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As of December 16, all 10 victims of the tragedy were confirmed to have suffered from compression asphyxia, according to an official coroner's report from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. (KHOU)
On December 22, The House Committee on Oversight and Reform of The US Congress submitted a formal request to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, demanding answers including a full rundown of what went wrong at the festival. Notably, Travis Scott is not named once in the letter. A copy of the letter without the TMZ watermark can be downloaded here.
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What exactly happened?
On Friday, November 5, 2021, at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, TX, 8 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in a densely-packed crowd surge. At least 25 people were transported to the hospital, with "scores more
... keep reading on reddit ➡Since the options are literally endless, what actors/characters from previous marvel entities do you want to cross over into the MCU?
My obvious choices would be Chloe Bennett/Quake from AoS, Sophie Turner/Jean Grey, Olivia Holt/Aubrey Joseph/ Cloak & Dagger, Brianna Hildebrand/Negasonic and Fan BingBing/Blink.
What about y’all?
*edit thank u everyone for telling me AoS and Cloak and Dagger are in the MCU I am aware of that but I meant into the movies/Disney+ arena that Marvel is currently building
If you're looking for praise kink recommendations, or MCs saying "good girl" makes you melt 🥵, you've come to the right place. I've combed through old threads and my GR history to find as many praise kink recs as possible (thank you anyone who originally gave some of these recs!)
(For those that don't recognize the term, you can think of praise kink as the opposite of a humiliation kink - it's getting pleasure from being praised or getting approval (for example a MMC telling the FMC she's a good girl while they have sex), and usually goes along with "softer" dirty talk (not sure how else to describe that?) It's one of my favorite things in romance books and I've started to keep a running list which I've tried to categorize a bit below.
-Well-placed “good girls”:
- -Good Girl by Jana Aston (contemporary, billionaire, vegas)
- Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey (contemporary, brother’s best friend)
- The Favor by Suzanne Wright (contemporary, fake marriage)
- Mutually Beneficial by Ava Guerre (contemporary, landlord/exchange sex for rent)
- Shot in the Dark by Marie James (contemporary, security/hackers, light bdsm)
- Locked Box by Eve Dangerfield (contemporary, age gap, police, forced proximity)
- Hard Time by Cara McKenna (contemporary, prison)
- The Master by Kresley Cole (contemporary, mafia)
- Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh (urban fantasty)
- Priceless by Miranda Silver (contemporary, college, with some humiliation kink)
-Made-me-sweat-such-spot-on praise kink:
- Skin by Aveda Vice (Monster, gargoyle and banshee, short novella)
- When She Belongs by Ruby Dixon (alien sci-fi, forced proximity)
- Orc Sworn series by Finley Fenn (fantasy, multiple books in the series fit
From the beginning of the March 2020 lockdowns for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the subject of natural immunity (also called post-infection immunity) has been neglected. Once the vaccination became widely available, what began with near silence at the beginning turned nearly into a complete blackout of the topic.
[Editorial note: This article has since been upgraded to another piece chronicling 81 studies.]
Even now, there is an absence of open discussion, presumably in the interests of promoting universal vaccination and required documentation of such vaccination as a condition of participating in public life and even the jobs marketplace. Still, the science exists. Many studies exist. Their authors deserve credit, recognition, and to have their voices heard.
These studies demonstrate what was and is already known: natural immunity for a SARS-type virus is robust, long-lasting, and broadly effective even in the case of mutations, generally more so than vaccines. In fact, a major contribution of 20th-century science has been to expand upon and further elucidate this principle that has been known since the ancient world. Every expert presumably knew this long before the current debates. The effort to pretend otherwise is a scientific scandal of the highest order, especially because the continued neglect of the topic is affecting the rights and freedoms of billions of people.
People who have contracted the virus and recovered deserve recognition. The realization that natural immunity – which pertains now to perhaps half of the US population and billions around the world – is effective in providing protection should have a dramatic effect on vaccine mandates.
Individuals whose livelihoods and liberties are being deprecated and deleted need access to the scientific literature as it pertains to this virus. They should send a link to this page far and wide. The scientists have not been silent; they just haven’t received the public attention they deserve. The preparation of this list was assisted by links provided by Paul Elias Alexander and Rational Ground’s own cheat sheet on natural immunity, which also includes links to popular articles on the topic.
One-year sustained cellular and humoral immunities of COVID-19 convalescents, by Jie Zhang, Hao Lin, Beiwei Ye, Min Zhao, Jianbo Zhan, et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 5, 2021. “SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibodies, and also NAb can persist among over 95% COVID-19 convalescents from 6 months to 12 months
... keep reading on reddit ➡#FT: Orlando Pride 2-3 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Orlando Pride scorers: Erika Tymrak (84'), Marta (89' PEN)
NJ/NY Gotham FC scorers: Gaëtane Thiney (3', 47'), Margaret Purce (50')
Venue: Exploria Stadium
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Orlando Pride
Ashlyn Harris, Amy Turner, Ali Krieger (Toni Pressley), Courtney Petersen, Ali Riley (Phoebe Mcclernon), Jodie Taylor (Erika Tymrak), Marisa Viggiano (Taylor Kornieck), Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir (Meggie Dougherty Howard), Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux, Marta.
Subs: Erin McLeod, Parker Roberts, Abigail Kim, Kylie Strom.
^____________________________
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Kailen Sheridan, Estelle Johnson, Gina Lewandowski, Imani Dorsey, Caprice Dydasco, Mccall Zerboni, Nahomi Kawasumi (Brianna Pinto), Gaëtane Thiney (Dominique Richardson), Carli Lloyd, Ifeoma Onumonu (Paige Monaghan), Margaret Purce (Lee Sodam).
Subs: Erica Skroski, Evelyne Viens, Didi Haracic, Elizabeth Eddy, Jennifer Cudjoe.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
3' Goal! Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 1. Gaëtane Thiney (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
47' Goal! Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 2. Gaëtane Thiney (Gotham FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
50' Goal! Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 3. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
59' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Meggie Dougherty Howard replaces Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir.
59' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Toni Pressley replaces Ali Krieger.
65' Meggie Dougherty Howard (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Taylor Kornieck replaces Marisa Viggiano.
65' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Erika Tymrak replaces Jodie Taylor.
67' Substitution, Gotham FC. Paige Monaghan replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
67' Substitution, Gotham FC. Brianna Pinto replaces Nahomi
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
I figured it would be easier to list out all the transfers! School names are listed alphabetically, along with player names. The list will be updated as transfers are announced!
| School | Player Name | Prev. School | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama-Birmingham | Sidney McGregor | Seminole State (NCJAA) | UAB Women’s Soccer Signs Sidney McGregor |
| American University | Izzy Kadzban | Florida | Kadzban and Simmons Join Women's Soccer as Mid-Year Transfers from Florida and Purdue |
| Olivia Simmons | Purdue | Kadzban and Simmons Join Women's Soccer as Mid-Year Transfers from Florida and Purdue | |
| Arkansas | Shana Flynn | UCLA | Soccer Adds Shana Flynn To 2022 Roster |
| Boston College | Emily Sapienza | Rutgers | Emily Sapienza Set to Join Eagles |
| Bowling Green | Ellie Pool | Toledo | Pool, Gardner Join Falcon Program |
| California State U. Northridge | Anessa Campos | Eastern Washington | CSUNWsoccer Twitter |
| Colorado State | Katy Coffin | Kansas State | Rams Add Transfers to Roster |
| Megan Demski | Loyola-Chicago | Rams Add Another Veteran in Megan Demski | |
| Hale Otto | Georgia | Rams Add Transfers to Roster | |
| Kaya Pehrson | Texas Tech | Rams Add Transfers to Roster | |
| Deleware | Emily McNesby | Maryland | Delaware Women’s Soccer Adds Nine Signees |
| Eastern Kentucky | Kaitlyn Andrews | Cincinnati | [EKU Soccer Signs Kaitlyn Andrews From The University Of Cincinnati](https://ekusports.com/news/2022/ |
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
#FT: Orlando Pride 1-1 Houston Dash
Orlando Pride scorers: Taylor Kornieck (79')
Houston Dash scorers: Rachel Daly (10')
Venue: Exploria Stadium
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Orlando Pride
Ashlyn Harris (Erin McLeod), Amy Turner (Toni Pressley), Ali Krieger, Ali Riley, Phoebe Mcclernon (Taylor Kornieck), Marta, Meggie Dougherty Howard (Kylie Strom), Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir, Jodie Taylor, Sydney Leroux, Erika Tymrak (Marisa Viggiano).
Subs: Ally Haran, Parker Roberts, Crystal Thomas, Chelsee Washington.
^____________________________
Houston Dash
Jane Campbell, Katie Naughton, Abby Dahlkemper, Allysha Chapman, Haley Hanson, Gabby Seiler (Makamae Gomera-Stevens), Kristie Mewis, Shea Groom (Sophie Schmidt), Rachel Daly, Jasmyne Spencer (Brianna Visalli), Nichelle Prince (Michaela Abam).
Subs: Veronica Latsko, Lindsey Harris, Megan Oyster.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
10' Goal! Orlando Pride 0, Houston Dash 1. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
53' Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Erin McLeod replaces Ashlyn Harris because of an injury.
67' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Marisa Viggiano replaces Erika Tymrak.
68' Gabby Seiler (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70' Meggie Dougherty Howard Yellow Card
71' Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Shea Groom.
73' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Toni Pressley replaces Amy Turner.
74' Substitution, Orlando Pride. Taylor Kornieck replaces Phoebe McClernon.
79' Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Houston Dash 1. Taylor Kornieck (Orlando Pride) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Meggie Dougherty Howard with a cross following a corner.
89' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michaela Abam replaces Nichelle Prince.
89' Substitution, Houston Dash. Brianna Vis
... keep reading on reddit ➡From the beginning of the March 2020 lockdowns for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the subject of natural immunity (also called post-infection immunity) has been neglected. Once the vaccination became widely available, what began with near silence at the beginning turned nearly into a complete blackout of the topic.
[Editorial note: This article has since been upgraded to another piece chronicling 81 studies.]
Even now, there is an absence of open discussion, presumably in the interests of promoting universal vaccination and required documentation of such vaccination as a condition of participating in public life and even the jobs marketplace. Still, the science exists. Many studies exist. Their authors deserve credit, recognition, and to have their voices heard.
These studies demonstrate what was and is already known: natural immunity for a SARS-type virus is robust, long-lasting, and broadly effective even in the case of mutations, generally more so than vaccines. In fact, a major contribution of 20th-century science has been to expand upon and further elucidate this principle that has been known since the ancient world. Every expert presumably knew this long before the current debates. The effort to pretend otherwise is a scientific scandal of the highest order, especially because the continued neglect of the topic is affecting the rights and freedoms of billions of people.
People who have contracted the virus and recovered deserve recognition. The realization that natural immunity – which pertains now to perhaps half of the US population and billions around the world – is effective in providing protection should have a dramatic effect on vaccine mandates.
Individuals whose livelihoods and liberties are being deprecated and deleted need access to the scientific literature as it pertains to this virus. They should send a link to this page far and wide. The scientists have not been silent; they just haven’t received the public attention they deserve. The preparation of this list was assisted by links provided by Paul Elias Alexander and Rational Ground’s own cheat sheet on natural immunity, which also includes links to popular articles on the topic.
- [One-year sustained cellular and h
1. One-year sustained cellular and humoral immunities of COVID-19 convalescents, by Jie Zhang, Hao Lin, Beiwei Ye, Min Zhao, Jianbo Zhan, et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 5, 2021. “SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibodies, and also NAb can persist among over 95% COVID-19 convalescents from 6 months to 12 months after disease onset. At least 19/71 (26%) of COVID-19 convalescents (double positive in ELISA and MCLIA) had detectable circulating IgM antibody against SARS-CoV-2 at 12m post-disease onset. Notably, the percentages of convalescents with positive SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell responses (at least one of the SARS-CoV-2 antigen S1, S2, M and N protein) were 71/76 (93%) and 67/73 (92%) at 6m and 12m, respectively. Furthermore, both antibody and T-cell memory levels of the convalescents were positively associated with their disease severity.”
2. Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections, by Sivan Gazit, Roei Shlezinger, Galit Perez, Roni Lotan, Asaf Peretz, Amir Ben-Tov, Dani Cohen, Khitam Muhsen, Gabriel Chodick, Tal Patalon. MedRxiv, August 25, 2021. “Our analysis demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2-naïve vaccinees had a 13.06-fold increased risk for breakthrough infection with the Delta variant compared to those previously infected, when the first event (infection or vaccination) occurred during January and February of 2021. The increased risk was significant for a symptomatic disease as well…. This analysis demonstrated that natural immunity affords longer lasting and stronger protection against infection, symptomatic disease and hospitalization due to the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, compared to the BNT162b2 two-dose vaccine-induced immunity.”
3. Shedding of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Despite Vaccination, by Kasen K. Riemersma, Brittany E. Grogan, Amanda Kita-Yarbro, Gunnar E. Jeppson, David H. O’Connor, Thomas C. Friedrich, Katarina M. Grande, MedRxiv, August 24, 2021. “The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant might cause high viral loads, is highly transmissible, and contains mutations that confer partial immune escape. Outbreak investigations suggest that vaccinated persons can spread Delta. We compared RT-PCR cycle threshold (Ct) data from 699 swab specimens collec
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