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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Flags Football and the NFL’s “Foxy” Patriotism Problem

This book examines how the game of football and militarism have historically overlapped due to their shared celebration of strength might and besting a clear and definitive foe. Nevertheless since September 11 a variety of staged patriotic vignettes dominated most NFL broadcasts giving the once easy and unforced union a stilted feel. That the War on Terror became a fixture of modern- day Super Bowls was easy to portend; what was more difficult to predict was the imprint it would leave on U. S. citizens and American politics. Ben Fountain’s award-winning novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk reveals what passes for patriotism in a country that has reduced the sober and stark reality of combat to pageantry and production for the crowd back home leaving our troops to unwittingly play the part of entertainers destined to be sexualized just like the cheerleaders and dancers so frequently performing alongside them. | Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Flags Football and the NFL’s “Foxy” Patriotism Problem

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Tensegrity Structures Design Methods

Tensegrity structures are pre-stressed systems of cables and bars in which no bar is connected to the other and the structure has no continuous rigid skeleton. This general introduction presents an original general method for the design of tensegrity structures the first configurations of which were found by trial and error. The book begins with two-dimensional tensegrity structures particularly tensegrity nets tensegrity chains tensegrity rings and tensegrity arches. These are then developed to original configurations of spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity slabs primitive spatial tensegrity arches and primitive tensegrity domes as well as more elaborate spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity cylindrical shells slim tensegrity domes tensegrity vaults and tensegrity caps. Presents a robust new approach to the design of tensegrity structures Extends tensegrity structures to new three-dimensional configurations Tensegrity Structures Design Methods suits structural civil and mechanical engineers and architects as well as graduate students. Oren Vilnay is Professor Emeritus and was founder and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Ben Gurion University Israel. He is also former head of the Structural Engineering Section at Technion—IsraelInstitute of Technology. Leon Chernin is Lecturer at the University of Dundee. He was granted a PhD in Structural Engineering from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology. His research activities encompass both physical testing and numerical modelling.

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Bioclimatic Double-Skin Façades

Visually enriched with over 250 photographs and drawings Bioclimatic Double-Skin Façades is an essential reference guide for understanding the types and functions of double-skin façades. Author Mary Ben Bonham examines the history and continuing potential of double-skin architecture informing on the variety of approaches possible and advising a rigorous integrated design process leading to application. Featuring a wide selection of architectural examples the book will be of interest to professionals and students within the fields of architecture engineering and construction. Characterized by a buffer-like air space between two glazed building skins double-skin windows and façades aim to improve building comfort and energy performance. Double skins introduce complexity and initial costs yet significant buildings in locations around the globe continue to select this approach. In addition to exploring motivations benefits and cautions for designing with double skins the book provides a primer on fundamental façade design concepts and strategies for control of thermal luminous and acoustic environments. Chapters also address alternative types of high-performance façades and implications for each phase of façade design and construction. Bioclimatic Double-Skin Façades promotes bioclimatic design that is inspired by nature measured in performance and uniquely adapted to climate and place. In-depth case studies illustrate how double-skin façades have been adapted to a range of climates and cultural settings: Marseille Library and Grenoble Courthouse in France Cambridge Public Library in Massachusetts Manitoba Hydro Place in Canada and the Pearl River Tower in China.

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The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Popular Culture

Latina/o popular culture has experienced major growth and change with the expanding demographic of Latina/os in mainstream media. In The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Pop Culture contributors pay serious critical attention to all facets of Latina/o popular culture including TV films performance art food lowrider culture theatre photography dance pulp fiction music comic books video games news web and digital media healing rituals quinceñeras and much more. Features include:consideration of differences between pop culture made by and about Latina/os;comprehensive and critical analyses of various pop cultural forms;concrete and detailed treatments of major primary works from children’s television to representations of dia de los muertos;new perspectives on the political social and historical dynamic of Latina/o pop culture;Chapters select summarize explain contextualize and assess key critical interpretations perspectives developments and debates in Latina/o popular cultural studies. A vitally engaging and informative volume this compliation of wide-ranging case studies in Latina/o pop culture phenomena encourages scholars and students to view Latina/o pop culture within the broader study of global popular culture. Contributors: Stacey Alex Cecilia Aragon Mary Beltrán William A. Calvo-Quirós Melissa Castillo-Garsow Nicholas Centino Ben Chappell Fabio Chee Osvaldo Cleger David A. Colón Marivel T. Danielson Laura Fernández Camilla Fojas Kathryn M. Frank Enrique García Christopher González Rachel González-Martin Matthew David Goodwin Ellie D. Hernandez Jorge Iber Guisela Latorre Stephanie Lewthwaite Richard Alexander Lou Stacy I. Macías Desirée Martin Paloma Martínez-Cruz Pancho McFarland Cruz Medina Isabel Millán Amelia | The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Popular Culture

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Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport

Doping has become one of the most important and high-profile issues in contemporary sport. Shocking cases such as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team have exposed the complicated relationships between athletes teams physicians sports governing bodies drugs providers and judicial systems all locked in a constant struggle for competitive advantage. The Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport is simply the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of social scientific research on this hugely important issue ever to be published. It presents an overview of key topics problems ideas concepts and cases across seven thematic sections which include chapters addressing: The history of doping in sport Philosophical approaches to understanding doping The development of anti-doping policy Studies of doping in seven major sports including athletics cycling baseball and soccer In-depth analysis of four of the most prominent doping scandals in history namely Ben Johnson institutionalized doping in the former GDR the 1998 Tour de France and Lance Armstrong WADA and the national anti-doping organizations Key contemporary debates around strict liability the criminalization of doping and zero tolerance versus harm reduction Doping outside of elite sport in gyms the military and the police. With contributions from many of the world’s leading researchers into drugs and sport this book is the perfect starting point for any advanced student researcher policy maker coach or administrator looking to develop their understanding of an issue that has had and will continue to have a profound impact on the development of sport.

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Analyzing Baseball Data with R Second Edition

Analyzing Baseball Data with R Second Edition introduces R to sabermetricians baseball enthusiasts and students interested in exploring the richness of baseball data. It equips you with the necessary skills and software tools to perform all the analysis steps from importing the data to transforming them into an appropriate format to visualizing the data via graphs to performing a statistical analysis. The authors first present an overview of publicly available baseball datasets and a gentle introduction to the type of data structures and exploratory and data management capabilities of R. They also cover the ggplot2 graphics functions and employ a tidyverse-friendly workflow throughout. Much of the book illustrates the use of R through popular sabermetrics topics including the Pythagorean formula runs expectancy catcher framing career trajectories simulation of games and seasons patterns of streaky behavior of players and launch angles and exit velocities. All the datasets and R code used in the text are available online. New to the second edition are a systematic adoption of the tidyverse and incorporation of Statcast player tracking data (made available by Baseball Savant). All code from the first edition has been revised according to the principles of the tidyverse. Tidyverse packages including dplyr ggplot2 tidyr purrr and broom are emphasized throughout the book. Two entirely new chapters are made possible by the availability of Statcast data: one explores the notion of catcher framing ability and the other uses launch angle and exit velocity to estimate the probability of a home run. Through the book’s various examples you will learn about modern sabermetrics and how to conduct your own baseball analyses. Max Marchi is a Baseball Analytics Analyst for the Cleveland Indians. He was a regular contributor to The Hardball Times and Baseball Prospectus websites and previously consulted for other MLB clubs. Jim Albert is a Distinguished University Professor of statistics at Bowling Green State University. He has authored or coauthored several books including Curve Ball and Visualizing Baseball and was the editor of the Journal of Quantitative Analysis of Sports. Ben Baumer is an assistant professor of statistical & data sciences at Smith College. Previously a statistical analyst for the New York Mets he is a co-author of The Sabermetric Revolution and Modern Data Science with R.

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International Law Our Common Future

International Law: Our Common Future offers a dynamic approach to the study of international law that actively engages students in ways that more traditional textbooks do not. One way this is achieved is by focusing on recent events including international terrorism extraordinary rendition the legality of drone strikes environmental devastation and human rights. Another is by having students wrestle with actual court rulings rather than being given short summaries of these decisions. These cases which are from a wide array of international regional and domestic tribunals are followed by a series of provocative and challenging questions and prompts that will naturally lead to classroom discussion and debate. The book recognizes the importance of visual media in terms of student learning. In addition to photographs of individuals and events that feature prominently in the development of international law each chapter has sections entitled International Law at the Movies which highlight feature films and documentaries that explore the topic at hand. What students will quickly come to realize is that international law is not a distant and abstract entity but rather is intimately connected to various aspects of their daily lives. The book shows some of the remarkable changes in international law most notably the declining importance of the role of the state. As a final point the book is written in an engaging almost conversational style that is accessible to students in a wide array of academic disciplines. FEATURES OF THIS INNOVATIVE TEXT This book is specifically designed to appeal to student interest to promote active learning and to integrate carefully edited court cases with explanatory text. Here are just a few of the features devoted to achieving these goals: Boxed text highlighting current events “International Law at the Movies” boxes Photos illustrating key moments and figures in international law Cases carefully edited and set off from the main text Notes and Comments following court case excerpts References for each chapter divided into key types of sources including Books and Articles Reports Agreements and Cases (international regional and domestic tribunals) Glossary of key terms putting terms in context with events Filmography Table of Cases with links to original sources A NOTE ABOUT THE COVER ART Title: “María inside since April 14 2014” Artist: Ben Betsalel The cover image is from a prison project in Colombia Human Beings Inside and Outside done in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). | International Law Our Common Future

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