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Billiards
Number of Words: 837 / Number of Pages: 4
... to use
(Billiards, http).
A few games today are similar to billiards, such as shuffleboard, and
the same equipment - stick and balls. One of the most important tools to
playing any game of this type is the table. In the fourteenth century, the
length of the tables was much longer than today becuase they were used instead
of playing outside. Today the sized of the tables varies all over the worl.
The dimensions range anywhere from nine by four and a half feet to ten by five
feet (“Billiards,” Colliers).
Another tool used to play the game is the cue stick. The cue srick
weighs in a range of twe ...
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Tae Kwon Do
Number of Words: 654 / Number of Pages: 3
... of their body. It also is used to improve one's health, physical fitness, poise, and self-confidence. The literal translation of TaeKwon-Do is "Tae- jumping or flying, to kick or smash with the foot, Kwon- to punch or destroy with the fist, Do- the art or way of." (http://www.itatkd.com/whatiskd.html)
The philosophy of TaeKwon-Do is to create a more peaceful world, and to do this its foundation begins with the individual person. Trying to develop positive aspects of personality like respect, courtesy, goodness, trustworthiness, loyalty, humility, courage, patience, integrity, perseverance, sel ...
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OUTSIDE PLANT
Number of Words: 851 / Number of Pages: 4
... the material is unlimited, bandwidth provides greater performance, and does not corrode like copper. LEC's don't consider protection equipment and range extension as part of an .
Local loops are routed from the customer to the CO over twisted-pair cable. The twisted pair could be either aerial cable which is supported by poles. Aerial cable is being discontinued because of its vulnerability to damage. Aerial cable needs external strength for tension relief on the conductors. Direct burial is placed in the ground without a conduit. This method is ideal for rural areas because it is less ex ...
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The History Of The American Basketball Association
Number of Words: 1209 / Number of Pages: 5
... wide. Mikan was
later named the first commissioner of the ABA.
After they set up the first teams they added a three point play to the game.
The ABA created this play to give the game more excitement and to increase
the scoring. It was a half circular shape that was outside the key. It was
twenty - two feet from the basket on the corners and twenty - three feet
and nine inches from the basket at the top of the key. The distance has
slightly change in today's professional game. George Mikan described it as
" the home run in basketball." They later called this the three pointer. It
was a great addition t ...
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Miramax Films To Hit Web
Number of Words: 519 / Number of Pages: 2
... major studies to start showing full-length movies on the Web will definitely draw users just out of sheer curiosity. Movies on the Web will make it easier for people to view them, they can stay at home, and they don’t have to worry about renting or late fees. Web movies will definitely put Miramax above the rest of the major studios.
Lauren Runk
May 4, 2000
Extra Abstracts
Seat #66
A Family Affair
With WB becoming so popular especially in the last year, advertisers gave the network money to come up with more family-oriented series like 7th Heaven. The network was given 1 million dollars, which ...
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Hawaiian Chant
Number of Words: 743 / Number of Pages: 3
... and make two different chants with the same meaning but meant for two different audiences. The fifth and sixth lines sound the same also but just like the first four lines are different. "Oh (my) people/commoners", she's say's this in a way were it means her immediate family and I guess other people of royalty. Then in the next line she says, "Oh people of the land", which goes back to what we were talking about in class that in the Hawaiian beliefs they believe that they came from the land and that they are connected. So she's also mourning the lose of her people as a whole not just her close rel ...
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The Symposium: A Philosophers Guide To Love
Number of Words: 2099 / Number of Pages: 8
... effects on people. The text goes into many characteristics
about the god or gods that were love , yet for the purpose of this essay, it
would seem relevant to stick with the guidelines and ideals that were presented
in the speeches given by the men. It seemed as though in each of the lectures
given, Plato put a message into each one. Each man brought up valid guidelines
for dealing with love and each should be concentrated on.
The speeches started with Phaedrus who began to state many of the powers of love.
He spoke about the honor between one and their beloved and how it was a great
virtue in ...
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Body Piercing Will You Conform
Number of Words: 423 / Number of Pages: 2
... The next step up the extreme ladder was the naval ring. It was different from the eyebrow ring in tht it was very much a female ring. Few men got into naval piercing as it had very soft femminine tones associated with it. Eyebrow, chin and facial piercings all arived on the same boat when there were still tremors in the Richter scale form the last punctures. The last piercing, whch wasn't of and entirely crude nature was the tongue ring. Finally the nastiest of all and the most recent are nipple and genital rings.
The old line "I'm just expressing my individuality" is getting worn out as far as ...
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The Theory Of Education
Number of Words: 774 / Number of Pages: 3
... basic facts get through to them. If the less intelligent people are not given an education, they are useless to society. The goal of a productive society is to have all of its members participate in their community as efficiently as they can. Those, whose intelligence surpasses other’s, should be given a challenge in every circumstance available. Harder work should be provided, but not demanded. Although, those with the skills to complete such work, should not let their minds go to waste. They should harness their brain’s power to be as successful as possible.
Everything that’s ...
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Egyptian Cuisine
Number of Words: 1863 / Number of Pages: 7
... and if you have a fire available, warmed over an open flame.
Along with aysh, the native bean supplies most of Egypt's people with their daily rations. Ful can be cooked several ways: in ful midamess, the whole beans are boiled, with vegetables if desired, and then mashed with onions, tomatoes, and spices. This mixture is often served with an egg for breakfast, without the egg for other meals . A similar sauce, cooked down into a paste and stuffed into aysh baladi, is the filling for the sandwiches sold on the street. Alternatively, ful beans are soaked, minced, mixed with spices, formed into patt ...
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