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Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis". It had close connections both to various field ("lawn") games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport of real tennis. During most of the 19th-century in fact, the term "tennis" referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis: for example, in Disraeli's novel Sybil (1845), Lord Eugene De Vere announces that he will "go down to Hampton Court and play tennis."
Tennis is an American indie pop band from Denver, Colorado, United States, made up of husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley.
The couple met each other while studying philosophy in college, and started the band after they got back from an eight-month sailing expedition down the Eastern Atlantic Seaboard. Their songs document their experiences on the water. They took their name from a joke about Riley playing tennis in college. Prior to forming Tennis, Moore's earliest singing experience was in church choirs during her youth.
Their first releases, both in July 2010, were the "Baltimore" EP on the Underwater Peoples label and the "South Carolina" single on Fire Talk. Tennis released their first studio album, Cape Dory on Fat Possum Records in January 2011. The album, featured on NPR, was based on the couple's experiences during their sailing trip.
During their first tour, James Barone joined the band on drums.
The second Tennis album, Young & Old, was released on Fat Possum Records on February 14, 2012, produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, preceded by the single "Origins", which was issued on Forest Family Records on December 6, 2011.
Tennis is the third studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1980.
All songs by Chris Rea
General, Finnish: kenraali is the highest officer's rank in Sweden and Finland. In Sweden, it is held by the Supreme Commander (Swedish: överbefälhavare) of the Swedish Armed Forces and the monarch. In Finland, it is held by the Chief of Defence. In Sweden, the monarch still holds the nominal rank of General as well as Admiral and General of the Air Force.
Finnish Defence Forces rank of kenraali is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-9.
In peacetime the rank of Full General is reserved for the Commander of Finnish Defence Forces. Sometimes a General's branch of service is indicated in the rank. So far Finland has had seventeen of jalkaväenkenraali (General of Infantry), a few of jääkärikenraali (Jägergeneral), two of ratsuväenkenraali (General of Cavalry) and one tykistönkenraali (General of Artillery). Marshal Mannerheim himself was the other one of the two Generals of Cavalry before his promotion to Field Marshal.
The General (train numbers 48 and 49) was the Pennsylvania Railroad's number two train between New York and Chicago. Only a bit slower than the Broadway Limited, it had no extra fare and for a time before World War Two, carried more passengers than the Broadway Limited or the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited.
The General was inaugurated in 1937, and carried coaches and Pullmans. It received some new lightweight equipment in 1938 as part of the fleet of modernism, but it was mostly heavyweight until 1940. It was the only "Fleet of Modernism" train to be streamlined without an observation car. It lost its coaches when the Advance General was inaugurated in 1940. It was re-equipped with lightweight sleeping cars from both the pre-war Broadway, and new cars from post-war orders. At this time, it also carried the Broadway's pre-war observation cars. In 1951 the General lost its all-Pullman status when it was combined with the all-coach Trail Blazer for non-peak travel periods only. In 1952 this consolidation became permanent, and by 1960, the Trail Blazer name was dropped. In 1967 the General was renamed the Broadway Limited when that train lost its numbers and all-Pullman status.
The General (German: Der General, French: le général, Italian: il generale, Romansh: il general) is an office and rank in the armed forces of Switzerland. It is held by the commander-in-chief of the Army in time of war only. Under the Swiss Constitution, he must be elected by the Federal Assembly, assembled as the United Federal Assembly, specifically for the purpose of taking on the war-time responsibilities.
Normally the word "general" is not used in the Swiss military, with three-star commandants de corps the highest-ranking officers in the army. Under the Constitution, the Federal Council, which acts as the country's head of state, can command only 4,000 soldiers, with a time limit of three weeks of mobilisation. For it to field more service personnel, the Federal Assembly must elect a General who is given four stars. Thus, the General is elected by the Federal Assembly to give him the same democratic legitimacy as the Federal Council.
The general is elected by a joint session of the Federal Assembly, known as the United Federal Assembly, wherein both the 200-seat National Council and 46-seat Council of States join together on a 'one member, one vote' basis. The Federal Assembly retains the sole power to dismiss the General, but the General remains subordinate to the Federal Council by the Council's ability to demobilise and hence making the position of General redundant.
Ninh explains the Rules of Tennis, a popular racquet sport played worldwide. A beginner's explanation of Olympic and International Tennis Rules. Watch this short video tutorial guide on how to play Tennis under Olympic, International and ITF rules. Learn about singles, doubles, serve, advantage, deuce, rally, point, game, set, match, volley, faults and more! COMMENT, LIKE, RATE & SUBSCRIBE!!! Also discuss on Reddit! Video: Copyright IOC, ITF (I do not own any video footage). Images: Google, Andy Murray Music: ‘Light and Tuneful’ by Keith Mansfield Narrated, Directed and Produced by Ninh Ly Copyright Ninh Ly 2015 - http://www.ninh.co.uk Find me on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/ninh.ly.31 Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/NinhLyUK Google plus me – https://plus.google.com/...
The most fundamental tennis strategy is to create pressure for your opponent. Most tennis players try to make direct points by winners or forcing shots and they make too many mistakes along the way. Focus more on creating pressure for your opponent and letting points unfold.
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#USTA National Tennis Rating Program ('NTRP") Level-by-level informational videos for the recreational tennis player. In this video, watch a 4.0 male #tennis player demonstrate groundstrokes, volleys, overheads and serves. NTRP is a classification system that identifies and describes general characteristics of tennis-playing ability from 1.0 (beginner) to 7.0 (touring pro). Within each #NTRP level, tennis ability varies. Learn more at usta.com/NTRP. SUBSCRIBE to The USTA YouTube Channel: http://ms.spr.ly/YoutubeSubscribeUSTA ✓ LIKE USTA on Facebook: http://ms.spr.ly/LikeUSTA ✓ JOIN the USTA Conversation on Twitter: http://ms.spr.ly/FollowUSTA ✓ FOLLOW USTA on Instagram: http://ms.spr.ly/FollowUSTAIG ✓ ADD USTA on Snapchat: ‘usta’
Faced with enormous financial difficulties, Louis XVI was forced to call a meeting of the Estates General for the first time in 175 years. This involved representatives of the three Estates – the clergy, the nobility and the non-privileged common people known as the Third Estate – meeting with the king in the town of Versailles, close to the royal palace, on 5 May. Their objective was to solve the ongoing economic crisis. The allocation of votes at the Estates General was deemed unfair so the representatives of the Third Estate separated themselves from the main group and met separately. On 13 June, by which time they had been joined by some nobles and the majority of the clergy, they declared themselves the National Assembly. When the king ordered their usual meeting room to be closed a...
Test your knowledge with our new Tennis quiz. Answer questions about the rules of tennis, the game's best players and most prestigeous tournaments.The first in a series of sports quizzes. Fun for all sports geeks or casual fans. This quiz includes an image and additional information to each question. Multiple choice questions with 10 seconds to guess the right answer. Can you get all 12? I'm always striving to make questions as original and diverse as possible to make sure you guys have a good time. Please let me know what you think, what you like and dislike and what you would like to see more of in the future. Also, if there are any types of quizzes you enjoy, do let me know and I will try to create them. Hope you enjoy and good luck! ------------------------------ Music used in v...
The deputies of the Third Estate, realizing that in any attempt at reform they would be outvoted by the two privileged orders, the clergy and the nobility, had formed, on June 17, a National Assembly. Finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall at Versailles on June 20 and thinking that the king was forcing them to disband, they moved to a nearby indoor tennis court (salle du jeu de paume). There they took an oath never to separate until a written constitution had been established for France. In the face of the solidarity of the Third Estate, King Louis XVI relented and on June 27 ordered the clergy and the nobility to join with the Third Estate in the National Assembly. Tennis Court Oath, French Serment du Jeu de Paume, (June 20, 1789), dramatic act of defiance by represen...
Faced with enormous financial difficulties, Louis XVI had called a meeting of the Estates General that first convened in early May. This involved representatives of the three Estates – the clergy, the nobility and the non-privileged common people known as the Third Estate – meeting with the king at Versailles in an attempt to solve the economic crisis. However, the allocation of votes was unfair so the representatives of the Third Estate separated themselves from the main group and met separately. On the 13th June, by which time they had been joined by some nobles and the majority of the clergy, they declared themselves the National Assembly. However, when the king ordered their usual meeting room to be closed and guarded by soldiers, the National Assembly feared that the king was about t...
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#USTA National Tennis Rating Program ('NTRP") Level-by-level informational videos for the recreational tennis player. In this video, watch a 2.5 male #tennis player demonstrate groundstrokes, volleys, overheads and serves. NTRP is a classification system that identifies and describes general characteristics of tennis-playing ability from 1.0 (beginner) to 7.0 (touring pro). Within each #NTRP level, tennis ability varies. Learn more at usta.com/NTRP. SUBSCRIBE to The USTA YouTube Channel: http://ms.spr.ly/YoutubeSubscribeUSTA ✓ LIKE USTA on Facebook: http://ms.spr.ly/LikeUSTA ✓ JOIN the USTA Conversation on Twitter: http://ms.spr.ly/FollowUSTA ✓ FOLLOW USTA on Instagram: http://ms.spr.ly/FollowUSTAIG ✓ ADD USTA on Snapchat: ‘usta’
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis". It had close connections both to various field ("lawn") games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport of real tennis. During most of the 19th-century in fact, the term "tennis" referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis: for example, in Disraeli's novel Sybil (1845), Lord Eugene De Vere announces that he will "go down to Hampton Court and play tennis."