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...cross-country runner Lindsey Scherf did it in one year. And that doesn’t even include the most impressive accomplishment of Scherf’s freshman year. At last year’s Heptagonals, the Ivy League cross-country championships, Scherf destroyed the American junior 10,000 meter record time of 32:52.5 by 1.3 seconds, an eternity in track and field, with a time of 32:51.20. The record had been in place for 26 years. “Going to the World [Junior Championship]s was an incredible experience, and getting All-American was wonderful...
Moreover, it must be acknowledged that the metric system is vastly more intuitive and logical than the imperial system. Certainly a meter (which is defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second) is far less arbitrary of a unit than a yard. (Then again, to be fair, the meter was originally defined as “one ten-millionth of the length of the earth’s meridian along a quadrant...
...thundering of a thousand palms, they rushed back on with Dr. Dog (the opening artist, who looked like Kid Rock as a Parliament backup dancer) in tow.With the instruments finally almost outnumbered, together, the musicians launched into “Do the Whirlwind.” Rising a meter from the ground, The shoes (now warm and soft and a little more worn from the dance) wiggled free from the limits of the floor. The pants, set free from fist-clenched pocket occupants, hung looser. The shirts, soaked through, fluttered in the breeze of the subwoofers. Uniforms weathered by battle.THE...
...chops as a composer, with nine original tunes that evoke the muscular lyricism of Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett while still feeling fresh. Glasper is at his best on the title track, playing off tenor saxophonist Mark Turner in a minor-key vamp that constantly shifts mood and meter but never loses touch with its simple, soulful melody...
Then it was Allen’s turn. He took up the e-meter and agreed with Jeff that, indeed, his work is a source of tension...