the practice of fixing a specific segment within a match. It usually involves a player agreeing‚ prior to the game that he will perform in a particular way. In cricket this might involve a batsman agreeing to only get a certain number of runs‚ or a bowler bowling a consecutive number of wide balls in a particular over‚ etc. Spot fixing stands in contrast to match fixing which refers to the practice of fixing the result of an entire match rather than the performance of one or more individual players
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Studies on the Economic Effects of Bans Anti-smoker activists claim smoking bans are good for business. They claim their studies prove it. This page examines how they concoct their numbers. We won’t be dissecting any one study‚ instead we’ll give you the tools to pick apart any study funded by anti-smokers. Fact: All Bans are Not Created Equal. Nannies often point to California’s ban to "prove" bans are good for business. According to state tax revenues‚ California’s hospitably
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GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TERM – V CONSUMER BEHAVIOR A CASE STUDY Is Indian Premier League (IPL) well marketed? Prepared by:- Tanvir ali Saiyad (FT 13483) Cricket is being hailed as a religion in India. It is said that cricket unites Indians better than any religion can ever do. Although Hockey is the national game of India‚ it is cricket that enjoys supremacy in terms of fan following. From a school going kid to retired old man‚ the charisma of cricket has enchanted almost
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progression of dialogue and action in each of the two acts. The first thing an audience may notice about Waiting For Godot is that they are immediately set up for a comedy. The first two characters to appear on stage are Vladimir and Estragon‚ dressed in bowler hats and boots. Vladimir is usually cast as tall and thin and Estragon just the opposite. Each character is involved in a comedic action from the plays beginning. Estragon is struggling with a tightly fitting boot that he just cannot seem to take
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importance. The game was prominent in London as early as 1707 and large crowds flocked to matches on the Artillery Ground in Finsbury. The single wicket form of the sport attracted huge crowds and wagers to match. Bowling evolved around 1760 when bowlers began to pitch the ball instead of rolling or skimming it towards the batsman. This caused a revolution in bat design because‚ to deal with the bouncing ball‚ it was necessary to introduce the modern straight bat in place of the old ’hockey stick’
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Throughout American history‚ there has been a steady decline in voter turnout. Not only has this been "humiliating" for the United States‚ low voter turnout has been and always will be a threat to American Democracy. The concept of democracy is dependent on citizens actively participating in elections and voting to select representatives for public office. The government cannot be representative of the people‚ unless the people elect its representatives. Voter turnout is a major indicator of how
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the Aitchison College. There he was by far the best player on his team‚ being a very fine batsmen. He was still though quite far from becoming the best in the world. As Imran grew older‚ his interests went from being a batsmen to being a fast bowler. When sixteen‚ Imran made his debut for Lahore. Imran’s cousins Javed Burki‚ and Majid Khan were a great part of cricket therefore when he made his test debut people thought that he made it because his family was on the Pakistan’s
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against oxidative stress in all living organisms (Dat et al.‚ 2003). Cells use catalase because it is the most efficient enzyme as an antioxidative enzyme which lowers hydrogen peroxide or superoxide to accumulate to toxic levels in plant growth (Bowler et al. 1992). The formula that involves catalase as the enzyme is . pH is a measure of the Hydrogen ion concentration of a solution (What is pH). For this experiment‚ we are using pH to see its effect on enzyme activity in catalase solution. Researchers
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One day at a time... Table of contents Just the Tests remain... From ODIs‚ a god named Sachin Tendulkar‚ retires Sachin Tendulkar and the polarised world The Sachin Tendulkar moments that got us hooked. Sachin Tendulkar: The Milestone Man Sorry Sachin haters‚ but this time it’s personal The 2015 World Cup and the message Tendulkar’s sending Arise Sachin Tendulkar. The cricketer and the man 04 06 08 11 16 18 21 The retirement debate Let’s hope Sachin wins our hearts again Sachin Tendulkar
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“Success and failure are not concrete events. They are psychological states consequent on the perception of reaching or not reaching goals” (Maehr & Nicholls‚ 1980. p. 228). The quality of an athlete ’s sporting experience is shaped by the way in which success is defined‚ and by how capabilities are judged (Duda‚ 1993). Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) (Nicholls‚ 1984; 1989) outlines that people are motivated by the desire to fell competent. People can define competence and success in different ways
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