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Walter Brennan (Birthday 25th July) |
Walter Brennan Biography
Walter Brennan an American actor was born on 25th July, 1894 in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Walter Brennan won three times Academy Award and Walter Brennan is also known as one of the foremost character artists in motion depiction history.
Walter Brennan Born:
25th July 1894 Swampscott, Massachusetts.
Walter Brennan Career
TMid-‘teens- occupied at diverse posts including bank clerk and lumberjack; emerged in stock and variety show; 1923-started career in Hollywood as additional and stuntman; 1927- initial movie role in The Ridin’ Rowdy; 1957-63~in TV sequence The Real McCoys; 1964-1965-in TV sequence Tycoon; 1967-69-title role in TV sequence The Guns of Will Sonnett; 1970-71-TV sequence To Rome, with Love.
Walter Brennan Awards:
Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Come and Get It, 1936. Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Kentucky, 1938. Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for The Westerner, 1940. Walter Brennan Died: 21 September 1974in Oxnard, California....More |
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Barclays Premier League |
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Barclays Bank sponsors the most popular of the English Football Leagues – The Premier League. Thus, it is officially known as the “Barclays Premier League”. The League is a conglomerate that has 20 professional football clubs as members. The Premier League operates by a system of promoting and demoting with the Football League.
The competition came into being in 1992. It comprised of the 22 clubs in the First division of the Football League that broke away to form an elite league. In 1995, this number was reduced to 20 on insistence by FIFA.
Earlier, with different sponsors, the League was named differently. Barclays Bank sponsors the League since 2004; and will continue to do till 2010.
Roles and objectives in Barclays Premier League
- Supervise, develop and improve constantly, to maintain a lead in the world football competition.
- Improve the viewer’s interest and accessibility to football in general, and to live games of the League in particular.
- Improve the commercial value of the League, and use the additional income to develop the competition, and safeguard the future of the League.
- Enhance the quality of Football world-over by collaborating with other Football bodies.
- Use the competition to enhance the quality of play of the member clubs.
- Bring forth and develop new talent to fuel the country team with the best possible players.
Playing the game
The season of the Barclays Premier League starts in August each year, and ends in May. Each one of the 20 member clubs plays 38 games - two with each of the other clubs. Of the two games between any pair of clubs, one is played on the home field of each club. Winning teams are awarded three points, teams that draw are awarded one point, and losing teams get zero points. All clubs in the league are ranked based on the number of points, goals scored, and goal difference.
The club that ends the season with the maximum number of points is declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the goal difference and number of goals scored are criteria used to determine the winner. In case there is still a tie, a play-off match held on a neutral location may be used to determine the winner. A Play-off is also used to resolve any tie for demotion / qualification.
Staying in the League
At the end of each season, the three lowest ranked teams are referred into the Football League Championship. Simultaneously, the top ranked two teams from the football league as well as the winner from the play-off games between the third to sixth ranked clubs are moved into the premier league.
Revenue in the premier league
- Football was always a lucrative game. In 1986, the Football League signed an agreement that got them £6.3million for two years of television rights.
- The Barclays Premier League is cited as the world’s most rewarding football league. In 2005-06, the combined revenues of the member clubs totaled around £1.4 billion (Deloitte). In the same year, eight Premier League clubs made it to the” Top-20” money making clubs of the year. Presently, the League is ranked fourth among all sports leagues worldwide.
- Sky bought the first television rights of the Premier League. These sold at £191 million for five seasons. The next four-season contract was for £670 million.
- Money also comes in from sale of stadium tickets. The highest average attendance for a game was recorded in 2002-03 at 35,464 people per game.
- Andriy Shevchenko holds the record for the highest transfer fee, which is rumored to be close to £30 million ....More
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Major League Baseball 2008 (MLB 2008) |
Major League Baseball (MLB) History
- The first Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game was played on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
- The major league baseball (MLB) event was the brainchild of Arch Ward, sports editor at Chicago Tribune.
Major League Baseball 2008 (MLB 2008) Tickets Information
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Major league baseball(MLB) 2008 tickets can be purchased online for all Major League(MLB) games with the choice of favorite team.
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Beijing Olympics 2008 ( Summer Olympics 2008) |
Introduction to Beijing Olympics 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics will be hosted by Beijing, China. The Beijing Olympics 2008 will be held from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Most 2008 Summer Olympics events and the opening ceremony for Beijing Olympics 2008 will take place at the Beijing National Stadium. The opening ceremony for Beijing Olympics 2008 will begin at 08.08.08 pm CST. Some Beijing Olympics 2008 events will be held at other cities in Mainland China and Hong-Kong.
About 2008 Beijing Olympics
Beijing was declared the official host of the 2008 Summer Olympics Games on July 13, 2001. “Dancing Beijing” is the official logo of the Beijing Olympics 2008 games. Five “Fuwa” or “good luck dolls”, each one representing one color of the Olympic rings, are the mascots of 2008 Beijing Olympics. The five Fuwa also represent the five elements in Chinese mythology- earth, fire, wood, water and metal. They symbolize the fish, giant panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow and fire. The official slogan for 2008 Beijing Olympics is “One World, One Dream”. There will be 302 events in all at Beijing Olympics 2008. A total of 28 sports have been included in the games for Beijing Olympics 2008. Many new National Olympic Committees have also gained recognition by the IOC this year. The games at Beijing Olympics 2008 will be hosted by 37 venues across Mainland China and Hong-Kong. 12 new venues have also been constructed for Beijing Olympics 2008 including the “Bird’s Nest”....More
Development and preparation for Beijing Olympics 2008:
The government has adopted measures to step up the equality of security services at Beijing Olympics 2008. Improvements are being made to make cities more convenient for English-speaking visitors during Beijing Olympics 2008. Investment in renovation and construction of new venues is being made for Beijing Olympics 2008. The Beijing National Stadium or the “Bird’s Nest” will be the prime architectural attraction of the Beijing Olympics 2008 games. The government also enhanced and expanded public transport systems for the Beijing Olympics 2008 games. Communication systems like cell phone and internet towers have also been set up for international visitors during Beijing Olympics 2008. Traffic control strategies have been implemented to reduce air-pollution levels. Authorities are also planning to make the Beijing Olympics 2008 a non-smoking event. Officially branded products are made available in special stores and online. Many Olympic themed songs were recorded by internationally known singers for the Beijing Olympics 2008 games.
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