<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post7750078408701524606..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2883891709460019595</id><published>2008-08-28T14:05:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T14:05:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Whew!  Nude gymnasts!Imagine Shawn Johnson&#39;s compa...</title><summary type='text'>Whew!  Nude gymnasts!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Imagine Shawn Johnson&#39;s compact little physique hurtling through space unencumbered!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Phaneronoemikon:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Eros may be eternal, but competing on the sexual pyramid is as old as sex itself.  It&#39;s only the &quot;romantic&quot; nonsense that&#39;s dated.  &quot;Eros&quot; was a Greek invention; there&#39;s a lot of baggage there.  Sex has always been about the impersonal perpetuation</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/2883891709460019595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/2883891709460019595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219946700000#c2883891709460019595' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 28, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5489701250546116878</id><published>2008-08-28T00:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T00:42:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>i still think there should be two olympicsone for ...</title><summary type='text'>i still think there should be two olympics&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;one for the upright puritans&lt;BR/&gt;and one for the athletes&lt;BR/&gt;who want to use any performance enhancing drug they want to use&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;sure wish those spanish synchroswimmers could have worn their christmas tree sequins&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;maybe that cuban tai qwan doh guy is the wave of the future&lt;BR/&gt;the refs might have to expect to be a little more </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/5489701250546116878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/5489701250546116878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219898520000#c5489701250546116878' title=''/><author><name>jh</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10043530995274885830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1850634495"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 28, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8800651614500095000</id><published>2008-08-27T16:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T16:34:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Liberal capitalism also tries to turn people into ...</title><summary type='text'>Liberal capitalism also tries to turn people into marching spectacles at times, I suppose, but if you look closely the marchers are almost always slightly out of step.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;In the Maoist spectacle, there is absolute uniformity.  Uniforms in motion: that&#39;s communism in a nutshell.  And it&#39;s not just a few volunteers with horns: it&#39;s the entire society as a whole.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Ookmeisters.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/8800651614500095000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/8800651614500095000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219869240000#c8800651614500095000' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 27, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4717600778700028178</id><published>2008-08-27T14:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T14:32:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, who knows? Maybe Shen Wei was making fun of ...</title><summary type='text'>Well, who knows? Maybe Shen Wei was making fun of the elaborate choreography of the N. Koreans, the Romanians under Ceausescu, where the masses are made to step in perfect harmony with one another.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;At any rate, now I have a name to associate with this mess.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And I suppose I&#39;ll have to think about it further.  I&#39;d like to read an interview or two about the intention behind these</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/4717600778700028178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/4717600778700028178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219861920000#c4717600778700028178' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 27, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5031887195444762762</id><published>2008-08-27T14:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T14:08:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>&quot;elaborate choreography of too many people into a ...</title><summary type='text'>&quot;elaborate choreography of too many people into a harmony worthy of North Korea&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Yep.  Harmony is always the first symptom of totalitarianism.  The Andrews Sisters, the Temptations, the Beach Boys--all commies.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Not to mention my high school marching band.  Watch out, Kirby, 300 card-carrying (and horn-carrying) teenage reds, with sequined sashes!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/5031887195444762762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/5031887195444762762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219860480000#c5031887195444762762' title=''/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSTexJoGYnQ/SKc8UMRiyeI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/mInUuxveZbU/S220/Photo+8.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1864187319"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 27, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4920409887129516770</id><published>2008-08-27T11:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T11:53:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>7 billion.The idea is complex structuring gel.live...</title><summary type='text'>7 billion.&lt;BR/&gt;The idea is complex structuring gel.&lt;BR/&gt;live it. I wish the Olympics&lt;BR/&gt;were still nude. Competition&lt;BR/&gt;is boring. Eros, eternal.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/4920409887129516770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/4920409887129516770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219852380000#c4920409887129516770' title=''/><author><name>phaneronoemikon</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/08430230355065457354</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_hLJ2N7ZOgD8/R6EJKLnXPdI/AAAAAAAAAS4/2kJ0hAZuqOs/S220/Ozilanniman.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1411460047"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 27, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-940472592578935117</id><published>2008-08-27T10:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T10:38:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirby, I&#39;m not sure we can describe China&#39;s desire...</title><summary type='text'>Kirby, I&#39;m not sure we can describe China&#39;s desire to put its best foot forward on the world Olympic stage as an expression of &quot;Maoism.&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I doubt Mao himself would have thought much of his country&#39;s behavior here.  Kowtowing to the gods of promotion and nationalist fervor--all to no purpose save the glorification of the individual, the celebration of fan-driven team sport, the flaunting </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/940472592578935117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/940472592578935117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219847880000#c940472592578935117' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 27, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-45672994672907329</id><published>2008-08-26T23:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T23:42:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirby,The actual choreographer was Shen Wei, a res...</title><summary type='text'>Kirby,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The actual choreographer was Shen Wei, a resident of Brooklyn I believe, a winner of a MacArthur grant, and discussed previously on this blog&lt;A HREF=&quot;http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/02/because-it-is-three-dimensional-art.html&quot; REL=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; here &lt;/A&gt;. That isn&#39;t Mao you&#39;re looking at, it&#39;s Capital.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/45672994672907329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/45672994672907329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219808520000#c45672994672907329' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/silliman/silliman2a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 26, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2538586091432745374</id><published>2008-08-25T23:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T23:00:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>that photo is flarfesque vispo if I ever saw it. f...</title><summary type='text'>that photo is flarfesque vispo if I ever saw it. funny.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/2538586091432745374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/2538586091432745374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219719600000#c2538586091432745374' title=''/><author><name>Annandale Dream Gazette</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/08155953951163636760</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1293329833"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2066676099704458774</id><published>2008-08-25T22:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T22:37:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>the ioc ranks only by the number of gold medals. w...</title><summary type='text'>the ioc ranks only by the number of gold medals. winners only.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;gb</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/2066676099704458774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/2066676099704458774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219718220000#c2066676099704458774' title=''/><author><name>functional nomad</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14092338988269338147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1081177082"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5589835584436698362</id><published>2008-08-25T15:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T15:16:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The pre- and post- Olympic robotic ballet spectacl...</title><summary type='text'>The pre- and post- Olympic robotic ballet spectacles were scary: a removal of the individual into a techno-gloss future that was well-dressed, well-rehearsed, and totally over the top, the big top in this case, an over-the-topia, (the phrase belongs to Codrescu but I&#39;ll recycle it here), and yet -- I couldn&#39;t stop thinking about their empire over there, and how they expect us to forget about the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/5589835584436698362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/5589835584436698362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219691760000#c5589835584436698362' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7786470872480691635</id><published>2008-08-25T11:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T11:42:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>the ladies group jump-ropingwas the best out of ev...</title><summary type='text'>the ladies group jump-roping&lt;BR/&gt;was the best out of everything!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/7786470872480691635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/7786470872480691635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219678920000#c7786470872480691635' title=''/><author><name>phaneronoemikon</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/08430230355065457354</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_hLJ2N7ZOgD8/R6EJKLnXPdI/AAAAAAAAAS4/2kJ0hAZuqOs/S220/Ozilanniman.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1411460047"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7482821725605158537</id><published>2008-08-25T11:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T11:01:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>P.P.S. My favorite Olympics name of all time:  Ger...</title><summary type='text'>P.P.S. My favorite Olympics name of all time:  Gerd Bonk, East German weightlifter who took a Bronze in &#39;72, and a Silver in &#39;76.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Go Gerd!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/7482821725605158537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/7482821725605158537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219676460000#c7482821725605158537' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8288185968225253038</id><published>2008-08-25T10:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T10:48:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Take away the medals won by the Chinese under-age ...</title><summary type='text'>Take away the medals won by the Chinese under-age gymnasts, and America probably wins this weighted medal count.  Estimates I heard suggested that China would have lost as many as a dozen gold medals if their teeny-boppers had been honestly vetted.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Not that I necessarily feel the 16 age limit makes much objective sense.  Gymnasts can, if they begin training early enough, peak at age 14</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/8288185968225253038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/8288185968225253038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219675680000#c8288185968225253038' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6312293480791153482</id><published>2008-08-25T02:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T02:47:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>that big,thick Schwarzenegeger weight-training boo...</title><summary type='text'>that big,thick Schwarzenegeger weight-training book will/can teach you what you need to &quot;get healthy&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;just the beginners routines plus the eating/cardio &#39;stuff&#39; is enough  ..&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;  takes about 4 years on &#39;every-day&#39; exercise to make it all a life-style..&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;add swimming, running, biking to the weight-lifting and then...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;5k s, 10, k s  marathons,&lt;BR/&gt;triathlons...!&lt;BR/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/6312293480791153482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/7750078408701524606/comments/default/6312293480791153482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html?showComment=1219646820000#c6312293480791153482' title=''/><author><name>Ed Baker</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_SpwtdDR0utk/R3Owpv1OTyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/5uapZyaJmtY/S220/Ed++by+Evie+Baker'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthias-steiner-of-germany-won-gold-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7750078408701524606' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/7750078408701524606' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-771816173"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="August 25, 2008"/></entry></feed>