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...Regardless of its statistical merits, the study was a reminder of just how subjective, and random, officiating can be. Few coaches, players or fans will deny that superstar players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or Dwyane Wade - as was ridiculously evident in last year's NBA Finals - get more favorable calls, or that home teams invariably get more of the benefit of a ref's whistle. But their willingness to call technical or flagrant fouls in crucial situations for actions that a few years ago would have been ignored has led many observers to believe that the refs' egos...
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...This is not a random act of racially motivated crime. This is law enforcement," he said. "It's never been a question of who shot Jimmie Lee Jackson. It's under what circumstances, and whether there was criminal intent...
...Most of the time, the acting serves to smooth over confusion about the details of the plot, rather than exacerbate it. However, in some scenes with Mr. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood, their emotions seem to have been picked at random...
...island. Their goal: be the last one standing. The sole survivor earns his (or her) freedom from prison. Meanwhile, the corrupt producer films every second and broadcasts it live over the Internet with hopes of reaching Super Bowl numbers—40 million viewers. Throw in a random love story between Austin and a way-too-hot-to-be-real divorced mom, some clueless FBI agents, and you basically have the entire plotline and an extremely implausible film. Not that all viewers will be disappointed. Many people want to see Steve Austin take on the world one convict...