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Ideals, reality clash at Olympic Badminton

 

John Leicester

Associated press/London

In sport, as in life there are those who bend rules and those who cheat. They've always excited. And because of human frailties and pressure from sponsors, countries, coaches, and athletes themselves for medals and trophies, they always will. But bending rules and spitting on them is not the same thing.

Olympic ideals of fair play, sportmanship and all of that are just-an ideal. But the reality of the Olympic Games is that success is measured in gold, silver, and bronze.

Be good sportman if you can but, above all, win and we will give you a shiny medal. And because these are Olympic medals, they will bring fame and perhaps fortune, too. Winning medals changes lives. Being good sport alone rarely do. Sad, perhaps, but true.

Between the Olympic ideal and the Olympic reality is a trap that eight badminton players fell into at London 2012.

They didn't cheat. Instead, they tried to win-by deliberately trying to lose. The bent the rules to breaking point. But they didn't trample on them like doped sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics or Fred Lorz in 1904, the New Yorker who hitched a ride by car for much of the Olympics marathon and then  ran over the finish line in first place. It's not like a boxer taking a dive or a soccer player scoring in his own goal to get a fat envelope from syndicate. Those are cheats, dammed cheats. The women badminton players from China, South Korea, and Indonesia are not.

 

The eight badminton players fell into at London 2012 because they...

SPORTMANSHIP

Ideals, reality clash at Olympic Badminton

 

John Leicester

Associated press/London

In sport, as in life there are those who bend rules and those who cheat. They've always excited. And because of human frailties and pressure from sponsors, countries, coaches, and athletes themselves for medals and trophies, they always will. But bending rules and spitting on them is not the same thing.

Olympic ideals of fair play, sportmanship and all of that are just-an ideal. But the reality of the Olympic Games is that success is measured in gold, silver, and bronze.

Be good sportman if you can but, above all, win and we will give you a shiny medal. And because these are Olympic medals, they will bring fame and perhaps fortune, too. Winning medals changes lives. Being good sport alone rarely do. Sad, perhaps, but true.

Between the Olympic ideal and the Olympic reality is a trap that eight badminton players fell into at London 2012.

They didn't cheat. Instead, they tried to win-by deliberately trying to lose. The bent the rules to breaking point. But they didn't trample on them like doped sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics or Fred Lorz in 1904, the New Yorker who hitched a ride by car for much of the Olympics marathon and then  ran over the finish line in first place. It's not like a boxer taking a dive or a soccer player scoring in his own goal to get a fat envelope from syndicate. Those are cheats, dammed cheats. The women badminton players from China, South Korea, and Indonesia are not.

 

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Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for place on the one month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be offered employment  in the Colony's leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday July to Friday August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except Satudays and Sundays.

Application for places on the course are welcom for student now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtainsed from:

The Hong Kong Institute of Management

Box 948,

The South Chine Times.

 

The closing date for applicant is April 29th

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Hotel Work :

One Montha Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for place on the one month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be offered employment  in the Colony's leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday July to Friday August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except Satudays and Sundays.

Application for places on the course are welcom for student now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtainsed from:

The Hong Kong Institute of Management

Box 948,

The South Chine Times.

 

The closing date for applicant is April 29th

Those who successfully complete the course will be given...

 

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Jupiter announced that he wanted to appoint a king over the birds, and named the day when he would (48)... the most beautifulof them all to be their ruler. Wishing to look their best, all the birds bruised their feather. The Jackdaw realized that with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance, so he waited till they were all gone, and then picked up the beautiful (49)... they had dropped, and fastened them on his own body. When the appointment day came, all the (50) ... birds gathered before Jupiter's thorne. After passing them in review, Jupiter was about to make the Jackdaw king. When all the rest set upon the king-select, Jupiter stripped Jackdaw of his borrowed plumes, and exposed him for the Jackdaw was a cheat

Jupiter announced that he wanted to appoint a king over the birds, and named the day when he would (48)... the most beautifulof them all to be their ruler. Wishing to look their best, all the birds bruised their feather. The Jackdaw realized that with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance, so he waited till they were all gone, and then picked up the beautiful (49)... they had dropped, and fastened them on his own body. When the appointment day came, all the (50) ... birds gathered before Jupiter's thorne. After passing them in review, Jupiter was about to make the Jackdaw king. When all the rest set upon the king-select, Jupiter stripped Jackdaw of his borrowed plumes, and exposed him for the Jackdaw was a cheat

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4. Put the clean clothes in the clothes basket

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6. Now Hang the clothes on the clothes line

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Title	Provision of rental drilling tool & equipment for Pangkah 2012-2014 develompent drilling program
Participant category	Big scale project
Group	Project
Activities section	General service
Sub section	Rental : drilling tools
Local content	≤30% (20% tkdn + max 10% fund from BUMN bank)

Requirements for participant:

Should you wish to participate, you may collect the pre-qualification document at the schedule given below:

Date : September 28-October 02, 2012

Time : 09.00 - 15.00 WIB

Place : Hess (Indonesia - Pangkah) Limited, The Energy floor, SCBD lot 11a.

           Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav 52-53 Jakarta 12190

Jakarta, 28 September 2012

Hess (Indonesia - Pangkah) Limited

Bid committee

 

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