The Detroit Transit Options for Growth Study (DTOGS) released a press release outlining a plan to secure federal funds to build a light rail transit system along the Woodward corridor in Detroit. The rail system would be a starter line for a more regional transit system. Imagine going from Pontiac to Birmingham, to [...]
The Video Game industry has already surpassed Hollywood box office sales. It’s now “poised to overtake the music industry in the US”, according to ars technica. Global spending on video games, around $37.5 billion, is expected to surpass music spending as soon as this year. This probably reflects the decline in music [...]
All of the CompUSA stores are closing in Michigan except for the Lansing store. The sales have already started, but they’re not really worth it, yet. Right now, most stuff is 10% off. Books are 20% off. Even with 10% off, you can still find the same items for less online. [...]
After 11 days stranded in Oregon wilderness, missing CNET editor is found; wife and two daughters were rescued Monday.
This is a tragedy. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Kim family for their loss.
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Former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler died after being taken to Providence Hospital after a medical emergency Friday morning.
Coaching the Wolverines from 1969 until 1990, Schembechler had an impressive 234-65-8 record. When asked about the big game on Saturday vs. rival Ohio State, Shembechler replied:
I’m as excited as you are about this [...]
The designs and specifications for the other WTC site towers have been unveiled, and the buildings are larger than expected. Tower 2 will be as tall as the Empire State Building. Each tower was designed by a different architect.
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The University of Michigan - Dearborn was ranked 9th in the country in a recent survey for top Gaming colleges, mostly due to the fact that MPCon is hosted there!
Since gaming has already worked its way into the lives of young people everywhere, the Global Gaming League has surveyed a collection of gamers and students [...]
Seattle startup Farecast is taking their airfare prediction technology nation wide today, flights departing from 55 US cities are now available for price history, predictions and buy/wait recommendations. The site also offers RSS feeds for automatically tracking fares and predictions over time.
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Via lifehacker:
Simplify. Organize. (And relax.) Organizing your schedule shouldn’t be a burden. That’s why we’ve created Google Calendar - our free online shareable calendar service. With Google Calendar, it’s easy to keep track of all your life’s important events - birthdays, reunions, little league games, doctor’s appointments - all in one place.
Using Google Calendar, you [...]
Time Magazine has a great article about “Generation M” (M for Multitasking).
When people try to perform two or more related tasks either at the same time or alternating rapidly between them, errors go way up, and it takes far longer–often double the time or more–to get the jobs done than if they were done sequentially, [...]