buttercup (R. flammula): What I've been reading - 9/27//20 week - Black Lives Matter - Black Books Matter

 

What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 9/27/20


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 9/27/20 Black Lives Matter


Pandemic has altered the landscape of college life
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated September 26, 2020,
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/26/metro/pandemic-has-altered-landscape-college-life/



Why is it called "herd" immunity? And why shouldn't we "simply put our faith in the immunity of our herd?" In a short, fascinating article in The Lancet, 
@MITanthropology
 Prof Stefan Helmreich and 
@HarvardChanSPH
 Prof David Jones answer both questions. http://bit.ly/HerdHistory
https://twitter.com/MIT_SHASS/status/1309146332767162369?s=20



PERSPECTIVES|THE ART OF MEDICINE| VOLUME 396, ISSUE 10254, P810-811, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
PDF [338 KB]

A history of herd immunity

David Jones
Stefan Helmreich
Published:September 19, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31924-3

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31924-3/fulltext




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- 415 480 4577- 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. 




*Coronavirus Sa 9/26/20 Black Lives Matter


Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues To Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest
Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020/09/24/economic-fallout-from-covid-19-continues-to-hit-lower-income-americans-the-hardest/



Fact check: 'Kingdom of God' comment by SCOTUS contender Amy Coney Barrett lacks context in meme
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/24/fact-check-amy-coney-barrett-quote-missing-context-viral-meme/3496107001/


Satellite images show how thousands of mosques have been razed to the ground in China
https://www.dn.se/varlden/satellitbilder-visar-hur-tusentals-moskeer-jamnats-med-marken-i-kina/



Climate protests by the end of the terrainThe last pub reopensThe end of the terrain has occupied a house in the village of Keyenberg, which is threatened by the lignite attack. Local residents are happy about the protests.  KATHARINA SCHIPKOWSKIhttps://taz.de/Klimaproteste-von-Ende-Gelaende/!5716773/


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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- 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. 



*Coronavirus F 9/25/20 Black Lives Matter


Why virtual runs are indispensable for me right now
https://www.welt.de/sport/fitness/plus216442310/Lauflegende-Uta-Pippig-Weshalb-virtuelle-Laeufe-in-dieser-Zeit-so-wertvoll-sind.html

Virtual jogginghttps://youtu.be/qaRcmy61Oyg


Amy Coney Barrett interviewhttps://youtu.be/0HMAHnT-y7c


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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- 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 9/24/20 Black Lives Matter


A new survey says white support for Black Lives Matter has slipped. Some historians say they’re not surprised
Earlier this summer, thousands of Americans spilled into the streets in anguish. Now white engagement has slackened among some groups, especially Republicans. 8:14 p.m.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/24/metro/new-survey-says-white-support-black-lives-matter-has-slipped-some-historians-say-theyre-not-surprised/


Google services go down in some parts of USGoogle users experienced a widespread service disruption Thursday evening, including the company’s email, YouTube, and Google documents services.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/24/business/google-services-go-down-some-parts-us/


 Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TTRegistration now opens for this autumn's university entrance exam  Starts at 07 - but places are very limited and the search pressure is high.https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/nu-oppnar-arets-anmalan-till-hogskoleprovet/



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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- 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. 




* Coronavirus W 9/23/20 Black Lives Matter


Soon end to late parties: "It is not wise"[image error]The pubs in London are crowded, but from Thursday they must close at 10 pm Photo: Alex Lentati / AP

Rapid transmission and stricter rules in the UK. But in central London, there is a party and congestion before Thursday, when the pubs have to close at 10 pm. "It is not wise. It is not in the pubs that the infection spreads, ”says a bartender to SvD.

[image error]Gunilla von HallUpdated 13:31
LONDON. In central London the evening is balmy, it is packed on the terraces and in many pubs and restaurants.
People sit outside drinking beer and sipping wine, without mouth guards. Talking, laughing, joking, sitting close, kissing and hugging - even though it is only hours after the government's warnings about the increased spread ofhttps://www.svd.se/snart-slut-pa-sena-kvallar-borde-gjort-som-sverige


(Quite a contrast between article above and below ...)


Boston ‘very close’ to moving into red category for coronavirus transmission, Walsh saysBoston could soon find itself in the state’s red category for communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission, Mayor Martin J. Walsh told reporters Wednesday.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/23/metro/boston-very-close-moving-into-red-category-coronavirus-transmission-walsh-says/



Hobbies for Finns to start during the coronavirus pandemicLIFESTYLE 23 SEPTEMBER 2020
As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc all over the world, millions of Finns have been forced to stay at home. As much fun as suddenly finding ourselves thrust into the apocalypse is, it stands to reason that we may need a little bit of inspiration regarding what to do with all our new-found free time, as with all these precautionary measures comes boredom.
 https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/lifestyle/18103-hobbies-for-finns-to-start-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html


Maine lifts restrictions on travelers from MassachusettsMaine has lifted restrictions on travelers from Massachusetts that had required the visitors to produce a negative coronavirus test or quarantine for two weeks.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/23/nation/maine-lifts-restrictions-travelers-massachusetts/



The new "Mister Corona" is leaving the stage again
https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/der-neue-mister-corona-verlaesst-die-buehne-bereits-wieder-ld.1578184



U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 200,000, On Track to Double by Year’s End
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/9/23/headlines/us_coronavirus_death_toll_tops_200_000_on_track_to_double_by_years_end



Doctors' representatives consider the Corona warning app to be ineffective
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/live206935325/Coronavirus-Aerztevertreter-halten-Corona-Warn-App-fuer-wenig-wirksam.html



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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- 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. 
 




* Coronavirus Tu 9/22/20 Black Lives Matter


Mass. reports 143 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 11 new deathsThe seven-day rate of positive tests stayed steady at 0.8 percent, which is the lowest observed figure for that metric. 56 minutes agohttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/22/nation/mass-reports-143-new-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-11-new-deaths/



‘She’s a fighter’: 102-year-old woman survived both 1918 flu and COVID-19Mildred Geraldine “Gerrie” Schappals, a 102-year-old Worcester native, has survived not just one, but two global pandemics.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/22/metro/shes-fighter-102-year-old-woman-survived-both-1918-flu-covid-19/



School summit:Laptops for teachers, otherwise not much newIs that Merkel's high pressure with which the schools are made corona-proof? And why has the digital pact moved so little? Questions and answers about digitization
By Parvin Sadighhttps://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/schule/2020-09/schulgipfel-corona-krise-digitalpakt-kanzleramt-kultusminister-angela-merkel




PandemieGesundheitssenatorin berät mit Bezirken über neue MaßnahmenVor allem in der Innenstadt steigen die Zahlen der Corona-Infektionen zum Teil drastisch. Noch ist unklar, ob in den Stadtteilen demnächst unterschiedliche Regeln gelten.Christine Dankbar, 22.09.2020https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/gesundheitssenatorin-beraet-mit-bezirken-ueber-neue-massnahmen-li.106822



Color code for travel: to a European map updated every week
https://www.lesoir.be/326817/article/2020-09-22/code-couleur-pour-les-voyages-vers-une-carte-europeenne-mise-jour-chaque-semaine



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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- 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 M 9/21/20 Black Lives Matter

The United Nations at 75: Indispensable or irrelevant?
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2020/20200918



Tour de France: yellow, white, polka-dot, the multicolored coronation of Tadej Pogacar on the Champs-Elysées
Irishman Sam Bennett triumphed in the sprint on Sunday in Paris. He won the unique distinctive jersey - the green - escaping the Slovenian, who left this 107th edition with the three tunics.https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2020/09/20/tour-de-france-2020-jaune-blanc-a-pois-le-sacre-muticolore-de-tadej-pogacar-sur-les-champs-elysees_6052958_3242.html



Coronavirus: epidemic is spreading faster than testing capacityMore than 13,000 contaminations were recorded two days in a row. The prefect of the Rhône is to announce additional preventive measures on Monday. The Haute Autorité de santé recommends using saliva tests for people with symptoms.https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/coronavirus-lepidemie-setend-plus-vite-que-la-capacite-de-test-1244132
 

MADRIDMany poorer people from Madrid are angry: why is their neighborhood closed?In the Madrid working-class neighborhood of Vallecas, they have also noticed: the new local lockdowns mainly affect the poor.https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/09/20/schande-dat-deze-plek-op-slot-gaat-a4012884



California:"We finally want to take a deep breath again"Kaija Richter has lived in California with her family for twelve years. Forest fires are part of everyday life, but the current situation reminds them of the apocalypse.Minutes: Doreen Reinhard 192 commentshttps://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2020-09/kalifornien-waldbraende-usa-klimakrise-protokoll



Emmys:"Schitt's Creek" wins all seven major comedy awardsAt the virtual presentation of the television awards, the family series clears the comedy section. The German Maria Schrader wins an Emmy for best director.https://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2020-09/emmys-fernsehpreis-verleihung-schitts-creek-maria-schrader




JapanOld, older, the oldest: Kane Tanaka breaks all records at the age of 117Tanaka is the oldest living person in the world. She once said that she had absolutely no desire to die.
09/20/2020JapanAlt, älter, am ältesten: Kane Tanaka bricht mit 117 Jahren alle RekordeTanaka ist der älteste lebende Mensch der Welt. Aufs Sterben habe sie überhaupt keine Lust, sagte sie einmal.20.09.2020https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/alt-aelter-am-aeltesten-kane-tanaka-bricht-mit-117-jahren-alle-rekorde-li.106371



Coronavirus: How a student blogger who 'knows nothing' about statistics set up Scotland's most popular Covid tracker site
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18731744.coronavirus-meet-travelling-tabby---student-blogger-behind-scotlands-popular-covid-tracker-site/




Photo: TT and facsimile from The Sun.Here, Tegnell is hailed as a hero abroad
 Foreign media fluctuate in coverage of the Swedish strategy • Sweden stands out.https://www.dn.se/sverige/utlandska-medier-svanger-i-bevakningen-om-den-svenska-strategin/



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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- 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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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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