A Successful Cultural Exchange With No High-Fives (New York Times)
The 17-man race crew of team New Zealand is looking outside of its borders in hopes of achieving success in the America?s Cup.
June 26, 2007
Canada’s S&P/TSX Has 1% Weekly Loss on Rate, Currency Concerns (Bloomberg.com)
June 22 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell for a third time in four days, extending the Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index’s drop from a record, on concern rising borrowing costs and the country’s strengthening currency will hurt corporate profits.
IGA Worldwide Expands Proprietary In-game Ad Network Through Exclusive Deals with Cyanide, Morpheme, and Staggan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-IGA Worldwide, Inc., the largest independent in-game advertising network demonstrates continued momentum as they announce three new partnerships to deliver dynamic advertisements into a range of games.
PRESS RELEASE: IGA Worldwide Expands Proprietary In-game Ad Network Through Exclusive Deals with Cyanide, Morpheme, and … (gamesindustry.biz)
Tuesday 26th June/…IGA Worldwide, Inc., the largest independent in-game advertising network demonstrates continued momentum as they announce three new partnerships to deliver dynamic advertisements into a range of games.
Wilson reigns as queen of the Plate (The Buffalo News)
TORONTO — Another female made horse racing history by winning a $1 million race Sunday. But this time she was the jockey.
Horse Racing (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
FIRST RACE $13,000, 3-year-old’s & up , 1 Mile Also ran: Classical Master, Blue Sailor, Hot Chocolate Mr., Always a Sailor, Upindeed Race time: 1:35.39 Exacta (7-2) $15.20; Superfecta (7-2-4-1) $98.90; Trifecta (7-2-4) $53.00 $12,000, 3-year-old’s & up, 1 3/16 Miles Also ran: And He’s Off, Tuxedo Takeout, Snubbed, Para Rider, …
Female jockey makes history at Queen’s Plate (Fort Frances Times)
Six years ago, Emma-Jayne Wilson wrote herself a note, stating that one day she would be a big-time jockey. Yesterday, the 25-year-old native of Bramalea, Ont. made Canadian thoroughbred racing history.
Breeders’ Cup could place $60M into N.J.’s economy (Edison Sentinel)
Monmouth Park in Oceanport is gearing up for the richest day ever in the history of horse racing. That’s what Greg Avioli, the Breeders’ Cup president, called Oct. 27, when the 24th running of the thoroughbred championships will be held in New Jersey for the first time. The event is expected to carry $20 million worth of purses.
Horse racing: Miss Andretti likely to return home (Guardian Unlimited)
Horse racing: King’s Stand State winner Miss Andretti is set to return home to Australia in the near future.
20-1 Chance that Someone Will be Crushed in the iPhone Rush (Cellular-News.com)
The online betting website, BetUS has started issuing some unusual gambling odds related to the ubiquitous iPhone, including a 20/1 chance that someone is trampled during the rush to buy a handset this Friday. “This phone has everything but the kitchen sink,” said BetUS spokesman, Reed Richards.