1956 Summer Olympics (Games of the XVI Olympiad) The 1956 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne‚ Victoria. It took place from the 22nd of November to the 8th of December. 3314 athletes from 72 nations participated‚ and 314 competitors were Australian. Australia won a total of 35 medals (13 gold‚ 8 silver‚ 14 bronze)‚ and was ranked 3rd overall. The flag bearer for Australia was Mervyn Wood (rower). At the Games‚ 13 swimming events were held‚ seven
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One of the most important Olympic sports in the 2000’s was cycling. The reason why cycling was popular became because of the Lance Armstrong and his battle with cancer‚ yet continued to ride his way to many cycling medal’s and trophies. Before Lance‚ the history of cycling in the USA started in 1920 with an organization called Amateur Bicycling League of America. The organization changed to United States Cycling Federation‚ which merged with USA Cycling in 1995 to become one. Cycling has always been
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Dawn Fraser is One of Australia’s greatest Olympians. In November 1999‚ Dawn was awarded “World Athlete of the Century” at the World Sport Awards in Vienna. In the same year was also awarded “Athlete of the Century” by the Australian Sports Hall of Fame. She was voted the person who best symbolises Australia and in 1998 was included as one of Australia’s National Living Treasures. And In 1955 Dawn won her first Australian title in the 220 yards freestyle and‚ during that summer season‚ went on to
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Analysis and discussion on the financial statements of Vodafone NZ Ltd and Telecom NZ Ltd from 2008 to 2012 (20th May 2013) Prepared for: Renuka Narayan Author: Elle McLarnon Executive Summary The purpose of this report was to analyse and discuss the financial statements of Vodafone NZ Ltd and Telecom NZ Ltd from 2008 to 2012. Specific objectives were to identify key factors for the increase and decrease in profit and offer recommendations for both companies for the future. Recommendations
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NEW DELHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AT THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT 2012‚ IIT BOMBAY Great opportunities often come to those who truly deserve them. One such opportunity was the entrepreneurship summit held at IIT Bombay that came knocking at the doorsteps of New Delhi Institute of Management. It was a moment of great pride for NDIM to represent itself on such great platform held at national level. It was an event that brought together the young business minds facing challenges‚ experiencing different
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Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012 Mar 11‚ 2009 Since the opening of its economy to the world markets in the 1990s‚ Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has experienced unprecedented growth. Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012" report to their offering. Since the opening of its economy to the world markets in the 1990s‚ Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has experienced unprecedented growth. In 2008‚ the tourism industry generated
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The Presidential election of 2012 exhibited the deep polarization the United States political system had gone through. After winning the presidency against the Republican nominee John McCain‚ President Obama was facing a series of challenges when it came to counteracting the situation of the economy and working productively with the GOP. The progressive ideals that he proposed were contradicted with his new challenger in the 2012 election‚ Former Governor of Massachusetts‚ Mitt Romney. After colliding
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Case Analysis: Apple Inc.‚ 2012 IBM introduced the personal computer into the mainstream in the 1980’s‚ after Apple pioneered the first usable “personal ” computing devices. By the early 1990’s‚ lower price and expanding capabilities drove the growth of “Wintel” (the windows OS combined with an Intel processor). The revenue growth continued through the early 2000’s then lowed over the next decades. The personal computer (PC) industry is in high dynamics‚ with new products emerging and old technology
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Engineers Without Borders Challenge | 2012 | ROYAL MELBOURNE UNVIERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY * * \ Solving The Issue Of Human Waste Management In Vietnam | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The EWB challenge 2012 aims to improve various aspects of Mekong delta region located in Vietnam. The EWB challenge is a way for aspiring students to experience problems apparent in the World and provides opportunity to design solutions to rectify this. This allows students to develop strong communication skills‚ teamwork
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MB0049_MBA_Sem2_Fall/August 2012 Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 2 MB0049 – Project Management - 4 Credits Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions. Q.1 Define Project Management Information Software. Discuss the various steps of PMIS planning. Q.2 Explain procurement process . What are the key steps involved in purchase cycle? Q.3 Define project-type organisation and discuss it in detail Q.4 Define value engineering
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