As explained by a Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford. Via Londonist.
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IRA ends armed campaign
Which is a rare piece of good news in the War on Terror. Having pledged to stop using violence, the next natural step would seem to be disbanding. Though I suppose the IRA could continue in existence as a social club. They could hold cake sales and charity auctions. Like the WI, only with balaclavas.
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ground by ground comparison
England’s win/loss ratios for Test matches at different grounds in the past 30 years.
The stat is W/L ratio. You can get full details at cricinfo’s remarkable StatsGuru.
Edgbaston (all) – 1.57
Edgbaston (vs. Aus) – 1.00
Headingley (all) – 0.83
Headingley (Aus) – 1.33
Lord’s (all) – 1.07
Lord’s (Aus) – 0.00
Old Trafford (all) – 0.71
Old Trafford (Aus) – 0.67
The Oval (all) – 1.25
The Oval (Aus) – 3.00
Trent Bridge (all) – 1.00
Trent Bridge (Aus) – 0.25
Hmmm. Having come up with those stats, I don’t really know what to make of them.
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a couple of interesting articles
From Wired (via Daniel Green), an article about the economics of the ‘Long Tail’ in online sales. Apparently, over half of Amazon’s sales are books outside the top 130,000 titles – i.e. too obscure to be sold in a typical Barnes and Noble. The relevance for poetry publishing is clear, but it impacts on film and music and so on as well. And the NY Times (via Londonist) queries whether the London bombers were actually suicide bombers or just dupes.
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straws to clutch at
England are a better side than we saw at Lord’s. On another day, the top order will bat better, Hoggard and Jones will be more consistent, and the fielders will hold some catches. Australia will not always be as good. Even by Glenn McGrath’s standards, that was an exceptional bowling performance. He can’t possibly bowl that well for the whole series, and if he does – he’ll win them the Ashes and they’ll deserve it. If the right combination of circumstances comes together (England playing better, Australia playing worse, and a bit of luck), England could still have a good win in the next Test. Then the whole psychological balance could change, and I think the teams will suddenly seem a lot more closely matched.
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Australia win the first test
I think that can only be described as a thrashing.