213 for Swimming Pool FACTS The taxpayer, Susan, suffers from severe osteoarthritis in both knees and has a hard time living comfortably. Susan has taken many precautions to better her health including: cortisone injections, painkillers, physical therapy, and arthroscopic surgery. Being that this is a hereditary disease, the doctors predict that it’s only going to get worse. The key to alleviate the pain is to keep moving, thus it is extremely painful for Susan to remain active. Swimming maintains
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Automated Swimming Pool Cleaning System Introduction: Automated pool cleaning systems have been developed to reduce the amount of human effort required to keep a pool clean. Without a cleaning system the pool water would quickly become stagnant and a habitation for all sorts of micro-organisms. Algae would soon fill the pool turning the water and pool surfaces green. Not only is this an aesthetic problem it could potentially be a serious risk to a swimmer’s health. The overall purpose of
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I started swimming class begrudgingly. I was excited to swim and improve my technique, but I wasn’t pleased about the hassle it would be to swim twice a week and go to other classes with wet hair. However, in Ms. Meissner’s swimming course I learned more than I ever thought I would about myself, my capabilities, and the stereotypes of black people and swimming. As a child I never really thought about swimming as something that I couldn't do. My parents put me in lessons pretty young, and I was
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Bibliography of swimming 1.)Arjan P. Palstra, Guido E. E. J. M. van den ThillartFish Physiol Biochem. 2010 September; 36(3): 297–322. Published online 2010 April 14. doi: 10.1007/s10695-010-9397-4 2.)Olivia J. Mullins, John T. Hackett, James T. Buchanan, W. Otto Friesen Prog Neurobiol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 February 1.Published in final edited form as: Prog Neurobiol. 2011 February; 93(2):
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History Rewritten Essay Olivia Woolman History 3/4/15 The impact World War One had on a number of countries was great, but what did it have on America, did they gain anything? Did they lose anything? Although propaganda had some affect on the US and Powers, it was not the greatest one. After the war, countries looked to America for money and resources, and this led to the economy being bigger than ever, the economic boom. The economic boom involved five main factors, which made America look like
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NEWS “Lil’ Lady RaRa” (hereinafter referred to by her legal name, Ms. Eugenia Glover) has been an inconsistent dues paying member of our union since 2003. She is a DJ, voiceover artist, mime, program host and former news editor (self described on her website as “the Hottest Host in the Galaxy”). Ms. Glover worked at FOX News from 1999 – 2005. She was working as a news editor on the FOX News show, “The O'Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O’Reilly” in May of 2005. On the show on the evening of May 10
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African Americans and their involvement in Olympic Swimming; Why are there so few African American swimmers? Marcos Mendez Georgia Southern University Abstract This paper explores the phenomena that we see in Olympic Swimming. Whites dominate this sport and African Americans hardly ever participate in this sport. This research paper explores why that is, by examining numerous sources. These sources were obtained using the internet. From the research conducted, their seem to be varying answers
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HISTORY OF SWIMMING Swimming has been known since prehistoric times. Drawings from the Stone Age were found in "the cave of swimmers" near Wadi Sora (or Sura) in the southwestern part of Egypt. Written references date from 2000 B.C., including Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Bible (Ezekiel 47:5, Acts 27:42, Isaiah 25:11), Beowulf, and other sagas. In 1538 Nicolas Wynman, German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book, "Colymbetes". Competitive swimming in Europe started around
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Special Olympic Swimming Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about Special Olympic Swimming Thesis/Central Idea: Special Olympic swimming is something that people with intellectual disabilities can learn, love, and benefit from participating in with instruction and support. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A.Attention Getter: Imagine yourself in an arena, surrounded by encouraging team mates, supportive coaches, and thousands of fans screaming your name. Imagine
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soccer and tennis. But it was the sport of swimming that I feel in love with at a young age. The sport has made an everlasting impact on me and has molded me into the person I am today. My life would be completely different if I had not chosen swimming. Since the summer of 1995, swimming has been a huge part of my life as the pool quickly became my second home, and has been ever since. After many torturous swim lessons at my local YMCA, I started swimming on my town’s summer team at the Hasbrouck
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