...sociology of sports examines how culture and values influence sports as well as how sports influence culture and values. One could say that it has no boundaries. Sociology of sports also examines the relationships between sports and the media, politics, economic, religion, race and gender, as well as social inequality and social mobility ( Crossman, 2013). The sport I chose to research is basketball. Basketball is a game that continually amazes. Its fast pace and high flying aerial display has made basketball one of the most popular games in America. Basketball is a court game played by two teams of 5 players each. The object of this court game is to put a ball through a hoop or basket, and score more points than the other team. Invented in December of 1891 by James Naismith a Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician by the request of his superior Dr. Luther H. Guliet when he was an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association Training School ( now Springfield College) in Springfield Massachusetts. The first ball used was a soccer ball. Teams had 9 players and the goals were wooden peach baskets...
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...BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DATA MINING Business intelligence is a computerized technique used is searching, storing and analyzing useful business information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence). Business intelligence is an increasing strategy employed by many modern ventures, in the attempt to providing quick access to information and helps the business in making appropriate decisions. Holistic information on ones business environment is an important tool, since it does not only shows your past trend, but also prepares the firm for the future improvements. This sets a challenge in establishing the methods to source for the information, and how to use this information to improve a business position . Data mining is the sourcing of any hidden and predictive business information from a relevant database. It involves a thorough analysis of data gained from various sources, manipulating it into useful tool - a tool that leads to raising business revenue, saving on the running costs or both (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining). Data mining tool incorporates analytical tools that helps build a useful predictive relationship. Data mining tools helps get answers as it scrutinizes data from different perspective to a precision, than any expert could do. Interplay of data mining process with software and hardware utilities is a big step in data analysis. The integration of artificial intelligence and databases heightens the data-mining goal as the information is translated...
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...hour at the YMCA. Dr. Naismith’s original attempts were to reformat outdoor sports and activities and bring them indoors, but soon realized that these activities were meant to be outdoors for a reason. However, he did not want to falter away from his belief in games as a means of providing physical activity for the youth and decided that a new activity needed to be created. A soccer ball was employed, baskets were built, and soon after – the game of basketball was created. Originally, the game was envisioned by Naismith to be played by any number of players and with that being said, the first game was played by 18 players, nine on each team. The hoops were set at today’s standard of ten feet simply due to the fact that the balconies in which he chose to hang the baskets were ten feet high. The game was taken by several students in the class and introduced in their hometowns, but were unable to be properly introduced without a formal set of rules. In the creation of the game, Dr. Naismith had created 13 original rules for the game, and in January of 1892, the rules were published as follows: 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2....
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...Journal of Human Kinetics volume 36/2013, 161-168 Section III – Sports Training DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2013-0016 161 Identifying Basketball Performance Indicators in Regular Season and Playoff Games by Javier García1, Sergio J. Ibáñez1, Raúl Martinez De Santos2, Nuno Leite3, Jaime Sampaio3 The aim of the present study was to identify basketball game performance indicators which best discriminate winners and losers in regular season and playoffs. The sample used was composed by 323 games of ACB Spanish Basketball League from the regular season (n=306) and from the playoffs (n=17). A previous cluster analysis allowed splitting the sample in balanced (equal or below 12 points), unbalanced (between 13 and 28 points) and very unbalanced games (above 28 points). A discriminant analysis was used to identify the performance indicators either in regular season and playoff games. In regular season games, the winning teams dominated in assists, defensive rebounds, successful 2 and 3-point field-goals. However, in playoff games the winning teams’ superiority was only in defensive rebounding. In practical applications, these results may help the coaches to accurately design training programs to reflect the importance of having different offensive set plays and also have specific conditioning programs to prepare for defensive rebounding. Key words: Performance analysis, game-indicators, win/lose, basketball. Introduction Traditionally, preparing basketball teams to succeed in competition...
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...Candacy Taylor Concerns of Equity within the School System AC 230 November 5, 2010 WHAT IS THE ISSUE ABOUT? This issue is about children within the school system being blamed for low grades and failing classes. The issues don’t only rely on the child, but the school also. Many teachers blame a children parent, their home lives, their communities, and even their genetics as a cause or the students themselves saying something must be internally wrong with them. Rather, what might be the issue is the school itself. Maybe it’s the beliefs, practices, procedures, and policies of a particular school that causes a child not to do well within the school system. There are many curriculum’s in a school that may affect a child in a positive or negative way. In schools all of them have the basic curriculum’s such as English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Computer, History, and Gym. Other schools may have more or less depending on what’s the specialty of the school. Either way, there should be equity within all schools no matter what they are focusing on. ENGLISH/SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY In all of theses subjects within schools teachers need to be told again that each child is different, so there many need to be unique books or classroom activities and specific tools, gadgets that all children can use. Each child needs to feel as equally important as every other child feels, so equity wouldn’t be a problem within the school systems. As teachers conduct their English class they should also...
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...Research done on children goes back as far as the 1950s. It wasn’t until around the 1960s that researchers decided to expand their studies towards kids. By mid-1970s the marketing community took notice of children as consumers. Sprite understood who was trending and took advantage of it. It is very important in today’s business to be on top of what is trending, especially when everything is moving in such a fast-paced environment. The Effect Trends have on Children Research done on children goes back as far as the 1950s. It wasn’t until around the 1960s that researchers decided to expand their studies to include; if children were influenced by their parents purchasing decisions, also if children understood the purpose...
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...Leader | * Great Leadership and negotiation skills | | * Escalating unresolved problems to other support staff | | Academic Qualifications | Bachelor DegreeGeneral Management | Jinan UniversityJinan Street Zaytoun Abi-Samra Tripoli – North Lebanon. | Fall 2015 | Master degree Human Resources Management | Jinan UniversityJinan Street Zaytoun Abi-Samra Tripoli – North Lebanon | Still studying | Research Projects | Graduation Project : The Impact of Social Media Network on Internet Marketing | Jan 2015 | | | | Professional Experiences & Certifications | PHARMA LEA Pharmacy * Management * Customer Relationship * Correct use of the selling skills | August2013to Feb 2014 | Internship in Hospital Dar Al Chifa The Training is about Archiving, and use sage 50 complete accounting program. | December 2012 to January2013 | | Linguistics & Hobbies | Languages | * Arabic * English * French | Good writing and readingGood writing and readingGood writing and reading | Leisure | * Ping Pong * Basket-Ball * Tourism | * Computer Games * Swimming * Movies * High-Tech | Social Activity | * Jinan High...
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...Boge Frog Recreation Chris Oprea: Ringleader A. Apparel a. Shirts i. Tees ii. Polo’s iii. Hoodies b. Hats iv. Ball Caps v. Beanies vi. Knit Hats c. Rain Gear/Windbreakers B. Discs d. Possible Production? e. Custom Dyes f. Custom Logos g. Original Dyes h. Original Logos C. Natural Snack Foods/ Smoking alternatives (PDGA outlawed tobacco products) i. Sassafras root j. Honeycomb k. Wintergreen l. Dried Fruit m. Jerky D. Course Design/ Construction E. Course Guides n. GPS o. Lengths p. Obstacles q. Strategies F. Sponsorship opportunities r. Local Club vii. Leagues viii. Youth Leagues/ workshops ix. Introduction to Disc Golf (Adults) x. Play to Learn (Learn to Play) Initiative s. Tournaments (See Marketing I.c.) t. Professional Player Sponsorships xi. Competition Gear xii. Casual Gear G. Research and Design u. Patents xiii. 30’ retractable putt distance measurement xiv. Mobile basket H. Crew v. Jon Miskelly? (Foreman) w. Steve-o (disc guy) x. Graphic designer y. GIS guy (Jon Bay) z. Business Manager (Abhishek Utekar) xv. Kari xvi. Aunt G and Aunt Nancy I. Money Money Money {. Timber Sales ...
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...to me as being outside and doing traditional male activities because they came natural to me. Furthermore, my mother seemed to be trying too hard to capture my interest in things such as dolls, dress-up, and other female things that simply were a bore to me. I merely enjoyed my time with her because it was her way of trying to bond with me, but my real enjoyment came when I could be outside doing some activity. There was never a chance that I would be bored outside. I clearly remember as a child the first time my father taught me how to play basketball. At first we practiced without a ball, and it seemed pointless but later it made sense. We practiced for hours for me to just hit a single shot, and finally I did hit my first basket. It was amazing, and I was so excited. Every time I made a basket my father rewarded me with a dollar. At the age of 8 this meant big money if I could make enough baskets. I gradually became...
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...VIGNESH A M C-08, Madras Cements Colony vicky_justin90@yahoo.com Ramaswamy Raja Nagar,Virudhunagar Dist, +91 9884893035 Pin:626204, Tamilnadu. |Career Objective | My objective is to learn more and simultaneously apply the learnt skills. To render good service with my good abilities to the best growth of the institution to which I serve and for the welfare of the society. |Education | M.TECH (Mechatronics) Institution: VIT University CGPA: 8.25 (upto 2nd semester) B.E. (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering) Institution: St.Joseph’s College Of Engineering,Chennai Year of completion: 2011 Aggregate: 69.2% Higher Secondary School 12th standard Institution: Maharishi Vidya Mandir Higher Sec School Year of completion: 2007 Aggregate: 80.8% State Board Institution: D A V Public School Year of completion: 2005 Aggregate: 67.2% ...
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...What is Emergent Literacy? Emergent Literacy is the reading and writing concept, behavior and dispositions that precede and develop into conventional reading and writing. Recently the term “reading readiness” has given way “emergent literacy” by which we mean the many skills children need for reading and writing. From the time they were born and continuing through the preschool years, each child picks up in his or her own way. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all part of emergent literacy. Literacy really begins when an infant coos or babbles, then hears those sound repeated by a responsive and loving adults. These early conversation, which can make adults feel a little silly, and a gentle introduction to spoken language and will soon change into soon change into the sound and rhythms of language. Adults encourage these beginning steps in to language by singing, saying nursery rhymes, doing finger play and sharing picture books. Reading Readiness vs Emergent Literacy Reading readiness has been defined as a point at which a person is ready to learn to read and the time during which a person transition from begin a non-reader into a reader. Other terms for reading readiness include early literacy while emergent literacy is how young children interact with books when reading and writing, even though they could not read or write in the conventional sense. According to piaget theory of cognitive development the concept of reading readiness refers to the...
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...choose to reply with, but there are other jobs that we haven't learned about yet, haven't had exposure to. In fact, I believe that there are some jobs we are not aware of because no one is doing them yet! What people will not tell you - Fact 2: Explore, imagine and think beyond. Do not underestimate your potentials. I am sure if a 15 year old Einstien or Gandhi was sitting around us, he would not be very much different from the way we are today. People always say, "if he can do it, you can". Let me modify that a bit. We don't have to do what every other person can do. It would be stupid for a four feet guy to make it into a basket ball team, but I would definitely stress that what someone else with your abilities can do, you can do; and don't underestimate your abilities. So what are our abilities? How am I supposed to know that I want to be a research analyst at high school? Some of you have already realized what you want. For others, that is what we need to find out! Let us think of this backwards - what do you want to do twenty years from now? What people will not tell you - Fact 3: Choose something you...
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...[pic] The Mystic Tea Room Tina Hoskie Keller Graduate School of Management [pic] Marketing Plan Outline 1. Executive Summary 2. Situation Analysis 2.1 Market Summary 2. SWOT Analysis 3. Competition 4. Product (Service) Offering 5. Keys to Success 6. Critical Issues 3. Marketing Strategy 1. Mission 2. Marketing Objectives 3. Financial Objectives 4. Target Markets 5. Positioning 6. Strategies 7. Marketing Mix 8. Marketing Research 4. Controls 1. Implementation 2. Marketing Organization 3. Contingency Planning 5. Conclusion “The tea party is a spa for the soul. You leave your cares and work behind. Busy people forget their business. Your stress melts away, your senses awaken…” 1. Executive Summary The Mystic Tea Room is in the start-up stages. The concept of opening a tea room has been explored and is presented in this marketing plan. There is a lack of tea rooms in the Murray-Calloway County area and The Mystic Tea Room will be entering the market with limited competition. The closest tea room is located in Hazel Kentucky. The Mystic Tea Room will be a unique local tea room in the Murray-Calloway County area that will be a friendly social place to escape the daily stresses of life and will be a comfortable place to meet friends, old and new, while enjoying a cup of their favorite tea...
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...is the temple of the mind and is intimately connected with it. Bodily ailments stunt the growth of the mind, just as mental maladies affect the health of the body. The education that is imparted in our schools and colleges is mainly intellectual. It is true that every school and college has a playground and offers facilities for sports like cricket and football. But participation in games is not compulsory and little account is taken of it while awarding certificates and degrees. Besides, there is acute shortage of playgrounds in large cities. Our educationists should realise the organic connection between mind and body, and pay more attention and importance to the physical training of the young. Outdoor games like hockey, football, basket ball and tennis are the best means of ensuring physical health and development. They have several advantages over other forms of exercise. They provide not only exercise for the body but recreation for the mind. Exercising one's limbs at home or in gymnasium-calls for some effort of the will, but boys and girls have natural inclination for sports and they derive exercise from them in an agreeable way, without specially exerting themselves. They return to their studies, feeling refreshed and energetic. Sports also inculcate valuable qualities in young people. They learn how to cooperate with one another and to subordinate their selfish...
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...Current Issues in Accounting The case of Phar-Mor Inc is new to me after coming across a number of scandals and I am excited to do research on it. Phar-Mor Inc is a deep discount drug store that was established in 1982. The business model was to by huge masses of products or alternatively called “power buying” and selling them at a huge discount of 25 to 40% of retail price (Lansing, 2011). In 2002, the corporation had 310 outlets with 25,000 employees in majority of the states, 34 to be precise. The problem was first discovered through misleading information concerning reporting inventories. Another problem was through the CEO Monus, who owned at least 60% of the 10 teams of the Worlds Basket Ball Leagues. It is a problem because the CEO was estimated to have embezzled $15 million in the corporation’s assets to support the teams. There are a number of other fraudulent factors involved that have increased the amount of fraud to 500 million! If SOX was enacted in 1992, then it would have helped in the following manner: Section 203, Audit Partner Rotation: “The new rules impose more rigorous standards of independence for the external auditors of SEC reporting companies (including foreign private issuers) than under existing SEC rules that existed” at the time of the Phar-Mor Inc scandal( Lansing, 2011 ). This also required more frequent partner rotation off an audit engagement team. If Coopers and Lybrand were not auditing Phar-Mor Inc on a continuous basis, meaning for...
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