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World Soccer Talk: World Cup 2014 

Milan, Inter face external control due to Mafia links

Reports from Italy claim that independent organizations may soon take control of Inter Milan and AC Milan. The alarming issue comes down to possible influences at the clubs from alleged mafia members. Local police arrested nearly two dozen people on Monday in connection with organized crime. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that several of those […]

Reports from Italy claim that independent organizations may soon take control of Inter Milan and AC Milan. The alarming issue comes down to possible... Читать дальше...

World Soccer Talk: World Cup 2014 

New video shows moment Xavi told Barcelona he was resigning

Former Barcelona manager Xavi resigned from his post at the end of the 2023/24 campaign, but it was a known conclusion to all. In January 2023, after a 5-3 loss to Villarreal, the Barcelona icon made a surprise announcement. He would be stepping down at the end of the season. At the time, he cited […]

Former Barcelona manager Xavi resigned from his post at the end of the 2023/24 campaign, but it was a known conclusion to all. In January 2023, after a 5-3 loss to Villarreal, the Barcelona icon made a surprise announcement. Читать дальше...

World Soccer Talk: World Cup 2014 

Red Bull CEO: 'MLS is developing far too slowly'

People who think Major League Soccer is holding back soccer in the United States gained an unexpected ally this week. Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO of Corporate Projects and New Investments for Red Bull, said in an interview on Monday that MLS is not growing as fast as it should be. Additionally, Mintzlaff said the players coming […]

People who think Major League Soccer is holding back soccer in the United States gained an unexpected ally this week. Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO of Corporate Projects and New Investments for Red Bull... Читать дальше...

The Register 

US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene

Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cannot reveal weather forecasts from a particularly accurate hurricane prediction model to the public that pays for the American government agency – because of a deal with a private insurance risk firm.…

Dragon Driving 

Hartland Robin - New

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Boing Boing 

Physicists find evidence of "negative time" in photons

Time's arrow may not be as unidirectional as we were led to believe. According to Scientific American, a group of quantum physical researchers at the University of Toronto had observed evidence of what they're calling "negative time"—specifically, of photons exiting a material before they ever entered it, to begin with. — Read the rest

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Phys.org 

Are plants and fungi trading carbon for nutrients? Not likely, say researchers

Every year, plants move 3.58 gigatons of carbon to mycorrhizal fungi, their underground partners—enough, in fact, that if it were ice, it would cover 112 million NHL hockey rinks. However, a dominant scientific theory explaining that huge transfer as an economic market of sorts is likely incorrect, according to a new paper by a group of experts including a University of Alberta researcher.

TJ Slideways.com 

Cotton Classic on deck for Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Kings Speedway Friday

As the season begins to wind down the Sprint Car Challenge Tour is poised to head for the Kings Speedway in Hanford this Friday October 4th. The 39th annual "Cotton Classic" presented by Penny Newman Grain is the third to last race of the campaign for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. This Friday also begins a busy and much-anticipated month of October for Sprint Car racing in the Golden State. [...]

The Chess Drum 

Jamaican Chess dons post-Olympiad energy

The Jamaican chess delegation trekked to Budapest, Hungary, for the 45th Chess Olympiad. The island nation sent two teams, with former president Ian Wilkinson as head of the delegation. The event marked the 100th anniversary of FIDE, the world’s governing chess body. The Chess Drum got a chance to chat with members of the Jamaican delegation. Wilkinson …

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