When big corporations flex their muscles by taking a stand on an issue of principle, the sheer force of their power can be breathtaking. General Motors, Proctor & Gamble and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline were among a group of major advertisers which read the riot act to CBS and MSNBC this week over the broadcasters’ foul-mouthed shock […]
PRACTICE MAKES BISHOP’S SCHOOL KNIGHTS PERFECT
The Bishop’s School Knights, ranked No.2 in Division V, remained unbeaten (5-0) with a 54-6 win over the Escondido Charter White Tigers (3-3) in a non-league football game on Friday, Oct. 5 at La Jolla High’s Gene Edwards Stadium. “We don’t worry about where we’re ranked,” Bishop’s senior wide receiver Saron Hood said. “We just […]
PRACTICE MAKES BISHOP’S SCHOOL KNIGHTS PERFECT
The Bishop’s School Knights, ranked No.2 in Division V, remained unbeaten (5-0) with a 54-6 win over the Escondido Charter White Tigers (3-3) in a non-league football game on Friday, Oct. 5 at La Jolla High’s Gene Edwards Stadium. “We don’t worry about where we’re ranked,” Bishop’s senior wide receiver Saron Hood said. “We just […]
The Delights Of Open Source: Al Qaeda’s Recruiting On YouTube, Secret Agents Are Crowdsourcing
An Al-Qaeda-linked group from the Philippines managed to publish excerpts of a recruitment film for over 24 hours on YouTube, raising questions about the merits of online safety. YouTube took the video off the site after pressure from security officials. But is that a bad idea? Terrorists resorting to YouTube surely increase transparency? One way […]
Do You Have A Fitness Battle Plan?
In fitness, as in war, you want to be on the offensive, not the defensive and this means that rather than reacting to maladies as they occur, far better to be in good general physical condition; preventive maintenance is preferable to remedial effort every time. One general rule of thumb I use is energy is […]
Baseball gives another A-OK to steroids
<p class="MsoNormal">The so-called “issue” of steroid use is made nearly irrelevant by the pundits on both sides who seek to include all sports – there’s a crisis in cycling, there’s debate in baseball, there’s no problem in hockey. <span style=""> </span>I guess that means it all averages out, doesn’t it?<o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is a shame.<span style=""> […]