women paid 91% of men’s salary

politifact:

… “The son of a single mom, proud father of two daughters, President Obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn’t just unfair, it hurts families. So the first law he signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act …

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Actually, it’s closer to “91 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men”.

Bad. But not as bad as we thought.

Thanks Mark.

ESPN Sport Science: Gymnastics

I’ve linked — but not embedded before — this 2011 feature.

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Don’t bother commenting on the painfully obvious Y axis confusion. The more ESPN notices gymnastics, the better.

how to beat Epke

Ws van Wijk:

Cassina G
Kolman F (conn: 0.2)
Stalder Rybalko E
Tak full to Undergrip E
Tak half D
Liukin F (conn: 0.1)
Rybalko D (conn: 0.1)
Winkler E (conn: 0.1)
Endo full to El D
Watanabe E

Difficulty: 5.1
Connection: 0.5
Element Groups: 2.5

D-score: 8.1

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6-yr-old gymnast – 1 million+ views

YouTube sensation. 🙂

Sydney is a 6 year old gymnast training at Pegasus in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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(We tried incredibly hard to keep the dog out of the film but gave up after about ten minutes!)

Watch her age 5 interview.

(via Triple Twist)

bodybuilder learning muscle-up

With coach Alex Jerrom.

MuscleMania Universe champion Ty O-g takes on the final stages of his mission to learn a new gymnastic move …

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Beamopoly

Beam Coach Jenny left early, assigning “Beamopoly” to the Bars coach.

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Beamopoly makes Beam FUN. … As FUN as Monopoly, at least. 🙂

(via Gymnast Crossing)