Panasonic Corporation of North America Panasonic Corporation of North America‚ based in Secaucus‚ NJ‚ is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka‚ Japan-based Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of its branding‚ marketing‚ sales‚ service‚ product development and R&D operations in the U.S. and Canada. For more than 50 years‚ Panasonic has delighted American consumers with innovations for the home and business. Panasonic’s consumer electronics and technology products range from award-winning
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they viewed the stroke’s splashing as undignified. It was reintroduced to Britain in 1873‚ when it was finally recognized as an improvement over the slow breaststroke. The Olympics Swimming clubs became more popular throughout the 1800s‚ but it was the Olympics that truly made swimming a competitive sport. Over the years‚ Olympic swimming events branched out to include different strokes‚ longer distances‚ and women’s events. In the mid-twentieth century‚ the butterfly stroke was developed as an alternative
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attributed an important part of its success to high profile sponsorships such as its Olympic Games sponsorship. Visa also sponsored numerous events such as the Rugby World Cup‚ Best of Broadway‚ the Toronto Film Festival‚ NASCAR‚ the NFL‚ the Visa Triple Crown‚ and the Paralympics‚ and has an international alliance with The Walt Disney Company. In the fall of 2002‚ Visa announced its decision to extend its Olympic Games sponsorship through 2012. Its original sponsorship deal was structured through
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issue. Countries that take part in the Olympic games have been known to boycott one another. In some cases‚ countries will not attend the Olympic games based on where they are held. Other sporting events like soccer that involve international competition have experienced boycotts as well. Sports and politics intersected when the Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan towards the end of 1979. Political figures such as President Carter called upon the U.S. Olympic Committee to boycott the Games. More than
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encouragement. “Avoid bent knees‚ split legs‚ bent feet‚ land firmly and you can win gold‚” reads one message. “Starting from nothing‚ we can forge gold‚ and the gold will shine‚” reads another. The Chinese men’s gymnastic team did just that last week at the Olympics‚ ahead of Japan‚ Great Britain and the US. Those slogans could probably be seen as old-style Maoist indoctrination‚ especially when taken with the subtext‚ implicit in much Western sports commentary before and during London 2012‚ that all Chinese
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The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games (Adapted from a case written by Peter McNamara‚ Garrett Murray and Carolin Grampp‚ UCD Business School and Paul Browne‚ 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games Limited.) For 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games to be successful: ➢ First of all‚ it “has to be organisationally well run‚ well managed so that the country is seen to be capable of organising an international world event and that is what it is”. ➢ Secondly‚ “the special people
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won fourteen Olympic gold medals‚ and he is a pothead. II. Body a. Swift swimmers b. Olympic gold medalists c. Pothead III. Conclusion a. Transition from lat point b. Reword thesis sentence c. Refer back to attention getter Mallory Davis 3 February 2012 English Mrs. Martin 3rd hour “Faster‚ higher‚ stronger‚” said by Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps is one of the greatest male swimmers in history. He swims in the summer
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as a river‚ stream‚ or pond‚ swimming is available to anyone willing to try (Clearly 52). Swimming has existed since the dawn of time for exercise and pleasure. Swimming has evolved into a popular fitness activity as well as a major competitive Olympic Sport‚ but what is some of the history behind this legendary sport? Swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings. Written references date from 2000 BCE. Some of the earliest
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Cited: Collins‚ Kerry. "Prairie Rose Games Aim for Banner Year." Bismarck Tribune 8 April 2006. "The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games." PricewaterhouseCoopers European Economic Outlook June 2004‚ Pg 18-27. Kurtzman‚ Joseph. "Economic Impact: Sports Tourism and the City." Journal of Sport Tourism October 2005‚ Pg 47-71. McNulty‚ Ian. "Newest Sports Event Aims to Fill Local
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kingdoms of Ancient Greece. The Olympics allowed the Greeks to set aside conflict and war‚ to celebrate friendship and unity‚ to experience peace through sports. This promise of peace is The Olympic Truce‚ an ancient tradition‚ believed to have started in 776 BC in ancient Olympia in the name of ‘Ekecheiria’‚ which means “holding back one’s hand”. This peace accord‚ having lasted through more than one millennium of history‚ has now been revived for the London 2012 Olympics to offer hope and opportunity
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