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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Use common sense says Foreign Secretary... ...hmm... 2 Americanisms come to mind. SNAFU, definitely... FUBAR... ...not yet! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Covid-19 is showing up a lot of issues where what is often been taken for granted, is now becoming very serious for many. Lifelines curtailed Likewise, he says young children now, even those not yet born, whose parents' income is diminished by the decline in remittances, will "be much more likely to pass away, to be undernourished, to drop out of school to supplement family income. And those are things that future researchers will be able to detect, unfortunately, in the data 50 to 70 years from now."I wonder if at that time, historians will look at governments of 2020 handling of the pandemic? The article does provide a link to an interesting study. Is the 1918 pandemic over |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14654 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
I think this pandemic experience, once it's over, could and should spark some fundamental re-thought of the economic 'financial system'. We're used to hearing about big figures like "money supply" and "Gross Domestic Product", but it's become much clearer to me that we have to think much more about micro-scale money flow. I'm middle class, in the UK sense. That's probably posher than the American (USA) use of the term. I get my pension monthly, paid into the bank. I've got a debit card, a pre-approved overdraft, a credit card - my bills are mostly paid monthly or annually by direct debit. The same will be true of national politicians and senior civil servants. It's the way we all live - and the way we all think. It's normal - for us. But half of it has stopped moving. My weekly shopping trip will still pay the shelf-stacker's wage, but my empty pint glass isn't paying the barmaid. All those little micro-transactions aren't noticed until they stop. Except by those wage-earners who need to keep it moving on down the chain to the next shop or childminder. But the big bills - the rent and the utilities - just keep piling up. The unravelling will be painful - and that's just the national problems, before the overseas remittances are even considered. |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
Very enlightening blog regarding infection risks and rates while re-opening society.....written by a Comparative Immunologist and Biology Professor.. https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them?fbclid=IwAR2QBG4WmZXimtGqu_efRGP4gzLmHOET4zxH10C-pTiMwmWCZhrT0IgESs4 "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
Canada for many years had a law that in order for a brewery to sell beer in each province they had to brew it in that province. You know, if you hang around this world long enough, you get to see some things. Like globalization efforts. From the 1970's until the present, it was the right wing that supported the corporate strategy of moving production to the third world. Now righties are suddenly sounding like organized labour fighting against the globalists. All I can do is laugh at them. They're like a f@rt in a windstorm, going wherever the wind takes them. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22231 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Now righties are suddenly sounding like organized labour fighting against the globalists. I'm not sure if I would laugh at them or cry for their inability to see that the old adage "Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves" is just as true now as when it was first uttered. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
I'm not sure if I would laugh at them or cry for their inability to see that the old adage "Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves" is just as true now as when it was first uttered.+1. An oldie but golden. You know, if you hang around this world long enough, you get to see some things.Another +1. Not taken a screenshot because it'll identity the man. Recently got a missed call & a text message one Sunday at 17:45 (not yesterday). Had popped out to my local shop to get some milk, always leave my phone at home for those little trips. Seeing who the missed call was from, thought if urgent, he'll call back. Checked out the text message: "Where are you? My computer is faulty". I kid you not. Keeping that on my phone for future reference. I'll let you all imagine what my thoughts were regarding that message. :-) |
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I Agree wif Doc B. https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/11/doctor-deborah-birx-coronavirus-covid-19-death-toll-inflated-numbers-cases-cdc-white-house-meeting-report/ I like agreeing wif da Truth. RUBEWorld Agrees Stack 'em Yep May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34946 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
This time last night (my time) Russia had leap frogged both the U.K. and Italy into 3rd place by reported cases, but this morning the U.K. had taken 3rd spot for a short time as Russia has just shoved right past them and now has its sights on Spain's 2nd place. :-O Brazil looks like it'll push past Germany for 7th place by tomorrow and then they'll threaten France's 6th place a day or so later. India has jumped Canada for 12th place and is now off after China while Peru looks to take Canada next. Meanwhile Japan is now down to 34th spot, South Korea's down to 40th and Australia is now down to 50th spot. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19102 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
This time last night (my time) Russia had leap frogged both the U.K. and Italy into 3rd place by reported cases, but this morning the U.K. had taken 3rd spot for a short time as Russia has just shoved right past them and now has its sights on Spain's 2nd place. :-O The John Hopkins page show Russia in 2nd place. And on AP there is a report that Iran's death total, as disclosed from the research arm of the government, is close to 12,000 nearly double the official figure from the Health Ministry. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34946 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The John Hopkins page show Russia in 2nd place.I'll stick with this page, https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries, and by that Russia will be in 2nd place by this time next week, but who can really say how accurate any figures are with the way that some countries are reporting cases, deaths and their amount of testing with tracking? But as I've said before, if all things were equal then the previous linked page would look more like this page, https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14654 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
I think we have to be careful to distinguish 'statistical' statistics from 'political' statistics. I was reminded of the old proverb "A lie can run halfway round the world before the truth can get its boots on". Political statistics are quick, glib, partial, selective, ... - all sorts of naughty things like that. Statistical statistics are slow, nuanced, complete (as far as possible in the time), and analytical. For the UK, I much prefer the Deaths registered by week report, published by our Office of National Statistics. That chart, published this morning, has figures up to 1st May only. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Today. The US Genius tweeted this. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1260171664865796097 Our Testing is the BEST in the World, by FAR! Numbers are coming down in most parts of our Country, which wants to open and get going again. It is happening, safely! "We estimate that our nation will be able to carry out at least 40 to 50 million tests per month this fall, if needed at that time," said Admiral Brett Giroir, at the HHS. He added that 12.9 million tests will be conducted in the next four weeks, in addition to the 9 million tests already done in the country. It was reported to be twice as many tests as any other country has done. (Hmm... Compared to what countries?) Meanwhile the head of the NIAID, Anthony Fauci, said in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the coronary-related deaths in the United States are likely to be more than the official death toll. He said he was not sure how many percent higher the actual death rate could be. But in all likelihood, it's higher, he said. He also urged caution to ease restrictions in the United States. "If you think we have it under control, we don't have it," he replied to Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren during the hearing. Fauci stated that there are currently nine possible "candidates" for covid-19 vaccine and research that began in January. "If we are successful, you will know this in the fall or winter," Fauci said, adding that the authorities said it would take 12 to 18 months to produce a vaccine, shortly after the research began. "I also have to warn that there are opportunities for negative consequences or that some vaccines may increase the negative effect of the infection," said Dr. Anthony Fauci. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30697 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Posted yesterday Very enlightening blog regarding infection risks and rates while re-opening society.....written by a Comparative Immunologist and Biology Professor.. I fear it is written above the intelligence of the average Faux news presenter to grasp. Confirmation came hours later: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/497226-fox-newss-john-roberts-rips-abcs-jonathan-karl-on-mask-shaming-tweet Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts slammed ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on Twitter after Karl posted a picture of Roberts without a mask prior to the start of President Trump's press conference. If you read the report you see he had already filled the room with virus, but Faux news is always Faux. <ed>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-west-wing-staffers-face-masks/ |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
My Corona. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojrtwXqqc6g |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20387 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Following up on a now old story but one that still has consequences from the misplaced (reckless?) hype: Nationwide Study Finds Malaria Drug Touted by President Trump Led to More Deaths, No Benefits in Coronavirus Patients wrote: A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported... Hydroxychloroquine Fails to Help Coronavirus Patients in Largest Study of the Drug to Date wrote: In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists led by a team at Columbia University found that people infected with COVID-19 taking hydroxychloroquine do not fare better than those not receiving the drug... What numbers will add up for the consequences of misplaced authority?... Stay safe! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30697 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Fixed it for you What numbers will add up for the consequences of misplaced |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Who to believe? "The ventilators are working to their limits. Preliminary indications are that it was overloaded and caught fire, and that was the cause," a source at St Petersburg emergencies department told the Interfax news agency. Alexei Kurinny, a member of the Russian parliament's health committee, said it was unlikely that a ventilator could have short-circuited or overloaded, and that fire safety was built into their design. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20387 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Very unfortunately real and very unfortunate: Victoria (railway station) ticket worker dies after being spat at wrote: A railway ticket office worker has died with coronavirus after being spat at by a man who claimed he had Covid-19. All in our only one world, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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