Accidents In Hockey
.... common injuries are to the shoulder, knee and
the head.
Injury to the shoulder is the most common hockey injury in the game
today because of the physcial contact. Of the injuries reported in the 1993-
1994 hockey season, 12% of those were shoulder related. Injury to the acromio-
clavicular joint was the most frequent because of the bodychecking. Every time
a player steps on the ice, he is constantly being pounded into the boards,
shoulder first. The glenohumeral was often being injuried mainly fro .....
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A Comparison Of Multi-Valued Orientation And Two Valued Orientation
.... orientation is a scale of "in betweens". The extremes are
not used. There are definate settings. Using temperature again, let multi-valued
orientation show it's use. Hot and cold were used for two valued orientation.
Those were the extremes. Instead of using extremes, the actual numbers are used.
74 degrees, 98.6 degrees, and -13 degrees are all examples of the multi-valued
orientation. The option to not choose the extremes is open in these
circumstances. Instead of doing good or bad work, it is possible .....
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Information On Black Libraries
.... the original purpose of the institution, i.e. to provide
bibliographical information to researchers and others interested in Africa.
The Archives
The archival collection consists of several sections. One section primarily
holds personal papers of individuals from Namibia and Switzerland. Another
section consists of press cuttings and grey literature (pamphlets, reports,
posters, etc.) from southern Africa and includes material from various Anti-
Apartheid movements. Printed material concerning "SW .....
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Baseball's New Rules
.... The batter hit the ball not far enough to the wall and when the out
fielder was going to catch it a kid reached over the wall and caught the ball.
This would be usually ruled no home run but the umpire said it was OK. New York
went on to win the next game to advance to the World Series. The fans in New
York made the little boy a hero for a day and loved him for what he did but most
of the other baseball fans all over the country did not think it was fair to the
Orioles.
In conclusion I do not like the ne .....
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Description Of A Bedroom
.... shelves meet a window,
which is covered by some white blinds.
At the end of the waterbed, on the final wall, there is some electronic
equipment on more shelving. There is a variety of equipment, everything from
games to a television. Everything on the shelves is in good condition.
Following this wall is a second light switch for the closet. The closet
has no doors on it, but is full of clothes. After the closet comes the door, in
which you enter, and you exit.
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Bungee Jumping
.... wooden towers, attach the vines around their ankles and jump. A
successful leap is considered a demonstration of courage. In 1979, a bungee
cord was incorporated with this tribal ritual. Members of the Oxford
University's Dangerous Sports Club read about and designed a safe form of the
practice. Atop the Golden Gate Bridge, dressed in tuxedos and top hats, the
first form of bungee jumping came to existence. In 1987, bungee jumping moved
to the American commercial scene. Two brothers, John and P .....
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The Cherokee Indians
.... the Cherokee's had for
themselves was Ani-yun-wiya which means, "real people."
Villages were placed along rivers and streams so they could take
advantage of the rich black soil for farming. Corn was their main source of food,
along with wild plants and roots that were common to their homeland. They used
spears, traps, and fishing lines with hooks to catch many different kinds of
fish. They also used an interesting method of poisoning an area of water to kill
the fish and gather them up as they floated t .....
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Christmas Is A Good Holiday For Many Reasons
.... friends and family. Exchanging
gifts is always fun because people receive new things. Who couldn't enjoy
something that was given to them free. Also, people get to give gifts to their
friends and family. Giving gifts always gives people that warm happy feeling
inside. The most enjoyable part is seeing the gifts that people gave being
opened by the people receiving them. That always puts a smile on peoples faces.
Last but not least, people get to spend time with family. Some of the
family may not have .....
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Cigars
.... not necessarily for quality. No
regard is given to the aroma and smoke of the different types of tobacco. The
only type of tobacco grown is fast-maturing strains they can get to the market
quickly. Careful and attentive raising is non existent. The leaves are
quickly dried and thrown into boxes for shipment to the rolling factory.
Fine cigars are hand rolled, whereas all cigarettes are machine rolled.
Including the type and quality of the leaf, rolling is the ultimate judge of
whether a cigar i .....
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Dirtbiking
.... are in increasements in
engine size (cc's, cubic centimeters).For example, if you are between the ages
of 4 and 7 you would race the 50cc dirtbikes. If you are between the ages of 8
and 11 you have a choice of racing a 65cc or an 80cc dirtbike. If you are
between the ages of 12 and 15 you could race in the 80 cc or 125 cc class. If
you are 16 years old or older you can race 125cc dirtbikes or larger.
Secondly, there are also a wide variety of dirtbikes. Some dirtbikes are
modified to fit giant mo .....
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Existentialism In The Early 19th Century
.... universal, objective standards. Against the
traditional view that moral choice involves an objective judgment of right and
wrong, existentialists have argued that no objective, rational basis can be
found for moral decisions. The 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich
Nietzsche further contended that the individual must decide which situations are
to count asmoral situations.
Subjectivity
All existentialists have followed Kierkegaard in stressing the importance of
passionate individual action in dec .....
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Existentialism
.... aim for a common peak of ethical
achievement. Aristotle argued for the existence of a divine being, described as
the "Prime Mover," who is responsible for the unity and purposefulness of nature.
In order for humanity to attain such a climax, everyone must imitate The
Almighty's perfect profile. Aristotle's basic philosophy deduces that humanity
strives for an identical peak of moral excellence, as judged by a higher being
(Aristotle).
Existentialism declares that the individual must choose his way; .....
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Why Do Convenient Stores Have Locks On Their Doors If They Are Always Open?
.... most stores where at night when the store closes they lock the doors
and go home. Then, in the morning whoever is going to be opening comes in and
unlocks the store and gets it ready for the first customers of the day. This
situation would never happen at a store that is open all the time because there
always has to be someone working.
On a rare occasion, the store might need to the lock the doors if
someone outside is causing trouble. However, if they locked the doors and
wouldn't let any customers .....
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Dining Establishments And Eating
.... lot. For fast food the parking lot is
more accessible to people(less landscaping), more entrances and exit doors(for
more saved time). Once entering the building one can distinguish a fast food
restaurant, by the high traffic tile floors, plastic bench seating that does
not move for comfort, and the poor taste of interior design with small amounts
of decoration. These buildings were meant for eating quickly, and then leaving,
visual impact is not a major concern. There will be no waiters to take your .....
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Accidents In Hockey
.... common injuries are to the
shoulder, knee and the head.
Injury to the shoulder is the most common hockey injury in the game
today because of the physcial contact. Of the injuries reported in the
1993-1994 hockey season, 12% of those were shoulder related. Injury to the
acromio-clavicular joint was the most frequent because of the bodychecking.
Every time a player steps on the ice, he is constantly being pounded into
the boards, shoulder first. The glenohumeral was often being injuried
mainly from fi .....
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