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• Guinea's Basketball Sensation guinea's rising star Simone Keita is a young star of women’s’ basketball in Guinea, West Africa. Simone is a very tough inside player with an ability to dominate, provided she has the right coaching and development. Simone represents the Guinean national team, a team yet to be recognized on the FIBA Africa circuit. When she’s not studying, Simone trains every day under the sco... 18/01/2014 | 2 Comments | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Made In Hong Kong Christina's Cultural Journey Christina Domhardt is a half-German, half-Chinese Third Culture Kid (TCK) who has lived in Hong Kong, Bangkok, London and Melbourne. Currently residing in Hong Kong, she is learning hard and fast the challenges of being a Eurasian TCK in her own culture and in the workplace. Christina hopes that by sharing her experiences, she will be able to help those in simila... 25-11-2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Sam's Spectacular Oregonian Experience An American Cultural Opportunity To Savour A true Oregonian experience to savour sums up the two weeks I, Sam Waddington, spent on the Pacific Northwest of the USA this summer. From Saturday, 19 July to Sunday, August 3, with thanks to the organisation Mobility International USA (MIUSA), I found myself taking part in a variety of cultural activities. It really opened up my eyes to what can be a... 19-11-2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Havana Diplomacy Mission For US Collegians US collegians on baseball diplomacy tour in Cuba In Havana, Cuba, baseball balls and strikes, not politics, ruled the day on Wednesday at a baseball diamond in Havana, as last year's NCAA Division II championship team from the University of Tampa played an exhibition game against a Cuban youth squad. Peter Orsi, Associated Press reports; The visitors scraped out a hard-fought 2-1 win, but the ... 18/01/2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Aussie Mogul Skiing Hope Britteny Cox's Olympic Mogul Dream Britteny Cox is an Australian mogul skier, who grew up in the Victorian alpine resort of Falls Creek. Britteny was born on 29 September 1994 in Wodonga, Australia, into a mogul skiing environment and with her family passionate mogul skiers, she was always destined to excel at the highest level. Britteny was the youngest athlete to compete at the Vancouver 201... 28-01-2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Brazilian Fashion Supremo - Pedro Lourenco Spring 2014 Stunning Collection  Good news for people who enjoy feeling old and unaccomplished: Brazilian designer Pedro Lourenço launched his first collection at Paris Fashion Week, to resounding critical acclaim no less, when he was just 19. Now at the ripe old age of 23 he still loudly and deservedly buzzed about. Technique and technology influence much of his pieces, which incl... 08-02-2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Arianne's Luge Mission Arianne's Luge Mission Arianne Jones got her start in luge following the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, when she attended a summer recruitment camp at Canada Olympic Park. This slider has quickly progressed through the Canadian development system. After enjoying four solid seasons on the junior team, Arianne made her step to the World Cup squad last season. During a time when the... 28-01-2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Africa In Sochi 2014 The African Athletes Participating in the Olympic Games in Sochi Four African nations will participate in the winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, from February 7-23. Among them, the “usual” Moroccan and Algerian teams will compete, but there will also be a team from Togo and a skier from Zimbabwe. This article has been translated from French. Click here to read the original versi... 28/11/2013 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Be Inspired! Inspiration Helps You Focus Inspiration is an incredible source of positive emotions; It breeds enthusiasm, courage, fortitude, ingenuity and above all happiness. Take a few moments to think about who inspires you and why? You'll suddenly find yourself filled with a change of attitude as you think of the range of qualities this person has... or maybe you'll feel a little self doubt worrying th... 22-02-2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• French Alpine Star Alexis Pinturault Alpine skiing is a Winter Olympic sport in which the French typically make a strong showing, despite being kept off the podium in all ten events at 2010 Vancouver. France has a total of 43 medals in Olympic alpine competition -- including 15 golds -- and appears to hold a decent shot at accruing more in Sochi, due to the development of this young skier. Alexis Pinturault, who ... 28/11/2013 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Blaze Blaze is Cultural Olympiad Legacy project that works across Lancashire and the North West to create the next generation of cultural producers, artists and entrepreneurs. Blaze is working with young people from across Lancashire, Blackpool and the Fylde Coast to deliver a diverse programme of creative work. Blaze is supporting young people to take the lead as producers and innovators through tra... 28/11/2013 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• Dehli Festivals In Full Flow delhi Festival Week to Begin with sikh Lohri celebrations It's a festive week for several communities across India, with Lohri and the Assamese Bhogali feast celebrations having already taken place on Monday & Tuesday of this week. While many will be celebrating Lohri in the traditional way—dancing around a bonfire and singing folk songs in praise of Dulha Bhatti, the epic hero, the S... 14/01/2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog
  
• UK Houses of Parliament to Go Bananas! MP’s and Yorkshire schools join fairandfunky at the Houses of Parliament On Wednesday 26th February, West Yorkshire school children from Meltham CofE School, Upperthong School and Horbury Bridge Academy head to the Houses of Parliament to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight with fairandfunky. Yorkshire based business, fairandfunky is a Community Interest Company devising and delivering creativ... 21/01/2014 | Sport & Leisure | Blog