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- 1From:British Journal of Sports Medicine (Vol. 36, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAs I write this warm up, the 2002 Winter Olympics are in full flight at Salt Lake City, Utah. The media response has been rapid and savage. Already dubbed "the Unfriendly Games", the overwhelming security at the venues...
- 2From:Advances in Meteorology (Vol. 2022) Peer-ReviewedToday, among the existing numerical weather prediction models, those detailing target classifications have been sufficiently explored; however, there are still many weather forecasting goals and needs, and research from...
- 3From:Northwest Review (Vol. 47, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedIn the 69 kilogram weight class, the Bulgarian, Boevski, is the world record holder. He cannot be beaten. At least, not by Sawara Mohammed. Mohammed, at 26, has shoveled cement longer than he cares to remember. In...
- 4From:Palaestra (Vol. 25, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedVancouver, BC, Canada, welcomed more than 500 athletes from 44 countries at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. The competition featured 64 events in five sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, Nordic (cross-country) skiing,...
- 5From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 26, Issue 33) Peer-ReviewedWith 100 days to go until the start of the London Olympics, a government initiative has been criticised for failing to guarantee that 300,000 NHS staff become physically active before the games. The Department of...
- 6From:Nature Medicine (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedMarijuana is so widely sold in Vancouver, the host of this year's Winter Olympic Games, that the city has earned the nickname 'Vansterdam'. But Olympic officials will be on the lookout for other sorts of drugs this...
- 7From:Proceedings: International Symposium for Olympic ResearchThe concept of leveraging captures a burgeoning dynamic in the inter-city competition for hosting sporting mega-events. Leveraging refers to the possibility that sporting mega-events enable hosts to amend, fast-track,...
- 8From:Proceedings: International Symposium for Olympic ResearchThis study examines how the western liberal idea of Olympism could have a positive impact upon non-western cultures. The research examines the background of non-western cultures and the problems they face and how the...
- 9From:Design WeekThe use of design will be 'absolutely key' to the sustainability efforts of the 2012 Olympic Games. So says the chairman of the newly established Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, Shaun McCarthy, in an...
- 10From:Design WeekAs the London 2012 organisers and Wolff Olins get their thoughts together on how to deal with the negative reaction to this week's #400 000 branding launch, the work continues to invite widespread condemnation. At...
- 11From:Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies (Vol. 15) Peer-ReviewedCesar R. Torres, "The Latin American 'Olympic Explosion' of the 1920s: Causes and Consequences," The International Journal of the History of Sport 23, no. 7 (November 2006), pp. 1088-1111. Reviewed by Megan Popovic....
- 12From:Proceedings: International Symposium for Olympic ResearchOn February 24, 2006, the Canadian men's curling team competed for Olympic gold in Pinerolo, Italy. The team included two members from the island of Newfoundland, two from Labrador, and one resident of New Brunswick....
- 13From:Design WeekThe Olympics may be seven years away from hitting London, but plans are already underway to outline how best the UK's #75bn tourism industry can benefit from it. Last week, key players from the tourism industry -...
- 14From:School Library Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 6)* MACY, Sue. Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics. 96p. map. photos. reprods. further reading, index. Web sites. CIP. National Geographic. June 2004. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-7922-6667-6;...
- 15From:Design Week (Vol. 19, Issue 48)AFTER the controversial selection of its primary marque last year, the London 2012 Olympic bid campaign has unveiled its 600-page official Candidature File, designed by Navyblue. The group was appointed following a...
- 16From:Palaestra (Vol. 19, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAudiences from around the world will be captivated next year as 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches from 250 international delegations descend on the island of Ireland to participate in what will be the largest sporting...
- 17From:Scholastic Update (Vol. 120, Issue 17) Peer-ReviewedTHE "JOs": TODAY'S YOUNG HEROES, TOMORROW'S SUPERSTARS The AAU/USA Junior Olympics have been turning out future world-class athletes since 1948. Magic Johnson, Mary Decker-Slaney. Carl Lewis, Cheryl Miller, Greg...
- 18From:Palaestra (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWith almost 6,000 athletes, ranging in ages from 8 - 69, representing all 50 states, District of Columbia, 3 U.S. Territories, and over 100 countries, tremendous opportunities existed for increasing understanding of...
- 19From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week2018 APR 28 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Data detailed on Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity have been presented. According to news...
- 20From:American Libraries (Vol. 41, Issue 3)CANADA (1) To welcome visitors to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver February 12-28, the suburban Richmond (B.C.) Public Library rebranded itself as an International Living Room where sports fans could catch up on...