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Wow....

Yeah, DIA is never that empty. My goodness, this thing has really gotten ahold of people. But I suspect that it's going to make a far bigger dent in the global economy than the global population. 

What changes have you made? Personally, I have tickets to fly to San Francisco with my kids to see my brother in a couple of weeks. And, so far anyway, I plan to go. But I have to say I'm a little nervous about it, especially with my kids. Not as much about the virus as how people are panicking about it. A flight yesterday was rerouted to Denver because someone, um...sneezed. And I am narrowing in on some ridiculously priced tickets to Cancun in May. Am I crazy? 

“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't." - Tom Waits

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@"Skodin" said: 1 million now, so to be a million more.

Defense Production Act will ensure this gets worse, get back to the slaughterhouse trump says.  

amazing how badly this admin can fuck up the easiest of government powers


Nobody needs to take this bait or they will be done in this thread as well.

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A librarian with time on their hands...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci: United States 'Not Ready' for Sports to Return Amid COVID-19Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that it isn't yet the right time for sports to return to action in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview with James Wagner and Ken Belson of the New York Times, Fauci said: "I would love to be able to have all sports back. But as a health official and a physician and a scientist, I have to say, right now, when you look at the country, we're not ready for that yet."
All major American sports leagues have been shut down in terms of athletic competition since March because of COVID-19. The NBA, NHL, MLS, NASCAR, PGA Tour, ATP and WTA all suspended their seasons, while MLB has yet to start its 2020 regular season.
Fauci also cautioned against moving too quickly: "What we need to do is get it, as a country and as individual locations, under control. That sometimes takes longer than you would like, and if we let our desire to prematurely get back to normal, we can only get ourselves right back in the same hole we were in a few weeks ago."
According to CNN, there have been over 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States and over 58,000 deaths.
Some states that haven't been hit as hard by COVID-19 are working toward ending stay-at-home orders and reopening businesses, but that won't be immediately possible in states with high coronavirus numbers, such as New York and California.
Holding sporting events and other large gatherings with thousands of fans in attendance would create a high-risk situation without a COVID-19 vaccine in place.
Sports leagues could look to mitigate the risk by holding games without fans in attendance. Fauci said it is "possible" at some point that leagues could gradually transition from no fans to a full allotment of fans in attendance, but he added that it's "no guarantee."
When sports do eventually resume, Fauci stressed the importance of players' getting tested regularly for the coronavirus. He also offered some level of support for the idea of quarantining players in hotels, testing them and playing games in front of no fans as a starting option.
While Fauci is open to ideas that would result in sports' resuming, he also believes some leagues may need to not hold a season until the risk is significantly lower:
"I don't want to make this conversation sound like it's going to be an easy thing. We may not be able to pull this off. We're going to have to see: Is it doable? Do we have the capability of doing it safely? Because safety, for the players and for the fans, trumps everything. If you can't guarantee safety, then unfortunately you're going to have to bite the bullet and say, 'We may have to go without this sport for this season.'"
As the calendar heads toward May, both the NBA and NHL are in danger of not being able to finish their 2019-20 seasons. MLB could be in danger, although it still has the benefit of time in terms of scheduling a shortened season.
While those leagues have no concrete plans in place yet, NASCAR and the PGA Tour do.
NASCAR announced that it plans to run races without fans at Darlington and Charlotte beginning in May. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour released a revised schedulein which golfers return to action in mid-June.

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@"purplefaithful" said: Dr. Anthony Fauci: United States 'Not Ready' for Sports to Return Amid COVID-19Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that it isn't yet the right time for sports to return to action in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview with James Wagner and Ken Belson of the New York Times, Fauci said: "I would love to be able to have all sports back. But as a health official and a physician and a scientist, I have to say, right now, when you look at the country, we're not ready for that yet."
All major American sports leagues have been shut down in terms of athletic competition since March because of COVID-19. The NBA, NHL, MLS, NASCAR, PGA Tour, ATP and WTA all suspended their seasons, while MLB has yet to start its 2020 regular season.
Fauci also cautioned against moving too quickly: "What we need to do is get it, as a country and as individual locations, under control. That sometimes takes longer than you would like, and if we let our desire to prematurely get back to normal, we can only get ourselves right back in the same hole we were in a few weeks ago."
According to CNN, there have been over 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States and over 58,000 deaths.
Some states that haven't been hit as hard by COVID-19 are working toward ending stay-at-home orders and reopening businesses, but that won't be immediately possible in states with high coronavirus numbers, such as New York and California.
Holding sporting events and other large gatherings with thousands of fans in attendance would create a high-risk situation without a COVID-19 vaccine in place.
Sports leagues could look to mitigate the risk by holding games without fans in attendance. Fauci said it is "possible" at some point that leagues could gradually transition from no fans to a full allotment of fans in attendance, but he added that it's "no guarantee."
When sports do eventually resume, Fauci stressed the importance of players' getting tested regularly for the coronavirus. He also offered some level of support for the idea of quarantining players in hotels, testing them and playing games in front of no fans as a starting option.
While Fauci is open to ideas that would result in sports' resuming, he also believes some leagues may need to not hold a season until the risk is significantly lower:
"I don't want to make this conversation sound like it's going to be an easy thing. We may not be able to pull this off. We're going to have to see: Is it doable? Do we have the capability of doing it safely? Because safety, for the players and for the fans, trumps everything. If you can't guarantee safety, then unfortunately you're going to have to bite the bullet and say, 'We may have to go without this sport for this season.'"
As the calendar heads toward May, both the NBA and NHL are in danger of not being able to finish their 2019-20 seasons. MLB could be in danger, although it still has the benefit of time in terms of scheduling a shortened season.
While those leagues have no concrete plans in place yet, NASCAR and the PGA Tour do.
NASCAR announced that it plans to run races without fans at Darlington and Charlotte beginning in May. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour released a revised schedulein which golfers return to action in mid-June.


well no shit to having fans in attendance,  but just getting the games going would be a start. 

I think we need to slowly ease back into things,  have teams start holding practices again to see if they can even be together as a team let alone 2 teams around each other.   I have my doubts that even a soft restart is going to go very well,  but if nothing is tried we will never know.

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Fauci expresses optimism about 'significant, positive' data from a trial of the possible Covid-19 treatment remdesivir

(CNN) — Patients with advanced Covid-19 who received the experimental drug remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received placebo, according to preliminary trial data, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Wednesday. 
"The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery," said the institute's director, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
About 1,090 people participated in the trial internationally, Fauci said, calling it "the first truly high-powered randomized placebo controlled trial."
Preliminary data show remdesivir has improved recovery time for coronavirus patients from 15 to 11 days.
"Although a 31% improvement doesn't seem like a knockout 100%, it is very important proof of concept," Fauci said, "because what it has proven is that a drug can block this virus."
He said the results are "opening the door to the fact that we now have the capability of treating" coronavirus. Fauci also said the US Food and Drug Administration is working with Gilead Sciences, the maker of remdesivir, to make the drug available to those who need it.
The FDA has not yet approved any drugs for the treatment of the coronavirus, but is trying to increase the availability of remdesivir.
"As part of the FDA's commitment to expediting the development and availability of potential COVID-19 treatments, the agency has been engaged in sustained and ongoing discussions with Gilead Sciences regarding making remdesivir available to patients as quickly as possible, as appropriate," FDA spokesman Michael Felberbaum said in statement. 
The World Health Organization said it's too early to comment on the remdesivir trial results released on Wednesday. 
"Typically, you don't have one study that will come out that will be a game changer," said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead for the coronavirus response.
She said the agency generally pulls together evidence from several studies before reviewing and critiquing the evidence. 
"It can sometimes take a number of publications to determine (what) the ultimate impact of a drug is," said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies program.

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Going to Costo soon? Better bring your mask..Face Mask RequirementsTo protect our members and employees, effective May 4, all Costco members and guests must wear a mask or face covering that covers the mouth and nose at all times while at Costco. This requirement does not apply to children under the age of 2 or to individuals who are unable to wear a mask or face covering due to a medical condition.
The use of a mask or face covering should not be seen as a substitute for social distancing. Please continue to observe rules regarding appropriate distancing while on Costco premises. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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New York Times: FDA expected to issue emergency authorization for remdesivirFrom CNN’s Arman Azad

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to announce an emergency-use authorization for remdesivir, according to the New York Times. 
The authorization for the investigational coronavirus treatment could come as soon as Wednesday, the Times reported, citing a senior administration official.
In a statement to CNN, the FDA on Wednesday said it is in discussions with Gilead Sciences, the maker of remdesivir, about making the drug available to patients. 

“As part of the FDA’s commitment to expediting the development and availability of potential COVID-19 treatments, the agency has been engaged in sustained and ongoing discussions with Gilead Sciences regarding making remdesivir available to patients as quickly as possible, as appropriate,” said Michael Felberbaum, an FDA spokesperson.
The FDA’s expected move comes after Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, announced encouraging results from a remdesivir trial in a White House meeting with President Trump. When compared to patients who received a placebo, remdesivir was shown to shorten the duration of Covid-19, but there was no statistically-significant difference in whether patients died. The full study has not yet been released, and the research has not been peer-reviewed.
An emergency-use authorization would be notable because remdesivir is not currently approved to treat any disease – unlike some other drugs that have been used for coronavirus patients, such as hydroxychloroquine.

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Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam WarIn not even three months since the first known U.S. deaths from COVID-19, more lives have now been lost to the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. soil than the 58,220 Americans who died over nearly two decades in Vietnam.

Early Tuesday evening ET, the U.S. death toll reached 58,365, according to Johns Hopkins University.
While the number of lives lost in the U.S. during the pandemic and the U.S. death toll in that war are roughly the same now, the death rate from the coronavirus in America is considerably higher. It now stands at about 17.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
During 1968, the deadliest year for the U.S. in Vietnam, the death toll of 16,899 occurred at about half the pandemic's rate — 8.5 troops were killed for every 100,000 U.S. residents
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/28/846701304/pandemic-death-toll-in-u-s-now-exceeds-vietnam-wars-u-s-fatalities

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NFL commissioner initiates staff furloughs and cuts his salary to zero National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell has announced staff furloughs, salary reductions and cuts in the NFL’s pension plan in a memo sent to the league office staff in New York and employees at NFL Films and NFL Network.  CNN obtained the memo from a source with knowledge of its distribution. The source also disclosed that Goodell had voluntarily reduced his own salary to $0 effective last month. In the memo, Goodell discloses that the league is still preparing for a full 2020 season but acknowledges the “difficult decisions” that had to be made due to the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. 
"t is clear that the economic effects will be deeper and longer lasting than anyone anticipated and that their duration remains uncertain. The downturn has affected all of us, as well as our fans, our business partners, and our clubs," Goodell said in the memo.
According to the memo, pay reductions are aimed at the management level who make more than $100,000.  Goodell said that those employees “who are unable to substantially perform their duties from home and/or whose current workload has been significantly reduced” will be furloughed.  He added that he hoped that the league will be able to reinstate those furloughed in due time. The commissioner also announced a permanent change to the contribution percentage in the league’s pension plan.
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Fed chair says this is the worst economy in history How bad is the coronavirus economy? The worst ever, says Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
"We are going to see economic data for the second quarter that is worse than any data we have seen for the economy," Powell said. "There are direct consequences of the disease and measures we are taking to protect ourselves from it."The recovery will be long and painful, but the economy could begin to bounce back significantly in the third quarter as businesses reopen, he added. While we won't go back to pre-coronavirus levels for quite some time, the third quarter could provide some economic relief. "We will enter the new phase — and we are just beginning to maybe do that — where we will begin formal measures that require social distancing will be rolled back, gradually, and at different paces in different parts of the country. And in time, during this period, the economy will begin to recover," Powell said. Powell also noted that unemployment shot higher for minorities in the United States —much faster than it has for white Americans. Just a few months ago, the US labor market was the best-ever for minorities, Powell noted. Now, minorities are among the first to lose their jobs as stay-at-home orders have shuttered restaurants, movie theaters, retailers and many other businesses. "It is heartbreaking, frankly, to see that all threatened now," Powell said. "All the more need for our urgent response and also that of Congress, which has been urgent and large, and to do what we can to avoid longer run damage to the economy." Powell noted that people "who are least able to bear it have been the first to lose their jobs, and they have little cushion to protect themselves. "That is a very big concern," Powell said.


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Well, apparently my work laptop will be/has been shipped and I'll start my new job Monday.

I asked my recruiter if she had a tracking number, which she didn't. 

Ok.

Silence.

Could you please reach out and get one?

Sure! Why didn't I think of that?

Common sense is a curse and not a blessing.

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@"BarrNone55" said: Well, apparently my work laptop will be/has been shipped and I'll start my new job Monday.

I asked my recruiter if she had a tracking number, which she didn't. 

Ok.

Silence.

Could you please reach out and get one?

Sure! Why didn't I think of that?

Common sense is a curse and not a blessing.


There is certainly a lack of it in todays society,  and I dont see it getting better.  The ability to think on ones feet seems to be diminishing the more people become reliant on technology to do their day to day.   

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"BarrNone55" said: Well, apparently my work laptop will be/has been shipped and I'll start my new job Monday.

I asked my recruiter if she had a tracking number, which she didn't. 

Ok.

Silence.

Could you please reach out and get one?

Sure! Why didn't I think of that?

Common sense is a curse and not a blessing.


There is certainly a lack of it in todays society,  and I dont see it getting better.  The ability to think on ones feet seems to be diminishing the more people become reliant on technology to do their day to day.   


Epilogue:

About 90 minutes after I posted about this, my laptop and monitor showed up. 

I can't even.

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Anyone wanna bet I'll get a tracking number this morning?

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