...an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings. In professional cricket the length of a game ranges from 20 overs of six bowling deliveries per side to Test cricket played over five days. The Laws of Cricket are maintained by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) with additional Standard Playing Conditions for Test matches and One Day Internationals.[1] Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed into the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the game's governing body, has ten full members.[2] The game is played particularly in Australasia, the Indian subcontinent, the West Indies, Southern Africa and the British Isles. The rivalry between England and Australia gave birth to The Ashes in 1882 and this has remained Test cricket's most famous contest. Test cricket began to expand in 1888–89...
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...Analysis of Voting Bias Toward Taller Presidential Election Candidates Jared Causey Online MBA Student E.J. Ourso College of Business Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Abstract After analyzing each presidential election in United States history, a Texas Tech University researcher concluded that a slight bias toward taller presidential candidates exists among the voting population. His claim was based on the theory that through evolution, humans developed a bias toward taller and stronger leaders due to their ability to provide protection. The researcher purports that this bias still exists. In order to test his theory, I collected data regarding candidate height from every United States presidential election with such information readily available. Of the 53 presidential elections at issue, I found the proportion of elections won by the taller candidate to be slightly above 50 percent, suggesting that there is, in fact, a bias toward the taller candidate. Introduction Research suggests that throughout modern and ancient cultures, selection of leaders with more dominant physical traits is prevalent. However, the collective process that leads a voter to choose one candidate over another in a presidential election can depend on a number of variables. Is it then equally likely for a presidential candidate shorter than his opponent to be elected? Or is there truly a “height factor” bias that leads a greater proportion of people to instinctively elect...
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...greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[3] Tendulkar was a part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup winningIndian team in the later part of his career, his first such win in six World Cup appearances for India.[4] He was also the recipient of Player of the Tournament award of ICC World Cup, 2003 held in South Africa. He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards.[5]. He has been recommended for the receipt of the Bharat Ratna award, in fact it has been speculated that the criteria for the award of the Bharat Ratna was changed to allow him receive the award.[6][7] He is also a member of Rajya Sabha ofParliament of India.[8] Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009. After a two-month break he is likely to return to test arena with the series against New Zealand commencing in late August 2012.[9] Tendulkar has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by theIndian Air Force. He has received honorary doctorates from University of Mysore[10]and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences[11] Sachin holds 12th rank in ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen...
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...(recently impeached) 7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ? Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis) 9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ? Answer: Davos, Switzerland 10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ? Answer: Major Anoop Joseph 11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ? Answer: CNR Rao 12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ? Answer: Mumbai 13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Answer: Pakistan 14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ? Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty 15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ? Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari 16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ? Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji 17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ? Answer: Fauja Singh OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners) 17. Which film won this year's Best Picture Oscar ? Answer: Argo 18. Which actor won this year's Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ? Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) 19. Which actress won this year's Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ? Answer:...
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...Thursday, and her family and friends say they hope the findings will put to rest rumors that drug use contributed to her death. Griffith Joyner died last month in her sleep at age 38. Her husband, Al Joyner, bitterly criticized those who suggested that she took performance-enhancing drugs. "My wife took the final, ultimate drug test," Joyner said, choking back tears during a brief news conference after the release of the autopsy. "And it's what we always said: There's nothing there. So please, please, give us time to grieve and just let my wife rest in peace." The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner's office found that...
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...Military qualifying test in light of the fact that his written work and spelling aptitudes were below the national standard. Because of the immediate coming of the Vietnam War, the test norms were brought down in November 1965 thus Ali was named eligible, which implied he was currently qualified for the draft and actuation into the military (Cassius Marsellus CLAY, Jr.). At the point when advised of this status, he announced that he would decline to serve in the U.S. Armed force and openly viewed himself as an outspoken opponent (Bingham). Ali expressed that War is against the teachings...
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...Stephanie Levy Pd.7 The Hunger Games Essay “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” This quote was said by Joseph Campbell who also wrote The Hero’s Journey: A Summary of the Steps. These steps begins with the character in just his/her ordinary world and ending with that character, having gone through the most traumatic moment if their life, returning home and achieving what they set out to do. The book The Hunger Games, written by Suzan Collins, is a wonderful story about a girl who becomes a hero in a short amount of time and doesn’t really realize it. In The Hunger Games, the main character, Katniss Everdeen, experience most of these steps. One of the first steps in “The Hero’s Journey” is Call to Adventure. This step is the point in a person’s life when he/she is first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not. Katniss begins this step when she takes Primrose’s, her sister, place as the female tribute of District 12. “I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute.” (Page 22). Once she said that she realized that her whole life was about to change because she entered the Hunger Games. Soon after she volunteers, she meets up with her mom and Prim. She gives them her final goodbye as she says to her mom “You can’t clock out and leave Prim on her own. There’s no me now to keep you both alive.” (Page 35). Katniss knows she won’t make it out of there alive so she tells her mom to take care of Prim...
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...MacPro Killer: By: killa hafiz Intro: The purpose of this article is to build a computer that can either perform at the same level as the MacPro 2013 for the same or less money. I have recently been told by people (Mac FanBoys) that I can’t build a pc just as fast for equal cost hence the necessity of this article. Note For this article we will be building a pc that is comparable to the 6-core configuration, so that sets my budget at a $4,000 limit. Processor: The Processor used in the Mac Pro is equal to an Intel Xeon E5-1650 running at 3.5 GHz. It has 6 processing cores and 12 threads. The processor I will be using in my build is Intel Core I7-4930K. It has 6 cores 12 threads and runs at 3.4 GHz. I have chosen the Core I7, because not only is it faster, but it is also half the price of the Xeon E5. The only advantage the Xeon has is that it can use Error correcting memory and the core I7 cannot. This means that I would have the potential for a higher ram upgrade by going with the Xeon but I don’t care, in the end of the day The core I7 is faster out of the box, can be over clocked, costs $500 less, and what’s to stop me from upgrading in the future. Intel Core I7-4930K Pass Mark Score: 13,550 Intel Xeon E5-1650 Pass Mark Score: 12,396 My Choice: Intel Core-I7 4930K $500 Motherboard: I will be using Asus Rampage IV Gene. As far as features and performance is concerned this one here is a no brainer. The only thing that hurts is that it only supports a maximum...
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...www.ibpsexamguru.in Content: Current Affairs 2013 (December 2012,January 2013,febraury 2013,March 2013, April 2013 ) Howdy ! friends . we are providing Five months current affairs for all competitive exam preparation .. Source : Various Location on Web Portal . Contains : 1. International Awareness 2. National Awareness 3. States News 4. Confrences 5. Sports and News 6. Awards and honors 7. Persons In News 8. Important dates 9. Books and Authors 10. Science and technology 11. Economy News INTERNATIONAL Mahama Re-elected as Ghana’s President : On 10 December Ghana’s incumbent President John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the country’s presidential election.Mahama took 50.70 percent of the total valid votes cast, while his closest challenger, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) obtained 47.74 percent.With his re-election, Mahama becomes the fourth president to be elected under the Forth Republic.He had served as Ghana’s vice president since 2009. UN, Pakistan Launched ‘Malala Fund’ : Pakistan joined forces with the United Nations on 10 December 2012 to launch a fund aimed at boosting girls’ education throughout the world.The fund is named for Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl. Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari also announced a $10-million donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai for campaigning for girls’ education. Shinzo Abe Elected...
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...players, (2) the strategies available for each, and (3) the payoff each receives. There are different “battlefields” on which Coke and Pepsi compete: products, pricing, and marketing. Product: * Launch of Diet products - Pepsi launched Diet Pepsi in 1964 while Coke launched Diet Coke in 1982 * Launched new varieties, flavors and acquisition of non-soda products - Pepsi introduced a variety of non-carbonated drinks; Coke responded by acquiring some non-carbonated products. * Use of high fructose syrup instead of sugar (cut cost) - Coke began using high-fructose corn syrup in 1980, Pepsi followed three years later. Pricing: * World War II - Coke made sure all soldiers got coke for only five cents, with government exemptions from wartime sugar rationing gave Coke the upper hand and allowed them to have a dominant strategy; Pepsi responded with the best strategy they could, increasing their bottle size to 12 ounce bottle “twice as much for a nickel too” Marketing: * International markets - Both secured contracts to be sole providers to specific countries; both companies plan to invest $2 billion in China to build up their market presence. * Aggressive marketing campaigns against each other - Pepsi Challenge in 1974 taste test, Coke responds with rebates, retail price cuts and strong advertisement against the validity of the taste test. * Contracts to establish ownership of sporting events - Pepsi: Super Bowl (has had a 30+ year relationship with the...
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...conjunctions if, even if, when, whenever, whether, and unless often appear in conditional sentences. The meaning of a conditional sentence determines which verb tenses needs to be used in the independent and subordinate clauses. ►Use conditional sentences to express a general or habitual fact. In this type of conditional sentence, the verb tense in each clause is the same. General fact: Habitual fact: When I touch an ice cube, it feels cold. Whenever I touched an ice cube, it felt cold. ►Use conditional sentences make predictions about the future, or express future intentions or possibilities. In this type of conditional sentence, the subordinate clause contains a present-tense verb and the independent clause contains the modal can, may, might, should, or will) plus the base form of the verb. Prediction: Intention: Possibility: If I win the lottery, I can go to Paris. If I win the lottery, I will go to Paris. If I win the lottery, I might go to Paris. ►Use conditional sentences to speculate about the future result of a possible but unlikely condition in the present. In this type of conditional sentence, the subordinate clause contains the past tense of the verb, and the independent clause contains the modal would, could, or might, plus the base for of the verb. Speculation: If I won the lottery, I would go to Paris. If I won the lottery, I would go to Paris. Unlikely present condition: Future result: ►Use conditional sentences to speculate about the past result of a...
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...Spacecraft successfully placed in Mars transfer trajectory on 1 December 2013 by ISRO scientists. * Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on 1 December 2013 won the Women's Singles trophy at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament. * International Day for Abolition of Slavery was observed on 2 December 2013 across the world to create awareness about abolition of slavery. * Paul Walker, the star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series, died in a car accident in Southern California, US on 30 November 2013. * An Egyptian constitutional panel on 1 December 2013 approved a new draft constitution for Egypt. * China on 2 December 2013 successfully sent an unmanned lunar probe with a robotic rover to soft land on the Moon, and to explore moon’s surface. * India cricket team has retained its top position in the latest ICC ODI rankings and second position in the Test cricket rankings. * President of India Pranab Mukharjee on 1 December 2013 inaugurated the Nagaland's traditional Hornbill Festival in Nagaland * Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & IT, on 2 December 2013 launched an Express Parcel service Business Parcel Services. * Runners from Ethiopia have won the both the men's and women's events in the 28th edition of the Pune International Marathon on 1 December 2013. * Belachew Endale Abayneh won the men's 42.195 km race in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 52 seconds, while Aberu...
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...Legal Aspects of Health Care | Who are the parties? The plaintiff in this case is Barbara Helling. The Defendants are Dr. Thomas F. Carey and Dr. Robert C. Laughlin. Who brought the action? Barbara Helling brought the action. In what court did the case originate? The case originated in a Washington trial court. Who won at the trial-court level? The defendants won at the trial court level. What is the appellate history of the case? After the plaintiff lost the judgment at the trial court level they also lost a trial at the Court of Appeals. After the Court of Appeals decision, the plaintiff took her case to the Supreme Court, where both previous rulings were reversed. What are the relevant facts as recited by the court? The plaintiff is suing the defendants for liability of undiagnosed glaucoma. The court stated evidence indicating that the rate of glaucoma for persons under the age of 40 is about 1 in 25,000. The test for glaucoma is a simple, inexpensive pressure test that is not routinely given to persons under 40 due to the miniscule rate of glaucoma in the age bracket. Because of the low risk and cost of administering these tests along with the massive consequences of undiagnosed glaucoma, the court believes it is their duty to decide what is required to protect patients under 40 from glaucoma. Are there any facts that you would like to know that are not revealed in the opinion? I would like to know what kind of measures the court took in understanding...
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...Hut's because it uses superior ingredients. On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear Pizza Hut's argument that the claim should be considered false advertising. The court, without comment, turned down an appeal by Pizza Hut, which won — and then lost — a false-advertising lawsuit against Papa John's. Pizza Hut said it should not have to prove that its rival's ads actually affected people's choices on what pizza to buy. Papa John's officials expressed relief that the case had concluded. "We obviously feel vindicated in this," said Karen Sherman, spokeswoman for the Louisville-based Papa John's. "This battle is over now." Pizza Hut president Mike Rawlings said, "No advertiser has ever been able to defend a campaign that is deceptive on the basis that the public doesn't care. We are disappointed the court did not seize this opportunity to clarify this matter for the benefit of consumers and responsible advertisers alike." Pizza Hut is the nation's largest pizza chain, and Papa John's is the third-largest. In 1995, Papa John's adopted a new slogan: "Better ingredients. Better pizza," and later it started a major national advertising campaign using the slogan. One of the ads boasted that Papa John's "won big time" in taste tests against Pizza Hut. Other ads said its sauce and dough were better than Pizza Hut's because they were made with fresh tomatoes and filtered water. Pizza Hut filed a federal false-advertising lawsuit against Papa John's in Dallas in...
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...LEB Exam 2 Review Cases: * In re Sept. 11 Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (Class action lawsuit) – Negligence – Duty of Care * Families of people who died in the attack sued American Airlines and Aviation security companies who were responsible for on-the-ground security in the Boston airport on 9/11 * Argued that they were carless in screening passengers * D’s defense: no duty to the victims in New York because this type of event has never happened in the past * Verdict: Not dismissed * When a plane is hijacked, it is reasonably foreseeable that the plane may crash, making passengers AND OTHERS AT THE CRASH SITE reasonably foreseeable victims * Not overly burdensome (Factor 6) to impose duty because D is in the business of moving people SAFELY from place to place * Otis Engineering Co. vs. Clark (Tex. 1983) – Negligence Duty of Care * Two women killed by drunk driver (he worked for Otis and was sent home because he was drunk at work) * Is there a duty to control the conduct of another? * General rule: No (usually when employees are not following through with company practices, company not held responsible) * Exception: Employer’s exercise of control over INCAPICTATED employee = employer must do what reasonably careful employer would do under similar circumstances * Duty of reasonable care generally does not include a duty to control the activities of others to prevent the employee...
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