I wanted to address a about a less talked about aspect/ability (IMHO) in the sport: descending. I feel like climbing and time trial skills are easier/more popular to identify and discuss in a public forum, but I think that’s due to them being the two skill sets that are essential to winning a Grand Tour. Sprinting skills are usually easy to rank as well. It seems like descending is starting to...
A POLICE presence was needed all weekend at a privately owned farm outside Windhoek after at least 300 people, claiming roots there, decided to "return home".
In the realm of free improvisation and even more structured pursuits, the limits of the human voice are being tested and expanded more than ever before by artists including Norwegians {{Sidsel Endresen = 15354}} and her groundbreaking One (Sofa, 2007), and Maja Ratkje with her equally innovative River Mouth Echoes (Tzadik, 2008). Italian singer Boris Savoldelli may have been mentored by {{Mark Murphy...
Our generation's Poulidor or a candidate for glory? Why he will win: The course favors him. He out-grintas Menchov and can ALMOST hang onto Contador's most lethal mountain attacks. The only problem for Contador is that there aren't that many mountains suited to his style, so advantage to the Diesels. The Team Time Trial is short enough--and early enough in the race--that his team won't be a serious...
Roundtable Discussion with Fabio Savoldelli of Optima Fund Management, Ken Windheim of Strategic Fixed Income, and Pierre Villeneuve of Mapleridge Capital (In Focus) Part 1 ~~~ Part 2 ~~~ Part 3 Bloomberg, February 04, 2009
There is a revolving door between the U.S. Government and the Wall Street firms mentioned below. Maybe someone should ask Hank what he knows about Madoff. Via: Financial Times: Large Wall Street firms privately harboured suspicions about Bernard Madoff’s investment business, in some cases steering clients away from dealing with him, but were reluctant to share their [...]
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