NIKE‚ INC COMPANY PROFILE Nike‚ Inc. is the biggest producer of athletic apparel and footwear global by sales. Headquartered in One Bowerman Drive‚ Beaverton‚ USA‚ the company sells products through 346 retail outlets across and 343 stores outside the US with famous brands such as Nike‚ Converse and Umbro over 170 countries. It is employing 34‚400 workers and has been being competed strongly by Adidas and Puma (Nike company website‚ 2010). ok For the last five years‚ Nike’s revenue increased steadily
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to these three areas; Increased participation in sport and physical recreation; Improved sporting performances; and Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of sport. UK Sport provides funding for Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes to make sure they for fill their potential. It was founded in 1997 and has since gone from 36th to 3rd in the medal table. As rugby has never been in the Olympics I’m sure this year UK sport will be investing and supporting in the team
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Project Life Cycle & Events: The main project construction of Birds Nest Stadium was started in December‚ 2003 and finished in June‚ 2008 with a break of one and half year in 2004 due to excessive construction cost (Wei‚ 2011). However‚ The Birds Nest Stadium‚ like all other projects‚ also had the common life cycle of- 1. Conceptualization- which include the primary target and technical description of this project. 2. Planning- where all the schedules‚ specifications and plans were developed. 3
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6. Arch of Constantine Rome‚ Lazio‚ Italy This arch is religiously significant because it commemorates the battle that led the Emperor Constantine to convert to Christianity‚ thereby changing the religious landscape of the western world. The Arch of Constantine was erected to commemorate Constantine’s victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 AD. According to contemporary historians‚ the night before the battle Constantine had a vision. He saw the symbol of chi-rho (the first
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The 2008 Olympics’ Impact on China From new construction projects to attracting the spotlight‚ the Olympics will have a lasting effect on China by Lee M. Sands For the PRC leadership and most Chinese‚ the July 13‚ 2001 International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games marked China’s emergence as a major global player. Just as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics propelled Japan and South Korea onto the global stage‚ the 2008 Beijing
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Throughout history many cultures have benefited from the influences of one another. Some of the most common ways of life have developed from some of the most ancient and primeval eras. From the way we cook‚ play sports or the way we socialize we have adopted habits from many cultures. The 21st century has benefited greatly from ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Ancient Greek and Roman Influence has developed over thousands of years and with time many of us today never realize how much of
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On the walls of the huge‚ hangar-like building that is China’s National Gymnastics Centre in Beijing are words of 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
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Gender & Diversity Plan and Policies When talking about equality opportunities implemented by companies‚ we can make a differentiation between two different models‚ the liberal and the radical one. The liberal model‚ described by Jewson and Mason‚ is emphasized on a philosophy of "sameness"‚ where people should have access to and be assessed within the workplace as individuals‚ regardless of social category. In the other hand‚ the radical approach is focused on a "positive discrimination"
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of athletes from around the world of at least 200 countries. The event is held every 4 years in the summer. Today‚ the Olympics has expanded into various events for everyone to adapt such as from creating the winter games for winter games to the Paralympic games for athletes with disability. A lot of historical things have happened in the Olympics from Women being allowed to compete in the games to the USA’s miracle on ice moment. Although it’s a great event‚ there will always be controversy that
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What are the main barriers to participation in sport for people with disabilities? People with disabilities have much to offer the world of sport. As well as the top disabled sportspeople‚ there are many ordinary disabled people who can and do benefit from sport. Sport allows everybody to stay healthy and to meet people. However‚ people with disabilities do face serious obstacles to participation in sport. Society continues to discriminate against‚ handicap and impose barriers on disabled people
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