Alcott seeks a natural high against the odds
Times Online, UK -
At times, the Games have had a Groundhog Day feel, invariably around midafternoon you find Alcott at the foot of the piste with a respectable finish behind her, smiling sweetly and saying how much fun she has had. One could question the point of all this, and ask whether she is more marketing phenomenon than skiing talent. Or one could look at it like Stacey Cook, the American who she pipped for 22nd place on Friday. “Chemmy is awesome,” she said. “I don’t know how she does what she does. She doesn’t have a lot of team support, she has nobody to push her beside her coaches, she’s always working on her own training. To be so competitive is amazing. There is no doubt she can be in the medals.”
2006-03-20
Dominic Cavendish reviews Ricky Tomlinson on tour
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
As anyone who has read his autobiography, Ricky, will know, there's a lot to get through - especially his brushes with the law. It was being found guilty of conspiracy to cause affray during the 1972 builders' strike that landed him in a staggering succession of 14 nicks. Outraged at his perceived mistreatment, he often refused to co-operate with warders, at one point embarking on a 22-day hunger strike.
2006-03-19
EDITORIAL: Case shines spotlight on risky habit
Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand -
The case opened a window on the imperviousness of many in the farming community to basic safety messages. Drawing a bead on those who put children in danger is not another example of nannying officiousness in a risk-averse society that stifles adventure, initiative and enterprise by swaddling country folk in protective cocoons. It is, rather, a dose of preventive medicine; a potent lesson that failure to observe basic safety is killing people: Quad bike accidents are the number-one cause of farm deaths.
2006-03-18
Dominic Cavendish reviews Ricky Tomlinson on tour
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
As anyone who has read his autobiography, Ricky, will know, there's a lot to get through - especially his brushes with the law. It was being found guilty of conspiracy to cause affray during the 1972 builders' strike that landed him in a staggering succession of 14 nicks. Outraged at his perceived mistreatment, he often refused to co-operate with warders, at one point embarking on a 22-day hunger strike.
2006-03-17
EDITORIAL: Case shines spotlight on risky habit
Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand -
The case opened a window on the imperviousness of many in the farming community to basic safety messages. Drawing a bead on those who put children in danger is not another example of nannying officiousness in a risk-averse society that stifles adventure, initiative and enterprise by swaddling country folk in protective cocoons. It is, rather, a dose of preventive medicine; a potent lesson that failure to observe basic safety is killing people: Quad bike accidents are the number-one cause of farm deaths.
2006-03-16
Housing tales captured in new book
24dash.com, UK -
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2006-03-11
Making a name for himself
Burlington Hawk Eye, United States -
"I wanted it a lot more this year," Pugh said. "Conditioning–wise, I was in a lot better shape. I stayed after practice a lot and wrestled with Tony. He is more defensive than I am. I have to hit my shots on him or he will snap me and take me down. I worked with Coach Plein on scoring from the tie–up positions. I wouldn't have won a state title without that."
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