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    BIRMINGHAM BOWLING CENTERS The first bowling house in Birmingham is somewhat of a mystery. As happens so many times‚ it depends on whom you ask. Some say there was a bowling house on 1st Avenue North near the Old Terminal Station; while others say the YMCA had the first‚ with either two or four bowling lanes located in the YMCA building. It is agreed‚ however‚ that the first regularly used bowling center was opened in 1933 and known as The Phoenix Bowling Alley‚ located in the basement of the

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    Management Professor Parks 1/25/15 The Wallingford Bowling Center Data 12 friends put together $1‚200‚000 of their own money to build a $6‚000‚000 bowling alley. Nearly 200‚000 people live within 15 miles of the bowling alley. The bowling alley is open 24 hours per day 27 part and full time employees The most recent income statement shows that the business tallied up $1‚844‚000 in sales. After expenses‚ the business was left with $44‚000 Net Income. The bowling center operates at 100 percent capacity on

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    Bowling at one time throughout the 1950s and 1960s and for a few more decades following was the most popular participation sport in America. Today it still remains popular among Americans‚ but not nearly at the level it once was. For whatever reason a town’s bowling alley or alleys in some cases close‚ the community loses a little piece of its identity. Individuals within that community lose some of their own sense of belonging to a community. Also in this natural chain reaction people become less

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    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee On September 22‚ I went to the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee musical put on by Capital University. In the play‚ kids compete to be the spelling bee champion for their school‚ and it details their lives and why the spelling bee is important to them. In the beginning‚ I thought it would be a very fun and witty play‚ but it was much deeper than I expected. The kids had real life and relatable problems that even as an adult I could imagine my life

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    However‚ has anyone ever said ‘When Life Brings You Bowling Balls’? Nope! Never. The say would never catch on and it made Olly the Bowling Ball miserable. He was an adorable little ball. He was painted a neon green colour. His paint was chipped and faded. As the years went by‚ Olly became the unused bowling ball. It made him cry. His other bowling ball friends were upset for him‚ though were just glad to be getting used. There was a rule at the bowling alley in which the balls resided. If you were not

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    The greed of Mr. Putnam When an inidiviudal has done something wrong‚ he will give himself a reason to excuse his wrongdoings. He will not think about what motivated the course of his action or the consequence of his action. He will not think about how it affects the innocent people. As time passes‚ his goodness will be gone‚ and he will feel as if his crimes were ordinary. In "The Crucible‚" one of the influential character that directly related to this situation is Thomas Putnam. In order revenge

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    Edgar’s poem "Alone" talks about how as a child he felt isolated. He felt different from all of the other kids‚ he felt alone. In his early 20’s is when Edgar came out with the poem Alone. Shortly after the death of his mother‚ he had never felt more alone then he did then. Many people over the course of decades can relate to Edgar’s poems. Even though this poem came out many many years

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    Bowling should be in the olympics because people play it as a recreational sports and some play it as a competitive sport. This essay will be about bowling and how bowling was created. This essay should let you make your decision should it be in the olympics or not. Bowling has a very rich history‚ it is one of the most popular sports. A british anthropologists discovered a crude form of a bowling ball in a child’s grave. There is some evidence that says that it was created 1366. The king at

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    Bowling is a very popular sport. It is an indoor sport that is played by rolling a ball down an alley with 10 pins. It is one of the popular sports in the US‚ where there are many recreational leagues. A game has 10 frames‚ and a bowler is allowed 2 ball in each frame. Knocking a pin earns the bowler 1 point. If the bowler topples all the pins with the first ball‚ it is known as a strike‚ and the player scores 10 points and the total of the next two balls. If a player clears the alley with 2 balls

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    renovating the bowling alley into an urban bowling lounge‚ converting it into a kid friendly place‚ keeping the business as it is‚ or selling the business. In the appendix attached you would see that I have taken 3 cases into consideration for urban bowling lounge and kid friendly bowling alley. • Worst Case Scenario (Low Revenue) • Moderate Scenario (Average Revenue) • Best Case Scenario (High Revenue) All the assumptions are mentioned in the appendix Option 1: Urban Lounge/ Bowling Alley Pros

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