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The New York Times–bestselling account of how Magic Johnson and Larry Bird burst on the scene in an NCAA championship that gave birth to modern basketball. Thirty years ago, college basketball was not the sport we know today. Few games were televised nationally and the NCAA tournament had just expanded from thirty-two to forty teams. Into this world came two exceptional players: Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird. Though they played each other only once, in the 1979 NCAA finals, that meeting launched an epic rivalry, transformed the NCAA tournament into the multibillion-dollar event it is today, and laid the groundwork for the resurgence of the NBA. In When March Went Mad, Seth Davis recounts the dramatic story of the season leading up to that game, as Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans and Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores overcame long odds and great doubts that their unheralded teams could compete at the highest level. Davis also tells the stories of their remarkable coaches, Jud Heathcote and Bill Hodges—who were new to their schools but who set their own paths to build great teams—and he shows how tensions over race and class heightened the drama of the competition. When Magic and Bird squared off in Salt Lake City on March 26, 1979, the world took notice—to this day it remains the most watched basketball game in the history of television—and the sport we now know was born. “A must-read for anybody who considers themselves a basketball fan.” —Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post “An outstanding example of sports writing about an American sport, writing that is larger than the personalities or financial considerations.” —Publishers Weekly

A provocative assessment of legendary UCLA coach John Wooden by the best-selling author of When March Went Mad draws on hundreds of interviews from all periods of his career to offer insight into his driving ambition, divided relationships and hard-won lessons.

What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent “us”? Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years. It’s one of the things that drove him to write the definitive biography of college basketball’s greatest coach, John Wooden, Wooden: A Coach’s Life. But John Wooden coached a long time ago. The world has changed, and coaching has too, tremendously. Seth Davis decided to embark on a proper investigation to get to the root of the matter. In Getting to Us, Davis probes and prods the best of the best from the landscape of active coaches of football and basketball, college and pro—from Urban Meyer, Dabo Swinney, and Jim Harbaugh to Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, Jim Boeheim, Brad Stevens, Geno Auriemma, and Doc Rivers—to get at the fundamental ingredients of greatness in the coaching sphere. There’s no single right way, of course—part of the great value of this book is Davis’s distillation of what he has learned about different types of greatness in coaching, and what sort of leadership thrives in one kind of environment but not in others. Some coaches have thrived at the college level but not in the pros. Why? What’s the difference? Some coaches are stern taskmasters, others are warm and cuddly; some are brilliant strategists but less emotionally involved with their players, and with others it’s vice versa. In Getting to Us, we come to feel a deep connection with the most successful and iconic coaches in all of sports—big winners and big characters, whose stories offer much of enduring interest and value.

A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction.

"If you knock on Wakil''s door, he''s going to kill you." That''s what Tareq Azim''s guide told him, as they stood at the foot of the local Taliban warlord''s home. Most people would let fear get the better of them. However, Tareq had already conquered fear. He walked up to the door by himself, and gave three loud knocks. Azim''s family descended from Afghan royalty, but were forced to flee in 1979, after the Soviet Union invasion. They eventually settled as refugees in San Francisco. In the span of weeks, Azim''s family went from living a life of privilege to Section 8 housing in the East Bay. Tareq assimilated into American life through sports, excelling in wrestling, boxing, and football. After graduating and playing football at Fresno State, Tareq''s unease with how his family was forced from their ancestral land still bothered him. He decided to travel home and reclaim his ancestral land. Upon arriving in Afghanistan, Tareq quickly discovered there was no land to "reclaim." His childhood home had been blown to high hell over the course of 20 years of fighting. What Tareq did discover were dozens of children wandering aimlessly, waiting for inevitable recruitment into the Taliban or to be trafficked into a world of darkness. Tareq had found salvation in sports; these kids could, too. Specifically, Tareq thought the young women he met could benefit from boxing. Getting permission to train them meant a conversation with the local warlord. And that meant walking up to his home, and knocking on that door. Azim would get that approval. He would go on to train the first and only Afghani female boxer in Olympic history. He was 24 years old. Tareq returned to San Francisco and opened up a number of gyms to help others. Coming up with a name was easy: Empower. EMPOWER: Conquering the Disease of Fear is part memoir, part game plan. Reader''s will draw strength from Azim''s personal journey (a reflection of so many immigrants), and from the actionable ways in which he mentally and emotionally overcame fear, and not just quelling it-rather, harnessing its power to his advantage. Balancing Azim''s narrative are a vibrant cast of characters and of case studies, each highlighting one of Azim''s seven principles. They include Governor Gavin Newsome, former NFL star running back Marshawn Lynch, Representative Tulsi Gabbard, MMA star Jake Shields, and the owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Jed York, among others. Whether it''s beating addiction, getting out of toxic relationships, or the pursuit of mental, spiritual, and physical strength, Azim can help readers identify their fears, and how to conquer them"--

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The Soccer Prince'''' is a riveting, moving tale for middle school readers about a young soccer star who gives up everything in order to find out who he really is, and who is forced to decide just how much winning matters. Prince Gabriel has loving parents, lives in a massive castle, owns a prized racehorse and plays soccer in a stadium packed with adoring fans. He has all that a twelve-year-old boy could want, except for one thing -- and friend. His desire to find one leads toa shocking discovery that convinces Gabriel to run away from home. Me manages to find a new soccer team, but making friends turns out to be harder than he thought, and his decision to run away eventually puts him in grave danger. Will Gabriel''s new teammates be able to rescue him? And will they be able to do it in time for him to help them win the big game?

"Great book, worth every penny." This book teaches how to use the common pipe wrap around in uncommon ways. In no time flat, the easy to follow step-by-step directions will have you using a Pipe Wrap Around to Layout 1. Elbows, 2. 2-Piece Miters (any angle), 3. Multi-Piece Miters (any angle), 4. Tees, 5. Orange peel caps, 6. Bull plugs, 7. Reducers, 8. Laterals. 9. And more. Includes QUICK TIPS on good layout skills and practices for saving you time and making your job easier! This book will teach you the skills needed to use a Pipe Wrap Around to become the best Pipefitter on the job. For the first time in print "How to use a Pipe Wrap Around" brings together into one place the collected experience of years of pipefitting with a Pipe Wrap Around! The book covers basic to advanced uses and functions of the simple Pipe Wrap Around. Want to have some fun? Walk onto a job site and actually use a Pipe Wrap Around for something other than squaring the end of your pipe. Chances are you will have more than one person asking how you learned it or commenting on your skill. Ever wondered how to use a Pipe Wrap Around? Is it good for more than just squaring up the end of the pipe? What are all the numbers and table actually for? In this book, you will get answers to all those questions and more.

Federal Courts deservedly has the reputation of being an exceptionally difficult course, and this book is designed to make it accessible to students by providing the context of cases and doctrines, as well as explaining their relevance to the issues being litigated in the 21st century. Federal Courts in Context supports what pedagogic research calls “deep learning.” It does so by framing federal jurisdiction and structural constitutional law using clear, concise explanations of the social and historical context of canonical cases to reveal the concrete stakes of traditional debates about federal judicial power. The result is an engaging, accessible, and richly textured account of the subject supporting not only more sophisticated doctrinal and jurisprudential analysis, but also the necessary foundation for inclusive pedagogy in the training of diverse 21st century lawyers. The focus is on canonical cases and their context rather than notoriously dense treatise-like material common to other books in the field. The book is also organized to dovetail with Erwin Chemerinsky’s Federal Jurisdiction to maximize the accessibility of the casebook content and learning outcomes. Benefits for instructors and students: Structured to pair with the most commonly used secondary reference in the field, Erwin Chemerinsky’s Federal Jurisdiction Focuses on canonical cases and excerpts rather than long, dense notes and treatise-like material Directly addresses the structural constitutional significance of the Civil War, Reconstruction Amendments, and the retreat from Reconstruction for federalism, the modern Court’s federalism revival, and separation of powers Makes explicit the influences of Indian Removal, allotment, and the late nineteenth century extension of American empire on doctrines of sovereignty, jurisdiction, plenary power, and non-Article III courts Provides interdisciplinary contextualization of the labor movement, the New Deal, and the reproductive rights movement to enrich analysis of reverse-Erie cases, the rise of the administrative state, agency adjudication, and standing Marries doctrinal and theoretical precision about the course’s core concepts (federalism, separation of powers, the Supremacy Clause, and jurisdiction) with legal realist sensibilities and attention to how ordinary people are affected by structural constitutional law, rather than abstractions, Socratic questions without answers, or other pedagogic techniques divorced from the research on deep learning

The home, what is it and what should it be? As the world changes so does context, and as context changes so does meaning. Architecture is ultimately subjective to the context society lays upon it at that time, constantly changing and in a state of flux. Society is now in the digital age. Communication and the exchange of information is valued higher and is more accessible than it ever has been, With this explosion of the digital connection comes a desire for physical connection, It is only human to feel the need to interact with each other on a personal level, The city grows, The demand for an urban lifestyle is now at an all-time high with society''s value being placed upon a digital revolution and a desire to live among new opportunities for their professional and personal lives that only the city can provide. As the city is flooded with people, architecture turns towards the approach of building more and more high rise skyscrapers, stealing away the city public space. Yet homes are empty a large portion of their existence. High rises are seen as the most efficient way to provide homes, but all we have done is created an optimized vacancy. These empty towers now stand in the way of public domain, taking up the most valuable space in the city. As a result, the public space is being eaten away by our personal domain stealing away from the larger urban fabric that we desired in the first place. As a result of consistently adding skyscrapers, we have shrunk the city''s public space, rather: the city itself. The time has come that we must question the role of the home in relation to the context of the city. It must be asked why we sacrifice the public space in exchange for more individuals. Suppose architecture responded to this technological era and allowed the private domain to move aside until required. This result in giving space to home only when and where it needed. A tent that provides a temporary home for the user, but gives the space for all the creatures of the earth when not used. In the same manner, the house must provide protection when needed. When you do not use your shoes or car, you don''t leave them in the middle of the floor or parked on a highway. You move them out of the realm of the public domain to allow for that space to be used, and so the home must perform in the same manner to better accommodate society in today''s age.

This Article analyzes the federal courts'' power to provide public remedies when the legislature has been silent. Like private parties, the United States and the states regularly claim a right to judicial relief or a particular remedy that is not mandated by a federal legislative text. Scholars have mined the depths of implied private rights of action, but have all but ignored implied public rights of action. This Article fills that gap. In particular it argues that when a public litigant sues in what amounts to a private capacity, courts should treat it like a private litigant by placing appropriate constraints on implied rights of action. Conversely, when a public litigant sues in a uniquely public capacity, a significantly more generous implication doctrine is appropriate. Contrary to some common wisdom, when a government sues in a corporate capacity to protect garden-variety property and contract interests, there is no special reason for courts to recognize a right of action. Nor should federal courts broadly provide public rights of action when a government seeks to substitute public for private enforcement of the private rights of its citizens. By contrast, federal courts should more freely imply rights of action when a government sues to vindicate public interests. In the modern administrative state, a public litigant often claims an implied right of action to implement a regulatory program. A government may also sue to vindicate its institutional immunities and authority to regulate. That government powers, rather than rights, imply public remedies may seem a paradox. It is not, or so this Article argues.

This Article introduces a phenomenon that has been overlooked in the literature on property lawmaking: presidential governance of property law. On the conventional account, contributing to the development of the property system is about the last thing we would expect to see presidents doing. Yet the President is uniquely situated to treaty property as a system, not just as a right, and presidents expressly affect the property system. While presidents don''t, can''t, and shouldn''t control property lawmaking, recognizing their influence opens up new lines of inquiry that we miss when we think of property simply as bundle of rights -- the now-dominant understanding of property law. Focusing upon the unfamiliar category of presidential governance of property forces us to unpack the link between property''s structure and function on the one hand and institutional choice on the other. This link involves balancing variables of institutional choice that are rooted in both constitutional separation of powers and federalism as well as a pragmatic assessment of how the property system works. The first variable concerns the quality of property decisionmaking. The second involves stability and flexibility, and the risk of turmoil and instability, within the property system. The third focuses upon the mixture of uniform and diverse structures of rights and duties within property law. The balance of these three variables dictates that the breadth and depth of presidential governance of the property system should vary based upon differences among resources and contexts of ownership. Surprising as it may sound given our conventional understanding of what property law is and how it is made, we should not ignore presidential governance of property -- not in how we teach property law, or in how we write about it.

This Article critiques the borrowing of private law concepts to develop doctrines of judicial review in public law. A rising chorus of scholars has argued for a fiduciary theory of government designed to constrain political discretion through judicial review based upon the model of private fiduciary duties. Treating politicians and bureaucrats as fiduciaries, they argue, promises a workable judicial solution to the problem of faction in legislative and administrative decisionmaking. This Article argues the promise of fiduciary government is a false one. There are problems of fit, intent, and function with fiduciary government. Politicians and bureaucrats are not like private fiduciaries because they do not serve discrete classes of beneficiaries and are not subject to demands that can be distilled into a discrete maximand. Fiduciary government cannot be founded in the intent of the Founders or of Congress. Moreover, fiduciary government has not functioned well where courts have experimented with it. Either the analogy to fiduciary law operates at such a high level of generality that it simply restates public law problems in different terms, or it imports freestanding fiduciary principles that yield unworkable constraints on political decisionmaking. The failure of fiduciary government is instructive, however, on the promises and potential pitfalls of translating between public and private law.

This symposium Article theorizes and assesses transnational legal ordering of fiduciary law. Fiduciary law imposes legally enforceable duties on those entrusted with discretionary authority over the interests of others. The fiduciary law of a state may apply to fiduciary relationships having a transnational (or even global) scope. Fiduciary norms themselves are transnational to the extent that they settle as governing legal norms in ways that transcend and permeate state boundaries. Curiously, however, fiduciary legal theory and transnational legal theory have yet to meet. This symposium takes the first steps towards a comprehensive theory of transnational fiduciary law. To assess transnational legal ordering of fiduciary law, one must study the extent of normative settlement across state boundaries. This can be done in terms of a meta concept of fiduciary law involving a transnational body of law, or in terms of the processes that give rise to discrete domains of fiduciary law to address particular problems as understood by relevant actors. Comparative legal analysis is critical for assessing the extent of concordance and divergence in the development and practice of fiduciary law across states. This Article introduces symposium articles that assess transnational fiduciary law as a meta concept; transnational legal ordering of fiduciary law in discrete domains; and comparative fiduciary law. Together, these articles suggest that processes of transnational legal ordering can give rise to transnational fiduciary law and the potential development of discrete transnational legal orders that transcend and permeate nation-states.

With increasing demands from agriculture, municipal needs, industry, and recreational use, there is a need for water users to conserve, use, and share water wisely. Measuring water in open channels is an important first step toward water conservation. A simple flume that could be installed in existing trapezoidal channels to measure flow was investigated. The flume consists of a vertical cylinder installed axially in the center of a trapezoidal channel. The installed vertical cylinder decreases the cross sectional area of the channel, constricting flow and creating critical-flow conditions. The height of the water on the upstream side of the cylinder can then be measured and used to determine the flow through the channel. Laboratory experiments were conducted to validate previous research while evaluating the hydraulic characteristics of simple flumes. Several factors were investigated to give a greater understanding of the conditions under which simple trapezoidal flumes work. The side slope of the channel was varied from 1:1 to 1:5:1, various sizes of axial cylinders were installed which constricted the flow anywhere between 52 and 92%, and the submergence limit of the flume was tested. The variation of the side slope and contraction of the flow did not change the characteristics of the flume, and it was found that a maximum submergence limit of 77% gave accurate results. The estimation of discharge from the laboratory flume based on the height of water compared reasonably well to the equation developed by previous research with the average error of estimated discharge of 4.8% and the standard error of estimate (SEE) ranging from 0.56 to 1.46 liters per second.

These findings contribute to greater understanding of the underlying mechanisms in UCPPS. The definition of subtypes may allow future research and treatments to be targeted more accurately." --