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September 9, 2008

Paige Larson: Day 9 in Beijing

So the weather is not all that great again, with rain in the night. Clouds since this morning, with a light misty rain falling off and on. It is still hot though, so not that bad.
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September 8, 2008

Beijing Photos from Deanna Schick

Check out Deanna's photo galle
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September 8, 2008

Deanna Schick Checks In

Sept 9 It feels like ages since I last wrote. The morning after the Opening Ceremonies (Sept 7) you could already feel the energy pick up around here. The Village is abuzz with activity...
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September 8, 2008

Article: Trying to find the mental edge in sports.

Judy Illes has an interesting look into the neuroscience aspects of sports in Today's Vancouver Sun: The intersection of science, technology, and human life creates new and interesting human possibilities.
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September 8, 2008

Misty's Team gets a Win over Netherlands

SportMedBC's Misty Thomas is playing for Canada's Wheelchair Basketball Team: Below is a description of their opening game. Canada Routs Netherlands to Open Beijing Paralympics
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September 8, 2008

Paige Larson on Day 9 in Beijing

Athletics has begun! Canada had 2 out of 3 athletes advance to semi-finals at the track this morning. The schedule is basically at the track in the morning 9 to noon, a break from then until 5 and continue on until 9 or 10.
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September 7, 2008

Paige Larson: On the Opening Ceremonies

RAIN - yes, it rained last night and this morning. Not only rain, but thunder and lightening!! It woke most of us up in the night and continued on until mid-morning. No rowing due to the lightening! They gave out rain jacket poncho things to everyone, so we were ok.
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September 6, 2008

Deanna Schick: On the Opening Ceremonies

I've been sitting here pondering how I will write about the Opening Ceremonies... It's not easy putting it to words. I've been involved in other games before and I have marched for my country, but I am a rookie at the Paralympics.
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September 6, 2008

Article Looks at Paralympic Funding

In a piece in the NY Times, Alan Schwarz look at Paralympian Tony Iniguez who is competing for the US in Beijing and also suing the USOC for discrimination over how it provides less equitable funding for disabled athletes than for their able bodied counterparts.
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September 6, 2008

4 BC Athletes on Wheelchair Rugby Team

Gary Kingston in today's Vancouver Sun has a look at the 4 BC members of Canada's Wheelchair Rugby Team at the Bejing Paralympics with a special profile on Surrey's Say Luangkhamdeng. "The physical nature, the speed, everything about it was exciting," Luangkhamdeng, a 31-year-old Surrey resident, said of the violent
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