Volleyball Study Guide History YMCA Director William G. Morgan developed the game of volleyball in 1895 in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts. It was devised as a recreational activity for businessmen who wanted a game that had less physical contact than basketball. Morgan originally called the game “mintonette”. Dr. George Fisher is known as the “father of volleyball” for his organization of the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) which was established in 1928. Volleyball was introduced to the
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Journal of Vasco da Gama’s Voyage to India‚ 1497-1498 CE (Excerpts) [pic] Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines‚ Portugal. In 1497 King Manuel I of Portugal placed Vasco da Gama‚ who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator‚ in charge of four vessels built especially for the expedition to India. The expedition set sail July 8‚ 1497‚ rounded the Cape of Good Hope four months later‚ and reached Calicut on May 20‚ 1498. The Moors in Calicut instigated the ruler of Calicut against
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The Supply Chain Management Processes Keely L. Croxton‚ Sebastián J. García-Dastugue and Douglas M. Lambert The Ohio State University Dale S. Rogers University of Nevada‚ Reno Increasingly‚ supply chain management is being recognized as the management of key business processes across the network of organizations that comprise the supply chain. While many have recognized the benefits of a process approach to managing the business and the supply chain‚ most are vague about what processes
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Charles Louis de Secondat‚ Baron de Montesquieu was born in January 18 in the year 1689 in a castle called La Brede in Bordeaux‚ France. His parents were Jacques de Secondant‚ who was a soldier and Marie Francoise de Pensel‚ who sadly passed away when Charles was only seven years old. His mother was a very rich lady‚ she was the one who brought in the name La Brede to the Secondant family. Charles was in the time period where Louis XIV´s (14) long reign was happening. Some say that since many unsuccessful
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When addressing the winner of the Civil War politically. One must consider the differences between De Jure and De Facto‚ law and reality. The opposition has raised evidence‚ that‚ on paper‚ supports Northern victory. However‚ this evidence is merely allusion clouding the true political atmosphere of America following Reconstruction. The reality is a desperate republican party‚ struggling for a hold in the South. The compromise of 1877 is startling proof of this desperation. Rutherford Hayes gave
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mean that the director of the film is the creative intelligence who shapes the entire film in a manner parallel to how we think of literary works being authored. In his essay‚ ‘Notes on The Auteur Theory in 1962‚’ Andrew Sarris‚ one of the key proponents of Auteur theory corroborates the above position as he posits that one of the premises of the Auteur theory is the distinguishable personality of the director as a criterion of value. He argues: Over a group of films‚ a director must exhibit
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The centralized HR system is a process is where the management of the company provides decision-making authority. Cirque de Soleil’s headquarters were located in Montreal after Cirque tried decentralizing management in North America‚ Europe‚ and Asia in the mid-1990’s after artist rebellions. Artist rebellions were based on the fact that “many performers disputed whether management was doing what was best for them…” (Cirque). Cirque hoped to be “an important agent for the urban‚ social‚ and cultural
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Capitulo 23 1. What components of GDP (if any) would each of the following transactions affect? Explain. a. A family buys a new refrigerator. b. Aunt Jane buys a new house. c. Ford sells a Mustang from its inventory. d. You buy a pizza. e. California repaves Highway 101. f. Your parents buy a bottle of French wine. g. Honda expands its factory in Marysville‚ Ohio. A= a‚ b‚ c‚ d‚ f When they buy a new fridge they are contributing on the economy because its new‚ with the house it’s the
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End of Chapter Exercises: Solutions Chapter 1 1. The Casino has given you $100 worth of complimentary chips which must be wagered this evening. There are two tables – roulette and blackjack. The expected value of $100 bet on roulette is $83‚ and the expected value of $100 bet on blackjack is $86. What is: (i) the opportunity cost of betting the chips on roulette? (ii) the opportunity cost of betting the chips on blackjack? Answer: (i) expected opportunity cost of $86 (ii) expected
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RESUME Units of area = cm2‚ ft2 Units of volume = cm3‚ ft3 Type of wave: heat‚ sound‚ magnetic‚ light. -All waves carry energy from one location to another Sound waves (acoustic waves): Travels through a medium Are mechanical Are longitudinal Generally travels in a straight line Are best described as a series of compressions and rarefactions. Diagnostic ultrasound: uses mechanical
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