Switching Fields

A Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist unravels why the United States has failed to produce elite men’s soccer players for so long—and shows why a golden era just might be coming. “George Dohrmann is one of our most perceptive chroniclers of youth sports in the United States, and here he brings his keen eye to the history and present of U.S. men’s soccer development.”—Grant Wahl, CBS Sports analyst and New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Modern Soccer The contrast is striking. As the United States Women’s National soccer team has long dominated the sport—winners of four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals—the men’s team has floundered. They failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and three consecutive Olympics, and have long struggled when facing the world’s best teams. How could a country so dominant in other men’s team sports—and such a global powerhouse in women’s soccer—be so far behind the rest of the world in men’s soccer? In Switching Fields, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist George Dohrmann turns his investigative focus on the system that develops male soccer players in the United States, examining why the country has struggled for decades to produce first-class talent. But rather than just focus on the past, he looks forward, connecting with coaches and players who are changing the way talented prospects are unearthed and developed: an American living in Japan who devised a new way for kids under five to be introduced to the game; a coach in Los Angeles who traveled to Spain and Argentina and returned with coaching methods that he used to school a team of future pros; a startup in San Francisco that has increased access for Latino players; an Arizona real estate developer whose grand experiment changed the way pro teams in the United States nurture talent. Following these innovators’ inspiring journeys, Dohrmann gives ever-hopeful U.S. soccer fans a reason to believe that a movement is underway to smash the developmental status quo—one that has put the United States on the verge of greatness.

Dear fellow Chinese-speakers, this all-in-one package is your ultimate choice for your IELTS exam preparation. For Book 1 IELTS Tips, we analyse, in Chinese, the four papers of IELTS: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and discuss every single question type you may encounter in each of them. Hands-on trials are provided so that you know how to tackle them. For Book 2 IELTS Practices & Solutions, 4 sets of practice papers, each consisting of Listening, Reading (Academic), Reading (General Training), Writing (Academic), Writing (General Training) and Speaking tests, are provided to familiarise you with the real examination and boost your confidence. Detailed suggested answers with Chinese explanations are included to show you how to get marks, and why. You will also find full tapescripts of listening tests with remarks on where the answers come from at the end of the book for easy reference. Both titles include all audio files needed in MP3 format. 各位尊敬的中文使用者，本訓練全書是你準備雅思考試時的必然選擇。 在第1冊技巧分析篇中，我們以中文詳細介紹雅思考試的四部分試卷：聆聽Listening、閱讀Reading、寫作Writing和說話Speaking，並分析在每部分試卷中考生會碰到的每一類題型。我們會提供實作的練習，讓你掌握應答每類題型的技巧。 在第2冊應用篇及題解篇中，我們為你準備了4份完整的練習試卷，每份都包括Listening、Reading (Academic)、Reading (General Training)、Writing (Academic)、Writing (General Training)和Speaking測驗，讓你熟悉真正的考試形式，能信心滿滿的應考。所有練習試卷均附建議答案，以及詳盡的中文解釋，這樣你不但知道怎樣得分，也能了解為甚麼能得分。你也會在書末找到聆聽測驗的完整錄音文本，其中註明了答案的出處，方便你研習。 兩冊書均包含了所有相關的MP3音訊檔。

What Is Spintronics Spintronics, which is also known as spin electronics, is the study of the intrinsic spin of the electron in solid-state devices, in addition to its basic electrical charge. This is done in conjunction with the magnetic moment that is associated with the electron. The study of spin-charge coupling in metallic systems is within the purview of the area of spintronics, while the study of comparable processes in insulators is the province of multiferroics. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Spintronics Chapter 2: Magnetoresistance Chapter 3: Magnetoresistive RAM Chapter 4: Tunnel magnetoresistance Chapter 5: Colossal magnetoresistance Chapter 6: Giant magnetoresistance Chapter 7: Spin transistor Chapter 8: Magnetic semiconductor Chapter 9: Albert Fert Chapter 10: Spin polarization Chapter 11: Multiferroics Chapter 12: Spin pumping Chapter 13: Spin Hall effect Chapter 14: Spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy Chapter 15: Gallium manganese arsenide Chapter 16: Spinmechatronics Chapter 17: Spin engineering Chapter 18: Spin Hall magnetoresistance Chapter 19: Spinterface Chapter 20: Bipolar magnetic semiconductor Chapter 21: Bernard Dieny (II) Answering the public top questions about spintronics. (III) Real world examples for the usage of spintronics in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of spintronics' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of spintronics.

A Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist unravels why the United States has failed to produce elite men’s soccer players for so long—and shows why a golden era just might be coming. “George Dohrmann is one of our most perceptive chroniclers of youth sports in the United States, and here he brings his keen eye to the history and present of U.S. men’s soccer development.”—Grant Wahl, CBS Sports analyst and New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Modern Soccer The contrast is striking. As the United States Women’s National soccer team has long dominated the sport—winners of four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals—the men’s team has floundered. They failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and three consecutive Olympics, and have long struggled when facing the world’s best teams. How could a country so dominant in other men’s team sports—and such a global powerhouse in women’s soccer—be so far behind the rest of the world in men’s soccer? In Switching Fields, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist George Dohrmann turns his investigative focus on the system that develops male soccer players in the United States, examining why the country has struggled for decades to produce first-class talent. But rather than just focus on the past, he looks forward, connecting with coaches and players who are changing the way talented prospects are unearthed and developed: an American living in Japan who devised a new way for kids under five to be introduced to the game; a coach in Los Angeles who traveled to Spain and Argentina and returned with coaching methods that he used to school a team of future pros; a startup in San Francisco that has increased access for Latino players; an Arizona real estate developer whose grand experiment changed the way pro teams in the United States nurture talent. Following these innovators’ inspiring journeys, Dohrmann gives ever-hopeful U.S. soccer fans a reason to believe that a movement is underway to smash the developmental status quo—one that has put the United States on the verge of greatness.

This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe, and beyond. It features contributions from participants in the 6th International Science and Practice Conference Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials (NANO2018) in Kiev, Ukraine on August 27-30, 2018 organized by the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, University of Tartu (Estonia), University of Turin (Italy), and Pierre and Marie Curie University (France). Internationally recognized experts from a wide range of universities and research institutions share their knowledge and key results on material properties, behavior, and synthesis. This book's companion volume also addresses topics such as nanooptics, energy storage, and biomedical applications.

This book brings together, for the first time, the results of recent research in areas ranging from the chemistry of cold interstellar clouds (10-20 K), through laboratory studies of the spectroscopy and kinetics of ions, radicals and molecules, to studies of molecules in liquid helium droplets, to attempts to create molecular (as distinct from atomic) Bose-Einstein condensates.