Twitter and Facebook together at last

If you are trendy enough to use Twitter on a regular basis, likely you are jumping back and forth between your gobbledygook Twitter feed and your much, much more intelligible Facebook stream.

Wouldn’t it be better if you could check both at once?

You can.

Seesmic Desktop is a beta release. So use it with caution.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Email to request the FREE trial software – Seesmic Desktop Preview

(via Mashable)

=== UPDATE:

J. Orkowski recommends Ping.fm, a site that offers similar functionality.

near collisions in gymnastics

It’s been many, many years since I’ve seen one of these near collisions in a gymnastics gym.

This girl is a cheerleader.

funny animated gif

Linked to by Tracey Morrison on Facebook.

gymnastics results with video links

StickItMedia is reporting on a terrific new innovation:

MeetScoresOnline (MSO) now has embedded YouTube video links to complement their online scores. This new free service of connecting gymnastics scores to videos is an exciting development which could take MSO to the next level of being the major gymnastics portal. MSO’s founder, Karl Stubsjoen, is looking for advocates to get the word out. …

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Click through to try it out on MeetScoresOnline.

Brilliant idea.

best bars double layout ever?

Gymblog asked for nominees for the best double layout dismount off bars … not counting the Chinese girls.

Some of those recommended: Moceanu, Pavlova, Richardson, Schwikert, Courtney Kupets, Shannon Miller.

Honorable mention: Nastia Liukin before 2006, Bridget Sloan, Andreea Isarescu, Vanessa Atler circa 1995, and Aagje Vanwalleghem.

Want to see the best of the bunch posted?

Click PLAY or watch Courtney McCool on YouTube.

Original Gymblog posts:

  • The best double layout ever off bars?
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    • USA v Germany in Gymnastics Friendly

    GER 219.700 / USA 232.400

    GymNiceTic translated the live feed in German to English.

    In one team, there are seven gymnasts, all compete, five scores are selected before they start to compete and the four best results on every event (vault, bars, beam, floor) count.

    Brinker_bb_pose09.jpgThese are the teams:

    GERMANY: Anja Brinker, Kim Bui, Desiree Baumert, Elisabeth Seitz, Katja Roll, Susann Herbst (they only have six team members – it´s the first big competition for the juniors Katja and Desiree)

    USA: Bridgette and Mackenzie Caquatto, Olivia Courtney, Sabrina Vega, Bridget Sloan, Mattie Larson, Corrie Lothrop, Kytra Hunter
     …

    The competition arena, RWE Rhein-Ruhr-Sporthalle, is totally sold out (2500 seats).

    read more … USA defeats GER: competition report & results

    GYMmedia.com – full results – official competition home page

    photo – Anja Brinker

    === Updates:

    All-around
    1. Bridget Sloan, USA, 59.550
    2. Corrie Lothrop, USA, 56.500
    3. Mackenzie Caquatto, USA, 56.400

    full results PDF

    Photos from the competition.

    contortion – the Ross Sisters 1944

    The Funny Page posted this 1944 video of the Ross Sisters, a scene from the movie Broadway Rhythm.

    Are Aggie, Maggie and Elmira triplets?

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    This must have been one of the earliest contortion acts to reach a Hollywood film audience.

    Thanks George.

    Utah NCAA Championship Photos

    An original and interesting photo slide show posted by Utah Head Coach Greg Marsden.

    Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

    http://www.gymnastike.org/assets/portal/add_ons/mediaplayer-4.2/player.swf

    gymnast Veronica Wagner TV car ad

    Veronica Wagner is a Gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of the Swedish Olympic team. …

    Veronica is Sweden’s most successful gymnast, having won the national title 4 times (2002, 2004-2006) as well as representing her country at Olympic, World Championship and European Championship level. Veronica has also been a finalist at several World Cup events.

    Click PLAY or watch the Veronica Wagner commercial for koenigsegg on YouTube.

    … After winning the Swedish Championships in June 2008, Veronica was told that the Swedish Olympic Committee would not send her to the Beijing to compete in the Olympic Games. A fan-driven petition was created in protest.

    Wikipedia – Veronica Wagner

    Jennifer Isbister posted this link on Facebook.