Any object or equipment used for sport or exercise is termed as a Sporting Good in Oxford. There are different types of sporting goods used in different sports, like balls, used for ball games including footballs; flying discs, used for games such as disc golf and ultimate; Nets, used for tennis, volleyball, basketball and badminton; racquets used for tennis, squash and badminton, etc. There are also certain protective equipment worn for sports including motor sport and contact sports, such as ice hockey and American football or sports where there is a danger of injury through collision of players or other objects, and it includes football helmet, jock straps, mouth guards, shin pads, etc.

Water, Water Everywhere … Part II

By:  Lee Ann Rush                                                     The topic is water; specifically, its availability to the public in light of Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck’s recent megalomaniacal assertion that people should only have access to water if they pay for it.  In a world where water shortages are reason for concern as demand begins to exceed supply, Brabeck’s plan..