Posts by Chris White14

As the seventies transitioned into the eighties, Renaldo Nehemiah held the world record in the 110m hurdles. He wasn't just a record holder; he completely owned that discipline. Eventually, he moved on to play professional football.
Admittedly, they never called him Bullet.

Anyway, there are plenty of other interesting things happening at the World Championships that I notice aren't getting any discussion around here.
For instance.
There's no denying he looks like a man.

Daniel Booth37 said:Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie are magnificent athletes (even if they have a geographical advantage), but they haven't done anything on the level of Bolt. For decades, the benchmark for the 100m was 10.00. Any sprinter running under 10 seconds was elite class, fighting for medals at any World Championships or Olympics. Kim Collins was a world champion, yet he never broke that 10.00 barrier. Ask any American athlete what 10.00 means—actually, ask any white or Asian athlete. Bolt set a new standard; he was the first in sprinting history to truly shift the goalposts, and sprinting is one of the most primal disciplines, dating back to the first Olympics in ancient Greece. Moving from point A to nearly point B as fast as possible is the essence of athletic competition. Bekele might be the greatest long-distance runner ever, but he didn't redefine the benchmark. A 9.58 in the 100m is comparable to a 25:00.00 in the 10,000m.

I won't linger; enjoy it while it lasts. There's a new spectacle starting tomorrow.

EDIT: Kim Collins did run a 9.98 once.

That said, I’ll add a few lines.
Bolt's results are fantastic, even if such numbers inevitably invite doping suspicions. But that's a conversation for another time.
The reality remains that in the 100m, 10 seconds is still the benchmark, and anyone running sub-10 can realistically hope for a medal at the World Championships or the Olympics. You don't need to run sub-9.60 just to stand on the podium.
I'd compare it to ski jumping. The 200m mark was surpassed ages ago with a record of 239m, yet that 200m figure remains a sort of "magic number."
And regarding 6.2 miles, 25 minutes is nothing more than a round number and nothing else.

neonharbor18 said:Addictions are a nasty business; once you start sinking, there's no bottom.
The USA took the gold in the finals against Germany on penalties 😲, while the Danes walked away with silver ☕

So, because the Germans choked in the final, the Danes get punished with silver? 😁

electricstag9 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kssVPjBvMkQ
Sweden vs Spain in those final seconds!
😁

Jesus.
Exactly how many seconds did that take?

Back to our old ways, I suppose.
We outclassed them by a single point.😁

Take a look at some of those bank websites.

Sure, Rossi is incredible, but making the jump to Formula 1 requires a massive adjustment period.
He was only a second off, but that was on a track barely over a mile long that’s clearly sluggish—it felt more like a karting circuit than a Formula 1 track.
On a legitimate Formula 1 circuit, he'd likely be lagging by three to five seconds. That's the kind of gap you see between teams like Minardi and Jordan, yet Rossi was behind the wheel of a Ferrari.

Jerry Wright6,

I agree that all those extra fees are a headache, but you can't include costs that the bank doesn't actually bill you for when calculating the effective interest rate.
When you buy promissory notes through the IRS, you aren't paying the bank for them. You aren't paying the bank for a notary's fee to certify a contract, either. However, interest accrual is perfectly standard. Once you have the money, you owe interest—if you get a loan on the 17th, you’re paying interest until the end of the month. That’s just how it works. Or did you expect that period to be interest-free?
In the scenario you described, a 2.5% fee is absolutely predatory.

Ultimately, the APR stated by the bank (or at least it ought to be) is the true effective rate, covering every single cost the bank charges you directly. Anything charged by the IRS, an appraiser, or a notary falls outside what the bank can bake into their own service pricing.

I have an account at the very bank where I work.
Honestly, I’d recommend everyone try to land a job at a bank and then open an account there. There are endless perks you just don't get anywhere else.👍

Yeah, it’s a pretty lousy feeling.

Palpitations were one of the first signs of hyperthyroidism I noticed.
I ended up with a prescription for thyroid meds, beta-blockers to slow my heart rate down, and a whole mountain of other pills.
After about a month or two, my heart finally stabilized, though it still skips a beat every now and then.
My hormone levels are still running high, but for now, I’m just managing with the thyroid medication. Apparently, this is something I’ll be taking for years to come.