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Can You Say Oops?
http://rant-your-head-off.com/ WordPress/ ?p=532For those of you who don’t know, The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune are sister publications, owned by the same company. So, when I saw a link over at Trust But Verify to a column by George Vescey on the IHT’s web site, I figured it must have been published over at on the Times’ website, too.
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Double amputee sprinter won appeal to run in the Olympics
http://www.singaporeathletics.com/ world-news/ oscar-pistoriusABC news story on Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius is a double-amputee sprinter specializing in 400m. He holds the 100, 200, and 400 meter Paralympic world record of 10.91, 21.58 and 46.56 seconds respectively Known as “Blade Runner” from his artificial lower legs, his legs were amputated halfway
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Celebrate " Dandyism" at the Dior family home
http://www.ivyparisnews.com/ 2008/ 05/ celebrate-dandy.htmlCelebrate " Dandyism" at the Dior Family Home Via AFP - Legendary dandy Oscar Wilde once declared "One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art," a sentiment endorsed by designer Christian Dior, who acknowledged dandyism as a significant influence on his fashion.
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Oscar Pistorius free to qualify for Olympics on prosthetics
http://www.engadget.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ oscar-pistorius-free-to-qualify-for-olymp…Filed under: Wearables Good news for the cyborgs in the crowd: the ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations that barred double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorious from a shot at the Olympics has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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On the cusp of a better world of sport
http://www.armchairgm.com/ Article:On_the_cusp_of_a_better_world_of_sportWe’re sitting on the cusp of something very big here. No, not Hideki Matsui’s porn collection. I’m talking about a new, more equal frontier of athletics. Yesterday, The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius can race in the Olympics, overturning an earlier ruling that said his prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage.
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Daily Steroid Dose
http://grg51.typepad.com/ steroid_nation/ 2008/ 05/ daily-steroi-11.html1, Oscar Pistorius gets a leg up on IAAF; cleared to run in Olympics. (ESPN) 2. Trevor Graham trial to start on Monday (Reuters) 3. Hunky Brazilian swimmer Gusmao given 2 years ban for doping. (The Guardian) 4. Hilton Head island woman receives package of unordered steroids. Will enter Ms Olympia contest soon.
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Israeli Ari Folman’s “Waltz with Bashir” at the Cannes Movies Festival
http://kafee.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ israeli-ari-folmans-waltz-with-bashir-…Israeli Ari Folman’s “Waltz with Bashir” at the Cannes Movies Festival Israeli filmmakers and directors remove taboos from the Israel-Arab wars and see them as valuable resources for anti war movies.The successful Beaufort, Oscar nominated movie in the categories of the best foreign movie, and
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Pistorius cleared Part 2
http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ pistorius-cleared-part-2.htmlViews from the running industry: Logic and implications Yesterday (or earlier today), depending on your location, we brought a preliminary response to the CAS ruling that will see the introduction of technology into running over the next 50 years (you can read this below, if you are receiving this as an email).
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Oscar Pistorius
http://www.mywimbledon2008.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ oscar-pistorius/I know this has nothing to do with Wimbledon 2008, but im sure we all can appreciate Oscar’s story! And who know’s what we could be seeing in Tennis soon! Double amputee Oscar Pistorius is free to compete against able-bodied athletes after winning an appeal.
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Amy ryan the office
http://weblog.insuranceslowprices.com/ amy-ryan-the-office/Amy ryan the officeFall Out Boys Jacksonian Revisionism. as a gratuity track for the bands new disc, live in phoenix (meaning performing live, not choosing to retire there), fall out houseservant recorded a cover of michael jacksons beat it.