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Handikappidrott, Sverige (2 news)
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Campen slår nytt deltagarrekord
 Norrköpings
Tidningar - 2010-06-17 02:14
Allmänt, Norrköping Sveriges
största sportläger drar igång igen. För 16:e gången. I år lockar Stadium
Sports Camp även med skidor mitt i sommaren. På lördag kommer de första
barnen till Himmelstalund.
Det är kul att konstatera att vi efter den här sommaren haft 20 000 barn
totalt som testat olika handikappidrotter.
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Naprapat till VM
Norrköpings
Tidningar - 2010-06-17 01:27
Allmänt, Norrköping Han bidrog
till Anja Pärsons VM-medaljer i Åre. Nu ska Fredrik Brännström göra sitt
bästa för att landslagsspelarna i goalball ska få med sig guld hem från
världsmästerskapet.
Medalj i VM skulle innebära en säkrad plats i Paralympics i London
om två år.
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Intl news (50 news)
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Worker abuse rife among Olympic supply chains
SHP Online -
2010-06-17 08:07
Behind the glitz and the glamour
of events like the World Cup and the Olympic Games there are workers around
the world sweating blood to fulfil orders for major sportswear brands and
forced to work in unsafe factories for paltry pay packets.
Following discussions with Playfair, the London Organising Committee of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has already agreed to include
in its contract with suppliers a commitment to meet the Ethical Trade
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Foodstuffs allows pool to go ahead
Christchurch
Press - 2010-06-17 07:24
Construction of a long-awaited
pool complex in northern Christchurch will start soon after the withdrawal of
an appeal.
The centre will be named after Condon, a paralympic champion and
city councillor who was killed in a road accident in September 2007.
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Olympians have more opportunities to cash in
Star Phoenix -
2010-06-17 06:21
 Photograph by: Leah Hennel,
Calgary HeraldCANMORE, Alta. â Win an Olympic gold medal as an American, an
Australian, an European or an Asian and thereâs a very good chance youâll be
set for life financially.
We all want to go out there guns blazing and ready for podium finishes
again and you canât do that without money.â⢠Seven-time Paralympic cross
country gold medallist Brian McKeever admits heâs been busy with âa
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London 2012 press centre on track as windows fitted
to 30,000sqm building
Around The
Rings - 2010-06-17 06:01
The concrete structure enabling
journalists from around the world to provide round-the-clock news coverage
during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is complete.
The concrete structure enabling journalists from around the world to
provide round-the-clock news coverage during the Olympic and Paralympic
Games is complete.New pictures released today by the Olympic Delivery
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LSUS' weightlifters to compete in World
Championships
Shreveport
Times - 2010-06-17 05:35
Earlier this spring, LSU Shreveport
finished first in the Men's, Women's, and Coed Team divisions at the National
Collegiate Championships; and last
Earlier this spring, LSU Shreveport finished first in the Men's, Women's,
and Coed Team divisions at the National Collegiate Championships; and last.
...weekend, Chase Brossette finished first in the Paralympic
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Students experience life in a wheelchair
Guelph Mercury
- 2010-06-17 04:44
Vik Kirsch vkirsch@guelphmercury.com GUELPH
? Half a dozen able-bodied St.
Wheels in Motion honours Rick Hansen, the Canadian paralympian
paralyzed from the waist down who made global headlines with his Man in
Motion world tour through 34 countries in the mid-1980s to raise
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BC Safety Authority Steps Up Enforcement to Keep
the Province Safe
Yahoo! Canada -
2010-06-17 03:27
- The BC Safety Authority (BCSA)
announced at its annual public meeting on June 16 that enforcement plays a
critical role in accident prevention in BC.
The BCSA developed an extensive and coordinated Olympic Safety Plan in
preparation for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Pedal power as 600 cyclists to g...
John O' Groat
Journal - 2010-06-17 01:48
ORGANISERS of the inaugural
Deloitte Ride Across Britain cycle challenge arrive in Wick today (Wednesday)
to oversee arrangements for the arrival of up to 600 cyclists at John
O'Groats on Friday.
ParalympicsGB....On Saturday, Olympic gold medallists James
Cracknell and Rebecca Romero will join Paralympic gold medallists
Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy to lead 600 cyclists through Thurso as they pedal
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Paralympic great Woolstencroft to announce
retirement
Star Phoenix -
2010-06-17 00:56
 Photograph by: Ezra Shaw,
VANCOUVER â Skier Lauren Woolstencroft, whose domination of Paralympic Games
slopes reached a pinnacle in 2010 when she won five gold medals, will
announce her retirement from the sport on Thursday.
Ezra Shaw, VANCOUVER â Skier Lauren Woolstencroft, whose domination of Paralympic
Games slopes reached a pinnacle in 2010 when she won five gold medals, will
announce her retirement from the sport on Thursday.The
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The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media
and Sport Order 2010: Web Version
Office of
Public Sector Information - 2010-06-17 00:47
Her Majesty, in exercise of the
powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Ministers of the Crown Act
1975(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as
follows: Citation and commencement 1.
authorisations, consents, approvals, contracts and other agreements,
memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other
documents; ?Olympics or Paralympics function? means a function which,
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Olympics stars head for town on charity cycle ride
South West
Business - 2010-06-17 00:40
OLYMPIC gold medallists James
Cracknell and Rebecca Romero and 600 other cyclists are set ride through
Tiverton on Saturday, June 19, during a charity ride from Land's End to John
o'Groats.
OLYMPIC gold medallists James Cracknell and Rebecca Romero and 600 other
cyclists are set ride through Tiverton on Saturday, June 19, during a charity
ride from Land's End to John o'Groats.Paralympic gold
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Skier Lauren Woolstencroft expected to retire (The
Canadian Press)
Yahoo! Canada -
2010-06-16 23:41
VANCOUVER - Skier Lauren
Woolstencroft, whose five gold medals at the 2010 Paralympics made her the
most decorated female athlete in a single Winter Paralympics, plans to retire
from the sport.
Skier Lauren Woolstencroft, whose five gold medals at the 2010 Paralympics
made her the most decorated female athlete in a single Winter Paralympics,
plans to retire from the sport.
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Slain man was planning special treat for killer
New Zealand
Herald - 2010-06-16 22:33
Keith McCormick. Photo / Supplied
The final time Dot McCormick spoke to her tetraplegic son, she says he was
planning a special meal for his soon-to-be killer.
Photo / Supplied The final time Dot McCormick spoke to her tetraplegic
son, she says he was planning a special meal for his soon-to-be
killer.Wheelchair-bound former Paralympian Keith McCormick, 56, wanted
fish
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ESRI Canada Delivers Effective GIS Solution for
Managing Large-Scale Events
SpatialNews -
2010-06-16 21:48
CALGARY - - ESRI Canada today
emphasized the value of leveraging geographic information systems (GIS) in
enabling enterprise sharing of data to
ESRI GIS played a key role in supporting public safety and emergency
management operations during the 21st Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games held in Vancouver in February and March 2010.
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Paralympic skier Lauren Woolstencroft expected to
announce retirement
News 1130 -
2010-06-16 20:57
VANCOUVER - Skier Lauren
Woolstencroft, whose five gold medals at the 2010 Paralympics made her the
most decorated female athlete in a single Winter Paralympics, plans to retire
from the sport.
Skier Lauren Woolstencroft, whose five gold medals at the 2010 Paralympics
made her the most decorated female athlete in a single Winter Paralympics,
plans to retire from the sport.Woolstencroft, 28, will make the
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Fitness First commits to inclusion of the disabled
Easier -
2010-06-16 20:33
Fitness First has been recognised
for its determination to include disabled people with the first of its clubs
accredited through the Inclusive Fitness Initiative?s (IFI) National Sports
Foundation (NSF) Programme.
Among the first clubs to be accredited is Poole where the accreditation
was marked with a ceremony involving Olympic paralympian skier Russell
Docker and Dr Hilary Jones, medical advisor to Fitness First.
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They're pulling hard
St. Catherines
Standard - 2010-06-16 19:47
ADAPTIVE ROWING: Crew works toward
funding Posted By BERNIE PUCHALSKI STANDARD STAFF Last year was a trying one
for Canada's fledgling adaptive rowing program.
It's gone through one (Paralympic) cycle, now so we're halfway
through the second quad (quadrennial)....'It's very small compared to
able-bodied rowing, but when you go to Paralympic side, it's not
that...
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UK Sport begin advertising for new chief executive
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-16 19:18
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year June 16 - A search to find a new chief
executive to lead UK Sport into the London
A search to find a new chief executive to lead UK Sport into the
London. ...2012 Olympics and Paralympics was launched today after the
announcement last week that John Steele is leaving to join the Rugby
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Airwave Ahead in Preparations for the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games
BAPCO Journal -
2010-06-16 19:17
Airwave is playing its part in the
success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by staying ahead of
schedule in delivering the communications solutions which will enable
organisers and public safety agencies to work effectively.
Airwave is playing its part in the success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games by staying ahead of schedule in delivering the communications solutions
which will enable organisers and public safety
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SIA Stakeholder Conference 2010: A Common Purpose
Info 4 Security
- 2010-06-16 18:14
Yesterday?s SIA Stakeholder
Conference at The King?s Fund in London?s West End featured a pivotal Keynote
Address from the organisation?s chairman, Baroness Ruth Henig. Brian Sims
reports.
the private security sector has been presented by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games. ?Here, the SIA is already working with its industry partners to ensure
the Games? success, and to enable the
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Our injured troops Soldier On
Belleville
Intelligencer - 2010-06-16 18:05
Mike Trauner lost a leg in
Afghanistan and 'died twice.' But he's not about to slam the government for
Canada's participation in the war. 'Whether or not Canada should be there
(Afghanistan) it's not really my decision.
The Soldier On program is a joint initiative between the Canadian Paralympic
Committee and the Department of National Defence to develop a program to
enhance, through sport, the quality of life of current
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CHUQ chooses Bell for implementation of a new model
for electronic health records
CNW Telbec -
2010-06-16 17:52
CHUQ chooses Bell for
implementation of a new model for electronic health records Partnership
between Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and
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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7/7 victim goes for gold
itv.com -
2010-06-16 17:50
Martine Wright's life changed in
an instant five years ago. She was one of hundreds caught in the July 7th
bombings and suffered appalling injuries. But Martine now refuses to see
herself as a victim.
And now Martine is setting her sights on winning gold at London's Paralympics
in 2012.
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exactEarth space-based AIS data makes contribution
to security efforts for 2010 Olympics and Paralympics
Financials.com
- 2010-06-16 16:18
Wednesday - 06/16/2010 S&P 500
1,112.33 2.90 NYSE Comp 6,958.44 31.44 S&P/TSX 11,897.93 9.
Operation Podium was the Canadian Forces' contribution to the overall security
of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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1,000-mile cyclists nearing Shropshire
Shropshire Star
- 2010-06-16 16:11
More than 600 cyclists ? including
several from Shropshire ? were today reaching the halfway mark in an epic,
nine-day, 1,000-mile ride from John O?Groats to Land?s End.
It was like the hare and the tortoise, with me playing the role of the guy
in the shell.? Ride Across Britain is the biggest organised ?end-to-end?
attempt and will boost Great Britain?s 2012 Paralympic
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German International Championships Set For Berlin
International
Paralympic Committee - 2010-06-16 16:02
A total of about 630 athletes from
47 countries are preparing themselves for the 2010 German International
Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.
The 2010 German International Swimming Championships are organized by the Paralympic
Sport Club Berlin (PSC), a club dedicated to encourage athletes with and
without a disability in competitive sport.
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Review of the data systems for Public Service
Agreement 22
National Audit
Office - 2010-06-16 15:55
Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
covering the period 2008-2011 led by the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport: 'Deliver a successful Olympic
'Deliver a successful Olympic. ...Games and Paralympic Games with a
sustainable legacy and get more children and young people taking part in high
quality PE and sport' Downloads Introduction PSAs are at the centre
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Taking a stand on steroids
Hamilton
Spectator - 2010-06-16 15:42
Football players are to be scared
straight as a number of Canadian sporting agencies attempt to crack down on
doping in university sports.
'We currently test 3,000 Olympic, Paralympic and university
athletes, among others.
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Paralympians on qualification quest
Jamaica Gleaner
- 2010-06-16 15:33
The team, which consists of
veteran athletes Sylvia Grant, Alphanso Cunningham, Kevon Reid and Tanto
Campbell, is hoping to use these games to qualify
The team, which consists of veteran athletes Sylvia Grant, Alphanso
Cunningham, Kevon Reid and Tanto Campbell, is hoping to use these games to
qualify. ...for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World
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First Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update
J Sainsbury -
2010-06-16 14:55
Sainsbury's recognised as the UK's
largest retailer of higher welfare Freedom Food Sainsbury's values underpin
our goal to provide healthy, safe, fresh and tasty food at fair prices.
We announced our official sponsorship of the 2012 London Paralympics....We
will utilise our network of over 870 stores to help promote the Paralympic
Games in the run up to 2012:
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First Quarter Trading Statement for 12 weeks to 12
June 2010
J Sainsbury -
2010-06-16 14:55
Continued good sales performance;
accelerated growth strategy on track Total sales for first quarter up 7.6 per
cent (4.4 per cent excluding fuel)(1) Like-for-like sales for first quarter
up 4.6 per cent (1.
We are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles across all ages and
abilities and in May became the official sponsor of London 2012 Paralympic
Games which will offer fantastic opportunities for our
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Youth Ambassadors leading from the front
Scoop - 2010-06-16
14:50
at the best school day ever ?
LEADERSHIP DAY The Upper Hutt Youth Ambassadors are spearheading a youth
leadership development event on Wednesday 23 June from 8.30-3pm at Lane Park
in Upper Hutt.
Tom Hern, who played Baxter Cormack on Shortland Street and was the
producer of the film 'I'm Not Harry Jenson', is a confirmed keynote speaker
along with Paula Teseriero (Paralympics? Gold Medallist)
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Sarah Storey blogs Riding with an Ironman
Sportsister -
2010-06-16 14:33
Sarah Storey has taken time out of
her busy schedule to write for Sportsister about her cycling endeavours.
Riding alongside fellow Paralympians; Barney Storey and Jody Cundy
as well as Olympians Rebecca Romero and James Cracknell the start of the
first day involved official start photo?s before the ride
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House of Lords: 2012 Olympics
AOL UK -
2010-06-16 14:13
Recorded coverage of House of
Lords proceedings on Monday 14 June, including a debate on the preparations
for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
Recorded coverage of House of Lords proceedings on Monday 14 June, including
a debate on the preparations for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
in London.
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BVEP is appealing to the new government?s goals to
improve political support for events
Meetpie -
2010-06-16 14:06
The Business Visits & Events
Partnership is hoping to appeal to the new government?s goals of business
development, employment and community with its new Meetings & Events
Manifesto for Britain.
benefits of the London 2012 and Paralympic Games are fully
optimised through the promotion of Britain as a leading destination for
events The encouragement of high operating standards and sector
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Sainsbury's follows Tesco in being hit by low food
price inflation
In The
News.co.uk - 2010-06-16 13:56
Sainsbury's has announced today it
saw only a small rise in quarterly sales due to low food price inflation and
high fuel costs.
"We are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles across all ages and
abilities and in May became the official sponsor of London 2012 Paralympic
Games which will offer fantastic opportunities for our customers and
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Media Advisory: 15th Ministerial Conference on the
Canadian Francophonie in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, June 22
NewsBlaze -
2010-06-16 12:05
and 23, 2010 YELLOWKNIFE,
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - (Marketwire - June 16, 2010) - Federal, provincial,
and territorial government ministers responsible
Paralympic Winter Games, Francophone immigration, and progress
on implementing French training projects in the field of justice.
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Sainsbury?s sees sales grow at slow pace
Marketing Week
- 2010-06-16 11:42
Sainsbury?s has reported a 7.6%
increase in total sales in the 12 weeks to 12 June, buoyed by the success of
its Nectar card loyalty scheme and its
Sainsbury?s has reported a 7.6% increase in total sales in the 12 weeks to
12 June, buoyed by the success of its Nectar card loyalty scheme and its.
...sponsorship of the 2012 Paralympic Games, but has cautioned
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Stars turn out for Lucian
Music Week -
2010-06-16 11:41
A star-studded audience ranging
from Amy Winehouse to Lord Mandelson turned out last night for a send-off for
Lucian Grainge ahead of him leaving London to become Universal Group CEO in
New York.
A deal was announced last month in which Universal has been made the
'music licensee' for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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VisitBritain welcomes 2012 Games tourism legacy
challenge
Travelio.net -
2010-06-16 11:31
Sandie Dawe, CEO of VisitBritain,
the national tourism agency, said: 'We are delighted that our new Secretary
of State has prioritised the delivery of a lasting tourism legacy from our
hosting of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
'We are delighted that our new Secretary of State has prioritised the
delivery of a lasting tourism legacy from our hosting of the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.'...The Olympic and Paralympics Games...
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EK school welcomes Commonwealth Games hopeful.
East Kilbride
News - 2010-06-16 11:24
by Lynda Nicol, East Kilbride News
AN EAST Kilbride primary school welcomed a Commonwealth Games hopeful to the
school this week to show him what pupils and staff are doing to mark Green
Britain Day later this month.
Leading British athletes are joining forces with the company, the first
sustainable energy partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, to visit some of Britain?s most sustainable schools in
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Guide to the 2012 Olympic Venues in the UK
Suite101.com -
2010-06-16 11:02
The 2012 are officially being
staged in London, England, the capital city of the United Kingdom. The 26
different sports and their various disciplines will be held in a number of
different venues across the city and in other parts of the south of the UK.
Here the opening and closing ceremonies will be held, along with the
athletic events for both the Summer Olympics and the Paralympics....The
new Aquatic Centre will be the venue for diving and swimming Olympic and Paralympic...
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Canberra AIS Facts
EHow.com -
2010-06-16 10:35
Australia's prime minister, the
Right Honorable Malcolm Fraser, set up the Australian Institute of Sport in
1981 after Australia failed to win any gold medals at the 1976 Montreal
Olympic Games.
The AIS has help to develop and support athletes that have become Olympic
and Paralympic medalists, NBA basketball players, tennis stars and
Premier League football players....Disabled athletes can train for the
Paralympic...
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Greenpeace warns Olympic chiefs over BP partnership
Marketing Week
- 2010-06-16 10:22
Greenpeace has warned London
Olympic chiefs that the 2012 Games risk being ?tarnished? by their
partnership with BP.
Greenpeace has warned London Olympic chiefs that the 2012 Games risk being
?tarnished? by their partnership with BP.The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Locog) is continuing
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Deloitte Ride Across Britain Cyclists Cheered into
England
British
Paralympic Association - 2010-06-16 10:08
There were bagpipes and primary
schoolchildren cheering Deloitte Ride Across Britain cyclists as they left
Gretna and made their way into England after spending the first
three-and-a-half days of the ride cycling through Scotland.
Paralympic gold medalist Jody Cundy took time out of the
ride today to visit Eaglesham Primary School in East Renfrewshire and
congratulate youngsters who have been awarded the Cycle Friendly Award Scheme
by
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State is 2nd for lightning injuries
Detroit Free
Press - 2010-06-16 09:46
BY ZLATI MEYER FREE PRESS STAFF
WRITER E-mail Army reservist Scot Severn was doing gate duty in the woods at
Camp Grayling when a summer thunderstorm approached. But the now 41-year-old
Caro resident doesn't remember the Aug.
Today, Severn is a father of three and an accomplished wheelchair athlete
who was a member of the U.S. track and field team in the 2008 Paralympic
Games in Beijing.
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$2.3M of damage to VANOC's fleet of vehicles during
Olympics
Vancouver 24
Hours - 2010-06-16 09:45
More than $2.3 million of damage
was done to VANOC's fleet of General Motors vehicles during the Olympics and
Paralympics.
More than $2.3 million of damage was done to VANOC's fleet of General
Motors vehicles during the Olympics and Paralympics.All 4,791 vehicles
in the VANOC fleet were gathered at one location and inspected by claims
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'Wire transfer loss' actually an error: VANOC
director
Vancouver 24
Hours - 2010-06-16 09:45
A hefty sum that shows up in City
of Vancouver accounts as a 'wire transfer loss' was actually a payment error,
claims the city's Olympic operations director. A list of 2009 payments by
city hall to VANOC includes a $25,147.25 cheque issued Dec.
A line-by-line list obtained under Freedom of Information showed the city
paid VANOC $7,549,748.14 to build the aquatic centre attached to the
Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Centre curling arena.
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: Boris Johnson wants to control future of London
2012 Olympic legacy
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-16 09:36
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year June 15 - London Mayor Boris Johnson wants to
control the future of the legacy of the Olympic Park after London has hosted
the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
London Mayor Boris Johnson wants to control the future of the legacy of
the Olympic Park after London has hosted the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
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Director's 1,008 mile charity trek
Humber Business
- 2010-06-16 09:11
FUNDRAISER: The director of a
Hull-based property agents has begun an 1,008-mile charity cycle ride down
the length of Britain.
The money raised will be divided between Help For Heroes, MacMillan Cancer
Support and Paralympics GB.
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