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Sport and diplomacy : games within games

Table of Contents: “…Decentring US sports diplomacy: the 1980 Moscow boycott through contemporary Asian-African perspectives'They used Americana, all painted and polished, to make the enormous impression they did': selling the Reagan revolution through the 1984 Olympic Games; Post-match recovery and analysis: concluding thoughts on sport and diplomacy; Index.…”
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This Is Who We Were. by Mars, Laura

Table of Contents: “…"All about a Subject You Can Sink Your Teeth Into, ""Avery Repeats Stop Winter Olympics View, "; "IBM Feels Bite of Growing Computer Leasing Industry, "; "The 'Weaker Sex' Comes on Strong, "; "Going Home, "; "Length of Schoolboy's Hair Sharply Divides Community, "; "Critical Area Study of Charlotte Harbor Delayed, "; "Down and Out in America ..., "; "Paper Restoring: A Scary Business, "; "Computer Feeds Crop of Chickens, "; "Housing for the Aged in Suburbia: Even the Affluent Find It Hard to Keep Up, "; "It's 1986 and Every Student Has a Calculator, "; "Stanley Cup Well Running Dry for Flyers,"…”
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Russia On Four Wheels.

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Athletes' Careers Across Cultures. by Stambulova, Natalia B.

Table of Contents: “…13 Athletes' careers in New Zealand (Aotearoa): The impact of the Graham Report and the carding system14 Athletes' careers in Russia: From Moscow 1980 to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics; 15 Athletes' careers in Slovenia: The remarkable sporting achievements of a small country; 16 Athletes' careers in Spain: Professionalization and developmental consequences; 17 Athletes' careers in Sweden: Facilitating socialization into sports and re-socialization upon retirement…”
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The art of walking

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Fiber Optic Video Transmission : the Complete Guide. by Goff, David

Table of Contents: “…Figure 3.3 -- Wavelength Windows in Optical FiberFiber Optic Communications System; Figure 3.4 -- Basic Communications System; Fiber Optic Components; Figure 3.5 -- Elements of a Fiber Optic Link; Figure 3.6 -- Cross-section of an Optical Fiber; Applications for Fiber Optics; Figure 3.7 -- FM Video Links Used on Navy Vessels in the 1980s; Figure 3.8 -- Digital Video Link Used to Broadcast the 1994 Winter Olympics; Figure 3.9 -- Basic DWDM System Diagram; Chapter Summary; Chapter 4: Overview of Fiber Optic Transmission Methods; Transmission Basics; Figure 4.1 -- Transmission Schemes.…”
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