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Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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A local Non Profit I volunteer for is holding their annual fundraiser and attendance is down...there's also concern about a few auction items which normally garner top bids--#1. a 7 day cruise, #2. 2 trips,one to Cabo the other to Costa Rica and #3. every Item that takes you into a public gathering (theatres, Concert venues, sporting events)
I am really wondering if it will impact the WSOP, that already is notorious for fostering illness during the 7 weeks people are cramming into the Rio and around poker tables--The actually had an outbreak of Legionnaires a couple of years back and with an international field and thousands crammed in the rooms and waiting in lines--it seems like a prime location for an outbreak.If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Seattle Comic Con postponed--how will San Diego CC react?If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Originally posted by TS Garp View PostIt's at the end of July so they have some time to decide.
Of course if you need to plan far ahead that makes things more difficult. But at least consider what might happen---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Originally posted by The Feral Slasher View PostI've had this discussion with my wife...worry about immediate stuff for now and we will have more info later to make better decisions.
Of course if you need to plan far ahead that makes things more difficult. But at least consider what might happen
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The University of Washington will now have all courses online starting Monday. Most schools in Seattle still running normally. Not sure how long that will last---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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This is really scary if it's even partially true. Below is a link to a YT video that reads and comments on a series of tweets from an engineer describing her prediction of what will happen w the coronavirus in the US in the next couple of months based on the way it has developed so far:
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The part re: her info is from 13:36 to 27:02 of the video. Among other things, she says that at the current rate, there will be 1 million cases in the US by the end of April and 2 mil. by the 2nd week of May! She says we'll run out of available hospital beds for coronavirus cases (serious cases only) by early May and many health care workers will get infected and be unable to provide care. Because of the worldwide demand for effective surgical masks, by May there will be barely enough for 1 mask per day per healthcare worker. Basically, she says that unless we make drastic changes to how we're handling this pandemic the US healthcare system, as well as that of most other countries, risks failing in a couple months or so.
Sounds extreme, doesn't it? After you look at the video you may not think so.
I don't really know but I think that, among other things, we need to start thinking about prohibiting non-essential travel in or out of the country.
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BTW, the tweeter mentioned above is named Liz Specht, who is the Associate Director of Science and Technology at The Good Food Institute, has a Ph.D. from UCSD and is an engineer and biologist. Her figures are based in part on an assumption that the number of cases will double about every 6 days. I know nothing about her but I saw at least one other published article that seems to be taking her seriously. The author of the article isn't necessarily as pessimistic as Ms. Specht but notes that Specht herself pointed out that "even if I’m wrong – even VERY wrong – about core assumptions like % of severe cases or current case #, it only changes the timeline by days or weeks."
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Originally posted by rhd View PostBTW, the tweeter mentioned above is named Liz Specht, who is the Associate Director of Science and Technology at The Good Food Institute, has a Ph.D. from UCSD and is an engineer and biologist. Her figures are based in part on an assumption that the number of cases will double about every 6 days. I know nothing about her but I saw at least one other published article that seems to be taking her seriously. The author of the article isn't necessarily as pessimistic as Ms. Specht but notes that Specht herself pointed out that "even if I’m wrong – even VERY wrong – about core assumptions like % of severe cases or current case #, it only changes the timeline by days or weeks."---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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