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Sports, Jobs, and Taxes

Author : Roger G. Noll
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815720409
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Sports, Jobs, and Taxes written by Roger G. Noll and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America is in the midst of a sports building boom. Professional sports teams are demanding and receiving fancy new playing facilities that are heavily subsidized by government. In many cases, the rationale given for these subsidies is that attracting or retaining a professional sports franchise—even a minor league baseball team or a major league pre-season training facility--more than pays for itself in increased tax revenues, local economic development, and job creation. But are these claims true? To assess the case for subsidies, this book examines the economic impact of new stadiums and the presence of a sports franchise on the local economy. It first explores such general issues as the appropriate method for measuring economic benefits and costs, the source of the bargaining power of teams in obtaining subsidies from local government, the local politics of attracting and retaining teams, the relationship between sports and local employment, and the importance of stadium design in influencing the economic impact of a facility. The second part of the book contains case studies of major league sports facilities in Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and the Twin Cities, and of minor league stadiums and spring training facilities in baseball. The primary conclusions are: first, sports teams and facilities are not a source of local economic growth and employment; second, the magnitude of the net subsidy exceeds the financial benefit of a new stadium to a team; and, third, the most plausible reasons that cities are willing to subsidize sports teams are the intense popularity of sports among a substantial proportion of voters and businesses and the leverage that teams enjoy from the monopoly position of professional sports leagues.

Sports Fields

Author : James C. Puhalla
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470438932
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Sports Fields written by James C. Puhalla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The completely updated edition of the definitive sports field book Recognizing that new developments in the design, construction, and maintenance of sports fields have literally changed the playing field, Sports Fields, Second Edition is now fully updated and revised to continue its legacy as a leading authority on sports field management. Highly illustrated, with step-by-step examination of essential topics such as turfgrass and soil science, sand fields, turf paints, field quality evaluation, and weather preparedness, this in-depth guide chalks out the ultimate game plan to integrate these elements into a winning project. Sports Fields, Second Edition includes: New coverage of environmental stewardship and resource conservation, natural and organic field maintenance, and artificial turf care and maintenance Discussion of the following field types: baseball, softball, football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, tennis, and track and field Updated information on grasses, pesticides, fertilizers, and equipment New exploration of green initiatives in the design and maintenance of fields Hundreds of illustrations, 50 percent of which are newly updated A versatile how-to guide, Sports Fields, Second Edition suggests solutions to common field problems that are not only helpful for professional sports turf practitioners, but also for park and recreation professionals, school athletic field managers, architects, landscape architects, and engineers. Chapter after chapter delivers on the promise of imparting well-grounded principles that can be applied to create athletic fields that are long-lasting, visually dazzling—and eminently playable.

Sports Fields

Author : Jim Puhalla
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781575040707
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Sports Fields written by Jim Puhalla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-08-27 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive how-to book for every practitoner of sports turf -- from football to baseball to soccer and everything in between. Sports Fields covers every important aspect of planning, design, construction, and turfgrass maintenance with hundreds of illustrations and step-by-step procedures to help you get the job done right -- first time, every time. No other book provides such intricate detail, combined with easy-to-understand guidance.

Managing Healthy Sports Fields

Author : Paul D. Sachs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471472698
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book Managing Healthy Sports Fields written by Paul D. Sachs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-01-22 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The huge chemical arsenal once available to turf managers for pest, weed and disease control has slowly but surely been restricted or regulated. As a result alternative methods have had to be sought. This text aims to liberate the modern turf manager from dependency on chemical treatments through suggestions you can adapt to specific field types, climatic zones, and desired appearance. Author Paul Sachs offers safety for people and animals, as well as longevity for the land, without sacrificing the quality of the turf itself. Written for turf managers who need to reduce or eliminate chemical pesticides and fertilisers in their turfgrass management processes. Offers advice and practical steps to earth-conscious turf managers, and those who are responding to the growing chorus of concerns about fertilisers and pesticides. Covers the basics of soil fertility, composting, methods of soil analysis, cultural practices and pests.

The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors

Author : Josh Chetwynd
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607748126
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors written by Josh Chetwynd and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gift-worthy playbook of common and unexpected words and idioms that have their roots in sports and games. There are many metaphors we can quickly identify from the realm of sports: covering all the bases (baseball), game plan (football), and par for the course (golf). But the English language is also peppered with the not-so-obvious influence of sports and games, such as go-to guy (basketball) and dead ringer (horse racing). Filled with pithy entries on each idiom, plus quotes showing how big talkers from President Obama to rapper Ice-T use them, this quirky little handbook from former minor league ballplayer and award-winning journalist Josh Chetwynd is sure to be a conversation starter at tailgates, cocktail parties, and in the boardroom.

The Playing Fields

Author : Stella Cameron
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448305594
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Playing Fields written by Stella Cameron and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When two bodies are discovered within six weeks of one another, it would appear that a serial killer is at large in the sleepy Cotswold village of Folly. Six weeks after a battered body is found in the grounds of the village cricket club, DCI Dan O’Reilly and his team are no further forward in the investigation. No witnesses, no leads, no clues whatsoever. Then a second body is discovered in the nearby tithe barn used by the local amateur dramatics society, artfully posed just like the first. Could there be a serial killer on the loose? When evidence leads O’Reilly to visit the Black Dog pub, owner Alex Duggins and her partner Tony are once again drawn into a police investigation. But Tony is dealing with some disturbing news of his own. Someone from his past has reached out and threatens all he holds dear. Are they who they claim to be, and what do they really want . . .?

Game Faces

Author : Sarah K. Fields
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252098544
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Game Faces written by Sarah K. Fields and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports figures cope with a level of celebrity once reserved for the stars of stage and screen. In Game Faces , Sarah K. Fields looks at the legal ramifications of the cases brought by six of them--golfer Tiger Woods, quarterback Joe Montana, college football coach Wally Butts, baseball pitchers Warren Spahn and Don Newcombe, and hockey enforcer Tony Twist--when faced with what they considered attacks on their privacy and image. Placing each case in its historical and legal context, Fields examines how sports figures in the U.S. have used the law to regain control of their image. As she shows, decisions in the cases significantly affected the evolution of laws related to privacy, defamation, and publicity--areas pertinent to the lives of the famous sports figure and the non-famous consumer alike. She also tells the stories of why the plaintiffs sought relief in the courts, uncovering motives that delved into the heart of issues separating individual rights from the public's perceived right to know. A fascinating exploration of a still-evolving phenomenon, Game Faces is an essential look at the legal playing fields that influence our enjoyment of sports.

Fields of Play

Author : Noel Dyck
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442600799
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Fields of Play written by Noel Dyck and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Reporting on all aspects of male life Triumphs of Experience shares a number of surprising findings.

Field of Schemes

Author : Neil deMause
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803285485
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Field of Schemes written by Neil deMause and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Little Piece of Ground

Author : Elizabeth Laird
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608465837
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book A Little Piece of Ground written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.

Fields in Vision

Author : Garry Whannel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134938594
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Fields in Vision written by Garry Whannel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fields in Vision offers a comprehensive and analytical study of the international phenomenon of television sports coverage. Garry Whannel considers the historical development of sport on television, the growth of sponsorship and the way that television and sponsorship have re-shaped sport in the context of the enterprise culture. Drawing on archival research, Whannel first charts the development of the BBC Outside Broadcast department, and the growing battle for dominance between BBC and ITV, showing how sponsorship and the rising power of sports agents began to transform sport - not only in the UK but across the world - in the 1960s. He goes on to examine the implications of this vast and escalating global network during the 1980s by analysing the central role that stars and narratives began to play in television sport, presenting case studies of major contests such as Coe versus Ovett and Decker versus Budd. His study also takes into account one of the more indirect, but no less significant results of international televised sport - the rise of popular fitness chic and the American monopoly of the workout boom of the 1980s. Fields in Vision explains the development of television sport by linking its economic transformation with the cultural forms through which it is represented, offering a study encompassing not simply the sports world, but our relationship with television and the media industries as a whole.

Beard's Turfgrass Encyclopedia for Golf Courses, Grounds, Lawns, Sports Fields

Author : James B Beard
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Beard's Turfgrass Encyclopedia for Golf Courses, Grounds, Lawns, Sports Fields written by James B Beard and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beard's Turfgrass Encyclopedia is the latest body of work from internationally renowned turfgrass agronomist James B Beard. Containing the complete A-to-Z of turfgrass, this quintessential tome encompasses both cultural practice from across a broad range of uses (such as golf courses, lawns, parks, roadsides, and sports fields), as well as the scientific aspects of turfgrasses and their culture (as used by educators, researchers, and scholars). The format provides a comprehensive reference in diagnosing and solving practical problems in the "real world." The range of subjects includes the spectrum of grass species and cultivars, ecology, physiology, soils, microenvironments, cultural practices, entomology, pathology, pest management, and equipment. Beard's Turfgrass Encyclopedia is applicable worldwide.

Sports Fields

Author : James C. Puhalla
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119534755
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Sports Fields written by James C. Puhalla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE UPDATED, AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO SPORTS FIELD MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDES THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN, AND ON, THE FIELD The updated Third Edition of Sports Fields: Design, Construction, and Maintenance is a comprehensive reference for professionals who are responsible for the design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of athletic facilities. This book contains illustrative examples of specific design elements of the most popular sports facilities. This Third Edition contains new chapters on safety, public relations, and professionalism for future sports field managers, as well as fresh drawings and photos that highlight innovative field layout, grading, irrigation, and drainage. All-new case studies review best practices and techniques for sports fields ranging from youth and high school fields to fields that are designed for professional athletes. This text is also an ideal resource for anyone studying for Sports Field Manager Certification (offered by STMA). Features new case studies that include design and management best practices for all levels and types of sports facilities Offers new chapters on safety, public relations, and professionalism for future sports field managers Includes new illustrations and photos of innovative field layout, grading, irrigation, and drainage Contains the most recent information on sand-based field systems and synthetic turf Presents discussions of a range of fields including baseball, softball, football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, tennis, and track and field Sports Fields: Design, Construction, and Maintenance, Third Edition is a blueprint for field managers, designers, and builders for successful sports field projects.

Female Gladiators

Author : Sarah K. Fields
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252091205
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Female Gladiators written by Sarah K. Fields and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Female Gladiators is the first book to examine legal and social battles over the right of women to participate with men in contact sports. The impetus to begin legal proceedings was the 1972 enactment of Title IX, which prohibited discrimination in educational settings, but it was the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the equal rights amendments of state constitutions that ultimately opened doors. Despite court rulings, however, many in American society resisted—and continue to resist—allowing girls in dugouts and other spaces traditionally defined as male territories. Inspired, women and girls began to demand access to the contact sports which society had previously deemed too strenuous or violent for them to play. When the leagues continued to bar girls simply because they were not boys, the girls went to court. Sarah K. Fields's Female Gladiators is the only book to examine the legal and social battles over gender and contact sport that continue to rage today.

The Playing Fields of Eton

Author : Mika LaVaque-Manty
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472116851
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book The Playing Fields of Eton written by Mika LaVaque-Manty and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-04-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can equality and excellence coexist in a democratic society?

The Field Guide

Author : Mike Walker
Publisher : Walnut Cracker Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780980057102
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Field Guide written by Mike Walker and published by Walnut Cracker Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides illustrated layouts and dimensions for a variety of sports fields, including American football, baseball, soccer, cricket, and others.

Baseball and Softball Fields

Author : James C. Puhalla
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471447931
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book Baseball and Softball Fields written by James C. Puhalla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-08-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create the flawless playing field your team and its fans deserve. This book covers it all, from stadium and field design to fences and drainage to amenities for spectators. In practical, non-technical language, the authors outline the most common problems you?re likely to encounter and provide solutions for each, including special considerations for all major North American climate zones. With contributions from Major League groundskeepers who share their experiences in managing state-of-the-art facilities, this guide is your ticket to a truly gorgeous field.