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The NBA GOAT Debate Must Start by Setting the Ground Rules.
Written by Leonard Armato for Forbes.com
As we approach Lebron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all time scoring leader, the question of who is the NBA's Greatest of All Time (GOATGOAT-0.8%) intensifies. Usually, the debate is whether it is Lebron or Michael but very few times does Kareem's name enter the field. However, with Lebron about to pass Kareem's record there will be more focus on Kareem's accomplishments, besides his scoring milestone. So perhaps this becomes more of a 3-way conversation.
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Debating the GOAT is always lots of fun but first we have to define the criteria for determining the GOAT. Is it just NBA performance that include MVPs, Championships, All Pro Selection, All Star appearances, points scored, rebounds and assists? Does it include influence on the game of basketball outside the NBA, such as high school and college basketball. And should it include impact on the business of sport or even social activism.
I would argue that each of these 3 have a legitimate claim on the title of GOAT depending on the criteria you use. For Michael, he won 6 championships and was 6-time MVP. He never lost in the Finals and was always Finals MVP. Michael was the ultimate "winner" and competitor, whose philosophy was "give no quarter and seek no quarter" from opponents or even teammates.
He also single handedly supercharged the NIKE brand with his "Air Jordan" moniker and besides NIKE became the ultimate pitchman for brands from Coke to Gatorade to McDonald's to Fruit of the Loom.
Michael's charisma was also largely responsible for making the NBA aspirational. He fit in perfectly with David Stern's image of the NBA athlete: well spoken, dapper and remarkably gifted athletically. During Michael's tenure the NBA sored so much in popularity so that David Stern once whispered to me: "how are we going to survive without him". Somehow David and his successor, Adam Silver, found a way to do so. When Michael retired the NBA had roughly $2B in revenue where Adam Silver recently announced that the NBA's 2022 revenue would surpass $10B.
(Original Caption) Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls gets set to dunk the ball during the slam dunk contest 2/8. Jordan won the contest.
Lebron came along in a era when high school athletes could go straight to the NBA and he did so with lots of fanfare. From the beginning it was clear he was a man among boys—big, extremely athletic and a virtually indestructible body. He developed an extraordinary feel for the game and has been the model of consistency… Perhaps he did not have Michael's passion and tenacity for winning from the beginning, but Lebron developed more of that killer instinct over time and was able to display it in many key moments, winning 3 NBA Titles and 4 MVP awards and a record 18 All Star appearances. Lebron is about to break Kareem's scoring record, a testament to long term consistency and at 38 years old playing some of the best basketball of his career. It has been reported that Lebron spends $1M per year maintaining his physical conditioning with the latest technologies and whatever he is doing is working. Off the court, Lebron has had quite an impact as well. His sports marketing deals are numerous, and he has built a highly successful entertainment company. Lebron has also led a movement to shift the balance of power in the NBA more if favor of the players and is known for his social and political activism. Some applaud him for his courageous stance on social justice issues while others believe he sometimes fires off social media posts that rush to judgment without full investigation and due consideration of the facts.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #33, Center for the Los Angeles Lakers jumps to make a single handed lay up shot to the basket over #18 Hot Rod Williams, Center for the Cleveland Cavaliers during their NBA Pacific Division basketball game on 7th March 1987 at the The Forum arena in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States. The Lakers won the game 122 – 118. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Allsport/Getty Images)
While Kareem is rarely mentioned in this GOAT conversation, his accomplishments are extraordinary and his impact on the game of basketball second to none. When Kareem was in high school, he was so dominant that the NCAA changed the rules of the game to prevent dunking the basketball because they felt he would dominate the game so much if allowed. Kareem adjusted to that rule change and developed his famous "sky hook", the most unstoppable shot in NBA history. Moreover, when Kareem was playing no one was allowed to play in the NBA until their college class had graduated. So Kareem played 4 years at UCLA before entering the NBA. 2,325 plus about 750 as a Freshman, so roughly 3,000 points. With 4 more years in the NBA Kareem would have certainly extended his scoring record well beyond where it is now, likely over 40,000 points. He also may have even extended his number of 6 MVPs and 6 NBA Championships to go with his 15 All Star appearances. People may not recall, but Kareem preceded Lebron in social activism. He was photographed with Martin Luther King at age 17 and was front and center during many gatherings protesting racial injustice. He continues to be an accomplished author, social commentator and respected intellectual.
As the GOAT debate continues to simmer, my view is that it cannot be resolved in a truly objective manner. No one can agree on the criteria, context or what's most important in settling this debate. Let's just celebrate as Kareem says, "The Evolution of Excellence" and appreciate the one thing these amazing athletes share: that they are truly remarkable on and off the basketball court.
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Damar Hamlin's Life-Threatening Injury Is Wake-Up Call For NFL.
Written by: Leonard Armato for Forbes.com
When Damar Hamlin collapsed and was administered CPR on the field during the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals it seemed as if the world stood still—on the field, in the broadcast booth, among those watching on TV, and soon those connected via social media. Hamlin's heart had stopped and had to be resuscitated via CPR combined with the use of a defibrillator.
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players huddle after teammate Damar Hamlin #3 collapsed following a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
When I spoke with Dr. Mariell Jessup, Chief Science and Medical Officer of the American Heart AssociationAHA (AHA) about the incident, she said, "treatment like this within moments of collapse is absolutely essential in saving someone's life." Fortunately, the Bills staff was prepared to administer treatment on the spot and most recently the team issued a statement that Hamlin has made "remarkable improvement" towards recovery.
People often search for purpose in their life, wondering, what they were put on earth to do and what type of mark they will make to improve the lives of others. Hamlin, who showed his commitment to giving back, may also have a lasting effect on the culture of the NFL as his case can change the way the NFL treats its players as compared with others sports.
Historically, NFL players were viewed by the public and thought of as gladiators, willing to sacrifice their bodies at all costs for the good of the team and the fans. All this despite death, paralysis and even dismemberment.
During the period of the San Francisco 49ers dynasty in the 1980s, I was the agent for NFL Hall of Famer and perhaps the greatest defensive back of all time, and fiercest hitter in the game, Ronnie Lott. When Lott was playing his goal was to "knock people out" on the opposing team. That's how you gained respect among your peers. That was the culture of a combatant in battle.
Lott was such a warrior that nothing was more important to him than the game he was playing for his teammates and for the fans. I was with him at the doctor's office when Lott famously ordered the doctor to cut off the tip of his pinky finger, so he could resume playing the following weekend. While it is part of the folklore that will follow him forever, Lott looks back on that day introspectively. When asked why he chose to amputate his finger rather than miss a game, Lott said it was all about the culture of football.
"I was brought up in a military family who would sacrifice themselves for others and I admired the players before me played injured and with broken bones, people like Larry Wilson and Jack Youngblood," Lott said at the time. But looking back Lott regrets the decision: "We have become gladiators and we need to bring more compassion to the game." This "gladiator" culture has produced a number of tragic NFL incidents that have historically been swept aside.
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Bears Walter Payton (34) in action, scoring TD vs San Francisco 49ers Ronnie Lott (42), San Francisco, CA 10/13/1985 (Photo by Peter Read Miller/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: X32223)
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Charles Frederick Hughes who played for the Detroit Lions, suffered a fatal heart attack in the middle of a game with the Chicago Bears in 1971. The game continued.
In 1978, Jack Tatum of the then Oakland Raiders administered a hit on New England Patriots wide receiver Daryl Stingley. The result was that Stingley was paralyzed and spent the remainder of his life in a wheelchair until he died at age 55. The game went on.
In 1991, Detroit Lions guard Mike Utley hit his head on artificial turf in the 4th quarter of a game, paralyzing him from the chest down. He was taken off the field and the game resumed.
In 1997, Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown suffered a severe spinal cord injury after being tackled leaving him motionless on the turf for 17 minutes. After he was administered CPR and carted away, the game recommenced.
In 2001, Pro Bowler Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings collapsed and died from heat exhaustion during a scorching hot day at training camp and nothing stopped.
In 2007, Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett spinal cord was nearly severed by a hit and lay motionless on the field for 15 minutes as medics worked to stabilize him, get him on a stretcher and take him to the hospital. The game continued.
Moreover, there have been numerous instances of players and former players suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease associated with repetitive head trauma. According to a study of former college football players, 87% showed the diagnostic signs of CTE and among former National Football League (NFL) players in the sample, that number jumped to 99%.
To their credit, in the case Damar Hamlin, the NFL stopped the game, and whether it will in fact be finished has yet to be determined. Dr. Jessup believes that our culture is becoming more compassionate when witnessing the possibility of death or grave injury and the NFL's reaction is a reflection of that cultural shift. In recent years, the NFL has also tried to address health issues by instituting a series of rules that addressed spinal cord injuries (no helmet first spearing or hitting a defenseless player or blows to the head) which dramatically decreased spinal injuries and the most vicious of collisions which are primary cause of concussions and CTE. However, it is less than clear the long term effects of the continual impact that is the essence of what football is all about.
This is the elephant in the room because football is the most popular sport in the USA and there are rabid fans and massive amounts of money generated by the sport. So I don't expect anything drastic to happen soon. But if you ask parent's these days whether they want their kids to play football, the majority answer with a resounding no.
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of the Buffalo Bills after a game against the Tennessee Titans at Highmark Stadium on September 19, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
However, the Hamlin situation shines a light on something that can be changed immediately, namely the way the NFL treats its players compared to the other major sports leagues. The NFL stands alone as the only major sports league that does not guarantee player contracts despite the fact that football is the most violent and dangerous of all sports, and has the shortest average career length of 3.3 years compared to the NBA 4.8 years and MLB 5.6 years.
Moreover, the NFL requires 3 years plus of service in order to "vest" and qualify for pension benefits and health care post retirement. Since Hamlin is only in his second year of service, he does not qualify for any of this.
As we pray for Hamlin's full and complete recovery, we have hope that he will be able to look back and say that the suffering he endured improved the compassion and culture in the NFL and secured salary, medical and pension benefits for rank and file NFL players. The time is now for the NFL to step up and proactively grant these important rights to all players and should become a standard part of every NFL contract.
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Sale Of Phoenix Suns Proves That Small Market NBA Teams Will Spike In Value.
The sale of the Phoenix Suns sent shock waves through the sports world when Robert Sarver agreed to sell the team to Mat Ishbia for $4 billion. When the sale closes it will be the largest purchase in NBA history. Sarver had purchased the Suns for $401M in 2004. That is a pretty nice return on investment.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – MAY 15: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns stands on the court with Mikal Bridges #25, Devin Booker #1 and Cameron Johnson #23 during the first half of Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Footprint Center on May 15, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mavericks defeated the Suns 123-90. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Brooklyn Nets sold in 2019 for $3.3 billion and Steve Ballmer bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion back in 2014. While both these transactions involved teams in large markets, the sale of the small market Suns have eclipsed both of these sales by a large margin. which is contrary to past sales where small market teams were value at significantly less the their counterparts in large markets.
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 18: New owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Steve Ballmer reacts after being introduced for the first time during Los Angeles Clippers Fan Festival at Staples Center on August 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
The reason that this sale is such good news for the future valuations of NBA small market teams like Phoenix is that the price of teams can only be attributable to one thing: projected future revenues. Here is a breakdown of how money is distributed in the NBA and why the small markets will experience a disproportionate growth in their valuations.
The general rule of the NBA is that all revenue outside of a 90 mile radius surrounding the location of each team is controlled and exploited by the league. This includes media and IP rights for all NBA teams. These revenues are distributed equally to each NBA team without regard to the size of the market. While it is left to the NBA to exploit these national and international rights, the teams are free to make deals in their local markets and this is where the big markets have the advantage.
Historically the teams in these large markets, like the Lakers and Knicks, would enjoy exponentially greater revenues than their small market counterparts from sources such as ticket sales, and local sponsorship and media rights. Even when combined with the revenue contributed by the NBA, the result was a huge difference in total revenue, and in turn, franchise value, with large market teams worth significantly more than those in small markets However, the recent sale of the Phoenix Suns for $4Billion may be a sign that that percentage of the valuation gap will decrease significantly in the future.
While the big city teams still will be able to extract more revenue from their larger more affluent markets, Adam Silver, and his team at the NBA, have either created or identified many new sources of revenue at the national and international level resulting in NBA proceeds increasing dramatically with no end in sight. And small market teams like Phoenix are entitled to their equal share of those proceeds.
Historically, the NBA revenues came from limited sources: media, sponsorship and licensing. In 2001 the total revenues at the league level were roughly $2 billion per year. Last year Adam Silver announced that the NBA had eclipsed $10 billion in revenues. There are a number of reasons for this dramatic increase in revenue and a good indication that this growth will only continue at a rapid pace.
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The primary reasons are the growth of international markets and new forms of consumer engagement and monetization. Regarding international, the NBA has enjoyed explosive growth in revenues from the distribution of international media, sponsorship, licensing and merchandising. NBA "League Pass", a DTC media offering, has been fueled not only by current stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry, but by internationally popular players such as Luca Doncik and Nicola Jokic. Also, NBA teams can now sell patches on uniforms which are visible throughout the world due to their international broadcast deals, spawning investment from international companies looking to reach their audiences outside the USA that are fans of the NBA.
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Another source of revenue growth for the NBA will be in its domestic media rights deal which expires at the end of the 2024/25 season where they are reportedly seeking $75 billion from domestic broadcasters alone. This deal will be offered to the traditional players like Disney/ESPN and Turner, but there are new kids on the block like AmazonAMZN -0.9%, Apple and GoogleGOOG -1.5% , all of whom have all have expressed interest in these rights. These tech giants have huge market caps and a lots of dry powder to throw at a prize property like the NBA and will likely drive up the price. We have already seen this play out a bit in the NFT's media negotiations. Also a component of that media deal will likely include a smorgasbord of direct to consumer (DTC) offerings which may be more appealing to younger audiences with a shorter attention span. Many of those younger NBA fans often interact with the league via highlights, social media and gaming rather than watching live games. The NBA media deal of the future may solve that problem through some form of micro transaction perhaps even facilitated by blockchain technology.
Moreover, the NBA has been working diligently on engaging fans in every way possible to increases their affinity for the NBA and extract more money from them. That includes AR/VR, alternative broadcast streams, and more interactive elements where the NBA can charge fans directly or monetize these new forms of engagement through sponsorship. Digital collectables in the form of NBA Top Shots was all the rage generating more than $1 billion in revenue (although that market has cooled a bit). And finally, the league is looking to gambling as the holy grail of new revenue with the NBA feeding betting odds to fans throughout the game to stimulate their interest in wagering and facilitating it through the NBA app capable.
All of this new or increased revenue will be shared equally among the teams in small as well as large NBA markets. This augurs well for the future value of all league franchises and bodes even better for the small market teams that will realize an equal share of the most powerful growth engine of future revenue.
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Despite FTX And The Crypto Winter NFTs Are The Future Of Fan Engagement.
Forget the "crypto winter" and the collapse of FTX. Blockchain technology is still the future of consumer relationship management (CRM) and holds the key to unlocking amplified consumer/fan engagement in the sports world. Many of the leading consulting firms including Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and McKinsey & Company have published research reports expressing positive views on the potential for blockchain technology and NFTs to transform the way the sports teams and leagues promote fan loyalty.
The reason, according to their research, is that blockchain technology provides valuable tools for both the issuer of the token (NFT) as well as the recipient. For the issuer, it improves the quality of the data on their fans. For the recipient, (the fan) blockchain technology, through NFTs, provides those fans with unprecedented benefits they can actually own, trade or sell in a controlled marketplace.
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And it is coming faster than you think. The primary barrier to mass adoption was the necessity to create a crypto wallet, such as Metamask, which required some knowledge of crypto currency. As a result, adoption was limited to a rabid, yet niche, community. However, recent advances in technology have made the adoption friction-less and makes issuing and collecting these NFT simple for anyone even those without any knowledge of crypto currency or how to set up a traditional "wallet."
Think of an NFT simply as a receptacle or the connective tissue for anything a fan values, whether that be digital goods or access (collectibles and admission to special places in the Metaverse) or things in the real world such as tickets, merchandise, food and beverage, experiences and even voting rights. The beauty of issuing these assets in the form of an NFT is that they are registered on the blockchain and can be used, traded or sold by fans in a marketplace created by the issuer.
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For the issuer, the "wallet" provides a treasure trove of data that helps them better understand the fan and they learn from the "wallet" their fans behavior patterns which allows the issuer to understand them better and provide incentives for engaging in desired conduct.
It has its origins in the collectible space fueled by the breakout success of Dapper Labs NBA Top Shots. Dapper and the NFL have partnered on a similar project called NFL "All Day" that allow fans watching a game to own collectable moments.
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FIFA has also entered the space by partnering with the blockchain AlgorandALGO+2.1% to launch their FIFA+Collect program which allows fans to own digital collectibles featuring iconic moments from the FIFA World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup, claiming to reach 3 to 5 Billion people.
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However, the collapse of the digital collectable market has caused many of these stakeholders to pull back. The creators of NBA Top Shots, Dapper Labs, just laid off 22% of its workers as the collectible market cratered and Candy Digital, a division of fanatics, did the same with 1/3 of its employees
Notwithstanding all this, the market opportunity is ripe for growth as attention turns from NFTs as simply collectibles to NFTs representing the fan's right to "own" the things most engaging and valuable to them often sometimes through dynamic gamified experiences. NFTs will unlock for the first time the fan's right to own, trade or sell these assets in a controlled marketplace and will be used to track and reward fans for attending games or events, purchasing merchandise, or participating in social media campaigns and could even give them voting rights on team related decision (solely at the discretion of the team, of course) This will create a more immersive and interactive experience for fans, and help the team better understand and engage with their audience. All of this is coming and it is just a matter of how quickly.
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Pay For Play Is Alive In College Sports And Free Agency Has Arrived.
A few days ago, a report came out of Ohio State University (OSU) that they lost a 5 star recruit to #1 ranked Georgia because OSU only offered the recruit $750K as compared to Georgia's $1.8M.
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While the player has yet to be identified we know that there's lots of shenanigans going on and it is only a matter of time before it surfaces. It is equally clear that a whole new subculture has emerged of "under the table" negotiations between athletes (now represented by their agents) and boosters or collectives representing schools hoping to land these athletes for their athletic program. There are now more than 100 collectives exist for the purpose of attracting top athletes to the college sports program they support.
Not long ago, Arch Manning, a top recruit and nephew of former NFL stars Peyton and Eli Manning, and eight other recruits visited Austin during the weekend of June 17. Texas spent over $600K including such things as rooms at a five-star hotel, open bars for parents, food and entertainment, like a visit to a Top Golf driving range.
The visit apparently paid off, as Manning and his high school teammate, three-star tight end Will Randle, both committed to the school within days of their official visit. Twelve of the 14 recruits that visited the following weekend—when the school spent almost $350,000—committed to Texas.
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In all, The Athletic reported that 16 of the 23 combined recruits that visited over the two weekends landed with the Longhorns, accounting for almost two-thirds of their 2023 class and ranks them second overall behind Alabama, per 247Sports. After spending roughly $1M to entertain these recruits, it makes you wonder what else was promised to them in exchange for their commitment to join the Longhorns football team in 2023?
While the NCAA now permit athletes to profit from their NIL, NCAA rules still prohibit schools or from paying athletes or directly participating in NIL deals. In fact, in May the NCAA issued a new set of guidelines applying to the recruitment of student-athletes indicating that "booster/NIL entities" cannot talk to recruits about enrolling at a school or offer deals based upon whether athletes select a particular school.
For years, college booster supported athletic programs with financial contributions directly to the school. However, the NCAA has always had a strict rule prohibiting "pay for play" in recruiting student-athletes to participate in sports at their college or university. Notwithstanding, it was common knowledge that those boosters often provided "under the table" payments or benefits to athletes as a means of recruiting them.
There were many schools that cheated in this way and some even got caught and punished. But no case was more publicly visible than the one involving Southern Methodist University (SMU) which resulted in SMU receiving the infamous "death penalty" and barred from NCAA competition for 2 years. The program never really recovered from this sentence.
However, with the NCAA's recent setbacks in court, it has embolden schools across the country with high-level boosters to use NIL deals as a guise to stock pile talent. It is "back to the future" with no end in sight. The result is "black market" free agency for student-athletes being recruited from high school or through the "transfer portal" (the NCAA created system which allows athletes to freely move from one school to another).
The sooner we come to grips with the realities of this, and establish some uniform rules, the better. It is the same argument used to legalize the gambling business—they are doing it anyway, so why not legalize it so there is transparency and protections.
So let's scrap these silly ineffectual NCAA rules that no one is following anyway, and allow free market conditions to prevail. College athletes should be paid fair market value by the schools for the services they provide, and let this process become open, transparent and visible to the general public. Not only will this create good sports stories, but is consistent with the tenets of capitalism based upon competition and free market conditions.
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FTX Crash Has Sports Leagues, Teams, And Athletes Running Scared.
The entire sports world has been turned on its head following the arrest of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Monday. Before the scandal, FTX had sponsorship deals with sports leagues, teams, arenas, celebrities and even made its way onto the chest of Major League Baseball umpires.
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FTX was a major sponsor of several high-profile sports teams and events including the Miami Heat, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It is unclear how these organizations will be affected by the loss of FTX's sponsorship, but it is likely that they will need to find new sponsors to make up for the lost funding.
In addition to sponsoring sports teams, FTX trotted out a host of athletes and celebrities such as Tom Brady and his ex-wife Giselle Bundchen, Steph Curry and Trevor Lawrence, among others, to promote the crypto exchange in a highly public fashion. All these athletes and celebrities are being sued in a class action lawsuit for promoting FTX through advertising.
FTX even ran a Super Bowl ad starring Larry David, and it was reported that the company used customer deposits to fund that ad. This has implications not only for FTX, but the agencies and media companies associated with that deal. Namely the money FTX spent with its agency, Dentsu, and Super Bowl broadcaster NBC, which was likely misappropriated customer funds. Wow!
But we may be only scratching the surface of what is yet to come. Crypto firms have spent $2.4 billion in sports sponsorships in 2022. One example is Crypto.com ,which has leveraged sports for brand recognition, agreeing to pay $700 million (over 20 years) to put its name on the arena formerly called the Staples Center. Around the water cooler, people are asking how much of the $700 million Crypto.com committed to the arena is "at risk?" And beyond Crypto.com, how much of future sponsorship commitments secured from Crypto firms, which total in the billions of dollars, are at risk for sports leagues and teams? The short answer is "all of it."
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This latest controversy has grave implications regarding the role of cryptocurrency in the sports sponsorship industry for leagues, teams and athletes, so what does the future look like? Normally, these types of deals are led by sponsor sales agents looking to maximize company revenue and have but one mantra: show me the money. Generally speaking, money is the determining factor in sizing up the available opportunity. It leaves the potential for oversight on the risk versus benefit analysis and due diligence that should follow any initial pitch, including whether or not the business in question will be able to follow through on promised future payments.
With the FTX collapse and spate of lawsuits involving athletes and celebrities that endorsed the company, a whole new level of scrutiny will emerge. The risk factors that will be examined include such things as company history, their regulation and governance practices, as well as the financial stability of company and the track record of the management team. Akin to the process that a private equity firm puts in place for the potential acquisition of any given company.
Overall, the highly public and far reaching implications of FTX's implosion has magnified the risks, and challenges associated with the cryptocurrency market. But expect that same trepidation to carry over into all sponsorship deals in the future that will necessarily trigger greater diligence and less tolerance for risk. Sports organizations will adopt a highly cautious approach when considering partnerships with cryptocurrency-based companies, because of the highly volatile and virtually unregulated nature of the industry, but a higher level of scrutiny will also be applied to company partners bringing anything less than a long standing and proven track record of excellence and trust.
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High School Athletes Facing Discrimination And Lost Opportunity In Exercising Their NIL Rights.
By Leonard Armato for Forbes.com
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently voted to allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), a major victory for college athletes who have long been unable to monetize the value of their public persona. This decision, however, does not apply to high school athletes. Most jurisdictions have strict rules prohibiting them from profiting from their NIL, including the state of Georgia.
Julian Lewis is a 14 year old prodigy and Freshman quarterback for Carrollton High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Last weekend Julian set a State Finals record by throwing for 531 yards and 5 touchdowns in the State Championship Game. Although he is already a star athlete with influence, over 100K Instagram followers, and recognized as a phenomenal college prospect, laws in the state of Georgia do not permit Julian to profit from his NIL.
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He and his family have already begun to feel the effects. Julian's father, TC Lewis said: "We have turned down multiple money making opportunities over the past year that would sure help offset the expense our family must undertake to ensure that Julian receives the best training. We are aware of high school athletes from other states, no more talented or influential than Julian, generating substantial income through their NIL. We love the football program, education, and culture at Carrollton and it is sad that if Julian wanted to capitalize on his football achievements and influence the only option we have would be to move to another state which allows high school athletes to capitalize on their notoriety".
Justin Giangrande is the CEO of the The Network Advisory (TNA) and an NIL pioneer who advises and represents college and high school athletes said: "This amounts to outright discrimination and lack of equality for young athletes that are similarly situated. NIL must be applied equally to everyone and it is incumbent on each state to recognize that and protect its resident athletes".
Notable sports attorney Tabetha Plummer, who represents Deion Sanders among others, cut to the heart of the problem stating: "states are slowly coming on board but unless they move quickly many good people will be adversely affected. The families of talented athletes will have no choice but to move or send their kids off to schools in states that permit high school athletes to profit from their NIL. In states that do not recognize these NIL rights the result will be that coaches and local communities will suffer by losing these outstanding young men and women."
Plummer believes that time of the essence for state lawmakers to take action and pass laws that allow high school athletes to profit off of their NIL. This would level the playing field and give young athletes like Julian Lewis the same opportunities as college athletes and certain of their their high school counterparts.
NIL legal specialist Darren Heitner sums it up nicely: "The biggest mistake states made when they passed NIL legislation leading up to the NCAA removing its prohibition on NIL transactions was that they stopped at college athletes and did not mandate that high school athletes have the same rights."
Julian Lewis is just one example of the many high school athletes who are just as talented and deserving of the opportunity to earn income from their NIL as college athletes. The NCAA's decision to allow college athletes to profit off of their NIL is a step in the right direction but neglecting to address the issue of high school NIL was a huge misstep that must now be corrected by state legislation. Until then, high school athletes in states like Georgia and Texas will be unfairly disadvantaged and unable realize their full potential to earn the income they deserve.
IMPACT OF NBA MEDIA DEAL
How Prime Time Deion Is Changing College Coaching And The Transfer Portal.
By: Leonard Armato for Forbes.com
It was national news when Deion Sanders was hired last week as the head coach of Colorado University's struggling football team and college football will never be the same. "Prime Time" Deion lit up the media with his press conference announcing his new coaching job and his first meeting with the current University of Colorado football team.
At his press conference Deion made it clear that he was "old school" and that there was "new sheriff in town" that would hold his players to the highest standard of accountability both on and off the field. He then conducted a players meeting and told them to go get on the portal or be ready to compete against the top tier new talent he would attract to the school. Following his announcement, it was reported by On3.com that the school has had over 200 players including a number of 4 and 5 star recruits inquire about transferring to play at Colorado and 4 star running back Dylan Edwards de-committed to Notre Dame and put Colorado on his list, alongside Kansas State as his school of choice. The smart money is on Colorado and Coach Prime.
BOULDER, CO – DECEMBER 4: Deion Sanders, CUs new head football coach, holds up a personalized … [+]
Deion's media blitz made it clear to the world that college coaches are the new rock stars of collegiate sports and have the power to transform a program through the use of the transfer portal. But Deion wasn't the first charismatic coach to re-ignite a flagging program through the use of the portal. Lincoln Riley did it spectacularly this past season for the University of Southern California by taking a 4-8 team to a record of 11-2 by taking Caleb Williams, his Heisman Trophy front runner and star quarterback with him from Oklahoma via the transfer portal. Riley also brought in roughly 40 new players via the portal including star wide receiver, Mario Williams and CB Latrell McCutchin.
The message is now clear to conferences and universities that charismatic coaches are the key to building a successful program and schools must be willing to make the investment if they hope to compete. Deion Sanders agreement averages roughly $6M per year and while Colorado has never awarded that type of lucrative contract to a coach before, the expectation is that the investment will provide the school a handsome return by transforming the football program and super charging fundraising from boosters of the school. Sponsorship and ticket sales have already increased dramatically and boosters are for the first time in years lining up to provide financial support to the program.
The effects of all this have filtered up all the way to the Conference level. At the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in Las Vegas this past week all of the Conference Commissioners discussed the importance of their media deals and how they were driven by the success of their football programs. Pac-12 Commissioner, George Kliavkoff, was one of the few Commissioners still in the midst of negotiating the media deal for his Conference and he said they would not likely conclude until early 2023. It has been widely reported that ESPN and Amazon are the prime candidates to secure these rights but that the parties are still far apart. Admittedly several factors will impact the value of that deal and how the negotiations ultimately conclude. One is whether UCLA will be permitted by the California board of Regents to withdraw from the Pac-12. That decision is expected by next week. If UCLA is somehow forced to stay that would strengthen the Pac-12's hand in its media rights negotiations. And second, Kliavkoff openly shared his enthusiasm that Colorado (a Pac-12 schools) had secured Deion Sanders as its head football coach. If you read the tea leaves, Deion will likely turn the Buffs into a football powerhouse which makes the Pac-12 media rights significantly more valuable.
It will be exciting to see where this is all headed but every Conference and University needs to come to grips with the reality that coaches are king and every school is but a charismatic head coach away from being a contender for the National Championship and the money and prestige that comes along with it.
How Prime Time Deion Is Changing College Coaching And The Transfer Portal
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Legends of Sport Feature : Sports Agent and Entrepreneur Leonard Armato.
Sports agent and entrepreneur, Leonard Armato, is known for representing elite athletes Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His resume includes creating the sports marketing brands of Golden Boy for Oscar De La Hoya and Dunkman for Shaq.
From Left: Shaquille O'Neal with Agent Leonard Armato
From the Legends of Sport website, written by Andrew D. Bernstein
Leonard studied law and combined his passions for both the legal field and sports media to form Management Plus Enterprises.
"You got to do something you're passionate about. I always wanted to help people because my dad was a professor and loved to share knowledge with people. Being a trial lawyer wasn't for me," Leonard said.
Leonard says his mentor, former USC basketball coach Stan Morrison, helped push him towards his current career. "He said, 'Well, you play basketball, you understand the mentality of an athlete, why don't you become a sports lawyer, and help these people who are losing all their money and who only play three, four years and then have nothing, help them make the transition from professional athlete to business person.'"
Leonard's first client was former USC and NFL defensive legend Ronnie Lott. He recalls meeting Ronnie and selling him on himself as sports lawyer despite his lack of clientele and without backing from a large firm.
"I said, 'Let me make you an offer you can't refuse. I will work for you for 30 days for free. You don't have to pay me a dime. I will prove to you that I'm the very best for you. And if at the end of 30 days, you don't agree with me, I will walk away. You have no obligation whatsoever.' And it caught him off guard."
Leonard's pitch worked and he devoted "24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," to proving his value with his first client and eventually turning sports management into a business. Leonard quit his litigation job to pursue sports management and help athletes transform the way they market themselves.
"One of the things I've always enjoyed doing in my career is looking for challenges and trying to do something innovative. When I saw Shaq, I thought because he's really unique. Maybe we can transform the way that athletes and celebrities are marketed," Leonard said. He explains that Michael Jordan was the gold standard of endorsements and promoted products but Leonard wanted to push the boundaries for his athletes.
"Michael Jordan was the endorsement king. His agent did a great job of doing deals for him where you make a bunch of money endorsing Nike products, you make a bunch of money endorsing Fruit of the Loom, or Gatorade, or McDonald's. But I started to think, well, maybe an athlete could be a brand, and he could own his own intellectual property, and ultimately license it to all different partners."
Leonard compares his approach to David Stern's management of the NBA and explains how he built value among his clients by first creating a sense of community.
"Through feeling a part of the community, you can build more value in the brand. What we did was shocking, I'll never forget, the first deal we did was two deals, they were Reebok and Pepsi. Both of them agreed to put a lot of marketing behind Shaq. I got Lee Clow, who is a legendary creative, to create a logo that we would own and license to Reebok. He created the Shaq Dunkman logo and the associated logos. We licensed it to Reebok. We licensed it to everybody who was in business with us and said, 'You got to use this in your advertising and that will help build value in that brand.' It all kind of worked."
In addition to working one-on-one with clients, Leonard is responsible for creating the AVP tour: The first professional beach volleyball league and tournament.
"When I was a young sports agent, I used to play beach volleyball with friends. Before it was a pro sport, some of them asked me, 'Oh, can we organize and become more professional.' Back in the mid -80s, I created the AVP revival tour and it was quite successful. It was like the first lifestyle sport and it grew and exploded."
After a hiatus, Leonard returned to the then-struggling AVP and helped launch it into a higher level of sport.
"The thing that I did, which I'm kind of proud of, is I put men and women together under one umbrella and with equal prize money, and equal television time for both men and women. It sort of grew. The next iteration of AVP which really launched beach volleyball is a women's sport."
"I've spoken a lot about inequality in sports when it comes to gender. Men's sports in our society are given so much more exposure, credibility than women. So with beach volleyball, when we made prize money equal for men and women and made TV time equal for men and women, I think that was a big step. In the Olympic Games, women's beach volleyball gets a good audience and people love watching it," Leonard said.
Recently athletes have used their influence to discuss social issues and show their support for BLM, women's rights, and many other topics.
"Everybody should be able to use their platform to promote good, and promote things that are going to change the world for the better. I think athletes should speak their mind and should exercise whatever political viewpoints that they want," Leonard said.
"The last point I want to make is that athletes today have an opportunity that they've never had before, they have a powerful engine, so that they are now media companies that can have a direct relationship with consumers and fans, and that's a huge opportunity. The engine that they have, whether it's the NBA, or the NFL, or marketing partners, is sort of fuel for them to grow their audience. And by growing their audience, they grow their influence. And I think LeBron is a great example of that. He's got tremendous influence, and he's got 125 million people that he can reach directly across all those platforms. That's power, and you have to use that power for good."
Hear more behind-the-scenes stories from Leonard's career and client list, plus his memories of Kobe Bryant. Listen to the Legends Of Sport podcast, and watch the full YouTube video featuring Leonard's interview and career journey now!
NFT Heat Podcast Episode #34 : Leonard Armato, Founder of Management Plus Enterprises.
Featured guest speaker Leonard Armato joins John Kraski and Justin Shenkarow on the NFT Heat podcast to talk all about the future of NFT's, and how brands can transition from web2 to web3.
Featured guest speaker Leonard Armato joins John Kraski and Justin Shenkarow on the NFT Heat podcast to talk all about the future of NFT's, and how brands can transition from web2 to web3.
Leonard is a strategic adviser to high profile CEOs and is a Master at Enabling Greatness. He is considered a visionary leader in the convergence of sports, entertainment, marketing and technology and is now quickly taking these same principles that made him a powerhouse in Web 2.0 to becoming one of the top NFT and Web3 Thought Leaders in the world.


Here you can find explanations and tips on the subject of IT security.
Extortion software is on the rise. Find out what ransomware is and how you can protect yourself from it.
Surfing the web anonymously? It's possible! A VPN software encrypts your internet connection.
There is a part of the Internet that is not easily accessible to everyone.
Storing and sharing your data in the cloud? Here's what's important for you to know.
This controls the data stream between a computer and the data network (internal and external).
Botnets are used for carrying out attacks such as DDoS attacks or sending spam email.
Hoax is the specialist term for bogus warnings or for some types of fearmongering.
Zombies are found on the Internet as well as on TV. But a zombie PC is a real threat.
This term describes the process of persuading a victim to give up information.
Rootkit refers to software tools that try to disguise malicious processes and files.
Secure passwords are an important security measure.
Read our hints and tips for online transfers and the like.
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Q: PHP: Fails to catch error for oversize file upload exceeds post_max_size I'm trying to catch error for an oversize file upload.
My limit (MAX_FILE_SIZE in the form & also later for $_FILES['uploadFile']['size']) is 10Mb / 10485760 bytes
In php.ini, I have:

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*post_max_size = 30M

*upload_max_filesize = 20M

Everytime I upload between 10M (the limit) and post_max_size (30M), error could be caught, but when it was exceed 30M, it would go straight to home address (in my case: http://project.dev/admin/), without any error being logged.
This is my HTML code:
<form class="form-horizontal" action="./skrip.php" method="post" name="thisForm" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="10485760">
<label>Upload file</label>
<input class="upload" type="file" name="uploadFile" class="file" id="uploadFile">
<button>Submit</button
</form>

And this is my skrip.php
$displayMaxSize = ini_get('post_max_size') * 1024 * 1024;

if (  $_SERVER['CONTENT_LENGTH'] > $displayMaxSize
   || $_FILES['uploadFile']['size'] > 10485760) {
    throw new Exception('PHP discarded POST data because of request exceeding post_max_size.');
}

... continue to file validation

I tried accepted answer from this SO posts below but still fails:
PHP Warning: POST Content-Length of n bytes exceeds the limit of 3145728 bytes in Unknown on line 0
How to gracefully handle files that exceed PHP's `post_max_size`?
PHP - empty $_POST and $_FILES - when uploading larger files

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De Utrechtsche Vrouwelijke Studenten Vereeniging / Nieuwe Vereniging van Vrouwelijke Studenten Utrecht (UVSV/NVVSU) is een in 1899 onder de naam ONS (Ontspanning Na Studie) opgerichte vereniging exclusief voor vrouwen, als antwoord op het reeds bestaande USC. In 1904 werd de naam ONS veranderd in UVSV. De U.V.S.V. / N.V.V.S.U. is, als erkend studentencorps, lid van de Algemene Senaten Vergadering.

Oprichting
Voor de vrouwelijke studenten was het lastig om door de mannelijke collega's geaccepteerd te worden en daarnaast te bewijzen dat zij een even groot recht hadden om te studeren en geschikt waren om elke maatschappelijke functie uit te voeren. Dit was de aanleiding voor het samenkomen van dertien vrouwelijke studentes, met elkaar stond de vrouw sterker in de mannengemeenschap binnen de universiteit.  Op 12 oktober 1899 besloten zij om een vrouwelijke studentenvereniging op te richten. De gezelligheidsvereniging, genaamd Ontspanning Na Studie (ONS) had al op 10 maart 1899 een reglement opgesteld waarbij het doel van de vereniging nader werd bepaald; 'de vereeniging stelt zich ten doel de kennismaking tussen de damesstudenten der verschillende faculteiten gemakkelijk te maken en te bevorderen'. Op 7 maart 1904 werd er gekozen om de naam ONS te wijzigen in Utrechtsche Vrouwelijke Studenten Vereeniging (UVSV). Er worden twee mogelijke verklaringen gegeven voor de naamsverandering, allereerst zou dit verband hebben gehad met de democratisering van de studentenwereld. Een andere verklaring was een neiging tot uniformering met de zusterverenigingen waar de nieuwe naam nauw op aansloot.
Het doel van de UVSV werd als volgt omschreven: 'De bevordering van de onderlinge kennismaking, den omgang en de ontwikkeling van heur leden'. Om dit doel te kunnen bereiken moest de UVSV beschikken over een ruimte voor gezellig samen zijn en waar vergaderd kon worden.

Sociëteit
In 1914 was de UVSV uitgegroeid tot 168 leden en in 1929 had de UVSV 300 leden. Door de toename van het aantal leden moest er voortdurend naar een andere ruimte worden gezocht. De vereniging heeft haar onderkomen gezocht op de Lange Nieuwstraat 6, gevolgd door de Oude gracht 107. Drie jaar later verhuisde zij naar de Oude gracht 4bis.  Lange Nieuwstraat 52 en Achter Sint Pieter 11 zijn ook de revue gepasseerd, totdat op 24 november 1930 de UVSV plaatsnam op Drift 19, waar zij nog steeds huist.

Ongemengdheid
Tot 1911 waren het U.S.C. en de U.V.S.V. de belangrijkste studentenverenigingen in Utrecht. In oktober 1926 werd de Bond van Vrouwelijke Studenten Verenigingen opgericht. Deze werd gevormd door de U.V.S.V. en haar zusterverenigingen. Op deze manier werden de vrouwelijke studenten vertegenwoordigd bij nationale en internationale aangelegenheden. Later, in de jaren '70, zijn meerdere corpora gaan fuseren, U.V.S.V. en R.V.S.V. (Rotterdam) bleven echter ongemengd. Toch werd er ook in Utrecht gekeken naar een samenwerking met het U.S.C. of eventueel met de N.V.V.S.U. De N.V.V.S.U. werd opgericht in 1960 toen de U.V.S.V. de toeloop van leden niet meer aan kon en er behoefte was aan een vereniging voor MO-studenten. Uiteindelijk werden er ook WO studenten lid bij de N.V.V.S.U.. In 1975, na overleg met het U.S.C. en de N.V.V.S.U., werd besloten te fuseren met de N.V.V.S.U. Op 15 maart was de fusie een juridisch feit. Vanaf 1 juni droeg de vereniging de naam Utrechtse Vrouwelijke Studenten Vereeniging/Nieuwe Vereniging van Vrouwelijke studenten te Utrecht. De doelen die deze vereniging stelt zijn:  a) de behartiging van de studie- en maatschappelijke belangen van de vrouwelijke studenten te Utrecht, en b) de bevordering van de onderlinge kennismaking, omgang en ontwikkeling van haar leden.

Beslotenheid
Eind jaren 70 begon de behoefte aan beslotenheid toe te nemen onder de leden. Waardoor in augustus 1983 werd besloten dat de vereniging elke avond na 21.00 besloten werd. Wel bestaat, met uitzondering van woensdagavond, de mogelijkheid om mensen te introduceren. Op donderdag mogen leden vriendinnen meenemen en op vrijdag ook vrienden. In 1986-1987 werd door het bestuur de Malibu in het leven geroepen om de beslotenheid wat meer kracht bij te zetten. De Malibu werd het symbool van de Vereniging en staat voor: ontplooiing, hechte band, beslotenheid en wendbaarheid. Elke woensdag om 00.00 is iedereen even stil voor de Malibu en worden er liederen gezongen.

Anno 2019
Anno 2019 telde de U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U ruim 1500 leden. Jaarlijks terugkerende evenementen zijn onder andere: 3-Day (3-daags feest), een veiling voor het goede doel, Dies, kerstverhaal en het summum (een buitendag). Daarnaast wordt om de vijf jaar het lustrum van de vereniging gevierd. Het aankomende lustrum vindt plaats in de zomer van 2024.

Externe links
 Officiële site van UVSV
 'Blauwkous?', tentoonstelling bij 60 jaar U.V.S.V. - De Tijd De Maasbode 1 mei 1959 (Delpher)

Studentengezelligheidsvereniging
Studentenvereniging in Utrecht (stad)
Nederlandse vrouwenorganisatie

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Европейская сеть информации и документации о Латинской Америке (REDIAL) — ассоциация, объединяющая специализирующиеся по латиноамериканской тематике организации (библиотеки, научные центры и центры документации) из Германии, Австрии, Бельгии, Словакии, Испании, Франции, Нидерландах, Польше, Великобритании, России, Швеции и Швейцарии. REDIAL — платформа для встречи, позволяющая внести вклад в развитие коммуникации, взаимопомощи и информационного обмена между исследователями, сотрудниками библиотек и документальных центров европейских стран, которые работают в области гуманитарных и общественных наук по латиноамериканской тематике. Российским членом сети является Институт Латинской Америки РАН (ИЛА РАН).

Базы данных

На своей web-странице REDIAL поддерживает различные информационные и исследовательские базы данных по европейским странам.

 Диссертации латиноамериканской тематики, представленные в европейских университетах
 Резюме статей, опубликованных в европейских журналах по американистике
 Полнотекстовые документы
 Научно-исследовательские центры
 Обучение в аспирантуре
 Европейские исследователи-латиноамериканисты
 Специализированные источники информации
 База данных о европейских web-страницах, посвященных Латинской Америке

Публикации

 Электронный бюллетень «Europa — América Latina. Puentes para un diálogo» (Европа — Латинская Америка. Мосты для диалога), содержащий новости различных европейских центров латиноамериканистики.
 Научный журнал «Anuario Americanista Europeo» (Европейский американский ежегодник), издаваемый в сотрудничестве с исследователями Европейского совета обществоведческих исследований по Латинской Америке (CEISAL) для распространения трудов европейских латиноамериканистов.

Организационная структура

REDIAL — это европейская международная некоммерческая ассоциация, действующая на основе бельгийского законодательства. Структуру организации образуют Исполнительный комитет из Национальных координаторов, избираемых организациями-членами каждой из стран, и Общее собрание членов сети.

История

В 1988 году по инициативе французского Национального центра научных исследования (CNRS) учёные-латиноамериканисты и европейские научно-информационные и исследовательские центры объединились для проведения симпозиума «Системы информации о Латинской Америке в области общественных и гуманитарных наук: баланс для общеевропейского сотрудничества» в рамках 46-го Международного конгресса американистов, который состоялся в Амстердаме.

Участники симпозиума пришли к соглашению об учреждении общеевропейской сети, целью которой стало бы дальнейшее изучение рассматривавшихся в ходе встречи вопросов. Это решение повлекло за собой необходимость создания коллективных рабочих инструментов в области документации для того, чтобы обеспечить обмен создаваемыми в Европе информационными продуктами о Латинской Америке.

С целью оформления и воплощения в жизнь договоренностей, достигнутых в Амстердаме, на базе Высшего совета по научным исследованиям (CSIC) в Мадриде состоялась Общеевропейская встреча, известная как Мадридское собрание (6—7 марта 1989 года). На приглашение откликнулись 35 европейских учебных заведений, исследовательских центров и центров документации, специализирующихся по Латинской Америке. Собрание утвердило план действий, который следовало реализовать в рамках международного объединения, призванного обеспечить непрерывность работы и достижение поставленных целей. Для разработки проекта Устава был создан временный Координационный комитет.

Учредительное собрание REDIAL прошло во Франции (Бордо-Таланс и Сент-Эмильен) с 30 ноября по 2 декабря 1989 г. Членами-основателями стали 35 специализирующихся по Латинской Америке научно-исследовательских центров, библиотек, центров документации, неправительственных организаций и ассоциаций из Германии, Австрии, Бельгии, Испании, Франции, Нидерландов и Великобритании.

Ссылки
REDIAL & CEISAL Portal Americanista Europeo
 Институт Латинской Америки РАН

Латинская Америка
Европейские международные организации
Международные научно-технические проекты
Международные ассоциации


If you have been a previous visitor to Blue Oklahoma, you will find a few changes. Maybe more than a few!
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What the automation of telephone operators can tell us about future jobs
In the 1920s, AT&T employed hundreds of thousands of people as phone operators. The automation of these jobs affected incumbents and new entrants in different ways.
The fear that "automation will take our jobs" goes back centuries. When Johannes Gutenberg introduced the printing press in the mid-1400s, a whole class of scribes was put out of work.
During the pandemic, the rapid transition to digital everything has exacerbated these fears.
Against this backdrop, an interesting new research paper from James Feigenbaum and Daniel P. Gross looks at "Automation and the Fate of Young Workers."
Going back to phone operator times
Per Gross, one of the biggest labor shocks of the 20th century was the automation of telephone operators, a common entry-level role for young women in the 1920s.
At the time, AT&T was the country's largest employer and had hundreds of thousands of operators on its payroll. Over the next 50 years, it replaced humans with mechanical dials and switches.
By the 1960s, these dials handled more than 60% of AT&T's network.
What happened to the labor market?
The research found divergent results for two cohorts of labor:
Existing operators that were automated away were "less likely to be working in the next decade."
New entrants to the labor market were able to find stepping-stone roles in jobs with similar requirements (typists, secretaries).
Of course, 2020 is a much different situation than 1920. But this is an interesting reminder that labor markets have historically had the capacity to adjust to massive shocks.

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In another plot twist to the latest gambling developments in Slovakia, the National Council has voted to overrule President Andrej Kiska's gambling veto, which was previously announced on December 21, 2018. The veto would have stopped the country's new gambling act from coming into effect.
The Gambling Act had originally been approved on December 4th and now looks as if it will go ahead as scheduled, following the intervention of the National Council.
The legislation covers a variety of gambling-related issues, but the biggest shift is in relation to the current online gambling monopoly that is in favor of Tipos, the state-owned national lottery operator.
Slovakia will now allow private domestic and Europe-based online operators to apply for licenses. Tipos will retain its monopoly on online lotteries, bingo and raffles, but online betting and casino licenses will be opened up to other companies.
The licenses will remain valid for a 10-year period and operators will be given the option to extend their license by a further five years. Operators who have appeared on the country's online gambling blacklist will need to wait a minimum of 12 months after their company was added to the list before being able to submit a license application.
The government originally set a target of opening licensing applications on March 1, 2019, with approvals to start on July 1, 2019 for online casinos. Online betting applications were due to open on July 1, 2019 but approved applicants would not be able to start taking wagers until the following year.
Because of the delay in passing the legislation it is unclear if this time frame will still be followed or if the government will need to reassess it before introducing the licenses. Once applications are open, operators will be required to establish a relationship with the government as long as the company and any of its subsidiaries have not been blacklisted in Slovakia.
Product licences will cost €3m ($3.43m) per product, or €5m ($5.71m) for a dual license deal. The high fees associated with applying for a license have been criticized, but it is unclear which big-name operators will be applying to operate in the country. It is likely that smaller operators will be priced out of the market.
The government had already agreed on a taxation rate for companies operating in the online gambling space in the country once licenses are available. The rate has been fixed at 22% of revenue and an additional 0.7% fee that will be used to fund the new Office for Regulation of Gambling, which will be a subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance.
President Kiska had voiced a number of objections to the regulation as it had originally been approved, including a requirement that Slovaks would need to submit their Citizen's Card when signing up to an online gambling account.
He stated that he was concerned citizens' data could be put at risk in doing so. There has not been word on whether or not any details of the legislation will be renegotiated following this latest overturn of approval.
The legislation has been in the works for a number of months, with the initial draft having been submitted to the European Commission in July 2018.


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Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. Securities Litigation
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Filing Date: April 10, 2003
According to the Company's FORM 10-Q For The Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2004, on August 28, 2003, the lawsuits were consolidated and John A. Matis, Trustee was appointed as lead plaintiff. On April 6, 2004, the court granted OCA's motion and ordered that the lawsuit be dismissed. The court found that the plaintiffs had failed to state a claim that OCA or its officers violated federal securities laws. On May 6, 2004, the court entered a judgment dismissing the case. The plaintiffs have indicated that they will not appeal the court's ruling on the motion to dismiss.
The original complaint alleges that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, by issuing a series of materially false and misleading statements to the market between November 14, 2002 and March 18, 2003. Specifically, the complaint alleges that OCA was at all relevant times a provider of integrated business services to orthodontic and pediatric dental practices. In May 2001, OCA announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby a wholly owned subsidiary of OCA would merge into OrthAlliance in a stock-for-stock transaction, with OrthAlliance becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of OCA. Following the May 2001 announcement, a number of OrthAlliance's affiliated practices filed lawsuits against OrthAlliance and/or notified OrthAlliance that it was in default under their service, management service, and consulting agreements and that these practices had stopped paying their service fees. At all relevant times, the Company stated that it had anticipated such lawsuits and that the integration of OrthAlliance and OCA was not only going as planned but also "very very well."
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Industry: Healthcare Facilities
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As much as I love May, I'm welcoming June with open arms. May was jam-packed with fun things … I turned 30. Cate turned 2. I celebrated Mother's Day. I was surprised with a birthday party I didn't know was coming. We took a road trip to the St. Louis area. A friend who I don't see enough of came to visit. We went to Louisville. A college friend married a beautiful woman. We went to the Newport Aquarium. I helped with Greg's cousin's wedding. We went to that wedding. Another Taylor cousin is expecting, so we celebrated with her with a baby shower. And those are just the big things. I didn't even list the every day things … I played outside and inside with Cate. I ran errands. I walked most days. Cate and I played with friends. I watched season finales of my favorite TV shows.
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Congratulations, Alysha and Zak! We're really excited to have Alysha in the family.
I took lots of pictures for her, starting with the rehearsal on Friday night then moving on to the pre-ceremony preparations. Rather than posting all of them on here, you can see them here.
That's Alyssa in the middle (above). She's expecting a baby girl in September. Those are her sisters next to her. We love when they visit Murray, and we get our Cousins Game Night in. Below is a picture of me with my two sisters-in-law.
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States Getting the Most COVID-19 Vaccines From the Federal Government
It has now been 52 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of December 14, 597,270,245 doses of the vaccine have been sent out across the country — equivalent to 182.0% of the U.S. population.
While the initial distribution of the vaccine took longer than federal projections had indicated, in recent months the U.S. has made great leaps in the worldwide race to administer vaccinations — and some states are faring far better than others. Under the current system, led by the White House COVID-19 Response Team, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sends states limited shipments of the vaccine as well as funding and tasks them with distributing the vaccine in accordance with relatively loose federal guidelines. The distribution of the vaccine is based on the size of the adult population in every state, which — according to some experts — can create inequities in states where a larger share of the population is at risk.
At this stage of the vaccine rollout, distribution of the vaccine varies widely from state to state. While the CDC has so far sent out an average of 181,961.7 vaccine doses per 100,000 Americans, Vermont has received 220,012 doses per 100,000 residents — the most of any state. Meanwhile, Wyoming has received 146,046 doses per 100,000, the fewest of any state.
The largest outlier is Wyoming, which has received the fewest doses per capita and is the smallest state.
While the federal government distributes vaccines to states, it is up to state governments to administer the vaccine — creating variations in both the percentage of vaccines that have been administered and the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated. In West Virginia, 90.3% of vaccine doses have been administered, the most of any state and far greater than the 81.5% national average. In Alabama, 67.9% of vaccine doses have been administered, the least of any state.
At this stage of the rollout, the number of doses administered in Vermont is equivalent to 190.9% of the state population — the largest share of any state. The lowest vaccination rate is in Idaho, where 109.9% of residents have received a dose of the vaccine. Nationwide, the number of doses administered is equivalent to 148.2% of the U.S. population.
While a majority of Americans remain unvaccinated due to a lack of supply, there are some who have no plans to receive a vaccine at all. According to a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, 59.2% of U.S. adults 18 and over who have not yet received the vaccine will either probably not or definitely not get a COVID-19 vaccine in the future. The most common reason cited for not wanting a vaccine was being concerned about possible side effects. Other commonly cited reasons include not trusting COVID-19 vaccines, not trusting the government, and that they were planning to wait and see if it is safe.
To determine the states getting the most vaccines from the federal government, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were ranked based on the number of vaccines administered as of December 14 per 100,000 residents. Vaccine counts were adjusted for population using one-year data from the Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey. Data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as of December 14 came from various state and local health departments and were adjusted for population using 2019 ACS data. Data on the percentage of adults who probably will not or definitely will not get a COVID-19 vaccine and their reasons for not getting one came from the Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey, conducted from August 18, 2021 to August 30, 2021.
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Do you know about the Memorial Day Parade? Each year the Campbell-Richmond American Legion Post 63 organizes and marches in the Memorial Day Parade, along with the Clarkston High School Band and a few other military organizations. This is a more somber procession befitting the day, it begins at 10am from Buffalo St. and leads down Depot Rd and Holcomb past Deer Lake to Lakeview Cemetery where a beautiful Memorial Day Ceremony is held.
The Clarkston Labor Day Parade has been cancelled as of 2017.
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Samantha Markle has added fuel to rumours she will be appearing on Celebrity Big Brother.
The half-sister of the Duchess of Sussex is reported to be entering the house for the Channel 5 reality show.
Asked about it on ITV's Good Morning Britain she said: "I've worked in media most of my life, why would I not?
She continued: "The media make billions of dollars off social issues and talking about the royals. I don't see how we're any different. No one has a copyright on our life experiences.
"We are each individuals with our own life experience. With all due respect, it's not just Meg, we're entitled to share that, we're entitled to be open about it, if we can shed some light on some issues for the public, then great.
"We can enjoy the process. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. It's not disparaging, it's not harmful.
Responding to criticism that she is making money from her half-sister's position, she said: "I have to say, first of all, people don't know about me, I've worked in media most of my life and in broadcasting. So because my sister is suddenly royal isn't grounds for me to stop doing all that.
"Let's face it, we all have to survive, money makes the world go round, so if you want to call that cashing in, that's fine.


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