News: Tax relief loss may drive out Acti, Sony Kotick and Maguire voice concerns. Activision and Sony bosses have moaned that the loss of tax breaks for game developers in the UK may force them to shift their focus elsewhere instead. “For us to continue to invest in the UK there needs to be an [...]
Will Hurricane Alex Weather Affect Us? With Hurricane Alex expected to make landfall by Wednesday evening, pounding Mexico and Texas with 80 mph winds, will the weather effect Michigan or your holiday travel plans? Read more on ClickOnDetroit
How plenty of coffee can keep marathon runners full of beans The British researcher behind the discovery believes caffeine pills or tablets could help anyone taking part in an endurance sport. Caffeine is no longer classified as an illegal stimulant in competitive sport. Read more on Daily Mail
Expert sees big mental health effects from BP spill The mental health impacts of the BP oil spill will dwarf those encountered after the last major oil spill off U.S. shores, a sociologist who studied the Exxon Valdez spill told Florida volunteers on Tuesday. Read more on Canada.com
Oil hovers near $76 as stock markets sell off Oil prices hovered near $76 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as plunging stock markets undermined the confidence of crude traders, offsetting signs of improving U.S. demand. Benchmark crude for August delivery was up 28 cents to $76.22 a barrel at late afternoon… Asia – Business – [...]
Football lags other sports on technology High profile sports like rugby, tennis, cricket and basketball have seamlessly embraced technology to aid referees and linesmen, so why doesn’t football? Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News
World Cup 2010: Stephen Appiah Says Ghana Are Not Getting Carried Away Ghana are only the third African team in history to make it to the quarter-finals at the World Cup after Cameroon (1990) and Senegal (2002), but achieving this remarkable feat hasn’t affected the Black Stars’ humble attitude, much to the delight of influential [...]
World Cup 2010 – White: Beckham can be England’s Diego Now the quarter finals have been settled, this is looking like a World Cup that could boil into something special. Read more on Eurosport.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport
Summertime fun at City Park Pool Ori Bird, 6, cools off Monday at City Park Pool in Fort Collins. The temperature in Fort Collins was close to 90 degrees by midafternoon. Read more on The Fort Collins Coloradoan
City of Madison to save money on laundry How much money do you think taxpayers spend on laundry each year in Madison? Tell me if the number I present you with is higher or lower than what you expected. Read more on Isthmus
