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This is the crappy part of pro sports. Harris has done everything that was asked of him, but time and tide wait for no one. Best wishes to him in his next chapter.

As well he should.

We have enough of the core of the Cup team that we ought to be fast out of the gate. Whatever gaps there might be, we still have the draft , whoever the scouts can scare up, and then there is the free agent pool. We got this.

Burnham would be a real catch, as would Begelton.

This New Implant Reversed Paralysis Within a Single Day. Three paralyzed patients regained the ability to walk, cycle, and even swim. For years now, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne have been working on a groundbreaking approach to reverse paralysis in people with spinal cord injuries, by reactivating dormant neurons with electrical stimulation. The treatment has now taken a massive leap forward, thanks to new findings published in Nature Medicine in which vertebrae implants restored the ability to walk and move around in three paralyzed patients—all in just a matter of hours. “All three patients were able to stand, walk, pedal, swim and control their torso movements in just one day, after their implants were activated,” Grégoire Courtine, a neuroscientist at EPFL and senior author of the new study, said in a press release. Past versions of the implants have successfully helped paralyzed patients to some extent. But the newest versions tested in this study utilize an AI-powered software that automatically applies stimulation in specific ways based on the patient’s own injury as well as what kind of physical activity they’re looking to do. That opens up a wider range of possible movements. Each of the three patients were able to not just walk around, but also cycle around in a moving vehicle and swim in the water. All patients have to do is select a desired activity from a tablet, and a pacemaker in the abdomen will relay signals that let the implants know which neurons in what regions of the spine need to be stimulated so the legs and body can move accordingly. One of the patients, Michel Roccati, an Italian man paralyzed from a motorcycle accident, described using the implants with the aid of a walker to take his first steps forward in four years. “The first few steps were incredible—a dream come true,” he said in a press release. “I can now go up and down stairs, and I hope to be able to walk one kilometer by this spring.” A great deal more testing among a larger group of participants is needed to fully demonstrate how effective the implants are in reversing paralysis. Courtine and his colleagues will also need to improve the AI software so it’s able to treat a more diverse range of injuries as well. But so far, the fast action of the implants has changed the lives of the three patients overnight, and has enabled rapid progress in regaining muscle mass and independent movement over just a few months. The ultimate goal is to use this technology to fully rehabilitate patients so the injuries are fully healed and the implants are no longer needed. For now, things are moving in a very encouraging direction.

We knew the Trucker Convoy was riddled with scum and criminals, and every day brings new proof of that.

A new HIV vaccine is in phase one trials. But scientists aren't holding their breath just yet. Years of false starts have made hopeful researchers wary of claims that an HIV vaccine is finally here Future historians studying the 2020s may disagree about many things, but it is safe to assume all of them will agree that the COVID-19 pandemic was transformative. It has changed the way we socialize and do business, led to collective trauma and was likely a critical factor in President Joe Biden's election. When it comes to humanity's ongoing war against infectious diseases, this pandemic accelerated development of a new vaccine platform known as mRNA technology, one that scientists believe could some day be used against everything from malaria and tuberculosis to all strains of influenza. There was even an early hopeful sign with HIV vaccine research, with researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announcing in December that an experimental mRNA vaccine had successfully treated an HIV-virus relative in mice and rhesus macaques. Now Moderna — which, along with Pfizer/BioNTech, was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to develop a successful COVID-19 vaccine — has announced that it is in phase one of a clinical trial for an HIV vaccine. Just as they did when fighting COVID-19, Moderna is using mRNA technology to develop this new vaccine. The fact that it is in phase one means that they are still very early in developing the inoculation, but are confident enough in its safety and potential effectiveness that they were willing to put experimental shots in people's arms. Nor is Moderna working alone on this: The trial, known as IAVI G002, is being conducted in partnership with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and is partially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

gas was 1.32 at Costco yesterday.

Bringing back Brady O: Blue Bombers sign Canadian RB Oliveira to contract extension The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed Canadian running back Brady Oliveira for two years through the 2023 season. He was scheduled to become a free agent on February 8. The five-foot-10, 227-pounder returns to the Bombers for a third season in 2022.

All the UCP, CPC and PPC is fixated on is that the overt neo-Nazi platform in the US carried Trump into the White House and is sustaining the GOP in both houses. They do not give a damn about the incredible damage done to the US or the rise in anti-semitism, violence and racism or the corruption that the Trump presidency brought. The GOP is trying its damnedest to normalize the January 6th attempted coup and I am certain that many of the Canadian sympathizers fantasize about doing the same sort of thing up here. The more forcefully (and legally) the Canadian governments respond, the less chance these cretins will try it again.

On a personal note: my cousin's 2 year old granddaughter is in Intensive Care on a ventilator fighting for her life after contracting COVID. The prognosis is not positive and the family has been told to prepare for the worst.

It doesn't take many miscreants to make a big stink and screw things up for many others. We are a country of some 35 million people and even if 1% are scofflaws, that is 350,000 people. The thing about fanatics is that they are rigidly convinced that what they believe is The Truth to the exception of all other points of view and that it is their right to impose on others. Similarly, their ends justifies any means to those ends.

There's a Caribbean restaurant on the north side of Portage Avenue near Deer Lodge Center that serves a wicked bacon poutine. Or used to,

If Williams got a big chunk of his $ as a signing bonus, he's all set and can coast from here on.

I suspect that its all about staying in the public eye while making some sort of token gesture. As somone said, "There is no such thing as bad publicity".

Call me a cynic, but somehow I do not think that the salary cap is even a passing concern to Jones.

His name has come up in this thread only in passing, but I really like the way Markeith Ambles performed in 2021 despite the mess at QB in Calgary. If we cannot re-sign any of our top two receivers, I do not think we would lose much with him. I fully expect Oliviera to return to the fold as well- he is well integrated into the community.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Going After GoFundMe For Dumping Anti-Vaccine Ottawa Truckers Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to use state resources to investigate GoFundMe for dumping a group of controversial anti-vaccine truckers protesting in Canada who have been accused by Ottawa police of “unlawful” activity. The “Freedom Convoy” of truckers has been protesting for a week in downtown Ottawa over the requirement that the drivers must be vaccinated before they can drive across the border into the U.S. The truckers’ convoy was hit Friday with a $9.8 million class-action complaint for relentlessly blasting their air horns while jamming downtown Ottawa streets. They have also been accused of harassing area residents and shoppers, even assaulting some, and ripping masks off residents’ faces. Gov. Ron DeSantis Going After GoFundMe For Dumping Anti-Vaccine Ottawa Truckers | HuffPost Latest News

Canadian mayor shuts down Ted Cruz after he agitates for truckers to starve out people with 'empty shelves' Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a former Canadian citizen, agitated for truckers to leave the people of Vancouver without food as a punishment for the government's Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The clash between Cruz and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart began after the mayor urged truckers protesting vaccine mandates to "make your point and go home." My statement on tomorrow's planned convoy protest : As the Mayor of a city with an over 95 per cent vaccination rate, my message to the convoy is this: Vancouver doesn't want you here. Make your point and then go home." Although Cruz lives in Texas, he felt the need to weigh in on Canadian affairs. "Mayor says 'Vancouver doesn’t want' truck drivers there," Cruz wrote on Twitter. "Folks might feel differently with empty shelves." On Sunday, the mayor fired back. "Can someone tell @tedcruz our store shelves are fine thanks to the 90% of Canadian truckers who are fully vaccinated," Kennedy wrote on Twitter. "Too busy high-fiving all the awesome folks in #Vancouver that are helping push back against the #hateconvoy."

Harper was able to keep the CPC loonies in check so long as he held power. When his accumulated baggage caught up to him and his popularity fell, he was savvy enough to jump before he was pushed. O'Toole probably threw out a few policies that he hoped would give Canadians a sliver of hope that the CPCers were sane, but we all know how that turned out. There was a good chance he would have backtracked or delayed acting on those promises anyways.

Oklahoma teachers could be sued for $10K for teaching anything that contradicts students' religious beliefs A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma has proposed a controversial piece of legislation that would give parents the right to file lawsuits against teachers who teach lessons that contradict the religious vies of a student. According to WBNS, Senate Bill (SB) 1470, written by "Students' Religious Belief Protection Act," is a proposal presented by Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Okla.). The bill focuses on "prohibiting public school from employing or contracting with certain persons; authorizing parent to bring certain action; providing sequence of remedies for certain action; providing exception to application of The Governmental Tort Claims Act; providing for non-codification; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency." Standridge's proposal reads, "No public school of this state, as defined pursuant to Section 1-106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall employ or contract with a person that promotes positions in the classroom or at any function of the public school that is in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of students." If a teacher is sued, they will have no options to receive help to pay the penalty. However, the proposed law offers no clarity on which religious beliefs would be included. The bill comes as Republican lawmakers and conservative-leaning organizations across the country work to control what is being taught in classrooms. National debates have erupted about whether or not critical race theory (CRT), sexuality, and politics should be discussed in school. On February 7, lawmakers will hear the proposal at the beginning of the Oklahoma Legislative Session. Oklahoma teachers could be sued for $10K for teaching anything that contradicts students' religious beliefs - Alternet.org

The heretics MST be excised!!!