VERMONT 29 JULY 2021 24,830-24,804 = 26 new cases 366 active cases 9 more people recovered 2 fewer hospitalised (still none in ICU) 430 more people tested No deaths for 19 days Positivity rate up to 1.8%
Late to the party here. And I'm gonna have to hit the ground running for the next several days, helping Youngest to load the moving truck and clean out the house. DIL and the grands left Thursday morning for the new house. I'm heartsick that they're moving away. At least I got to spend Wednesday afternoon with them, especially bonding further with 5 year old granddaughter. I miss her fiercely already! *Sigh* When I heard from DIL that they were now in NH, that's when I finally came to tears. =Heavy Sigh=
On the map at least, New Hampster looks pretty close; of course it depends on the roads. But being in Vermont would certainly be very good for family relations.
‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions [Click] It was strikes that won nurses big pay improvements back in the mid-1970’s; they didn’t have to win everywhere, just in enough places. They often suffer from FNC—“Florence Nightingale Complex,” which is common to many hospital workers, and heartless management plays that for everything they can get. Beware particularly of management that claims God is on its side.
As memory serves me, when the fire broke out the ship's damage control party was ashore, and the fire suppression system was at least partly disabled because of modifications that were underway.
In the military system of justice the preliminary hearings are much more extensive than in the civilian courts, and even in capital cases there is complete mutual discovery (again unlike civilian trials). These diffences are designed to avoid surprises at trial, and to deal with the fact that witnesses may have to be brought from anywhere in the US as well as overseas. And in my experience the juries (panels) are of considerably higher quality than in civilian cases.
Translation: "complete mutual discovery" means both prosecution and defense must share any and all evidence and expert opinion they have with the other side.
Wikipedia: USS Bonhomme Richard [Click] It is interesting that it was considerably slower than the WWII era aircraft carriers and battleships. I suppose that if their opponents are missiles rather than surface ships, high speed is superfluous.
We are vaccinated (Pfizer) and continue to wear masks when out in public; we don't patronize saloons, restaurants, dances, sporting events, restaurants or any such. I considered getting a booster shot since I will be taking that drawing class at a community college in the next county, but after looking into it I decided to wait and see what the experience of Israel is; they are starting to give third doses of the Pfizer vaccine to folks over sixty. There is speculation that the reaction to a third shot might be stronger than to the second shot. Yes, there are ethical objections to taking a dose that might be given to someone in greater need, but vaccine uptake in the US is such that one is more likely to be taking a dose that would otherwise go into a land fill.
It looks to me like the idea of a midterm backlash is based on elections where the winning president carried a number of Congressional seats with him, some of which were lost the next time around. Democrats actually lost seats in 2020.
I want to know how much money he got from the Russians. And I have high hopes for investigations into his alleged adjustments in the book values of his properties depending on whether he was paying property taxes or getting a loan.
He's in big trouble because they have hand written notes showing that DT tried to get folks in Georgia to say the election had fraud and he'd take it from there, the R. Congressmen would take care of it. Ha!
LOL! Indeed. Also amazed me that the reviews were so, as the Chinese put it, mamahuhu (meaning so-so)(exceptionally so-so is:deedeedaudaumamahuhu, lol!)(best, most fun Chinese I ever learned.)
VERMONT 30 JULY 2021 24,889-24,830 = 59 new cases 417 active cases 7 more people have recovered Still 3 hospitalised (still none in ICU) 469 more people tested We have had another death 😢 (260) Positivity rate down to 1.7%
New York Times: “The American political system has come down with a case of long Covid… The resurgence of the disease, driven by the fast-spreading Delta variant, threatens to halt plans by both parties to shift their attention to other matters.”
“A drawn-out plague disproportionately afflicting red-state America could become an embarrassment for the G.O.P. even as anti-government language on matters of public health becomes an increasingly central strain of Republican messaging.”
From SCIENCE magazine's Weekly News from SCIENCE: Next month the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will begin to release its first major assessment of human-caused global warming since 2013. The report will drop on a world that has starkly changed in 8 years, warming by more than 0.3°C to nearly 1.3°C above preindustrial levels. Weather has grown more severe, seas are measurably higher, and mountain glaciers and polar ice have shrunk sharply. But the report's authors face a challenge that many of the world's leading climate models, used for the report's projections, are now showing warming rates that most scientists believe are implausibly fast because of errors in rendering clouds. Scientists have scrambled to adapt to this new reality, constraining model projections with recent warming and adopting new techniques to convey the impacts of climate change.
Also from Weekly News from SCIENCE. This is big news, maybe biger than the human genom database: Earlier this month, two groups unveiled the culmination of years of work by computer scientists, biologists, and physicists: advanced modeling programs that can predict the precise 3D atomic structures of proteins. Last week, the biggest payoff of that work arrived. One team used its newly minted artificial intelligence programs to solve the structures of 350,000 proteins from humans and 20 model organisms, such as Escherichia coli bacteria, yeast, and fruit flies, all mainstays of biological research. In the coming months, the group says it plans to expand its list of modeled proteins to all cataloged proteins, some 100 million molecules
VERMONT 29 JULY 2021
ReplyDelete24,830-24,804 = 26 new cases
366 active cases
9 more people recovered
2 fewer hospitalised (still none in ICU)
430 more people tested
No deaths for 19 days
Positivity rate up to 1.8%
Late to the party here. And I'm gonna have to hit the ground running for the next several days, helping Youngest to load the moving truck and clean out the house. DIL and the grands left Thursday morning for the new house. I'm heartsick that they're moving away. At least I got to spend Wednesday afternoon with them, especially bonding further with 5 year old granddaughter. I miss her fiercely already! *Sigh* When I heard from DIL that they were now in NH, that's when I finally came to tears. =Heavy Sigh=
ReplyDeleteOn the map at least, New Hampster looks pretty close; of course it depends on the roads. But being in Vermont would certainly be very good for family relations.
Delete‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions [Click] It was strikes that won nurses big pay improvements back in the mid-1970’s; they didn’t have to win everywhere, just in enough places. They often suffer from FNC—“Florence Nightingale Complex,” which is common to many hospital workers, and heartless management plays that for everything they can get. Beware particularly of management that claims God is on its side.
ReplyDeleteFire on USN Bonhomme Richard Allegedly Arson [Click]
ReplyDeleteTV report [Click]
DeleteAs memory serves me, when the fire broke out the ship's damage control party was ashore, and the fire suppression system was at least partly disabled because of modifications that were underway.
DeleteIn the military system of justice the preliminary hearings are much more extensive than in the civilian courts, and even in capital cases there is complete mutual discovery (again unlike civilian trials). These diffences are designed to avoid surprises at trial, and to deal with the fact that witnesses may have to be brought from anywhere in the US as well as overseas. And in my experience the juries (panels) are of considerably higher quality than in civilian cases.
DeleteTranslation: "complete mutual discovery" means both prosecution and defense must share any and all evidence and expert opinion they have with the other side.
DeleteWikipedia: USS Bonhomme Richard [Click] It is interesting that it was considerably slower than the WWII era aircraft carriers and battleships. I suppose that if their opponents are missiles rather than surface ships, high speed is superfluous.
DeleteCovid cases surge in Fresno and nearby counties [Click]
ReplyDeleteOh no! Take care, Alan!!
DeleteWe are vaccinated (Pfizer) and continue to wear masks when out in public; we don't patronize saloons, restaurants, dances, sporting events, restaurants or any such. I considered getting a booster shot since I will be taking that drawing class at a community college in the next county, but after looking into it I decided to wait and see what the experience of Israel is; they are starting to give third doses of the Pfizer vaccine to folks over sixty. There is speculation that the reaction to a third shot might be stronger than to the second shot. Yes, there are ethical objections to taking a dose that might be given to someone in greater need, but vaccine uptake in the US is such that one is more likely to be taking a dose that would otherwise go into a land fill.
Delete”Conservative” talk radio host Phil Valentine put on ventilator earlier this week, has now graduated to ECMO. [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump can really pick candidates; this time one with allegations of wifebeating and financial hank-panky. [Click]
ReplyDeleteThese states will still have protections for renters when the federal eviction moratorium ends [Click]
ReplyDeleteVaccine Mandates Are Popular [Click] According to one survey, albeit done by several famous universities.
ReplyDeleteCassidy (R-LA) Calls Out GOP Senators on Infrastructure [Click]
ReplyDeleteWVa can rest easy now—the governor has decided hospitals should count their face masks and beds more frequently. [Click]
ReplyDeleteBacklash Against Democrats In Midterms Isn’t a Given [Click]
ReplyDeleteIt looks to me like the idea of a midterm backlash is based on elections where the winning president carried a number of Congressional seats with him, some of which were lost the next time around. Democrats actually lost seats in 2020.
DeleteCalifornia expands Covid restrictions as Delta variant threat grows [Click]
ReplyDeleteIRS must turn over Trump tax returns to Congress, DoJ says [Click]
ReplyDeleteI want to know how much money he got from the Russians. And I have high hopes for investigations into his alleged adjustments in the book values of his properties depending on whether he was paying property taxes or getting a loan.
DeleteHe's in big trouble because they have hand written notes showing that DT tried to get folks in Georgia to say the election had fraud and he'd take it from there, the R. Congressmen would take care of it. Ha!
DeleteFinished G20, starting G21. Amazes me that I still catch things I missed, and that it still stays so interesting to me, lol!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. 😉
DeleteLOL! Indeed. Also amazed me that the reviews were so, as the Chinese put it, mamahuhu (meaning so-so)(exceptionally so-so is:deedeedaudaumamahuhu, lol!)(best, most fun Chinese I ever learned.)
DeleteVERMONT 30 JULY 2021
ReplyDelete24,889-24,830 = 59 new cases
417 active cases
7 more people have recovered
Still 3 hospitalised (still none in ICU)
469 more people tested
We have had another death 😢 (260)
Positivity rate down to 1.7%
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ReplyDeleteNew York Times: “The American political system has come down with a case of long Covid… The resurgence of the disease, driven by the fast-spreading Delta variant, threatens to halt plans by both parties to shift their attention to other matters.”
ReplyDelete“A drawn-out plague disproportionately afflicting red-state America could become an embarrassment for the G.O.P. even as anti-government language on matters of public health becomes an increasingly central strain of Republican messaging.”
That works for me!
From SCIENCE magazine's Weekly News from SCIENCE:
ReplyDeleteNext month the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will begin to release its first major assessment of human-caused global warming since 2013. The report will drop on a world that has starkly changed in 8 years, warming by more than 0.3°C to nearly 1.3°C above preindustrial levels. Weather has grown more severe, seas are measurably higher, and mountain glaciers and polar ice have shrunk sharply. But the report's authors face a challenge that many of the world's leading climate models, used for the report's projections, are now showing warming rates that most scientists believe are implausibly fast because of errors in rendering clouds. Scientists have scrambled to adapt to this new reality, constraining model projections with recent warming and adopting new techniques to convey the impacts of climate change.
Also from Weekly News from SCIENCE. This is big news, maybe biger than the human genom database:
ReplyDeleteEarlier this month, two groups unveiled the culmination of years of work by computer scientists, biologists, and physicists: advanced modeling programs that can predict the precise 3D atomic structures of proteins. Last week, the biggest payoff of that work arrived. One team used its newly minted artificial intelligence programs to solve the structures of 350,000 proteins from humans and 20 model organisms, such as Escherichia coli bacteria, yeast, and fruit flies, all mainstays of biological research. In the coming months, the group says it plans to expand its list of modeled proteins to all cataloged proteins, some 100 million molecules
Customized enzymes seem to be one of the earliest likely applications. [Click]
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