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Fitness
Fitness Fitness is a central concept of evolutionary biology. We will consider individual fitness, followed by fitness as applied to alleles or genotypes. The direct fitness of an individual is related to the number of offspring that that individual produces. Specifically,... Read more |
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Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. 8700 West Bryn Mawr AvenueChicago, Illinois 60631U.S.A.(773) 380-3000Fax: (773) 693-2982Web site: http://www.ballyfitness.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1995Employees: 12,600Sales: $661 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NYSETicker Symbol: BFTSICs: 7991 Physical... Read more |
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pessary
pessary (pess-er-i) n. 1. a plastic device, often ring-shaped, that fits into the vagina and keeps the uterus in position: used to treat prolapse. 2. (vaginal suppository) a plug or cylinder of soft material containing a drug that is fitted into the vagina for the treatment of such disorders as... Read more |
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Shoelace
Shoelace Background It is understand how important shoes are for protecting feet from hazards and weather, and proper fit is necessary to maximize protection and comfort for the shoe's wearer. The shoelace is one way to ensure the proper fit, and a simple pair of laces,... Read more |
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Goodness of Fit
Goodness of FitTests of simple hypothesesTests of composite hypothesesApproximate hypothesesFurther topicsBIBLIOGRAPHYA goodness of fit procedure is a statistical test of a hypothesis that the sampled population is distributed in a specific way, for example, normally with mean 100 and standard... Read more |
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Rosso Fiorentino
Rosso Fiorentino ( Giovanni Battista di Jacopo) (b Florence, 8 Mar. 1494; d Fontainebleau or Paris, 14 Nov. 1540). Florentine painter and decorative artist; the name by which he is known means ‘the red-headed Florentine’. Vasari says that he ‘would not bind himself to any... Read more |
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optician
optician filler of prescriptions for and dispenser of corrective lenses. An optician may grind lenses as instructed by the prescription of an optometrist (see optometry ) or ophthalmologist (see ophthalmology ) or transcribe the instructions for laboratory mechanics. The optician also fits and... Read more |
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Procrustes
Procrustes , in Greek mythology, cruel highwayman. He forced passersby to lie on a very long bed and then stretched them to fit it. Some said that he also had a very short bed; to make passersby fit this he sawed off their legs. Using Procrustes' own villainous methods, Theseus killed him.... Read more |
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selection coefficient
selection coefficient Symbol s or t. A measure of the sum of the forces acting to oppose the reproductive success of a particular organism, phenotype, or genotype. It varies between 0 and 1 and is related to fitness (W) by the equation: W = 1 – s. Hence, as the... Read more |
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Lets see: Confidence, fitness, skill ... .
...games during the Youth Soccer Jamboree...appreciation for fitness. Those are among...for children to play sports. But finding...that best fit a childs interests and...Council on Physical Fitness and Sport. Experts...Council on Physical ... |
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Don't worry, parents, imaginary friends actually good for kids.(Health Fitness)
...this type of imaginary play is limited to the preschool...South Australia Children, Youth and Womens Health Service...unsure how to handle their childs phantom friends. These...functions in a growing childs life. Imaginary friends...to test out styles of ... |
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HOW WE PLAY Sports offer kids more than just fun
...Nigeria began on the youth soccer fields...and desire to play his sport at its...appreciation for fitness. Of course...that best fit a childs interests and...Council on Physical Fitness and Sport. Experts...Council on Physical ... |
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Announcements
...registration for youths ages 5-18 who...Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center; and 10...WAGS team that plays local and national...Information: Coach Bob Childs, 703-266-2603 or childs@ndu.edu, or...soccer.org. YOUTH ... |
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McFadzean relishes the big stage.(Sport)
...the club he supported as a childs , Sheffield United, when...come through the club's youth academy. The centre-half...Premier League, but did not play. Tragedy struck for the...contract after he proved his fitness. "I lost my love of the... |
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GIRL SCOUTS GETTING OUT THEIR WALKING SHOES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...about physical fitness, stress reduction...The health and fitness theme was chosen...promote health and fitness as a lifelong...Plattsburgh. The Youth Expressions Theater...performing role plays on current social...LaVigne and Morgan ... |
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CRICKET 1997: COUNTY-BY-COUNTY GUIDE
...balance of power-play (Chris Adams...hovering over his fitness. The Victorian proved...plenty of promising youth on the up in the likes...There will be no John Childs, but Paul Grayson...Flanagan. OUT: John Childs (ret); Jonathan... |
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Sarah and Louisa make last 8.
...toddler. She learnt to play tennis 'Down Under' and...The boys champion was Lee Childs of Somerset. who defeated...Hospital where he organises fitness programmes to help patients...closely with local schools and youth agencies to develop a Boroughwide... |
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Elbow Injuries in Young Baseball Players.(Clinical report)
...include increased physical fitness, increased socialization...youre tired. Now children play with real or perceived pressure...suggest that coaches of youth baseball must not only know...become preoccupied with the childs potential abilities and... |
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Council votes to move ahead with Blair plan
...more field space for youth sports. They say...lack enough space to play soccer, baseball...to build one large play field and a smaller...a fenced dog run, fitness course, tot lot and...for kids." George Childs told the Council... |
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