“Kids' Games awarded to Windsor” plus 2 more |
- Kids' Games awarded to Windsor
- Comcast Launches Summer Kids Lineup Across Multiple Platforms
- Zumba for Kids
| Kids' Games awarded to Windsor Posted: 28 Jun 2010 06:29 PM PDT WINDSOR, Ont. — Windsor will host the International Children's Games in June 2013, officials announced Monday in Bahrain. Mayor Eddie Francis travelled solo to the Persian Gulf nation — where the current games are taking place — to make a two-hour Power Point presentation and answer questions for the International Children's Games Committee. Children's games president Torsten Rasch and secretary-general Richard Smith had toured Windsor in January. Windsor was the only competing city invited to make a presentation to the committee, which unanimously voted to send the games to Ontario. Francis was in transit Monday and could not be reached. But Gordon Orr, marketing and communication officer for the City of Windsor, called the news tremendous. "This is a major coup for us, to bring in a signature sporting event like this to Windsor and Essex County," Orr said. "We have demonstrated in the past that we can host events of this magnitude in our city. And we hope to do it again in the future." Between 1,500 and 2,000 coaches, delegates and athletes, aged 12 to 15, will converge on the area for the Children's Games, the only youth sporting event sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee. The estimated cost for travel, food, lodging, competition and opening and closing ceremonies is $2.5 million. But Orr said that many family members of competitors also travel to the region, paying their own way. "The media attention we will generate by hosting the games will be monumental," Orr said. "We're going to be sending out invitations around the world and all eyes will be on Windsor and Essex County." International Children's Games in the recent past have featured such sports as soccer, tennis, volleyball, athletics, basketball, gymnastics and swimming. One problem, however: Windsor does not have an Olympic-sized pool, which is required for the International Children's Games. But Orr said the city will team up with the University of Windsor and St. Clair College and will pursue every opportunity in order to stage a world-class event. "I am thrilled that Windsor has been chosen host city for the 2013 International Children's Games," local MPP Dwight Duncan said. "This is another opportunity for Windsor to showcase itself to the world and bring visitors to our great city." Duncan, the province's finance minister, said that Ontario had not received a formal request to help build a 50-metre pool but that the province will consider any proposal Windsor might submit. Jeff Cowan, a teacher and swim coach with the Windsor-Essex Swim Team who made a presentation to city hall encouraging councillors to do what they could to bring the games here, believes a proper aquatics facility will boost swimming in the area. "It's fantastic for the area," Cowan said. "We've had swimmers move away because they don't feel our facilities are adequate. We've done well with the pools we have but we could do a lot better with a proper facility." Cowan said his wish list for an aquatics centre is: 50-metre pool, warm-up pool, ample seating along one wall, an exercise facility, and possibly a diving structure that includes a 10-metre platform. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Comcast Launches Summer Kids Lineup Across Multiple Platforms Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:00 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast announced the launch of its summer kids lineup On Demand and online today with thousands of kids programs available anytime including: kids TV series, new release and classics kids movies, family games, kids fitness, crafts, cooking, magic, dance and drawing lessons and other activities. Every month, customers watch more than 25 million hours of the 1,500 kids programs available On Demand – making kids content one of the most popular content categories On Demand. "We always have something for everyone in the family, and a lot of it," said Diana Kerekes, Vice President of Entertainment Services for Comcast. "We partner with top content providers to offer the best value and programming including movie collections, popular TV shows and online content you can watch on the go." This summer, Comcast's kids lineup includes:
Comcast summer kids lineup is part of the company's commitment to deliver more choice and control to its customers through its Xfinity services, which include 100+ HD channels, 50 to 70 foreign-language channels, On Demand video choices increasing to 25,000 and increased broadband speeds up to 50-100+ Mbps. Xfinity also offers thousands of online entertainment choices through Fancast Xfinity TV as well as applications that enable customers to program a DVR from the Internet or a mobile device, and cross-platform features like Caller ID to the TV and PC. About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA - News, CMCSK - News) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.5 million cable customers, 16.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.9 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:38 PM PDT It`s called Zumba for Kids and it's a new way to get kids off the couch, away from video games, and into fitness. Zumba for Kids is a Latin-based workout program that has easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program for kids ages 4 to 12. Zumba instructors say it's a great way to teach kids early on that working out can be fun. | Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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