Peoples thoughts of Biles pulling out of team competition
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Why are you going off topic Coral? I mean it’s fun to get nostalgic about movies where Russell Crowe was in peak fighting form, a la “Gladiator”. But who paid their hard earned money to watch “Mystery Alaska”?
Did the $7M down payment include the moose? Or did they have to be imported separately by America?Interestingly, The British had a claim to Alaska as well. On June 1, 1776 Captain Cook's men planted the British Flag at Point Possession just across Turnagain Arm which extends to where I am presently here in Anchorage. Considering that the Russians paid nothing that 7 million dollars from the U.S. was free money.
Per chance, I just happened to take these photos earlier today which chronicle the subject event:
How about Robert DeNiro’s fight scene in “The Irishman”? How awesome was that?
So much ignorance and misinformation about this, which isn't surprising.
Biles started experiencing the "twisties" after the prelims.
She tried to battle through it but it became too dangerous for her to continue (she had previously nevered experienced twisties on the beam and bars prior, but this time, it affected her for every event.
Before Biles pulled out of the individual all-around, she fell flat on her back after trying to do a 1-1/2 twist during practice of the uneven bars.
She was lucky that she was able to land without injury in her vault because she was lost/confused while she was in the air.
Biles' teammates are fully behind her - they understand that the twisties can arise at the most inopportune time, and her withdrawing gave an opportunity for others to shine.
She's a survivor of repeated sexual assault and yet has gone on to become the GOAT.
She tried to fight through the twisties, but it evidently was too dangerous for her to continue.
Twisties is when a gymnast loses her/his spatial awareness while doing a twist/flip, and are disoriented while in the air, so cab be very dangerous as they try to land on their feet but often end up landing elsewhere.
One gymnast had the twisties for the 1st and last time.
She ended up breaking her neck and is paralyzed.
It would have been selfish (notwithstanding the danger) for her to have continued.
And as stated above, Biles withdrawing gave the opportunity for others to shine.
MyKayla Skinner was about to head home on a flight (thinking her Olympic career was over) when Biles told the coaches to tell her not to leave.
With Biles withdrawing from the individual vault, Skinner got the chance to compete and won a silver.
Carey won the gold in floor exercise after stumbling in the vault.
Both got words of encouragement from Biles.
Suni Lee won the all-around which she may not have been able to do with a fully-functioning Biles (but who knows, maybe Lee would have been able to beat Biles).
The sad and pathetic thing is that there were numerous politicians from her own home state who ignorantly attacked Biles with pretty much the same words/sentiment.
Funny how these politicians didn't make anywhere the same noise about the corrupt USA Gymastics and the Nasser sexual assaults; and it's hardly just Nasser, lot's of abuse of verbal/emotional abuse of young teenage girls (a major reason why Biles returned to the Olympics was to keep putting pressure on USA Gymastics to reform and hold those responsible, accountable).
But then again, haven't heard a peep from them about Baylor getting off scott-free in how they handled sexual assaults/rapes.
They blast someone who deserves none of it, whereas politicians of this stripe dawned over and vehemently defended known cheaters - Armstrong and Clemens.
95% of the seriously ill in ICUs are unvaccinated.
There are hospitals across the country (mostly in the South) where there are no more pediatric ICU beds available, so if you have a seriously ill kid from something other than Covid, going to need to Medivac them to another region which costs major $$.
There are young pregnant women or those who just gave birth (usually from an early C-section) dying.
Physicians are telling stories of people who thought it was all a hoax pleading their doctor to get vaccinated (too late for them) as they worsen in the ICU.
Unfortunately, it's taken the death of a loved one to convince family members to finally get vaccinated.
A conservative talk show host who did the usual - it's all a fraud/hoax, freedom, etc. spiel ended up dying from Covid and regretted that he spread misinformation.
But there are those who are dying from Covid who still think it's a hoax or family members who think a loved one died from something else and not Covid since it doesn't exist.
An alternate is supposed to be always at the ready; that's the whole point of an alternate is to sub in when injury arises.
If Biles hadn't attempted to compete, you'd probably would have been all over her for not even attempting to give it a go.
Biles started experiencing the "twisties" after the prelims.
She tried to battle through it but it became too dangerous for her to continue (she had previously nevered experienced twisties on the beam and bars prior, but this time, it affected her for every event.
Before Biles pulled out of the individual all-around, she fell flat on her back after trying to do a 1-1/2 twist during practice of the uneven bars.
She was lucky that she was able to land without injury in her vault because she was lost/confused while she was in the air.
Biles' teammates are fully behind her - they understand that the twisties can arise at the most inopportune time, and her withdrawing gave an opportunity for others to shine.
She's a survivor of repeated sexual assault and yet has gone on to become the GOAT.
She tried to fight through the twisties, but it evidently was too dangerous for her to continue.
Twisties is when a gymnast loses her/his spatial awareness while doing a twist/flip, and are disoriented while in the air, so cab be very dangerous as they try to land on their feet but often end up landing elsewhere.
One gymnast had the twisties for the 1st and last time.
She ended up breaking her neck and is paralyzed.
It would have been selfish (notwithstanding the danger) for her to have continued.
And as stated above, Biles withdrawing gave the opportunity for others to shine.
MyKayla Skinner was about to head home on a flight (thinking her Olympic career was over) when Biles told the coaches to tell her not to leave.
With Biles withdrawing from the individual vault, Skinner got the chance to compete and won a silver.
Carey won the gold in floor exercise after stumbling in the vault.
Both got words of encouragement from Biles.
Suni Lee won the all-around which she may not have been able to do with a fully-functioning Biles (but who knows, maybe Lee would have been able to beat Biles).
The sad and pathetic thing is that there were numerous politicians from her own home state who ignorantly attacked Biles with pretty much the same words/sentiment.
Funny how these politicians didn't make anywhere the same noise about the corrupt USA Gymastics and the Nasser sexual assaults; and it's hardly just Nasser, lot's of abuse of verbal/emotional abuse of young teenage girls (a major reason why Biles returned to the Olympics was to keep putting pressure on USA Gymastics to reform and hold those responsible, accountable).
But then again, haven't heard a peep from them about Baylor getting off scott-free in how they handled sexual assaults/rapes.
They blast someone who deserves none of it, whereas politicians of this stripe dawned over and vehemently defended known cheaters - Armstrong and Clemens.
95% of the seriously ill in ICUs are unvaccinated.
There are hospitals across the country (mostly in the South) where there are no more pediatric ICU beds available, so if you have a seriously ill kid from something other than Covid, going to need to Medivac them to another region which costs major $$.
There are young pregnant women or those who just gave birth (usually from an early C-section) dying.
Physicians are telling stories of people who thought it was all a hoax pleading their doctor to get vaccinated (too late for them) as they worsen in the ICU.
Unfortunately, it's taken the death of a loved one to convince family members to finally get vaccinated.
A conservative talk show host who did the usual - it's all a fraud/hoax, freedom, etc. spiel ended up dying from Covid and regretted that he spread misinformation.
But there are those who are dying from Covid who still think it's a hoax or family members who think a loved one died from something else and not Covid since it doesn't exist.
An alternate is supposed to be always at the ready; that's the whole point of an alternate is to sub in when injury arises.
If Biles hadn't attempted to compete, you'd probably would have been all over her for not even attempting to give it a go.
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I had a nationally-ranked swimmer in my class. The pressure her dad put on her eventually broke her emotionally. Her coach tried to get him to back off which he refused to do. Very sad.
While that is true, it appears as if the other part of Turk's statement of requiring booster after booster may have some merit as CDC is not exploring ordering everyone to get boosters starting this fall. They are looking at data out of Israel showing that immunity starts dropping dramatically after about 8 months. Pfizer down to 55% after 8 months. (Pfizer is primarily what they gave)
U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination
Nursing home residents and health care workers will most likely be the first to get booster shots, as soon as September, followed by other older people who were vaccinated last winter.
If EVERYBODY would get the vaccine there would be no need for booster shots.
We essentially eliminated smallpox & polio in the US. I'm glad the anti-vaxers weren't around then.
https://vaxopedia.org/2019/03/03/do-you-remember-sabin-sundays/
We essentially eliminated smallpox & polio in the US. I'm glad the anti-vaxers weren't around then.
https://vaxopedia.org/2019/03/03/do-you-remember-sabin-sundays/
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