Go The Warriors

One sleeping night to go until the Warriors grand finalgame against Manly, here's hoping it's one sleepingnight until History.I wonder if the players are as nervous as I am.I cant stand the tension, please Manu don't drop the ball,just catch and run, and Locke please do your magic.This could be a great day for New Zealand sport, justone thing left to say.GO THE WARRIORS!!!!!!!...

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Jim Henson is Everywhere

The late great Jim Henson is everywhere, he would ofturned 75 years old last saturday, and if he still wasalive, he would of loved how his creations is stillloved all over the world,  and how much thoseMuppets mean to people.His son has kept his legacy alive, with theupcoming Muppets movie set to screen thisyear, and countless unseen Muppet momentsare also due for release,...

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Is Jim Halpert a Bully?

The past two seasons of The Office, I have noticed achange in Jim Halpert. For six seasons I cheered himon with his pranks on Dwight, but in season seven andthe first two episodes of this season, I'm starting to changemy mind about Jim Halpert.His pranks on Dwight, (which was basically done to makePam laugh) got a bit repetitive and I started to think, wowI wouldn't want to...

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What is wrong with Louisa Wall?

What is wrong with Louisa Wall?Louisa Wall is another Labour MP who has knockedthe Mad Butcher simply for his support of John Key.Louisa has stated she wont support any business ownerwho votes for National.That is crazy, is Louisa going to ask every business ownerwho they vote for before she walks into their store??It's morally wrong , to not frequent a businessbecause they...

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Sport Break

Blogging here will be light for the next week or so as I am off presenting a paper on FIFA reform and also blogging the Play the Game conference in Cologne (which those interested can follow along with here).One of my interests in sport is that it provides a wonderfully rich laboratory for research in the social and decision sciences. Might the cartoon above...

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How We Roll in Greater Boston

It amazes and delights me to see so many people on beautiful, functional and unique bicycles in the Boston area - from refurbished vintage finds to locally built custom frames. A mere two years ago this was far from a common sight, but today I might be stopped on the street and asked things like "Hey, are those Porteur bars?" by a complete stranger. People recognise me on...

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Strategies of Pleasure and Pain

Hedonism is the school of thought that happiness comes from pleasure and/or avoidance of pain. This pleasure is held as the highest good. But is this true? Is pleasure the highest good?My way of philosophy is different from those of others because most philosophers try to reason their way to some undeniable and inescapable conclusion usually after some extended Platonic word...

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PRINT-The Pirates of Somalia by Jay Bahadur

Jay Bahadur's The Pirates of Somalia is one part adventure travelogue and one part socio-political commentary. In 2009 and 2010, Jay risked his life to travel to Somalia to chew khat and learn about Somali piracy. My interest in the book stemmed from a larger interest in the subject of anarchy. The book was incredibly interesting and eye opening.Somalia is not precisely an...

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Rain Delays and "the Integrity of the Pennant Race"

An interesting side-note from Wednesday night, which is becoming widely accepted as one of the best nights of baseball ever.The Red Sox game against the Orioles in Baltimore was delayed by rain for about 90 minutes in the seventh inning with Boston leading 3-2. This is not an inordinately long delay, but it's much more than the minimum (30 minutes) required for the umpires...

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Spring Horses

Just a few random photos taken today and yesterday. Maude and Hooty are available for breeding lease and can be bred to Brennan or Hamish this season. Hooty's foal by Brennan will be for sale - I am super excited about the cross!Maude, 23 years old and looking a picture!Paddy, 22 years old and feeling good!Hooty, 19 years old and in foal to BrennanHootsBeautiful HootsMaude,...

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Darien Fenton Finally Does the Right thing

Labour MP, Darien Fenton has finally done the right thing.She caused an outrage a week or so back, whenshe she ripped into Sir Peter Leitch for supportingNew Zealand's Prime Minister John Key.How anyone could rip into the Mad Butcher is beyond me,his community work throughout his life,  his loveand passion for his family, friends and his sport issomething we should all...

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VOTE FOR THE TUESDAY NIGHT SPORTS SHOW!

VOTING IN THIS YEAR'S RADIO CARDIFF AWARDS BEGINS ON 1ST OCTOBER.PLEASE LEND YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT TO THE TUESDAY NIGHT SPORTS SHOW.Details to follow shortly.........

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A Guilty Farewell to Vintage Roadbikes

Earlier this month, I parted with my remaining vintage roadbikes: a 1982 Bianchi and a 1978 Francesco Moser. Both bicycles ended up going to people I know, and their futures look promising. The Moser will be built up as a geared roadbike again and ridden by a long-time local cyclist. The Bianchi will get a make-over and may end up riding in the Eroica....

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Selective Importance of Science Integrity Guidelines

The EPA Inspector General has found that the agency failed to comply with the Administration's requirements for peer review in the preparation of its endangerment finding with respect to carbon dioxide (report can be found here in PDF).The IG report has no direct bearing on climate policy either in EPA or beyond. What has been interesting has been to see various statements...

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Well That Settles It

From the Guardian, Al Gore updates us on the state of the science of extreme event attribution (emphasis added):In a near hour-long speech to the Scottish low-carbon investment conference, Gore said the evidence from the floods in Pakistan, China, South Korea and Columbia was so compelling that the case for urgent action by world leaders to combat carbon emissions was now...

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Identity and Mission

I had a great experience the past two days. I was able to speak at a National Catholic Educational Association regional meeting for high schools.Region 9 is comprised of Catholic High Schools from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. It was hosted at Dowling Catholic High School.Now SportsLeader is very proud to work with all schools whether they be public or private ... but...

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Welsh roller derby provides the big smash at the Big Splash!

Roller derby is an action packed, all-female full contact sport played on quad roller skates, and it’s taking South Wales by storm.As part of Newport’s Big Splash festival, three of South Wales’ leagues are coming together to produce a roller derby extravaganza. Not only will you be able to see three local teams in two fantastic bouts, but you also have the chance to...

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Red Sox another epic collapse

The Boston Red Sox (4-3) lost to the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in Baltimore. Boston was eliminated from the playoffs after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees in extra innings minutes after Boston's lo...

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Burnell looking to bounce back from Munster

Having narrowly lost last weekend, the Blues will be looking to bounce back against Glasgow this Saturday, 6.30pm kick offThe Blues have recorded back to back losses in the RaboDirect PRO12, to Ulster and Munster, but can take encouragement from the fact that they have won their last eight encounters with Scottish opponents in all competitions.Speaking ahead of the match Cardiff...

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SWALEC Stadium - 2012 Major Matches

 4 MATCHES, 2 DAYS, 1 VENUE!2012 MAJOR MATCHES AT THE SWALEC STADIUMEngland v South Africa NatWest Series One-Day International (Friday 24th August, 2012)Friends Life t20 Finals Day (Saturday 25th August, 2012)4MATCHES, 2 DAYS, 1 VENUE!Next August, the SWALEC Stadium will stage an England v South Africa NatWest Series One-Day International and also the prestigious...

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TRUE SHIT-Sleeping Dolphins

No one believes me when I tell them this, but this shit is true. Dolphins sleep with half their brain. One side shuts down while the other side remains awake. Then, they switch to the other side. During this sleep, they are not very active either remaining at the surface to breath or slowly descending and ascending to get a breath.It is obvious that dolphins evolved this sleep...

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