...Association (NBA) Lockout HRMG 5930 Strayer University October 08, 2012 Abstract While there were many who might have been sick of the whole NBA lockout fiasco, and were thinking the NBA lockout may have been a bad thing for all parties involved…it was clear that the lockout not only effected the fans, it also had a lasting effect on many people behind the scenes as well. From the people like the office assistants who did a lot of the scheduling of games, marketing and halftime entertainment, to the concession stand companies and workers, bar owners (who hosted watch parties), the thousands of security guards and ushering staff members that worked and staffed the arenas, the problems trickled down and caused issues and unemployment problems for many people we may not have even though about. In retrospect, the lockout affected a lot more than the players and owners that we have seen on television, it lasted so long that its affect also caused havoc and mayhem in the lives of so many working class folks, that it even forced some to seek part-time or other employment to make ends meet in their households. This paper will address what the NBA lockout was about, what each sides issues were (Owners and Players), what they wanted and set out to achieve, the outcome and what it meant for the owners and players, and finally, CBA affected all parties involved. While the fans and countless others were probably sick and tired of the whole NBA lockout debacle, the 2011 NBA lockout...
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...2011 The Comparison of Two NBA Lockout Articles The NBA lockout is when the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NBA and the NBA Player's Association (NBAPA) expires. It began on July 1, 2011 and has resulted in the cancellation of regular season games. The NBA wants to implement a "hard" cap and decrease the salary cap, below $50 million. In the meantime, players cannot get signed, teams cannot report to training camp, trades cannot be made, etc. Many articles have been made and written about the lockout. After searching and finding two articles from FoxNews and MSNBC, it became easy to compare and contrast them. Both are about how NBA games have been canceled and will be canceled more in the future. The NBA should hurry up and end the lockout to make the fans and players happy without having to cancel anymore games. In the two articles, both are very similar. Comparisons from the FoxNews article and the MSNBC article could be how both talk about David Stern, (the NBA commissioner) canceling the first two weeks of the NBA season. The regular season was scheduled to begin November first, which both articles include. It would be the first time the NBA had games canceled since the 1998-99 schedule was reduced to 50 games due to a work stoppage. Both articles conclude the meeting that was called off which actually led to the first two week cancellation. The cancellation is a major economic blow and loss to the country’s 29 NBA arenas including the Toronto...
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...The recent National Basketball Association lockout captured nationwide attention. NBA ownership and its players fought for what each thought was best. The players were fighting to protect what they already had, while the owners tried to protect their investments in each franchise. If you own a television chances are high that you probably were aware of the recent lockout of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). There were many complex issues surrounding both sides regarding this situation which I will get into during the course of this paper. The main goal of both the owners and the players was to come to agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The previous collective bargaining agreement expired in June of 2011. The 2011-2012 NBA season, was in jeopardy if a new agreement was not able to be reached. After hours of negotiations and back and forth momentum changes from each side, an agreement was finally reached on November 25, 2011, saving the season and allowing thousands of people to return to work. The NBA lockout has many twists and turns since July 1st 2011. The players and the owners of the teams have many decisions to make. In the meantime there is no guarantee that there will be a 2011-12 NBA season. Between revenue sharing and the salary cap of the players, there are negotiations that are still going on. This is leaving the players to look elsewhere for a salary including playing overseas and playing for smaller salaries. The fans are...
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...is that, recently there had been a NBA lockout. This drawn out situation had fans wondering how long basketball would be on pause for. When it comes to the salary of basketball players, variables that I would like explore that i feel that salary is dependent on are Age, Experience, nationality, position and average points during a game and the salary cap. Another interesting factor to take into Similar literature i have found are topics related to each one of my variables on the uoguelph lib database. A journal i have found on the uoguelph database published under the name The Windsor Star talks about the salary cap and the effects it has on the salary of the NBA players. This journal also takes into account the best-selling retro jerseys in the NBA. Popularity can be an attribute to the salary of the players as well. I have also found a thesis paper done by The Faculty of the Department of Economics and Business at the Colorado College written by Nathaniel Brodman. In this paper, it takes into account the several variables that might be over looked. The basic rule of economics of supply and demand can play a big role in their salaries. Players that have the height to play positions such as forwards can be an asset to have on the team. To incoperate the elements of height and average points, I have found data on google scholar that have numerical calculations for each player. It would be difficult to incorporate every player in the NBA so I have chosen to pick a few...
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...Union issues The amount of guests who visit the theme park has increased steadily for the past five years. It is becoming more difficult to empty the park of guests within the allotted time, and many employees feel like they are being forced to work extra hours. Employees from other sections of the park are “clocking out” and continue working, but for free. You have been trying to encourage your employees to do the same. Your HR team is feeling pressure from your employees to fix this problem, as they are refusing to work for free and are now threatening to strike or walk out even if there are customers in the park. How will you deal with this problem? I would deal with this problem by telling managers that letting their employees out on time is critical. No matter what, an employee should be compensated for every minute that they are working. If an employee continues to work after their scheduled time, they will continue to be compensated. Managers will be held accountable for making sure employees are leaving on time. It is critical to avoid excessive amounts of overtime as this is can take a large toll on budgeting. It is cheaper to hire new employees than it is to pay excessive overtime. I would look into how many extra hours these employees are working and figure out how many new employees will need to be hired in order to allow people to get out on time and still stay within budget. This will help smooth the closing process out. How will you handle the difference...
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...The Effects of Labor Unions Article Summary The article I have chosen for the case study is titled “California’s Oranges are Rotting on the Docks”. This article focuses on the efforts of the International Longshore Workers Union to reach an agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association. Negotiations between the two organizations have been proceeding for several months now, since July 2014. The two groups are attempting to iron out details for about 13,500 port workers to increase salaries, improve healthcare, and pension plans. These 13,500 workers span across the pacific coast, covering about 29 ports which serve as primary shipping ports between the United States and Asia. 70% of the United States’ imports and exports with Asia are serviced using the affected ports. The article notes that since negotiations begin, workers have gone on strike, cutting down the amount of hours worked each week. This cut back in labor has caused delays at the ports reducing the amount of goods being imported and exported. Produce has been rotting in shipping containers, meat is being held in freezers, and auto makers are not receiving needed parts. This strike has trickled down, affecting a number of different industries, which have all had to reduce production. Some firms have begun to seek alternative shipping methods, but none are as cost effective as using the Maersk ships carrying 18,000 shipping containers. (www.cnn.money.com) This article focused on a number of concepts...
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...Lanka Fashions Leather Products Company has been running a profitable business for the past several years. At the beginning there was no trade union for the company but about six months ago the workers of the company has formed a branch union of a registered trade union sponsored by a political party with radical views. after the formation of the union they requested several opportunities to meet the management to discuss about factors affecting the member attached to the company. however the management has turned a blind eye to the request made by the union to give an opportunity to discuss the matters. The union informed the management in writing that in the event management failing to grant an opportunity to discuss the matters effecting within 14 days the union will be compelled to resort to strike action. As there was no response from the management they extended there mandatory period for a further period of two weeks. Management continued to be indifferent towards the union's request, and the union ultimately launched a strike. the union had a membership of nearly 75% of the total workforce of the company and almost 70% of the membership joined the strike. Even after the commencement of the strike the management refrained from having an dialogue with the union. Two weeks after the commencement of the strike the management wrote to all the strikers individually by registered post to their home address that they would be treated has having vacated the position if they...
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...Summary Of The Case Study Lanka Fashions Leather Products Company has been running a profitable business for the past several years. At the beginning there was no trade union for the company but about six months ago the workers of the company has formed a branch union of a registered trade union sponsored by a political party with radical views. After the formation of the union they requested several opportunities to meet the management to discuss about factors affecting the member attached to the company. However the management has turned a blind eye to the request made by the union to give an opportunity to discuss the matters. The union informed the management in writing that in the event management failing to grant an opportunity to discuss the matters affecting within 14 days the union will be compelled to resort to strike action. As there was no response from the management they extended their mandatory period for a further period of two weeks. Management continued to be indifferent towards the union's request, and the union ultimately launched a strike. The union had a membership of nearly 75% of the total workforce of the company and almost 70% of the membership joined the strike. Even after the commencement of the strike the management refrained from having an dialogue with the union. Two weeks after the commencement of the strike the management wrote to all the strikers individually by registered post to their home address that they would be treated has having vacated...
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...The NBA is currently in the midst of a work stoppage that is threatening the entire 2011-2012 NBA season. This work stoppage has been all over the news in the sports world and has focused criticism on both the players and owners. The owners are seen as being greedy and playing the role of billionaires simply trying to maximize their profit, and the players are seen as being millionaires who are equally greedy and only care about making money. The news and players will have you believe that it is an equal battle, where it is just a matter of the sides meeting in the middle. The truth is that the owners will not meet in the middle because they feel they have the upper hand. These men have in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and are proven business men. The truth is that the majority of the players do not have college degrees, and the owners do not feel they have to bend to them. The only way to fix this is by improving the player’s education. An extra year of college will give players a greater foundation for their education, and make it easier to pursue degrees part time. The NBA should increase its draft age requirement to two years of college education in an effort to improve both on and off court skills for incoming players. Before the 2006 rule change, that stated players must be one year out of high school before being eligible for the draft, the NBA’s biggest stars were coming straight from high school. Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, and many more of the NBAs...
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...It wasn’t long ago that I was a young boy cheering on the Lakers from my home in SoCal. I watched in awe as one of the great dynasties in NBA history dismantled one opponent after the next. Kobe Bryant was a young superstar being called the next Jordan and Shaq was making his defenders look like Sunday brunch. Those were the days when I was a diehard fan, watching countless games, idolizing the skilled athletes, and wishing to be in their shoes someday. In recent years, however, I’ve lost all interest in the NBA and the disgrace of a league that it’s become. So, how did this all happen? How did I go from being the biggest basketball fan I know to a despiser of the league and everything it represents? Let’s go back to the days when I was first followed basketball. I was in elementary school and some of my friends were Lakers fans. I watched a few games with them and really got into the action. I loved everything about the Lakers, from their players, to their history, to the color of their jerseys. I followed the team religiously as they won multiple championships. I couldn’t believe the team that played just an hour from where I lived was experiencing such tremendous success. They’d just won their third straight title and I couldn’t have been happier. The year they signed Payton and Malone was when my love for the game reached its peak. Watching five future hall of famers on the same team was incredible. Of course, the Lakers lost to the Pistons in the finals that year, and...
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...There’s a burly line between video games and simulations but there are key differences. First off video games are made with entertainment in mind and simulations are made mostly for training. The military has been using simulations to train soldiers for a while and now they are using video games to train soldiers. They are quickly changing the way the Army trains and “On the upside, specialized games and simulators have become cheap and effective virtual training grounds that supplement the usual physical drills.”(Jeremy Hsu 2010). Another key difference is that simulations tend to be more realistic then videogames. The surgery video game Trauma Center for the Wii has graphics that are cartoons like and uses a controller, while the company ENT Simulation Technologies Ltd has an ultra-realistic simulator “The simulator uses a haptic arm, a 3d visor mounted on a stand, and a computer to closely mimic an actual surgical procedure”( ENT SimTech 2010). There are more differences but now I will discuss some video games that are a close to being simulators. Proflight Simulator is a video game that you can play online with others but learn how to fly at the same. It has realistic graphics, real time maps, many different planes to fly and many challenges to complete. I downloaded the demo and it was I was playing a video game instead training a simulator. Another video game that comes to mind is Nintedogs + Cats for the Nintendo DS. First you to choose between a puppy or kitten and...
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...2013 Season Dates These dates are provided only as a general reference. Check current regulations for specific dates. Visit our website @ fwp.mt.gov 2013 Big Game Seasons Antelope 900 series .............Aug 15–Nov 10 archery ..................Sept 7–Oct 11 general ..................Oct 12–Nov 10 Bighorn Sheep archery ..................Sept 5–Sept 14 general ..................Sept 15–Dec 1 Bison .........................Nov 15–Feb 15, 2014 Black bear spring ....................Apr 15– Varies (May 15-June 15) fall archery ............Sept 7–Sept 14 fall .........................Sept 15–Dec 1 Deer & Elk archery ..................Sept 7–Oct 20 youth, deer only, two-day hunt .......Oct 17–Oct 18 general ..................Oct 26–Dec 1 backcountry – HD’s 150, 151, 280, 316* archery ...............Sept 7–Sept 14 general ...............Sept 15–Dec 1 Moose .......................Sept 15–Dec 1 Mountain Goat...........Sept 15–Dec 1 Mountain Lion archery ..................Sept 7–Oct 20 fall .........................Oct 26–Dec 1 winter ....................Dec 1–Apr 14, 2014 2013 Wolf Seasons - dates adopted in July, 2013 These dates are provided only as a general reference. Check current regulations for specific dates. Visit our website @ fwp.mt.gov 2013 Upland Game Birds Seasons Mountain Grouse.......Sept 1–Jan 1, 2014 Partridge....................Sept 1–Jan 1, 2014 Pheasant ...................Oct 12–Jan 1, 2014 Sage Grouse .............Sept 12–Nov 1 Sharp-tailed Grouse ..Sept 1–Jan...
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...step 1.press power on step 2.press subtitle step 3.press repeat step 4.enter the your player factory region code 1reg-29334 2reg-38767 3reg-56732 4reg-76884 5reg-53814 6reg-24462 a yellow region code should be displayed on the screen step 5. press 9(region free) step 6. press open on your player step 7. press power off your player step 8. press power on you player now your home cinema is region free 1. Remove disc from tray. 2. Switch off player and unplug from mains. 3. Wait 30 seconds, then reconnect mains. 4. Turn on player with remote. Wait for player to finish loading and display 'no disc'. 5. Press enter on remote. (There will be no on-screen response.) 6. Press 8, 4, 2, 6, 9 on the remote. (There will be no on-screen response.) 7. Press enter on the remote. Player will automatically shut off. 8. Turn player on. (NOT FROM REMOTE) 9. turn off. (NOT FROM REMOTE) 10. Turn player off then on again. (Maybe you can try 2 ways turn on and off and on again and just turning on) 11. Player is now region-free. VD player because of the Region Zone. That is, until recently. For those that may not know, DVDs are hard coded for world use through zones. The current codes are as follows: • Region 1 - US and Canada • Region 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, and Greenland • Region 3 - S. Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Parts of South East Asia • Region 4 - Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America (including Mexico) • Region...
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...* Midpoint Algorithm for the line of 1<m<∞ | | | M1N pixel | M2NE pixel | | M | | | The equation for the line ax + by + c = 0 1 The equation for the M point: d – Equation for the first midpoint d = a(x+1/2) + b(y+1) + c d = ax + by + c + a/2 + b d = 0 + a/2 + b d = a/2+b ×2 d = a + 2b 2 By substituting the value fora and b we will able to find the value of d. If d > 0, then we will select the N (North) pixel If d < 0, then we will select NE (Northeast) pixel Then there are two possibilities to go the line through M1 or M2 Equation for the above two points; M1 and M2 M1: d1 – Equation for the M1 midpoint d1 = a(x+1/2) + b(y+2) + c d1 = ax + by + c + a/2 +2 b d1 = 0 + a/2 + 2b ×2; d1= a+4 b 3 3 – 2;d b = d1 – d d1 = b + d 4 The equation for the M1 is d1 = b+d M2 : d2 – Equation for the M2 midpoint d1 = a(x+3/2) + b(y+2) + c d1 = ax + by + c +3 a/2 +2 b d1 = 0+ 3a/2 + 2b ×2; d2 = 3a +4b 5 5 – 2; a + b = d2 – d d2 = a + b + d 6 The equation of the M2 midpoint is d1 = a + b + d As mentioned above the algorithm chooses between N and NE pixels on the sign of the decision variable calculated in previous method. * Algorithm for the ellipse The equation for the ellipse is : x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1 x2/a2 + y2/b2 – 1 = 0 x2 b2 + y2 a2 - a2 b2 = 0 Center of the ellipse (x,y) = (0,0) a = rx , b = ry The first...
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...Basketball Association. Both Jordan and Bryant were offered huge endorsement deals, with Kobe Bryant taking the lead as one of the largest global brands, in basketball history. The game of basketball is a rewarding sport that allows its players to give back to the community. There is no competition, when it comes to giving back to the community, as each player is equally involved in charitable organizations. In the professional basketball world, sports fans will agree that Michael Jordan is the better player, while other fans are loyal to Kobe Bryant. When looking at offensive and defensive numbers, objectivity and a hard look at the facts leaves one conclusion without a doubt, that Michael Jordan is one of the greatest players in NBA history. He is famous for blocked shots, rebounds, and scoring an average of 30 points per game, during his career (Squidoo, 2012). As an offensive player, Jordan has the advantage. In his best season, his fans will count on him to average 37 points per game compared to Kobe Bryant’s best season of 35 points per game. Michael Jordan, a true team player, averages eight assists per game in his best season, and an average of five assists during his career. Unlike Jordan, Kobe Bryant, as an offensive player averages six assists per game during his...
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