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Winning gold medal helps Brian McKeever remembers why he keeps racing
Jim Morris, THE CANADIAN PRESS WHISTLER, B.C. – Brian McKeever will never forget his Olympic disappointment, but the Paralympic gold medal he won Monday helped remind him why he keeps racing. Mc… more →
My Side of the Street
A Modern-Day 'Miracle' Revisited
wrote 3 weeks ago: macronicity.com – In starting this blog on macronicity I selected events that were of global … more →
Cactus Club lights Olympic Cauldron to celebrate new location
wrote 2 months ago: The Cactus Club opened its new location with a gesture usually reserved for the Vancouver Olympic Ga … more →
USA Curling Olympic Preparation & Video Resources
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wrote 2 months ago: Between December 2008 and August 2010 I worked with USA Curling to give sport psychology support to … more →
Brian Jones' Birthday (No Relation To Mike, His Was Yesterday): This Day In Classic Rock [Video]
wrote 2 months ago: Police in Liverpool were called to the Cavern Club today in 1966, to haul off over 100 music fans wh … more →
Vail's Vonn Declares Surgery On Knee A 'Success'
wrote 3 months ago: VAIL, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Skier Lindsey Vonn says surgery on her knee went well on Sunday and th … more →
The One And Only
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wrote 4 months ago: One would think that someone would have wanted the McBarge Courtesy of The Presurfer, my first choic … more →
Thrifting in Kitsilano
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wrote 6 months ago: Last week I had the opportunity to spend a morning in Vancouver in the Kitsilano area, so I checked … more →
Do you believe in Thrift Faeries?
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wrote 7 months ago: I do. Every once in a while, I feel like the thrift faeries can foresee the future and they stay my … more →
Chief calls on RCMP to sort out allegations against former Olympic chief
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wrote 7 months ago: By James Keller and Dene Moore, The Canadian Press, September 28, 2012 John Furlong with his lawyer … more →
The Friendship between Canada and the United States
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wrote 8 months ago: My Mom forwarded this clip to me. It was broadcasted during the Vancouver Olympics by Tom Brokaw. He … more →
Ugly Americans? Loud Beach Volleyball Shorts Give Loudmouth an Olympic Spike
wrote 9 months ago: While Roger Murphy, a financial adviser from South London, is watching Americans Todd Rodgers and Ph … more →
[Podcast] London Plays Games, Part I
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wrote 9 months ago: London Plays Games: Olympics History, Civil Liberties, and the Militarization of Public Space Subscr … more →
No vodka for Russian athletes? Say it ain't so...
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wrote 9 months ago: Get this: The entire Russian delegation—not just Olympic athletes but coaches, assistants…the entire … more →
Celebration Capitalism - Jules Boykoff at Birkbeck, 17 July
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wrote 11 months ago: Celebration Capitalism: The London Olympics and Its Discontents 17 July 2012 – 6-8pm Room 532, … more →
Samsung to Announce Next Galaxy at London Event on May 3
wrote 1 year ago: Aiming to capitalize on its Olympic partnership, Samsung plans to launch the next version of its fla … more →
Prostitutes at risk during the Olympics, Vancouver-based study says
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wrote 1 year ago: British authorities should develop a public-health plan to protect London’s prostitutes during the O … more →
Own the Podium: Is the program necessary past a Vancouver Olympics era?
wrote 1 year ago: Christine Girard is used to carrying weight on her shoulders. The professional weightlifter has been … more →
The Oscars Blame Canada
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s an Oscar roundup from someone who doesn’t care about the Oscars. At least not thi … more →
A Proclamation ~ Province of BC
wrote 1 year ago: WHEREAS The Province of British Columbia recognizes that the health, safety and well being of all an … more →
