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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luster attendance at some of the non-popular sporting events then it would be deemed a failure. Having house full attendance at popular sporting events such as swimming and gymnastics was easy but insufficient crowd turn-out at wrestling or table tennis would show poorly on the hosts as well as demoralize participating sportsmen and women. Determining which had more weight between revenue and attendance in the success of the games was extremely important. (i.e. ticket revenue targets exceed by $50MM
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Babolat /ˈbɑːboʊlɑː/ is a French tennis‚ badminton and squash equipment company‚ best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by several top players such as Rafael Nadal‚ Kim Clijsters‚ Andy Roddick‚ Leander Paes‚ Fernando González‚ Igor Andreev‚ Fabio Fognini‚ Nicolás Lapentti‚ Samantha Stosur‚ Robby Ginepri‚ Li Na‚ Dinara Safina‚ Agnieszka Radwańska‚ Santiago Giraldo‚ Carlos Moyà‚ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga‚ Sara Errani‚ and Francesca Schiavone. The company has made strings since 1875
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Corporation makes two types of racquets‚ tennis and badminton. The company uses the same facility to make both products even though the processes are quiet different. The company has recently converted its cost accounting system to activity-based costing. The following are the cost data that June Searight‚ the cost‚ accountant‚ prepared for the third quarter of 2011 (during which Morello made 70‚000 tennis racquets and 30‚000 badminton racquets). Direct Cost Tennis Racquet (TR) Badminton Racquet
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and I went to Oklahoma for a tennis tournament. I went to my friends house and played at the park. I also played my instruments. For my spring I went to my friend house‚ I played in a tournament and played all of my instruments. Over the spring break I went to O.K. to take part in a tennis tournament. It was a Round-Robin Tournament‚ and I got 3rd place. I practiced every day during spring break. I worked on my serve to get it faster. spring break. I got a new tennis racket on Monday‚ and the
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In the book Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathebane there are many obstacles that Mark the protagonist has to overcome. The first of his problems was to get through school in his poor South African ghetto. The second was to achieve his goal and receive a tennis scholarship to an American college. Mark’s father is one of the major antagonist‚ he was opposed anything to do with Mark getting an education in a school. He was a very traditional man and he didn’t like anything that had to do with
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Bryce York Professor Sanford English 103 5 February 2015 My Personal Narrative Growing up in Kokomo‚ Indiana there wasn’t much to the daily life in my hometown. I’d like to believe this is me telling the story of how through hard work and perseverance I could achieve my goal in high school. A goal that many told me was unachievable and stupid to pursue. What is this goal you wonder? My goal was to play Basketball at Kokomo High School. Heck Michael Jordan got cut in high school only to become the
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Williams begins to group all white umpires as the same people who are determined to make sure that white people stay superior to white people. The rage she expresses towards them and the fact that she will never be seen as simply a tennis player rather than a black tennis player builds feelings of frustration. As her disappointment and anger towards the false calls reaches its breaking point‚ she directs her anger onto another umpire. As shown by William’s actions‚ allowing racism and white privilege
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doing so‚ they will experiment with deadlines and a busy schedule but also learn how to multitask. During my high school years‚ I played tennis in the fall. During tennis season‚ I would be more focused on my school work and also make sure that assignments were completed around my tennis schedule so that I was able to meet given deadlines. I found that during tennis I was more focused on my school work and I didn’t wait until last minute to complete assignments. With too much time on my hands in the
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Benedictine University Managerial Economics Individual Work-1 Unit Tutor: Char Lee Racine Student name：Gu Haizhen (Vivian) Date of issue: September 6‚ 2010 Date of submission: September 13‚ 2010 Contents I. 3 II. 4 III. 7 VI. 9 Technical problems I. During a year of operation‚ a firm collects $175‚000 in revenue and spends $80‚000 on raw materials‚ labor expense‚ utilities‚ and rent. The owners of the
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