Winning Sounds Like This: A Season with the Women's Basketball Team at Gallaudet, the World's Only University for the Deaf

Winning Sounds Like This: A Season with the Women's Basketball Team at Gallaudet, the World's Only University for the Deaf Review

The Gallaudet women’s basketball team has just defeated the number one ranked team in the country, the College of New Jersey. A reporter, not wanting to be insensitive, delicately broaches the obvious question: “How can you play so well despite your hearing impairment?” Nanette Virnig, a forward for Gallaudet, puts him at ease. “We’re not hearing impaired,” she says. “We’re deaf.”

Winning Sounds Like This is the remarkable story of the nation’s most unique and inspiring women’s basketball team and its 1999–2000 season. It is the touching chronicle of players who don’t hear buzzers or cheers, a coach who has never used a whistle, and a university that is a mecca for deaf culture throughout the world.

Wayne Coffey offers an intimate and unsparing look at the players’ lives on and off the court, their struggles to overcome mistreatment and misconceptions of the hearing world, and their deeply rooted
connection to one another.

GIRLS GONE SKANK: The Sexualization of Girls in American Culture

GIRLS GONE SKANK: The Sexualization of Girls in American Culture Review

Instead of advancing women's social and professional empowerment, popular culture trends appear to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women and girls at younger and younger ages. This study investigates the effects of mass marketed sexual images and cultural trends on the behaviors and attitudes of young girls and describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention. Topics include the powerful effects of cultural phenomena such as revealing fashions, plastic surgery, and beauty pageants in influencing teen and preteen girls to willingly participate in and promote their own sexualization. These chapters also explore other cultural factors contributing to this early sexualization of young girls, including absentee parenting and material overindulgence. Later chapters focus on the sexual representations of females in the mass entertainment media, focusing specifically on how popular magazines, television programs, films, and the Internet prey upon, promote, and reinforce young girls' physical and sexual insecurities.

Die Happy: 499 Things Every Guy's Gotta Do While He Still Can

Die Happy: 499 Things Every Guy's Gotta Do While He Still Can Review

Attention, guys of America: It's time to get off the couch, turn off the PlayStation, and set down your beer (just kidding--never set down your beer). Your days of freedom are numbered. Every guy owes it to himself to do something audacious, ostentatious, hilarious, or just plain fun before it's too late. The time is now for the kinds of things that will be decidedly against the rules after you "settle down." Die Happy is here to help you create the kind of stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life. Stories about things like:

· How you spent your graduation cash: You start at Oktoberfest in Munich and wake up on a Thai beach (which is totally what your Aunt Edith had in mind). From Fantasy Fest to La Tomatina, here's a breakdown of the wildest parties and the craziest worldwide destinations.
· The best places to, ahem, explore other cultures (or whatever): Corfu's Pink Palace. Ireland's pubs. Amsterdam's Red Light District. Ibiza. Plus plenty of other fascinating events and locales, many of which also happen to serve booze.
· Getting a job (don't worry, not a real job): Jet Ski guy. Cruise ship bartender. Casino dealer. Lifeguard. Roadie. Where and how to earn the money to subsidize your fun, usually in some exotic location full of very friendly women.

At once a "How To," a "To Do," and a "We Did," Die Happy contains all the ideas, checklists, and insanely funny true stories you'll need to help you have as much fun as possible--while you still can.

Westhead's run-and-gun coming to UO.(Basketball Oregon Women)(The Ducks' new head coach has guided championships in the NBA and the WNBA): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Westhead's run-and-gun coming to UO.(Basketball Oregon Women)(The Ducks' new head coach has guided championships in the NBA and the WNBA): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Review

This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on March 27, 2009. The length of the article is 1014 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Westhead's run-and-gun coming to UO.(Basketball Oregon Women)(The Ducks' new head coach has guided championships in the NBA and the WNBA)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: March 27, 2009
Publisher: The Register Guard
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Inaugurations: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Inaugurations: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases Review

Ever need a fact or quotation on "inaugurations"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "inaugurations," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "inaugurations," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "inaugurations," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.

Soul Food: No Mountain High Enough

Soul Food: No Mountain High Enough Review

Teri Joseph may be taking a much-needed breather from her law career, but she's never one to sit still for too long. She decides the perfect project to keep her busy is reopening the family-owned grocery store, vacant and in shambles since the fire that destroyed it. But J&H Groceries isn't the only thing in Teri's life that could use some cleaning up. Her relationship with ex-boyfriend Damon is still a big messýand now that he's single again (and sexy as ever), how can she resist him? Teri enlists Maxine and Bird to help with the store, and winds up with one more dilemma to solve when Bird announces that she wants to move her family out of Mama Joe's house and into a luxury condo. Then the family drama escalates when Maxine starts talking about moving her family into Mama Joe's! With Thanksgiving just around the corner -- and the grand reopening of J&H set for the same day -- everyone's going to have to work harder than ever to keep the family together.

Why She Plays: The World of Women's Basketball

Why She Plays: The World of Women's Basketball Review

Why does she play basketball? Since the enactment of Title IX in 1972, that question has come to be asked of more girls and women and answered in more ways than ever before. Christine A. Baker, herself an avid player and an assistant coach, pursues an answer through the ranks of the sport from youth basketball to the WNBA.
 
Baker sets the stage with a quick look at current statistics and trends in women s basketball nationwide, noting the profound changes in the last thirty-five years. A series of exclusive interviews then takes us into the heart and soul of the sport. Her subjects are players and coaches, from neophytes to stars such as Dawn Staley and Nancy Lieberman; from legendary coaches such as Jody Conradt to the masterminds of USA Basketball and the 1996 Women s Dream Team; from Donna Lopiano, former CEO of the Women s Sports Foundation, to tomorrow s Olympic athletes. A richly detailed, all-encompassing portrait of the sport, these interviews offer a wealth of insight into the game, American sports culture, and, indeed, why Baker plays.

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Sport Marketing - 3rd Edition

Sport Marketing - 3rd Edition Review

Sport Marketing, Third Edition, the latest version of the leading sport marketing text, directs students to a better understanding of the theoretical backbone that makes sport marketing such a unique and vibrant subject to study. The text has been thoroughly updated with a comprehensive ancillary package, new examples and perspectives from the field, and the latest information about marketing in the burgeoning sport industry.

Using real-world examples and an engaging writing style, the distinguished authors provide valuable new material about key areas in sport marketing that prepares students for careers in the industry. The following are updates to the new edition:

-Foreword written by David J. Stern, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association

-A new chapter on branding and how to apply it in a sport context, including examples of successful efforts

-A greatly expanded chapter on research in sport marketing, recognizing recent and significant technological developments that allow sport marketers to reach consumers

-An updated final chapter containing opinions from industry insiders about what sport marketers can expect in the years ahead
The highly respected authors have long been recognized for their ability to define this exciting field, and they continue to engage readers by providing several updated references and real-life examples. These elements not only make the material more interesting for students to read but also allow them to easily translate concepts presented in the text into situations they will encounter in the working world.

The text incorporates all areas of marketing into an exciting and sport-specific context. Students will learn how to build a sport marketing plan, study the behaviors of sport consumers, and gain an understanding of market segmentation and pricing. The text also includes extensive information on promotion, sales, distribution, and public relations in sport. After reading this book, students will be able to apply the concepts of marketing to the distinct sport enterprise.

This new edition is complemented by a large and complete package of ancillary materials that will enhance the presentation of the material and provide a richer learning experience for students. A new instructor guide, test package, and PowerPoint presentation package are offered through a convenient product-specific Web site at www.HumanKinetics.com/SportMarketing.

Even though this text is written primarily for students, the authors go beyond theory to stress real-world applications, providing a wonderful reference for professionals and a useful guide that allows practitioners to apply key concepts to the work they do every day.

This text will help students and others interested in marketing products in the expansive field of sport to understand the foundations of sport marketing and how to use marketing effectively. Most important, they'll learn how to incorporate these fundamentals into their own workplace.

Leadership Excellence: The Seven Sides of Leadership for the 21st Century

Leadership Excellence: The Seven Sides of Leadership for the 21st Century Review

Succeeding at leading—find out how in Pat Williams’ “ultimate leadership book.” You’ll learn the essential skills to help your people achieve, in whatever setting you serve. Leadership Excellence draws upon leaders of history and the present—in business, sports, religion, and politics—to distill great principles that apply to leaders of any age, background, and setting. You’ll benefit from years of experience and hundreds of interviews by Williams, senior vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, as you’re exposed to leadership’s seven sides: vision, communication, people skills, character, competence, boldness, and most importantly, a servant’s heart.  Includes forwards by legendary football coach Bobby Bowden and General Tommy Franks.

Principles and Practice of Sport Management

Principles and Practice of Sport Management Review

Thorough, practical, and lively, this book lays the groundwork for students as they study and prepare for successful careers in sport management.

Sports Media: Transformation, Integration, Consumption (Electronic Media Research Series)

Sports Media: Transformation, Integration, Consumption (Electronic Media Research Series) Review

Looking toward a future with increasingly hybridized media offerings, Sports Media: Transformation, Integration, Consumption examines sports media scholarship and its role in facilitating understanding of the increasingly complex world of sports media. Acknowledging that consumer demand for sports media content has influenced nearly every major technology innovation of the past several decades, chapters included herein assess existing scholarship while positing important future questions about the role sports media will play in the daily lives of sports fans worldwide. Contributions from well-known scholars are supplemented by work from younger researchers doing new work in this area.

Developed for the Broadcast Education Association's Electronic Media Research series, this volume will be required reading for graduate and undergraduate students in media, communication, sociology, marketing, and sports management, and will serve as a valuable reference for future research in sports media.

Lynx: Webster's Timeline History, 1010 - 2007

Lynx: Webster's Timeline History, 1010 - 2007 Review

Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Lynx," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Lynx in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Lynx when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Lynx, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.

Insiders' Guide to Seattle (Insiders' Guide Series)

Insiders' Guide to Seattle (Insiders' Guide Series) Review

A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Seattle is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this thriving city in the Pacific Northwest. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Seattle and its surrounding environs.

 

The Basketball Hall of Fame's Hoop Facts and Stats

The Basketball Hall of Fame's Hoop Facts and Stats Review

Who holds the record for the most points scored in a regular season NBA game?

• In a playoff game?
• Which team began as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks?
• How many teams comprise the WNBA?
• Which college team sustained an 88-game winning streak?
• Which team broke it?
• Who was the first woman ever to try out for an NBA team?
• Who were the first women inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame?
• Why is a basket 10 feet high?

Here's the answer to every kid's hoop dream: an awesome collection of records, statistics, biographies, championship titles, and tidbits, enabling you to test your basketball knowledge while learning all about the legends of the game. It's a superstar slam dunk of facts, figures, and high-flying fun!

Sports Betting: Law and Policy (ASSER International Sports Law Series)

Sports Betting: Law and Policy (ASSER International Sports Law Series) Review

Gambling is a significant global industry, which is worth around 0.6% of world trade, that is, around US$ 384 billion; and gambling on the outcome of sports events is a very popular pastime for millions of people around the world, who combine a bet with watching and enjoying their favourite sports. But, like any other human activity, sports betting is open to corruption and improper influence from unscrupulous sports persons, bookmakers and others. Sports betting in the last ten years or so has developed and changed quite fundamentally with the advent of modern technology – not least the omnipresence of the Internet and the rise of on-line sports betting. This book covers the law and policy on sports betting in more than forty countries around the world whose economic and social development, history and culture are quite different. Several chapters deal with the United States of America. This book also includes a review of sports betting under European Union (EU) Law. The book appears in the ASSER International Sports Law Series, under the editorship of Dr. Robert Siekmann, Dr. Janwillem Soek and Marco van der Harst LL.M.

Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices

Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices Review

A comprehensive introduction to the workings of the business, Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices explains all of the information essential to anyone looking to begin a career in sports media. This unique volume explores topics in print and broadcast media, sports psychology, technology issues, politics and legalities, ethics, and even the role of sports and sportscasting in society. Other topics discussed include the historical development and economics of sports and sportscasting, sports spectators, sports controversies, sociological perspectives, and sports journalism.

Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices is filled with knowledge essential to the craft of sportscasting, including numerous appendices containing acronyms and biographic information about over 200 sportscasters, and a complete Instructor’s Manual with exercises to help guide students toward mastery of the topic.  Please visit http://LKFullerSport.com for more information and to download the Instructor's Manual.

Cool Women, Hot Jobs: And How You Can Go for It, Too!

Cool Women, Hot Jobs: And How You Can Go for It, Too! Review

Cool Women, Hot Jobs: And How You Can Go for It, Too! Feature

• Free Spirit Publishers...written by Schwager & Schuerger...278 pages...self help for teens.

Esther Obert is a fighter pilot. Maria Fernandez is a special agent for the F.B.I. Kathy Mangum is an Imagineer with the Walt Disney Company. Rebecca Taylor is a fashion designer. Nancy Parker trains dolphins.

Women's career option used to be limited, but not anymore. In COOL WOMEN, HOT JOBS, 19 women and three musical sisters (the Ahn Trio) tell about their work, how they got started, what they do, and why they love it. Each first-person story encourages readers to dream big about their own future, because anything is possible—from playing for the Women's National Basketball Association (like Betty Lennox) to being a choreographer (like Tina Landon). "Cool Facts" tell more about each job; "Hot Tips" get readers moving in the right direction. "Words of Wisdom" offer positive personal advice; "Find Out More" sections point the way to books, organizations, and Web sites.

And that's just Part 1 of the book. Part 2 is filled with ideas, inspiration, and information readers can use to plan and pursue their own "hot jobs." They learn about goal-setting, mentors, and internships, consider ways to build courage and confidence, and discover more about themselves through activities and journaling exercises and sound advice, COOL WOMEN, HOT JOBS is for any girl or young woman who wants an exciting and meaningful future.