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The Biggest NBA News this week that you didnt read... - April 26, 2008

For all of you who missed it, which is pretty much everyone, FIBA, the international basketball body modified many of their rules to parallel those of the NBA. Here is an overview: "BEIJING - International basketball is going to look more like the NBA after two major rule changes take effect. The three-point line will move back and the three-second area will change shape starting in 2010, the sport's world governing body announced Saturday. After Oct. 1, 2010, FIBA will begin using the new...
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An NBA Fun Fact - April 21, 2008

Is it possible for the shot clock to have more time on it than the game clock Those of you paying close attention to the Suns vs Spurs game might have noticed during the 2nd overtime, Ginobli grabbed a huge rebound and while he was expecting to get fouled, the shot clock turned over to 24 secs and seemed to be stuck there. Then as the game clock continued to wind down, an interesting thing happened. The time left on the shot clock was HIGHER than the time left in the game. The shot clock was...
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How Advertisers Shoot Themselves In Their Collective Feet - April 19, 2008

The biggest challenge for advertisers today is to get people to watch their commercials. With all the technology and alternatives to watching commercials on TV I would think that advertisers would do everything humanly possible to eliminate any elements that would immediately trigger a viewer to fast forward to change the channel.Is this not commen senese If it is, then why in the world do advertisers JACK UP THE VOLUME OF THEIR COMMERCIALS This annoying "feature" is more pronounced in home...
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My 2 Cents on CEO Pay - April 15, 2008

There is a game played by CEOs with the corporate issuance of lottery tickets. Otherwise known as stock. Stock can be issued in any number of ways, shapes or forms. Warrants, options, restricted or unrestricted stock. No matter what you call it, every CEO hired, is asking for equity knowing that their only goal is to hit the jackpot and create a pool of wealth that puts them in the "fuck you" wealth category. Thats enough money to buy or rent just about anything you can think of and put you in.
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How to Make US Broadband Competitive - Quickly and Cheaply - April 10, 2008

There is a dirty little secret in the cable industry. Its being kept secret not by the cable distributors, but by the big cable networks. End this practice and the United States goes from being 3rd world by international broadband standards, to top of the charts and exemplary.Make this change and Net Neutrality becomes a non issue. There is plenty of bandwidth for everyone. What is the dirty little secret That your cable company still delivers basic cable networks in analog. Why is this...
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