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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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Alex Zanardi Link Spam
Sep. 6th, 2012 04:05 pmI trust you won't mind a link spam in his honour.
Inspirational Zanardi - http://www.grandprix.com/columns/maurice-hamilton/inspirational-zanardi.html I have to admit to liking this bit - "After losing three-quarters of his blood and undergoing resuscitation several times, Zanardi was officially a dead man according to a NASA study charting the critical point beyond which a human body cannot survive."
Alex Zanardi wins Paralympics 2012 handcycling gold - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510
Gray Matter: The inspiration of Zanardi - http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/will-gray/gray-matter-inspiration-zanardi-114121779.html
As a measure of the man - >>Zanardi said he called Tagliani as soon as he could talk because he didn't want him to feel responsible - and humbly suggested: "I am sure it's harder for him than for me."<<
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>>He exudes positivity, and after his victory he said: "I'm a person who has had plenty from life and lady luck keeps on adding stuff..."<<
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I think the thing is, that for all that he normally gets lumped into the pile of other 'successful in US Formulae, not successful in F1' racers, but he, more than most of the others, never had a chance, because both that Lotus and that Williams were pretty terrible.
The thing I remember though is after the accident and his return to racing, a race report which reported that one of Mark Blundell's radio messages had described Alex Zanardi as (some paraphrasing), 'a loon with no sense of danger'. That's high praise indeed.
Inspirational Zanardi - http://www.grandprix.com/columns/maurice-hamilton/inspirational-zanardi.html I have to admit to liking this bit - "After losing three-quarters of his blood and undergoing resuscitation several times, Zanardi was officially a dead man according to a NASA study charting the critical point beyond which a human body cannot survive."
Alex Zanardi wins Paralympics 2012 handcycling gold - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510
Gray Matter: The inspiration of Zanardi - http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/will-gray/gray-matter-inspiration-zanardi-114121779.html
As a measure of the man - >>Zanardi said he called Tagliani as soon as he could talk because he didn't want him to feel responsible - and humbly suggested: "I am sure it's harder for him than for me."<<
and
>>He exudes positivity, and after his victory he said: "I'm a person who has had plenty from life and lady luck keeps on adding stuff..."<<
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I think the thing is, that for all that he normally gets lumped into the pile of other 'successful in US Formulae, not successful in F1' racers, but he, more than most of the others, never had a chance, because both that Lotus and that Williams were pretty terrible.
The thing I remember though is after the accident and his return to racing, a race report which reported that one of Mark Blundell's radio messages had described Alex Zanardi as (some paraphrasing), 'a loon with no sense of danger'. That's high praise indeed.
Interesting post about who would inherit the titles Armstrong won - http://philmophlegm.livejournal.com/250263.html?style=mine#cutid1
The writer is a lot kinder than I would have been, as I've said, there's never been a case of doping where the team weren't involved, but I like their version because it gets Andrei Kivilev a yellow jersey. This is a very good thing.
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Rugby League: Wembley already has football statues, so they held a poll to choose who should be on the rugby league one. The response was so overwhelming that there's going to be a group statue - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19356693 It's a good group, who'd make the nucleus of one heck of a rugby team.
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Also sports-related http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19412168 People, including rugby league players and cyclists, being awesome and helping fund-raising for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. I may have to be nice to Bradley Wiggins for a while.
The writer is a lot kinder than I would have been, as I've said, there's never been a case of doping where the team weren't involved, but I like their version because it gets Andrei Kivilev a yellow jersey. This is a very good thing.
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Rugby League: Wembley already has football statues, so they held a poll to choose who should be on the rugby league one. The response was so overwhelming that there's going to be a group statue - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19356693 It's a good group, who'd make the nucleus of one heck of a rugby team.
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Also sports-related http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19412168 People, including rugby league players and cyclists, being awesome and helping fund-raising for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. I may have to be nice to Bradley Wiggins for a while.
Some cheerful links
Aug. 11th, 2011 04:54 pmIn an attempt to bring some cheerful news, I like this article - It's about the preparations that a Premier League referee has to go through pre-season - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14298805.stm It's written by Mark Halsey (or at least, him and a ghost-writer), who you might know in passing as the ref that had throat cancer. One of my favourite moments from last year was that the crowd (and players and managers) cheered him on and whinged about him like he was any other ref at all other times.
And also this one (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/64394/) about a 98 year-old woman who has just been made the 15th ever 10th Dan judoka. ( She is apparently made entire of determination and awesome. )
And also this one (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/64394/) about a 98 year-old woman who has just been made the 15th ever 10th Dan judoka. ( She is apparently made entire of determination and awesome. )
Because 2 days of fencing with maybe 8 hours of sleep does not lead to functional brain time.
1) People who don't like vuvuzelas have no soul. They want to turn SA2010 into every other tournament, take away the local flavour. If you can't hear the commentators over them, that suggests the broadcaster has done a terrible job preparing their commentary booth. I've had no such problem with the BBC (I've not been listening to the ITV coverage, drowning them out would be a good thing), even with Robbie "mumbles" Savage.
2) This article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737971.stm
Dear Asamoah Gyan, I <3 you so much right now.
3) Ray Parlour got bumped up to absolute class at the sports awards anyway, but he then did something else even better. So, giventhat he was wasted above and beyond the call of duty, one of our sports council decided to try and take advantage of him, and ask for some gossip, more particularly that he had to know which Premiership players were gay.
So Ray Parlour goes "well, yeah, but I ought not say." A bit more pushing and he goes, "well, yeah, if you promise not to tell anyone, I'll whisper it in your ear". So idiot sports council member does so, and Ray Parlour goes "me". And sticks his tongue down idiot sports council bods throat.
This, I believe, is the ultimate answer to that question.
1) People who don't like vuvuzelas have no soul. They want to turn SA2010 into every other tournament, take away the local flavour. If you can't hear the commentators over them, that suggests the broadcaster has done a terrible job preparing their commentary booth. I've had no such problem with the BBC (I've not been listening to the ITV coverage, drowning them out would be a good thing), even with Robbie "mumbles" Savage.
2) This article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737971.stm
Dear Asamoah Gyan, I <3 you so much right now.
3) Ray Parlour got bumped up to absolute class at the sports awards anyway, but he then did something else even better. So, giventhat he was wasted above and beyond the call of duty, one of our sports council decided to try and take advantage of him, and ask for some gossip, more particularly that he had to know which Premiership players were gay.
So Ray Parlour goes "well, yeah, but I ought not say." A bit more pushing and he goes, "well, yeah, if you promise not to tell anyone, I'll whisper it in your ear". So idiot sports council member does so, and Ray Parlour goes "me". And sticks his tongue down idiot sports council bods throat.
This, I believe, is the ultimate answer to that question.
Sharing Meme Day 7
Dec. 3rd, 2009 11:18 pmday 01 | a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy
Unspeakably late, sorry.
A Miscellany:
As promised Dave Allen sketches, still not the one I wanted but still very funny:
On his first day at school - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo81Ok9Urk
The funeral sketch - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kLTbvjqF6Y Possibly my favourite of his sketches.
Sex - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDnDyjWSH4Y
Masturbation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA-chhs5uOA&feature=related
Formula 1:
Jenson Button is champion, which I don't begrudge him, but oh how I wish Rubens could have won. Mostly because he's been such a good sport about it. And I'm in love with Ross Brawn's brain, as per, because he's totally won it for Brawn GP. Blog on why this is all quite amazing here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2009/10/the_remarkable_story_of_brawn.html
Boxing:
Normally I'm all for cheering on the smaller guy, but I really hope Nickolay Valuev knocks seven bells out of David Haye - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8317039.stm - mostly because Haye is not only nasty in a most uncalled for manner, but because he always backs down when called on it. Because whichever Klitchko brother was going to fight him and mysteriously, a back injury happens.
Music:
I have finally found a video of Symposium, one of the lost Brit-pop, and how I still miss them - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1yo2SSvtxw (although I do prefer the live version).
Other lost brit-pop bands -
Gene - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT1JSa_quLk - Speak to Me Someone aka the one where it's obvious that he wants to be Morrissey.
3 Colours Red - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5mCkIrbPvU - basically one of those unlucky bands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Colours_Red) and this is my favourite of their tracks. Copper Girl, how you haunt my dreams to this day.
Hurricane #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jPZgLszqRY Step Into My World, which I love for the guitar line. One of their members was a member of Oasis before they split up.
Elastica - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPeJixp-zp4 Waking Up - I had such the greatest crush of Justine Frischmann, the lead singer. She's still quite close to my ultimate woman.
Dark Star - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCRhcTJGfwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6mZDWNo6RU&feature=related
Very personal choice, I saw the Jools Holland both of these are from and bought the album the next day which I just don't do. They are every bit as awesome as they look.
Other Brit-pop bands that just weren't as successful as they ought to have been -
( The Bluetones )
( Seahorses )
( Cast )
( Kula Shaker )
( Feeder )
( Mansun )
( Space )
( Ocean Colour Scene )
( Idlewild )
( Supergrass )
( Skunk Anansie )
( Ash )
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Other than that, another link that won't ever not be awesome - Rage Against the Machine at the RNC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYwzW2QFnwo
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy
Unspeakably late, sorry.
A Miscellany:
As promised Dave Allen sketches, still not the one I wanted but still very funny:
On his first day at school - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo81Ok9Urk
The funeral sketch - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kLTbvjqF6Y Possibly my favourite of his sketches.
Sex - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDnDyjWSH4Y
Masturbation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA-chhs5uOA&feature=related
Formula 1:
Jenson Button is champion, which I don't begrudge him, but oh how I wish Rubens could have won. Mostly because he's been such a good sport about it. And I'm in love with Ross Brawn's brain, as per, because he's totally won it for Brawn GP. Blog on why this is all quite amazing here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2009/10/the_remarkable_story_of_brawn.html
Boxing:
Normally I'm all for cheering on the smaller guy, but I really hope Nickolay Valuev knocks seven bells out of David Haye - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8317039.stm - mostly because Haye is not only nasty in a most uncalled for manner, but because he always backs down when called on it. Because whichever Klitchko brother was going to fight him and mysteriously, a back injury happens.
Music:
I have finally found a video of Symposium, one of the lost Brit-pop, and how I still miss them - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1yo2SSvtxw (although I do prefer the live version).
Other lost brit-pop bands -
Gene - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT1JSa_quLk - Speak to Me Someone aka the one where it's obvious that he wants to be Morrissey.
3 Colours Red - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5mCkIrbPvU - basically one of those unlucky bands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Colours_Red) and this is my favourite of their tracks. Copper Girl, how you haunt my dreams to this day.
Hurricane #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jPZgLszqRY Step Into My World, which I love for the guitar line. One of their members was a member of Oasis before they split up.
Elastica - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPeJixp-zp4 Waking Up - I had such the greatest crush of Justine Frischmann, the lead singer. She's still quite close to my ultimate woman.
Dark Star - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCRhcTJGfwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6mZDWNo6RU&feature=related
Very personal choice, I saw the Jools Holland both of these are from and bought the album the next day which I just don't do. They are every bit as awesome as they look.
Other Brit-pop bands that just weren't as successful as they ought to have been -
( The Bluetones )
( Seahorses )
( Cast )
( Kula Shaker )
( Feeder )
( Mansun )
( Space )
( Ocean Colour Scene )
( Idlewild )
( Supergrass )
( Skunk Anansie )
( Ash )
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Other than that, another link that won't ever not be awesome - Rage Against the Machine at the RNC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYwzW2QFnwo
The British Amateur Boxing Association still appear to be trying and succeeding in their attempt at wresting the crown of the most useless and incompetant sporting federation away from the British Fencing Association but something that happened on the BBC live text service has amused me beyond words. So the live text writer is saying (or typing rather) about how much better the UK has done this time round than previously, particularly at Atlanta where GB only "got one measly gold medal". Cue text message from one Sir Matthew Pinsent, declaiming that the gold medal in question was not measly, thank you very much.
Such love for that man. Particularly after an article in one of this week's times where he was talking about how different watching sport is than doing it, because he now can't look at medal ceremonies without feeling sorry for the people in second.
Such love for that man. Particularly after an article in one of this week's times where he was talking about how different watching sport is than doing it, because he now can't look at medal ceremonies without feeling sorry for the people in second.
