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Science: If you are ever in a position where someone asks if they can use your freeze-dryer to lyophilise rat waste, say no. If, like my group, you are forced to be collegial, demand an air freshener in payment. In short, bad stench. In a machine I then had to clean.
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Formula 1: I didn't say much about it at the time, unless you happened to catch me gloating about drinking the tears of the Hamilton and Alonso fans. This is not just because I do like Sebastian Vettel. It's also because I love the design of the Red Bull cars. As a Ferrari fan, it pains me to see how bad the car is in comparison to the Red Bulls. Heck, in real, bang for your buck terms, it's not even doing as well as the Sauber which is a Ferrari engine customer car. My boys, we are being beaten by a satellite team.
And, in an odd sort of way, it's why I'm glad that Alonso didn't win. Because it would have papered over the design cracks in the same way that the Raikkonen win in 2007 did. We* haven't had the best car since ~ 2004. And it will not do. I don't advocate sackings, but I am quickly coming round to the idea of stocks and or enforced press ups until that bloody car works properly. I'll settle for less over-steer and a bit more grunt.
*I am a tifosi (or tifosa rather). We is the appropriate pronoun.
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TNA - Those people who said Final Resolution was good are misguided. I missed the first two matches (so those may have been stellar) but the rest of it, with two more exceptions was bland. Not bad, as such, but ho-hum. The two exceptions were the women's match, which, yes, threw in shenanigans but they were expected, plus the wrestling was good.
The other exception was the Styles vs Daniels match, which wasn't Iron Man standard, but if TNA actually stick with it and have this be their last match for a while, it's a good match for them to go out on. There was a distinct sense that they'd been told to go wild and murderise each other for half an hour. It was glorious. They made a Russian leg sweep look evil. And Daniels ... I'm a Daniels fan and even I wanted to punch him (seriously, wonderful heel work).
Also, apparently, according to the commentary, it was either their 115th match or 150th match together. Anyone else think that's an under-estimate?
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Links -
Heart-warming football story of the week - Only one Udinese fan turns up to their away match at Sampdoria - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20700529 or http://tinyurl.com/loneudinesefaneurosport Highlights include - But Sampdoria stewards gave him coffee and home fans invited him for a drink after the match.
Odd horse story of the week - Gold-winning show-jumping horse bought by Bruce Springsteen - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/equestrian/20683089 The course of events makes more sense but it's still one heck of a headline.
Idiotic F1 article of the week - Andrew Benson takes his dislike of Schumacher to new heights. Apparently, he's lucky to have won 7 titles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20669262 The best bit. People tearing the article to shreds in the comments by pointing out that there were three more years were Schumacher was in with a shout at the end of the season (not counting the other one, where he broke his leg and then missed a few races) so if Benson's going to write 3 of Schumi's off, they're adding those three.
Yet another Alex Zanardi article - http://tinyurl.com/alexzanardieurosport
A good result from the heart tests instituted after Fabrice Muamba's collapse - http://tinyurl.com/muambatesteurosport
Golf course builds giant dinosaur, loses PGA event - http://tinyurl.com/golfdinosaureurosport The article does not elucidate a lot, but it's one heck of a headline.
Fantastic story about someone who worked at a bank but, after writing a book about the theory of scoring from set-pieces started to work for Fiorentina - http://tinyurl.com/banktofootballbencheurosport
And now Galatasary and Besiktas fans riot at wheelchair basketball - http://tinyurl.com/wheelchairbasketballrioteurosp There's a certain lunatic determination by both sets of fans to try and murder each other no matter what the sport.
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Formula 1: I didn't say much about it at the time, unless you happened to catch me gloating about drinking the tears of the Hamilton and Alonso fans. This is not just because I do like Sebastian Vettel. It's also because I love the design of the Red Bull cars. As a Ferrari fan, it pains me to see how bad the car is in comparison to the Red Bulls. Heck, in real, bang for your buck terms, it's not even doing as well as the Sauber which is a Ferrari engine customer car. My boys, we are being beaten by a satellite team.
And, in an odd sort of way, it's why I'm glad that Alonso didn't win. Because it would have papered over the design cracks in the same way that the Raikkonen win in 2007 did. We* haven't had the best car since ~ 2004. And it will not do. I don't advocate sackings, but I am quickly coming round to the idea of stocks and or enforced press ups until that bloody car works properly. I'll settle for less over-steer and a bit more grunt.
*I am a tifosi (or tifosa rather). We is the appropriate pronoun.
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TNA - Those people who said Final Resolution was good are misguided. I missed the first two matches (so those may have been stellar) but the rest of it, with two more exceptions was bland. Not bad, as such, but ho-hum. The two exceptions were the women's match, which, yes, threw in shenanigans but they were expected, plus the wrestling was good.
The other exception was the Styles vs Daniels match, which wasn't Iron Man standard, but if TNA actually stick with it and have this be their last match for a while, it's a good match for them to go out on. There was a distinct sense that they'd been told to go wild and murderise each other for half an hour. It was glorious. They made a Russian leg sweep look evil. And Daniels ... I'm a Daniels fan and even I wanted to punch him (seriously, wonderful heel work).
Also, apparently, according to the commentary, it was either their 115th match or 150th match together. Anyone else think that's an under-estimate?
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Links -
Heart-warming football story of the week - Only one Udinese fan turns up to their away match at Sampdoria - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20700529 or http://tinyurl.com/loneudinesefaneurosport Highlights include - But Sampdoria stewards gave him coffee and home fans invited him for a drink after the match.
Odd horse story of the week - Gold-winning show-jumping horse bought by Bruce Springsteen - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/equestrian/20683089 The course of events makes more sense but it's still one heck of a headline.
Idiotic F1 article of the week - Andrew Benson takes his dislike of Schumacher to new heights. Apparently, he's lucky to have won 7 titles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20669262 The best bit. People tearing the article to shreds in the comments by pointing out that there were three more years were Schumacher was in with a shout at the end of the season (not counting the other one, where he broke his leg and then missed a few races) so if Benson's going to write 3 of Schumi's off, they're adding those three.
Yet another Alex Zanardi article - http://tinyurl.com/alexzanardieurosport
A good result from the heart tests instituted after Fabrice Muamba's collapse - http://tinyurl.com/muambatesteurosport
Golf course builds giant dinosaur, loses PGA event - http://tinyurl.com/golfdinosaureurosport The article does not elucidate a lot, but it's one heck of a headline.
Fantastic story about someone who worked at a bank but, after writing a book about the theory of scoring from set-pieces started to work for Fiorentina - http://tinyurl.com/banktofootballbencheurosport
And now Galatasary and Besiktas fans riot at wheelchair basketball - http://tinyurl.com/wheelchairbasketballrioteurosp There's a certain lunatic determination by both sets of fans to try and murder each other no matter what the sport.
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