Raceball

Author : Rob Ruck
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780807048078

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Raceball by Rob Ruck Pdf

From an award-winning writer, the first linked history of African Americans and Latinos in Major League Baseball After peaking at 27 percent of all major leaguers in 1975, African Americans now make up less than one-tenth--a decline unimaginable in other men's pro sports. The number of Latin Americans, by contrast, has exploded to over one-quarter of all major leaguers and roughly half of those playing in the minors. Award-winning historian Rob Ruck not only explains the catalyst for this sea change; he also breaks down the consequences that cut across society. Integration cost black and Caribbean societies control over their own sporting lives, changing the meaning of the sport, but not always for the better. While it channeled black and Latino athletes into major league baseball, integration did little for the communities they left behind. By looking at this history from the vantage point of black America and the Caribbean, a more complex story comes into focus, one largely missing from traditional narratives of baseball's history. Raceball unveils a fresh and stunning truth: baseball has never been stronger as a business, never weaker as a game.

Author : T. B. Kull
Publisher : T.B.Kull
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Toad Prophecy by T. B. Kull Pdf

A boy who wanted adventure. Now his friends are in danger. Would you trust a mysterious fortune-teller to save your friends? Oliver Harrison is about to embark on a science summer camp expedition with his best friends. But where everything in his world is ruled by logic and science, he just hopes for a bit of adventure. What he finds lying on a shop floor, unleashes him on a wild adventure which blurs the lines of science and magic. A small glass cube, which sends monstrous creatures after him. But Oliver’s trust in his old friend – a fortune teller – leads him and his friends into grave danger. Now Oliver has to decide whether to trust the fortune teller’s advice or to attempt to save them by himself. Gadgets which appear to be run by sorcery will question his world’s logic as he needs to figure out how to save his friends from the monstrous Gromlins and solve the mystery behind the glass cube. The Toad Prophecy – A Journey Home is the first book in a new young-adult science-fantasy series, which features futuristic technology paired with fantastic creatures as it blurs the lines between science and magic. If you like classic friend adventures and love to dive into the science fiction or fantasy worlds, The Toad Prophecy - A Journey Home is a new adventure for you to explore!

Author : Bernard J. Hamrock,William J. Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Ball-bearings
ISBN : UIUC:30112106954438

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Arched-outer-race Ball-bearing Analysis Considering Centrifugal Forces by Bernard J. Hamrock,William J. Anderson Pdf

A first-order thrust load analysis that considers centrifugal forces but which neglects gyroscopics, elastohydrodynamics, and thermal effects was performed. The analysis was applied to a 150-mm-bore angular-contact ball bearing. Fatigue life, contact loads, and contact angles are shown for conventional and arched bearings. The results indicate that an arched bearing is highly desirable for high-speed applications. In particular, at an applied load of 4448 n (1000 lb) and a DN value of 3 million (20,000 rpm) the arched bearing shows an improvement in life of 306 percent over that of a conventional bearing.

Author : Frank P. Jozsa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780810892460

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Baseball beyond Borders by Frank P. Jozsa Pdf

In 1973, Roberto Clemente was honored as the first baseball player born outside the continental U.S. to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the former Pittsburgh Pirate amassed 3,000 career hits and 240 home runs. Since then, eight more international players of Major League Baseball have been voted into the Hall of Fame, including recent inductees Roberto Alomar (Puerto Rico) and Bert Blyleven (Netherlands). These Hall of Famers are but a few of the many non-native players who have contributed significantly to Major League Baseball, dating all the way back to 1876 and up to the present. Baseball beyond Borders: From Distant Lands to the Major Leagues not only examines the careers of foreign-born and Puerto Rican baseball players, but also goes beyond the players to look at managers, executives, coaches, and officials of Major League Baseball, as well. This book explores the impact and performances of these individuals on MLB and the minor leagues, and their contributions to the expansion and popularity of American baseball in the U.S. and around the world. Baseball beyond Borders offers a historical perspective of when, why, and how emigrants came to play professional baseball in the U.S. and also provides background information on baseball in foreign countries, baseball leagues outside the U.S., and the academies run by MLB on foreign soil. Featuring photographs, statistics, and bios, this unique book presents a comprehensive look at the impact players and staff born outside the U.S. have had on baseball—both in the U.S. and beyond. Baseball fans and sports historians will enjoy reading Baseball beyond Borders, as will anyone wishing to learn more about the influence of foreigners on America’s national pastime.

Author : Douglas M. Branson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476680583

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Major League Turbulence by Douglas M. Branson Pdf

The decades between the late 1960s counterculture and the advent of steroid use in the late 1980s bought tumult to Major League Baseball. Dock Ellis (Pirates, Yankees) and Dick Allen (Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox) epitomized the era with recreational drug use (Ellis), labor strife (Allen), and the questioning of authority. Both men were Black Power advocates at a time when the movement was growing in baseball. In the 1970s and 1980s, Marvin Miller and the Major League Baseball Players Association fought numerous, mostly victorious battles with MLB and team owners. This book chronicles a turbulent period in baseball, and in American life, that led directly to the performance-enhancing drug era and the dramatically changed nature of the game.

Author : Bernard J. Hamrock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Ball-bearings
ISBN : UIUC:30112106600098

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Ball Motion and Sliding Friction in an Arched Outer-race Ball Bearing by Bernard J. Hamrock Pdf

Author : Linda J. Borish,David K. Wiggins,Gerald R. Gems
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317662495

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The Routledge History of American Sport by Linda J. Borish,David K. Wiggins,Gerald R. Gems Pdf

The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early Colonial period to the present day. Considering sport through innovative themes and topics such as the business of sport, material culture and sport, the political uses of sport, and gender and sport, this text offers an interdisciplinary analysis of American leisure. Rather than moving chronologically through American history or considering the historical origins of each sport, these topics are dealt with organically within thematic chapters, emphasizing the influence of sport on American society. The volume is divided into eight thematic sections that include detailed original essays on particular facets of each theme. Focusing on how sport has influenced the history of women, minorities, politics, the media, and culture, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. The volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sport in America, pushing the field to consider new themes and approaches as well. Including a roster of contributors renowned in their fields of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of American sport.

Author : Harold H. Coe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Ball-bearings
ISBN : UIUC:30112106915728

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Experimental Performance of 75-millimeter-bore Arched Outer-race Ball Bearings to 2.1 Million DN by Harold H. Coe Pdf

Author : Rob Ruck
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : African American athletes
ISBN : 0252063422

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Sandlot Seasons by Rob Ruck Pdf

A new preface updates this richly detailed look at the major role sport played in shaping Pittsburgh's black community from the Roaring Twenties through the Korean War. Rob Ruck reveals how sandlot, amateur, and professional athletics helped black Pittsburgh realize its potential for self-organization, expression, and creativity.

Author : Homer Rahnejat
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845699932

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Tribology and Dynamics of Engine and Powertrain by Homer Rahnejat Pdf

Tribology, the science of friction, wear and lubrication, is one of the cornerstones of engineering’s quest for efficiency and conservation of resources. Tribology and dynamics of engine and powertrain: fundamentals, applications and future trends provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the disciplines of dynamics and tribology using a multi-physics and multi-scale approach to improve automotive engine and powertrain technology. Part one reviews the fundamental aspects of the physics of motion, particularly the multi-body approach to multi-physics, multi-scale problem solving in tribology. Fundamental issues in tribology are then described in detail,from surface phenomena in thin-film tribology, to impact dynamics, fluid film and elastohydrodynamic lubrication means of measurement and evaluation. These chapters provide an understanding of the theoretical foundation for Part II which includes many aspects of the physics of motion at a multitude of interaction scales from large displacement dynamics to noise and vibration tribology, all of which affect engines and powertrains. Many chapters are contributed by well-established practitioners disseminating their valuable knowledge and expertise on specific engine and powertrain sub-systems. These include overviews of engine and powertrain issues, engine bearings, piston systems, valve trains, transmission and many aspects of drivetrain systems. The final part of the book considers the emerging areas of microengines and gears as well as nano-scale surface engineering. With its distinguished editor and international team of academic and industry contributors, Tribology and dynamics of engine and powertrain is a standard work for automotive engineers and all those researching NVH and tribological issues in engineering. Reviews fundamental aspects of physics in motion, specifically the multi-body approach to multi physics Describes essential issues in tribology from surface phenomena in thin film tribology to impact dynamics Examines specific engine and powertrain sub-systems including engine bearings, piston systems and value trains

Author : Nishant Chadha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798669221850

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RACEball by Nishant Chadha Pdf

Raceball is a children's book about America's long lineage of white privilege and inequality. It was created to serve as a basis for parents to discuss a difficult conversation with their kids. Raceball tells the story of 2 players, one white and one black, that experience different rules and punishments when playing against one another in the new sport of "Raceball".This book is important because children can fully develop prejudices and internalized racial biases by just the age of 6. This only worsens as children age. In a society dominated by stereotypes and prejudices, it is essential that the next generation is guided towards a world of equality and positivity. Guidance during childhood is essential to create a truly equal society. Raceball offers a simple, yet powerful way to introduce the concept of racial inequality to your children and students.

Author : Yaguo Lei,Naipeng Li,Xiang Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811691317

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Big Data-Driven Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for Mechanical Systems by Yaguo Lei,Naipeng Li,Xiang Li Pdf

This book presents systematic overviews and bright insights into big data-driven intelligent fault diagnosis and prognosis for mechanical systems. The recent research results on deep transfer learning-based fault diagnosis, data-model fusion remaining useful life (RUL) prediction, etc., are focused on in the book. The contents are valuable and interesting to attract academic researchers, practitioners, and students in the field of prognostics and health management (PHM). Essential guidelines are provided for readers to understand, explore, and implement the presented methodologies, which promote further development of PHM in the big data era. Features: Addresses the critical challenges in the field of PHM at present Presents both fundamental and cutting-edge research theories on intelligent fault diagnosis and prognosis Provides abundant experimental validations and engineering cases of the presented methodologies

Author : Robert Edelman,Wayne Wilson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199858910

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The Oxford Handbook of Sports History by Robert Edelman,Wayne Wilson Pdf

Practiced and watched by billions, sport is a global phenomenon. Sport history is a burgeoning sub-field that explores sport in all forms to help answer fundamental questions that scholars examine. This volume provides a reference for sport scholars and an accessible introduction to those who are new to the sub-field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UIUC:30112008555523

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Technical Note by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030037545433

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Technical Note - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Pdf