Miscellaneous

Brown Student Expelled (!!!) For Throwing a Pie at Thomas "No Ideas and the Ability to Express Them" Friedman
There is a petition protesting the de facto expulsion here. Friedman himself did not press charges. Expulsion seems a tad disproportionate to the offense. UPDATE: For those new to the blog, and unfamiliar with my view of Friedman, this post...

Beyond MySpace Complaints: An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth
The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe, An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2011 (pdf) updates IDC?s inaugural forecast published in March 2007. Sponsored by storage giant EMC, key findings of this white paper indicate that it is time...

Football according to Clownfish
I like football because you need to run and see who catches.And they can't catch it and they run and run and they tackle. They need to tackle the person who got the football.(demonstrates running around fast)Touchdown!!!!!!Yep, that's about how I understand it...

Miller & Chevalier Releases Tax Policy Forecast Survey
Miller & Chevalier (Washington, D.C.) has released its 2008 Tax Policy Forecast Survey. From the press release: Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced the results of their 2008 Tax Policy Forecast Survey measuring the current perspectives and attitudes of leading...

Clear Channel Is Not Going To Take It Anymore
According to this article in the Chicago Tribune, Clear Channel filed suit against Tribune Co. and former employee and VP Andrew Friedman on May 19, 2008, based on allegations that Mr...

Happy Football!
Ladies and gentlemen, the best time of the year is upon us: football season. I’m talking about real football. College Football. Lots of games on tonight — I’m not sure which one(s) I’ll be watching...

Football-Related Dementia and Workers' Compensation
Football-Related Dementia Is the NFL Liable?

NCAA
Men's Basketball, Football Players Settle Class Action for $228 Million