Semenya has returned home to Johannesburg amid a hero’s welcome…and a growing international incident around her gender and the investigation thereof. The IAAF are culpable for the leaks that keep happening, since — according to their own rules — the investigation should have been kept confidential. The South African government is making loud noises of [...]
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Commentator against locker room showers
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Moment of Zen – Don’t Shower With Naked Men thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran That’s right, according to the crew of Fox & Friends, the recent cold bug that’s been going around the Yankees clubhouse is because [...]
How to avoid choking under pressure
From Scientific American comes research into avoiding choking under pressure, be it in sports, on the job or anywhere else in your life. Some concepts seem counterintuitive, but have been borne out somewhat by studies. We choke under pressure because such conditions thwart the normal brain processing of tasks that are so well learned they [...]