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Handikappidrott,
Sverige (3 news)
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Citykliniken, ett växande företag i Norrköping
 Affärsliv -
2012-01-26 12:15
Torsdag 26/1) Ikväll kl. 17-20
firar Citykliniken i Norrköping AB med nyinvigning/öppet hus i lokalerna på
Olai kyrkogata 50. Leg.
Fredrik Brännström och Daniel Ekvall finns i dagsläget båda med runt alla
svenska handikapplandslagen till Paralympics i London 2012.
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Sverige ger bidrag till Wada
Folket -
2012-01-26 11:20
Sveriges regering har beslutat att
ge världsantidopningsbyrån Wada ett bidrag på motsvarande 841 000 kronor för
finansieringen av verksamheten 2012. I år prioriterar Wada insatser inför och
under OS och Paralympics. (TT)
I år prioriterar Wada insatser inför och under OS och Paralympics.
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Regeringen ger bidrag till Världsantidopningsbyrån
PIR -
2012-01-26 10:50
Regeringen har i dag beslutat att
124 422 US-dollar ges i bidrag till Världsantidopningsbyrån (WADA) för
finansiering av verksamheten 2012.
I år kommer WADA särskilt att prioritera insatser inför och under de
Olympiska spelen och Paralympics i London, samt utveckla
utbildningsprogrammet och forskningsverksamheten.
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Intl
news (26 news)
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Dedicated officer for disabled sports stars
The
Berwickshire News - 2012-01-26 11:34
Published on Thursday 26 January
2012 09:50 Budding disabled sports stars in Berwickshire are set to benefit
from the creation of a sports development officer for disability by the
Borders Sport and Leisure Trust (BSLT).
team have also just introduced a Paralympic 2012 Club for school
age children with physical, sensory or learning disabilities....It builds on
the hugely successful Paralympics Festival held in November 2011.
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Illegal Olympic parkers targeted
BBC - 2012-01-26
11:19
Spectators parking illegally in
Berkshire during the Olympics will be targeted by traffic wardens under plans
to be discussed later. Windsor and Maidenhead council chiefs are preparing
for when rowing and canoeing come to Eton Dorney Lake.
Dorney Lake, which is owned by Eton College, in Berkshire, will host the
Olympic and Paralympic rowing and flat water sprint canoeing
events....The Olympic competitions at Eton Dorney, which is based just over
the county border in Buckinghamshire, will run from 28 July till 11 August
and the Paralympic...
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Rolex Miami OCR - discards kick in
TheDailySail.com
- 2012-01-26 11:18
After two lighter opening days,
the wind finally got into double figures on Biscayne Bay for day three of the
Rolex Miami OCR. Results have also been rejigged today with a discard kicking
in.
After two lighter opening days, the wind finally got into double figures
on Biscayne Bay for day three of the Rolex Miami OCR. Results have also been
rejigged today with a discard kicking in.Frankly the turn-out at in Miami is
disappointing compared
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Rod McPhee: Not ringing true
Yorkshire
Evening Post - 2012-01-26 11:15
CARRYING THE TORCH: Lord Coe,
chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games.
Lord Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games.Published on Thursday 26 January 2012 08:06 Well,
just six months to go before the London Olympics and, like a lot of you out
there, I couldn't give a
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Local & Flintshire News: Cheshire children sing
anthem as part of Music Nation weekend
Flintshire
Chronicle - 2012-01-26 11:14
by Jo Henwood, CHILDREN from
across Cheshire are tuning in to London 2012.
and 4, presented by the BBC and the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, leading up to the London 2012
Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad.
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Paralympian joined by David Beckham for major
campaign
Swansea Sound -
2012-01-26 11:05
Swansea's Paralympic swimmer Ellie
Simmonds is being joined by David Beckham in a campaign to get children fit.
Swansea's Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds is being joined by
David Beckham in a campaign to get children fit.The sporting pair are
ambassadors to Sainsbury's Active Kids campaign, which was launched amid
concerns around children's activity and
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Roll of honour
This Is Exeter
- 2012-01-26 10:56
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Amateur
Team of the Year (Marks & Spencer): winner ? Devon County Cricket Club;
runner-up ? The Sinners.
Sonya Ellis, disability athletics coach; runners-up ?
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Eight Straight for Wheelchair Racing Great
IPC Athletics -
2012-01-26 10:43
Kurt Fearnley has begun his
Paralympic year with a bang after securing victory at the Oz Day 10km
wheelchair race in Sydney today. Fearnley crossed the line in 20.
Kurt Fearnley has begun his Paralympic year with a bang after
securing victory at the Oz Day 10km wheelchair race in Sydney today....He
believes today will set the tone for what is set to be a blockbuster year for
the three-time Paralympian. ?We were...
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£2,500 Olympics bonus for DLR staff
The Independent
- 2012-01-26 10:35
Alan Jones Thursday 26 January
2012 A "truly groundbreaking" pay deal was announced today which
union
Docklands Light Railway has agreed a 25% increase in the standard overtime
rate for around 550 employees over almost nine weeks during the Olympic and Paralympic
Games, guaranteeing a minimum of five hours overtime per week and a bonus
payment of
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Wells ski racer
York County
Coast Star - 2012-01-26 10:20
Bill allows people to refuse to
serve N.H.
Paralympics Alpine Skiing National Team as a member of the
Development Team....Adaptive Ski Team, National Sports Center for the
Disabled ski teams, and former Paralympians.
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Brits retain top spots
Sky Sports -
2012-01-26 10:17
More success on the seas as Brits
dominant for a third day Nick Demspey: Lead windsurfer in Miami Sky Bet are
offering all new customers a £10
Meanwhile four-time world champions Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell
have also retained the leader's jerseys in the SKUD Paralympic
class....Fellow Paralympians John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve
Thomas also continued to improve as they made their...
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Wetherill's 2012 place is officially confirmed
This Is
Plymouth - 2012-01-26 10:15
Thursday, January 26, 2012 TABLE
TENNIS: Torpoint table-tennis star David Wetherill has been officially
selected for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, it was announced last night.
Torpoint table-tennis star David Wetherill has been officially selected
for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, it was announced last
night.Wetherill, 22, is seen as one of the more experienced athletes in one
of the youngest squads in the world at the
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Dow fallout: London Olympics ethics commissioner
quits
Indian Express
- 2012-01-26 09:58
Sustainability Commissioner to the
London 2012 Olympics, Meredith Alexander, quit today in protest of the
sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical Company for its connection to the Bhopal
gas disaster.
Johnson to monitor the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG).
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Other sport
Dorset Echo -
2012-01-26 09:48
British stars make mark in Miami
8:32am Thursday 26th January 2012 in
the Paralympic SKUD class for the second day, with two sec- ond
places in Tuesday's races....Meanwhile, in the Paralympic classes, the
Sonar trio of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas are third ? the
same position occupied by Megan Pascoe in...
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To the Olympians, we are heroes
This Is Exeter
- 2012-01-26 09:40
Thursday, January 26, 2012 EXMOUTH
lifeguard David Tidball will be playing a major role at the London Olympics.
"It's a great shame that there isn't a paralympic triathlon
event this year.
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From tragedy to triumph
Wichita Falls
Times Record News - 2012-01-26 09:27
Brenda Jensen wears her bronze and
silver medals from two previous Paralympics. / Contributed photo Brenda
Jensen competes with the women's sitting volleyball team at the Paralympic
Games.
Brenda Jensen wears her bronze and silver medals from two previous Paralympics.
/ Contributed photo Brenda Jensen competes with the women's sitting
volleyball team at the Paralympic Games.The Paralympics
features competitive sports for people with
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Sky Investigation: Olympics Bill Tops 12bn
96.4 Eagle
Radio - 2012-01-26 08:57
The true cost of staging the 2012
Olympics is five times the figure given when London won the bid in 2005. A
Sky investigation has revealed the final cost for the Games will be more than
£12bn.
When London bid for the Games seven years ago the predicted cost of
staging the Olympics and Paralympics was put at £2.37bn.
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Entry for the Olympics
Law Society
Gazette - 2012-01-26 04:05
Thursday 26 January 2012 by Laura
Devine With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the
corner, UK government agencies have been working in tandem with national and
international Olympic committees to ensure that the much-anticipated events
will run as smoothly as possible. One vital task in these preparations has
been to set out the rules and procedures which will facilitate
Thursday 26 January 2012 by Laura Devine With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games just around the corner, UK government agencies have been working in
tandem with national and international Olympic committees to ensure that the
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Tesco's £5m deal for Olympic white water venue
builds legacy
The Independent
- 2012-01-26 01:35
Robin Scott-Elliot Thursday 26
January 2012 The Olympic white-water centre is set to become the first venue
to negotiate a deal for its post-Games naming rights.
The white-water centre is run by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, a
part-publicly funded body, who will also manage the Velodrome and the
adjacent BMX track and a hockey and tennis centre once the Paralympics
are completed in September.
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cockroft clocks world record in canberra
United Kingdom
Athletics - 2012-01-26 00:10
25 January 2012 Double World
Champion Hannah Cockroft (coach: Peter Eriksson) has broken the T34 400m
World Record in her first major event of the 2012 season when clocking
1:00.67 in the Summer Down Under Series in Canberra, Australia.
Peter Eriksson) has broken the T34 400m World Record in her first major
event of the 2012 season when clocking 1:00.67 in the Summer Down Under
Series in Canberra, Australia.It was an exciting start to her Paralympic
year and is - at last - a valid
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Whitehall to practise working from home for
Olympics
The Telegraph -
2012-01-25 23:54
Civil servants will be ordered to
work from home next month as part of a training exercise ahead of the
Olympics.
GETTY IMAGES By Robert Winnett , Political Editor 9:36PM GMT 25 Jan 2012
During the Games and the Paralympics, staff across Whitehall and the
public sector will be ordered not to commute to work for up to seven weeks to
prevent London's public
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Adam Hills: Inflatable
The Sydney
Morning Herald - 2012-01-25 23:49
Hills celebrates his 40th birthday
and his 21st year of being a stand-up comedian (''I've been telling jokes
longer than I've been having sex'') in this one-hour show recorded last year
at Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre.
This isn't a bad thing but it feels like a major gear change as he
reflects on the death of a good friend - but only for a few minutes - then
he's back on track with some very funny anecdotes about the Chinese Paralympics.
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Olympic watchdog official resigns
BBC -
2012-01-25 23:29
A commissioner for a body
monitoring the London 2012 Olympics has resigned over its links with Dow
Chemical. Meredith Alexander said she was quitting the 2012.
It describes itself as an independent body which "monitors and
assures the sustainability of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games" - essentially .
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WLB Olympic Transport & Security Update
West London
Business - 2012-01-25 23:16
Event: WLB Olympic Transport &
Security Update Date: February 2, 2012 Start Time: 7:30 am End Time: 10:30 am
Cost:£35 + VAT MEMBERS, £50 + VAT NON MEMBERS Organizer: Helen Peck Phone:
0208 607 2502 Email:
Bath Road, Hounslow, TW6 2AQ, United Kingdom Next summer the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games will be coming to town with 10.8 million
tickets on sale.
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Fifth International Shafallah Forum focuses on
rights of people with disabilities
Alwatan daily -
2012-01-25 23:14
"The World Health
Organization''s 2011 report estimates that there are now over one billion
persons with disabilities in the world.
"The World Health Organization''s 2011 report estimates that there
are now over one billion persons with disabilities in the world."
"There is an urgent need for disability to be taken into consideration
throughout all phases of humanitarian
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Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity Presents
"A Time for Innovation"
PR-USA.net -
2012-01-25 23:13
The Twin Cities will once again
host the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity March 20 through 22,
2012, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Keynote presentations will feature Carol Evans, president of Working
Mother Media and CEO of Diversity Best Practice; Stephen Frost, head of
Diversity & Inclusion, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games Ltd; and Sergio
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