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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Arts, It's, they've with the genre: Romance, Contemporary?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'The Blueprint'
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conversations.value: The Blueprint
  Baird, John: chair of Operations Committee, ; influence of, ; ministerial career, , , , , ; visit to Kiev,
  Bloc Québécois: interest groups and, –7; political agenda, ; position on Clarity Act, –9; racial minority candidates, **118**, **119**
  Cabinet ministers: marginalization of, ; power of, ; relations with media, ; "scandal" resignations, , **282** ; size of, , **280**
  Charest, Jean: foreign policy, ; leadership, , ; plan for the "next century," ; political platform, ; Quebec secession referendum and, , , , ; voters outreach,
  Chrétien, Jean: Cabinet appointments, , n5, –4; criticism of, ; Indigenous policy, , ; labour market training policy, ; leadership style, –6, , ; prorogation of Parliament, ; Quebec secession and, ,
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conversations.value: Chrétien, Jean: Cabinet appointments, , n5, –4; criticism of, ; Indigenous policy, , ; labour market training policy, ; leadership style, –6, , ; prorogation of Parliament, ; Quebec secession and, ,
  Conservative Cabinet ministers: appointments to, ; committee system, –7; influential and marginal members, –6; limited public presence of, , ; marginalization of, , , , ; meetings, ; participation in Question Period, ; party support of, , **283** ; political scandals and resignations, –5, –2, **282** ; power of, , –7; Priorities and Planning (P&P) Committee, **278** ; proportion of racial minorities in, ; relations with media, ; size of, –80, **280**
  Day, Stockwell: approach to federalism, ; caucus revolt against, –7; criticism of, ; economic policy, ; leadership campaign, , ; media image, ; parliamentary politics, ; political views, ; support of American invasion of Iraq, –20
  Indigenous people: 2015 federal election and, ; apology to former students of residential schools, , ; Arctic sovereignty and, ; conservatives in opposition and, –85; conservatives in power and, –91; constitutional provisions on, ; electoral participation, ; Idle No More movement, , ; inherent rights of, –3, , , ; inquiry of missing and murdered women, ; land claims, –80, –5, , , ; legal status of, –6; Nisga'a Final Agreement and, ; property ownership, idea of voluntary, –9; Reform Party's relations with, –81; Speeches from the Throne, reference to, –6, n7; "statement of reconciliation," ; during Trudeau and Mulroney era, –7
  Kenney, Jason: association with Evangelical Fellowship, ; attention to ethnic voters, , ; debate over gay marriage, ; disagreement with Harper, ; leadership, ; ministerial career, , , ; niqab issue and, ; political views,
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conversations.value: New Democratic Party (NDP): advocacy of Indigenous inherent rights, n6, n8; approach to Parliament, ; as check on interest group influence, –7; electoral policy, –6; on equality of women, ; niqab debate, ; position on childcare, –6; position on Clarity Act, ; racial minority candidates, **118** ; racial minority members, **119** ; women candidates,
  Parliament of Canada: characteristics of, ; Conservative approach to, –60; Conservative government and, –9; Conservative opposition and, –52; discipline of political parties, –4; House of Commons reforms, ; logic of representation and governance, –4, ; norms and conventions, , , ; prorogations, , , ; prospect of coalition governments, ; scholarly studies of, –5, ; theories of representation, –7; voting discipline, –4, ; Westminster model, ,
  Prime Minister's Office (PMO): centralization of power, –6, ; communication control, , , –1, –3, ; media protocol, , –9, ; ministerial staffing, –2; outreach to right-wing bloggers, ; policy announcements, ; power and influence, , ; response to access to information requests, –9; Syrian refugee claims processing,
  Quebec: in Canadian politics, –3; Conservative policy towards, –6, –3, –9, ; constitutional status of, , ; federal relations with, –63; labour market training program, ; Liberal influence in, ; nationalism, –3; as nation within Canada, –7, ; open federalism policy and, –1, –6; private health care issue, ; secession referendum, , –6, ; social debates in, n3; UNESCO partnership proposal, ,
  Trudeau, Justin: 2015 election, ; approach to federalism, –9; government by cabinet, ; Indigenous policy, , n11; Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline approval, n12; ministerial appointments, , , n5, ; Senate reform agenda, –1
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conversations.value: What is the first five paragraphs for this book?
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conversations.value: The Blueprint
  When James had bolted Cleveland for Miami in 2010, fans had run into the streets burning his jerseys. That left James and everyone else wondering what the reaction would be in Miami. But this time, as word spread that James was leaving, all the television cameras parked in front of his house quietly packed up and left. In a tropical paradise where the weather is always sunny and bathing suits are appropriate attire, life went on as normal without a king. His departure was met with barely a twenty-four-hour whimper.
  Griffin, meanwhile, went right to work. He was expected to meet the team in Vegas Friday afternoon for Summer League but missed the flight because his life had immediately changed. No longer were the Cavs scheming to get James back and planning for the future. Now it was time to win. Immediately. Griffin eventually made it to Las Vegas later Friday night, but he missed the team's celebratory dinner. His wife, Meredith, went in his place as the Cavs owners feasted and popped champagne. For David Griffin and the Cavs, it was time to get to work.
  Cleveland sports is littered with tales of sadness, devastation, and heartbreak. But it wasn't always that way. Cleveland teams had a proud tradition of success in the mid-twentieth century up through the NFL's Cleveland Browns championship in 1964. The following fifty years, however, contained so many magnificent disasters that they were given their own legendary names, such as "the Shot," "the Drive," and "the Fumble."
  During the 1998–99 basketball season, just as LeBron was getting media attention, the Cavs began losing more games than they were winning. They were sliding into NBA mediocrity, not good enough to compete for championships and not bad enough to draft elite talent. The teams with the worst records have the best chance at high draft picks, so in the NBA landscape, the absolute worst place to be is stuck in the middle. By the time James was entering his senior year of high school, it was clear he was the top talent available in an elite 2003 draft class that had scouts, coaches, and general managers swooning.
  Carmelo Anthony was a freshman who guided Syracuse to a national championship. Chris Bosh was the ACC Rookie of the Year, leading Georgia Tech in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and field-goal percentage. Dwyane Wade was an explosive combo guard out of Marquette who kept rising on draft boards throughout the predraft process. Darko Miličić was a tantalizing European who dazzled during workouts. In all, the 2003 draft produced nine All-Stars and two NBA Finals MVPs. The jewel of the draft, however, was James. And the Cavs were determined to do everything possible to get him.
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conversations.value: Off the floor, Griffin went to work trying to change the Cavs' culture. He muted Gilbert, who stopped doing interviews almost entirely. He prioritized mending the relationship between Irving, Wechsler, and Cavs management. And he began trying to forge a relationship with James after he returned to Cleveland. Griffin had enjoyed the peace, joy, and love culture Colangelo instilled in Phoenix and he did his best to try to replicate it at times in Cleveland—even though that dynamic hasn't always been successful.
  Colangelo is a hero in the Valley of the Sun. He rescued the Suns by purchasing the franchise in the 1980s and resurrecting them to thirteen consecutive playoff appearances. He brought baseball to Phoenix and delivered a World Series championship in 2001, which remains the region's lone professional sports championship. He went on to repair USA Basketball after it bottomed out with a bronze medal in Athens in 2004. One of the first items Colangelo fixed within Team USA is one of the same areas he emphasized in all of his businesses: culture. Build a winning culture and maintain it. It's not so easy to do.
  Yet as Griffin went to work restructuring the Cavs, what no one could've predicted was the quiet empire being erected in the West. The Golden State Warriors' rise to prominence wasn't as loud and dramatic as Cleveland's after James's return, but it was equally as unexpected and impactful. And it seemed to be built on many of the same offensive principles that D'Antoni had applied to the Suns a decade earlier.
  Bob Myers was plucked from a successful career as an agent at Wasserman Media Group to work in the Warriors' front office in 2011. Forbes estimates that Myers negotiated more than $575 million in player contracts during his career as an agent, but he left Arn Tellem, at the time one of the most powerful agents in the NBA, to start as the assistant general manager for the Warriors. Myers is well liked around the league. He has the reputation of being humble, almost to a fault. He joined the Warriors following the 2010–11 season when they went 36-46 and finished an anonymous twelfth in the West. He ascended to the top job at Golden State a year later. Much like with Griffin and the Suns, Myers grew up a Warriors fan in the Bay Area. His first NBA game was a Warriors game when he was just a boy.
  Myers is a hybrid of the old-school and new-age general manager in the NBA. There was a time when most NBA general managers were former players who retired their way into a front office. And while Myers did play the game at a high level, advancing from walk-on at UCLA to scholarship player to 1995 national champion, he never had much of a chance at a future as an NBA player.
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conversations.value: Griffin's removal began a 2017 summer of upheaval. Irving went to Cavs ownership in early July and requested a trade. He can't become a free agent until 2019, but he has grown tired of living in LeBron's shadow. He wants the opportunity to guide his own franchise and enjoy the power that comes with it. Nothing lasts forever, particularly in the NBA. Grant, Griffin, and Irving all played various roles in guiding Cleveland to a championship. By the start of the 2017–18 season, all of them were gone.
  Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics, while Koby Altman was promoted from third chair to GM, replacing Griffin. Now the focus will turn back to James—joined for the 2017–2018 season by his friend Dwyane Wade—because the lens is never far from him anyway. James accomplished his goal of bringing a championship back to Cleveland. Now he can be a free agent again in the summer of 2018. Somewhere out there, another franchise is assembling another blueprint....
  Special thanks to Chris Grant for pulling back the curtain during his time as Cavs general manager and revealing enough of the breadcrumbs to lead me down this trail. To past and present team officials Danny Ferry, David Griffin, Trent Redden, Koby Altman, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Brock Aller. Coaches Tyronn Lue, David Blatt, Mike Brown, and Byron Scott. Cavs media relations officials Tad Carper, B. J. Evans, Jeff Schaefer, Sarah Jamieson, Cherome Owens, and Alyssa Dombrowski.
  To past and present players Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye, Matthew Dellavedova, J. R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, Anderson Varejao, Tristan Thompson, Tyler Zeller, Brendan Haywood, and Dion Waiters.
  Thank you to fellow beat writers Joe Vardon, Dave McMenamin, and Joe Gabriele. Every night is a Saturday night with you. And to past and present colleagues Mary Schmitt-Boyer, Bob Finnan, Chris Haynes, Brian Windhorst, Rachel Nichols, and Lee Jenkins for providing a lifetime of laughs and memories. To Bruce Hooley for making me a better reporter.