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  • Bela Karolyi Accused of Horrific Abuse of Nadia Comaneci in New Book

    05/03/2021 1:18:40 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 21 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 3, 2021 | Ryan Dunleavy
    Hall of Fame gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and his wife, Martha, face fresh allegations of physical and psychological abuse of young female athletes dating to the 1960s in a newly published book, according to the Daily Mail. Romanian author Stejarel Olaru wrote in “Nadia si Securitatea” that Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci — the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, in 1976 — is among the victims who were starved to the point of developing eating disorders, slapped, and denied medical treatment, according to the report. Comaneci was Bela Karolyi’s first prodigy and his gateway to defecting...
  • Evidence of Sodom? Meteor blast cause of biblical destruction, say scientists

    11/22/2018 9:25:06 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 87 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 11/22/2018 | Amanda Borschel-Dam
    A multi-disciplinary team of scientists has a new theory for why all human civilization abruptly ended on the banks of the Dead Sea some 3,700 years ago. According to analyzed archaeological evidence, the disaster of biblical proportions can be explained by a massive explosion, similar to one recorded over 100 years ago in Russia. […] As reported in Science News, at the recently concluded Denver-based ASOR Annual Meeting, director of scientific analysis at Jordan’s Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project Phillip J. Silvia presented a paper, “The 3.7kaBP Middle Ghor Event: Catastrophic Termination of a Bronze Age Civilization” during a session on...