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    need an idea to be active? Boxing is a great daily routine to stay fit every day. You can do it anywhere and only need some equipment. Boxing is one of the world’s oldest sports. It dates back to Egypt around 3000 BC. It was introduced to the Olympic Games in the late 7th century‚ but then stopped due to the fall of the Roman Empire. When boxing came back in the 17th century the Romans invented leather thongs-a glove studded with metal. Unfortunately‚ this did not help the gladiators‚ because boxing

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    In 1936‚ a young Jesse Owens‚ who just graduated from the Ohio State University made history at the Olympics in Berlin‚ where the most physically fit push themselves to win against other nations. Jesse set a record at that Olympics that would stand for a remarkable 48 years‚ but what he had to go against‚ “During a time of deep-rooted segregation‚ he not only discredited Hitler’s master race theory‚ but also affirmed that individual excellence‚ rather than race or national origin‚ distinguishes one

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    Beer Game

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    The Beer Game Copyright by Professor John Sterman‚ MIT October 1984 Sources: http://www.sol-ne.org/pra/tool/beer.html The Fifth Discipline: Pg 27-54 Why play the ‘Beer Game’? Instructions for running the game Steps of the Game Outline for post-game discussion and tasks Supplies Checklist & Mock-up of the Game Board Bibliography CHARTS AND TABLES TO PRINT OUT: [only issue Table 1 and 2 at the onset of the game. Chart 1-3 to be distributed at the end of the game and before

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    In Chinese online game market‚ there are two normal price strategies‚ Charging and Free. The Charging means that the customers need to pay for the game. They need to buy the game client or pay for the playing time (for example: RMB30 for 4000minits or RMB90 for 1month). The Free means that the customers can play the basic game for free. And they can buy some items in the shop on the official website or directly in the game store. The two players I picked for this analysis are World of Warcraft

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    sportive activities‚ sponsoring has become an essential part of the development of today’s sports and is one of the most fruitful means of revenue. Without the presence of sponsors‚ organizers of the major events such as the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games would not be able to obtain the sources of income to get the events going. On the other hand‚ sponsoring derives in many benefits for

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    happening backstage. The events leading up to the Olympic games consisted of the disenfranchisement‚ conviction and displacement of ordinary people who peacefully protested the forced eviction from their homes. As police clashed with protestors‚ families had no choice but to leave‚ rendering thousands homeless. Nearly 1.5 million Beijing residents were displaced after the events of the 2008 Olympics. However if we look at the way the Olympic games are generally marketed to particular states‚ we see

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    Winning the game. The first hat trick ever in a Women’s World Cup final (Key Figures… 1). Soccer is considered the most popular sport in the world. For men. With players like Carli the sport is growing in popularity for women. Ever since women have been allowed to play soccer they have influenced the game and world culture. The History of Soccer Soccer was first played in China during the second and third centuries BC. The first soccer balls where made of leather. Like the game today‚ players

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    History of Volleyball

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    THE HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL By this year‚ the game volleyball is 117 of age! The sport originated in the United States‚ and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis‚ where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in

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    privately held company that aims to provide products which promote and advance the game of water polo‚ as well as supporting the community and culture around the sport. With a strong presence in the water polo community as the result of a few high profile members of their management team‚ KAP7 has partnered with the governing body for the sport in the United States to provide caps‚ suits and apparel to the Olympic teams and development program. In addition‚ the two organizations recently launched

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    Nicole Angelic R. Simpao BSMT-1B Cool Runnings There really was a Jamaican bobsled team. ‚ the Jamaicans practiced on a bobsled with wheels‚ in the absence of any snow in their native land. Then they went to the winter Olympics‚ where the crowds cheered their pluck‚ if not their speed. The Jamaican national bobsleigh team represents Jamaica in international bobsledding competitions. Not only was there the novelty of having a tropical country compete in a cold-weather sport‚ but they had

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