Sunday, January 4, 2009
EH?
With the NBA allstar game coming up, i decided to pick up a ballot, and enter the sweepstakes for free tickets to the game; however, when i read the official rules, i was surprised at what i saw. " If an eligible Canadian entrant is selected as a potential winner, he/she will be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by telephone at a pre-arranged, mutually convenient time before being declared a winner. If a potential Canadian winner cannot be reached by telephone within seventy two (72) hours of the first attempt to administer skill-testing question, the prize may be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, an alternate potential winner selected." No where does it state similar requirements for for American contestants. I just found it absurd that the NBA would put any person through something like this, let alone someone who is theoretically fueling their business. Should it matter if you are good at math, to go to a basketball game?
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John,
Some good ideas on this blog, but you can take them farther with specific examples. Also, next semester remember to blog regularly!
That's terrible. I guarantee that Canadian standards, in nearly everything, are very similar to our standings. In addition, I would love to see them give a math test to the American that wins. I bet that the person would pass, but just because he's American. Education is at an all-time low in America.
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