News Bytes of the Week–In Judo, Blue Is Not Best [News]
Blue duds win judo matches? Maybe notResearchers scored a takedown this week on a 2005 study that found an inexplicable advantage for judo players in blue outfits squaring off against contenders wearing white in the 2004 Olympics. The finding implied that maybe the blue was more intimidating or made blows harder to see coming. Skeptical, evolutionary biologists from Scotland and the Netherlands took a closer look at the Olympic matchups and noticed that because of the way the tournament was structured, higher-seeded grapplers wore blue more often than white (they alternated outfits, or judogi, between matches), and blue-clad contestants were more likely to have had extra rest between matches as well as more matches to that point than their white-garbed opponents. When the researchers controlled for these effects in the Olympic matches, the advantage of donning a blue judogi disappeared. (Proceedings of the Royal Society B) [More]
Spring for a Pure Michigan Break
Plan a fun-filled getaway close to home or within a few hours drive. Feel the winter sun on your face as you take in festivals, tobogganing, skating, skiing and more. Refresh and renew at unique spas, splash around at one of Michigan’s many indoor water parks or head downtown to enjoy the urban surroundings Michigan has to offer.
Streep
Panoramic shots of exquisite snow clad mountain top terrain and men on skis speeding through velvet powder and hurtling off cliffs in wildly energetic somersaults through the crisp cold air make this documentary film about extreme skiing’s pioneers and pros a thrill for armchair adventurers.
Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd. Following similar moves by the two biggest online hangouts, Internet search leader Google Inc. is introducing tools that are supposed to make any Web site more sociable….
Photo tour: Top 10 Oahu beaches
Where to find the best snorkeling, diving, surfing and, oh yeah, a little privacy on Oahu, Hawaii
Surfer, Dude (2008)
Added a preview page for the film.
100% Surfwise
Produced by Graydon Carter and directed by Doug Pray, SURFWISE is a lively documentary that delves into the life of legendary Malibu surfer Dorian Doc Paskowitz.
Web Surfing for Change
See Spot Surf at National Dog Surfing Competition
More than 60 brave surf dogs are expected to Hang 10 (errr, 20) for a great cause at the 3rd annual "Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition" on June 28 in Imperial Beach, Calif. Each dog will have three waves (or chances) to impress a panel of professional judges and will be scored on confidence level, length of ride and overall ability to "grip it and rip it." (PRWeb May 14, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/dog_competition/surf_fundraiser/prweb942144.htm
100% Surfwise
Produced by Graydon Carter and directed by Doug Pray, SURFWISE is a lively documentary that delves into the life of legendary Malibu surfer Dorian Doc Paskowitz.
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