Archive for August, 2006

Basketball Deal Really Pays Off

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Basketball

When the American Basketball Association (ABA) was folded into the NBA, the co-owners of one team opted to take a portion of the NBA’s television income, which at the time wasn’t that much. They are still receiving monthly payments, even though they haven’t owned a team since 1976, and it’s been worth about $168 million so far.

http://www.latimes.com/…
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Monopoly To Use Debit Cards In Place Of Paper Money

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Monopoly Man

This is only for a few of the European versions of the game. But if it turns out to be popular, I’d expect to see it here in the US sometime soon.

http://arstechnica.com/…

Cheyenne Mountain To Be “Idled”

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Military

The Cheyenne Mountain complex, an icon of the Cold War, is to be abandoned with its operations moved to nearby Peterson AFB. The facility will, however, be kept in a state of readiness, just in case it turns out to be needed after all.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
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