This project provides transportation support to Martin Van Buren NHS's first General Management Plan (GMP), which will be complete in 2010 or 2011. This study investigates existing transportation infrastructure, local transportation links, and regional transportation connections. The study looks at how alternative transportation may attract additional park visitors, accommodate event visitation, and incorporate new park activities.

The UNLV Center for Gaming Research's Occasional Paper Series features papers on a variety of topics in gaming history, economics, and operations from scholars and members of the industry. This collection pulls together 17 papers originally published in the series, making them available in one book for the first time. Ranging from the mythologies surrounding notorious gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel to a look at the lessons that the financial crisis (should have) taught Las Vegas casinos to a cross-national examination of how governments spend the money they accrue from gambling proceeds and taxes, this collection draws on several disciplines, including history, sociology, philosophy, public policy, and business. Taken together, these papers provide a snapshot into the diversity of work currently being conducted in a variety of fields with the common focus of gambling, in its many manifestations. Papers include: 1 "Seeking Value or Entertainment?" David G. Schwartz 2 "The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel" Larry Gragg 3 "The History of Baccarat" Theodore Whiting 4 "Nation, Corporation or Family?" Theodor Gordon 5 "The Promise of Gangster Glamour" Laura Cook Kenna 6 "Taking the Points" Frederick W. Krauss 7 "Gaming in Britain and America" Nicholas Tosney 8 "Where Locals Play" Rex J. Rowley 9 "Nevada Gaming Licensing" Robert D. Faiss and Gregory R. Gemignani 10 "Betting on the U.S. Market" Glenn Light, Karl Rutledge, and Quinton Singleton 11 "Souls/Soles of Signs" Darryl A. Smith 12 "Containment and Virtualization" Kah-Wee Lee 13 "Halos, Alibis and Community Development" Lynn Gidluck 14 "The Fiscal Forensics of the Las Vegas Strip" Dean M. Macomber 15 "From the Last Frontier to the New Cosmopolitan" Jessalynn Strauss 16 "Pyramids to Players Clubs" Oliver Lovat 17 "Moral Markets and the Problematic Proprietor" Christopher Wetzel The book includes illustrations in select chapters, contributor biographies, and an index. About the Center for Gaming Research Located within Special Collections at UNLV's state-of-the-art Lied Library, the Center for Gaming Research is committed to providing support for scholarly inquiry into all aspects of gaming. Through its website, http: //gaming.unlv.edu, the Center offers several unique research tools and information sources.

The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business. Thats no surprise because on many levels it resists easy definition. Its a commodity business. No, its a fashion business. No, its a consumer products business. No, its an entertainment business. The fact is its all of these businesses, each of which addresses and responds to market forces differently. And often, especially with the larger, publicly traded companies all of these businesses share a balance sheet. This book will provide a concise and in-depth introduction to the structure, practices and market forces that impact the toy industry. It will offer a short history of the industry, a description of the current market landscape, major and emerging industry competitors, contemporary trends, changes and expectations for the future. It will further cover aspects of retailing, consumer behavior, and financial markets as they relate to the industry. As noted, the book will focus primarily on the U.S. toy industry, but will provide guidelines for extrapolating the information to the global toy market and a highlight of those issues, such as manufacturing, that are relatively consistent worldwide. The book is intended to provide a foundation for understanding the diverse and changing nature of the toy industry and to help readers develop a context for appreciating it relevant to other, more predictable and definable industries. Many studentsaEURO"and professionals for that matteraEURO"come to the toy industry ill equipped for success because they are unable to understand the various disciplines and business practices it encompasses and therefore unable to apply those practices appropriately for the product or product category. A preschool toy will never behave like a toy from a hot movie. Its something many successful people in the business know and have learned over time, but it remains a mystery to the uninitiated. Withal this book is intended as an initiation into a fascinating, fast-paced and fiercely competitive business that is very often more an art than a science.

This report focuses on equipment and procedural solutions for gathering and disseminating a wide range of visitor information, including real-time traveler information data relating to traffic and parking at Sandy Hook. Based on an evaluation of the existing TIS efforts, park geography, regional partner agencies, and other data and information opportunities available, this report describes the TIS concept recommended for Sandy Hook. A conceptual framework for a text-based communication platform is presented as a short-term, tangible solution for TIS communication.

The national forests of California are experiencing an increase in new visitors yet, in some areas, a continued lack of ethnic diversity persists. In addition, changing demographics has led to a need for keeping up with trends while also being aware of constraints to visitor use. Knowing how to serve culturally diverse visitors in ways that are innovative and inclusive entails broadening the base of support. This resource guide was compiled from comprehensive research reports, statewide program and services documents, outreach and civic engagement plans, and Internet searches of other applicable resources. Numerous materials are provided, best practices are noted, and tips on practical application ("tips worth trying") are offered. Highlights of research findings are included, along with strategies and possible management options relating to communication, services and facilities, developing partnerships, and ideas for community engagement and outreach.

In "15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong," authors Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree apply sharp economic analysis to bust some of the most widespread urban legends about college and professional athletics.
Each chapter takes apart a common misconception, showing how the assumptions behind it fail to add up. Fort and Winfree reveal how these myths perpetuate themselves and, ultimately, how they serve a handful of powerful parties--such as franchise owners, reporters, and players--at the expense of the larger community of sports fans. From the idea that team owners and managers are inept to the notion that revenue-generating college sports pay for athletics that don't attract fans (and their cash), "15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong" strips down pervasive accounts of how our favorite games function, allowing us to look at them in a new, more informed way.
Fort and Winfree argue that substituting the intuitive appeal of emotionally charged myths with rigorous, informed explanations weakens the power of these tall tales and their tight hold on the sports we love. Readers will emerge with a clearer picture of the forces at work within the sports world and a better understanding of why these myths matter--and are worthy of a takedown.

In 2008, the New Bedford Economic Development Council (EDC), the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission (HDC), and the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth partnered to pilot a shuttle service that runs between the ferry terminal, the downtown, and a satellite parking area for ferry passengers during the spring, summer, and fall and a loop (termed The LOOP) to UMass Dartmouth for students, faculty, and staff in the fall, winter, and spring months. The park has proposed a phased approach to result in an alternative transportation shuttle system that will directly link park sites with parking facilities, ferry and cruise ship service, and other destinations for visitors during different seasons. This report evaluates the existing pilot shuttle and determines the feasibility of establishing a shuttle system to serve visitors to city cultural sites, the ferry terminal, and adjacent parking areas. This evaluation assesses the sustainability of a park shuttle service including potential shuttle routes, revenues and expenditures, operating costs, and financial and operational partnerships.

When congressional appropriations expire in September 2010, Colonial NHP, its local partners, and federal and state grant programs are not expected to be able to fund and operate the HTS/JAS systems at the current level of service. Thus, the Volpe Center was tasked with the following items: To document the existing transportation conditions at Colonial NHP; To evaluate the HTS/JAS systems in terms of operations, costs, and traveler demand; To document the existing funding situation and investigate alternative scenarios; and To document alternative service concepts. This report is the culmination of the Volpe Center's analysis of the existing Colonial NHP alternative transportation system. Based on this analysis, this report suggests possible strategies to continue running it in the future. The report is designed to provide a basis on which to set goals, develop and evaluate alternatives, and ultimately improve access and mobility at Colonial NHP for all visitors.

The "Top 25 Sport Event Organisation KPIs of 2011-2012" report provides insights into the state of sport event organisation performance measurement today by listing and analyzing the most visited KPIs for this functional area on smartKPIs.com in 2011. In addition to KPI names, it contains a detailed description of each KPI, in the standard smartKPIs.com KPI documentation format, that includes fields such as: definition, purpose, calculation, limitation, overall notes and additional resources. While dominated by KPIs reflecting cost performance and material handling, other popular KPIs come from categories such as transportation, time performance, delivery quality and warehousing. This product is part of the "Top KPIs of 2011-2012" series of reports and a result of the research program conducted by the analysts of smartKPIs.com in the area of integrated performance management and measurement. SmartKPIs.com hosts the largest catalogue of thoroughly documented KPI examples, representing an excellent platform for research and dissemination of insights on KPIs and related topics. The hundreds of thousands of visits to smartKPIs.com and the thousands of KPIs visited, bookmarked and rated by members of this online community in 2011 provided a rich data set, which combined with further analysis from the editorial team, formed the basis of these research reports.

The Transportation Feasibility Study addresses growing concerns with traffic and parking congestion at popular recreation sites within Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (RRCNCA), a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) natural area in Clark County, Nevada. The Transportation Feasibility Study builds on several past efforts to examine the causes of congestion at RRCNCA and to assess the feasibility of potential transportation strategies. This study will focus on alternatives and strategies that are feasible, cost-effective, and implementable, targeted to address current transportation conditions and visitation patterns at the site.

This protocol details the why, where, how, and when of the PWR's white pine community dynamics monitoring program. The intent of the protocol is to ensure that a scientifically credible story about the ecological condition of white pine communities and their responses to invasive pathogens, park management actions, changing precipitation patterns, and other stressors can be told to park visitors and managers alike. These long-term data can contribute to the development of informative models of relationships between white pine community dynamics and key environmental factors and management actions specific to each park.

"Introduction to Sport Management" is the ideal text to prepare students for the sports industry. By offering perspectives from various authors within and outside the industry, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the nature of the sports business. A host of practical skills such as proper techniques of social networking with the media, globalization of sport, and exploring different career outlets are presented alongside insightful readings to help students paint a picture of the industry.
This text is perfect for any introductory course that helps students embark on their sports management career.
Michelle J. Brimecombe is the sport management program director at Cazenovia College. She earned her Ph.D. in Sport Management from Florida State University. Over the past several years, she has instructed courses and advised undergraduate students in sport management at Cazenovia College, Ball State University, and Florida State University. Her primary research and teaching interests are human resource management and business policy within the sport industry.

Sport brands are a central element of modern sport business and a ubiquitous component of contemporary global culture. This groundbreaking book offers a complete analysis of the topic of sport brands from both a marketing management approach (strategy and implementation) and a psycho-sociological approach (consumption and wider society). In doing so it explores both supply and demand sides, offering a complete introduction to the nature, purpose and value of sport brands not found in any other sports marketing text. The book covers the whole heterogeneity of sport brands, going much further than the sport team and league brands covered in most other books. As well as teams and leagues, the book considers the brands of sports celebrities, events, media, computer games and governing bodies, as well as the ethical, professional and technological 'label brands' associated with sport. Richly illustrated with cases, examples and data, the book explores the tangible and intangible influence of sport brands, their economic and social value, and the subcultures and communities that grow up around them. It also introduces common strategies for growing brands, and growing through brands, and examines the challenges and threats that sport brands face, from boycotts and ambush marketing to counterfeiting. An understanding of sport brands is essential for a fully rounded understanding of contemporary sport marketing. As a result, this book is important reading for any student or practitioner working in sport marketing, sport business, or mainstream marketing management.

The Museum Management Plan for North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA) and Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA) identifies the museum management issues facing the parks, and presents recommendations to address them. A team of museum management professionals developed this plan in full cooperation with the staff responsible for managing park archives, museum collections, and library resources. The museum and archival collections of the two parks differ in size and complexity. North Cascades collections have been developed over many decades and contain diverse subjects and material types. Ebey's Landing's collections are quite new and concentrate on archeological excavations. The construction and expansion of the Marblemount museum facility gives North Cascades an important role in regional and network museum operations, serving not only Ebey's Landing, but also San Juan Island National Historical Park. As the complexity and amount of work continue to grow, the museum program will require increased levels of support and resources to meet the challenges it faces. North Cascades and Ebey's Landing have many outstanding opportunities for the growth and use of object and archive collections to support their mission and serve the public. Further progress requires management support at the highest levels. This plan calls for a number of actions that are intended to remove obstacles that have stymied the effective management of museum resources for many years. It also brings together additional expertise to address some of the museum issues that have suffered from unintended consequences of past approaches. This Museum Management Plan recommends actions designed to take the park archives and museum resources through a developmental phase that will provide for the documentation, preservation, and management of these park-specific resources.

In 1987, the Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) chartered a research work unit to examine outdoor recreation in the wildland-urban interface. The new work unit was established to address the needs of the increasingly diverse recreation visitors to national forests. The four forest supervisors in southern California observed that in the past, most recreation visitors were White. However, that percentage was changing with an increase in diverse visitors. In particular, they noted the increasing numbers of Latino visitors. They also observed that the diverse visitors were recreating in different ways compared to White visitors. The supervisors expressed concern that the needs of the diverse visitors may not be being met because the sites were often developed with White visitors in mind, and thought it was beneficial for PSW to provide scientific information about the diverse outdoor recreation visitors who were using USFS lands for outdoor recreation. The research work unit has emphasized applied research in response. We report 16 studies grouped into six major topical headings: international studies, syntheses of studies, management studies, environmental belief studies, communication studies, and measurement studies.

The primary objectives of this report are to: 1. Build from the National Monument's purpose and significance statements and identify the important physical resources critical to achieving the Monument's purpose and maintaining its significance. 2. Provide background information for the Monument's important physical resources (current condition, related trends, and issues/threats). 3. Define the relevant laws and policies related to physical resources that support management decisions, and identify stakeholder interest.

The report consists of four main sections in addition to the introduction and conclusion: Existing Conditions, Needs Assessment, Analysis and Assessment of Transportation Elements, and Transit Feasibility Assessment. In addition to the main body of the report, there are ten appendices that provide supplemental information on strategies considered, transit options, and vehicle selection.

This report presents acoustical data that were collected by the National Park Service Natural Sounds Program at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site between 2009 and 2011. Data were collected to provide park managers with information about the acoustical environment, noise sources, and to provide an estimate of natural ambient sound levels throughout the park.

This report documents a feasibility study for over-the-snow (OTS) transportation service on Herman Leirer Road to the Exit Glacier Area. Through a site visit, interviews, and independent analysis, the study team examined existing conditions, comparable services, vehicle options, market demand, owner-operator models, and business models. The team's conclusions and recommendations are included.

The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie "42"

In a brilliant match between author and subject, this latest addition to the Penguin Lives series features the inimitable Jimmy Breslin telling the rags-to-riches tale of Branch Rickey, the legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who integrated baseball by putting Jackie Robinson into the major leagues. Moving from the dusty Midwest towns where Rickey built baseball's farm system to the Brooklyn streets where he hatched his most famous plan, Breslin brilliantly captures the heady days when baseball became the national pastime. What emerges is the irresistible story of a schemer and redeemer, a great American who remade a sport-and dreamed of remaking a country. See Branch Rickey's life brought to the screen in the hit movie "42" in theaters everywhere now.

Million Dollar Muscle is a unique anthology, co-authored by a gym rat with a Ph.D. in Sociology and a former competitive bodybuilder, fitness expert, and entrepreneur. The book offers a sociological perspective on the fitness industry, discussing how it is driven both by market forces and the culture of individual consumerism.
Within a capitalist system the fitness industry is driven by the need to earn profits. From a small sub-culture it has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. The market is now flooded with gyms, nutritional supplements, workout apparel, exercise equipment, and health and fitness magazines. With massive advertisements, and aided by the Hollywood culture and its emphasis on appearance, the fitness industry has grown to new dimensions, influencing individual choices and behaviors.
Million Dollar Muscle discusses this evolution, along with what motivates people to make the choices they do. The material recognizes that these choices have important social implications. By combining an academic and theoretical approach with an in the trenches point of view, the book is able to bridge micro-macro aspects of the industry. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the individual choices regarding fitness, and why this is an important topic for sociological consideration.
The following topics are discussed:
- Market forces and the power these forces have to shape perceptions of reality;
- The mechanics of capitalism and how these have changed traditional norms and customs which previously served practical purposes;
- The danger of conforming to social norms;
- Individual choices and how they are, in reality, driven by social forces
Million Dollar Muscle is an unusual and intriguing text that successfully combines the thoughtful consideration of the social sciences with the in-the-know sensibility of an industry insider.
Dr. Adrian James Tan, a Singapore-born American, is currently a faculty member at Southern Methodist University in the Sociology Department. He teaches courses in Introduction to Sociology, Marriage and Family, Sociological Theory, and Person vs. Society. Adrian obtained a bachelor's degree majoring in English and philosophy, and master's degrees in sociology and international affairs at Ohio University. Specializing in social psychology and ethnic identity, Adrian earned a Ph.D. in sociology at the University of North Texas, submitting his dissertation on the ethnic identity of Mexican-American children.
Doug Brignole is a 37-year veteran of the fitness industry and a former Mr. California, Mr. America, and Mr. Universe winner. His competitive career spanned from the age of 16 until the age of 51. Doug is also a former gym owner, lecturer, author, fitness TV show host, and personal trainer. He writes for Iron Man Magazine, appears on MuscleXL (an iPad app) where he gives video tips on biomechanics, and is currently working on a biomechanics book that explains the physics of exercise and how one can assess which exercises are productive and which ones pose a risk of injury. He has been certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise.

This report first describes the existing conditions on Fire Island with respect to transportation infrastructure, usage, and constraints. It organizes and clarifies the complex transportation systems on Fire Island, including as assessment of the key needs and challenges of various stakeholder groups. In particular, it describes vehicle use in the most detail possible. The characterization of existing conditions will provide a basis from which to identify and evaluate alternative transportation opportunities for the future.

Casino Women is a pioneering look at the female face of corporate gaming. Based on extended interviews with maids, cocktail waitresses, cooks, laundry workers, dealers, pit bosses, managers, and vice presidents, the book describes in compelling detail a world whose enormous profitability is dependent on the labor of women assigned stereotypically female occupations making beds and serving food on the one hand and providing sexual allure on the other. But behind the neon lies another world, peopled by thousands of remarkable women who assert their humanity in the face of gaming empires' relentless quest for profits.

The casino women profiled here generally fall into two groups. Geoconda Arguello Kline, typical of the first, arrived in the United States in the 1980s fleeing the war in Nicaragua. Finding work as a Las Vegas hotel maid, she overcame her initial fear of organizing and joined with others to build the preeminent grassroots union in the nation the 60,000-member Culinary Union becoming in time its president. In Las Vegas, "the hottest union city in America," the collective actions of union activists have won economic and political power for tens of thousands of working Nevadans and their families. The story of these women's transformation and their success in creating a union able to face off against global gaming giants form the centerpiece of this book.

Another group of women, dealers and middle managers among them, did not act. Fearful of losing their jobs, they remained silent, declining to speak out when others were abused, and in the case of middle managers, taking on the corporations' goals as their own. Susan Chandler and Jill B. Jones appraise the cost of their silence and examine the factors that pushed some women into activism and led others to accept the status quo.

Casino Women will appeal to all readers interested in women, gambling, and working-class life, and in how ordinary people stand up to corporate actors who appear to hold all the cards."

The purpose of this study is to support the GMP process by examining the current transportation-related conditions associated with JOFI and its plans for the future. The organization of this report is as follows: Chapter 2 summarizes existing conditions related to the JOFI site and the surrounding area, including site management, visitation, land use, and transportation. Chapter 3 explores and assesses a variety of potential activities that NPS could undertake to improve access to and information about the JOFI site. Chapter 4 expands upon Chapter 3, by applying some of the potential activities to the possible GMP alternative of opening a satellite visitor center in the Coolidge Corner area. Chapter 5 provides conclusions and next steps for NPS to consider. The appendices provide follow up information on many of the activities described in Chapter 3.