History of Badminton The history of badminton can be traced back many to the games of battledore and shuttlecock which were played in ancient Greece over 2000 years ago. The game we all know as badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire1. The International Badminton Federation now has its base in Gloucestershire. In England there had long been a children’s game known as "battledore and shuttlecock". Players used
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mainstream audience. By the 1970s‚ the technology that was being put in to computers at the time made it easier for the widespread development of video games possible. One of the first real mainstream video games to come out was called pong. The two guys behind the creation of pong were named Bushnell and Alcorn. The first time anyone saw the game was at a bar in Sunnyvale‚ California called Andy’s Capp’s Tavern. It was place there as a trial run to test the game. After that the game took off and sent shock
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Mr. Prime Minister‚ My time with the Americans at the University of Richmond has led me to the theory that although some small portion of their time is allocated to economic pursuits‚ much of the day is composed of attracting a mate‚ especially for the male sex. Body language‚ eating habits‚ oral communication and social gatherings play a large role in the pursuit of the opposite sex. I had a chance to observe the nonverbal behavior of the male American during my Introduction to History: The Crusades
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no significant effect on the average score. A paired sample t-test was conducted to evaluate the impact of the changed bodily condition on the average score of the table tennis with hand task. There was a significant increase in bouncing the ping-pong ball scores from the control condition (M = 112‚ SD = 29.7) to the manipulated condition (M = 235‚ SD = 62)‚ t(6) = -5.4 ‚ p = 0.002 (two tailed). The mean increase in the table tennis with hands score was 122 with a 95% confidence interval ranging
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The eye catching title of the book‚ “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” not only triggers readers to pick it up and start reading‚ but also makes one wonder what the plot of this unusual title really is. If I am being honest‚ that is exactly what persuaded me to read it. Now‚ although this atypical title may seem like it will lead into a fictional novel‚ it is surprisingly the exact opposite. This nonfiction publication reveals the stories of Dr. Sacks many odd neuropsychiatric patients. One
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Make a Fire Extinguisher In order to put out a fire‚ one of three things must be removed from it: heat‚ fuel‚ or oxygen. Knowing this‚ firefighters don’t always use water to put out a fire. Materials * Empty soda bottle * 5 tablespoons of vinegar * 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda * Tea light candle Procedure: Ask an adult for permission before lighting the candle! 1. Light the candle. 2. Pour the vinegar into the bottle and add the baking soda. (You may want to use a funnel
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History of Table Tennis Ping Pong Anyone? The sport got its start in England towards the end of the 19th century when‚ after dinner‚ some upper-middle class Victorians decided to turn their dining room tables into miniature versions of the traditional lawn tennis playing field. Several different every-day objects were employed in constructing the sport. They used a line of books as the net. Rackets were lids from empty cigar boxes‚ and a little later‚ parchment paper stretched around a frame. The
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For a heroic act whilst in the heat of combat in the Vietnam War‚ Gump met President Johnson and received the Medal of Honor. Being wounded in the “buttocks” in Vietnam‚ Gump picked up the sport of ping pong while recovering in the hospital. Forrest was good enough to get on the U.S. ping pong team‚ which lead him to meet President Nixon. Prior to meeting President Nixon‚ Gump was unknowingly responsible for tipping off authorities to discover the Water Gate scandal. Forrest was invited to the ‘Captain
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Psychological Effects of Video Game Violence On Children Video games will turn 34 years old in 2006. The industry that started with Pong is now a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. Over the last decade‚ video games have become an integral part of American culture where violence is a common factor in many of these games. An increasing number of people are becoming concerned with this violence‚ and its possible effects and influences among gamers. As we enter an age made of computers and filled
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"Forrest Gump" In the movie‚ "Forrest Gump‚" the plot is developed through the Tom Hanks Character through out the movie. The movie is about the life of a man named Forrest Gump. This movie was a sad‚ but enticing movie that started off with the main character Forrest Gump sitting on a bench waiting for a bus‚ and telling his life story to total strangers that are sitting next to him waiting for there bus. Forrest Gump is a slow individual that lived an interesting life. Forrest was not a normal
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