Scott GK MacLeod's Blog, page 58
June 14, 2020
buttercup (R. aquatilis): What I've been reading - 6/14/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 6/14/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Coronavirus Su 6/14/20 + BlackLivesMatterCORONA
Beijing's reactions exaggerated? Rather not
As of June 14, 2020 | Reading time: 2 minutes
Author photo NEW DIE WELT Photo shoot 27.09.-07.10.2016 Pia Heinemann Photo: Claudius Pflug
By Pia Heinemann
CORONA
Pekings Reaktionen übertrieben? Eher nicht
Stand: 14.06.2020 | Lesedauer: 2 Minuten
Autorenfoto NEU DIE WELT Fotoshooting 27.09.-07.10.2016 Pia Heinemann Foto: Claudius Pflug
Von Pia Heinemann
Ressortleiterin Wissen
https://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/article209558673/Corona-kehrt-nach-Peking-zurueck.html
Löfven: Sweden's strategy has not failed
SwedenThe many deaths in covid-19 in Swedish elderly housing have nothing to do with Sweden's strategy against the infection. This is stated by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S) in SVT's Agenda .
- It has nothing to do with the strategy. It has to do with the fact that we have shortcomings in society that we are now correcting.https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/l%C3%B6fven-sveriges-strategi-har-inte-misslyckats-1.29570783
RELAXATIONS IN MOSCOW
Putin ends Corona
As of June 14, 2020 | Reading time: 5 minutes
By Pavel Lokshin
LOCKERUNGEN IN MOSKAU
Putin beendet Corona
Stand: 23:53 Uhr | Lesedauer: 5 Minuten
Von Pavel Lokshin
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus209565899/Moskau-Putin-beendet-Corona.html
14-June-2020 at 18:34
Covid-19: Senegal receives donations from Morocco
APA-Dakar (Senegal) By Ibrahima Dione - The Kingdom of Morocco is providing precious material aid to Senegal as part of its response to the new coronavirus.
http://apanews.net/fr/news/covid-19-le-senegal-receptionne-des-dons-du-maroc
Coronavirus tracking apps don't need 60% adoption to be effective.
https://twitter.com/techreview/status/1272295199075635201?s=20
Emmanuel Macron regains control of post-Covid-19 France
ANALYSIS. The French President has confirmed the end of deconfinement throughout the territory of France. A stimulus speech for the country, and for its mandate, against the backdrop of its government's good management of the health crisis
https://www.letemps.ch/monde/emmanuel-macron-reprend-controle-france-postcovid19
US election campaign: Trump's uncertain appearance - internet network laughs at President
https://www.fr.de/politik/wahlen-2020-wahlkampf-usa-donald-trump-roadshow-kundgebungen-trotz-corona-zr-13775452.html
Macron declares the whole of France to be a green zone, tourists can enter Spain from June 21 - the latest developments in the corona virus worldwide
To date, over 431,400 people have died from infection with Sars-CoV-2. More than 7.8 million people have tested positive since the outbreak.
https://www.nzz.ch/international/coronavirus-weltweit-die-neusten-entwicklungen-ld.1534367
Child study
Berlin also wants to test students without symptoms from this Monday
It is questionable whether the children's study will be successful: So far only 22 out of 24 schools are participating - and the consent of almost all parents and children is still missing.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/berlin-will-ab-diesem-montag-auch-schueler-ohne-symptome-testen-li.87417
SUN AND WIND
Wind farms? Then much prefer solar panels
Regions are now opting more for solar energy than wind energy, as a result of resistance to windmills and the reduced price of solar panels. On balance it is more expensive, but the climate target is within reach.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/06/14/windmolenparken-dan-veel-liever-zonnepanelen-a4002783
Coronavirus lockdown | In the pandemic, the disabled remain an invisible minority
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-lockdown-in-the-pandemic-the-disabled-remain-an-invisible-minority/article31828510.ece
How apps should free us from the virus worldwide
From Austria to South Korea, more and more countries are using cell phone technology as a weapon against the corona virus. Privacyists are concerned almost everywhere
June 14, 2020, 5:10 p.m. 648 posts
GERMANY
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000118063502/wie-uns-apps-weltweit-vom-virus-befreien-sollen
LIVE
Updates: New Details of Atlanta Shooting Fuel Debate on Use of Force
The police chief stepped down less than 24 hours after a police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s drive-through. The officer was fired.
New video offers details of the shooting, which set off new protests and fears of destructive flare-ups. Here’s the latest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/us/atlanta-police-protests-today.html
Coop customers can check the climate footprint of purchases on their mobile
The app should tell customers in Coop's stores whether they buy more or less climate-friendly than average.
https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE12220195/coopkunder-kan-tjekke-klimaaftryk-af-indkoeb-paa-mobilen/
Corona will hit him at the earliest when he turns 115
Sten Hegeler is not afraid of being hit by covid-19. Or of death for that matter. Therefore, the 97-year-old writer and psychologist has also said no to meeting his clients in his private practice during the corona crisis. But he has missed being able to go to a restaurant and see people cycling past the street outside his studio apartment in Frederiksberg.
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“I don't think that has been said very wisely in recent months. On the contrary, it is as if common sense has been put out of order. When old people in the country's nursing home are not allowed to visit their family because they are afraid of being infected and dying of corona, we have lost sight. Instead, they die of loneliness. There is not much common sense in God, ”says author and psychologist Sten Hegeler. Stock Photo: Simon Løsøe
https://jyllands-posten.dk/premium/kultur/ECE12200245/corona-faar-tidligst-ram-paa-ham-naar-han-bliver-115-aar/
Hank Greely Retweeted
Vinay Gupta
@leashless 5h
US coronavirus books are completely cooked.
One estimate: 3000 extra deaths a week.
https://covid19science.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-cheating-is-getting-worse.html
US coronavirus books are completely cooked.https://twitter.com/leashless/status/1272271159237791747?s=20
One estimate: 3000 extra deaths a week.https://t.co/KsAYgYz10f— Vinay Gupta (@leashless) June 14, 2020
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Coronavirus Sa 6/13/20 + BlackLivesMatter
Europe's African AmericanSOZIALE UNTERSCHIEDE
Europas Afroamerikaner
Stand: 13.06.2020 | Lesedauer: 9 Minuten
Von Stefanie Bolzen, Elisalex Henckel, Martina Meister, Caroline Turzer, Uta Weisse
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus209445465/Minderheiten-Das-sind-Europas-Afroamerikaner.html
Where the corona virus invades
The virus docks on the ACE2 receptors in the body. They exist in different organs - that's why infections are different
Bernadette Redl
June 13, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000118016653/wo-das-coronavirus-einmarschiert
New corona outbreak on wholesale market in Beijing, Russia announces vaccine production - the latest developments in corona virus worldwideThe Muscovites are drawn outside - hardly anyone adheres to guidelines: This is how the NZZ correspondents experience the corona crisis - and the return to everyday life
https://www.nzz.ch/international/corona-krise-das-tagebuch-der-nzz-korrespondenten-ld.1556560
Corona in Germany: border controls are lifted - the date is known
Corona in Deutschland: Grenzkontrollen werden aufgehoben – Datum steht fest
https://www.fr.de/panorama/corona-coronavirus-deutschland-thueringen-rki-schaetzt-gefahr-hoch-tests-zr-13793431.html
Protest against racism
Kneeling upThose who are now demonstrating against racially motivated violence are appropriating the oppressor's knee as a combat gesture. This is very strong. WALTRAUD SCHWAB
https://taz.de/Protest-gegen-Rassismus/!5689400/
Virtual tours, online recruiting help colleges reel in students
https://m.startribune.com/virtual-campus-tours-online-recruiting-help-minnesota-colleges-reel-in-students-during-pandemic/571241292/
ABROAD
Corona and Floyd link Biden's agenda
https://m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20200612_04989963
Brigham and Women’s resident graduates say farewell in a socially distanced photo
This year the photo of the graduating class of internal medicine residents at Brigham and Women’s Hospital was taken by a drone, the faculty and residents standing 6 feet apart so the gathering spilled from the steps onto the lawn.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/13/metro/brigham-womens-resident-graduates-say-farewell-socially-distanced-photo/
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- http://scottmacleod.com - CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Coronavirus F 6/12/20 + BlackLivesMatter
Infection protection Gotland about the message: Do not understand
Region Gotland's infection prevention doctors point out that other regions have been less stressed.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/smittskydd-gotland-om-norska-beskedet-forstar-inte-riktigt-hur-tankarna-har-gatt/
Live. Overnight in Copenhagen okay - except for Swedes
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/ilska-nar-turister-stangs-ute-fran-kopenhamn/https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/det-nya-coronaviruset-folj-utvecklingen-live-/
Forced by the pandemic, health care plunges into the digital age
Telehealth swept across the normally change-resistant world of health care with astonishing speed. And it is transforming doctor-patient interactions in ways that will continue to evolve.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/12/metro/forced-by-pandemic-health-care-plunges-into-digital-age/
WHO warns: The infection is increasing in the southern hemisphere
The virus is on the rise even in the states that have started to open in the US.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/who-varnar-for-okade-problem-innan-en-andra-vag-kommer/
Mayor Walsh declares racism a public health crisis in Boston, will seek to transfer 20% of police overtime budget to social services
“We’re not going to let this moment or this movement pass us by,” Mayor Martin J. Walsh said Friday. “I pledged to make Boston a national leader in this work and we are following through on our pledge.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/12/metro/mayor-walsh-declares-racism-be-public-health-crisis-bostonholding-press-confernece/
Break with China? We are really so dependent
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article209346567/Globalisierung-So-abhaengig-sind-wir-wirklich-von-China.html
WHO sees pandemic on the upswing - Europe is not safe either
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/live206935325/Corona-live-WHO-sieht-Pandemie-im-Aufschwung-Auch-in-Europa.html
Like "Great Frost" recession - British expect strongest slump in 300 years
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article209467639/Heftiges-Minus-Wie-Grosse-Frost-Rezession-Briten-erwarten-staerksten-Einbruch-seit-300-Jahren.html
June 12, 2020, 8:27 p.m.
Tense situation in the United States:
With the "Glock" on the terrace
Giant letters spelling out the slogan 'Black Lives Matter' are painted on the road along 15th Street in downtown Oakland, CaliforniaOpen detailed view
Large letters are used to demonstrate against racism in Oakland
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/angespannte-lage-in-den-usa-mit-der-glock-auf-der-terrasse-1.4934338
LIVE
Florida and Texas Report Record High Daily Coronavirus Cases
The two states both reported their highest daily totals of new infections, a concerning sign as the country begins to ease social distancing restrictions.
Amid the pandemic and mass protests, the Trump administration continued to advance policies to restrict legal immigration.
The United States may see 124,000 to 140,000 virus deaths by the Fourth of July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Here’s the latest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/world/coronavirus-us-usa-updates.html
coronavirus |A strange virus from China revolutionized life in three months - the timeline shows how the epidemic progressed in Finland
Science
https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-2000006539847.html
School trip to Italy :
Cancellation stress instead of school trip
Berlin teachers fear that they will be left behind if the planned trip is canceled due to fear of corona infections. As of August, the Senate also permits trips abroad again.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/berliner-lehrer-fuerchten-auf-stornokosten-fuer-klassenfahrten-sitzen-zu-bleiben-li.87101
Schülerfahrt nach Italien :
Stornostress statt Klassenfahrt
Berliner Lehrer fürchten, auf den Kosten sitzen zu bleiben, wenn die geplante Fahrt aus Angst vor Corona-Infektionen abgesagt wird. Der Senat erlaubt ab August auch Fahrten ins Ausland wieder.
12.6.2020 - 06:49 , Annika LeisterStornoway?Families have grandparents provide "distance education"
During the coronavirus crisis, monitoring children's homework in addition to telework was a challenge for many parents. Some have called on the grandparents, through interposed screens, to ensure the class.
By Violaine Morin
https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2020/06/11/des-familles-font-assurer-l-ecole-a-distance-par-les-grands-parents_6042528_3224.html
CDC’s advice on large gatherings could be hurdle for rallies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cdc-issues-new-covid-19-guidelines-at-a-time-of-protests-and-rallies/2020/06/12/30bfbf30-ace1-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html
University of Oregon to require use of face coverings while on campuses
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2020/06/university-of-oregon-to-require-use-of-face-coverings-while-on-campuses.html
HKFP Lens: Iconic photos from Hong Kong’s historic year of dissent
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/06/13/hkfp-lens-iconic-photos-from-hong-kongs-historic-year-of-dissent/
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- http://scottmacleod.com - CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Coronavirus Th 6/11/20 + BlackLivesMatterLate night deals, international holdups, and curious characters: Inside the state’s quest for PPEThe state loosened its normal rules for purchasing supplies, giving agencies more freedom to make deals. Pandemic profiteers seized on the opportunity.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/11/nation/late-night-deals-international-hold-ups-curious-characters-inside-states-quest-ppe/
‘I’m willing to go to jail,’ says owner of Oxford gym that continues to stay open, despite warnings from town officials
Warnings from town officials and thousands of dollars of fines aren’t stopping Dave Blondin from operating his gym in Oxford. 3 hours ago
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/11/metro/im-willing-go-jail-says-owner-oxford-gym-that-continues-stay-open-despite-warnings-town-officials/
COVID-19
Warum Tier-Adoptionen in der Pandemie sehr gut überlegt sein sollten
Ein kuscheliger Vierbeiner, um die Einsamkeit des Lockdowns erträglicher zu gestalten – dieser Gedanke hat sich bei einigen festgesetzt
Thorben Pollerhof
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117977168/warum-tier-adoptionen-in-der-pandemie-sehr-gut-ueberlegt-sein
What makes a German judgment on homeopathy remarkable
A court in Darmstadt has ruled that medicinal products with content that cannot be detected are allowed to advertise. Why actually?
Sascha Jung
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117981996/was-ein-deutsches-urteil-zur-homoeopathie-bemerkenswert-macht
Students likely to attend school only part time this fall, local officials warn
By James Vaznis Globe Staff,Updated June 10, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/10/metro/students-likely-attend-school-only-part-time-this-fall-local-officials-warn/
THE GREAT DIVIDE
With some remote learning likely for the fall, schools agonize over how much Zoom time to impose
By Jenna Russell Globe Staff,Updated June 10, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/10/nation/with-some-remote-learning-likely-fall-schools-agonize-over-how-much-zoom-time-impose/
No need to wear a mask? That’s bad science and mistaken policy
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/columns/columns/viewpoint/17761-no-need-to-wear-a-mask-that-s-bad-science-and-mistaken-policy.htmlFaculty grow uneasy as universities scramble to bring students back to campus
Many are concerned about their health, and plans for hybrid teaching methods.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/11/metro/faculty-grow-uneasy-universities-scramble-bring-students-back-campus/
Joe Biden befürchtet Betrug Donald Trumps bei US-Präsidentschaftswahlhttps://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article209422049/Joe-Biden-befuerchtet-Wahlbetrug-Trumps-bei-Praesidentschaftswahl.html
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Coronavirus W 6/10/20 + BlackLivesMatter
( A further argument for 'in case of emergency' - improve the science dramatically in this window of opportunity - and re my other 4 hypothetical news' items, and re science industry too? ... )
Anthony Fauci warns that ‘nightmare’ pandemic isn’t close to over
By Vincent Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/06/09/anthony-fauci-warns-that-covid-19-pandemic-isnt-close-to-over/amp/
Coronavirus Cases Surge in States That Eased Lockdowns Two Weeks Ago
HEADLINE JUN 10, 2020
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/10/headlines/coronavirus_cases_surge_in_states_that_eased_lockdowns_two_weeks_ago
14.06.20 16:21
INFECTION ROUTES
Coronavirus enters the body through the nose
by Pamela DörhöferUS-Forscher mit neuen Erkenntnissen: Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 dringt über Nase in Körper ein
https://www.fr.de/wissen/us-forscher-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-dringt-ueber-nase-koerper-zr-13791342.html
- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor- World University and School
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- http://scottmacleod.com - CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Coronavirus Tu 6/9/20 + BlackLivesMatter
From overtourism to zero tourism: the Chinese do not wish many people in Lucerne back
The discomfort towards group tourists is great. This is the conclusion of a population survey in the city of Lucerne. The tourism crisis due to the Corona pandemic may change this attitude.
Erich Aschwanden
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09.06.2020
Vom Overtourism zum Null-Tourismus: Viele Luzerner wünschen sich die Chinesen nicht zurück
https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/tourismus-luzern-setzt-auf-einheimische-ld.1560210
Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT
Several countries proclaim themselves virus-free
Anders Tegnell is skeptical: From my point of view it sounds completely impossible.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/lander-utropar-sig-virusfria-tegnell-skeptisk-later-omojligt/
Corona crisis:
"I'm stunned right now"Eva Schüler has been listening to people's concerns on the phone for 16 years. Because of Corona there have been more. Our reporter accompanies you through a shift.
By Dilan Gropengiesser
https://www.zeit.de/video/2020-06/6162336661001/corona-krise-ich-bin-gerade-fassungslos
Continued military presence in Boston is troubling, activists and scholars sayhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/09/metro/continued-military-presence-boston-is-troubling-activists-scholars-say/
After demonstration: Members of the US National Guard infected with coronavirus
https://www.fr.de/politik/corona-usa-trump-george-floyd-mitglieder-us-nationalgarde-coronavirus-infiziert-zr-13787563.html
Corona in Germany: RKI reports current number of reproductions
+++ 21.11 PM: no district in Germany currently exceeds the agreed limit of 50 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. 112 of 412 counties have therefore not registered any new infections in the past seven days. The RKI announced on Wednesday (June 10, 2020). Most new infections are currently in Bremerhaven, Sonneberg and Göttingen.Virologe Streeck: Corona-Lockdown war womöglich unnötig - RKI meldet aktuelle Zahlen
https://www.fr.de/panorama/corona-deutschland-virologe-streeck-lockdown-womoeglich-nicht-noetig-zr-13762762.html
CORONA CRISIS
Virologist Streeck criticizes German lockdown
As of June 10, 2020WISSENSCHAFT - CORONA-KRISE
Virologe Streeck kritisiert deutschen Lockdown
https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article209299157/Corona-Krise-Virologe-Streeck-kritisiert-deutschen-Lockdown.html
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Coronavirus M 6/8/20 + BlackLivesMatter
Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT
Mortality is approaching normal levels
Anders Tegnell: It is important to look at the death rates in covid-19 that we continue to measure.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/dodligheten-i-sverige-narmar-sig-normala-nivaer/
The new corona virus: Follow the development live
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/det-nya-coronaviruset-folj-utvecklingen-live-/
“Pilot project” - 6000 Germans are allowed to go to the Balearic Islands from June 15th
COVID-19
„Pilotprojekt“ – 6000 Deutsche dürfen schon ab 15. Juni auf die Balearen
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/live206935325/Corona-live-6000-Deutsche-duerfen-schon-ab-15-Juni-auf-die-Balearen.html
MEINUNG
FREIHEIT IN DER PANDEMIE
Das Menschenexperiment
https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus209145627/Freiheit-in-der-Pandemie-Das-Menschenexperiment.htmlWIRTSCHAFT
GROSSBRITANNIEN
„Todesstoß“ für Tourismus – Airlines verbünden sich gegen Quarantäne-Plan
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article209197219/Ryanair-Easyjet-und-IAB-Buendnis-gegen-Quarantaene-Vorschriften.html
George Floyd
What the George Floyd protests have achieved in just two weeks
Minneapolis voted to defund its police, New York City vowed to reform NYPD and statues were toppled across the country
Moments of hope and solidarity from the George Floyd protests – video
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/08/what-have-protests-achieved-george-floyd-death-police-funding-statues
Norway is now preparing to produce important antibiotics itself
The authorities are considering whether Norway should invest more in its own drug production and in particular antibiotics.Norge utreder nå å produsere viktig antibiotika selv
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/XgrnPx/norge-utreder-naa-aa-produsere-viktig-antibiotika-selv?
What does it mean that activists will liquidate the police? Sails up as hot issue in US election campaign.
Hva betyr det at aktivister vil avvikle politiet? Seiler opp som het sak i USAs valgkamp.
https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/e89EqM/hva-betyr-det-at-aktivister-vil-avvikle-politiet-seiler-opp-som-het-sak-i-usas-valgkamp?
coronavirus
coronavirus |Teleworkers have started returning to offices - this way you avoid the worst risks of infection in the workplace
Homeland
9.6. 6:36
https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006534645.html
Teachers brace for layoffs in unprecedented times
Layoff notifications in Randolph, Brookline, and other school districts spark concerns
By Meghan E. Irons Globe Staff,Updated June 8, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/08/metro/unprecedented-times-teachers-brace-layoffs/
Chief physician sounds alarm: Denmark
has no plan against a new wave of infection
https://www.berlingske.dk/danmark/overlaeger-vi-har-hverken-koereplan-eller-den-rette-overvaagning-til-en-ny
Digital solution
What can the German Corona warning app do?
Health Minister Jens Spahn has announced the release this week. Where does the app have its strengths, where are the weaknesses? An overview.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/zukunft-technologie/was-kann-die-deutsche-corona-warn-app-leisten-li.86461
Stanford Planning for Half of Undergrads on Campus Per Quarter Next Year
Stanford University is planning to house half of its undergraduate student population on campus per quarter in the upcoming school year in response to the ...
https://swimswam.com/stanford-planning-for-half-of-undergrads-on-campus-per-quarter-next-year/
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Guarded welcome as malls, cafes and temples reopen after 75-day lockdown
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
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Helianthus debilis: Bagpiping - what is expressiveness? - Yo Yo Ma: what is expressiveness? re Yo Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis's Guidelines for Practicing a Musical Instrument - "7 Practice expressively. Be serious – invest yourself expressively"
Bagpiping - what is expressiveness? - Yo Yo Ma: what is expressiveness? & per
7 Practice expressively.
Be serious – invest yourself expressively.
- http://scottmacleod.com/GuidelinesPracticingMusicalInstrument.htm -
Cool. I noticed that the SFUPB's pipe major is not only a piper but a practicing lawyer, and which is a first for me (that a lawyer is the PM of a Grade 1 band - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_University_Pipe_Band) - and perhaps relevant to said notoriety (??). I've noticed that pipe bands can be a little like sports' teams regarding attracting talent too, more than symphony orchestras, for example. I think SFUPB may have won the Worlds more than once, too. The "Borg" - interesting (Terry and Jack Lee seem smart to me, and potentially Alan Bevan as well - another Celtic knot language name, Welsh, I read:. I think there are 6 Celtic knot languages).
Do Scottish piping competitions inform creativity and expressivity? For me, Gordon Duncan, and Stuart Liddell are some of the most expressive greatest pipers. Jack Lee, and Connor Sinclair are greats as well. I think Grade 1 pipe bands are more expressive than other pipe bands, and their pipers play more expressively too than others, but the team aspect may also limit kinds of expressivity (to my ear) - which Gordon Duncan seemed to find a way free from.
And with the Scottish small pipes, for me, there's a kind of freedom to explore, thinking-wise, too.
Some thinking about expressivity in Scottish small piping (putting some of this in terms of my own learning, rather than someone learning from me):
7 Practice expressively.
Be serious – invest yourself expressively.
Playing expressively re these Guidelines for practicing - http://scottmacleod.com/GuidelinesPracticingMusicalInstrument.htm ... I think Stuart LIddell does it best in the 2010 videos (- and in another video, a MC says about Stuart's music, that 'musicality' pours from him, or similar) ... But how to put Stuart's piping expressiveness in words? When I play for myself, and think I'm playing expressively, but then talk with a teacher of mine (eg Connor Sinclair), I can learn how to play even more expressively, partly thanks to hearing him, and Stuart play, for example, but also especially hearing Connor's words. How to put further in words wildly beautiful expressivity in SSP playing, way beyond Stuart Liddell's playing? (Learning Stuart's expressivity is a starting place).
But then I ask myself, out of the box, how to bring out the further expressivity of very lyrical tunes (to my ear)? ... And I'm also, on this "Honey in the Bag" SSP folk album I'm creating (where in folk-ness there is a kind of freedom, and also in the Ceol Beag, piping's light music, compared with Ceol Mor, or Piobaireachd, the classical music) ... But I'm seeking further a kind of, metaphorically, Grateful Dead jamming freedom inspiration (sound), - exploring on the SSP into my own sound, and by playing daily 'from the inside' ... Metronome is a benefit for me (and re the recording I made last night, inspired by Jack Lee - but seeking now to do so with a blinking light on a metronome, and not a sound) ... and re Grateful Dead in these regards I wonder if the GD brought in a 2nd drummer (Bill Kreutzman in ~ '65, and Mickey Hart in ~ '67) for the very reason of staying on the beat, and re the tune 'Fire on the Mountain' too where the words go "It takes all you got just to stay on the beat" ...
Fire on the Mountain ☮ Grateful Dead, 1978 (Winterland)
https://youtu.be/oS0Yra3Pt8c
Are loose trousers - Sean Trubhas (in Scots' Gaelic, per the dance tune) - easier to dance in than stiff wool or other stiff Scots' textile for trews 100 or 200 years ago? :)
Musical cheers, Scott
(Seeking to add an exploration of consciousness here, and how awareness shifts could change learning to play the Scottish small pipes in a different way, but ran out of space to add the 'consciousness' label :)
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Hi Taylor,
As you play 'Scotland the Brave' this week, explore playing with Stuart Liddell with your practice chanter in B flat mixolydian. I think it's at the end of the 4th out of 8:
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 4 of 8
https://youtu.be/e7zvKbl1R54
It begins about 6:10. Occasionally exploring being a 'robot' idea can be an interesting way to work with the building blocks of tunes and doublings etc.
( See, too, again, for 'fingers independent from one another':
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 3 of 8 at Piping Live in Glasgow
https://youtu.be/pQEJf5XZPL8)
Thank you, Scott
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I just noticed that Stuart begins this with "My Home"
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 3 of 8 at Piping Live in Glasgow
https://youtu.be/pQEJf5XZPL8)
I find it really beautiful, and measured as well,
Cheers, Scott
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Hi Taylor,
Would you and April like to explore learning Scottish Country Dancing this summer, if it starts up again? It would meet in the Mission at about 22nd and Valencia (at Polish Hall), - and so that if you decide to explore Scottish small piping this autumn in Open Band (if it starts up again too), in Berkeley, she could dance (in the 'intermediate' class) and you could play, thus coming over together. (Nice to see her in passing during our lesson, but I never get the opportunity to say hi - please say hi for me, and happy belated birthday again too!:)
Cheers,
Scott
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Scott MacLeod
Fri, Jun 5, 7:38 PM (8 days ago)
to Taylor
It will likely meet on Thursday evenings in SF (if it starts up again), and Open Band is on Monday's ...
Cheers, Scott
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Taylor Warren
Fri, Jun 5, 10:22 PM (8 days ago)
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We'll see! What time are the both the classes and Open Session? We both have somewhat early bedtimes on weekdays but we may be able to swing it. Thanks for letting us know! I've been to a few English Country Dance sessions at the Elks Club in Alameda, but I haven't tried SCD yet.
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Hi Taylor,
Monday SCD goes from 8-10 at St. Clement's in Berkeley - and specifically with Open Band, and with Scottish small piping potential.
I think Thursday's SCD in SF goes from 7;30-9:30 with possibly a lesson before hand, or from 8-10 with a lesson before hand (which can be loose, depending on interest), but SCD lessons are part of the structure of this SCD dancing ...
Both have live music, and a SCD teacher ...
Here are some SCD pics -
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English Country Dancing is fun too, and is good exercise as well, with a little less of a learning curve I think ... and there's some around the Bay Area ... but possibly with less Scottish small piping music-making opportunities. (I'm an appreciator of Contra Dance in big ways too ... with my dancing in them ebbing and flowing, depending:).
Scottish and Contra are most fun in terms of elation-potential + :)
Check out websites for all of the above. I think you'd both enjoy learning SCD in SF this summer if it happens.
Scott
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Hi Taylor,
Was just piping now, and was thinking:
to invite you to check out the text in the College of Piping (CoP) Blue Tutor, as well as the CD (if you have one) ... as we go, since it's easier than in hindsight ... (the CoP Green Tutor too).
And as I was playing slow airs, and getting ready to record a bit toward my upcoming ("Honey in the Bag") album, I was appreciating how it's somehow easier to hear one's drones (and for tuning, and even playing the middle drone in E) when playing slow airs, than when playing faster tunes;
Was also thinking how it's possible to explore dot cuts in slow airs - comparatively regarding more 'open' (or rounded, straight or even) ways playing of them, vis-a-vis more 'musical' (a word a piping teacher of mine has used for dot cuts played perhaps in a Scottish vein), or 3:1 ... my way of describing this timing ... way of playing them, than in faster tunes.
But finding the pulse of the tunes for oneself (and exploring new tunes in sheet music too in general), and getting into the playing can be a way of transcending the technique-y thinking above :)
Just some friendly ideas for Scottish small piping on a Sunday ... :)
Musical cheers,
Scott
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Hi Taylor,
"America the Beautiful" begins this set, with some other amazing tunes and piping following (including a AC/DC number aka Gordon Duncan's "Thunderstruck") -
2019-01-19: MHAF WinterStorm: Stuart Liddell
https://youtu.be/nrnMK61Uy6s
- if you'd like to explore riffing with Stuart, for fun, and re innovation
Am just putting in my SSP B flat chanter to see what I can learn anew in playing with Stuart here -
"My Home" which begins this -
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 3 of 8 at Piping Live in Glasgow
https://youtu.be/pQEJf5XZPL8 - and -
"Scottland the Brave" beginning about 6:10 -
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 4 of 8
https://youtu.be/e7zvKbl1R54
Musical cheers,
Scott
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Sun, Jun 7, 3:16 PM (6 days ago)
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Just had a second listen, and Stuart doesn't play Thunderstruck here -
2019-01-19: MHAF WinterStorm: Stuart Liddell
https://youtu.be/nrnMK61Uy6s
- and it must have been in the previous video I saw of him; I'll share when I re-find :)
Fun here to play with all 3 of these tunes with my B flat chanter ... am holding my long notes even longer in "My Home" for one, as a consequence.
Scott
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Hi Taylor,
Here are 2 version of the highland dance tune, Sean Triubhas ,(which means 'old trousers' in Scots Gaelic), played on the GHB with dancers.
Scottish Highland Dancing: Seann Triubhas
https://youtu.be/22qjzuum-tQ
Cowal 2014 - Marielle Lesperance (Adult winner) Sean Triubhas
https://youtu.be/Xe8-dL1ifkE
The keys in a 9 note bagpipe chanter are below (per a teacher of mine, Connor Sinclair).
Musical cheers,
Scott
Scottish small pipe and GHB keys all in the A chanter (about 5 keys in 9 notes, I think)
Keys in tunes?
A major
B minor (B flat minor)
C sharp, or F sharp minor
D (key of D)
At a push you’ve got
G (the key of G)
(am exploring these toward my 'Honey in the Bag' album > https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/02/western-honey-bee-re-my-upcoming-honey.html)
a kind of reference for these keys as blog post > https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/pollination-connecting-re-bagpiping.html - with more information about keys in a piping chanter here -
Scottish small pipe and GHB keys all in the A chanter (about 5-6 keys in 9 notes?)
Notes from 19 Feb 2020 lesson video recording with Connor Sinclair
Was very glad to learn the following from 19 Feb 2020 lesson re even thinking about the new E drone, and which tunes could work with it better than others:
Keys in tunes?
44:45
45:30
a bit of uniqueness in (SSP) drone sounds – (potentially with E drone sounding different)
46:45
A major
46:55
B minor
47:10
C sharp, or F sharp minor
(then going into A)
48:10
you could play an A over F sharp minor
((what about an E drone too? – to ask Connor))
49:15
key of D notes, Connor plays (on an ‘A’ GHB practice chanter, which is really in B flat mixolydian, or so called ‘Piper’s A’)
At a push you’ve got
The key of G – and he plays notes on his practice chanter in this keytoward > https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/02/western-honey-bee-re-my-upcoming-honey.html
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Scott MacLeod
Thu, Jun 11, 9:34 PM (2 days ago)
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'For the love of it' - what a great tune name - is another name for Sean Trubhas :)
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Taylor,
Am appreciating and learning about names of piping tunes, and apparently Killiecrankie may mean a copse of aspens, and may date from at least 1745.
"The name Killiecrankie is derived from the Gaelic root word coille, meaning a wood, coupled with 'crankie,' which refers to aspens; thus the phrase means 'wood of the aspens' (Matthews, 1972)."
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Killiecrankie_(1)
Old trousers,
(an old pair of hippy jeans, in 'modern' parlance?:),
'For the love of it' - Sean Trubhas :)
Scott
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Taylor,
As a followup on tune names and more, and regarding:
Ghillie Callum -
Ghillie Callum refers to the 'sword dance' these days, and the Sword Dance in Scotland is old! :) ...
"is one of the oldest and most famous traditional Scottish dances"
http://cornemusique.free.fr/ukghilliecallum.php
but also to, with my literal translation, 'guide or lad of Malcolm?'
And here's the beginning of "The Crusaders March" - https://bagpipemusic.com/product/crusaders-march/ - played by the great piper Jack Lee in British Columbia (who basically, I read once on his web site, has had a tape recorder going every time he's practiced for decades, and has thus learned from this, and also created a remarkable library of audio piping music). His brother is another head of the great Simon Fraser University pipe band, and his sons all play the GHB excellently. They're also all somewhat 'west coast' - Hawaii too - as I see this with regards to GHB piping cultures, and yet remarkably traditional. :) (Here's another midi version - https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/crusaders-march-the/).
Just re-found the information about Jack Lee making recordings:
"Jack began recording bagpipe music about 30 years ago as part of his daily practice routine. Along the way he recorded thousands of tunes. He also recorded the entire piobaireachd society collection (all 16 books) as well as numerous other piobaireachds. All recordings are made by Jack on the full highland bagpipe."
https://leeandsonsbagpipes.com/whats-new/
https://leeandsonsbagpipes.com/2018/11/02/lee-and-sons-launches-its-new-tune-library-bapipemusic-com/
Best regards,
Scott
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Fri, Jun 12, 9:36 PM (1 day ago)
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I was going to ask you if you play the strathspey Orange & Blue.
I recall blogging about the sword dance, and the somewhat now old Caledonian Games (at Pleasanton CA currently) years ago, and I just found this post from 2009 - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2009/09/prairie-falcon-colorfulness-pageantry.html - and also regarding a kind of related ethnomusicology and ethnography as well. Ah, Ghillie Callum, a tune I like a lot.
What kind of notoriety? I don't know much about them at all. Stuart Liddell played with the SFUPB for 10 years - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_..., and that SFUBP has won the Worlds once, and placed 2nd 9 times - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_F.... And I just noticed that Burnaby is the 3rd largest city in BC by population.
When did you live in the PNW again? (I lived in Portland OR, from 1979-1987, spending one year in Germany, and a number of months (3.5) hiking (1600-1800 miles of the 2600 mile) the Pacfic Crest Trail over 2 separate years).
Inspired by Jack Lee, I think I may begin to record my practicing - for learning sake especially regarding a kind of feedback loop (of hearing oneself), and toward SSP "Honey in the Bag" album too.
Cheers, Scott
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Re 10 Think for yourself.
Don’t become a robot, but don’t dismiss what you’re taught (http://scottmacleod.com/GuidelinesPracticingMusicalInstrument.htm).
What does it mean for a human to learn technique like this robot (as information technology) - and then to transcend this per Yo Yo too ...
Toyota Basketball Robot 'Cue' - https://twitter.com/tech_versions/status/1262272998465101825https://twitter.com/VRodriguezPhD/status/977949458372608000?s=20
These thoughts about piping, and musical expressiveness here - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/helianthus-debilis-bagpiping-what-is.html :)
I'm going to try becoming a robot re learning piping for a week :)
Just exploring some ideas re learning/teaching Scottish small piping, :)Scott
As I've shared with Connor Sinclair in recent months, this player of JS Bach - https://youtu.be/XiG8AGn5Qz8 - has 'good hands,' something that people say of pipers too :)
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This is a basketball robot developed by @Toyota which has a 3-point machine.
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Facing the music Classical musicFacing the music: Yo-Yo MaThe cellist on growing up with Schubert and Schumann, and the fascination of the thereminhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/07/facing-the-music-yo-yo-ma-cellist
from above article ...
Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
https://youtu.be/tCPszm0fsEE
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus_debilis...
Helianthus debilis: Bagpiping - what is expressiveness? - Yo Yo Ma what is expressiveness?
Bagpiping - what is expressiveness? - Yo Yo Ma what is expressiveness?
Cool. I noticed that the SFUPB's pipe major is not only a piper but a practicing lawyer, and which is a first for me (that a lawyer is the PM of a Grade 1 band - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_University_Pipe_Band) - and perhaps relevant to said notoriety (??). I've noticed that pipe bands can be a little like sports' teams regarding attracting talent too, more than symphony orchestras, for example. I think SFUPB may have won the Worlds more than once, too. The "Borg" - interesting (Terry and Jack Lee seem smart to me, and potentially Alan Bevan as well - another Celtic knot language name, Welsh, I read:. I think there are 6 Celtic knot languages).
Do Scottish piping competitions inform creativity and expressivity? For me, Gordon Duncan, and Stuart Liddell are some of the most expressive greatest pipers. Jack Lee, and Connor Sinclair are greats as well. I think Grade 1 pipe bands are more expressive than other pipe bands, and their pipers play more expressively too than others, but the team aspect may also limit kinds of expressivity (to my ear) - which Gordon Duncan seemed to find a way free from.
And with the Scottish small pipes, for me, there's a kind of freedom to explore, thinking-wise, too.
Some thinking about expressivity in Scottish small piping (putting some of this in terms of my own learning, rather than someone learning from me):
7 Practice expressively.
Be serious – invest yourself expressively.
Playing expressively re these Guidelines for practicing - http://scottmacleod.com/GuidelinesPracticingMusicalInstrument.htm ... I think Stuart LIddell does it best in the 2010 videos (- and in another video, a MC says about Stuart's music, that 'musicality' pours from him, or similar) ... But how to put Stuart's piping expressiveness in words? When I play for myself, and think I'm playing expressively, but then talk with a teacher of mine (eg Connor Sinclair), I can learn how to play even more expressively, partly thanks to hearing him, and Stuart play, for example, but also especially hearing Connor's words. How to put further in words wildly beautiful expressivity in SSP playing, way beyond Stuart Liddell's playing? (Learning Stuart's expressivity is a starting place).
But then I ask myself, out of the box, how to bring out the further expressivity of very lyrical tunes (to my ear)? ... And I'm also, on this "Honey in the Bag" SSP folk album I'm creating (where in folk-ness there is a kind of freedom, and also in the Ceol Beag, piping's light music, compared with Ceol Mor, or Piobaireachd, the classical music) ... But I'm seeking further a kind of, metaphorically, Grateful Dead jamming freedom inspiration (sound), - exploring on the SSP into my own sound, and by playing daily 'from the inside' ... Metronome is a benefit for me (and re the recording I made last night, inspired by Jack Lee - but seeking now to do so with a blinking light on a metronome, and not a sound) ... and re Grateful Dead in these regards I wonder if the GD brought in a 2nd drummer (Bill Kreutzman in ~ '65, and Mickey Hart in ~ '67) for the very reason of staying on the beat, and re the tune 'Fire on the Mountain' too where the words go "It takes all you got just to stay on the beat" ...
Fire on the Mountain ☮ Grateful Dead, 1978 (Winterland)
https://youtu.be/oS0Yra3Pt8c
Are loose trousers - Sean Trubhas (in Scots' Gaelic, per the dance tune) - easier to dance in than stiff wool or other stiff Scots' textile for trews 100 or 200 years ago? :)
Musical cheers, Scott
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Hi Taylor,
As you play 'Scotland the Brave' this week, explore playing with Stuart Liddell with your practice chanter in B flat mixolydian. I think it's at the end of the 4th out of 8:
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 4 of 8
https://youtu.be/e7zvKbl1R54
It begins about 6:10. Occasionally exploring being a 'robot' idea can be an interesting way to work with the building blocks of tunes and doublings etc.
( See, too, again, for 'fingers independent from one another':
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 3 of 8 at Piping Live in Glasgow
https://youtu.be/pQEJf5XZPL8 )
Thank you, Scott
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I just noticed that Stuart begins this with "My Home"
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 3 of 8 at Piping Live in Glasgow
https://youtu.be/pQEJf5XZPL8 )
I find it really beautiful, and measured as well,
Cheers, Scott
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Hi Taylor,
Would you and April like to explore learning Scottish Country Dancing this summer, if it starts up again? It would meet in the Mission at about 22nd and Valencia (at Polish Hall), - and so that if you decide to explore Scottish small piping this autumn in Open Band (if it starts up again too), in Berkeley, she could dance (in the 'intermediate' class) and you could play, thus coming over together. (Nice to see her in passing during our lesson, but I never get the opportunity to say hi - please say hi for me, and happy belated birthday again too!:)
Cheers,
Scott
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Scott MacLeod
Fri, Jun 5, 7:38 PM (8 days ago)
to Taylor
It will likely meet on Thursday evenings in SF (if it starts up again), and Open Band is on Monday's ...
Cheers, Scott
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Taylor Warren
Fri, Jun 5, 10:22 PM (8 days ago)
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We'll see! What time are the both the classes and Open Session? We both have somewhat early bedtimes on weekdays but we may be able to swing it. Thanks for letting us know! I've been to a few English Country Dance sessions at the Elks Club in Alameda, but I haven't tried SCD yet.
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Hi Taylor,
Monday SCD goes from 8-10 at St. Clement's in Berkeley - and specifically with Open Band, and with Scottish small piping potential.
I think Thursday's SCD in SF goes from 7;30-9:30 with possibly a lesson before hand, or from 8-10 with a lesson before hand (which can be loose, depending on interest), but SCD lessons are part of the structure of this SCD dancing ...
Both have live music, and a SCD teacher ...
Here are some SCD pics -
https://twitter.com/rscdsdancescot/st...
RSCDS Edinburgh @dancingforth
Thank you to all our amazing volunteers. We couldn't exist without youClapping hands signSmiling face with open mouth and tightly-closed eyes #VolunteersWeek #VolunteersWeek2020 #DanceScottishAtHome #Scottishcountrydancing #Edinburgh
https://twitter.com/dancingforth/stat...
English Country Dancing is fun too, and is good exercise as well, with a little less of a learning curve I think ... and there's some around the Bay Area ... but possibly with less Scottish small piping music-making opportunities. (I'm an appreciator of Contra Dance in big ways too ... with my dancing in them ebbing and flowing, depending:).
Scottish and Contra are most fun in terms of elation-potential + :)
Check out websites for all of the above. I think you'd both enjoy learning SCD in SF this summer if it happens.
Scott
- https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand -
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Hi Taylor,
Was just piping now, and was thinking:
to invite you to check out the text in the CoP Blue Tutor, as well as the CD (if you have one) ... as we go, since it's easier than in hindsight ... (the CoP Green Tutor too).
And as I was playing slow airs, and getting ready to record a bit toward my upcoming ("Honey in the Bag") album, I was appreciating how it's somehow easier to hear one's drones (and for tuning, and even playing the middle drone in E) when playing slow airs, than when playing faster tunes;
Was also thinking how it's possible to explore dot cuts in slow airs - comparatively regarding more 'open' (or rounded, straight or even) ways playing of them, vis-a-vis more 'musical' (a word a piping teacher of mine has used for dot cuts played perhaps in a Scottish vein), or 3:1 ... my way of describing this timing ... way of playing them, than in faster tunes.
But finding the pulse of the tunes for oneself (and exploring new tunes in sheet music too in general), and getting into the playing can be a way of transcending the technique-y thinking above :)
Just some friendly ideas for Scottish small piping on a Sunday ... :)
Musical cheers,
Scott
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Hi Taylor,
"America the Beautiful" begins this set, with some other amazing tunes and piping following (including a AC/DC number aka Gordon Duncan's "Thunderstruck") -
2019-01-19: MHAF WinterStorm: Stuart Liddell
https://youtu.be/nrnMK61Uy6s
- if you'd like to explore riffing with Stuart, for fun, and re innovation
Am just putting in my SSP B flat chanter to see what I can learn anew in playing with Stuart here -
"My Home" which begins this -
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 3 of 8 at Piping Live in Glasgow
https://youtu.be/pQEJf5XZPL8 - and -
"Scottland the Brave" beginning about 6:10 -
Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 4 of 8
https://youtu.be/e7zvKbl1R54
Musical cheers,
Scott
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Sun, Jun 7, 3:16 PM (6 days ago)
to Taylor
Just had a second listen, and Stuart doesn't play Thunderstruck here -
2019-01-19: MHAF WinterStorm: Stuart Liddell
https://youtu.be/nrnMK61Uy6s
- and it must have been in the previous video I saw of him; I'll share when I re-find :)
Fun here to play with all 3 of these tunes with my B flat chanter ... am holding my long notes even longer in "My Home" for one, as a consequence.
Scott
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Hi Taylor,
Here are 2 version of the highland dance tune, Sean Triubhas ,(which means 'old trousers' in Scots Gaelic), played on the GHB with dancers.
Scottish Highland Dancing: Seann Triubhas
https://youtu.be/22qjzuum-tQ
Cowal 2014 - Marielle Lesperance (Adult winner) Sean Triubhas
https://youtu.be/Xe8-dL1ifkE
The keys in a 9 note bagpipe chanter are below (per a teacher of mine, Connor Sinclair).
Musical cheers,
Scott
Scottish small pipe and GHB keys all in the A chanter (about 5 keys in 9 notes, I think)
Keys in tunes?
A major
B minor (B flat minor)
C sharp, or F sharp minor
D (key of D)
At a push you’ve got
G (the key of G)
(am exploring these toward my 'Honey in the Bag' album > https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/20...)
a kind of reference for these keys as blog post > https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/20...
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Scott MacLeod
Thu, Jun 11, 9:34 PM (2 days ago)
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'For the love of it' - what a great tune name - is another name for Sean Trubhas :)
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Taylor,
Am appreciating and learning about names of piping tunes, and apparently Killiecrankie may mean a copse of aspens, and may date from at least 1745.
"The name Killiecrankie is derived from the Gaelic root word coille, meaning a wood, coupled with 'crankie,' which refers to aspens; thus the phrase means 'wood of the aspens' (Matthews, 1972)."
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:...
Old trousers,
(an old pair of hippy jeans, in 'modern' parlance?:),
'For the love of it' - Sean Trubhas :)
Scott
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Taylor,
As a followup on tune names and more, and regarding:
Ghillie Callum -
Ghillie Callum refers to the 'sword dance' these days, and the Sword Dance in Scotland is old! :) ...
"is one of the oldest and most famous traditional Scottish dances"
http://cornemusique.free.fr/ukghillie...
but also to, with my literal translation, 'guide or lad of Malcolm?'
And here's the beginning of "The Crusaders March" - https://bagpipemusic.com/product/crus... - played by the great piper Jack Lee in British Columbia (who basically, I read once on his web site, has had a tape recorder going every time he's practiced for decades, and has thus learned from this, and also created a remarkable library of audio piping music). His brother is another head of the great Simon Fraser University pipe band, and his sons all play the GHB excellently. They're also all somewhat 'west coast' - Hawaii too - as I see this with regards to GHB piping cultures, and yet remarkably traditional. :) (Here's another midi version - https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/crusaders-...).
Just re-found the information about Jack Lee making recordings:
"Jack began recording bagpipe music about 30 years ago as part of his daily practice routine. Along the way he recorded thousands of tunes. He also recorded the entire piobaireachd society collection (all 16 books) as well as numerous other piobaireachds. All recordings are made by Jack on the full highland bagpipe."
https://leeandsonsbagpipes.com/whats-...
https://leeandsonsbagpipes.com/2018/1...
Best regards,
Scott
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Fri, Jun 12, 9:36 PM (1 day ago)
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I was going to ask you if you play the strathspey Orange & Blue.
I recall blogging about the sword dance, and the somewhat now old Caledonian Games (at Pleasanton CA currently) years ago, and I just found this post from 2009 - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/20... - and also regarding a kind of related ethnomusicology and ethnography as well. Ah, Ghillie Callum, a tune I like a lot.
What kind of notoriety? I don't know much about them at all. Stuart Liddell played with the SFUPB for 10 years - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_..., and that SFUBP has won the Worlds once, and placed 2nd 9 times - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_F.... And I just noticed that Burnaby is the 3rd largest city in BC by population.
When did you live in the PNW again? (I lived in Portland OR, from 1979-1987, spending one year in Germany, and a number of months (3.5) hiking (1600-1800 miles of the 2600 mile) the Pacfic Crest Trail over 2 separate years).
Inspired by Jack Lee, I think I may begin to record my practicing - for learning sake especially regarding a kind of feedback loop (of hearing oneself), and toward SSP "Honey in the Bag" album too.
Cheers, Scott
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Facing the music Classical musicFacing the music: Yo-Yo MaThe cellist on growing up with Schubert and Schumann, and the fascination of the thereminhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/07/facing-the-music-yo-yo-ma-cellist
from above article ...
Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
https://youtu.be/tCPszm0fsEE
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus_debilis...
buttercup (R. amplexicaulis): What I've been reading - 6/7/20 week - + George Floyd + BlackLivesFirst
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 6/7/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Coronavirus Su 6/7/20 + BlackLivesMatter
Photo: Lee Moo-ryul / Newsis / AP
So, super-proliferation can affect the pandemic
When a person infects many - super-proliferation events can become an important factor in combating the outbreak.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/vetenskap/nar-fa-smittar-manga-sa-kan-superspridning-paverka-pandemin/
Photo: Magnus Hallgren
Carlson on the claim: "It's almost pathetic"
The Director General of Public Health says Tegnell has his full confidence.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/johan-carlson-om-krav-pa-tegnells-avgang-det-ar-narmast-patetiskt/
Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT
DN DEBATE 7/6 EXTRA
26 researchers: "Relatives of the sick must be quarantined"
The government's environmental investment in coronate tests and infection detection can be wasted unless relatives of the sick are quarantined.
https://www.dn.se/debatt/26-forskare-anhoriga-till-sjuka-maste-sattas-i-karantan/
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
UK coronavirus live: no new Covid-19 deaths recorded in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Senior NHS figures warn Boris Johnson to plan for second wave; infection rate could be increasing in some areas, including north-west EnglandUK failure to lock down earlier cost many lives, top scientist says
Prime minister told to dump rhetoric and plan for new Covid wave
Black Lives Matter protests risk
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/jun/07/uk-coronavirus-live-matt-hancock-health-chiefs-debate-lockdown-easing-covid-19-latest-updates
NEUROPSYCHIATRIST VIA COVID-19
"The youth will be ruined for the next twenty or thirty years"
As of: 8:45 a.m
NEUROPSYCHIATER ÜBER COVID-19
„Die Jugend wird die nächsten zwanzig, dreißig Jahre ruiniert sein“
https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus209027291/Boris-Cyrulnik-ueber-Covid-19-Ein-isoliertes-Gehirn-erlischt.html
Minnesota's online schools attract interest amid pandemic
State concerned about online charter schools' math scores.
CORONAVIRUS
Minnesota's online schools attract interest amid pandemic
Julez Wagner was photographed in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This week she graduated high school from BlueSky Online where she Julez Wagner was photographed in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This week she graduated high school from BlueSky Online where she was able to focus on her art, music and poetry. She plans to move to New Mexico with her boyfriend and do online college at Maharishi International University as...
— Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune
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By ANTHONY LONETREE AND MARYJO WEBSTER , STAR TRIBUNE
June 06, 2020 - 7:13 PMJulez Wagner escaped bullying and her disenchantment with Edina Public Schools to make her way to graduation day by studying virtually at BlueSky Online.In St. Paul, Isabelle Fowler, a fiercely independent fifth-grader, moved to online learning, too, via Minnesota Connections Academy (MNCA) so she could train and compete as a figure skater.
https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-s-online-schools-attract-interest-amid-pandemic/571076352/
We grow up a generation of civil servants and employees
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article209106411/Deutschland-zuechtet-sich-eine-Generation-der-Beamten-heran.html
"If you get infected on vacation, you cannot assume that we will bring him back"
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article209114297/Heiko-Maas-Wer-sich-im-Urlaub-infiziert-kann-nicht-davon-ausgehen-dass-wir-ihn-zurueckbringen.html
Das Verhältnis Deutschland–USA? „Es ist kompliziert“, sagt Maas
https://www.welt.de/politik/article209095943/Heiko-Maas-Das-Verhaeltnis-Deutschland-USA-Es-ist-kompliziert.html
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) marches with protesters. (Michelle Boorstein/The Post)
Earlier, President Trump tweeted that he has ordered National Guard troops to begin the process of withdrawing from the capital.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/06/07/dc-protests-sunday-george-floyd/
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Coronavirus Sa 6/6/20 + BlackLivesMatterAfter the Madness—Pandemic Silver Linings in Bioscience
Will the frenzied rush to understand and treat SARS-CoV-2 bring longer lasting benefit to the world of scientific research and medicine?By David Ewing Duncan
Illustration by Kelsey Wrotenhttps://neo.life/2020/06/after-the-madness-pandemic-silver-linings-in-bioscience/
Jimmie Åkesson thinks Sweden's state epidemiologist must go
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/pL54lE/Direktestudio-Koronaviruset
It is not the police who give permission for demonstrations, it is the Constitution
https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/K3o3EX/hvorfor-tillot-politiet-enorme-brudd-paa-smittevernreglene-janne-haaland-matlary?
Deepak, the hippies and the signs of fate
Netflix documentary on psychotropic drugs gives voice to Deepak Chopra, whose lessons are, at the time of deconfinement, essential
https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/deepak-hippies-signes-destin
Judge rules Interior Department decision on Mashpee Wampanoag violates law
A US District Court judge has ordered the federal Department of the Interior to reconsider its 2018 decision that threatened the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag, writing that the agency didn’t follow its own legal guidance in making that determination.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/06/metro/judge-rules-interior-department-decision-mashpee-wampanoag-violates-law/
Child care owners say new regulations will hike parents’ fees, put them out of business
Early educators say the socially distant classrooms they’re being told to reopen will be far more costly to operate, less welcoming to youngsters, and perhaps completely unworkable.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/05/metro/child-care-owners-say-new-regulations-will-hike-parents-fees-put-them-out-business/
CORONAVIRUS
Minnesota deaths up 22, to 1,170, in COVID-19 pandemic
Certified medical assistant Scott Bodin administered a COVID-19 test at the Min No Aya Win clinic in Cloquet, Minn., last month.
https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-virus-deaths-rise-22-cases-up-521/571073662/
THOMAS MAYER, PETRA STUIBER
Pros and cons: Can there be a second lockdown?
The crisis taught discipline and patience
Thomas Mayer, Petra Stuiber
June 6, 2020, 6:00 p.m. 761 posts
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117922248/pro-und-kontra-darf-es-einen-zweiten-lockdown-geben
Brazil: The government "downloaded" the page where the cases and deaths from COVID-19 were recorded
https://www.kathimerini.gr/1081775/article/epikairothta/kosmos/vrazilia-h-kyvernhsh-katevase-th-selida-opoy-katagrafontan-ta-kroysmata-kai-oi-8anatoi-apo-covid-19
It's not over': COVID-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdowns: WHO
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-virus/its-not-over-covid-19-cases-rise-in-some-nations-easing-lockdowns-who-idUSKBN23C1BZ
The Dogs of Chernobyl: Are virtual tours the future of tourism?
WHY WE WROTE THIS
Across industries, the coronavirus is inspiring innovation. In tourism, some operators are shifting from physical to virtual tours and using the opportunity to bring attention to noteworthy causes.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2020/0605/The-Dogs-of-Chernobyl-Are-virtual-tours-the-future-of-tourism
Rural communities in Latin America face the advance of the coronavirus
https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-06-06/las-comunidades-rurales-en-america-latina-se-enfrentan-al-avance-del-coronavirus.html
The Uruguayan example
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA
The South American country has efficiently fought against the pandemic. The attitude of its president, Luis Lacalle Pou, appealing to the responsibility of its citizens has had a lot to do
https://elpais.com/opinion/2020-06-06/el-ejemplo-uruguayo.html
Egypt
Treating patients with coronavirus
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed has announced a new medical protocol for treating Covid-19 patients
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1201/370397/AlAhram-Weekly/Egypt/Treating-patients-with-coronavirus-.aspx
Thousands gather to pay their respects at George Floyd memorial
FEATURED
Nicola Sturgeon ‘hugely anxious’ about Covid-19 impact on poorest young people
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-hugely-anxious-about-covid-19-impact-poorest-young-people-attainment-gap-analysis-suspended-2876053
Bay Area health officials brace for spike in coronavirus cases
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Protesters-and-coronavirus-Bay-Area-health-15320949.php
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Coronavirus Th 6/4/20 + BlackLivesMatter
Multnomah County applies for Phase 1 easing of coronavirus stay-home order
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/multnomah-county-applies-for-phase-1-easing-of-coronavirus-stay-home-order.html
The pandemic is still gathering pace in most of the world
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/06/04/the-pandemic-is-still-gathering-pace-in-most-of-the-worldVier weitere Freibäder öffnen in Berlin
Wegen der Maßnahmen gegen die Corona-Pandemie sind die Freibäder tagsüber nicht durchgehend geöffnet. Besucher müssen sich vorab für bestimmte Zeitfenster anmelden.
Four other outdoor pools open in Berlin
Due to the measures against the corona pandemic, the outdoor pools are not open all day. Visitors have to register in advance for certain time slots.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/vier-weitere-freibaeder-oeffnen-in-berlin-li.86176
Water resistant mask "pool mask man" developed by swimming coach (provided by Rockinpool)
Theme Special Feature New Coronavirus
Birth of transparent masks for pools Orders flooded even when swimming
https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASN663PXJN5XUTIL01Q.html
CORONAVIRUS
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz loosening restrictions on restaurants, salons, gyms, pools June 10
https://m.startribune.com/walz-loosening-restrictions-on-restaurants-salons-gyms-pools-june-10/571048092/
California gives mask manufacturer more time on $1 billion coronavirus contract
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article243317556.html
https://account.sacbee.com/paywall/registration?resume=243317556
Gov. Abbott cited bad data as he lowered COVID-19 restrictionshttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/In-easing-COVID-19-restrictions-Gov-Abbott-15321107.php
Göttingen:
Hunderte Kinder kommen in häusliche Quarantäne
39 Schülerinnen und Schüler waren bei einem Fest, auf dem sich das Coronavirus in Göttingen verbreiten konnte. Alle betroffenen Klassen sollen zwei Wochen in Quarantäne.
Hundreds of children are quarantined at home
39 students attended a festival where the coronavirus could spread in Göttingen. All affected classes should be quarantined for two weeks.
June 5, 2020, 4:06 p.m.
https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2020-06/goettingen-coronavirus-ausbruch-schulkinder-quarantaene-schule
Corona in Deutschland: Zahlreiche Schulkinder müssen in Quarantäne
Corona in Germany: Many schoolchildren have to be quarantined
https://www.fr.de/panorama/corona-coronavirus-deutschland-rki-reproduktionszahl-fallzahlen-zr-13762762.html
Addressing pre-Covid issues to be crucial for India’s recovery
Any modern economy is a giant market. Everybody is a buyer or a seller. Workers sell their labour, businesses their products and services. Essential and non-essential spending decisions
https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/addressing-pre-covid-issues-to-be-crucial-for-india-s-recovery/story-KA18SAGU9Uvt0X4pCqAi6H.html
Another classic from the Peto-Slight-Collins et al lineage. This straightforward prose is much needed to clearly & constructively state the issues.
@fda @ctti @pcornet The Magic of Randomization versus the Myth of Real-World Evidence | NEJM
Another classic from the Peto-Slight-Collins et al lineage. This straightforward prose is much needed to clearly & constructively state the issues. @fda @ctti @pcornet The Magic of Randomization versus the Myth of Real-World Evidence | NEJM https://t.co/fD1QuCLxPH— Robert M Califf (@califf001) February 12, 2020https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1227729749843136512?s=20
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Trying to our part. Much at stake in all of us working together to get through the pandemic.https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1239284860943872000?s=20*More on work at Google/Alphabet. Please use the information--its reliable. COVID-19: How we’re continuing to help @googlehttps://twitter.com/califf001/status/1239288333013938176?s=20*
Working with the governor's office to screen for Covid 19. @verilylifescihttps://twitter.com/califf001/status/1241179487972159488?s=20*
Thanks to the many volunteers who have made this possible. Especially thinking of front line first responders and health care workers tonight.https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1243366848701149185?s=20*
This--should be disseminated far and wide. What if I Need to Go on a Ventilator?https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1243585094347964416?s=20*
Hope many people watch this. Down to earth discussion of major issues.https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1243655961589342208?s=20*
Information for testing for Covid-19.
Information for testing for Covid-19. https://t.co/5pbZ6Y1o5b">https://t.co/5pbZ6Y1o5b</p>— Robert M Califf (@califf001) https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1246497671625367552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2020 com/widgets.js
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An update on community testing with the state of California.https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1247929957868638209?s=20*
important collaboration in this complex world in crisis.https://twitter.com/califf001/status/1248662107052109825?s=20*
Google banned an indie developer’s contact tracing app from its Play Store for appearing to “profit from a tragic event” by incorporating ads from Google’s own advertising network.The company continued serving ads in the iPhone version of the app.
https://twitter.com/kpoulsen/status/1268925785873641472?s=20*https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/status/1235357771744169985?s=20*
While US economy shut down massively in past 6 months due to #NovelCoronavirus #COVID19, methinks #VirtualEconomy has begun massively too #ActualVirtual #PhysicalDigital #RealisticVirtualEarthForEconomics & with Harvard, MIT, Stanford & Cambridge going online, WUaS Benefits Bighttps://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/1268951562417659905?s=20
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/status/1268951744265900032?s=20
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/status/1268952349793349633?s=20https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1252657024128765954?s=20While US economy shut down massively in past 6 months due to #NovelCoronavirus #COVID19, methinks #DigitalEconomy has begun massively too #ActualVirtual #PhysicalDigital #RealisticVirtualEarthForEconomics & with Harvard, MIT, Stanford & Cambridge going online, WUaS Benefits Bighttps://twitter.com/scottmacleod/status/1268951885785923585?s=20Diff WSJ pic
While US economy shut down massively in past 6 months due to #NovelCoronavirus #COVID19, methinks #VirtualEconomy has begun massively too #ActualVirtual #PhysicalDigital #RealisticVirtualEarthForEconomics & with Harvard, MIT, Stanford & Cambridge going online, WUaS Benefits Big
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/status/1268953068491563014?s=20
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/1268954011748597760?s=20
https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1268326038968373251?s=20
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Coronavirus Th 6/4/20 + BlackLivesMatter
Corona app:
With the cell phone against the pandemic
Germany gets a "Corona warning app". Do such programs already work elsewhere?
By Thomas Fischermann , Ricarda Richter , Katharin Tai and Jens Tönnesmann
June 3, 2020, 4:
https://www.zeit.de/2020/24/corona-app-kontakt-tracking-tracing-software-asien
Global Drug Survey:
Alcohol from boredom
What is the corona crisis doing to people for whom alcohol, MDMA and other drugs are commonplace? First results of the world's largest drug survey show a change
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/2020-06/global-drug-survey-corona-krise-alkoholkonsum-psychische-gesundheit-drogenumfrage
KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar, a social conscience since the ’60s, remains an important voice today
By Dan Shaughnessy Globe Columnist,Updated June 4, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/04/sports/kareem-abdul-jabbar-social-conscience-since-60s-remains-an-important-voice-today/
George Floyd, America stops for funerals. Thousands in Minneapolis, live TV in the USA. 'Had Covid, but died of pandemic of racism'
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/06/04/george-floyd-lamerica-si-ferma-per-i-funerali-migliaia-a-minneapolis-diretta-tv-in-tutti-gli-usa-aveva-il-covid-ma-e-morto-per-pandemia-di-razzismo/5824864/
The franc has passed the coronavirus wave
After three months of strong upward pressure, the Swiss currency fell against a euro which benefits from renewed investor optimism, still fueled on Thursday by the ECB
https://www.letemps.ch/economie/franc-passe-vague-coronavirus
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March on Commons Thousands attend peaceful ‘Justice for George Floyd’ rally on Boston Common to protest police brutality
By David Abel, Danny McDonald and Hanna Krueger Globe Staff,Updated June 3, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/03/metro/protesters-march-framingham-rally-planned-boston-common/
Phase 2As coronavirus cases gradually decline, Mass. is on the verge of opening up more of its economy, Baker says
By Tim Logan, Travis Andersen and Jaclyn Reiss Globe Staff,Updated June 3, 202
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/03/metro/baker-calls-empathy-not-hostility-wake-george-floyd-killing-details-states-continued-coronavirus-response/
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Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Coronavirus Vaccine
Several vaccine candidates could be ready at once, NIAID director told WSJ Tech Health conference
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fauci-cautiously-optimistic-about-coronavirus-vaccine-11591132326
Officials from the Chinese health authorities in protective suits measure the body temperature of the passengers on the special flight from Frankfurt to China. There was a corona infection on the flight.© picture alliance / Andreas Landwehr / dpa
06/05/20 07:39
Corona infected person on Lufthansa flight with 200 passengers to China on board - despite test
Ines Albertiby Ines Alberti
It is Lufthansa’s first flight to China after the lockdown. Now there is certainty: A man on board was infected with the corona virus - despite the test.https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/lufthansa-org27390/flughafen-frankfurt-corona-china-lufthansa-flug-passagier-infiziert-zr-13782861.html
„Infektionshygienische Katastrophe“
Stand: 02.06.2020 | Lesedauer: 6 Minuten
Ulrich Exner
Von Ulrich Exner
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus208804025/Corona-Regelverstoesse-Infektionshygienische-Katastrophe.html
Testing is more important when Sweden enters the next phase
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/testningen-viktigare-nar-sverige-gar-in-i-nasta-fas/
Number of reproductions:
R value in Berlin rises to 1.95: A Corona traffic light is red again
The number of reproductions in Berlin exceeded 1.2 for the third day in a row. The number of new infections is increasing again. Kalayci sees a turnaround.
02/06/2020
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/r-wert-steigt-in-berlin-auf-195-corona-ampel-steht-erneut-auf-rot-li.85585
Corona episodes:
Mental illness as the third wave of the pandemic?
The worldwide online survey COH-FIT, in which everyone can participate, is intended to clarify how Corona and the lockdowns affect body and soul. Study director Christoph Correll from Charité Berlin fears that depression, addiction and suicide attempts will increase.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/gesundheit-oekologie/corona-folgen-psychische-erkrankungen-als-dritte-welle-der-pandemie-li.85263
Greater risk of a second wave in Västra Götaland
SwedenIn parts of the country, the corona pandemic is now in decline, but Västra Götaland is probably still early in the pandemic. But whether there will be a peak is unclear.
- There is a greater risk of a second wave, but it depends on how well you can control the spread of infection, says Karin Tegmark Wisell at the Public Health Authority.
https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/större-risk-för-en-andra-våg-i-västra-götaland-1.28740207
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Olli Saastamoinen, Development Director of R-Collection, believes that the use of masks can still become more common and normalized in Finland. Photo: JUHA METSOMasks for us
Dozens of Finnish textile companies manufacture fabric folk masks, although no recommendation has been given for their use.
Laura Kukkonen HS
https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000006527848.html
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State recommends COVID-19 tests for Minnesota protesters
https://m.startribune.com/state-recommends-covid-19-tests-for-minnesota-protesters/570932552/
PANDEMIC
Corona crisis in the US a "national trauma": 100,000 dead and 40 million unemployed
All authors
https://www.fr.de/politik/corona-krise-usa-donald-trump-fallzahlen-statistik-virus-zr-13763104.html
Corona in Germany: Reproduction number continues to increase - now 68 cases in Göttingen
https://www.fr.de/panorama/corona-coronavirus-rki-zahlen-frankfurt-deutschland-kinderkrankheit-pims-autoimmun-zr-13762762.html
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Stanford Global Studies Events: Week of June 1, 2020
The SGS weekly events newsletter will be taking a summer hiatus and will return when programming picks up again towards the fall. Until then, have a safe and healthy summer!
Cooking Class: Exploring Northern Iranian Cuisine with Hanif Sadr
Cooking Class: Exploring Northern Iranian Cuisine
Tuesday, June 2, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
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Speaker: Chef Hanif Sadr
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Cafecito Quechua
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Speaker: Mejgan Massoumi and Lalita du Perron, Stanford University
Event Sponsor: Center for South AsiaDomestic Sex Trafficking of Children in Brazil
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Watch videos of past events from our 14 centers and programs on the Stanford Global Studies YouTube channel.
This week’s highlighted event video is "Domestic Sex Trafficking of Children in Brazil."
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Monday, June 1, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Speakers: Anja Manuel, Daniel Kliman, and Martijn Rasser, Stanford UniversityRussia's 2020 Energy Strategy: How the Kremlin's Hydrocarbon Playbook Continues to Challenge Transatlantic Security
* Germany wants to mediate between the USA and Chinahttps://www.nzz.ch/international/deutschland-will-zwischen-usa-und-china-vermitteln-ld.1559066
Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned
Much remains unknown and mysterious, but these are some of the things we’re pretty sure of after half a year of this pandemic.
Video
Cinemagraph
https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-facts-history.html
Demo without a gap:
Giant party on Sunday on the Landwehr Canal
The campaign was called up on the Facebook page "Rebellion of dreamers". Senate administration warns not to jeopardize the corona easing.
June 1st, 2020 - 11:00 am , Florian Thalmann, Elmar Schütze and Anne Brüning
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/riesen-party-am-sonntag-auf-dem-landwehrkanal-li.85260
Hardly enough cars to see in Pentecostal traffic: "It's quite strange"
Norway
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/6jbOe8/knapt-nok-biler-aa-se-i-pinsetrafikken-det-er-helt-merkelig?
Concerns emerge in Finland after recent jumps in coronavirus infections
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/17729-concerns-emerge-in-finland-after-recent-jumps-in-coronavirus-infections.html
BU to offer undergrads a fall choice: online or in-person classes
On Monday, BU officials said they would offer this hybrid teaching model for students who can’t make it to campus and to meet social distancing guidelines.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/01/metro/bu-offer-undergrads-fall-choice-online-or-in-person-classes/
Seven states and Washington, D.C., hold primaries Tuesday. The voting will be an early test of how states might attempt to conduct elections if the coronavirus remains a threat through the November general election.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voting-by-mail-to-face-biggest-test-since-pandemic-started-11591003801
Trump’s inability to speak convincingly to anyone but his base is a unique liability in the moment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/01/trumps-inability-speak-convincingly-anyone-his-base-is-unique-liability-moment/
Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Trump-took-shelter-in-White-House-bunker-as-15307384.php
Ten covid-19 vaccines are being tested on humans - here are the obstacles
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/tio-covid-19-vaccin-testas-pa-manniskor-har-ar-hindren/Baker says camps, child care can reopen during phase two of reopening
Summer camps and child care facilities can open in Massachusetts during Phase 2 of the state’s gradual reopening of the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Charlie Baker said Monday.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/01/metro/baker-says-camps-childcare-can-reopen-during-phase-2-reopening-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/
Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted in what owners call a ‘targeted’ attack amid protests
Pure Oasis in Grove Hall, which was just allowed to reopen a week ago because of coronavirus restrictions, was hit by looters who grabbed thousands of cannabis products.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/01/marijuana/black-owned-boston-marijuana-store-looted-what-owners-call-targeted-attack-amid-protests/
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
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buttercup (R. alismifolius): What I've been reading - 5/31/20 week - Coronavirus
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 5/31/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Coronavirus Su 5/31/20Revealed Test and trace was abandoned because system 'could only cope with five cases a week'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/30/revealed-test-trace-abandoned-system-could-cope-five-coronavirus/
Scaling mountains and crags, one man’s lifelong quest to track and trace the last of the snow
It started when he was nine. Now scientists are taking Iain Cameron’s eccentric hobby seriously
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/scaling-mountains-and-crags-one-mans-lifelong-quest-to-track-and-trace-the-last-of-the-snow-hjn5kf5w5
Spencer WellsHow Vietnam kept its coronavirus death toll at zero Microbe #AsiaRisinghttps://twitter.com/spwells/status/1266781614400364544?s=20
The Covid-19 pandemic situation is still worrying
08:45 - 31/05/2020 0 YOUTH
Văn Khoa
https://m.thanhnien.vn/the-gioi/tinh-hinh-dai-dich-covid-19-van-dang-lo-1231572.html
Egypt reports highest daily rise in coronavirus cases, deaths to date
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/370231/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-reports-highest-daily-rise-in-coronavirus-ca.aspx
The government considers making My Number "attaching all accounts" mandatory, aiming to amend the law next year
Mainichi newspaper May 31, 2020 20:37
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200531/k00/00m/040/139000c
Ian Haydon, 29, fainted from the corona vaccine - but is hopeful
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/ian-haydon-29-svimmade-av-coronavaccinet-men-ar-hoppfull/
What is waiting for America's divided states now?
PUBLISHED YESTERDAY 08:53
The United States is a country about to be torn apart.
The president blamed for one moment deficiencies in how the pandemic is being fought on the governors of the states.
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/usa-pa-vag-att-slitas-isar-av-pandemin/
Vorwürfe gegen die Polizei in Weimar:
Wenn Fehler keine Folgen haben
Eine fadenscheinige Hausdurchsuchung, mutmaßlich übergriffige Beamt:innen, ein rechter Kommissar, der Dickpics verschickt. Wie kann das sein?
https://taz.de/Vorwuerfe-gegen-die-Polizei-in-Weimar/!5686849/
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WEISSES HAUS
Trump während Protesten im Sicherheitsbunker
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article208688357/Trump-waehrend-Protesten-im-Sicherheitsbunker-des-Weissen-Hauses.html
Sheriff nimmt seinen Helm ab und schließt sich dem Protest an
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article208687347/Emotionales-Video-US-Sheriff-nimmt-seinen-Helm-ab-und-schliesst-sich-dem-Protest-an.html
After 100,000 coronavirus cases, it’s clearer where Californians are getting infected
John Woolfolk and Harriet Blair Rowan
PUBLISHED: May 30, 2020 at 6:00
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/30/after-100000-coronavirus-cases-its-clearer-where-californians-are-getting-infected/amp/
He experienced a severe reaction to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate. He’s still a believer
https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/26/moderna-vaccine-candidate-trial-participant-severe-reaction/
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ECONOMY
REGULATIONS IN CORONA CRISIS
That changes in June for consumers
As of: 3:18 p.m. | Reading time: 4 minutes
Stephan Maaß
By Stephan Maaß
Business editor
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article208540977/Verbraucher-Das-aendert-sich-im-Juni.html
Few U.S. adults say they’ve been diagnosed with coronavirus, but more than a quarter know someone who hashttps://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/05/26/few-u-s-adults-say-theyve-been-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-but-more-than-a-quarter-know-someone-who-has/
Americans are critical of China’s handling of COVID-19, distrust information about it from Beijinghttps://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/05/26/americans-are-critical-of-chinas-handling-of-covid-19-distrust-information-about-it-from-beijing/
The virus's tale
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/graphics/2020/05/coronavirus-tale/
How Vietnam kept its coronavirus death toll at zero Microbe #AsiaRisinghttps://twitter.com/spwells/status/1266781614400364544?s=20
Social distancing strictures fall away as crowds gather
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/social-distancing-strictures-fall-away-as-crowds-gather-to-party-and-protest/2020/05/30/42df4d9c-a2a6-11ea-81bb-c2f70f01034b_story.html
News
Thursday's Briefing: Travel ban to Lake Tahoe lifted; BART to employ social distancing on trains
Latonda Simmons named Oakland assistant city administrator
by Steven Tavares
May 28, 2020
https://m.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2020/05/28/thursdays-briefing-travel-ban-to-lake-tahoe-lifted-bart-to-employ-social-distancing-on-trains
MIT elects its first ever black woman student body president. She’s from Miami
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article243117621.html
MIT elects first black woman student body president in its 159-year history
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/05/29/us/mit-black-woman-student-president-trnd/index.html
SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight
The trip to the space station was the first from American soil since 2011 when the space shuttles were retired.
It’s the first time a private company has launched astronauts into orbit. The Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled to rendezvous with the International Space Station on Sunday.CreditCredit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
Kenneth Chang
By Kenneth Chang
May 30, 2020
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The United States opened a new era of human space travel on Saturday as a private company for the first time launched astronauts into orbit, nearly a decade after the government retired the storied space shuttle program in the aftermath of national tragedy.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/science/spacex-nasa-astronauts.html
Digital gorilla projects in Rwanda: Virtual Africa
Rwanda offers visits to the gorillas in virtual reality. The government wants to ensure that environmental projects remain attractive to tourists.Digitale Gorillaprojekte in Ruanda: Virtuelles Afrika
Ruanda bietet Besuche bei den Gorillas in Virtual Reality an. So will die Regierung dafür sorgen, dass Umweltprojekte für Touristen attraktiv bleiben.
https://taz.de/Digitale-Gorillaprojekte-in-Ruanda/!5686876/
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Viele der grössten Ansteckungsherde sind ab Juni wieder zugelassen. Was es braucht, damit es trotzdem zu keiner zweiten Welle kommt
Aus der Sicht des Einzelnen ist das Infektionsrisiko in der Schweiz nun klein. Aus einer Gesamtsicht ist das Problem aber noch nicht gelöst.
https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-mathematik-der-zweiten-corona-welle-ld.1558584
A befuddling phenomenon: Why are Boston’s Asians underrepresented in coronavirus cases and deaths?
The data has unsettled public health officials and community activists, who are concerned the numbers reflect a low level of testing among the city’s Asian American population coupled with a fear of harassment.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/29/nation/befuddling-phenomenon-why-are-bostons-asians-underrepresented-covid-19-cases-deaths/
CNN journalists arrested on air while covering protests over George Floyd’s death
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/29/nation/cnn-reporters-arrested-while-covering-aftermath-protests-over-george-floyds-death/
FROM
ANNA LEHMANN
Criticism of emergency aid for students: Too late and too little money
Students in need who have less than 500 euros in their accounts should now receive grants from the federal government. Student representatives are outraged.
https://taz.de/Kritik-an-Nothilfe-fuer-Studierende/!5689198/
Rest of the world | Tourism
You can travel from Finland to Estonia again on Monday, and this summer Finnish tourists are especially important to the country
In Estonia, the disease situation is better than in Finland.
https://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000006524223.html
Home page panorama Corona virus
COVID-19
Tyrol already knew about infected Icelanders earlier than before
An Icelander warned a hotel on March 3. The Tyrolean crisis team decided two days later to conceal another Corona case
May 29, 2020,
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117797518/tiroler-hotel-wusste-schon-frueher-als-bisher-von-infizierten-islaendern
The Council to keep away from others can be maintained for several years
The vaccine against covid-19 is at the earliest available in late autumn 2021. Norwegians must focus on infection control measures for a good time to come, says Line Vold in the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI).
SIMEN SUNDFJORD OTTERLEI
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/1nEJqJ/raadet-om-aa-holde-avstand-til-andre-kan-bli-opprettholdt-i-flere-aar?
Results of antibody studies make epidemic forecasting difficult, says Salminen
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/17726-results-of-antibody-studies-make-epidemic-forecasting-difficult-says-salminen.html
google-rescinds-job-offers-to-contract-workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/technology/google-rescinds-job-offers-to-contract-workers.html
CORONAVIRUS
A Miami elder-care staffer tested positive for COVID-19 — and kept working anyway
BY ALEX HARRIS
MAY 29, 2020 06:15 PM , UPDATED 3 HOURS 57 MINUTES AGO
A Google Maps screenshot shows South Florida Home Services, an assisted living facility shut down by the state after multiple COVID-19 infections between staff and clients.
A Google Maps screenshot shows South Florida Home Services, an assisted living facility shut down by the state after multiple COVID-19 infections between staff and clients.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article243092896.html
UN confirms the death of two members of peacekeeping missions after being infected with the virus
https://www.eluniversal.com/internacional/71889/onu-confirma-el-fallecimiento-de-dos-efectivos-de-misiones-de-paz-tras-ser-infectados-con-el-virus
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Cleaning robots and hygiene machines, but no mask requirement at Zurich Airport
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/flughafen-zuerich-putzroboter-wegen-corona-keine-maskenpflicht-ld.1558733
Boston Marathon canceled for first time in 124-year history
For the first time ever, the Boston Marathon has been canceled, Mayor Marty Walsh announced. Instead, the 2020 marathon — which had already been postponed from April to Sept. 14 due to coronavirus — will be held as a virtual event, the BAA said.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/28/nation/coronavirus-boston-massachusetts-may-28/
„Der Rassismus ist nicht schlimmer geworden, er wird jetzt nur gefilmt“
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus208551847/Polizeigewalt-in-den-USA-Der-Rassismus-ist-nicht-schlimmer-geworden-er-wird-jetzt-nur-gefilmt.html
Seehofer rechnet Mitte Juni mit Corona-Warn-App
Stand: 28.05.2020 | Lesedauer: 2 M
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/live206935325/Corona-live-Seehofer-rechnet-mit-Corona-Warn-App-Mitte-Juni.html
LIVE UPDATES
May 28, 2020, 8:19 p.m. ET
U.S. Jobless Claims Pass 40 Million: Live Business Updates
Many of the relief programs introduced at the beginning of the pandemic may soon expire.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/business/unemployment-stock-market-coronavirus.html
Brundtland: - 5000 died in Sweden. 230 in Norway. It's pretty incredible.
- It's weird. It takes a lot to make this difference clear up a couple of years in the future, says Gro Harlem Brundtland.PER ANDERS JOHANSEN
JOURNALIST
PUBLISHED: MAY 28, 2020
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/50x4RX/brundtland-5000-doede-i-sverige-230-i-norge-det-er-ganske-utrolig?
How to prepare for the second wave of corona "I'm just doing well"
Masako Toda, Naoya Ima, Hisashi Hattori
2020/5/28 22:00
https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASN5X5RGJN5VULBJ007.html
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緊急事態宣言解除から一夜明けた26日夜の東京・渋谷のスクランブル交差点。駅方面に向かう人で混み合っていた=2020年5月26日午後6時18分、東京都渋谷区、藤原伸雄撮影 The scramble crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, on the night of the 26th, one night after the declaration of emergency was lifted. It was crowded with people heading towards the station = May 26, 2020 6:18 pm, Nobuo Fujiwara, Shibuya-ku, TokyoSUPPORT PACKAGE FOR THE CORONA CRISIS
Polder agreement divides opposition
On Thursday, the House of Representatives debated the 'support package 2.0' and the cancellation of the dismissal fine. The PvdA is over.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/05/28/polderakkoord-verdeelt-oppositie-a4001214
Most Countries Fail to Capture Extent of Coronavirus Deaths
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House Passes Bill Loosening Rules on PPP Small-Business Loans
In separate development, Treasury and SBA set aside $10 billion for community lenders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/community-lenders-to-get-10-billion-of-ppp-small-business-loans-11590678108
CORONA HEROES
In the clinic, in Heinsberg, in the zoo: Eckart von Hirschhausen out and about with people we now count on
What do an intensive care unit, the Corona hotspot Heinsberg and the Berlin Zoo have in common? A lot for Eckart von Hirschhausen these days.
https://www.stern.de/p/plus/gesundheit-wissenschaft/in-der-klinik--in-heinsberg--im-zoo--eckart-von-hirschhausen-unterwegs-bei-menschen--auf-die-wir-jetzt-zaehlen-9277906.html
When Google wants to build cities
http://geographiesenmouvement.blogs.liberation.fr/2020/05/28/quand-google-veut-batir-des-villes/
Return to the classroom - Masks, one meter benches but no fever measurement: here are the indications of the Scientific Committee
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/05/28/rientro-a-scuola-le-indicazioni-del-comitato-tecnico-scientifico-mascherine-banchi-a-distanza-ma-niente-misurazione-della-febbre/5817167/
Wearable tech can spot coronavirus symptoms before you even realize you’re sick
Researchers say the constant stream of data from Oura rings, Fitbits and Apple Watches could eventually be used as a coronavirus early-warning system
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/28/wearable-coronavirus-detect/
Other countries’ reopenings may be no real guide for the United States
The United States has seen a larger outbreak of COVID-19 than any other country, and its reopening experience could be more fraught than others'.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/28/metro/other-countries-reopenings-may-be-no-real-guide-united-states/
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https://www.welt.de/finanzen/plus208311807/USA-vs-China-So-investieren-Sparer-in-die-naechste-Supermacht.html
Swiss Geneva on Saturday, precarious and united
Geneva on Saturday, precarious and united
They come from the Philippines, Eritrea, Kurdistan… Asylum seekers, undeclared workers or undocumented workers, they line up at the Vernets ice rink, some early in the morning, to get a bag of provisions worth 20 francs. This Saturday, May 30, distribution again peaked, with 3,280 bags distributed. Fragments of lives
https://www.letemps.ch/images/photos/suisse/geneve-samedi-precaire-solidaire
The weather
Le Temps - Swiss media site
During the pandemic, scrambled communication with deaf and hard of hearing people
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The Swiss Federation of the Deaf denounces the difficulties that people with deafness have faced since the start of the pandemic. She regrets limited access to official information and would like the wearing of a transparent mask to be widespread among professionals
https://www.letemps.ch/societe/durant-pandemie-une-communication-brouillee-personnes-sourdes-malentendantes
THE "IMAGE" AND THE VIROLOGIST
Drosten remains with the thesis on corona spread by children - caution with loosening
Steffen Herrmannhttps://www.fr.de/panorama/coronavirus-drosten-bild-lockerungen-bleibt-aussagen-ansteckungsgefahr-durch-kinder-zr-13719027.html- same? -
UND DAS ALLES OHNE IMPFUNG
Drosten erklärt, wie wir im Sommer trotz Corona-Krise fast zur Normalität zurückkehren können
https://www.fr.de/panorama/christian-drosten-virologe-corona-coronavirus-karl-lauterbach-spd-morddrohung-twitter-paket-zr-13719027.html
Even Merkel becomes weak when she thinks of Italy
Published on May 27, 2020 | Reading time: 2 minutes
By Robin Alexander
Deputy editor-in-chiefhttps://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/plus208434753/Ischia-statt-Ruegen-Die-Kanzlerin-wuerde-jetzt-so-gern-nach-Italien-reisen.html
CORONAVIRUS LIVE TICKER CORONAVIRUS: ALL CARDS AND NUMBERS
LIVE
CORONA CRISIS
Holidaymakers get an invoice for the return campaign - travel warning continues to apply to 3 EU countries
Status: 03:19 a.m.
Corona alarm in Beijing. For the first time in many weeks there has been a major outbreak of the virus. Numerous infections were discovered in a wholesale market in the Chinese capital. The market was closed and eleven residential areas were closed off.
Source: WORLD
AUTOPLAY
Germans who were brought back from abroad because of the corona pandemic must bear the costs - and will soon receive mail. The travel warning is to be lifted for 23 out of 26 EU countries. All developments in the live ticker.https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/live206935325/Corona-live-Umweltschuetzer-schlagen-wegen-coronabedingtem-Muell-Alarm.html
Many look to marijuana to cope with coronavirus anxiety. That concerns health officials
Doctors say smoking cannabis could worsen COVID-19 complications
By Dan Adams Globe Staff,Updated May 27, 2020,https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/27/marijuana/many-look-marijuana-cope-with-coronavirus-anxiety-that-concerns-health-officials/
Twitter:
Donald Trump droht mit Schließung von Online-Netzwerken
Der US-Präsident ist in Rage: Twitter hatte seinen Tweet als irreführend gekennzeichnet. Trump droht nun den sozialen Medien, er sieht die Redefreiheit eingeschränkt.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2020-05/soziale-medien-twitter-donald-trump-schliessung
Twitter warns of Trump tweet: Half courage
Donald Trump uses? Twitter as the primary source? of attention. The "fact check" of the short message service is therefore a risk.
https://taz.de/Twitter-warnt-vor-Trump-Tweet/!5685255/
Colleges prepare to reopen but aren’t entirely confident about having extensive testing in place
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated May 27, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/27/metro/colleges-prepare-reopen-arent-entirely-confident-about-having-extensive-testing-place/
Corona in Germany: RKI reports current number of reproductionshttps://www.fr.de/panorama/rki-corona-fallzahlen-frankfurt-corona-coronavirus-deutschland-rki-zahlen-lufthansa-hilfe-zr-13762762.html
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College wait lists used to be where dreams died. The pandemic changed that
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff, Updated May 25, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/25/metro/college-wait-lists-used-be-where-dreams-died-pandemic-changed-that/
MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis police, protesters clash almost 24 hours after George Floyd's death in custody
Protesters gathered at Chicago Ave. and East 38 th Street in South Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd.
Photo Gallery - Outrage after death of man who died in Minneapolis police custody
By LIBOR JANY , STAR TRIBUNE
May 27, 2020 - 12:55 PM
Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday after the detention and death of 46-year-old George Floyd — a scene that unfolded in a Facebook video showing a white officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he pleaded with police, “I can’t breathe.” https://m.startribune.com/four-minneapolis-police-officers-fired-after-man-dies-video-shows-officer-kneeling-on-neck/570763352/
MINNEAPOLIS
What we know about Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao, two of the officers caught on tape in the death of George Floyd
Video filed by a bystander shows a Minneapolis police officer identified as Derek Chauvin with his knee on the neck of George Floyd. Floyd later died.Video filed by a bystander shows a Minneapolis police officer identified as Derek Chauvin with his knee on the neck of George Floyd. Floyd later died.
By ANDY MANNIX , STAR TRIBUNE
May 26, 2020 - 11:25 PM
The Minneapolis police officer shown on video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded for help, along with another officer who stood by and watched, have both been involved in use-of-force incidents over their careers.https://m.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-and-tou-thao-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/570777632/
WORLD
Sweden steadfast in strategy as virus toll continues rising
People enjoyed the sunny weather in the garden cafe at Djurgarden in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday May 26, 2020.People enjoyed the sunny weather in the garden cafe at Djurgarden in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday May 26, 2020.
— Anders Wiklund, TT via AP
By DAVID KEYTON , ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 26, 2020 - 1:02 PM
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's government defended its response to the COVID-19 global pandemic on Tuesday despite the Scandinavian country now reporting one of the highest mortality rates in the world with 4,125 fatalities, or about 40 deaths per 100,000 people. https://m.startribune.com/sweden-steadfast-in-strategy-as-virus-toll-continues-rising/570769102/
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
CORONA AID FUND
How Chancellor Kurz Merkel is helping with the billion dollar poker game
Published on May 27, 2020 | Reading time: 5 minutes
By Tobias Kaiser , Christoph B. Schiltzhttps://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article208383587/Corona-Hilfsfonds-Wie-Kanzler-Kurz-Merkel-beim-Milliardenpoker-hilft.htmlHundreds of complaints but zero citations for Houston bars, restaurants violating capacity rules
Jasper Scherer and Zach Dhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Hundreds-of-complaints-but-zero-citations-for-15296282.php
English is a good language, but at the current time it makes it a national language, says Professor Janne Saarikivi. Photo: EMILIA ANUNDI / HS
English eats Finnish
English threatens languages everywhere, but in humble Finland the situation is particularly bad, says Janne Saarikivi, professor of fennougristics.
Juha Merimaa
Published: May 27 2:00 AM , Updated May 27 8:53
THE FRONT OF THE T-SHIRT reads Dadman. The font follows the Batman logo. For the father of two small children, the pun is appropriate, but its language is surprising. Janne Saarikivi, Professor of Fennougristics at the University of Helsinki, is one of Finland's best-known critics of everyday English.https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-2000006507424.html
India News / From loud music, to beating utensils and spraying: How farmers are dealing with locust attack
From loud music, to beating utensils and spraying: How farmers are dealing with locust attack
Government officials and farm experts said desert locusts have engulfed around 35,000 hectares in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh since entering India on April 11.
INDIA Updated: May 27, 2020 09:25 IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
New Delhi, Delhihttps://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-loud-music-to-beating-utensils-and-spraying-how-farmers-are-dealing-with-locust-attack/story-yxyZU5BqHrnPKtJ0OXcTPN.html
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Still these news' reports ... why beyond virus?How the corona virus spreads despite distance and hygiene rules
https://www.welt.de/gesundheit/plus208274811/Aerosole-Wie-sich-das-Coronavirus-durch-die-Luft-verbreitet.html
What flight passengers have to be prepared for because of Covid-19
The airlines will soon start operating again. What can passengers expect? Wearing a protective mask is only one of several requirements.
Werner Enz
11 comments
May 25, 2020https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/worauf-sich-der-flugpassagier-wegen-covid-19-gefasst-machen-muss-ld.1557601
Philosopher on the meaning of touch: "The body as a soul"
The French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy speaks about the sense of touch and contact restrictions during corona times.
https://taz.de/Philosoph-ueber-den-Sinn-der-Beruehrung/!5687500/
Thüringens Vorstoß bei Corona-Öffnungen: Als Signal fatal
Bodo Ramelow wollte sich mit radikalen Lockerungen vor den Landtagswahlen 2021 profilieren. Das war unklug von Thüringens Ministerpräsidenten.
https://taz.de/Thueringens-Vorstoss-bei-Corona-Oeffnungen/!5684950/
The CDU is again a Merkel party
Thomas Sebastian Vitzthum
Byhttps://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus208312989/Rueckwaertsgang-Die-CDU-ist-wieder-Merkel-Partei.html
Minnesota Poll: Gov. Tim Walz's approval ratings grow amid coronavirus response
https://m.startribune.com/poll-walz-s-approval-ratings-grow-in-crisis/570709222/
Unesco: Seven Norwegian wonders you must visit this summer
https://www.aftenposten.no/reise/i/6jbdjo/Unesco-Syv-norske-vidundre-du-ma-besoke-i-sommer
Greta Thunberg's organization accuses Finland of double standards over opening of coal-fired power plant
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/17696-greta-thunberg-s-organization-accuses-finland-of-double-standards-over-opening-of-coal-fired-power-plant.html
Brussels’ Response to a COVID-19 Recovery
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/columns/columns/viewpoint/17705-brussels-response-to-a-covid-19-recovery.html
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html
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buttercup (R. aestivalis): What I've been reading - 5/24/20 week - Coronavirus
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 5/24/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Future of Flight
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/23/lifestyle/future-flight-immunity-passports-unexpected-border-closings-no-carry-ons/
Longest decline mental -
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/columns/columns/mp-talk/17700-the-longest-decline-can-be-mental-mp-timo-heinonen-on-coping-emotionally-with-covid-19.html
Corona and the pharmaceutical industry
:Of vaccines and patents
There is a market economy in the pharmaceutical industry. A health impact fund would be better for health worldwide.https://taz.de/Corona-und-die-Pharmaindustrie/!5684767/
CORONAVIRUS
Minnesota resorts reinvent hospitality to deal with COVID-19
Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake has implemented curbside check-in to eliminate any chance of crowds forming in the main lobby while guests arrive.
Photo Gallery - Minnesota resorts instituting safety measures for guestsBy PAM LOUWAGIE , STAR TRIBUNE
May 28, 2020 - 8:57 PM
NISSWA, MINN. – There will be no throw pillows on the beds at Grand View Lodge resort this summer. No magazines on the coffee tables. No daily visits from housekeeping staff.https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-resorts-reinvent-hospitality-to-deal-with-covid-19/570724502/
HONG KONG
Exclusive: ‘Strategic positivity’ needed to confront Beijing on world stage, says rights law expert Sharon Hom
Rachel Wong
by RACHEL WONG
21:00, 24 MAY 2020https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/24/exclusive-strategic-positivity-needed-to-confront-beijing-on-world-stage-says-rights-law-expert-sharon-hom/
Coronavirus resources
Grab bag of businesses will be part of state’s contact tracing network
By Matt Stout and Dasia Moore Globe Staff,Updated May 24, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/24/nation/meet-new-helper-contact-tracers-hes-cutting-your-hair/
Competitive birding turned me into a monster
Isolation, hubris, binoculars: How Mass Audubon’s Bird-a-thon nearly broke our reporter
By Billy Baker Globe Staff,Updated May 24, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/24/metro/competitive-birding-turned-me-into-monster/
Muddled mudik messages
As covid-19 spreads, Indonesia’s president has an unhappy Eid
Citizens pay the price for Joko Widodo’s flip-flops on a holiday travel ban
Asia
May 24th 2020
SINGAPORE
"IT SHOULD BE a time of bowing, shoulder-to-shoulder, in solemn prayer and of hugging, handshaking and feasting on treats. Indonesia, which has a population of 270m and more Muslims than any other country, has this weekend been celebrating Eid al-Fitr, known locally as Lebaran, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the fasting month. In the days leading up to Lebaran the country’s cities normally disgorge their residents, who cram onto buses, ferries and aeroplanes, laden with gifts and new clothes, on their way home for the festivities. But this year, as covid-19 has rampaged across the archipelago, the authorities cancelled flights and erected roadblocks. Lebaran was to be a subdued, solitary affair. At least, so the government hoped. ..."
https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/05/24/as-covid-19-spreads-indonesias-president-has-an-unhappy-eid
Many young people are unhappy with life now: - It is very strange to talk to a screen
Youth feel more lonely, less satisfied and spend more than seven hours online daily during the coronation period: - They have to pay a high price, says researcher Petter Bae Brandtzæg.
https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/9v9Rl5/mange-unge-er-misfornoeyde-med-livet-naa-det-er-veldig-rart-aa-snakke-til-en-skjerm?
Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/
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One in five Boston public school children may be virtual dropouts
Technical, language challenges keep students from continuing school online
By Bianca Vázquez Toness Globe Staff,Updated May 23, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/23/metro/more-than-one-five-boston-public-school-children-may-be-virtual-dropouts/
Sundar Pichai Says Google Doesn't Plan to Go Entirely Remote
In an interview, the Google and Alphabet CEO discusses working from home, weathering antitrust probes, and how the company needs to do a better job on diversity.
https://www.wired.com/story/sundar-pichai-google-not-entirely-remote/
Game development:
"Parents could develop games for their children"
More technology, better graphics - is that the future of video games? No, says developer Pippin Barr. Everyone will design games, programming skills are not necessary.
Interview: Nils Erich
https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2020-05/spieleentwicklung-spieldesign-inklusion-gaming-zukunft
Uneasiness about deglobalization - going it alone is no more a strategy than denying the problems
Globalization has long been under pressure due to unfair trade practices, environmental pollution, exploitation and migration flows. Now the corona pandemic has brought it into an acute crisis. However, there is no way back to the principle of cooperation.
https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/unbehagen-an-der-deglobalisierung-alleingaenge-helfen-auch-nicht-ld.1557336
Hiking in Switzerland:
the 15 most beautiful tours
near the city
https://www.nzz.ch/reisen/wandern-in-der-schweiz-die-15-schoensten-wanderungen-in-stadtnaehe-ld.1556141
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What would it take to get you back to the movie theater?
With 200 theaters open now in the US and the industry’s future a question mark, two recent surveys measured how squeamish we’re feeling.
By Ty Burr Globe Staff, Updated May 22, 2020" .... for “Trolls World Tour” .... " ?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/22/arts/with-movie-theaters-open-or-shut-isnt-an-open-and-shut-case/
The 20 best comedies of the 2000s, ranked
These are the ensembles, odd couples, cranks, and fictional vice presidents who made us laugh the most
By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staffhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/22/arts/20-best-comedies-2000s-ranked/
Archiv veröffentlicht einzigartige Aufnahmen des letzten Tasmanischen Tigershttps://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article208167771/Ueber-80-Jahre-alte-Bilder-Archiv-zeigt-einzigartige-Aufnahmen-des-letzten-Tasmanischen-Tigers.html*
Robert Harrington @HeartBobH
"Men and women for others." Proud to be @hcalumni (Class '82) along with Dr Fauci. @holy_cross
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Holy Cross @holy_cross
As part of tonight's live virtual celebration of the graduating class of 2020, Holy Cross alumnus and Director of the NIAID, Dr. Anthony Fauci '62, shared a special message to congratulate the graduates & welcome them to the alumni community. #HC2020https://bit.ly/36otL5Ahttps://twitter.com/holy_cross/status/1263949031040040963?s=20
Sweden
Private doctors receive compensation for digital care - should reduce the risk of coronary infection
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/privatlakare-far-ersattning-for-digital-vard-ska-minska-risken-for-coronasmitta/
Japan likely to completely lift coronavirus state of emergency on Monday
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/23/national/japan-lift-coronavirus-state-of-emergency-monday/MATTHEW GILBERT
The 20 best comedies of the 2000s, ranked
These are the ensembles, odd couples, cranks, and fictional vice presidents who made us laugh the most
By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staff,Updated May 22, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/22/arts/20-best-comedies-2000s-ranked/
20. “The Good Place” The first year of this afterlife comedy barely indicated how richly philosophical, playful, and convention-bashing it would become. (NBC, 2016-20)
19. “Modern Family” By the end, as is too common with network sitcoms, I was so totally over it — but for years, this was the family comedy to beat, with tight scripts, refreshing characters, and a gifted cast. (ABC, 2009-20)
18. “Louie” There’s no undoing the singular excellence of this show, which skillfully resisted narrative conventions as it charted the small moments in the life of a comic — despite the real-life offenses of its director, writer, and star, Louis C.K. (FX, 2010-2015)
17. “How I Met Your Mother” It was just another ensemble comedy about friends in NYC that went on too long, but the cast clicked and the writing did, too, with callbacks and a bottomless well of “Barneyisms.” About the lessons and consolations of friendship, it was ex — wait for it — cellent. (CBS, 2005-14)Aziz Ansari in "Master of None."
Aziz Ansari in "Master of None." Netflix
16. “Master of None” Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang created this charming portrait of a struggling Indian-American actor looking for love and good food in NYC, and it’s rich in character depth and exhilarating narrative experimentation. (Netflix, 2015-present)
15. “Arrested Development” Alas, I can’t think of this series without flinching about the revival on Netflix. But first there were three seasons of a brilliantly flip comedy about an ethically demented family, featuring sustained in-jokes, language play, and well-cast side characters. (Fox, 2003-06 and Netflix, 2013-19)
14. “Broad City” The endearing Abbi and Illana buoyed TV’s history of female duos — Mary and Rhoda, Lucy and Ethel, Laverne and Shirley — as they lived twisted, fringe, adventurous, and bawdy lives in NYC. (Comedy Central, 2014-19)
Lisa Kudrow in "The Comeback."
Lisa Kudrow in "The Comeback." John P. Johnson/HBO
13. “The Comeback” This faux reality show about Lisa Kudrow’s controlling has-been actress flings darts at pop culture’s youth fetish, the marginalizing of older women in Hollywood, celebrity egos, and the cynicism of TV executives — and every throw is a bull’s-eye. (HBO, 2005 and 2014)
12. “Man Seeking Women” I’m generally alone in thinking this show — an homage to the imagination — is one of the more brilliant TV takes on being single in NYC, as our hero walks in and out of amazingly designed metaphors. Not much on TV goes this far out on a limb and stays there. (FXX, 2015-17)
11. Parks and Recreation” Amy Poehler and her flawless ensemble gave us “West Wing”-like political optimism — and the beautifully built-out world of Pawnee — with a welcome touch of crazy. (NBC, 2009-2015)
Ben Sinclair in "High Maintenance."
Ben Sinclair in "High Maintenance."Craig Blankenhorn
10. “High Maintenance” If you think “High Maintenance” is just “the pot comedy,” then you probably haven’t seen it. It’s a collection of interlocking short stories about the people of New York, the multitudes that once inspired Walt Whitman, as they live ordinary extraordinary lives behind locked doors. The chapters are linked only because they share the same pot dealer, played by co-creator Ben Sinclair, who has become less opaque with each season. Each story has depth and, sometimes, a little O. Henry-like twist at the end. (HBO, 2016-present)
9. “Better Things” Don’t ask me what it’s about! It’s about everything, or at least everything in the life of Pamela Adlon’s Sam Fox, the single mother of three daughters and the caretaker of her dotty mother. It’s about the small moments in their lives that wind up loaded with meaning. It’s about being a woman in a world and an industry (Sam is an actress) where men can’t help but talk at her. It’s about subtle filmmaking, resisting TV’s familiar storytelling tropes, and celebrating family in all its bittersweet, tumbledown glory. (FX, 2015-present)
8. “Catastrophe” As with many great comedies, the story line is nothing special: A lovably goofy American played by Rob Delaney has a fling in London with a feisty Irish woman played by Sharon Horgan, an unexpected baby ensues, and they try to raise the baby together despite, at first, being near-strangers. But the cast — including Carrie Fisher— elevates it all, and the writing, by Delaney and Horgan, is both clever and deeply human. Delaney and Horgan were one of TV comedy’s most believable couples as they faced the challenges of monogamy, sobriety, culture clash, sex, and romance. (Amazon, 2015-19)Catherine O'Hara as Moira in "Schitt's Creek."
Catherine O'Hara as Moira in "Schitt's Creek." Associated Press
7. “Schitt’s Creek” There’s nothing intellectually nourishing about this update of “Green Acres,” no big statement or innovation. It’s just a mess of sweetness and goofy comic genius. The magic is in the cast’s ensemble warmth and the character development, which saw the Rose family gradually lose their emotional inhibitions and shed their pretentions. The writers wisely pushed son David and daughter Alexis into the arms of exceedingly nice people, to bring out their strengths, and they wrote dazzling blather for Catherine O’Hara, whose Moira is one of TV’s funniest creations. (Pop, 2015-2020)
6. “Fleabag” I enjoyed season one of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s painful, wry look at indirectly expressed grief and guilt. But I adored the second season, six episodes of perfection about an emotionally lost woman falling in love with a priest. With super-dry wit and fourth-wall-breaking winks, Waller-Bridge showed us the difficulty some have of feeling worthy of love. The season won a bunch of Emmys, and it deserved each one. (Amazon, 2016-19)
5. “The Office” It’s hard to judge this show anymore, in some ways. It has become part of the fabric of TV culture, its cast members (many from the Boston area) now stars and its episodes now in constant syndication and streaming replay. But, despite being softer and mushier than Ricky Gervais’s original “The Office,” or perhaps because of those qualities, “The Office” is a treasure of characterization and dry humor. It captures both the absurdities of the workplace, as well as the eccentric and repetitive people we’re sometimes thrown together with when we’re there. (NBC, 2005-13)Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm." John P. Johnson/HBO
4. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” This is the show that manages to make the selfish, petty characters on “Seinfeld” look almost cozy. Larry David created a cringe-filled vehicle in which to fully unleash his misanthropy and his absurdly stubborn opinions. His hell is other people, and he openly expresses the annoyance and self-righteousness that most of us suppress. Some of the humor, too, is rooted in watching his East Coast sensibility in a world of LA air-kisses and positive thinking. Semi-improvised, “Curb” spawned a wave of shows with actors playing exaggerated versions of themselves. (HBO, 2000-present)
3. “Scrubs” Alas, Bill Lawrence’s series circled the drain for a year or two before it left. But for most of its life, “Scrubs” was remarkable, a show that took on the legacy of “M*A*S*H” — a comedy that could be dramatic in a medical setting among doctors and nurses — and didn’t wind up looking stupid. The series was a critical force in the advance of single-camera comedies, as it went big with surrealistic flashes, making the characters’ fears and desires entertainingly literal for a moment or two. (ABC & NBC, 2001-2010)
2. “Veep” I never thought that, among its many virtues, “Veep” would also turn out to be prescient. But this brilliant take on political theater, created by Scottish writer Armando Iannucci with the clarity and comic distance of an outsider, managed to find both broad and subtle laughs in malignant self-interest, media self-love, and congressional paralysis. It also turned cursing into an art. The cast was all aces, not least of all Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who finds the funny in narcissism, and Timothy Simons, whose failure to be nominated for his turn as Jonah Ryan is one of many Emmy sins. (HBO, 2012-2019)
Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey in "30 Rock."
Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey in "30 Rock."Eric Liebowitz/NBC
1. “30 Rock” From start to finish, this comedy was a happy tap dance of jabs at politics, pop culture, and the media — including its own network, NBC. It was far from a smash hit, even after three best-comedy Emmys, but creator Tina Fey and the writers never compromised for mainstream appeal. A TV series about a TV series in the family tree of “The Larry Sanders Show,” it could be a biting satire of America as well as an affectionate ensemble comedy. It has not become the kind of comfort food in reruns that “The Office” and “Friends” have, but that’s as it should be. The show is too relentless and sharp for that. The Urban Dictionary defines “30 Rock” as making you “laugh so hard that a little pee comes out,” and I won’t argue with that. (NBC, 2006-13)
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End of the crisis | Jacques Dufresne's point of view
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May 21, 2020
Videos
The philosopher reflects on our relationship with people, objects, animals and nature.https://www.ledevoir.com/videos/579312/sortie-de-crise-le-point-de-vue-de-jacques-dufresne
Riya, a Saudi woman almost like the others
Saudi Arabia is transforming at great speed. Among the most visible changes, the role of women in society. Meet Riya, a resolutely modern young woman whose life has been turned upside down
https://www.letemps.ch/monde/riya-une-saoudienne-presque-autres
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CO2-Ausstoß geht weltweit zurück – aber nur wenig. Warum?
Stand: 08:11 Uhr | Lesedauer: 5 Minuten
Norbert Lossau
Von Norbert Lossau
https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/plus208093405/Klimawandel-und-Lockdown-CO2-Ausstoss-geht-weltweit-zurueck-aber-nur-wenig-Warum.html
Flying is in the stars
International aviation is on the ground. But soon it will take off again. How does flying change? A look at the current situation worldwide.
https://taz.de/Luftfahrt-nach-Corona/!5685925/
Religiöse Zeremonien sind bald ohne Besucherlimit erlaubt – ausserhalb von Kirchen gilt aber weiterhin die Fünf-Personen-Regel
Der Bundesrat weicht von seinem bisherigen Plan ab und erlaubt den Kirchen, schon Ende Mai wieder Gottesdienste durchzuführen. Beim Schutzkonzept bleibt jedoch eine wichtige Frage offen.
https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/kirchen-gottesdienste-werden-wieder-erlaubt-ohne-besucherlimit-ld.1557519
On a matter of faith, a different higher power helped guide Baker: the courts
Governor Baker's decision this week to allow houses of worship to immediately welcome congregants back was rooted not in faith. Rather, aides say, it was a calculation of two threats: the virus and a lawsuit.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/20/nation/matter-faith-different-higher-power-helped-guide-baker-courts/
Sweden
Geriatrics professor: This is active euthanasia
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/geriatrikprofessor-det-har-ar-aktiv-dodshjalp/
"Geriatrics professor Yngve Gustafson believes that many elderly people are not treated for covid-19, but instead receive palliative medicine directly.- To routinely give older people with lung infection respiratory drugs, is active euthanasia, not to say a ..."
Only 18% Indian homes have tap water, washing hands a luxury?
https://m.hindustantimes.com/videos/on-the-record/only-18-indian-homes-have-tap-water-washing-hands-a-luxuryvideo/video-aIdKJyQFXZSBXnRjSLQRDL.html
Stanford study suggests coronavirus might not be as deadly as fluhttps://www.spectator.co.uk/article/stanford-study-suggests-coronavirus-might-not-be-as-deadly-as-flu
"That's why I'm in favor of vaccination"
https://www.welt.de/incoming/plus208102823/Weltaerztepraesident-Montgomery-Deshalb-bin-ich-fuer-die-Impfpflicht.html
How to ensure that tourists do not bring the coronavirus? The EU is divided
EU tourism ministers appeared divided over the severity of controls and measures to be imposed on travelers to let them enjoy the summer season.
Helsinki University begins research into use of dogs to detect coronavirus infections
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/17692-helsinki-university-begins-research-into-use-of-dogs-to-detect-coronavirus-infections.html
FEMINISM:
WE, THE CRISIS BEES
An essay by Carla Baum
Feminism as a history of progress? The joke shows the Corona crisis. The embossments are too deep, the structures too toxic. Time to question yourself
https://www.zeit.de/campus/2020-05/feminismus-rollenbilder-maenner-frauen-corona-krise
Michael Taylor arrested, faces extradition to Japan on charges of orchestrating escape of former Nissan CEO
By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated May 20, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/20/metro/michael-taylor-arrested-faces-extradition-japan-orchestrating-escape-nissan-ceo/
Six big decisions colleges are wrestling with as they weigh whether to bring back students this fall
By Jaclyn Reiss Globe Staff,Updated May 20, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/20/metro/six-big-decisions-colleges-are-wrestling-with-they-weigh-whether-bring-back-students-this-fall/
The worst is yet to come
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/opinion/coronavirus-worst-case.html
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Coronavirus Tuesday 5/19/20Why Merkel agrees to the monetary gifts for Italy and Co.
As of May 19, 2020 | Reading time: 5 minutes
By Christoph B. Schiltz, Brussels
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus208086059/EU-Hilfspaket-500-Milliarden-Euro-gegen-Corona-Bonds.html
Cambridge University Will Hold Its Lectures Online Next Year
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/world/europe/cambridge-university-coronavirus.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/world/coronavirus-news.html
Great mask photoJOAN VENNOCHI
Baker moves slowly to reopen the state — and swiftly to remove nursing homes’ coronavirus liability
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/18/opinion/baker-moves-slowly-reopen-state-swiftly-remove-nursing-homes-coronavirus-liability/
CO2-Ausstoß geht weltweit zurück – aber nur wenig
https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article208093405/Klimawandel-und-Pandemie-CO2-Ausstoss-geht-weltweit-zurueck-aber-nur-wenig.html
Greens - Ministry of Culture
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117568806/spitzenbeamtin-andrea-mayer-wird-kulturstaatssekretaerinder-gruenen
Boston College intends to hold classes on campus this fall
The school said its health services department has already developed testing and isolation procedures in response to the COVID-19 virus and officials plan to continue to refine plans and policies as the fall draws near, particularly around contact tracing and treatment.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/19/metro/bc-intends-hold-classes-campus/
A Country is Crashing: USA
Wirtschaftskrise in den USA:
Ein Land stürzt ab
Unsere USA-Korrespondentin Heike Buchter traf in den vergangenen Jahren Milchbauern, die um ihre Höfe fürchteten, Öl-Fracker, die einen Boom erlebten, Gründer, die auf einen Neustart hofften. Jetzt erzählen sie von der Wucht einer beispiellosen Wirtschaftskrise.https://www.zeit.de/2020/21/wirtschaftskrise-usa-landwirtschaft-gastronomie-oelindustrie
Ages on, Corona here - how an obedient Swedish pensioner throws his shop
Fingers crossed is not for Torsten Eriksson, a very old pensioner from Helsingborg, Sweden. He doesn't like the fact that, according to the health authority, he should be sitting at home because of the corona virus. That's why he doesn't do it.
https://www.nzz.ch/panorama/wie-ein-ungehorsamer-schwedischer-rentner-seinen-laden-schmeisst-ld.1555445
Why Slovenia is the first EU country to declare the pandemic over
The statement from last week was completely unexpected for most residents of the small state. Health policy reasons were not in the foreground in the government decision.
https://www.nzz.ch/international/corona-krise-slowenien-erklaert-die-pandemie-fuer-beendet-ld.1557082
75 Jahre Berliner Zeitung:
Hunger nach Zeitung
Am Anfang stand die Suche nach verlässlichen Fakten als Grundbedarf für das Leben. Das gilt heute wie eh und je. Ein Streifzug durch das Auf und Ab der Zeitungsgeschichte.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/75-jahre/hunger-nach-zeitung-li.83836
CORONAVIRUS
Crowds show up at Minnesota DVS offices to take driving tests, renew licenses
Fourteen DVS exam stations reopened Tuesday, including this one in Arden Hills where during the mid-morning an estimated 200 people waited outside in Fourteen DVS exam stations reopened Tuesday, including this one in Arden Hills where during the mid-morning an estimated 200 people waited outside in a line that stretched around the entire block to get into the building.
— David Joles, Star Tribune
https://m.startribune.com/crowds-show-up-at-minnesota-offices-for-driving-tests-licenses/570598092/
EPIDEMIC
Coronavirus Live Blog: US-Canada border remains closed
https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/oesterreich/2051665-Coronavirus-Live-Blog-Grenze-zwischen-USA-und-Kanada-bleibt-zu.html
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DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCESecretary General of Welthungerhilfe warns: "Don't let the poorest down"
by Kai A. Struthoff
https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/generalsekretaer-welthungerhilfe-warnt-davor-aermsten-nicht-stich-lassen-13765091.html
https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/amp/about-us/structure/executive-board/
Sweden
The infection forces psychiatry to switch - here the patients receive covid-19 care
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/smittan-tvingar-psykiatrin-att-stalla-om-har-far-patienterna-vard-for-covid-19/
CONDUCTED THE INTERVIEW
ANDREAS FANIZADEH
Goering-Eckardt on structural change: "We are at a crossroads"
Germany needs an ecological restart, says Green Group leader Katrin Göring-Eckardt. The self-employed would need further support.
https://taz.de/Goering-Eckardt-ueber-Strukturwandel/!5682431/
«Wenn die Landwirtschaft so intensiv weiterproduziert, ist die Versorgungssicherheit gefährdet»
Schweizer Bauern sollen bald mehr ¨Öko-Wiesen säen und weniger Lebensmittel produzieren. So will es die neue Agrarpolitik des Bundes. Doch ergibt dies auch nach Corona noch Sinn? Ein Gespräch mit Landwirtschaftsdirektor Christian Hofer.
https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/corona-die-landwirtschaft-wird-gestaerkt-aus-der-krise-gehen-ld.1556831
Today, a new kind of everyday life started for them
great students: "It's totally military-like"The top students met at a changed school on Monday: "It's totally military-like"
Berlingske has visited two schools in Copenhagen on a historic day, when the oldest students met at a changed school after two months at home. The rejoicing was great, but it was missed for the normal school before the corona as well. Students need to prepare for some of the new rules to become a permanent part of school forever, a school principal says.
https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/de-store-elever-modte-ind-til-en-forandret-skole-mandag-det-er-helt
Spitzenbeamtin Andrea Mayer wird Kulturstaatssekretärin der Grünen
Die gebürtige Niederösterreicherin folgt der zurückgetretenen Ulrike Lunacek nach. Am Dienstag wird Mayer präsentiert
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117568806/spitzenbeamtin-andrea-mayer-wird-kulturstaatssekretaerinder-gruenen
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html
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buttercup (R. acris): What I've been reading - 5/17/20 week - Coronavirus
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 5/17/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Coronavirus Sa 5/16/20Economy
Katrine Marçal: Did globalization end in the spring of 2020?
https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/katrine-marcal-tog-globaliseringen-slut-varen-2020/
VON
ERIC BONSE
EU-Parlament fordert frisches Geld: Zwei Billionen in Grün
Die Parlamentarier fordern das größte und grünste Budget, das die EU je gesehen hat. Es soll den Öko-Aufbau in der Coronakrise finanzieren.
EU Parliament demands fresh money: Two trillion in green
Parliamentarians are calling for the largest and greenest budget the EU has ever seen. It is intended to finance eco-development in the corona crisis.
https://taz.de/EU-Parlament-fordert-frisches-Geld/!5685934/
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Dick, Lucy, Ma, Alden, Ann,
How are you all doing in this coronavirus pandemic; state of CA's shelter in place directive - https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/ - although CA appears to be entering phase 2 in these regards - "Coronavirus FAQ: What does it mean to enter California’s ‘Phase 2’ and which parts of the state qualify?: Reopening ahead, behind or on schedule? It depends on the county" ... https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/15/coronavirus-faq-what-does-it-mean-to-enter-californias-phase-2-and-which-parts-of-the-state-qualify/ .
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Am curious whether & in what ways Biden and Warren will come together - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/15/nation/elizabeth-warren-joe-biden-complex-history-gives-way-new-alliance/ - (I have to view this in the Tor browser due to the pay wall).
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A bit dated, and no mention of ways in which I think Harvard thinking would help them get elected further:
The Case for Joe Biden to Pick Elizabeth Warren as His Running Mate
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-case-for-joe-biden-to-pick-elizabeth-warren-as-his-running-mate
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From a few weeks' ago in Minnesota's Star Tribune:
"Wider testing drives up virus count, but most recover"
https://m.startribune.com/wider-testing-drives-up-virus-count-but-most-recover/570163172/
https://www.startribune.com/wider-testing-drives-up-virus-count-but-most-recover/570163172/
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From the left-leaning major German newspaper TAZ - die Tageszeitung (taz):
something about asking for 2 Trillion Euros in Eco-Green Money ...
"EU Parliament demands fresh money: Two trillion in green:
Parliamentarians are calling for the largest and greenest budget the EU has ever seen. It is intended to finance eco-development in the corona crisis."
VON
ERIC BONSE
"EU-Parlament fordert frisches Geld: Zwei Billionen in Grün:
Die Parlamentarier fordern das größte und grünste Budget, das die EU je gesehen hat. Es soll den Öko-Aufbau in der Coronakrise finanzieren."
https://taz.de/EU-Parlament-fordert-frisches-Geld/!5685934/
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With a bunch of horn players in picture, breaking social distancing:
"Somerville extends state of emergency, cancels events through December"
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/15/nation/somerville-extends-state-emergency-cancels-events-through-december/
So many Harvard and MIT students live in Somerville! What's the significance of this, I wonder?
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Here's Canadian Gary Bartanus on Trump and women (which is an awful history) -
https://twitter.com/garybartanus/status/1257158571361370112?s=20
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Here's your fellow Bostonian professor Harvard / MIT Prof of Genetics' George Church (again):
"How soon could humans reverse the aging process with genetic engineering?" (1 minute)
https://youtu.be/bnCEIPQFNnk
- which you'll also find a couple of times in these longevity label blog posts - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/longevity ...
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What are your thoughts about the November election?
Warmly, Scotty
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"Free yourself from the mass media, the virus doesn't exist"
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/plus208035545/Corona-Demos-Berlin-Der-Virus-existiert-nicht.html
CORONA-DEMONSTRANTEN
„Befreit Euch von Massenmedien, der Virus existiert nicht!“
Stand: 07:34 Uhr
Martin Heller
Von Martin Heller
Head of Video Innovation
Can't rule out virus lab origin (Norwegian)
https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/i/4qPemG/kan-vi-utelukke-at-koronaviruset-stammer-fra-laboratoriet-nei-ikke-ennaa-biljana-stangeland-phd-i-molekylaerbiologi?
quarantine:
The Swedes remain relaxed at Corona
Despite a high death rate, the Scandinavians remain on their revealing course in the pandemic - and hope for rapid herd immunity.
May 17, 2020 - 21:10 , BLZ
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/verruckt-oder-genial-die-schweden-und-ihr-corona-weg-li.83670
Demonstrations in bizarre times
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/prantls-blick-coronavirus-demonstrationen-verschwoerungstheorien-grundrechte-1.4910885
International Museum Day 2020: Where does the term museum come from; a look at some interesting museums from around the world
Most of us instantly link the word “museum” with a place you visit only on educational excursions from school and soon after let it pass as a once-in-a-lifetime type memory, locked in a treasure chest somewhere.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/international-museum-day-2020-where-does-the-term-museum-come-from-a-look-at-some-interesting-museums-from-around-the-world/story-dFMxkE8VSxadQz1T6dhuQO.html
BERUFSSPIELER
Bye-bye Intel: Was in meinem neuen Gaming-PC drinsteckt
Nach acht Jahren bei "Team Blue" geht es zurück zu AMD – und zu Upgrades im Tick-Tock-Prinzip
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000117469321/bye-bye-intel-was-in-meinem-neuen-gaming-pc-drinsteckt
Corona crisis:
The end of globalization?
The corona crisis promotes foreclosure - and a new nationalism. In Germany, however, this is not radical right wing, but revolves around the victim community.
https://www.zeit.de/2020/21/corona-krise-abschottung-nationalismus-globalisierung
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
BREXIT CHAOS
Johnson awakens a new urge for secession from the Scots
Published on 09/05/2019 | Reading time: 4 minutes
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article199725448/Brexit-Chaos-Johnson-entfacht-schottische-Unabhaengigkeitsbewegung-neu.html
APPROVAL OF MERKEL
Good news from Germany: Democracy is alive!
As of May 17, 2020
https://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/article208045313/Zustimmung-zu-Merkel-Die-Demokratie-lebt.html
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I predict Green US presidential candidate Howie Hawkins' won't become US president in November! (But I could be wrong:)
Here, however, is
"Instead of Challenging Joe Biden, Maybe the Green Party Could Help Change Our Democracy"
By Bill McKibben
April 15, 2020
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/instead-of-challenging-joe-biden-maybe-the-green-party-could-help-change-our-democracy
which actually mentions Howie Hawkins' name in a main stream publication. :)
Scotty
*The Bay Area Billionaires Are Breaking My Heart
Looking for hope in San Francisco.
By Farhad Manjoo
Opinion Columnist
May 13, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/opinion/inequality-san-francisco-coronavirus.html
Merkel gains massive trust, Greens lose most
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article208027747/Corona-Krise-Merkel-gewinnt-massiv-an-Vertrauen-Gruene-verlieren.html
Ashland’s downtown reopens as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival streams online
- https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2020/05/ashlands-downtown-reopens-as-the-oregon-shakespeare-festival-streams-online.html ...
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Coronavirus resources
Ousted vaccine chief warns window is closing to address pandemic, says federal government has no coronavirus plan
By Liz Goodwin Globe Staff,Updated May 14, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/14/nation/ousted-vaccine-chief-says-federal-government-has-no-coronavirus-plan/
Boston Children’s nurses have been preparing for a public health outbreak like COVID-19 for years
http://sponsored.bostonglobe.com/bostonchildrens/beyond-the-bedside/
THE SITUATION THIS FRIDAY
First unconfined weekend, drop in drug trafficking, Germany in recession ... update on the coronavirus
https://www.liberation.fr/planete/2020/05/15/premier-week-end-deconfine-baisse-des-trafics-de-drogues-l-allemagne-en-recession-le-point-sur-le-co_1788436
Xi Jinping, Covid-19 and Tibetans
By Katia Buffetrille , ethnologist and tibetologist at the École Pratique des Hautes-Études (CRCAO) - May 15, 2020 at 3:35 PM
If the emergence of Covid-19 has turned all eyes on China, its president continues his policies of assimilation and repression of the so-called "minority" populations.
https://www.liberation.fr/debats/2020/05/15/xi-jinping-le-covid-19-et-les-tibetains_1788441
Culture
May 17
Made reusable costume of coffee bags until May 17th
"We are very happy with coffee here in the house," says clerk Victoria Haugen Kristoffersen.https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/LAVRV4/laget-gjenbruksbunad-av-kaffeposer-til-17-mai?
Attorney General Likely to Bring Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google
Both the federal and state investigations are focused on Google’s ad business
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-state-attorneys-general-likely-to-bring-antitrust-lawsuits-against-google-11589573622?mod=mhp
Germany's crippling fear of angering Chins
By Maximilian Kalkhof
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article208005289/Corona-Unterstuetzung-fuer-Taiwan-trotz-Druck-aus-China.html
Taiwan must accept Chinese status to attend WHO, says Beijing
Former European leaders say world needs Taiwan’s expertise in tackling coronavirus
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/taiwan-must-accept-chinese-status-to-attend-who-assembly-says-beijing
Police rebroadcast rumors to slander or pursue Cen Aohui: believe the police "murdered" Zhou Zilehttps://std.stheadline.com/realtime/article/1272715/%E5%8D%B3%E6-%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E-%E8%AD%A6%E6%B9%E6%96%A5%E6%A3%E6%AD%E8%AC%A0%E8%A8%E8%AA%A3%E8%A1%8A%E6%E8%BF%BD%E7%A9%B6-%E5%B2%E6%E6%9A-%E7%9B%B8%E4%BF%A1%E8%AD%A6%E5%AF%9F-%E8%AC%E6%AE%BA-%E5%91%A8%E6%A2%E6%A8
Slowenien öffnet seine Grenzen für alle EU-Bürgerhttps://www.diepresse.com/5814349/slowenien-offnet-seine-grenzen-fur-alle-eu-burger
Sie haben andere Wahrheiten
In mehreren Städten gibt es am Samstag Proteste gegen die Coronabeschränkungen. Ein Überblick.
https://taz.de/Proteste-gegen-Coronapolitik/!5682411/
" Auf der Theresienwiese in München, dort, wo sonst das Oktoberfest ist, steht am Samstag eine heikle „Grundrechte“-Demo gegen die Coronaschutzpolitik an. Die einzige in der Bayern-Metropole mittlerweile bekannte Gegnerin der Coronaschutzgesetze ist die 62 Jahre alte Petra Kotthoff, eine Beraterin für vegane Ernährung und Yogalehrerin. In einem Gespräch mit Bild-TV sagte sie, sie sei besorgt „über die Einschränkung der Grundrechte“ und würde sich fragen, ob diese „tatsächlich aufgrund der Datenlage legitimiert sind“. Dazu, dass die Demonstranten immer wieder mit Verschwörungstheoretikern und Rechtsradikalen in Zusammenhang gebracht werden, meinte sie: „Es empört mich, es macht mich wütend.“
Allerdings hat Kotthoff laut Süddeutscher Zeitung noch bis vor Kurzem auf ihrer Facebook-Seite Videos des Verschwörungstheoretikers Ken Jebsen geteilt und Bill Gates als Hassfigur gepostet, der, so die SZ, „einem schreienden Kind von hinten eine Spritze in den Hals jagt“. Mittlerweile ist diese Facebook-Seite gelöscht. "
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CORONAVIRUS
Health experts: Reopening businesses in Minnesota will spread COVID-19, but how much?
Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota
— Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
By JOE CARLSON AND GLENN HOWATT , STAR TRIBUNE
May 14, 2020 - 12:22 PM
Epidemiologists broadly agree that reopening “nonessential” businesses and public spaces will lead to increased transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, though the uptick won’t be visible immediately.
It’s already happening in some states that reopened nonessential businesses, like Alabama, South Dakota and Texas, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb has said. Minnesota is gradually allowing nonessential businesses and public spaces to reopen, based on judgments about how well each kind of setting can prevent transmission and monitor for new cases.
https://m.startribune.com/experts-reopening-minn-businesses-will-spread-covid-19-but-how-much/570443112/
Apple Buys Virtual-Reality Streaming Upstart NextVR
NextVR says on its website that it is ‘heading in a new direction’ after becoming latest Apple acquisition in VR and AR space
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-buys-virtual-reality-streaming-upstart-nextvr-11589503071?mod=mhp
"The 17-year-old's lack of drive makes me stressed and worried"
https://www.dn.se/insidan/17-aringens-brist-pa-driv-gor-mig-stressad-och-orolig/
WHO examines correlation between coronavirus and rare childhood disease
WHO responds to cases of multi-inflammatory syndrome that could be related to the virus. Italy reports 242 new coronavirus deaths. The news blog
By Andrea Buhtz , Ana-Marija Bilandzija and Imre Balzer
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-05/coronavirus-aktuell-covid-19-nachrichten-deutschland-welt-live
Eleven times vacation without travel
Foreign trips are uncertain, German vacation spots may be crowded. Eleven everyday escapes that feel like vacation and for which you don't need a plane ticket.
https://www.zeit.de/entdecken/reisen/2020-05/urlaub-reise-ausland-alternativen-ferien-2020-erholung-coronavirus
Football Bundesliga:
Hartmut is there
Are the fans happy that it is starting again? That's the way it is, says Hartmut Moers. But the Gladbacher is at ghost games in the stadium - although he has to stay at home.
By Sebastian Dalkowski
https://www.zeit.de/sport/2020-05/fussball-bundesliga-corona-geisterspiele-fangemeinde-moenchengladbach
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Merkel speaks of "outrageous process" with regard to Russia
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article207950867/Merkel-Russischer-Hackerangriff-ungeheuerlicher-Vorgang.htmlhttps://www.thedailystar.net/bangladeshi-scientists-complete-genome-sequencing-coronavirus-1902190
Deutschland lockert Grenzkontrollen„Neugier wie vor 30 Jahren“
Deutschland kündigt erste Lockerungen der Reisebeschränkungen an, aber Urlaubsreisen bleiben weiter tabu – auch für Trabifahrer. https://taz.de/Deutschland-lockert-Grenzkontrollen/!5683189/
How Europe slowed down public life - and now loosens the corona measures
Public life in Europe has never been so restricted since the end of the Second World War as in the past two months. We show in four phases how the individual states reacted to the corona virus - and now relax the measures again.
https://www.nzz.ch/panorama/wie-europa-das-oeffentliche-leben-herunter-fuhr-und-jetzt-nach-und-nach-die-corona-massnahme-lockert-ld.1556376?reduced=true
South Korea races to contain new Covid-19 cluster linked to clubs as infections swell to 119
SEOUL - South Korea conducted more than 15,000 tests on Wednesday (May 13) as health officials raced to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 linked to at least nine clubs in the nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul.
The promise of anonymous testing has encouraged more people to come forward, as the number of cases linked to the new cluster grew to 119 - up from 102 the previous day.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-races-to-contain-new-coronavirus-cluster-linked-to-clubs-as-infections
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Coronavirus Tu 5/12/20
Anthony Fauci MDVideo
Fauci urges cities, states to be prepared to deal with increase in COVID-19 cases as economy reopens
More COVID-19 infections are inevitable as people again start gathering, but how prepared communities are to stamp out those sparks will determine how bad the rebound is, Anthony Fauci told the senators.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/12/business/fauci-set-testify-before-senate-committee-warn-needless-suffering-death/
Here’s what Fauci said about college students returning to campus in the fall
“Even at the top speed we’re going, we don’t see a vaccine playing in the ability of individuals to get back to school this term.”https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/12/nation/heres-what-fauci-said-about-college-students-returning-campus-fall/
Anthony Fauci:
Doctor Fauci disagrees
The US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci is considered the voice of reason in the White House. Now he's supposed to testify about the government's corona mismanagement - a tightrope act.https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2020-05/anthony-fauci-corona-berater-donald-trump-krisenmanagement-usa
...Edward Lazear and Niall Ferguson: COVID-19: Today’s Historic Jobs Report
interview with Edward Paul Lazear, Niall Ferguson
Friday, May 8, 2020
https://www.hoover.org/research/edward-lazear-and-niall-ferguson-covid-19-todays-historic-jobs-report
Virtual Solve at MIT 2020 is an engaging digital event on Tuesday, May 12 featuring GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Solver teams in working groups, and many more.https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2020
"Society that is afraid, that is sick and cannot defend itself"
https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus207908297/Wie-nach-Tschernobyl-Swetlana-Alexijewitsch-ueber-Corona-in-Weissrussland.html
Two states allow meetings without restrictions
In Saxony and Thuringia, the restrictions on demonstrations no longer apply. The EU Commission recommends opening internal borders carefully. The news blog
By Stella Männer , Tina Groll and Veronika Völlinger
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-05/coronavirus-aktuell-covid-19-nachrichten-deutschland-welt-live
IcelandIceland close to eradicate corona virus through mass testing: "We don't have much left"
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/island-nara-att-utrota-coronaviruset-via-masstestning-vi-har-inte-sa-mycket-kvar/
Live. WHO warns against fast road to flock immunity
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/det-nya-coronaviruset-folj-utvecklingen-live-/
If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says
There’s compelling evidence that Japan, Hong Kong, and other East Asian locales are doing it right and we should really, truly mask up—fast.https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/masks-covid-19-infections-would-plummet-new-study-says
https://twitter.com/geochurch/status/1260272493245407232?s=20
Virtuelle Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
Lächelnd in den nächsten Film
Die Internationalen Kurzfilmtage öffnen sich als online geschaltetes „Blogfestival“ einem theoretisch unbegrenzten Publikum. FABIAN TIETKEEin Schmetterling vor psychedelisch gefärbtem Hintergrund
https://taz.de/Virtuelle-Kurzfilmtage-Oberhausen/!5681873/
Virtual shortfilms Oberhausen
Laughing or Smiling into the next film
The International Short Film Days open to a theoretically unlimited audience as an online “blog festival”.
Tokyo mortality data shows no surge in deaths during pandemic
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/12/national/tokyo-overall-mortality-data-shows-no-surge-deaths-pandemic/
Facing down jail and wealthy foes, Arab rights defenders soldier on
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2020/0512/Facing-down-jail-and-wealthy-foes-Arab-rights-defenders-soldier-on
Atomkrieg, Terror, Pandemie: Alles hat die Schweiz geübt. Jetzt ist der Ernstfall eingetreten, ähnlich und doch anders als erwartet. Und manche sagen: Nun übe man eben in der Krise
Das Krisenmanagement hat sich im Verlauf der Jahre gewandelt und entmilitarisiert. Doch die Konflikte sind die gleichen geblieben: Wer hat am meisten Einfluss und Ressourcen?
https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/das-krisen-training-ist-seit-je-gruendlich-aber-stark-politisiert-ld.1554493?reduced=true
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Coronavirus M 5/11/20
The corona virus has forced Finns back into the fields
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/coronaviruset-tvingade-finlandarna-tillbaka-till-akern/
POLITICS ABROAD
CORONA CRISIS EUROPEAN UNION
Germany is losing massive reputation in Italy
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article207886871/Umfrage-Corona-Krise-Deutschland-verliert-in-Italien-massiv-an-Ansehen.html
Saudi Arabia gets the money from the weak
https://www.welt.de/finanzen/article207891497/Mehrwertsteuer-verdreifacht-Saudi-Arabien-holt-sich-das-Geld-bei-den-Schwachen.html
Time outs? ???Researchers agree: There is one method that is best for changing children's behavior
You should never yell or yell at changing children's habits, scientists say. It is a completely different method that is the best.
https://www.aftenposten.no/familieogoppvekst/i/GGRXxm/forskere-er-enige-det-er-en-metode-som-er-best-for-aa-endre-barns-adferd?
Harbin research too, but how about online? Another casualty of the coronavirus: scientific researchCarin Ashjian, a WHOI biologist, has been studying zooplankton aboard a German icebreaker attached to an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean. Now, she's experiencing an additional two months on the ship, as another team of scientists go through a period of quarantining before she can be replaced.Serdar Sakinan
"Ecologists have been unable to gather water samples vital to understanding the impact of climate change on state forests. Marine biologists who regularly collect data about conditions in the Gulf of Maine have been stuck on land, while others who do aerial surveys critical to monitoring endangered whales have been grounded. ... "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/10/metro/another-casualty-virus-scientific-research/
CORONAVIRUS
Minneapolis company stands behind antibody tests under investigation
https://m.startribune.com/minneapolis-company-stands-behind-antibody-tests-under-investigation/570360542/
High court takes up a runaway presidency
Three cases before the US Supreme Court will test the extent of presidential immunity from the law and whether the nation truly has three ‘coequal’ branches of government.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 11, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/12/opinion/high-court-takes-up-runaway-presidency/
When the journalist wrote about how the authorities handle the coronavirus, she was threatened with life - by the president
https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/pL54lE/direktestudio-koronaviruset?
After Corona:
Suddenly vacation on Mallorca and Greece seems possible again
The Balearic Islands want to convince the Spanish government that German tourists can come to Mallorca this summer. Greece also hopes.https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/ploetzlich-scheint-urlaub-auf-mallorca-und-in-griechenland-wieder-moeglich-li.83104
Why coronavirus won't (necessarily) change the way we consume:
This period of crisis has changed our way of buying and has made some dream of a deep questioning of our consumption. However, it is unlikely to take place on a large scale.
https://www.letemps.ch/economie/coronavirus-ne-changera-forcement-facon-consommer
Seems like Coronavirus pandemic has given us back out time from the state - https://www.letemps.ch/economie/coronavirus-ne-changera-forcement-facon-consommer (Swiss French - add Google Translate
why an official dares to raise an alarm in the corona crisis
A government councilor at the Ministry of the Interior considers Corona a false alarm and the fight against pandemics fatal. He sends his theses across Germany. That has consequences.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2020-05/corona-pandemie-bekaempfung-massnahmen-innenministerium-verschwoerungstheorien-regierungsrat -
The new corona virus: Follow the development live
UPDATED 2020-06-12 https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/det-nya-coronaviruset-folj-utvecklingen-live-/
Why German stuck at Delhi’s IGI airport turned down offer to go home
The officials said that the man, Edgard Ziebat, has said he will leave India as soon as international flights resume after the national lockdown, and wants to stay at the airport until then.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/german-stuck-at-delhi-s-igi-airport-refused-to-go-home/story-YGHdm1PoqhYT8TVmo0DIMO.html
Tony Fauci MD stark warning
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/11/nation/fauci-will-issue-stark-warning-risks-reopening-too-soon/
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus_acris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ranunculus_species
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_genera_of_flowering_plants
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buttercup (R. acraeus): What I've been reading - 5/10/20 week - Coronavirus
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 5/10/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Hundreds of demonstrators are calling for the Corona lie to be clarified and are being fined in many places - they go unpunished in Zurich
The demonstrations against the Corona emergency law are small in number. What is worrying, however, is the mixture of political protest and absurd theories that are represented there. The reluctant intervention of the police in Zurich is causing criticism.https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/hunderte-demonstranten-fordern-aufklaerung-der-corona-luege-und-werden-vielerorts-gebuesst-in-zuerich-gehen-sie-straffrei-aus-ld.1555888
Before reviving the restaurants: the innkeepers laugh, fear - and put on the measuring tape
Zurich's catering industry is preparing for a fresh start. Proximity to customers can only return in installments. And no one knows whether it will get out or come in droves.
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/corona-virus-in-zuerich-wirte-bereiten-sich-auf-die-rueckkehr-vor-ld.1555729
Kevin Paul Dupont
50 years later, Bobby Orr remains gracious, humble, and incomparable
By Kevin Paul Dupont Globe Staff,Updated May 9, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/09/sports/50-years-later-bobby-orr-remains-gracious-humble-incomparable/
Rollins believes many domestic violence, child abuse cases are going unreported
Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the Suffolk prosecutor says violence is happening in secret. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/10/nation/rollins-believes-many-domestic-violence-child-abuse-cases-are-going-unreported/
Parents gamble on virtual schools amid coronavirus closures. Who stands to gain?
May 10, 2020https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/parents-gamble-on-virtual-schools-amid-coronavirus-closures-who-stands-to-gain/
Covid-19: it's officially the end of confinement in France!
Like Italy, Belgium and Greece, France was experiencing its last confined day this Sunday. The calls for caution are increasing.http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/coronavirus-dernier-jour-de-confinement-en-france-suivez-notre-direct-10-05-2020-8313930.php
Thousands would be willing to be exposed to the coronavirus voluntarily and could have a major impact on vaccine development
“It’s not fair to do a test for a 50-year-old, but it can be very fair and justified to do it for a 20-year-old,” says Hanna Nohynek, THL’s chief physician.
https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-2000006503569.html
Harvard Medical School student creates COVID-19 resources in over 30 languages
By Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent,Updated May 10, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/10/lifestyle/harvard-medical-school-student-creates-covid-19-resources-over-30-languages/
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Coronavirus Sa May 9 2020Greg Mankiw
Universal Basic Income
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-quick-note-on-univeral-basic-income.html?m=1Oct 2019 attracted to Andrew Yang's proposal
https://youtu.be/4cL8kM0fXQc
Lebanon Proteste im Libanon:
Zurück auf die Straße
Der Libanon leidet unter der schlimmsten Wirtschaftskrise seiner Geschichte, Proteste gab es schon im Herbst. Jetzt flammt die Revolution erneut auf.
Ein Artikel von
Hanna Voß
Julia Neumann
9.5.2020, 14:05 UHR
https://taz.de/Proteste-im-Libanon/!5681462/
TechnologyCoronavirus app has changed the way the Isle of Wight sees itself
This article is more than 1 month old
Islanders are coming to terms with unexpected publicity from the contact-tracing pilot project
Coronavirus – latest updates
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Sally Perry, of News OnTheWight, says little else has been discussed. Photograph: Julian Winslow
Last Sunday, we woke to the news that the Isle of Wight really had been chosen as the pilot location for the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app, the idea having been floated by the leader of the council at the start of the previous week.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/09/coronavirus-app-has-changed-the-way-the-isle-of-wight-sees-itself
Economy
Thousands of aircraft have been parked in deserts so as not to be scraped
UPDATED 2020-05-13https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/tusentals-flygplan-har-parkerats-i-oknar-for-att-inte-bli-skrot/
Sweden
Tegnell: "Flock immunity does not mean the danger is over"
UPDATED 2020-05-09
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/tegnell-flockimmunitet-betyder-inte-att-faran-ar-over/
CALIFORNIA
Coronavirus case cluster tied to Pasadena party and ‘selfish behavior,’ officials sayhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-09/coronavirus-case-cluster-pasadena-birthday-party-mothers-day
Professor Elizabeth Bartholet's Call for a Presumptive Ban on Homeschooling
Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard Law School professor, recently published a letter calling for stricter regulations on homeschooling, sparking a debate about issues ranging from government intervention in schooling to Harvard elitism.
BY RACHEL CHEN AND SCOTT P. MAHONhttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/4/30/elizabeth-bartholet-homeschooling/
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Amid coronavirus pandemic, a growing list of colleges in financial peril
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated May 8, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/08/metro/amid-pandemic-growing-list-colleges-financial-peril/
First Nation, Métis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2020https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-first-nation-metis-inuit-leaders-concerned-about-indigenous-covid-1-2/
Yogeshwar befürchtet ab jetzt manipulierte Corona-Zahlen
Veröffentlicht am 08.05.2020 | Lesedauer: 6 Minuten
Von Alexander Jürgshttps://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article207828827/Maybrit-Illner-Yogeshwar-befuerchtet-ab-jetzt-manipulierte-Corona-Zahlen.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranga_Yogeshwar
A president unfit for a pandemic
Much of the suffering and death coming was preventable. The president has blood on his hands.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated March 30, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/30/opinion/president-unfit-pandemic/
GERMANY
CORONA CRISIS
Development of children deeply worries the Germans
Published on May 7, 2020 | Reading time: 7 minutes
By Thomas Vitzthum , Sabine Menkenshttps://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article207819749/Corona-Krise-im-Deutschlandtrend-Entwicklung-der-Kinder-beunruhigt-zutiefst.html
Prohibiting conversion therapy in Germany (Belgian article)
https://m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20200508_04951269
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Courts, but virtual!
Ordinance for holding virtual courts to be issued by next week: Law Ministerhttps://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/courts-virtual-1900687
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The climate right now
The earth is getting hotter. Sea rises, ice melts. How far has the world come to curb the climate threat? Where are we now?
The facts are - and we have gathered the most important ones. Here you can follow the situation day by day, and see where we are going.
UPDATED JUNE 13, 2020
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Sweden
Clear sign for Vellinge municipality to build shelters
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/klartecken-for-vellinge-kommun-att-bygga-skyddsvallar/
CORONAVIRUS
Minnesota needs up to 4,000 more workers to track COVID-19
https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-needs-more-workers-to-track-covid-19/570259072/
Cambridge biotech approved for coronavirus test using CRISPR
Sherlock Biosciences received emergency authorization Thursday for a faster and radically different lab test to diagnose the novel coronavirus, a kit that the company says can give results within an hour.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/07/nation/cambridge-biotech-gets-emergency-ok-new-covid-19-test/
churning trouble
In the Corona crisis, Amazon's sales are increasing almost everywhere. It's only different in France. Trade unions showed the group its limits there
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2020-05/amazon-frankreich-gerichtsurteil-lagerschliessung-corona-krise
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What if dystopia was before?
For Marc Atallah, director of the Maison d'Ailleurs, we project on the Covid-19 the imaginary catastrophist partly inherited from science fiction.https://lecourrier.ch/2020/05/05/et-si-la-dystopie-cetait-avant/
Gösta (Sundin), 84, does not dare to leave home service: "Feeling worried"https://www.svd.se/gosta-84-vagar-inte-ha-kvar-hemtjansten-kande-oroLars Johan Gösta Sundin, born September 23, 1914 in Gävle, died November 28, 1992 in Landskrona, was a Swedish road and water engineering engineer.After graduating from Uppsala in 1933, Sundin graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1938, after which he graduated with an official degree in 1940. He was employed by the Water Works Agency in 1938, at Hallström & Nisses in 1943, became head of the Hydraulic Engineering Office at Sydsvenska Kraft AB in 1944, senior engineer at the power company Ala AB in 1957 as well as power plant director for Bergvik's power station from 1965. He was a major in the Road and Water Construction Corps.Sundin wrote, among other things, Expansion of hydropower: ambitions and limitations (Swedish Power Plant Association. Annual Meeting, 1974), About hydroelectric power (Svensk Tidskrift, 1981) and More hydroelectric power (Svensk Tidskrift, 1983).https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gösta_Sundin
HONG KONG
‘Reboot Hong Kong’: Beijing praises new pro-China coalition led by city’s ex-leaders
by KELLY HO
09:57, 7 MAY 2020https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/07/reboot-hong-kong-beijing-praises-new-pro-china-coalition-led-by-citys-ex-leaders/
Three Russian doctors have mysteriously fallen out of windows
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/kJVKAB/tre-ryska-lakare-har-mystiskt-fallit-fran-fonster
Air India opens bookings for passengers to London, Singapore, US from May 8
The flights scheduled for Thursday under the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission will ply from Kochi to Abu Dhabi, Delhi to Singapore and Calicut to Dubai
https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/air-india-opens-bookings-for-passengers-to-london-singapore-us-from-may-8/story-LwG5Xfegm7yVOqOaf5yrSL.html
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq Gets New Government After Months of Political Deadlock
Intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi is sworn in as prime minister
By Ghassan Adnan in Baghdad and Isabel Coles in Beirut
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iraq-gets-new-government-after-months-of-political-deadlock-11588811019
Rural America lags on fast internet. Now small co-ops are building it.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2020/0506/Rural-America-lags-on-fast-internet.-Now-small-co-ops-are-building-it
Kizzmekia Corbett spent her life preparing for this moment. Can she create the vaccine to end a pandemic?
This 34-year-old African American woman scientist is a rarity. But with increased visibility comes increased scrutiny.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/05/06/kizzmekia-corbett-vaccine-coronavirus/
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Coronavirus thru Tu May 5 2020Hot spring inns invite onsen lovers to go virtual as coronavirus halts tourism
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/05/national/hot-spring-inns-onsen-virtual-coronavirus-tourism/
The professor behind the UK's lockdown resigns
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/professorn-bakom-storbritanniens-lockdown-avgar/
UK coronavirus adviser Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/05/uk-coronavirus-adviser-prof-neil-ferguson-resigns-after-breaking-lockdown-rules
Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover
Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/05/exclusive-government-scientist-neil-ferguson-resigns-breaking/
Ebola experts’ tips to fight COVID-19: Listen. Build trust. Show respect.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2020/0505/Ebola-experts-tips-to-fight-COVID-19-Listen.-Build-trust.-Show-respect
Books May 4, 2020 Issue
The Man Who Thought Too Fast
Frank Ramsey—a philosopher, economist, and mathematician—was one of the greatest minds of the last century. Have we caught up with him yet?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/04/the-man-who-thought-too-fast
A Conversation with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Professor Joe Grundfest
https://youtu.be/MJsUryEHXUwThe Rock Center presents a Conversation with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
The Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University is launching a series of online sessions addressing novel and difficult challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and other contemporary public policy issues implicating corporate America. The first in the series is Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Stanford Professor Joe Grundfest. The conversation includes discussions on the implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic for the nation's securities markets and focuses on corporate disclosures, market function, financial reporting, and anti-fraud concerns. It also includes a Q&A session addressing questions submitted by the community. Click on the link below to view the conversationhttps://enews.law.stanford.edu/t/ViewEmail/r/92ECDE85B15893D02540EF23F30FEDED/46496A7CFA065AF9DCC9454293137CA2https://www.sec.gov/biography/jay-clayton
https://law.stanford.edu/directory/michael-callahan/
What We Lose When We Go From the Classroom to Zoom, Karen Strassler:
What We Lose When We Go From the Classroom to Zoom, Karen Strassler: https://t.co/02oB3TF6VU— Heather Paxson (@heather_paxson) May 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/heather_paxson/status/1257304287966687236?s=20
Ellie Murray @EpiEllie ·Epidemiologists: there is going to be a pandemic if we don’t act now with test/trace/isolate + adequate protective equipment for essential personnel + social distancing as a last resort.Economists: we did only the social distancing part & it didn’t work, you’re all liars!
Epidemiologists: there is going to be a pandemic if we don’t act now with test/trace/isolate + adequate protective equipment for essential personnel + social distancing as a last resort.https://twitter.com/EpiEllie/status/1257699083793375238?s=20
Economists: we did only the social distancing part & it didn’t work, you’re all liars!— Ellie Murray (@EpiEllie) May 5, 2020
Norway - Russian intelligenceOfficially, they came to Oslo as peaceful diplomats. In reality, they are associated with Russian intelligence.
As they departed from Moscow to Oslo, three Russian diplomats left traces leading to one of Russia's most guarded offices.
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/JoGyo7/offisielt-kom-de-til-oslo-som-fredelige-diplomater-i-virkeligheten-er-de-tilknyttet-russisk-etterretning?
PST: - Very few people understand that these are intelligence officers
PST confirms that Russia sends intelligence officers to Norway under cover of being diplomats. - A big challenge and very demanding, says PST.
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/Wb2qXk/pst-de-aller-faerreste-forstaar-at-dette-er-etterretningsoffiserer?
Here is how Russia responds: - This is false or illegally obtained information
The Russian embassy describes the diplomats Aftenposten as "among the best at the embassy".
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/3Jd0PL/slik-svarer-russland-dette-er-falsk-eller-ulovlig-skaffet-informasjon?
Swiss
Digital contact tracing and the problem of voluntariness
Ethically and politically, it is largely undisputed that the use of the contact tracing app, which is also to be used in Switzerland, must be voluntary. Ensuring this is anything but trivial.
https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/digitales-contact-tracing-und-das-problem-der-freiwilligkeit-ld.1554445?reduced=true
Philippe Doffey, of Retraites Populaires: "The rise in mortality is modest"
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The general manager of Retraites Populaires indicates, for his company, a 5% increase in deaths among his policyholders compared to a comparable period. The impact of the crisis will not come at the expense of sustainable investment, he adds.
https://www.letemps.ch/economie/philippe-doffey-retraites-populaires-hausse-mortalite-modeste
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"Tegnell: Small-town regions can cope better with the spread of infectionAn increasing number of those who need intensive care for covid-19 are in the Stockholm area, figures from the Public Health Authority show. Instead, the number is increasing in other metropolitan regions, but the rest of the country remains relatively spared.- If you look internationally, the absolute largest spread has taken place in densely populated regions, says Anders Tegnell. "https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/tegnell-smastadsregioner-kan-klara-sig-battre-fran-smittspridning/
Heinsberg city:
high number of unreported cases? Yes, in gear
Data from the Heinsberg study show that in Gangelt there are five times as many corona infected people as in case statistics. However, this is hardly transferable to the whole country.
An analysis by Florian Schumann
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-05/heinsberg-studie-coronavirus-hendrik-streeck-virologe-deutschland-dunkelziffer
Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro launch: India price revealed
There are three other variants of the new MacBook Pro that are priced at $1,499 (₹1,13,000 approx), $1,799 (₹1,36,000 approx) and $1,999 (₹1,51,000) approx based on their RAM and storage capacities.
Author
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05 May 2020https://m.hindustantimes.com/tech/apple-s-new-13-inch-macbook-pro-launch-india-price-revealed/story-iHfWLpt807jgU9IpeM0yDN.html
Models Project Sharp Rise in Deaths as States Reopen
An internal Trump administration report expects about 200,000 daily cases by June. The White House bars coronavirus task force officials from testifying to Congress without approval.
Published May 4, 2020
Updated May 15, 2020https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/us/coronavirus-live-updates.html
Wider testing drives up virus count, but most recover
CORONAVIRUS
Wider testing drives up virus count, but most recover
Medical assistant Courtney Banks walked back towards St. Luke's Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Duluth on April 27 after administering a pair of COVID-Medical assistant Courtney Banks walked back towards St. Luke's Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Duluth on April 27 after administering a pair of COVID-19 tests at their drive-up testing site.
— Alex Kormann, Star Tribune
By JOE CARLSON , STAR TRIBUNE
May 04, 2020 - 5:38 AM
Hundreds of Minnesotans were released from COVID-19 quarantine over the weekend as wider testing discovers more cases that aren’t ending in death or serious illness.https://m.startribune.com/wider-testing-drives-up-virus-count-but-most-recover/570163172/https://www.startribune.com/wider-testing-drives-up-virus-count-but-most-recover/570163172/
Health
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental health crisis
Anxiety and depression are rising. The U.S. is ill-prepared, with some clinics already on the brink of collapse.https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/04/mental-health-coronavirus/
Therapeutic potential Pain PTSD Anxiety Susan Borja John Williamson
https://youtu.be/yNKrRf1gFIY
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
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buttercup (R. aconitifolius): What I've been reading - 5/3/20 week - Coronavirus
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 5/3/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
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Corona containment in Sweden
Wooden or royal route?
In Sweden, many people died from Covid-19. But the government remains on its liberal course - and receives praise from the WHO. REINHARD WOLFF
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People keep their distance from a lake
https://taz.de/Corona-Eindaemmung-in-Schweden/!5679762/*
So far, there have been 2,215 COVID-19 related deaths reported in California with more than 53,600 cases statewide, many of those popping up in the nine Bay Area counties, including Santa Cruz.
Here are the latest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Bay Area:
Alameda County: 1,706 cases, 63 deaths
Contra Costa County: 934 cases, 28 deaths
Marin County: 239 cases, 13 deaths
Napa County: 70 cases, 2 deaths
San Francisco County: 1,602 cases, 29 deaths
San Mateo County: 1,233 cases, 51 deaths
Santa Clara County: 2,231 cases, 114 deaths
Santa Cruz County: 137 cases, 2 deaths
Solano County: 266 cases, 5 deaths
Sonoma County: 252 cases, 2 deathshttps://abc7news.com/health/coronavirus-updated-number-of-covid-19-cases-deaths-in-bay-area/6008027/
*Spiegel news' magazine: ("Science is not a wish machine" - my translation - and like Google Search, or a single realistic virtual earth for STEM? )
Covid-19-Debatte Wissenschaft ist keine Wunschmaschine
Eine Kolumne von Christian Stöcker
Es mehren sich Stimmen, die Virologen und Epidemiologen in der Coronakrise heftig kritisieren. Das Verhältnis von Wissenschaft und Politik war schon immer gespannt - das hat drei Gründe.
- https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/coronavirus-wissenschaft-ist-keine-wunschmaschine-kolumne-a-425ad493-7649-49f7-93a2-c04fcc22ef8a -
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Zeit newspaper - wolf and police picture
"another virus
There must be doubts about the course of politics - but the increasingly toxic tone of the debate does not do justice to the situation."
https://www.zeit.de/2020/19/corona-krise-politik-zweifel-debatte
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The Covid-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?
Experts are trying to figure out why the coronavirus is so capricious. The answers could determine how to best protect ourselves and how long we have to.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/world/asia/coronavirus-spread-where-why.html
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Global Backlash Builds Against China Over Coronavirus
As calls for inquiries and reparations spread, Beijing has responded aggressively, mixing threats with aid and adding to a growing mistrust of China.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/world/europe/backlash-china-coronavirus.html
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Governors Grapple With Protests and Reopenings
As scientists race to test a vaccine that may have to be taken annually, state officials are confronting growing impatience and ebbing respect for social distancing measures.
Right Now
A former F.D.A. commissioner warns of a “slow burn” of coronavirus transmission and a persistent pace of 1,000 deaths a day in the U.S. because mitigation is falling short.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/us/coronavirus-updates.html
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Start going silly immediately :)
https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2020-03/gute-nachrichten-coronavirus-covid-19-liveblog
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She Predicted the Coronavirus. What Does She Foresee Next?
Laurie Garrett, the prophet of this pandemic, expects years of death and “collective rage.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-prediction-laurie-garrett.html
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Apr 30 2020
THE VACCINE RACE, EXPLAINED
What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus.
By Bill Gates
April 30, 2020
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/What-you-need-to-know-about-the-COVID-19-vaccine
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There must be doubts about the course of politics - but the increasingly toxic tone of the debate does not do justice to the situation.https://www.zeit.de/2020/19/corona-krise-politik-zweifel-debatte
The Covid-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?
Experts are trying to figure out why the coronavirus is so capricious. The answers could determine how to best protect ourselves and how long we have to.Iraqhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/world/asia/coronavirus-spread-where-why.html
Global Backlash Builds Against China Over Coronavirus
As calls for inquiries and reparations spread, Beijing has responded aggressively, mixing threats with aid and adding to a growing mistrust of China.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/world/europe/backlash-china-coronavirus.html
Trump Says U.S. Death Toll Could Reach 100,000
Defending his response to the pandemic, the president told a Fox News town hall that initial intelligence briefings suggested the outbreak was “not a big deal.”
May 3, 2020https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/us/coronavirus-updates.html
Start going silly immediately :) "Beginnen Sie unverzüglich, albern zu gehen"
Was tun, wenn man das Haus nicht mehr verlässt? Eine Familie in den USA fand eine kreative Lösung – inspiriert von Monty Python. Das Slowblog der guten Nachrichten
Von Andrea Buhtz, Katharina Benninghoff, Tobias Dorfer, Simone Gaul, Lisa Hegemann, Dirk Peitz, Monika Pilath, Rabea Weihser, David Hugendick und Alexandra Endres
27. März 2020https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2020-03/gute-nachrichten-coronavirus-covid-19-liveblog
Bill Gates - Apr 30 2020
THE VACCINE RACE, EXPLAINED
What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus.
By Bill Gates| April 30, 2020 https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/What-you-need-to-know-about-the-COVID-19-vaccine
Apr 2, 2020
What our leaders can do now
Published on April 2, 2020
Bill Gates
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-our-leaders-can-do-now-bill-gates/
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Newsletter
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Coronavirus - Sa May 2, 2020
Post-coronavirus geopolitics
(In French)
OPINION. Authoritarian statism, the digging of martiality, the trivialization of surveillance and counter-globalization risk marking our new international scene, writes Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, professor of international history at the Graduate Institute of Geneva
https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/geopolitique-laprescoronavirus
China USA Lego - and it's only flu'Once upon a virus': China mocks the US response to the coronavirus crisis with a Lego-like animation featuring a terracotta warrior wearing a face mask and the Statue of Liberty
Lego-like figures of a warrior wearing a mask and the Statue of Liberty feature
The Statue of Liberty ignores warnings about the virus given by the warrior
Washington and Beijing are locked in a war of words over origins of the disease
Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
"China has published a short animation titled 'Once Upon a Virus' mocking the U.S. response to the new coronavirus using Lego-like figures to represent the two countries.Washington and Beijing are locked in a war of words over the origins of the disease, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has grown into a global pandemic.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab, but declined to describe the evidence."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8280655/Once-virus-China-mocks-response-coronavirus-crisis-Lego-like-animation.html
Ventilators
Dr Matt Strauss
The underground doctors’ movement questioning the use of ventilators
2 May 2020https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ventilators-doctor-movement
Education
FreeEducationEducation LabLocal News
Free college: Can Washington keep that promise during a recession?
April 30, 2020 at 5:00 am
Katherine Long By Katherine Long
Seattle Times staff reporter
https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/free-college-can-washington-keep-that-promise-during-a-recession/
Cambodia's rural students
Cambodia's rural students left behind in distance learning
By New Straits Times - May 1, 2020
https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2020/05/589197/cambodias-rural-students-left-behind-distance-learning
England - not using Skype lectures
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus hits universities where no vaccine can help them: fees
Revenue from foreign students is vanishing, leaving some institutions in grave danger. Will online degrees be their salvation?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/coronavirus-hits-universities-where-no-vaccine-can-help-them-fees-bdpcf0ktzMontreal - resistance to returning to classes (in French)
https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/578155/forte-resistance-au-retour-en-classe
Robotics - into oil industry
Apr 30, 2020,05:59pm EDT
Duke Engineer Focusing On Robotics Sees Oil And Gas At The Forefront Of Technology
Rebecca Ponton Contributor
Energy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaponton/2020/04/30/duke-engineer-focusing-on-robotics-sees-oil-and-gas-at-the-forefront-of-technology/amp/
Switzerland: China-USAinterview
Political scientist Kristine Berzina: "China's foreign policy is becoming increasingly aggressive, Russian, trumpier"
China is losing credibility with the corona pandemic. Beijing is spreading conspiracy theories on social networks, says the international relations expert.
Silke Mertins
02.05.2020https://nzzas.nzz.ch/international/usa-und-china-das-sind-die-folgen-der-corona-pandemie-ld.1554648?reduced=true
Shelter at Home easing? outdoor activities' allowedCalifornia releases detailed list of outdoor activities allowed during shutdown
Amy Graff | on April 30, 2020
https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/amp/California-outdoor-activities-allowed-stay-home-15238108.php
Norway - plan for opening (in Swedish)
Norwegian Infectious Disease Manager: Here is our plan to open society
UPDATED 2020-05-02
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/norska-smittskyddschefen-har-ar-var-plan-for-att-oppna-samhallet/
California
Facing protests, Newsom says easing stay-at-home rules could be ‘days’ away
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-02/newsom-faces-more-pushback-on-stay-at-home-rules
CORONAVIRUS CALIFORNIA
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California may be 'days, not weeks' from further reopening
By Alix Martichoux
Friday, May 1, 2020https://abc7news.com/gavin-newsom-lifting-restrictions-california-businesses-reopening-restaurants-press-conference/6142795/
Families find their ‘bubbles’ as lockdown measures ease
ZOSIA BIELSKI
PUBLISHED MAY 2, 2020https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-families-find-their-bubbles-as-lockdown-measures-ease/
Ma,
Just inquired if Ed would like to go for a walk tomorrow (per below A). And CA may be lifting its shelter-at-home directive within days, not weeks (see below B).
Are you continuing to meet with friends in parks re physical distancing and how is PA opening?
Love, Scott
A
Hi Ed, how are you these days, - and re people contacting you medically, too? Would you like to meet for a hike tomorrow near where we hiked before? It looks like hiking is good per the state of CA - https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/amp/California-outdoor-activities-allowed-stay-home-15238108.php - With 6 feet of distance along the way :)? Will be wearing a blue bandana mask too :) Would love to find out how you're doing! 12, 1 or 2 ish?
B
https://abc7news.com/gavin-newsom-lifting-restrictions-california-businesses-reopening-restaurants-press-conference/6142795/
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Universal Basic IncomeWhy Americans Need a Guaranteed Income
The pandemic makes painfully clear that our economy must be reconfigured to be resilient in the face of disruption and change.
By Chris Hughes
Mr. Hughes is a co-founder of the Economic Security Project.
May 1, 2020https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/opinion/universal-basic-income-coronavirus.html
Robotics -
Tokyo taps AI robots for duty at 2 hotels housing virus patients
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13342807
Norway asylumStill unclear who the asylum seeker in sailboat is
The man who was found aboard a drifting sailboat in the Skagerrak has still not been identified. He wants to seek asylum in Norway.Fortsatt uklart hvem asylsøker i seilbåt er
Mannen som ble funnet om bord i en drivende seilbåt i Skagerrak, er fortsatt ikke identifisert. Han ønsker å søke asyl i Norge.https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/MRG5dM/svensk-seilbaat-funnet-drivende-mann-om-bord-vil-soeke-asyl-i-norge?
From Sweden ?
Sweden
The coronavirus in Sweden
Tegnell: "Going in the right direction"
A total of 2,653 people have been confirmed deceased in covid-19 in Sweden, and the spread is now gaining momentum outside Stockholm to an increasing extent. But it still goes in the right direction, according to state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.
Under the line
Alice Nordevik / TT
Updated 2020-05-01
published 2020-05-01https://www.svd.se/ytterligare-67-doda-i-covid-19-i-sverige
The politicians must stop hiding behind Tegnell
CULTURAL DEBATE | The government pushes decision-making and responsibility to the Public Health Authority. But epidemiologists have no unique competence in normative issues, writes Henrik D Kugelberg, PhD student in political science at the University of Oxford.https://www.svd.se/politikerna-maste-sluta-gomma-sig-bakom-tegnell
Three girls. Hundreds of men.
About the girls who ended up being silent.
About struggle and survival.https://www.gp.se/nyheter/systrar/systrar-1.19670463
Biden Joe Biden:
"It never, never happened"
The designated US presidential candidate has rejected allegations of sexual assault. He will have the information of a former employee checked.
May 1, 2020
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2020-05/joe-biden-sexuelle-belaestigung-vorwuerfe-us-demokraten
Finland
New forecast: The coronary pandemic is likely to last two years, Finnish researchers consider the estimate realistic
According to Finnish researchers, the University of Minnesota's new report predicting a two-year wavy coronavirus torment is more reliable than the University of Singapore's light modeling, in which Finland would be saved by August 26.
https://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000006494400.html
BritainReforming government
Tony Blair is having a covid moment
Could Blairism have a new lease of life?
Apr 30th 2020
Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, see our hub
"Since he retired as prime minister in 2007, Tony Blair has seemed a forlorn figure. ... "
https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/04/30/tony-blair-is-having-a-covid-moment
Donald Trump whistles on the opinion of his top virologist - pressure from the US government on CDC
All authors
Donald Trump continues to distance himself from Corona chief advisor Fauci. Meanwhile, the US government is apparently trying to downplay the corona numbers.https://www.fr.de/politik/corona-krise-usa-covid19-tote-infizierte-donald-trump-sars-fake-news-zr-13746574.html
Iran / SyriaIran Daily: Syria Becomes Tehran’s Top Oil Customer
Posted by Scott Lucas | Apr 29, 2020 | 10
https://eaworldview.com/2020/04/iran-syria-top-oil-customer/
As Students Put Off College, Anxious Universities Tap Wait Lists
Uncertain that campuses will reopen, students are reluctant to commit for the fall. For schools, enrollment drops and lost revenue could be devastating.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/us/coronavirus-college-enrollment.html
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China -
Is Brussels bending to China's pressure?
EU diplomats are said to have bowed to Beijing's will, the New York Times reports. Now Commissioner Borrell wants to comment on this.
https://taz.de/Vorwurf-an-EU-Diplomaten/!5680235/
Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/world/europe/disinformation-china-eu-coronavirus.html
Containment Scouts: Auf der Jagd nach Infizierten (audio - at the 18 minute mark is the Google and Apple contact tracing app analyzed, in German)
https://www.faz.net/podcasts/f-a-z-podcast-fuer-deutschland/f-a-z-podcast-fuer-deutschland-containment-scouts-auf-der-jagd-nach-infizierten-16749252.html
SwedenArmed protesters made their way into Michigan's Senate
UPDATED 2020-05-01 PUBLISHED 2020-04-30
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/bevapnade-demonstranter-stormade-michigans-senat/Books
Are you smarter than you think? Eight myths about intelligence and IQ
UPDATED 2020-05-04 PUBLISHED 2020-05-01https://www.dn.se/nyheter/vetenskap/myter-om-intelligens/
GermanySwedish chief epidemiologist admits errors in forecasts
Published on 4/30/2020
CORONA-KRISE
Schwedischer Chef-Epidemiologe gibt Fehler in Prognosen zu
Veröffentlicht am 30.04.2020
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article207637029/Corona-Krise-Schwedens-Chef-Epidemiologe-raeumt-Fehler-in-Prognosen-ein.html
BILL GATES
"I recommend the German method"
Published on Apr 29, 2020 | Reading time: 11 minutes
By Laure Mandevillehttps://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus207589929/Bill-Gates-Ich-empfehle-die-deutsche-Methode.html
OzoneThe largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded is now closed
BY SOPHIE LEWIS
APRIL 30, 2020
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/arctic-ozone-hole-largest-closed/
Some of the newspapers I'm reading, some with machine translation
https://www.lemonde.fr/https://www.lefigaro.fr/http://www.leparisien.fr/https://www.lesechos.frhttps://www.humanite.frhttps://www.la-croix.comhttps://www.liberation.fr
https://www.zeit.de/indexhttps://www.spiegel.dehttps://taz.dehttps://www.faz.net/aktuell/https://www.sueddeutsche.dehttps://www.stern.de
https://www.derstandard.athttps://www.kleinezeitung.athttps://kurier.atwienerzeitung.at
nzz.chhttps://www.tagesanzeiger.ch
https://www.telegraph.co.ukhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.htmlhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://www.thetimes.co.ukhttps://www.the-sun.comhttps://www.spectator.co.uk
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Coronavirus W Apr 29 2020Nation statesExporting the coronavirus is reckless
The Trump administration continues to deport sick immigrants to their home countries, potentially spreading COVID-19.
By The Editorial Board Updated April 29, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/29/opinion/exporting-coronavirus-is-reckless/
Working at Amazon - GDR surveillanceCovid-19 pandemic:
Working at Amazon: "It's like in the GDR"
Amazon is one of the big corona winners. Now the company wants to control the distance rules. But the measures are problematic: employees tell the Berliner Zeitung about high loads, video surveillance and systematic fever checks.
April 29, 2020 - 21:07 , Gabriela Keller
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/mitarbeiter-bei-amazon-rigide-kontrolle-halbherziger-schutz-li.82399
peace for the soulIn Iraq, psychotherapists are being trained at the university for the first time. They should help a generation of traumatized people and interrupt the cycle of violence. A journey to a place of hope
https://www.zeit.de/2020/19/irak-psychotherapie-ausbildung-trauma-gewalt
Access to internet not a fundamental right, Jammu and Kashmir administration tells Supreme Court
High-speed Internet as been suspended even after the easing of restrictions, including a communication blockades, imposed after erstwhile state was divested of its special status with the revocation of Article 370 of the constitution in August last year.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/right-to-access-internet-not-a-fundamental-right-centre-tells-supreme-court/story-15PF5bFyoXuoS17FKz5beI.html
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Coronavirus Tu Apr 28 2020Push to reopen economy runs up against wary workers and consumers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/28/trump-coronavirus-economy-reopen-meat/Here is Gov. Newsom’s 4-part plan to reopen California from coronavirus shutdown
California is in Stage 1 of Newsom plan, building resources and testing; Stage 2 could be weeks awayhttps://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/28/here-is-gov-newsoms-4-part-plan-to-reopen-california-from-coronavirus-shutdown/
Biden wins OhioJoe Biden wins Ohio's mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus
WILL WEISSERT AND JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
April 28, 2020
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/04/28/Joe-Biden-wins-Ohio-s-mail-in-primary-delayed-by-coronavirus/stories/202004280140
Mayo clinic no maskCORONAVIRUS
No face mask for Vice President Mike Pence as he tours Mayo's COVID-19 testing labs in Rochester
By BRIANA BIERSCHBACH AND JEREMY OLSON , STAR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS
April 29, 2020 - 11:52 AM
https://m.startribune.com/vice-president-mike-pence-to-highlight-mayo-research-in-rochester-today/570006292/Tests at Hard Rock cafe in FLCORONAVIRUS
Anyone can now get a COVID-19 test at Hard Rock Stadium as standards loosen countywide - April 28, 2020
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242344426.html
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Coronavirus thru M Apr 27 2020
SwedenSo the world view of Sweden has changed during the crisis
UPDATED 2020-04-25https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverigebilden-under-coronakrisen/(how to translate a Swedish news video into English not on Youtube? ... albeit already somewhat in English ... )
Harvard onlineHarvard will reopen in the fall, but whether it’s remote or on campus is uncertain
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated April 27, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/27/nation/harvard-will-reopen-fall-whether-its-remote-or-campus-is-uncertain/
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Coronavirus Su May 3, 2020
Posted all these coronavirus email news records to date here - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/05/erythronium-propullans-minnesota-dwarf.html
Erythronium propullans (Minnesota dwarf trout lily): Leo Kottke's guitar picking since the 1960's - Guitar wiki subject at World Univ & Sch - https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Guitar May begin a guitar picking wiki subject too ... * * * Good to talk with Office of Digital Learning MIT's Sanjay Sarma on Friday, and I appreciate his supportive words toward the close of our 30 minutes' MIT Zoom video conference ... ... and regarding: i) wiki Universitians in 7,111 known living languages, and matriculated students in all ~200 countries, ii) Avatar Bot Electronic Medical Records, with genetic therapies, and for molecular tele-robotic surgery (and re Google / Stanford / Duke University's Project Baseline), for ex., iii) Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments (and to alleviate poverty), and to DISTRIBUTE a single crypto-currency backed by some number of ~200 countries' central banks (perhaps with Stanford graduates' 'Mine Pi' digital currency) iv) a single family tree for genealogy research as in WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com), and for aggregating DNA samples too v) Computer glasses for all 7.5 billion people on the planet - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2019/12/wild-pomegranate-burchellia-bubalina.html (with much about WUaS in the 'global university' label in my blog) * * * Fwd: For Us Girls!! :) "El baile de las TOALLAS ... " pudding très figgy, Ma Mère et tout, :) Comment allez-vous Françoise, Guillaume et Laurent? :) Scott / Écosse presque nu - :) ~ https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/nudity ~ * * * Newspaper articles regarding coronavirus pandemic (genes and memes) from the past few weeks * * * * Back to Coronavirus Su May 3, 2020 "Corona containment in Sweden .... the government remains on its liberal course - and receives praise from the WHO"
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus_aconitifolius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ranunculus_species
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_genera_of_flowering_plants
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buttercup (R. acaulis): What I've been reading 4/26/20 week - Coronavirus
What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 4/26/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Coronavirus Sa Apr 25 2020
SwedenCoronavirus: Has Sweden got its science right?
By Maddy Savage
BBC News, Stockholm
24 April 2020 Europe
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52395866
Psychiatry
ChinaGERMANY
CHINA AND THE CORONA VIRUS
Federal government confirms Chinese attempts to influence ministerial officials
Published on 04/26/2020 | Reading time: 3 minutes
By Christian Schweppe , Annelie Naumann
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article207501567/Coronavirus-Bundesregierung-bestaetigt-chinesische-Einflussversuche.html
Corona App
Chaos Computer Club criticizes Corona app
BY JUSTUS BENDER AND MORTEN FREIDEL-UPDATED ON 04/24/2020-08:56
https://m.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/offener-brief-chaos-computer-club-kritisiert-corona-app-16739402.html
Zoom privacy schoolsOPINIONS
Stanford should be cautious when using Zoom
A person hiding under a table on which a laptop has Zoom open (Illustration: HELENA ZHANG/The Stanford Daily)
By Helena Zhang on April 22, 2020https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/04/22/stanford-should-be-cautious-when-using-zoom/
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Coronavirus thru Th Apr 23 2020
MIT
Coronavirus resources
MIT researchers say they’ve identified cells targeted by coronavirus
By Travis Andersen and Martin Finucane Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/22/nation/mit-researchers-say-theyve-idd-cells-targeted-by-coronavirus/
Should those with antibodies get a digital pass to go back to work?
MIT scientist’s plan raises questions about discrimination, lack of in-depth knowledge on coronavirus
By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,Updated April 23, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/23/business/should-those-with-antibodies-get-digital-pass-go-back-work/
MasksCoronavirus: Bay Area mask order takes effect Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Evan Webeck
PUBLISHED: April 22, 2020
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/22/coronavirus-bay-area-mask-order-takes-effect-wednesday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/amp/
06.05.20
Corona crisis: daily updated case numbers on the day of decisions
Chancellor Merkel consults with the Prime Minister on easing the corona measures. The RKI reports the current figures.
VIDEO
The coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 * has Germany still under control.
The infection rate rate drops again
Nationwide strict contact bans are crumblinghttps://www.fr.de/panorama/corona-krise-groko-einigt-sich-hoeheres-kurzarbeitergeld-zr-13680236.html
Education
MA, RIThe Great Divide
When it comes to online learning, Mass., Rhode Island take wildly divergent paths
Rhode Island stresses academic business as usual, Massachusetts opts for local control
By Bianca Vázquez Toness and Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/22/metro/when-it-comes-online-learning-two-new-england-neighbors-take-wildly-divergent-paths/
SCHOOL
In homeschooling, there is a gap between the children
A school barometer shows: 31 percent learn more than 25 hours a week, 18 percent but less than 9 hours.
from April 23, 2020https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich/2058168-Im-Homeschooling-geht-eine-Schere-zwischen-den-Kindern-auf.html
TestingCORONAVIRUS
Gov. Tim Walz announces plan to expand COVID-19 testing
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz put on his mask after announcing the state's plans for more coronavirus testing Wednesday in St. Paul.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz put on his mask after announcing the state's plans for more coronavirus testing Wednesday in St. Paul.
— Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
By JEREMY OLSON AND BRIANA BIERSCHBACH , STAR TRIBUNE
April 23, 2020
https://m.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz-announces-increased-covid-19-testing/569860492/
CORONAVIRUS
Restrictions could be lifted on up to 100,000 Minnesota workers by Monday
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stressed the new state approach of dialing up or down restrictions goes both ways and that businesses need to be prepared for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stressed the new state approach of dialing up or down restrictions goes both ways and that businesses need to be prepared for renewed restrictions.
— Aaron Lavinsky, STAR TRIBUNE
By JEREMY OLSON AND GLENN HOWATT , STAR TRIBUNE STAFF
April 24, 2020 - 12:05 PM
An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 employees could return to work Monday under a plan by Gov. Tim Walz to dial back the state’s stay-at-home order, which was imposed to reduce or delay the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.https://m.startribune.com/restrictions-could-be-lifted-on-up-to-100-000-minnesota-workers-by-monday/569895852/
Barack Obama just gave Mass. a shout out for its coronavirus efforts
By Christina Prignano and Victoria McGrane Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2020https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/22/nation/president-obama-just-gave-mass-shout-out-its-coronavirus-efforts/
OregonCoronavirus
Oregon Country Fair, iconic counterculture event, upended for first time in 50 years by coronavirus
Updated May 08, 2020; Posted Apr 23, 2020
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/oregon-country-fair-iconic-counterculture-event-upended-for-first-time-in-50-years-by-coronavirus.html
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Coronavirus W Apr 22 2020
improving quality of life after coronavirusCoronavirus outbreak
Cities after coronavirus: how Covid-19 could radically alter urban life
Pandemics have always shaped cities – and from increased surveillance to ‘de-densification’ to new community activism, Covid-19 is doing it already
Coronavirus – latest updates
See all our coronavirus coverage
Jack Shenker
Thu 26 Mar 2020https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/life-after-coronavirus-pandemic-change-world
Imagining a Better Life After the Coronavirus
This crisis is revealing the limits of America's religious devotion to work—and showing us that a more fulfilling future is possible.
By JONATHAN MALESIC
April 1, 2020https://newrepublic.com/amp/article/157102/imagining-better-life-coronavirus
Here are the states beginning to lift major coronavirus restrictions
By Christina Prignano Globe Staff, Updated May 11, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/22/nation/here-are-states-beginning-lift-major-coronavirus-restrictions/
Editors’ Forum Covid-19
Lonely Death in Pandemic Times"Dying is relational, and it is the narrowing of that relational capacity that makes dying in a pandemic a critical site of reflection."
https://culanth.org/fieldsights/lonely-death-in-pandemic-times
https://twitter.com/heather_paxson/status/1253006536462544899?s=20This is a good explainer: What explains the low coronavirus numbers in poor, densely populated South Asia? https://scroll.in/article/959771/what-explains-low-coronavirus-numbers-in-poor-and-densely-populated-south-asia via
@scroll_in
What explains the low coronavirus numbers in poor, densely populated South Asia?
Does this point to special conditions in South Asia such as heat? Or simply that poor healthcare systems are unable to record cases and deaths adequately?
https://scroll.in/article/959771/what-explains-low-coronavirus-numbers-in-poor-and-densely-populated-south-asia
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Coronavirus pandemic thru Tue Apr 21 2020
Google - Apple Contact TracingApr 20, 2020,09:36am EDT
Apple And Google Contact-Tracing Surprise: 2.5 Billion Users Will Miss Out
Zak Doffman Contributor
Cybersecurityhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/20/apple-and-google-major-contact-tracing-surprise-25-billion-users-lose-out/amp/
Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracinghttps://www.apple.com/covid19/contacttracing
04.17.20 7:00 AM
SECURITY
Does Covid-19 Contact Tracing Pose a Privacy Risk? Your Questions, Answered
Apple and Google's Bluetooth-based system isn't perfect. But many of the biggest concerns have solutions.https://www.wired.com/story/apple-google-contact-tracing-strengths-weaknesses/amp
The federal contact tracing app is due to start in May
The official Corona app is designed to help break the chain of infection. Other European countries are not that far yet - and take a different approach to dealing with the data.
Jenni Thier
7 comments
April 21, 2020, 7.32 p.m.
Die Contact-Tracing-App des Bundes soll im Mai starten
Die offizielle Corona-App soll helfen, Infektionsketten zu unterbrechen. Andere europäische Länder sind noch nicht so weit – und verfolgen einen anderen Ansatz im Umgang mit den Daten.
Jenni Thier
7 Kommentare
21.04.2020https://www.nzz.ch/technologie/die-contact-tracing-app-des-bag-soll-im-mai-starten-ld.1552867
Closing borders is ridiculous’: the epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategyAnders Tegnell talks to Nature about the nation’s ‘trust-based’ approach to tackling the pandemic.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01098-x
UBI experiment Apr 21, 2020,10:41am EDT
Andrew Yang Talks Project100: $100 Million Planned Of Universal Basic Income During COVID-19
Morgan Simon
https://www.forbes.com/sites/morgansimon/2020/04/21/andrew-yang-talks-project100-100-million-planned-of-universal-basic-income-during-covid-19/amp/
Everything forbidden - sociology
corona:
Everything forbidden, the main thing is healthy
Sociologist Wolfgang Engler believes that it will be a long time to think about the ease, speed and extent of the interruption of normality.
April 21, 2020 - 01:20 , Wolfgang Engler
Corona:
Alles verboten, Hauptsache gesund
Über Leichtigkeit, Schnelligkeit und Ausmaß der Unterbrechung der Normalität wird noch lange nachzudenken sein, meint der Soziologe Wolfgang Engler.
21.4.2020 - 01:20 , Wolfgang Englerhttps://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur-vergnuegen/modell-berlin-wolfgang-engler-das-infizierte-wir-der-offenen-gesellschaft-li.81486
Air quAlity
University of Halle:
Study: More corona deaths in regions with poor air
A geoscientist from the University of Halle has examined several regions in Europe. He found that 78 percent of corona deaths were concentrated in only five areas. All of them had high levels of nitrogen dioxide in the air.
April 21, 2020 - 00:20 , Kathrin Michullahttps://www.berliner-zeitung.de/gesundheit-oekologie/studie-luftverschmutzung-koennte-corona-todesfaelle-beguenstigen-li.81691
Mental healthLoneliness, anxiety, grief — dealing with the mental health impacts of the coronavirus
We can see this mental health crisis coming, yet we lack both national and international programs to address it.
By Guy Winch Updated April 21, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/21/opinion/loneliness-anxiety-grief-dealing-with-mental-health-impacts-coronavirus/
OilUS stocks close 3% lower as oil price continues to collapse
By Stan Choe Associated Press, Updated April 21, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/21/business/stocks-updates-tuesday-april-21/
BusinessOil drops below $0, signaling extreme collapse in demand. But you’re still going to have to pay for gas.
Producers can’t give West Texas Intermediate oil away, at least through May.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/oil-barrel-below-zero/
Language - ZüritüütschOn the death of historian Conrad Ulrich: he was a Zurich man with esprit
His appearance was well tempered, the sentences ready for printing in the neat Züritüütsch. The fact that he became a historian is due to a tragedy, as he once said. Now Conrad Ulrich has died.
Urs Hafner
04/20/2020
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/conrad-ulrich-nachruf-auf-einen-zuercher-mit-esprit-ld.1552562
Zürich Germanhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zürich_German
A Russian fighter jet pushes an American aircraft off the coast of Syria04/20/2020https://www.nzz.ch/international/syrien-russisches-kampfjet-draengt-us-flugzeug-ab-ld.1552665
Education
Parents, you can’t replace teachers while homeschooling. But you can do this
Even though there’s no way you can teach the curriculum, you can do something even more valuable for your kids.
By David Bulley Updated April 21, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/21/magazine/parents-you-cant-replace-teachers-while-homeschooling-you-can-do-this/
In era of COVID-19, a shift to digital forms of teaching in Japan
Teachers are having to re-imagine their roles entirely amid school closures
BY J.J. O'DONOGHUE"OKAYAMA – The students of Mino Jiyu Gakuen High School start out their day with an online survey that requires them to take their temperatures. It’s a task that the school’s teachers never imagined themselves doing when they landed their jobs. ..."https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/21/national/traditional-to-digital-teaching-coronavirus
Medicine
4/21/20 5:24 PM
CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2
Studies give hope: Remdesivir works in Covid 19 patients
Pamela Dörhöferby Pamela Dörhöfer
https://www.fr.de/multimedia/brasilien-ort28441/corona-pandemie-studie-macht-hoffnung-medikament-remdesivir-zeigt-wirkung-covid-19-zr-13668822.html
Self swab testCoronavirus
1st self-swab at home coronavirus test OK’d by US
Posted Apr 21, 2020
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/1st-self-swab-at-home-coronavirus-test-okd-by-us.html
Vietnam
Vietnam protests China's expansion in disputed waters
Yahoo News Video Yahoo News Video•April 20, 2020https://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-protes...
https://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-protests-chinas-expansion-disputed-174357966.html
China - media landscape
HONG KONGChina seeks ‘new world media order’ says watchdog, as Hong Kong plunges to 80th in press freedom index
Rachel Wong
17:00, 21 APRIL 2020https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/21/just-in-china-seeks-new-world-media-order-says-watchdog-as-hong-kong-plunges-to-80th-in-press-freedom-index/?_gl=1*1am81w9*_ga*YW1wLXpFcFVKZzBJYm11TmZxSFVkU2UxQ1E.
Yale NewHaven Health
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vs. Influenza (Flu) https://www.ynhhs.org/patient-care/urgent-care/flu-or-coronavirus#
Book -
The great influenza The epic story of the deadliest plague in history
The problems with Barry’s “The Great Influenza”
14 AUGUST 2009https://www.virology.ws/2009/08/14/the-problems-with-barrys-the-great-influenza/
J Clin Invest. 2004 Jul 15; 114(2): 146.
doi: 10.1172/JCI22439
PMCID: PMC450178
The great influenza The epic story of the deadliest plague in history
Reviewed by Peter Palese
John M. Barry. The great influenza The epic story of the deadliest plague in history.
2004.Viking Books: New York, New York, USA.546 pp. $29.95. ISBN: 0-6708-9473-7https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC450178/
Meteors
Lyrid meteor shower, the best night sky show for months, is still activeThe peak is past, but you might still be able to catch a few shooting stars this weekend. Besides, you probably don't have anywhere else to go.
Eric Mack
April 24, 2020https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/lyrid-meteor-shower-2020-the-best-night-sky-show-for-months-is-set-to-peak-tuesday-and-wednesday/
Human lives in economies essay
Corona pandemic:
Human sacrifice for capitalismIn the Corona crisis, dangerous thought patterns return, such as the myth that the victim is indispensable. The elderly should die so that the economy can live.An essay by Thomas Assheuer
April 21, 2020, 7:49 p.m.Updated May 1, 2020
https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2020-04/corona-pandemie-kapitalismus-oekonomie-menschenleben
New Bedford, MA
Why coronavirus has seemingly spared Fall River and New Bedford so far
By Tonya Alanez and Naomi Martin Globe Staff,Updated April 21, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/21/nation/why-coronavirus-has-seemingly-spared-fall-river-new-bedford-so-far/
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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html
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