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Winter Olympic Games
Vancouver Activists Explain Why They Protest the 2010 Olympics

  By Witnify • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Harjab Grewal and Harsha Walia of the Olympic Resistance Network and other activists explain why they and others are protesting the Olympics and the committee's exploitation of the host country's native residents. Continue reading

Tagged   Protest, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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2012 Summer Olympics
Performers Talk About Their Roles in the 2012 Closing Ceremony

  By Virginia Choi • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Andy Boot, participant of the 2010 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, conducts mini-interviews with his fellow performers assigned to the "Light Green Truck" routine. Continue reading

Tagged   2012 Summer Olympics, Athlete, Sports, Summer Olympic Games
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2012 Summer Olympics
Amancay Tapia on Being Part of London 2012's Closing Ceremony

  By Virginia Choi • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Amancay Tapia talks about being a placard bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Continue reading

Tagged   2012 Summer Olympics, Athlete, Sports, Summer Olympic Games
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2012 Summer Olympics
Behind the Scenes From London 2012's Closing Ceremony

  By Virginia Choi • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Adnan Hussain, who was a participant of the 2010 Summer Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, gives us a backstage look at the closing ceremony with his own video footage. Continue reading

Tagged   2012 Summer Olympics, Athlete, Sports, Summer Olympic Games
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2012 Summer Olympics
Behind the Scenes At the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony

  By Virginia Choi • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Amancay Tapia, a placard bearer during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, films the preparation happening backstage for the opening ceremony. Continue reading

Tagged   2012 Summer Olympics, Athlete, Sports, Summer Olympic Games
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Babe Ruth
Daughter's Fondest Memory of Her Dad

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Babe Ruth's daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, shares her fondest memory of her dad. Continue reading

Tagged   1930s, Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter on His Proudest Record

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Babe Ruth’s granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, tells a crowd about Ruth’s favorite record and discusses his career in baseball with the Boston Red Sox and NY Yankees.

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
That Time He Promised a Home Run to a Dying Kid

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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When Babe Ruth heard that a boy from New Jersey, Johnny Sylvester, was very ill after falling off a horse, he promised Johnny a home run. Mr. Ruth ended up running three home games that day. His daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, and author of the book “Babe and the Kid,” … Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
‘Anything That Promotes My Father is Just Absolutely Heaven for Me’

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Babe Ruth, talks about how her dad was a "wonderful" person–but a strict and disciplinary father. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Winter Olympic Games
Shaun White on the Olympics: ‘It Gives Everything Purpose’

  By Virginia Choi • February 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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American snowboarder and two-time gold medalist, Shaun White, talks about how the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics is an integral part of his life–whether he likes it or not. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Snowboarding, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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