Despatie, Canada's most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete, defended his title in that event on Sunday and did so in another on Monday from the 3m springboard.

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For each of the items significantly different from plan, use the reason for the difference as a springboard for considering how your plan for the rest of the year should be adjusted.

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ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Security has been tightened at the Athens Games after a man in a tutu jumped into the pool from the diving board during the men's synchronized three-meter springboard event.

CNN: Tutu diver splashes into spotlight

My question is, how long do you think -- the kind of springboard from which you were just saying, how long do you think it would take for us to have more hybrid vehicles on the road than gas vehicles, and what would it take?

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Rather than advocating high levels of spending and redistribution to compensate the inequality caused by economic failure, it planned to promote education and training and transform the welfare state from a passive safety net to an active 'springboard' of opportunity (Annesley, 2001, 204).

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Despite the defeat, Preston can take hope from a performance that belies their lowly position in the Championship, whilst Wigan will hope the win can be a springboard for the rest of their season.

BBC: Wigan 2-1 Preston