One error: plasma does not have a three-day shelf life; it has a three-day shelf life *after it is thawed* when used to supply clotting factors. It can safely be stored frozen for years, and antibodies are definitely more stable than clotting factors. But it makes sense to treat it the same way for both uses.
Thinking of irritating the pro-Batista crowd, she could have struck back hard at them. Who could be a better target for righteous hostility than Batista, El Mulatto Lindo? There were reasons that people danced in the streets when he fled, and before that when his army went over to the Barbudos.
I was aware of dianetics from the beginning and never found the theory at all convincing. It started calling itself a church to get around the rule that any form of psychotherapy constituted the practice of medicine and required an MD or DO. Cynical, yes, but the rule was stupid and was abandoned a few years late. So I've never considered it a "religion" in any shape or form, which for me also makes it hard to apply the term "cult." But Bass obviously didn't know this history and apparently thought it actually had some sort of religious foundation.
OHIO: As of Saturday afternoon, there have been at least 92,087 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,515 deaths, and 10,857 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
Another Congressman Tests Positive August 1, 2020 By Taegan Goddard
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) has tested positive for COVID-19 after a week in Washington, D.C., that included a hearing with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), who also tested positive in recent days, the Arizona Republic reports. Grijalva is asymptomatic and in self-quarantine at his residence in the Washington area.
Nah, you'd have somebody, or several somebodies, going psycho and killing anyone they encountered. If people can't handle staying in their own familiar homes for a few weeks how will they handle being entombed?
How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/how-jared-kushners-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air?fbclid=IwAR2Wd4lLPZZuy73tqNJi5jpsyNRhG-hGcyeJWgJt95xCiP95911fCBaCx3U quoting the article: Most troubling of all, perhaps, was a sentiment the expert said a member of Kushner’s team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was unnecessary and would not make sense politically. “The political folks believed that because it was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy,” said the expert.
Dean blogger Liane*in*VT has signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine trial, in Boston.
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ReplyDeleteOne error: plasma does not have a three-day shelf life; it has a three-day shelf life *after it is thawed* when used to supply clotting factors. It can safely be stored frozen for years, and antibodies are definitely more stable than clotting factors. But it makes sense to treat it the same way for both uses.
VT: 1421 cases (+5)
ReplyDelete57 deaths x 3 days
138 active cases
Recovered 1231(+20)
In Hospital = 2 ( 0)
Tests 95,392 (+1024)
Karen Bass, A Potential Biden VP Pick, Praised Scientology At Church Opening In 2010 [Click] Big Oops.
ReplyDeleteVP contender Karen Bass explains her 2010 remarks praising Scientology [Click] R. Reagan: “When you’re explaining, you’re losing.”
That dims her light for me considerably. I don't consider Scientology to be a religion at all, but a cult that preys on its lower members.
DeleteYes, and irritating the pro-Batista Cuban-Americans was also not politicially helpful. Now I don't see a good solution.
DeleteThinking of irritating the pro-Batista crowd, she could have struck back hard at them. Who could be a better target for righteous hostility than Batista, El Mulatto Lindo? There were reasons that people danced in the streets when he fled, and before that when his army went over to the Barbudos.
DeleteI was aware of dianetics from the beginning and never found the theory at all convincing. It started calling itself a church to get around the rule that any form of psychotherapy constituted the practice of medicine and required an MD or DO. Cynical, yes, but the rule was stupid and was abandoned a few years late. So I've never considered it a "religion" in any shape or form, which for me also makes it hard to apply the term "cult." But Bass obviously didn't know this history and apparently thought it actually had some sort of religious foundation.
DeleteOHIO: As of Saturday afternoon, there have been at least 92,087 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,515 deaths, and 10,857 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
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ReplyDeleteAugust 1, 2020 By Taegan Goddard
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) has tested positive for COVID-19 after a week in Washington, D.C., that included a hearing with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), who also tested positive in recent days, the Arizona Republic reports. Grijalva is asymptomatic and in self-quarantine at his residence in the Washington area.
Democratic congressman issues blistering attack on Republicans after Covid-19 diagnosis [Click]
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Taiwan grandparents go viral on Instagram modelling abandoned clothes [Click] “Octogenarian laundry owners amass nearly 600,000 followers with attitude-filled fashion portraits.”
California coronavirus update [Click] Highest total deaths, 28th per capita.
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ReplyDeleteNah, you'd have somebody, or several somebodies, going psycho and killing anyone they encountered. If people can't handle staying in their own familiar homes for a few weeks how will they handle being entombed?
DeleteHow Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”
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quoting the article:
Most troubling of all, perhaps, was a sentiment the expert said a member of Kushner’s team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was unnecessary and would not make sense politically. “The political folks believed that because it was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy,” said the expert.
A little virus testing program ought to be easy as pie for someone who just brought peace to the Middle East. Oh, that went poof into thin air too?
DeleteA nice little headline from the Washington Post; it seems their paywall has been temporarily lifted. Trump’s campaign in crisis as aides attempt August reset before time runs out [Click]
ReplyDeleteI still got the paywall.
DeleteThey just like you best.