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We Are Not Created Equal in Every Way - 0 views

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shared by shannonlawless on 26 Mar 07 - Cached
  • The values placed on an unnaturally thin body for female performers drives some dancers to potentially fatal eating disorders. But that isn't exactly the issue here
  • But I wonder how she feels about her body being a topic of public discussion.
  • "We are not a recreation department," said a ballet spokeswoman.
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  • the more disturbing issue in this story isn't about weight but age.
  • Fredrika, however, has said she is quite happy dancing where she is. Still, the mother gets to decide what's best for her daughter's dancing career.
    • shannonlawless
      shannonlawless on 26 Mar 07
       
      This proves that the mom is the one who cares.  The daughter is probably just embarrassed about the whole thing.
  • This doesn't mean that women with different body types cannot become professional dancers. They just have to find a different type of dance -- jazz, tap, modern -- just as athletes have to find sports that fit certain body types.
  • But the reality is that all men and women are not created equal
  • for the same reason UC Berkeley can reject students based on mental prowess and a fashion modeling school can reject students based on comeliness.
    • shannonlawless
      shannonlawless on 26 Mar 07
       
      This is a good example
  • Just as in elite gymnastics and figure skating, these children are in the netherland of the law.
  • children at age 8 are already training for adult careers. By age 12 or 13, the children are training so much that they either begin homeschooling or attend a school that accommodates the training schedule.
    • shannonlawless
      shannonlawless on 26 Mar 07
       
      These children are not getting to live a normal childhood.  This is what the author thinks is the main problem.
  • The child is clearly too young to make such a decision. Yet, in the skewed logic of elite athletics and dancing, she is not too young to pay the price for it.
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How to Grow a Super-Athlete - New York Times - 0 views

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shared by shannonlawless on 09 Mar 07 - Cached
  • To the surprise of many neurologists, it turns out this electrical tape is quietly interacting with the neurons.
  • As he was telling me about the six-day climb of Yosemite's 3,000-foot El Capitan he made two summers back,
  • Fields reached into the incubator
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  • Fields proceeded to explain that myelin is a sausage-shaped layer of dense fat that wraps around the nerve fibers
  • The signals have to travel at the right speed, arrive at the right time, and myelination is the brain's way of controlling that speed." 2
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