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three gears

range

Jane Zhang sing's the soprano's song from the movie The Fifth Element.  When originally recorded it was heavily sampled and edited as it was written to be impossible to sing,  The story is the song writer didn't know about the range and flexibility some singers have.  She uses a microphone, but still....

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on trump's big failure

Winners and losers...

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

how paul ryan played the trump

Donald is in way over his head and was rolled by Ryan.  

of course Ryan is another grifter.

Now the problem for the AHA is the Republicans will try to weaken and destroy it at every turn blaming Democrats along the way.  The problem for them is the optics of that only work among their party faithful.  For everyone else the R's own any changes good or bad

 

 

 

hyperrealistic portraits

Very impressive work by Arinze Stanley.

 

 

making noodle soup

sport and assistive devices

Thoughts from Ross at the Science of Sport

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So having suggested an increase in the frequency of short “thought crossed my mind” posts the other day, this is a longer one(!), on the Nike Vaporfly Elite shoe that will be worn in Nike’s Breaking 2 attempt (and which has been worn by numerous runners before, too).
The article originated with an email exchange I had with someone who knows the shoe, and who got me thinking about the concepts, which I’ve expanded on over the last couple of weeks. Basically, I think there are two historical cases in play: The Pistorius advantage, which draws a direct line to this, and the Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit and subsequent suits, which illustrate a couple of conceptual issues.

To sum my position up, I think the addition of any device that purports to act as a spring (and the Vaporfly Elite clearly has this) should be banned for the credibility of performances both now and into the future. Here are my (amended) thoughts in response to the email discussion

Question on your shoe take: nearly every top end track spike has carbon fiber or some similar element to stiffen the shoe and has for some time. Should these be banned as well? What about spikes with plastic structures?

The carbon fiber plate is getting a lot of attention, but my understanding is that the real “spring” quality comes from the foam. The plate is more for smoothness of foot transfer (a la track spikes).

I’m not trying to ask ‘gotcha’ questions but rather flesh out your stance.

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aerial photography

Lots of interesting aerial photography by Zack Seckler ...  a behind the scenes page has some video

 

 

 

comic book villians

and members of the Trump administration

 The difference is the Trumpeters are doing real damage.

 

cheerleading, the supremes and fashion law

The Supreme Court ruled on the copyright in regards to cheerleader uniforms.  

Large implications for the fashion industry.