympics and Paralympics being held in London.
United Kingdom Tourism Report Q3 2010 - a new market research report on
companiesandmarkets.com A great number of visitors will be travelling the UK
to attend or be a part of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics being
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New research identifies areas of good practice in
crowd safety
Security Park -
2010-05-28 21:18
The Royal Borough for Kensington
and Chelsea has commissioned Buckinghamshire New University to undertake
research into the management of crowd safety at unusual and outdoor street
events.
Olympic and Paralympic Games'.
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Government of Canada Supports WindReach
International Para-Dressage CPEDI3 Competition
Market Wire -
2010-05-28 20:20
- On behalf of the Honourable Gary
Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), the Honourable James Flaherty, Minister of
Finance and Member of Parliament
Riders from Australia, Bermuda, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the United States,
and Venezuela will be joined by a team of elite para-equestrian athletes from
across Canada, including Paralympic gold and
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Paralympian Alex Harris' death linked to sex with
disability carer: family
Geelong
Advertiser - 2010-05-28 20:06
May 29th, 2010 A FEMALE disability
carer met brain-injured Geelong Paralympian Alex Harris at a motel and had
sex in the weeks before he took his own life. The St Laurence Community
Services worker resigned from her job the day before his October death.
May 29th, 2010 A FEMALE disability carer met brain-injured Geelong Paralympian
Alex Harris at a motel and had sex in the weeks before he took his own
life....He recovered from his physical wounds to become a world champion Paralympic...
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Pistorius hails record Cup crowd
BBC -
2010-05-28 19:31
Pistorius is the world record
holder in three Paralympic events Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Oscar
Pistorius has praised the record crowds at the World Cup in Manchester.
Pistorius is the world record holder in three Paralympic events
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has praised the
record crowds at the World Cup in Manchester.A crowd of 5,500 turned out at
the
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Manchester swimmer wants home win
BBC -
2010-05-28 19:14
Manchester swimmer Thomas Young
says he wants to end a 14-year-long journey by winning a medal at the 2010
Paralympic World Cup in his home city.
Manchester swimmer Thomas Young says he wants to end a 14-year-long
journey by winning a medal at the 2010 Paralympic World Cup in his
home city.The 19-year-old, born with one arm and clubbed feet, admitted that
a
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Annecy 2018 gets on track with 'green' rail station
to set transport standard
Sports Features
- 2010-05-28 18:02
The new station at
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine is the next step in Annecy's green Olympic plan /
Image: Jean-Jacques d Angelo/Annecy 2018 LAURA WALDEN /
and Paralympic Games.
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GB savour Italian starter at BT Paralympic World
Cup
British
Paralympic Association - 2010-05-28 17:57
GB got their Wheelchair Basketball
campaign off to a flying start at the BT Paralympic World Cup, defeating
Italy in empathic style, whilst there was
GB got their Wheelchair Basketball campaign off to a flying start at the
BT Paralympic World Cup, defeating Italy in empathic style, whilst
there was. ...double-delight for the Dutch womens Wheelchair Basketball
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Weir hit by virus at World Cup
Fulham Guardian
- 2010-05-28 17:15
David Weir?s BT Paralympic World
Cup campaign ended in disappointment as a mystery virus saw him leave
Manchester clutching just one medal.
David Weir?s BT Paralympic World Cup campaign ended in
disappointment as a mystery virus saw him leave Manchester clutching just one
medal.
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Canadian exports rise more than imports, helped by
expanding US trade surplus
Sun FM -
2010-05-28 16:54
OTTAWA - Canadian exports rose
more than imports in the first quarter of 2010, yet another sign that the
domestic economy is bobbing back to the surface as the floodwaters of
recession ebb.
The Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics helped to narrow the
deficit on trade in services was reduced by $500 million as spending by
visitors to Canada rose five per cent, helped by a 5.8 per cent increase
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An Olympic-sized food fundraiser
Abbotsford
Times - 2010-05-28 16:37
Upon walking into Dragon Fort
Restaurant on Tuesday afternoon, you could tell that the food bank luncheon
was a success.
During the Olympics, he was stationed in Whistler and was the supervisor
of therapy for the Whistler Polyclinic for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
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Fancy a physical game of chess? Try judo
London 2012 -
2010-05-28 16:27
Judo's such a great sport - it's
massively physically demanding, but also mentally challenging. One of the
best ways I heard it described was as 'a physical game of chess'.
Compared to some Paralympic sports, Paralympic Judo actually
gets quite a lot of attention because we're so similar to the Olympic sport -
the rules are basically the same, the classifications are
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Mondo named London 2012 tier 3 sponsor
IAAF -
2010-05-28 16:19
Mondo logo (IAAF.org) London, UK -
The London Organising Committe of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
(LOCOG) has today announced that Mondo has become a tier 3 supplier to London
2012.
The London Organising Committe of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) has today announced that Mondo has become a tier 3 supplier to
London 2012.Mondo, an official IAAF Supplier, becomes the
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President praises 2010 Love of Lives award
recipients
Taiwan News
Online - 2010-05-28 16:11
Taipei, May 28 (CNA) President Ma
Ying-jeou on Friday met with this year's recipients of Taiwan's most
prestigious award -- the Love of Lives Medal --
He is a record holder of four Paralympics competition events,
including a gold medal in swimming at the 1992 Paralympic Games in
Barcelona and a gold medal in swimming at the 1996 Paralympic Games in
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Canada's balance of international payments, first
quarter 2010
Statistics
Canada - 2010-05-28 15:58
First quarter 2010 (Previous
release) The deficit on current transactions (on a seasonally adjusted basis)
with the rest of the world narrowed to $7.
In particular, the number of visitors from overseas increased by 5.8%
during the quarter and their spending was up by 8.3% for that period,
reflecting the Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics in February
and
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Forty Under 40 Honoree: Stacy James
Columbus
Business First - 2010-05-28 15:18
ord label: Walking Victorious,
founder, director, inspirational speaker Age: 39 Education: Bachelor of Arts,
University of Cincinnati, 1993 Civic
Paralympic Games, New Life Foundation, Leave a Mark Church,
Biker Sunday Which TV theme song/music best describes your attitude and why?
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Canada exports help shrink current account deficit
Reuters Canada
- 2010-05-28 14:57
The country's sixth consecutive
quarterly deficit was still slightly larger than the C$7.55 billion shortfall
analysts had predicted in a Reuters poll. The surplus in goods trade with
Canada's top export market widened for the second straight quarter.
Spending by overseas visitors to Canada for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics
also helped shrink the services trade gap.
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Athletes Qualifying For Africa Championship
Coastweek -
2010-05-28 14:22
. to be held in Morocco next month
Coastweek -- Several athletes who participated in the Paralympic Athletics
National Trials at Mombasa Municipal
Several athletes who participated in the Paralympic Athletics
National Trials at Mombasa Municipal. ...Stadium, attained qualifying marks
for the Africa Athletics Championship to be held in Morocco next month,
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Interview with Great Britain point guard Louise
Sugden plus GVs of the womens GB paralympic ...
Living
Northeast - 2010-05-28 14:15
The Great Britain women's
wheelchair basketball team opened their BT Paralympic World Cup campaign with
a 56-30 loss to Canada at the Manchester Regional Arena yesterday.
The Great Britain women's wheelchair basketball team opened their BT Paralympic
World Cup campaign with a 56-30 loss to Canada at the Manchester Regional
Arena yesterday.Janet McLachlan poured in 24 points for
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Canadian teams open with wins
Star Phoenix -
2010-05-28 13:41
Both the Canadian senior men's and
women's teams started their wheelchair basketball tournaments off right with
opening day victories at the 2010 BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester,
England, on Thursday.
Both the Canadian senior men's and women's teams started their wheelchair
basketball tournaments off right with opening day victories at the 2010 BT Paralympic
World Cup in Manchester, England, on Thursday.The
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New Review into Accessibility of London Transport
Network
Able Magazine -
2010-05-28 12:35
London Underground The London
Assembly Transport Committee will look into what it is like for disabled
people to travel around the capital ? and to
The Committee will also assess the scale of the projected demand for more
accessible transport due to factors ranging from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games and a generational increase in the number
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Cornish pair in World Cup action
BBC -
2010-05-28 11:26
Cornish swimmers Jonathan Fox and
Matt Whorwood will be in action at the Paralympic World Cup event in Manchester
on Sunday.
Cornish swimmers Jonathan Fox and Matt Whorwood will be in action at the Paralympic
World Cup event in Manchester on Sunday.Fox won two gold medals and a bronze
at the British Championships in April, whilst also
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Atlanta, Minneapolis to Host 2011 USAV Junior
Events
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-28 10:21
? USA Volleyball has awarded the
2011 USA Volleyball Girls? Junior National Championships (GJNC) to Atlanta,
while its 2011 USA Volleyball Boys? Junior National Championships (BJNC) has
been awarded to Minneapolis.
education and certification programs, grassroots development, and programs
for the disabled and ParalympicTeams.
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Special Olympics fundraiser set for June 18
Lake County
News - 2010-05-28 09:22
CLEARLAKE ? Sam Pollo and his
staff at the Main Street Bar and Grill have graciously agreed to again host a
fundraiser for Lake County Special Olympics.
Lake County Special Olympics is a year-round program that serves more than
100 disabled athletes.
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2012 Olympic rowing venue 'ready'
BBC -
2010-05-28 09:20
About 30,000 spectators per day
are expected to arrive in Eton Dorney Construction work at the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic rowing venue has been completed on time and on budget, the
Olympic Delivery Authority has said.
About 30,000 spectators per day are expected to arrive in Eton Dorney
Construction work at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic rowing venue has
been completed on time and on budget, the Olympic Delivery Authority has
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Costs for securing G8, G20 summits up extra $179
million
Regina
Leader-Post - 2010-05-28 08:39
OTTAWA â?' The federal government
is expected to rack up $179.4 million in unforeseen costs to plan and prepare
security for this summer's G8 and G20 summits, newly tabled documents reveal.
An unforeseen $83.6 million has also been allocated for policing and
security at the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games.
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