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Experience from a sport scientist

Experience from a sport scientist

This is an article about science in sport — but NOT the usual subject matter of describing physiology, nor training regimes, nor the effects of nutrition or drugs. .

  • Youth's own responsibility

    Every young man desperate to gain their driving license (not negating young women by any means) can remember with some detail the day they earned it by passing the various tests.

  • A vital question — Who needs me?

    Who needs me? is one of the new agenda questions that is replacing the more philosophical set such as: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? Who determines right and wrong?

  • The young writer program volunteers make it all work

    The Press Service International Young Writer Program in conjunction with Christian Today has an ambient feature central to the good running of the program.

  • Locomotive wheel-slip — Footplate Padre

    The Footplate Padre in his 16 books on railways specialising in train driver's anecdotes notes that wet and oily rail tracks have created havoc on railway operations for as long as trains have been operating.

  • The Internet — good grief how dependent are we on others

    An interesting piece came across News.com a couple of weeks ago where YouTube was cutting out North Korea from its service.

  • October 'Panellists Commission' for the young writer program

    The 'Panellists Commission' follows on this month after the 'Awards Commission' report for the Press Service International young writer program which functions in conjunction with Christian Today.   

  • What! — a movable house

    Some time ago in news.com an article illustrated the solving an eternal problem for architects and home owners alike: How to keep your house cool in summer and warm in winter.

  • Where is safe?

    Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott last month in Hobart walking with an advisor was accosted and head-butted by a man wearing a SSM badge.

  • Valiance and gallantry

    Gallantry and desperate valiance is the meat of myth, ancient and modern stories, radio, repertory and movies. Moreover, everyone loves such a great story and actions...

  • Midge Point Beach repair promised $4.1m — ideal for mission respite

    "Mackay Regional Council CEO Craig Doyle said beach projects in Mackay, to be completed using NDRRA Category D funding, would include $4.1 million for Midge Point."

  • 6 books worthy of a good-read

    Some time ago News.com recently came up with an article suggesting the six books to read to become a successful CEO of a corporation. Three leading CEO's were asked to list two books to recommend for such a list.