Gaming gamble for Google Asia Times | Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digital kitchen, with reports this week about a number of partnerships with online gaming companies. A social gaming platform seems to...
Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers The New York Times | PARIS — Across Europe, cash-strapped governments looking for ways to reduce yawning budget gaps are embracing online gambling, a source of revenue they once viewed with wary skepticism. | While U.S. opposition to Internet betting has centered on concerns about gambling addiction, European po...
Tseng has 3-shot lead at Women's British Open The News & Observer | SOUTHPORT, England -- Yani Tseng shot her third straight 4-under 68 on Saturday, and will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Women's British Open. | The 21-year-old star from Taiwan took advantage of the short, 472-yard, par-5 fina...
Toyota gambles on future with low-leasing offers The Providence Journal | It's an enticing offer: Lease a well-equipped Toyota Corolla for just $189 a month for three years. | For Toyota Motor Corp., the deal could be a financial disaster. | To keep customers coming to its showrooms amid a series of large and embarrassin...
Tolls coming to one of last free Delaware River bridges Philadelphia Daily News | By Tom Infield | Inquirer Staff Writer One of the last major toll-free crossings on the Delaware River will soon be history. | That's the bad news for commuters who use the four-lane Scudder Falls Bridge along I-95, near Yardley on the Pennsylvania...
Social Security Jitters? Better Prepare Now The New York Times | If you are worried about the future of Social Security, join the crowd. Jodi Hilton for The New York Times | Laurence J. Kotlikoff, an economics professor at Boston University, says to expect benefit cuts. Bucks Blog | What Kind of Fixes to Social ...
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Del Bosque: Spain's quiet conqueror The Independent | Few of the protagonists in South Africa have resisted the seduction of World Cup stardom with the ease of Vicente del Bosque. | A caricature of a pensionable Guardia Civil keepin...
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NHK cancels live broadcasts of sumo tournament Asahi News | Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) announced Tuesday that it would not provide live TV or radio coverage of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament from Sunday, following revelations of ram...
Where To Watch Shark Week 2010 The New York Times | More News From GigaOm | Where To Watch Shark Week 2010 Vid-Biz: Miramax Sale, Vevo Traffic, My Damn Channel Anxiety: A Lightweight Mac Task Manager A Peek Inside the M&A Playbooks of Technology’s Top Acquirers Trade Contact Information Instantly ...
What a Nerd Wants: 10 Things Tech Geeks Are Waiting For The New York Times | More News From GigaOm | Where To Watch Shark Week 2010 A Peek Inside the M&A Playbooks of Technology’s Top Acquirers Trade Contact Information Instantly With Bump Bringing a PowerMac G4 Back to Life Forget Texting, Let’s Talk About Taking Pictu...
Tseng Has Four-Shot Lead at Royal Birkdale The New York Times | Filed at 5:05 p.m. ET | SOUTHPORT, England (AP) -- Yani Tseng certainly is consistent. | The 21-year-old from Taiwan shot her second consecutive 4-under 68 on Friday, taking a four-shot lead after the second round of the Women's British Open. The A...
The Onion Puts a Price on News From the Future The New York Times | Launched in April 2007, The Onion News Network has been delivering the comedy stalwart’s skewed perspective on current events through web video, making it possibly, in Chris Albrecht’s words, “the funniest video programming on the...
Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers The New York Times | PARIS — Across Europe, cash-strapped governments looking for ways to reduce yawning budget gaps are embracing online gambling, a source of revenue they once viewed with wary skepticism. | While U.S. opposition to Internet betting has centered on concerns about gambling addiction, European politicians previously objected for a different reas...
Azarenka ousts Bartoli at Stanford Gulf News | Stanford: Victoria Azarenka overcame a slow start to upset defending champion Marion Bartoli 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on Friday. | The Belarussian was joined in the last four by top seed Samantha Stosur, who battled to a 7-5 3-6 6-3 win over Yanina Wickmayer, Russian fifth seed Maria Sharapova and Poland's Agniesz...
