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The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in
Singapore August 14-26, 2010. Approved in July 2007 by the International Olympic Committee, the new global event will
have teenage athletes - 14 to 18 years old - compete in the same sports as those at the "Professional" Olympic
Games. The inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be followed by the 2012 Winter YOG,
2014 Summer YOG, 2016 Winter YOG ... and so on ... in alternate years to the "Professional" Olympic Games.
Wait a minute, not so fast. The creation of the Youth
Olympic Games obviously gives the IOC and broadcasters a youth product to sell. But, is anyone concerned about the
young lives that run up against the commercial machine of the most powerful brand in the world? God Bless Nodar Kumaritashvili.
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
No Postings November 27-December 7, 2009 - Preparing for New Zealand Proceeding
Hearing date: 3 December 2009, 10 AM Venue: High
Court, Wellington, New Zealand
Birkenfeld v Bruce Anthony Kendall and Yachting New Zealand
CIV 2004-485-1657 High Court Wellington Registry The cause of action is grounded on a
catastrophic accident which occured at the 2002 Pre-Olympic Event in Athens, Greece. The accident involved
a New Zealand coach's power boat which ran over an athlete - leaving her with serious head injury. Information:
http://www.davidversus.org/ http://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/
Monday, November 23, 2009
Youth Olympic Games Merchandise Available
Article from AsiaOne News:
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their hands on official Singapore Youth Olympics merchandise with the opening of a first store at Orchard Road. The store, located at Basement 2, Ngee Ann City, will sell its first batch of merchandise, includes more than 50
designs. Imagery of the Games' mascots, Lyo and Merly, which were introduced yesterday, will also
be featured on many of the items. Items available in the 80 square feet store range from plush toys to polo shirts and water bottles. Prices range
from $7.90 to $149.90.The full range of Singapore 2010 merchandise includes around 500 designs
and will be available in batches before August 2010. In the coming weeks, more merchandise outlets
will be open to the general public. In the month of December 2009, a merchandise outlet will open at ION Orchard Basement
3. Other outlets in the pipeline include selected post offices. Those
who wish to shop online can also visit the upcoming web store, which will be hosted at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic
Games website at www.singapore2010.sg.
link: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20091122-181537.html
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Maritime Shipping Sponsor Provides a Few More Emissions - Cargo Transportation to Singapore from 200 National Olympic Committees
Press
release from the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee:
PSA comes onboard as Official Maritime &
Shipping Sponsor | | 17 Nov 2009 | | |
The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) and PSA have signed a sponsorship agreement, under
which PSA will be the Official Maritime and Shipping Sponsor for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in Singapore
in August 2010. PSA will work with SYOGOC's appointed logistics service
providers to facilitate the handling of containers carrying Games-related equipment coming by sea to Singapore from over 200
National Olympic Committees. In addition, PSA will provide billboard space to promote Singapore 2010 along Keppel Road and
Tanjong Pagar Road. The prominent billboards will increase visibility of the Games and generate more buzz for this eagerly-awaited
event. The Chief Executive Officer of SYOGOC welcomes PSA’s
support. Said Mr Goh Kee Nguan, "We are delighted to partner PSA as our Official Maritime and Shipping Sponsor. With
PSA's vast experience in container terminal handling, we can be assured that containers will be handled in a professional
and efficient way. This complements our vision to successfully stage the inaugural YOG and we value PSA as our partner." On PSA's support of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, its Chief Executive
Officer for Southeast Asia and Singapore Terminals, Mr Kuah Boon Wee, said, "As a Singapore icon ourselves, PSA is honoured
to partner the SYOGOC in bringing the world’s first YOG to Singapore, indeed a milestone in our nation's history."
link: http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_news/en_media_releases/en_20091117_PSA_comes_onboard_as_official_maritime_and_shipping_sponsor.html |
Monday, November 16, 2009
United States Youth Olympic Team Member in Taekwondo started "when he was only 5-years old"
 ABC 7 News WLS-TV filed a video about a local youth selected for the United States Youth Olympics Games team. Link to video: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/sports&id=7117886By Theresa Gutierrez November 13, 2009 (WLS) -- Gregory
English of Chicago is a high school freshman who also studies taekwondo. And he's gotten good at it. So good -- in
fact -- that he is now a member of the United States Youth Olympic team. English, 14, a freshman in the Morgan Park
International Baccalaureate Program, is committed to being a good student. His passion is excelling in the sport of taekwondo.
He started playing when he was only 5-years old. Last Friday, English was one of six athletes selected during the Youth
Olympic Games team trials at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center.
Full story and video
at http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/sports&id=7117886
Friday, November 13, 2009
Results of Youth Olympic Games Trials for Taekwondo
Fri, November 13, 2009 | link
Monday, November 9, 2009
Anita DeFranz, IOC member since 1986, Questions the Youth Olympic Games
Mon, November 9, 2009 | link
Friday, November 6, 2009
Update on Preparations for 2010 Youth Olympic Games Sailing Events
 As reported on the International Sailng Federation website: Edwin Low, Competition Manager for the sailing events
at Singapore 2010, provides an update on the preparations for inaugural Youth Olympic Games being held next August. Edwin Low is SinaporeSailing’s Secretary General and also the Competition Manager responsible
for the sailing events at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the inaugural YOG taking place in Singapore next August. We spoke to Low during the lunch break at today’s ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship Sub-committee in Busan,
Korea, a championship of which Low says “we place a lot of emphasis on in Singapore. I’m very keen to see this
event go on and become more successful.” However for now, the Youth Olympic Games is where he is focussing
most of his energies. The inaugural YOG takes place in Singapore from 14-26 August next year, just two and half years after
Singapore were chosen as host city (compared to seven years for London 2012). Four sailing events are included on the YOG
programme for 2010 featuring a total of 100 sailors aged between 15-16:
Boys Windsurfer – Techno 293
Boys
1 Person Dinghy – Byte CII
Girls Windsurfer – Techno 293
Girls 1 Person Dinghy – Byte CII
Could you give us an update on how preparations are going for next August?
Well, we’ve
done quite a fair amount in the short time we’ve had! One thing is for sure, the venue preparation has been done. The
team back home has been working well and everything is ready to go. They [the operations team] are going to start moving in
as early as the 13 June to get the place set up.
On the sailing side I think we are as ready as we can be, at
the moment we're approval of the personnel by ISAF which we’re expecting pretty soon. Other than that, it’s
just waiting for it to happen.
How have you tested the venue?
We’ve used local
regattas and recently we hosted the Asian Youth Games, which was the test event for the YOG. It went really well. [Across
the four Youth Olympic Games events, Thailand won two gold medals, Singapore and China one apiece. Other nations to win medals
were Malaysia and Korea.]
What conditions can the sailors expect when they get to Singapore in 2010?
I think in August the wind should be pretty stable. Past years we’ve had between 8-12 knots – something
in this region. Weather wise it should be okay, perhaps occasional showers, but in this period we should avoid the tropical
storms. The waters are flat and easy to sail. Getting to the race site should be easy as the race courses are just a stone’s
throw from the venue.
And in Singapore itself, what’s the general feeling toward the event? Is there
a lot of excitement being generated?
Amongst the sports fraternity for sure. For the man on the street,
I guess we’ll have to wait for it to come nearer before the excitement builds. I think personally, it’s a fantastic
event to host. For me, I think probably I’ll never see something like this on our shores again. So I think it’s
fantastic and I’m really looking forward to it.
link: http://www.sailing.org/30218.php
Monday, November 2, 2009
25% of the Ice Present on Mount Kilimanjaro in 2000 was Gone by 2007
As reported on Yahoo.com Nov. 2, 2009:
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON – The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African
mountain's white peak — made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway — is rapidly melting, researchers report. Some 85 percent of the ice that made up the mountaintop glaciers in 1912 was gone by 2007, researchers
led by paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson
of Ohio
State University report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And more
than a quarter of the ice present in 2000 was gone by 2007.
link to full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_sc/us_sci_snows_of_kilimanjaro
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