Andrew Marr Summarizes the Climate Debate in Two Paragraphs

From this weekend's FT:Global warming is dangerously overheated. To the bemused onlooker, it seems to be a branch of predictive science dominated by empurpled men bellowing at one another. Self-righteous doomsters lick their lips as they list the horrors rushing towards us as a direct result of our greed and selfishness. Self-righteous “sceptics” pounce on mistakes by...

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Complete Bafana Fan Kit

Here is the list of items that a proper fan of soccer in South Africa should have . . . but the absolute gotta-get souvenir for us Yanks is the vuvuzela, which is a traditional South African stadium horn! Note to students: don't forget to bring your ear plu...

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Svenska Mästerskapet i kettlebells (enarms lång cykel) & en bra fråga

Mer info har kommit upp på Spartans hemsida om SM och med en snygg regel-översikt: LÄNKJag vill också påminna om min gamla text "Regler och kommentarer för Girevoy Sport": LÄNK(Oj! "549 reads" för en text på svenska om en så liten sport)Lars frågarI förra inlägget ställde Lars en bra fråga:Jag är nyfiken på det SM som ska genomföras i Gbg i december. Vet du vart det finns...

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LCCJ

Lccj 2x20kg: 5Lccj 2x24kg: 5, 32, 21, 10Lccj 2x26kg: 5Lccj 2x20kg: 20Snatch 12kg: 30/30 (glove)Gloves... to use them while grip is pre-exhausted is probably the way. Great to be able to snatch after a lc-session, by the w...

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Twitter Deactivation

I have decided to stop with Twitter. I have stopped posting to it anyway, and I see it as a colossal timesuck. I have never liked the service. Twitter feeds that I enjoyed I now send to my Google Reader. Otherwise, I am not a Twitter fan.I am simplifying my presence on the internet. I try to keep it simple. My next task will be to edit the feeds on my Google Read...

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Happy Memorial Day - A Man of Resolve

Happy Memorial Day!Thank you to everyone who has served our country with virtue. We appreciate everything you have done for us.Here is a 1 minute video of Coach Dan Duddy thanking his father, WW II vet Francis Xavier Duddy may he rest in peace, for being a servant and a man of resol...

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A 'Successful' Bicycle Blog?

Today I received an email from a reader asking for "tips on how to run a successful bicycle blog." I get this type of question every so often, and never quite know how to respond. For starters, what exactly is a "successful bicycle blog"?... One with a readership of over x visits per day? An average of y comments per post? Placement on "top 50 bicycle blog" lists? Mentions...

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Boon or Bust?

For a comprehensive discussion on the economic, social, and psychological impact of the 2010 World Cup on South Africa and its people, you should consult "Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup," which is a collection of essays by academics and policy experts on the effects -- good and bad -- of staging the grandest single-sport event on the...

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New Zealand's Greatest Ever sporting Victories

In the weekend, New Zealand had one of its greatest sporting victories ever, when we beat Serbia 1-0 ina football match. Serbia who are ranked 15th infootball, couldnt match the skill of New Zealand who are ranked 78th.It got me thinking, what are the greatest sporting victories New Zealand and its sport people has ever had.IMHO, its the following.1: The New Zealand mens basketball...

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Clip, Clip, Baby!

The intersection between Sports and Bioethics has grown geometrically since I argued on behalf of Eddy Curry that the Chicago Bulls had no right to insist on a DNA test as a condition of his employment. ESPN the Magazine recently devoted almost an entire issue to how genetic research might be changing the future of sports. Now Summer Johnson in Blog.Biothics.net reports on...

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Bon Voyage Team USA!

Yesterday, the USA Men's National Team came from behind to score two goals in the second half, defeating Turkey -- 2-1 -- in an international friendly at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field before 55,000+ partisan fans. Today, the team departed for South Africa from Dulles International Airport, and will set up its base camp outside of Pretoria in preparation for its World...

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Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture

The 2010 Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture will be held next week, June 2-4, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, for those of you who find yourselves in upstate New York. The program is here. I presented here a few years ago and may try to do it again next spring (maybe more on the judge/umpire thing); it is a great time. Because everyone speaks the common language of baseball, the conference is truly multi-disciplined; we all are able to talk to one another. Plus, the last night includes a barbecue and a...

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Baseball and Law in Chicago

That was a great couple days in Chicago for the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting. I wish I could have stayed an extra day or two, but family calls. Otherwise, I was able to run along the lake, eat Chicago-style pizza, and spend an almost-perfect afternoon at the Place Where God Intended Baseball To Be Played (even if the Cubs lost because, well, they suck).Our roundtable,...

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What's in a Nickname?

South Africa's national rugby team is known as the Springboks (national animal) and its cricket team is referred to as the Proteas (national flower). Meanwhile, the country's national soccer team goes by the nickname "Bafana Bafana" (Zulu for "The Boys"), which aroused some controversy when former President Thabo Mbeki suggested that it was not a fitting name for the national...

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Prayers for my Mom

My Mom, Angela Judd, was just diagnosed with breast cancer. Please remember her in your prayers and sacrifices.Thank you so much. From todays Mass reading, Romans 5: 1-5Affliction produces endurance,and endurance, proven character,and proven character, hope,and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.God bless you, ...

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New Sports Illustrated Column on NFL Network and Cable Industry

I had the Viewpoint Column on SI.com a few days ago, and my piece centered on the consumer and antitrust implications of the legal and business battles between the NFL and major cable companies. Here's an excerpt:* * *Some of these fans can still watch those contests because every NFL Network game that sells out -- and all 32 previous ones were sold out -- is simultaneously...

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Maj

Maj månad innehöll 17 träningssessioner.Därtill tre löprundor.Såg att denne man (LÄNK) gör en sån sammanställning varje månad och tyckte att det verkade klokt.17 sessioner säger ju inget om intensitet och så men verkar ändå ok. Ett löp-pass till hade ju vart fint så hade det blivit en gång per vecka (idag kanske...

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Big Ticket for South Africa

Sluggish World Cup ticket sales (about half a million tix are still available) and fewer projected foreign visitors than originally expected (200,000 versus 750,000) will result in a less-than-rosy picture for the organizing committee's bottom line. Combined with the $4.33 billion spent on preparations for the month-long tournament, it will not be surprising if there are some...

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South Africa's "National" Sports

While football, baseball and basketball rule in the USA as the most popular spectator sports, South Africa also prides itself as a sport-loving country, but with a very different line up. And this summer, the Rainbow Nation will join the UK as the only other country to have scored a trifecta in hosting the World Cups of rugby (1995), cricket (2003), and soccer (201...

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Snatch & Jerk & Gloves

Oa swing + snatch 16kg: 10/10Snatch 16kg: 32/32/20/20 (with fleece gloves)Jerk 2x20kg: 10Jerk 2x24kg: 10Jerk 2x26kg: 5, 15Jerk 2x24kg: 5,30Clean 2x20kg: 15 (with fleece gloves)Gloves, I was not happy using my old pair of garden gloves, so I took a pair of thick and cheap fleece gloves. Damn, 32/32 became my max with 16kg and I could not go 10 minutes even with hand switches!...

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Low Cost Leisure

With a recession, unemployment, underemployment, and the like, it is hard to get exercise or go have fun when you are on a budget. But even in good times, you shouldn't be spending a bunch of money on high cost activities. The answer is low cost leisure. These activities promise maximum rewards dirt cheap.1. RunningPeople think getting in shape requires buying a bunch of shit,...

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The 13 Most Powerful Superfoods

Good nutrition is necessary for all of us but especially the serious athlete. Here are "The Super 13".AvocadosApplesBlueberriesCabbageFish and Fish OilMushroomsGarlicAlmondsEggsFlaxseedsPomegranatesRed Wine - 1 drink a dayDark ChocolateIf you would like more information on the Super 13 click on the link below.http://www.everydayhealth.com/photogallery/superfoods.a...

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RIP Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman has died at the age of 42 from a Brain Hemorrhage.He had health problems all his life due to a rare kidney condition.Gary was best known for his role in different strokes.As little kid, Different Strokes was one of my favorite progammes,heck I wanted to be Arnold Jackson, he was the coolest kid on TVIMHO.Here's hoping his fans will remembered him for that role. May he rest in Pea...

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Bicycles in the Field

While the Co-Habitant and I have separate dayjobs, we also work together as an artist team. The artwork we make is hard to summarise, but, among other things, it involves photography - usually in far-off, remote locations. The distance to the locations, the remoteness, the amount of photo equipment and props we use, and the need to be on location at a specific time so as to...

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Vale Wynyard Lagan Bay

This morning at 9.15am Nicky and I unlatched the gate to the Rainbow Bridge and sent our darling Lagan across to join his old friends waiting for him on the other side. He will be missed by many people who were lucky enough to share their lives, in part, with such a wonderful horse.I really have few words to say at this time other than how incredibly blessed I have been to...

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Misrepresentation of the IPCC CO2 Emission Scenarios

In a correspondence in Nature Geoscience a group of scholars (Manning et al. 2010) take issue with claims made by the Global Carbon Project that has fed into oft-repeated claims that global emissions are increasing above the highest of IPCC scenarios. For instance, in 2008 the GCP issued a press release that claimed:Emissions growth for 2000-2007 was above even the most fossil...

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Offshore Drilling Realities

Earlier this week, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) dresses down someone (who, I wonder?) for apparently showing a lack of understanding of the realities of oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico:Now we are not going to stop drilling in the Gulf tomorrow, folks. Let’s be realistic. There are 48,000 wells out there. One of them went sour. About 30 percent of our transportation fuel...

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Gotta Get Rand!

The South African currency is called the rand (abbreviated "R" or "ZAR") and is currently trading at $1 = 7.59 ZAR (or 1 ZAR = .13). As you can see, the colorful bills come in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 ra...

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A Father to the Fatherless?

By Chris Willertz, Winton Woods Wrestling, OHThere was a time when coaching a sport was all about coaching a sport.  Teaching specific sport skills, emphasizing teamwork, having fun and enjoying young people were the prime elements of the life of a youth coach.  As so many of us realize, coaching is so much more now.  The emphasis on winning, developing talent,...

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Recurring Themes

I have been keeping this blog for five years now. I've experienced a lot during that time, and my thinking has evolved a bit. But I've noticed that I keep coming back to the same themes again and again. So, here's a list of those themes.1. Happiness comes from work.If anyone wants the secret to happiness, it is right in front of you. Work. That's it. Just make yourself busy. Stop navel gazing. Stop ruminating. Just immerse yourself in your work. Put together a list of all the things you want to do in life and throw yourself into accomplishing them....

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Academic Rigor, Anyone?

To disabuse readers of any notion that "Seminar Abroad 2010: FIFA World Cup/South Africa" is anywhere near a gut course, one need only know that the students -- under the tutelage of Dr. Dan Covell -- were required to read three books*, write two response papers, research and present on a course-related topic, submit a post-trip assessment of findings, and actively participate...

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Whatchoo talkin 'bout

Gary in better times.Here's hoping for a full recove...

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UVA Tells Cuccinelli to Show His Cards

The University of Virgina has petitioned a court to set aside the request of Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli to Michael Mann, a former professor at UVA, for disclosure of a large amount of material related to his research while a faculty member by invoking a statute focused on rooting out fraud in the use of public funds.The petition (here in PDF) basically calls...

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Lagan

This morning his temperature is at 40.4 and his nose is bleeding again. Tomorrow we start him on oral antibiotics. He is still standing and eating although his appetite has diminished somewhat. He seems happy to see me when I visit and definitely loves his carrots but I am finding it incredibly hard watching him deteriorate. I've ridden this roller coaster before and I really hate the ride. I know that I can't give up on him yet as we could still win this but the longer it goes on and the worse he gets, little by little, the more I have to question...

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Lccj

Lccj 2x24kg: 5, 5x 15 repsFarmer's walks and manual work throughout the day so this was what my grip could take tod...

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New Sports Illustrated Column on Implications of Floyd Landis' Allegations against Lance Armstrong

I have a new column on SI.com on the potential legal impact of allegations by Floyd Landis that Lance Armstrong engaged in doping and possibly encouraged and facilitated other riders to dope. Here's an excerpt:Why would law enforcement authorities listen to someone of questionable character like Landis? For one, Landis would be breaking the law by knowingly lying...

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The Significance of Climate Model Agreement: A Guest Post by Ryan Meyer

Ryan Meyer is a PhD student at ASU's School of Life Sciences where he is writing a dissertation about US federal climate science research and its relationship to policy making. He is spending a yer in Australia on a Fulbright and he blogs at Adapt Already.If four out of five global climate models (GCMs) agree on a result, should we feel more confident about that result? Does agreement among models constitute increased certainty about the models’ basis in reality? My colleagues and I wondered about this a few years ago when we started noticing...

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Political Realities

Yesterday, I discussed a proposal from the European Commission to increase the unilateral target for the bloc's emissions reductions to 30% from 20% by 2020. Since the proposal involves costs measured in the hundreds of billions of Euros (of which the exact amount seems to be reported differently), I argued yesterday that it is not going to happen.EurActiv reports today that...

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