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Topic: Sportspersons


  
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Sportspersons holding a privilege to hunt deer are referred to using three different terms.
The overall response rate, the proportion of deer sportspersons whose responses were actually used in the deer hunter analysis, came to 36% for residents and 27% for non-residents.
For deer hunting analysis it is the number of deer sportspersons divided by the number of deer sportspersons responding to the deer survey (the inverse of the overall response rate).
fwp.state.mt.us /content/getItem.aspx?id=1594&dwn=1   (2340 words)

  
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Commenting on the pressures on politicians in the nominations he said, ‘‘There are only seven-eight seats in the offing so obviously there must be a great deal of pressure on the government from all quarters and many chief-ministers might be after them (govt.) to put forward their respective cases.
Sportspersons of merit really deserve such honour as they have a lot to contribute to the society.
In fact, we do have sportspersons of repute who are already ambassadors in their own way for the country.
www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=26362   (643 words)

  
 HIV/AIDS and Sport
In such a way all sportspersons assume some responsibility for their own safety, and it should not be taken for granted that all sportspersons are disease free.
Voluntary HIV testing should rather be encouraged amongst all persons engaging in sport and recreation, where individuals are fully informed about the purpose and nature of testing, and their voluntary consent is secured as a prerequisite before proceeding with any testing.
Nevertheless, HIV infected sportspersons with immunosuppression, as reflected in decreased CD4+/CD8+ cell ratios, should preferably not undertake acute strenuous physical exercise to exhaustion, especially if the exercise is combined with the stress of sport competition.
www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2003/february/sport.htm   (1630 words)

  
 U.P. Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
He said that sportspersons of any country was the messenger of peace and mutual fraternity.
Wimbledon Champion, Boris Becker, on behalf of all the sportspersons expressed his gratitude to the Chief Minister for inviting at his residence.
It may be recalled that Laureus Sports Academy is an association of 41 of the greatest sportspersons of all time whose mission is to expand the positive influence that sports can have on society.
upgov.up.nic.in /news11.asp?idn=1670   (206 words)

  
 IBA - Other Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In case the co-opted sportsperson is not a bank employee, travel and other facilities are to be borne by the BSB.
To Handicapped sportspersons who participate at National/International events : the Guidelines applicable to general category for the purpose of various facilities/out of turn promotion, etc. are also applicable to Handicapped sportspersons participating at National/International events organized by recognized sports bodies/federations of a particular discipline in India or abroad.
If a sportsperson has been granted an out of turn promotion, and thereafter continues to perform excellently in a particular discipline at the National/International level, he shall be granted increments within the existing Guidelines for such performance.
www.indianbanksassociation.org /home/sportboard.asp   (1704 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories
The genuine sportspersons who toil and sweat hard on the ground might have a slippery field this year in the admission to the various medical, dental and other related colleges in the state of Punjab on the basis of Pre-Medical Entrance test held early this month.
It was only when the sportspersons who secured 35 per cent and more marks went to submit their forms that they were refused by the authorities on the condition that only those with 50 per cent and more marks could be allowed to apply against sports seats.
These sportspersons were of the view that with above conditions, the outstanding sportspersons would be deprived of the benefits and when they had qualified the examinations, why was their sports merit not being given preference.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010723/cth3.htm   (821 words)

  
 PIB Press Release
This is to motivate outstanding sportspersons for even higher achievements and to attract the younger generation to take to sports as a career.
The purpose is also to help the medal winners of international sports events for the expenses incurred on diet, training, preparations and for the challenges faced by them due to their devotion and service to sports.
Since the inception of the scheme, 2258 sportspersons and their coaches have been given awards under the scheme.
pib.nic.in /release/release.asp?relid=7453   (266 words)

  
 P1538 Landowner's Guide To Working with Sportsperson in Mississippi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Sportspersons are becoming more aware of landowner rights and concerns; however, abuse of private land continues, and many property owners need help.
If the tract is large enough to attract and hold an organization of sportspersons, you may reserve recreational rights for your family and perhaps a few friends while obtaining the financial and security benefits of leasing.
The landowner is specifically released from liability for the safety and actions of the sportspersons, but he remains liable for willful or malicious failure to warn against hazardous conditions, uses, structures, or activities.
msucares.com /pubs/publications/p1538.htm   (3367 words)

  
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The performance of actors/actresses is just at the national level while a sportsperson is a true ambassador of his country at the international level.
The host of champion sportspersons The Sunday Express spoke to provided a complete buffet of concern areas in sports — areas that could well be brought up in Parliament and debated over.
Sportspersons - because of their association with youth and entertainment - are an attractive option for politicians.
www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=26650   (1608 words)

  
 Komite Nasional Penanggulangan Masalah Merokok - BERITA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Sportspersons, with their strong influence over the young, can be useful ambassadors in promoting heathy lifestyles and tobacco-free life.
Sportspersons should also be aware that smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption can effect their own performance.
I appeal to all sportspersons to shun tobacco so that their fans, particularly the young, can see for themselves that tobacco and sports do not go together.
www.antirokok.or.id /berita/berita_message.htm   (615 words)

  
 'Sunita, a victim of foul play; drug abuse is worldwide'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Indiainfo.com met a few sports medicine experts and fellow women sportspersons to elicit views on what could have transpired to have caused the physiological change in India's ace athlete soon after her hour of glory.
"The drugs that are administered to sportspersons generally falls in the ambit of the medicines approved by the medical council of a particular meet.
Sudden increase in body weight, aggressiveness, voice changes - normally the voice of sportspersons regularly using performance-enhancing drugs become hoarse (symptoms common to both men and women), masculinity, growth of moustache and pimples in women sportsperson are easy tell tale signs of drug use or abuse," the doctor explained.
evesindia.indiainfo.com /bold-beauty/skindeep/sunita.html   (1065 words)

  
 Sportspersons pay for government folly
The government has refused to change its stand on two issues -- one, a few entries were received late and two, the list of awardees cannot be increased from 15 to 20, as demanded by the Arjuna Awards Committee.
The official said, "There were at least five sportspersons whose names were recommended, but no last-date entries were mentioned in their columns.
The committee is to recommend sportspersons to the government for Arjuna Awards, Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna and Dhyan Chand awards.
www.rediff.com /sports/2003/aug/03shukla.htm   (471 words)

  
 WILDLIFE DIVISION SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
One sportsperson should purchase big-game hunting licenses on a regular basis and would represent Eastern Slope interests, while the second sportsperson should purchases a fishing license on a regular basis and would represent Western Slope interests.
Sportspersons’ clubs and organizations are encouraged to nominate members by sending a letter of nomination on club stationary and a resume of the nominee to: Director, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216.
Individuals, representing groups other than sportspersons and interested in serving on the Council, should send a letter requesting appointment and a resume to the same address.
www.dnr.state.co.us /cdnr_news/wildlife/2000619144612.html   (288 words)

  
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Deer sportspersons held a privilege, or multiple privileges, to hunt deer.
Estimation of Deer Hunting Statistics Table 1 presents deer sportsperson, sampling, return, and response counts and rates, and the expansion factors used in deer hunting analysis.
Percent hunting is the percent of deer sportspersons that actually hunted deer.
fwp.state.mt.us /content/getItem.aspx?id=1594&dwn=1   (2340 words)

  
 North Dakota State Government Outdoor Issues
Among these serious issues are caps on the number of nonresident waterfowl licenses, restrictions on the number of days nonresidents may hunt upland birds and restrictions to stem the loss of access from the recent proliferation of outfitters and guides.
To succeed on these issues, resident sportspersons will need to know and understand the status of Bills, and on short notice be able to impact the legislative process.
Groups opposing the efforts of North Dakota sportspersons will be very organized during the next session, and we should utilize all technology available to ensure we’re better organized and educated.
www.nodakoutdoors.com /signup.html   (383 words)

  
 Australian Job Search - The largest job site in Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Sportspersons, Coaches and Sporting Officials have a relatively low proportion of full-time jobs (36 per cent).
Sportspersons, Coaches and Sporting Officials are mainly employed in: Sports; and Government Administration.
Vacancies arising from job changing (Sportspersons, Coaches and Sporting Officials changing employers) are expected to provide 58 per cent of vacancies, compared with 36 per cent from job openings (Sportspersons, Coaches and Sporting Officials leaving the occupation) and 6 per cent from new jobs (employment growth for Sportspersons, Coaches and Sporting Officials).
www.jobsearch.gov.au /JobOutlook/default.aspx?pageId=JobProspects&AscoCode=3993   (261 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The northeastern state also has a large population of retired and jobless sportspersons to lead a wretched existence due to the lack of a steady income.
Joysana added that though the banking services would be made available to the common citizen, the bank would extend credits and loans only to retired sportspersons to help them generate their own income post-retirement.
As government jobs are hard to come by, not all players have the chance of finding employment during their playing days and even after retirement.
www.telegraphindia.com /1050708/asp/northeast/story_4962070.asp   (437 words)

  
 News India-Times.com, Online Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
NEW DELHI: The new 13-member panel comprising a galaxy of legendary sportspersons to choose winners for India’s top sporting honor, the Arjuna Award, has raised hopes of fair selections this year.
Under pressure from former and current sportspersons and the media, the Sports Ministry had a taken a fresh look at the selection criteria and constituted a high-profile panel to recommend ways to remove anomalies.
Welcoming the new-look panel, Chauhan said the presence of so many former sportspersons on the board would lend credibility to the premier awards, which were launched in 1961.
www.newsindia-times.com /2002/07/19/sports-39-head.html   (356 words)

  
 Sports Outreach Online -- How-To Planning Guides
Healthy Olympic sportsperson influence on the youth of your church and youth around the world.
Sportspersons who are sharing their love for Christ through literature, video, audio, radio and personally.
An Outreach Audio Tape is a cassette of a well-known sportsperson communicating his or her faith story.
www.bushorchestra.com /sportsoutreach/guides/church/print.html   (1580 words)

  
 'Eyesight, vision is the key for sportspersons'
Bangalore: Eyesight and vision is very important for a sportsperson, said the Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is here for the India-Australia triseries match, scheduled for Nov 12.
The cricket icon had a word of praise for the hi-tech state-of-the art facilities being offered by the hospital "under one roof" and said it would not only benefit sportspersons but also the general public for "whom vision is equally important to carry on with their day to day activities".
As a symbolic gesture Sachin along with his wife, Dr Anjali who is a pediatrician, placed their hands on a mortar plate and later signed on it.
www.thatscricket.com /news/2003/11/10/1011sachin.html   (226 words)

  
 IndiaDaily - 124 sportspersons honoured
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday presented incentives and awards to 124 sportspersons of different disciplines for their outstanding performance in national and international events during 2003-2004.
The awardees included 13 sportspersons who have brought laurels for Orissa in international competitions and 111 for their performances at the national level.
This apart, 111 sportspersons from boxing, weightlifting, hockey, athletic football, rowing and sculling, badminton, archery, lawn tennis, cricket and powerlifting were given awards ranging from Rs one thousand to 10,000 for their performance in the national events.
www.indiadaily.com /breaking_news/18051.asp   (228 words)

  
 The Hindu : Malleswari vows to help poor sportspersons
Karanam Malleswari, is determined to train poor and talented sportspersons at her proposed sports academy in Hyderabad.
Talking to reporters here last night, the champion sportswoman said that having suffered poverty herself she was determined to encourage poor sportspersons.
Malleswari replied that she would take talented sportspersons from the region to Hyderabad at her own cost, and train them to bring laurels to the country.
www.hinduonnet.com /2000/11/04/stories/0404201u.htm   (405 words)

  
 Programme to prepare sports persons for Olympics 2000 launch
Talking to mediapersons at the guest house of National Institute of Sports (NIS) here, she said that the government has planned to construct stadiums at block levels and new sports schools would be opened to encourage sports at the grass-root level.
She was here to launch a programme for preparation of sportspersons for Olympics 2000.
She said that the government, in consultation with the national federation and Indian Olympics Association, was preparing a long term programme to train outstanding sportspersons.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990601/isp01148.html   (334 words)

  
 Sunil Dutt missed dates with Indian sportspersons .:. New Kerala - India's Top Online Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
New Delhi, May 25 : Indian sports minister Sunil Dutt who died Wednesday - the day on which he assumed office last year - was to have held a unique meeting Thursday with the country's top sportspersons.
Dutt, who would have turned 76 on June 6, was to meet the athletes at Vigyan Bhavan to listen to their grievances and also to give financial help to the deserving.
Dutt was in a hurry to help sportspersons and to become a catalyst for them to gain worldwide recognition.
www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=2553   (359 words)

  
 outlookindia.com | wired
Sinha said that all the sportspersons, some of them ranked as high as Deputy Superintendent, demoted to "substantive rank" would be recruited to their earlier posts to avoid any demoralisation.
He said the amendment to the rules have ensured that these sportspersons could be appointed at different levels, ranging from constables to DSPs, unlike the earlier provisions under which they could only be recruited as constables.
According to the cabinet decision the salary, promotions and ranks of sportspersons would be protected and future promotions would be given in accordance to their seniority under the quota.
www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=201079   (607 words)

  
 Youth Welfare and Sports Development - Policy - Chapters 3 to 6
Under the Sports Scholarship Scheme of SDAT, outstanding sportspersons (minimum eligibility: State level medal winner) in 14 disciplines are given a one-time scholarship of Rs.5000 (if a student of High School/Higher Secondary School) and of Rs.6500 (if a student of College/University) subject to a ceiling of Rs.6 lakhs per year.
Outstanding sportspersons of Tamil Nadu who have taken part in International tournaments without any travel assistance from Government of India will be sanctioned airfare by Government of Tamil Nadu on a case-by-case basis.
Outstanding sportspersons of yesteryears who are in indigent circumstances, whose monthly income does not exceed Rs.500/- and who have crossed the age of 58 years are provided with a financial assistance of Rs.500/- per month during their lifetime.
www.tn.gov.in /policynotes/archives/policy/ywelfsports2.htm   (3237 words)

  
 The Hindu : KSRTC gesture for mentally challenged sportspersons
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to provide 1,500 free bus passes to mentally challenged sportspersons and their attendants to attend "Special Olympics 2004," a three-day State-level sports event to be held in Udupi from March 4.
In a press release, the Area Director, Special Olympics, Vasanth Kumar Shetty, said the attendants of the mentally challenged sportspersons and institutions looking after them could obtain the bus passes from the office of the Divisional Controller in their respective district.
The list of sportspersons selected to participate in the event had been sent to the institutions and the persons concerned.
www.hinduonnet.com /2004/02/28/stories/2004022811600300.htm   (137 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
These sportspersons, including at least seven Olympians, 285 national and international players and coaches, will not now face any demotion.
This decision was taken in view of a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court by which all 337 sportspersons faced demotion to the rank of constable.
Among the prominent sportspersons who faced demotion in the wake of the court order included hockey players Gaganjit Singh and Jugraj Singh, besides seven Olympians.
www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031018/main5.htm   (560 words)

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