Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce‚ played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each‚ using heavy polished granite stones which players slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. Points are scored for the number of stones that a team has closer to the centre of the target than the closest of the other team’s stones. The game is thought to have been invented in late medieval Scotland‚ with the first written reference to a contest
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financial‚ customer‚ process‚ and learning and growth. Implementing strategies in each area allows an organization to identify and improve on areas of weakness‚ which will help lead to future growth and long-term profitability. The Florenceville Curling Club is responsive and makes regular changes to satisfy their customers’ needs. The introduction of a balanced scorecard will help them recognize areas that need improvement and help the club to be profitable in the upcoming year. The
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with the Pacific Rim Curling League – Vancouver’s lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender (LGBT) curling league‚ that went from a few friends in 1980 to a collaboration of 48 teams in 2012. History The Pacific Rim Curling League (PRCL) began as a small curling bonspiel in the early 1980’s for the gay and lesbian community. They congregated at the Thunderbird Sports Centre at UBC on a drop in basis. The success of this league led to the formation of a gay and lesbian curling league in 1983. The
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Ryan Feldmann U.S History‚ 1st hour 2/21/2013 Leisure activities of the Progressive/Gilded era During 1894‚ through 1915‚ Americans began to have more leisure time than their predecessors.* The main reason for this was industrial employers decreased working hours‚ and cut the work time on Saturdays in half.* Vacations began to be offered to workers as a gift from their employers‚ although most vacations at this time were unpaid. The workers soon became overworked. During the time of shortened
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between the protein chains of the hair. The hair swells‚ stretches and softens‚ then molds around the shape of the perm rod.[1] In addition‚ the term is often and incorrectly used for the process of de-curling hair (a process first developed by Renaud Whittington) a "perm" strictly refers to curling hair. When hair is permanently straightened the process is refereed to as chemically straightening. ------------------------------------------------- Modern perms In 1938‚ Arnold F. Willatt invented
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The Case for Curling Up with a Book March 2nd‚ 2012 Can you imagine that the world’s youngest billionaires and the best known co-founder of Facebook‚ Mark Zuckerberg‚ quit his occupation just to have stress free environment in order to curl up with a good book? Well‚ Carol Shields would do anything to curl up with a good book as she explained in her essay of “The Case for Curling Up with a Book”. Shields published this essay in 1997 to persuade people to read without any interruptions. She encouraged
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Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric rings. It is related to bowls‚ boules and shuffleboard. Two teams‚ each of four players‚ take turns sliding heavy‚ polished granite stones‚ also called rocks‚ across the ice curling sheet towards the house‚ a circular target marked on the ice.[2] Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting
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Name: Peggy Nguyen SPCH 1 Demonstration speech outline How to Curl Hair with Curling Iron General purpose: to entertain. Specific purpose statement: I will show you guys how to curl your hair using the curl iron. Central idea: three main points will be discussed such as accessories to do this hair style‚ how to do it‚ and final look. Introduction Attention Getter: Does anyone in this class want to wear the same clothes to go to school every day or every week? I think no one wants to do that
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Curling is a sport which players slide on ice. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the center of the house at the conclusion of each end‚ basically a game to land a stone in a designed area‚ which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones to win the game for their team. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. The game was invented in Medieval Scotland with the idea to use a stone on ice to land in
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