Gateway to victory: the 24th National Veterans Wheelchair Games--the world's largest annual wheelchair-sports event--was the beginning of more triumphs and achievements in the everyday lives of its athletes.
...what the NVWG has always been about for me. Twelve different Games in 14 years, 57 medals, 28 personal bests, and 11 different events. Some people don't keep track of these things, but I do. They are the tangibles we take home after the Games have ended. They...
September 1, 2004; Paraplegia News
Quest for the best: a new outlook about being a wheelchair user. Satisfaction of the need to compete. The spark for a change in attitude while adjusting to life after injury. It's the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the world's largest annual wheelchair-sports event.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is a story about life at its best. A full frontal. No holds...all really means how you live your life, not how you play the game--and reconnecting...been there. This is true, hard-core life. You serve, get a few scratches, then...and get blasted, Pleva says with a ...
October 1, 2008; Paraplegia News
Clinging to life on a mound of filth Thousands of West Midlands people have supported Sport Relief and next month many will take part in events to raise further cash. Mail reporter EMMA CULLWICK visited India to see at first hand how some of their money is being spent. In the first of three special reports she reports how it is being used in a bid to put a stop to exploitative child labour.
...upon your worst enemy - yet for children like Alamelu, it's an everyday reality. Dressed in rags, she is too poor to afford shoes. Instead...Our parents did it, now we do it. We are resigned to this life, we have no other choice." A few miles away in the village of...
June 21, 2006; Birmingham Mail
ORTS JARGON ABOUNDS IN EVERYDAY TALK
Sports is life, only better. That's why sports metaphors...drawn from sports and applied to everyday events - are so popular...another classic sports metaphor...hear lots of sports cliches and...vocabulary of sports metaphors and...
January 26, 2003; Dayton Daily News
Security Is Measured; Officials Struggle With Precautions For Everyday Events
...safely stage major sporting events such as the Super Bowl...Olympic Games. But mega-events aren't necessarily where...more vulnerable are the everyday, regular season games...of the country's major sports teams and venues struggling...the appropriate role of sports in honoring the more ...
September 11, 2002; The Washington Post
Olympic spirit thrives in everyday life
Olympic spirit thrives in everyday life TIANJIN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua...National Gala of Community Sports raised its curtain in...gymnastics/acrobatics, sports, body mechanics participated...the event, Award of "Sports and Community" by the...
September 19, 2006; Xinhua News Agency
The Joys of Everyday Black Life
...The 09-20-2000 The Joys Of Everyday Black Life It's a timeless image Granddaddy...NALED) in the best of Show, Sports Collectible category. The...aspects and joyful scenes of everyday Black life and customs in America. "The unique events, feelings and visual encounters...throughout my ...
September 20, 2000; New York Beacon, The
Venture into the territory of everyday life.
...market, budgets, arrests, meetings, laws, sports stars, census reports, business trends...second look at the people, places and events found in the territory of everyday. We're starting a new series today designed...occasionally focus on famous people or big-name events, but they'll most likely ...
June 27, 2006; Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO)
7 tips for everyday education.(using errands and events to teach)(Bringing Learning Home)(Brief Article)
...learn is to turn ordinary events into educational experiences...for slipping learning into everyday life: On the Road A car trip provides...lesson. In the Garden Some of life's best science lessons can...entail recording memorable events ( Susie threw up in the backseat...for a list of ...
September 1, 1998; Good Housekeeping
Lest We Forget: Artist Known for Celebrating the Joys of Everyday Black Life Finds Honor in "Developing a Winner"
...for Celebrating the Joys of Everyday Black Life Finds Honor in "Developing...NALED) in the Best of Show, Sports Collectible category. The...aspects and joyful scenes of everyday Black life and customs in America, challenging...won tradition. "The unique events, feelings and visual ...
September 12, 2000; Columbus Times
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