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Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban The ball bounces over the goal line past Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon as Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz scores his side’s first goal.   Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO – Several small technology companies are looking to the World Cup to give their businesses a major boost. While official sponsors like  Sony   6758.TO   -0.83%  have their names plastered around event sites, these small firms are quietly providing services and devices needed for soccer’s largest event. One of the biggest winners so far is GoalControl GmbH, a small German company that won the contract to provide goal-line technology during the World Cup. GoalControl, a 40-person outfit from western Germany and a subsidiary of a plastics and rubber inspection company, uses a number of cameras to track the ball within a centimeter to tell whether it crosses the goal line. The aim is to eliminate errors by referees that ha...

Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban Carly Zakin, left, and Danielle Weisberg are co-founders of theSkimm.   Sophie Elgort As morning television news shows struggle to build loyal audiences of women who once started their days with Katie Couric, Jane Pauley and Erma Bombeck, two young former NBC News producers have quietly built a following for their morning news service, theSkimm. TheSkimm is a daily email newsletter that is transmitted to subscribers weekday mornings at about 6 a.m. Eastern Time. It delivers the news of the day along with a short explanation of the context and import in a just-us-girls voice that manages neither to patronize news junkies nor alienate infrequent readers. Earlier this week, for example, it presented this  under its Quote of the Day rubric : “‘I think it’s my job to work with every president –if she is, regrettably, if she obtains the presidency’ — Sen.  John McCain  (R-AZ) yesterday, on Hillz ...

Quoting from the site  CNN Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban (CNN)  -- More than a week into the tournament, diehard World Cup fans are losing sleep and falling down on their jobs as they yell at their TV and computer screens. For those who haven't caught football fever, the enthusiasm and the sport may leave them befuddled. But behind the World Cup there are stories that can speak to everyone. 1.   It's a family affair When Germany and Ghana face off Saturday, two brothers will as well. For Jerome Boateng, Germany defender, the match will be especially loaded. He'll be playing against not just his half-brother, Ghana's midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, but also their father's home country -- a place he's never even visited, according to FIFA. The brothers have reportedly ceased contact during the World Cup to keep their heads in the game. But will they hug on the field? And who will family members, if they're sit...