Links

Films:

30 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About 2014's Biggest Movies - http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/30-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-2014s-biggest-movies Some of these are v. interesting, particularly the one about Jonathan from Buffy having written some of the Mockinjay screenplay.

Miscellaneous:

Eagle makes very cool stadium entrance - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/eagle-makes-very-cool-stadium-entrance-175514646.html More eagle cam, this time attached to a bald eagle. They're bigger than I thought.

Chinese Millionaire Returns to Village, Builds Residents Free Luxury Homes for their Kindness Growing Up - http://twistedsifter.com/2014/12/chinese-millionaire-returns-to-village-builds-residents-free-luxury-homes/

Making the most of life with cystic fibrosis - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-30129362 The thing that interests me is this >>One cruel twist is that CF can be a lonely and solitary condition as us CFers are advised not to meet face-to-face for fear of making ourselves more ill from cross-infection (different people can carry different bacteria).<< because I'm not sure how the bacteria that a CF having person are any worse than the bacteria a non-CF having person has, unless they have a greater likelihood of being antibiotic resistant.

News:

It’s Incredibly Rare For A Grand Jury To Do What Ferguson’s Just Did - http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/ferguson-michael-brown-indictment-darren-wilson/ via nwhyte

Prison Politics:

‘Prison is not for punishment in Sweden. We get people into better shape’ -http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/26/prison-sweden-not-punishment-nils-oberg

Why Texas is closing prisons in favour of rehab - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30275026 Not sure how true parts of this are, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Sport:

Britain’s Rachael Letsche takes gold in World Tumbling Championship - http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/10/rachael-letsche-gold-britain-world-tumbling-championship A little late, but St Helens doesn't half produce good 'uns.

Tyson Fury & Billy Joe Saunders herald rise of Gypsy boxers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/24355478

David Pocock: Ex-Wallabies captain chains himself to digger - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/30272670 In which David Pocock is awesome, and the Australian RFU suck.

Steven Naismith: The people's footballer or disowned Ranger? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30196603

What happens in a football medical? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30269991

When should a boxing referee stop a fight? - http://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2014/nov/14/when-should-boxing-referee-stop-fight-groves-froch You can tell the people who have boxed/actually understand boxing by their response of too soon is better than too late.

This Is How You Ship an F1 Car Across the Globe in 36 Hours - http://www.wired.com/2014/11/ship-f1-car-across-globe-36-hours/

Obituary: Jack Kyle - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25875102 >>Jack Kyle will be remembered as one of Ireland's greatest ever rugby players.

The man nicknamed Ghost and Scarlet Pimpernel left a lasting impression on all who saw him play, and also stamped his indelible mark on the record books.

But for the people of Chingola in Zambia, "Dr Kyle" was the man who tended to their sick and saved thousands of lives for more than 30 years, far removed from the glamour of his sporting life.<<