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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Waddell: No Thrashers placed bets | ajc.com
Thrashers general manager Don Waddell said an internal investigation concluded that no members of the team placed bets with the gambling ring alleged to have been run by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet.
Waddell said the rehab for Vigier, who requires surgery, would be four or five months.
Waddell said the initial hope was that the injury would get better on its own, but time has proven that is not the case.
www.ajc.com /thrashers/content/sports/thrashers/stories/0212thrashnot.html   (372 words)

  
  Waddell Beach
Rob Waddell, nicknamed ''V-12'', (born 7 January 1975) is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby player.
Waddell then moved to provincial politics, serving in several positions in the British Columbia NDP governments of the 1990s, including minister of small business and then minister of tourism under Glen Clark, and minister of the environment under Ujjal Dosanjh.
Waddell had an excellent fastball, a sharp-breaking curve, a screwball and superb control (his strikeout-to-walk ratio was almost 3-to-1).
www.artistbooking.com /trips/219/waddell-beach.html   (536 words)

  
 Rob Waddell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert ("Rob") Norman Waddell, nicknamed V-12, (born January 7, 1975 in Te Kuiti) is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby player.
During his World Championship period, Waddell had several closely contested races with Xeno Müller, the 1996 Summer Olympics champion.
At the Olympics, Waddell and Müller dramatically traded the lead over the last half of the course before Waddell finally pulled away to win the gold medal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rob_Waddell   (214 words)

  
 XTRAMSN: Waddell Not Defending Olympic Title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rowing gold medallist Rob Waddell will not be defending his single sculls crown at the Athens Olympics this year.
Waddell says there is not enough time to reach the peak fitness levels required for the final Olympic qualifying regatta in Lucerne in June.
Waddell hasn't rowed since his Sydney victory and says he would have to have been back in the boat six months ago to have given Athens a serious shot.
xtramsn.co.nz /news/0,,12078-2988859-45_12021_true,00.html   (95 words)

  
 Rob Waddell - Speakers New Zealand. One of many celebrity speakers available
Rob Waddell rowed his way to the World Championship title in the single sculls 2000m event in Germany in 1998.
In the 2001 NZ honours list Rob was awarded the Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his services to rowing.
Rob is an excellent role model who has clearly demonstrated the benefits of applying his management and planning skills, and what can be achieved through preparation, training and determination.
www.liveupdater.com /speakers/livearticle.asp?ArtID=42361099   (407 words)

  
 TIME Pacific | Rob Waddell | September 18, 2000
Rob waddell gets a certain look in his eyes when he means to win.
Waddell carries the hopes of a sports-mad nation on his shoulders.
In a 2,000-m race that is a sprint from start to finish, Waddell has a genetic edge for the agonizing final 500 m.
www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20000918/robwaddell.html   (810 words)

  
 Waddell Rob - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Born Robert Norman Waddell to farming parents in Te Kuiti, he...
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au.encarta.msn.com /Waddell_Rob.html   (93 words)

  
 JS Online: Testing its metal: Tour howling through its first decade
Waddell covers the touring industry for the biweekly magazine and has seen more than one package tour crash and burn, from last year's Lollapalooza to this year's aborted Zooma outing.
Waddell and 5 agreed that Ozzfest has survived because of its fans.
While Ozzfest is most often compared with the long-running punk tour Warped, now in its 11th season, Billboard's Waddell says a more accurate parallel may be with a genre more commonly associated with hemp wear, tie-dye, peace, love and the munchies.
www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=345843&format=print   (750 words)

  
 Rob Waddell - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Rob Waddell, nicknamed V-12, (born 7 January 1975) is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby player.
Waddell won the single scull at the rowing World Championships in 1998 and 1999 and a gold medal in the single scull at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He later joined Team New Zealand as a grinder for the America's Cup 2003.
www.music.us /education/R/Rob-Waddell.htm   (283 words)

  
 Lucy in the News
Waddell blitzed all contenders, but Lawless was in a tight race with Women's Refuge head Merepeka Raukawa-Tait until hundreds of last-minute votes flooded in for the Xena star.
Man of the Year Rob Waddell will be remembered for the glorious moment in September when he single-handedly restored the nation's Olympic pride by winning gold in Sydney.
Since September, Waddell, who has a management degree from Waikato University, has enjoyed spending time out of the water and is looking forward to donning a suit and tie in February when he begins work for financial consultancy firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Hamilton.
www.warriorprincess.com /Lucy/newsarticles/news_nzh_010101.html   (475 words)

  
 World Champ Rob Waddell In City - Christchurch City Council Media Release, 2001
World rowing champion and current Sportsman of the Year Rob Waddell will be in Christchurch at the end of March.
Rob, who has just joined Team New Zealand, the America’s Cup holder, says he is excited to be coming to Christchurch for the big event.
The convention, organised by the Christchurch City Council’s Queen Elizabeth II Sport and Leisure Centre, is targeted at fitness and health professionals as well as those wanting an insight into the latest sports technology and education.
archived.ccc.govt.nz /MediaReleases/2001/February/RobWaddell.asp   (277 words)

  
 Speaker Information for Rob Waddell at Celebrity Speakers (NZ) Ltd
Rob Waddell rowed his way to the World Championship title in the single sculls 2000m event in Germany in 1998.
In the 2001 NZ honours list Rob was awarded the Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his services to rowing.
Rob is an excellent role model who has clearly demonstrated the benefits of applying his management and planning skills, and what can be achieved through preparation, training and determination.
www.celebspeakers.com /Templates/Speaker_Detail.cfm?Speaker_ID=672   (429 words)

  
 Golden Key International Honour Society - Honrary Members
Rob is probably best known for winning a Gold Medal for New Zealand in the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Rob is not only a sportsman but has a Bachelor in Management Studies with first class honours, majoring in marketing and Japanese, from the University of Waikato.
Rob is a firm supporter of his wife, Sonia, who has also represented New Zealand at the Olympic games.
goldenkey.waikato.ac.nz /honor/Rob_Waddell.html   (179 words)

  
 row2k Exclusive: "Welcome to Boston. Now go home." -- A Kiwi's Fruitless Search for Nectar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A growing group of disgruntled would-be patrons (including a half-dozen *Irish*-Irish) milled about on the sidewalk contemplating their options as the grouchy bouncer patrolled his territory with the calm certainty of a large man in command of a platoon of beefy assistants.
Sonia was permitted entry to the bar on the strength of her New Zealand passport, but Rob's foreign drivers' license didn't satisfy the gruff gatekeeper, and Rob was stopped at the door.
The winsome Sonia got nowhere when she pointed out who this distinguished visitor was by pulling a much-coveted Charles medal from around her husband's neck.
www.row2k.com /hotc/nectar.shtml   (430 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Sports :: Harvard and Radcliffe Crews Host Head of the Charles
In the three-mile event, Olympic gold medallist Rob Waddell raced to a first-place finish in a time of 18:20.89.
Karsten was third today in the longer distance, finishing in a time of 20:30.67, while Sonya Waddell, the husband of Rob Waddell, improved on her sixth-place Olympic result to finish second yesterday, 11 seconds off the pace in the three-mile race.
Sunday was a day for New Zealand and the Waddell family to shine atop the rowing world.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=101960   (1569 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Waddell abandons Olympic defence
Waddell won Olympic gold in the single sculls in Sydney
Olympic and world champion rower Rob Waddell of New Zealand will not defend his single sculls title at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens.
Waddell also took up rugby and won provincial representative honors.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/3387969.stm   (156 words)

  
 Rob Waddell and the IBM Software Solutions Showcase
Olympic rower and America's Cup yachtsman Rob Waddell is a familiar name to many.
Join IBM, Rob, and ten IBM Business Partners showcasing their solutions at this event in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland next week, and you'll learn that with the right approach you really can do anything…
Olympic rower and America’s Cup yachtsman Rob Wadell is a familiar name to many.
www.istart.co.nz /index/HM20/AL22140/AR24971   (315 words)

  
 Team New Zealand
Top rower Rob Waddell, Olympic gold medallist in Sydney in the single scull, joins Team New Zealand to get the grinder's job.
Rob Waddell had to beat another rower, a national judoka, a body-builder and a national strongman titleholder.
At 115kg, Waddell is the heaviest sailor at Team.
www.cupineurope.com /LatestNews/TeamNZ-LN1.htm   (2341 words)

  
 Scoop: SCOOP Olympic Update, Saturday, 23 Sept, 2000
A GOLD MEDAL has been hung around the neck of world-champion rower Rob Waddell who earned the title of New Zealand's first Olympic champion at Sydney 2000 with an awesome display of power to decimate his opponents in today's single sculls at Penrith Lakes.
Waddell, who has been described as having a V8 compared to the four cylinders of most of his opponents, got off to an excellent start to have a lead at 200 metres.
With the 2metre tall 97 kiogram Waddell using his formidable physique to superb effect he surged into the front and while the powerfully built Muller strained and heaved he could not match the Kiwi whose destiny was to deliver New Zealand it's finest moment of glory at the 27th Olympiad.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/HL0009/S00158.htm   (1131 words)

  
 UBS - Archive
Talking of Olympic stars, Team New Zealand is rightly proud to have in its ranks rowing gold medallist Rob Waddell.
Waddell’s body shape has changed dramatically to accommodate his new function as an America’s Cup grinder.
From rowing, where the main strength is in the legs, he has packed on upper body muscle.
www.ubs.com /1/e/about/sponsor/news/archive/archive1?newsId=58183   (844 words)

  
 Rowers World: View topic - Rob Waddell to do a Xeno and row for GB
Rowers World: View topic - Rob Waddell to do a Xeno and row for GB Home / Classic BB / Photos
Rob Waddell to do a Xeno and row for GB
Apparently Rob wants to scull in Athens, but New Zealand have already finished trialing.
rowersworld.com /Community/viewtopic.php?t=1682   (190 words)

  
 Scoop: World Champ Rod Waddell In City
World rowing champion and current Sportsman of the Year Rod Waddell will be in Christchurch at the end of March.
Rob, who has just joined Team New Zealand, the America’s Cup holder, says he is excited to be coming to Christchurch for the big event.
The convention, organised by the Christchurch City Council’s Queen Elizabeth II Sport and Leisure Centre, is targeted at fitness and health professionals as well as those wanting an insight into the latest sports technology and education.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/AK0102/S00046.htm   (1198 words)

  
 Porter third, McBean sixth in sculling finals
 ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Rob Waddell of New Zealand won his second straight single sculls title and Canada's Derek Porter took the bronze medal at the world rowing championships today.
 Porter briefly edged into the lead at the 500-metre mark, but Waddell began pulling away from the others just past the 1,000-metre mark of the 2,000-metre race and finished in six minutes 36.68 seconds.
Sonia Waddell of New Zealand, the wife of the men's winner, was fifth in 7:28.38.
www.canoe.ca /WorldRowingChampionships/aug28_por.html   (371 words)

  
 Champion rowing couple pitch in for community road safety
Already stars on the water, Olympic athletes Rob and Sonia Waddell are using their celebrity status to good effect on dry land, getting behind a recent road safety community awareness day in Lower Hutt.
Ms Hazelwood said she hoped the Waddell's participation in the programme could raise awareness of issues like drink-driving and restraint use, and boost the local profile of road safety in general.
"Using positive role models like Rob and Sonia can work really well, and they were both happy to oblige," she said.
www.ltsa.govt.nz /publications/rsnz/2000/dec-07.html   (322 words)

  
 Exceptions to the Rule (Legg Mason, BlackRock, Waddell & Reed) | SmartMoney.com
Even Waddell & Reed (WDR), one of the group's laggards, has tacked on 28%.
Rob Lee, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, says he has received "an increasing number of calls from investors who have not invested in the group but are thinking about whether it's the right time."
Lee advises callers to be opportunistic, snatching shares of the industry's biggest firms when they sell off — not that that's happened much lately.
www.smartmoney.com /barrons/index.cfm?story=20060330   (1318 words)

  
 Segregation for Eagles and United - Football - www.smh.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Soccer NSW CEO Rob Waddell said Parramatta Stadium had been chosen partly because it was owned by the NSW Government, which meant any offences there were punishable by law, unlike at some club venues.
Waddell said Bonnyrigg and United had been highly supportive about the change to a neutral venue.
But he acknowledged it was impossible to entirely rule out the possibility of violence if fans remained bent on trouble.
www.smh.com.au /news/Football/Segregation-for-Eagles-and-United/2005/04/07/1112815673277.html   (360 words)

  
 Regatta Online - News and Features
Rob Waddell, Jamie Koven and Greg Searle are world class single scullers, and Pavel Shurmei has raced in the Belarus Eight and Four.
Pavel Shurmei took an early large lead, but Waddell rowed through him to develop an equal lead over the field, rowing splits of 1:25 to 1:26 per 500m, and then driving his time below 5:40 at the end.
He believes he can go faster, but at CRASH-B there are heats and finals on the same day, and so he was satisfied to have equalled the personal best he'd established in practice.
www.regatta.rowing.org.uk /106-crashbs.html   (500 words)

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