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Jonas Salk, first polio vaccine: In 1947, Salk accepted a professorship in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. It was there that he undertook a project to determine the number of different types of poliovirus, starting in 1948. For the next seven years Salk devoted himself towards developing a vaccine against polio. Salk was immediately hailed as a "miracle worker" when the vaccine's success was first made public in April 1955, and chose to not patent the vaccine or seek any profit from it in order to maximize its global distribution.[2] An immediate rush to vaccinate began in both the United States and around the world. " would not happen now. had my first shot..... slight sore arm, nothing else.

My Dad & six uncles fought in WW2. My Mom didn't see my father for nearly 5 years. My oldest brother was born when he was away. I never heard my Mother bitching or complaining ever about having to be a single Mom in a World War not knowing if my Dad would ever return. They put up with shortages, rationing & life was not easy. I can't imagine the stress (that lasted for years) these women were under at the time. These alt right conservatives & entitled snowflakes today crying about a conspiracy with vaccines & how their rights have been taken away forced to wear masks with restrictions can go **** off. Oh yeah, my father was an alcoholic. A quiet man with a loving family but much preferred being drunk to being sober. Was it from the War? I don't know as it was never discussed in our house & my Dad never sought treatment but he obviously was in pain. So yes, Stickem, those soldiers carried a heavy load.

Wait...he plays for the other team right? I think it's time we accept the Jets are destined to not finish first.

Congrats to Comrie. 30 to 9 shots on goal after 2 so he didn't do much but.. pretty big moment in moose history

Agreed. Trump and his cabal probably wanted the January 6th insurrection to be their "Reichstag incident" but it did not happen by a narrow margin. America will likely never know how close their country came to having Trump as their furher. And he would have reveled in "saving America" from lawless ANTIFA terrorists by holding office "only until things settled down" while he and his stormtroopers destroyed all opposition.

leafs are dirty. imagine if a jet hit mathews the same way. but teams have been doing this to the jets for a few years. league does not seem concerned. so it continues. different rules for different teams.

The comparison to pre- war Germany gets scarier all the time. The Germans weren't an evil people. They were going through hard times in the depression . People were desperate for answers and solutions . They were given a target, some people to blame it on. They were promised jobs and a return of their national pride. At first some restrictions on the people causing problems for their society seemed reasonable . Bit by bit the horrors that followed became the normal. At some point previously reasonable people looked down the barrel of a gun at a 5 year old child.......and squeezed the trigger. I have studied enough history to know it can happen again. The world worries me now.

I would bet my last dollar that if it wasn't profitable, none of the neo-fascist supporters would exist.

How is it possible that Galchenyuks hit was not reviewed by player safety? I really hope the Jets come out flying and smoke the Leafs. Serious payback is due

In that case we should rephrase it to she's running to be grifter of California.

My father turned to booze also...He was R.C.A.F. in the Battle of Britain from 39' on....I know what he saw and endured was most likely the cause of his alcoholism ...ruined the family and his life....Did we cry and give up ...NO....we sucked it up and survived.....Our neighbours at the time said he was termed .shell shocked' ...the term is now PTSD...BUT nobody ,especially govt. wanted to recognize it....This pandemic is a war of sorts....but nothing compared to the 60 million lives lost in that catastrophe...the second world war.....Life goes on

Burger King bathrooms will never be the same.

More than sad- it gives an alarming insight into the fascist mindset of many GOP supporters. In American history, it has been estimated by American historians that only about 25% of American colonists wanted independence (mostly because Britain had outlawed slavery and the colonists feared they would be next to be deprived of their cheap and plentiful labour). The 25% launched into a rhetorical crusade exaggerating grievances and predicting all manner of dire consequences if they remained a colony and managed to create enough of a furor that many of the undecided went along with the movement. That England had a king who spoke no English and was probably mentally ill did not help. Legal expert warns there's an under-the-radar GOP plot that could create a future 'democratic crisis' Civil rights groups have been lambasting Republicans for the many voter suppression bills they have been proposing in state legislatures all over the U.S., warning that the bills are designed to make it more difficult to vote. But election law expert Rick Hasen, in a New York Times article published this week, warns that making voting harder or more of a hassle is not the worst part of these bills — or in the case of Georgia's so-called Election Integrity Act of 2021, an actual law. The most "dangerous" part of Republican voter suppression bills, according to Hasen, is the type of power they would give Republicans over the administration of elections. Hasen is worried that Republicans want to give themselves the ability to throw out democratic election results that they don't like. "A new, more dangerous front has opened in the voting wars, and it's going to be much harder to counteract than the now-familiar fight over voting rules," Hasen warns. " Legal expert warns there's an under-the-radar GOP plot that could create a future 'democratic crisis' - Alternet.org

I think he's trying to flag that blonde cross from him but she's only got eyes for the spangle dangler with the mic and high heels

Just got home from my vaccination. Had to go out to Steinbach and on the way back, saw a sign on the side of the road near St. Anne that said "Lockdowns are not demonstrably justified"... so that's one of the attitudes out there... Anyway, I feel

Agreed. When I read his remarks about not shutting things down because... jobs, I was pretty furious. I mean I get it... it is a gamble and it might work, we might avoid the same fate as Alberta or Ontario. But that is what enrages me, that instead of betting on the path that would mitigate death, severe illness and crush our already over worked health care system... he and bets on the path that helps the economy and doubles down on blaming the citizens if his gamble doesn't work... this government is bankrupt of responsibility.

Blaming Manitobans for our current situation is getting pretty old already. Maybe it's time for some actual leadership in our province? I can't wait until flights resume to Costa Rica and Brian can go home.

You know ****'s getting stupid when people start arguing about which generation is what....how bout this. You're all idiots! I'm not though....

Music achieved perfection in 1994...everyone knows that. It's a scientific fact.

Don't count on it. Unless chills and a headache are a super power. And don't look for help from anyone at MBB. I'm still waiting... If your doctor shows up in a hazmat suit, you get the super soldier serum.

The deed is done. Now to wait for my superpowers.

I finally got to see whats in that bar north of the passport office.

Yeah, lots actually. Mostly downtown.

I've always been a big Digital Underground and Shock G fan. The Oakland sound was great. He produced Tupac's first solo album. RIP Shock G. 'Cause in a 69 my humpty nose will tickle ya rear

What is it going to take for Pallister to smarten up and institute more restrictions- 300 new cases and a dozen deaths per day? Is he taking advice from Premiers Ford and Kenney?

Well that was a fun night. Feels like a bad hangover right now. @FrostyWinnipeg described my symptoms exactly, right down to the timing.

Ah, there we go- I was wondering when this was going to happen.