Links for 2009-03-25
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With more than half of the likely starters bucking at least one historical rule, the answer would seem to be, "Yes." [Chart: 1998-2008 Kentucky Derby winners’ profiles]
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Social media aggregator. Slick UI, not as robust as I'd like, very much beta.
Links for 2009-03-23
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"So now that Howard has died, how do we look back on his life? Was he the paranoid that some of his former followers allege? I don’t care. For me, he was a truly creative human being who produced something unique."
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And delivers more than 5.6 million hours of streaming video and audio. Numbers up more than 64%, but not without work. “Despite all the marketing, we have to get people’s behaviors to change.”
Links for 2009-03-22
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Profile and photos of Barbara Jo Rubin, the first female jockey to win a race, and the first to ride in New York (headline from March 11, 1969 NYT: "Girl Jockeys Are Invading the Big A"). Rubin won seven of her first 10 races.
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Every handicapper knows this — "Seed: So you can overanalyze a situation? JL: Definitely. I talk in the book about a study involving strawberry jam, where the more people think about which jam they prefer, the less accurate their preferences become."
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Fussy. Fusty. Too concerned with balance. Still valuable.
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