The Trump Company received monies after September 11, 2001. I have no doubt the Trump and Kushner families are already working on the math.
The Republicans don’t have to worry about getting people back to work, farmers are considered essential personnel.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
It was good to see Speaker Pelosi smiling this morning because THE PEOPLE would be taken care of with the bill the Senate drew up.
$6 Trillion.
The Republicans didn't sacrifice anything to support the American people. I am grateful there is oversight and transparency.
People won't go to church based on an arbitrary date. As a matter of fact, I would expect our elderly to be very hesitant to go to church until they are CONFIDENT the danger has passed.
March 24, 2020
By Hannah
Washington education officials have a new message for the state’s schools: buildings may be closed, but school must go on.
The state’s Education Department released guidance Monday that calls on school districts to provide some form of instruction while schools are closed because of the novel coronavirus.
The guidance represents the first time the state has said across-the-board, some form of instruction is mandatory. Districts must resume class in some format by March 30, a spokesperson for the state Education Department said. Beyond that, the state offered few mandates of what instruction should look like.
“Although schools are closed and are not providing traditional in-person instruction, education must continue,” the new guidelines read. “We have an obligation to our students to provide them with opportunities to continue their learning during this pandemic.”...
LSU is postponing graduation because of COVID-19.
March 21, 2020
By Lori Rachl
The artsy 21c Museum Hotel (click here) made its River North debut in February. A little over a month later, the 297-room property has gone dark.
One of the largest hotels in the city will soon follow suit. The 1,544-room Hilton Chicago is notifying guests that it will suspend operations as of Friday, Hilton spokeswoman Laura Ford said....
March 23, 2020
By Anthony McCauley
Joe Jaegar sits at his desk in Metairie, La.
Joe Jaeger, (click here) the largest single owner of hotels in New Orleans, said he is in survival mode after suspending operations and furloughing more than 500 workers at his main hotel group because of the nationwide shut-down to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The hundreds of furloughed employees worked in Jaeger's "J Collection" group of 19 hotels, which includes the 207-room Jung hotel and Residences on Canal Street, as well as a dozen boutique hotels in the French quarter, such as The Bourbon on Orleans Street and the Melrose Mansion on Esplanade Avenue. The group also includes hotels outside the city, such as the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, which Jaeger's MCC Group acquired last year....
They are not job losses. The Ameican work force is on a Mass Lay Off until COVID-19 has been removed as a danger. This is not the global economic collapse of 2008. The financial markets DON'T GET IT!
The financial sector is going to have the ability to get large amounts of money from the Trump Deal and they don't know what to do with it. The money will never be applied in a way that actually TRICKS DOWN to the American worker. It is why the Democratic leadership has brought forward a package for the Amerian worker.
The facts are that as soon as the American workers start receiving unemployment pay, the economy will rebound and it has nothing to do with the financial sector. The monies the financial sector will receive is Christmas money. The companies that lost stock price because Wall Street lost it's nerve will never see the money that Trump is providing to the financial sector.
When the American worker spends money, then the stockbrokers will again purchase companies' stock and the price will go back up. But, the financial sector is ALWAYS the worse place to put money as an economic stimulus. The monies The Fed and the USA Treasury secretary will provide to the financial sector will never benefit the USA economy directly. As a matter of fact, the brokers will be looking for opportunities on other continents with their Christmas money.
President Obama needed to legislate a stimulus bill AFTER the monies from TARP were paid because TARP money was a Christmas present and never did anything to the USA economy.
The Democrats stiffened their backbone this time and finally, the American worker won relief.
March 24, 2020
By Carmen Reinicke
Economists (click here) are predicting historic job losses in the US labor market as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Morgan Stanley chief US economist Ellen Zentner expects that jobless claims released on Thursday will be 3.4 million, she told CNBC during a Tuesday interview. Thursday's report from the Department of Labor will show unemployment claims for one week ending March 21.
Job losses of more than 3 million in one week is "incredible," Zentner told CNBC. "It's a stop in economic activity."...
They don't get it. There won't be a prolonged recession now that the American worker is going to receive extended time for unemployment payments. Small business is the backbone of this country.
March 24, 2020
By Ben Winck
The coronavirus pandemic (click here) fueled the biggest US economic slump on record in March, according to data from analytics firm IHS Markit.
The company's composite purchasing managers index slipped to 40.5 from 49.6 in February, marking an all-time low for IHS Markit's metric and its steepest single-month drop since October 2009. The composite gauge tracks the nation's manufacturing and services sectors.
The report is among the first economic data releases to reflect the pandemic's economic toll in the US....
A Texas Lt. Governor and FOX news is advocating euthanasia. That is what it is, withholding medical treatment is passive euthanasia (click here). This is the danger of nationalism. Money for Wall Street. Where is the money for the American worker and the treatment of those suffering from COVID-19.
The Republicans didn't sacrifice anything to support the American people. I am grateful there is oversight and transparency.
People won't go to church based on an arbitrary date. As a matter of fact, I would expect our elderly to be very hesitant to go to church until they are CONFIDENT the danger has passed.
March 24, 2020
By Hannah
Washington education officials have a new message for the state’s schools: buildings may be closed, but school must go on.
The state’s Education Department released guidance Monday that calls on school districts to provide some form of instruction while schools are closed because of the novel coronavirus.
The guidance represents the first time the state has said across-the-board, some form of instruction is mandatory. Districts must resume class in some format by March 30, a spokesperson for the state Education Department said. Beyond that, the state offered few mandates of what instruction should look like.
“Although schools are closed and are not providing traditional in-person instruction, education must continue,” the new guidelines read. “We have an obligation to our students to provide them with opportunities to continue their learning during this pandemic.”...
LSU is postponing graduation because of COVID-19.
March 21, 2020
By Lori Rachl
The artsy 21c Museum Hotel (click here) made its River North debut in February. A little over a month later, the 297-room property has gone dark.
One of the largest hotels in the city will soon follow suit. The 1,544-room Hilton Chicago is notifying guests that it will suspend operations as of Friday, Hilton spokeswoman Laura Ford said....
By Anthony McCauley
Joe Jaegar sits at his desk in Metairie, La.
Joe Jaeger, (click here) the largest single owner of hotels in New Orleans, said he is in survival mode after suspending operations and furloughing more than 500 workers at his main hotel group because of the nationwide shut-down to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The hundreds of furloughed employees worked in Jaeger's "J Collection" group of 19 hotels, which includes the 207-room Jung hotel and Residences on Canal Street, as well as a dozen boutique hotels in the French quarter, such as The Bourbon on Orleans Street and the Melrose Mansion on Esplanade Avenue. The group also includes hotels outside the city, such as the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, which Jaeger's MCC Group acquired last year....
They are not job losses. The Ameican work force is on a Mass Lay Off until COVID-19 has been removed as a danger. This is not the global economic collapse of 2008. The financial markets DON'T GET IT!
The financial sector is going to have the ability to get large amounts of money from the Trump Deal and they don't know what to do with it. The money will never be applied in a way that actually TRICKS DOWN to the American worker. It is why the Democratic leadership has brought forward a package for the Amerian worker.
The facts are that as soon as the American workers start receiving unemployment pay, the economy will rebound and it has nothing to do with the financial sector. The monies the financial sector will receive is Christmas money. The companies that lost stock price because Wall Street lost it's nerve will never see the money that Trump is providing to the financial sector.
When the American worker spends money, then the stockbrokers will again purchase companies' stock and the price will go back up. But, the financial sector is ALWAYS the worse place to put money as an economic stimulus. The monies The Fed and the USA Treasury secretary will provide to the financial sector will never benefit the USA economy directly. As a matter of fact, the brokers will be looking for opportunities on other continents with their Christmas money.
President Obama needed to legislate a stimulus bill AFTER the monies from TARP were paid because TARP money was a Christmas present and never did anything to the USA economy.
The Democrats stiffened their backbone this time and finally, the American worker won relief.
March 24, 2020
By Carmen Reinicke
Economists (click here) are predicting historic job losses in the US labor market as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Morgan Stanley chief US economist Ellen Zentner expects that jobless claims released on Thursday will be 3.4 million, she told CNBC during a Tuesday interview. Thursday's report from the Department of Labor will show unemployment claims for one week ending March 21.
Job losses of more than 3 million in one week is "incredible," Zentner told CNBC. "It's a stop in economic activity."...
They don't get it. There won't be a prolonged recession now that the American worker is going to receive extended time for unemployment payments. Small business is the backbone of this country.
March 24, 2020
By Ben Winck
The coronavirus pandemic (click here) fueled the biggest US economic slump on record in March, according to data from analytics firm IHS Markit.
The company's composite purchasing managers index slipped to 40.5 from 49.6 in February, marking an all-time low for IHS Markit's metric and its steepest single-month drop since October 2009. The composite gauge tracks the nation's manufacturing and services sectors.
The report is among the first economic data releases to reflect the pandemic's economic toll in the US....
A Texas Lt. Governor and FOX news is advocating euthanasia. That is what it is, withholding medical treatment is passive euthanasia (click here). This is the danger of nationalism. Money for Wall Street. Where is the money for the American worker and the treatment of those suffering from COVID-19.
Governor Cuomo is absolutely magnificent in his efforts.
His efforts are beginning to pay off. I am hoping the new applications of medications will perform to expectations, that will bring an entirely new dynamic to the efforts Governor Cuomo is organizing.
Now, there is a dynamic the medical profession has mastered and needs to be applied here and that is delayed admission and early discharge. Remember the silly standard for infant births and mother care? Well, the same principle can be applied here AS PER PHYSICIAN DETERMINATION. Only doctors can admit or discharge, so it is up to them to determine the length of NEED for hospitalization.
Gavin Barrilleaux (click here) of the Louisiana National Guard gets help putting on his protective suit for manning a drive-thru coronavirus testing center Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Alario Center in Westwego. The site is part of a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
COVID-19 has a PATTERN once a person is exposed. That varies somewhat from person to person, but, in the early stages, therapeutics of medication can be ordered while a person is still fairly well. As people become ill and NEED hospitalization their stay will be determined by their progress. Those that progress well will reach a point where they are going to become well again. Those folks can be discharged to OUTPATIENT MONITORING. If for some reason there is a relapse, the patient can then be put back into the hospital.
There needs to be outpatient monitoring from diagnosis to complete wellness. That was complete wellness. In other words, the discharged patient may need to be on quarantine UNTIL they test negative.
Those outpatient units need lower-level but VITAL personnel to MONITOR the patients. It can be performed by home care assistants that report to Case Managers.
Governor Cuomo is correct about the outbreak being densest in the city. Ohio is a good example of that. There are cases in about half the state of Ohio, but, the densest numbers are Columbus and Toledo
We are getting there.
March 24, 2020
By Robert Mittendorf
Whatcom County health-care workers and firefighters (click here) have about a week’s supply of masks, gowns, gloves and safety glasses or face shields to protect them and their patients against the new coronavirus, according to a briefing at the Bellingham City Council meeting on Monday night.
But that could change if there’s a surge in new cases, officials said....
Former President Obama is commenting on the pandemic.
March 24, 2020
...Obama, (click here) who has remained mum on many of the biggest issues to arise during President Donald Trump's time in office, is now routinely posting messages to Twitter — and cross-posting some to his Facebook following — promoting safety measures, explaining the reasoning behind strong new restrictions to combat the virus, and sharing stories he finds inspiring of individuals and organizations that have taken action during the crisis....
I congratulate Minority Leader Schumer for standing his ground and putting "Workers First." I am very pleased the monies are making it's way to the local level of government and the workers that are so very important to our country.
End until later, thank you for your interest.
Now, there is a dynamic the medical profession has mastered and needs to be applied here and that is delayed admission and early discharge. Remember the silly standard for infant births and mother care? Well, the same principle can be applied here AS PER PHYSICIAN DETERMINATION. Only doctors can admit or discharge, so it is up to them to determine the length of NEED for hospitalization.
COVID-19 has a PATTERN once a person is exposed. That varies somewhat from person to person, but, in the early stages, therapeutics of medication can be ordered while a person is still fairly well. As people become ill and NEED hospitalization their stay will be determined by their progress. Those that progress well will reach a point where they are going to become well again. Those folks can be discharged to OUTPATIENT MONITORING. If for some reason there is a relapse, the patient can then be put back into the hospital.
There needs to be outpatient monitoring from diagnosis to complete wellness. That was complete wellness. In other words, the discharged patient may need to be on quarantine UNTIL they test negative.
Those outpatient units need lower-level but VITAL personnel to MONITOR the patients. It can be performed by home care assistants that report to Case Managers.
Governor Cuomo is correct about the outbreak being densest in the city. Ohio is a good example of that. There are cases in about half the state of Ohio, but, the densest numbers are Columbus and Toledo
We are getting there.
March 24, 2020
By Robert Mittendorf
Whatcom County health-care workers and firefighters (click here) have about a week’s supply of masks, gowns, gloves and safety glasses or face shields to protect them and their patients against the new coronavirus, according to a briefing at the Bellingham City Council meeting on Monday night.
But that could change if there’s a surge in new cases, officials said....
Former President Obama is commenting on the pandemic.
March 24, 2020
...Obama, (click here) who has remained mum on many of the biggest issues to arise during President Donald Trump's time in office, is now routinely posting messages to Twitter — and cross-posting some to his Facebook following — promoting safety measures, explaining the reasoning behind strong new restrictions to combat the virus, and sharing stories he finds inspiring of individuals and organizations that have taken action during the crisis....
I congratulate Minority Leader Schumer for standing his ground and putting "Workers First." I am very pleased the monies are making it's way to the local level of government and the workers that are so very important to our country.
End until later, thank you for your interest.
The statistics this morning are different than yesterday.
The USA now has 12 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the world. That is an increase of 2 percent.
The USA now has 2.9 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. That is a drop of 0.1 percent.
Mitch, shut up. If the Republican Senate didn’t huddle before asking Democrats to vote, this would have been done days ago. McConnell needs to take responsibility for the delay. He obviously doesn’t know or understand the US Senate he is suppose to lead. He is Old World.
The USA now has 12 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the world. That is an increase of 2 percent.
The USA now has 2.9 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. That is a drop of 0.1 percent.
Mitch, shut up. If the Republican Senate didn’t huddle before asking Democrats to vote, this would have been done days ago. McConnell needs to take responsibility for the delay. He obviously doesn’t know or understand the US Senate he is suppose to lead. He is Old World.
Monday, March 23, 2020
The president is selling the American public a bill of goods.
If there is exceedingly good news in the USA then the issues regarding the economic effect on individuals can begin to be rolled back, BUT, if the number of sick, positive tests, those on ventilators and those dead is increased without SIGNIFICANT reductions Americans still need to be protected.
Americans need to listen to their governors and the governors need to prepare for a court fight.
The governors more than anyone want to have people back on their jobs. I believe New York is going to try the medications found to be effective. That is real hope. If that quickly has an effect then there is reason to move forward with economic priorities. BUT, if that fails to improve the health of people in a way that ends the viral spread, there needs to be caution.Ask Dr. Anthony Fauci, he will say the same thing and more.
March 22, 2020
By John Cohen
...Q: You stood nearby (click here) while President Trump was in the Rose Garden shaking hands with people. You’re a doctor. You must have had a reaction like, “Sir, please don’t do that.”
A: Yes, I say that to the task force. I say that to the staff. We should not be doing that. Not only that—we should be physically separating a bit more on those press conferences. To his credit, the vice president [Mike Pence] is really pushing for physical separation of the task force [during meetings]. He keeps people out of the room—as soon as the room gets like more than 10 people or so, it’s, “Out, everybody else out, go to a different room.” So with regard to the task force, the vice president is really a bear in making sure that we don’t crowd 30 people into the Situation Room, which is always crowded. So, he’s definitely adhering to that. The situation on stage [for the press briefings] is a bit more problematic. I keep saying, “Is there any way we can get a virtual press conference?” Thus far, no. But when you’re dealing with the White House, sometimes you have to say things one, two, three, four times, and then it happens. So, I’m going to keep pushing....
March 23, 2020
By Brian Dulle
Kansas City, Mo. - The Kansas City, (click here) Missouri Health Department has released an update Monday evening reporting 25 people have now tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19.
The health department said 16 of the individuals are women between the ages of 26 and 68-years-old and nine men between the ages of 28 and 90-years-old....
By Harriet Ryan
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, left, has called on the public to stay at home
Millbrae - San Francisco officials (click here) warned that a surge in coronavirus is expected to come within a week or two, and voiced dismay over images of the public crowding beaches and parks across California.
“The worst is yet to come,” San Francisco Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax said at a news conference Monday. “Every community where the virus has taken hold has seen a surge in the number of coronavirus patients who need to be hospitalized. We expect that to happen in San Francisco soon, in a week or two, or perhaps even less.”
San Francisco has already taken steps to decompress the healthcare system — banning almost all visitors to hospitals and long-term care facilities, canceling elective surgeries and routine medical visits, and ordering appointments be done by phone or video if possible, and opening up tents to care for mild coronavirus patients to keep hospital beds free.
But officials say based on what’s happened elsewhere, the surge will come....
March 23, 2020
By Kie Relyea
An outbreak (click here) in a Bellingham nursing home that sharply increased the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whatcom County has bumped the county’s case count to the fourth-highest in Washington state.
As of Monday afternoon, March 23, a total of 48 Whatcom County residents were diagnosed with the respiratory illness. No new cases have been reported in the county since Sunday night....
"The Great Empty" by the New York Times (click here)
DURING THE 1950S, New York’s Museum of Modern Art organized a famous photo exhibition called “The Family of Man.” In the wake of a world war, the show, chockablock with pictures of people, celebrated humanity’s cacophony, resilience and common bond.
Today a different global calamity has made scarcity the necessary condition of humanity’s survival. Cafes along the Navigli in Milan hunker behind shutters along with the Milanese who used to sip aperos beside the canal. Times Square is a ghost town, as are the City of London and the Place de la Concorde in Paris during what used to be the morning rush.
The photographs here all tell a similar story: a temple in Indonesia; Haneda Airport in Tokyo; the Americana Diner in New Jersey. Emptiness proliferates like the virus....
It is a magnificent record of a world resolved. It is amazing, isn't it? We are all magnificent people.
DURING THE 1950S, New York’s Museum of Modern Art organized a famous photo exhibition called “The Family of Man.” In the wake of a world war, the show, chockablock with pictures of people, celebrated humanity’s cacophony, resilience and common bond.
Today a different global calamity has made scarcity the necessary condition of humanity’s survival. Cafes along the Navigli in Milan hunker behind shutters along with the Milanese who used to sip aperos beside the canal. Times Square is a ghost town, as are the City of London and the Place de la Concorde in Paris during what used to be the morning rush.
The photographs here all tell a similar story: a temple in Indonesia; Haneda Airport in Tokyo; the Americana Diner in New Jersey. Emptiness proliferates like the virus....
It is a magnificent record of a world resolved. It is amazing, isn't it? We are all magnificent people.
USA's death toll today increased to 100.
The total number of deaths in the USA now exceeds 500.
No irreverence intended, but, the total is a reflection of the daily. The daily tolls including the number of new infections are the place to focus on the turning point of control over the virus.
The total will never come down in number, but, the daily numbers will come down as the USA's strategy takes hold.
The UK is taking up the strategy of the USA and is locking down social distance.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is "feeling better." (click here)
March 23, 2020
By Jeff Mappes
Oregon elections officials (click here) say they’re confident about proceeding with the state’s scheduled May 19 primary – but they say it would be very different if they were talking about bringing hordes of would-be voters to thousands of polling stations amid the coronavirus epidemic.
“It would be really difficult,” said Multnomah County elections director Tim Scott. “I feel for the states that still do most of their voting on election day.”
Seven states and Puerto Rico have already postponed their primary elections, and more delays may be in the works. And if the epidemic continues next fall, it could also jeopardize the ability of voters in many states to participate in the November presidential election....
The Tokyo Olympics are postponed. That is a hard one to accept. It will eventually go forward. The venues are still standing and athletes will no doubt keep up their training.
28 percent of Louisiana's coronavirus patients are hospitalized.
March 23, 2020
By David Rasbach
The novel coronavirus pandemic (click here) has cost Whatcom County its signature event in 2020.
Ski to Sea announced Monday, March 23, that it has canceled the 2020 race on Memorial Day Weekend due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
“Ski to Sea has been an uninterrupted annual celebration of our community’s diverse outdoor recreational opportunities since 1973,” a Ski to Sea release stated. “Suffice it to say that making the decision to interrupt this tradition of 46 years was difficult and painful....
The total number of deaths in the USA now exceeds 500.
No irreverence intended, but, the total is a reflection of the daily. The daily tolls including the number of new infections are the place to focus on the turning point of control over the virus.
The total will never come down in number, but, the daily numbers will come down as the USA's strategy takes hold.
The UK is taking up the strategy of the USA and is locking down social distance.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is "feeling better." (click here)
March 23, 2020
By Jeff Mappes
Oregon elections officials (click here) say they’re confident about proceeding with the state’s scheduled May 19 primary – but they say it would be very different if they were talking about bringing hordes of would-be voters to thousands of polling stations amid the coronavirus epidemic.
“It would be really difficult,” said Multnomah County elections director Tim Scott. “I feel for the states that still do most of their voting on election day.”
Seven states and Puerto Rico have already postponed their primary elections, and more delays may be in the works. And if the epidemic continues next fall, it could also jeopardize the ability of voters in many states to participate in the November presidential election....
The Tokyo Olympics are postponed. That is a hard one to accept. It will eventually go forward. The venues are still standing and athletes will no doubt keep up their training.
28 percent of Louisiana's coronavirus patients are hospitalized.
March 23, 2020
By David Rasbach
The novel coronavirus pandemic (click here) has cost Whatcom County its signature event in 2020.
Ski to Sea announced Monday, March 23, that it has canceled the 2020 race on Memorial Day Weekend due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
“Ski to Sea has been an uninterrupted annual celebration of our community’s diverse outdoor recreational opportunities since 1973,” a Ski to Sea release stated. “Suffice it to say that making the decision to interrupt this tradition of 46 years was difficult and painful....
EXTREME CAUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Kara K. Burris
...“Medical toxicologists (click here) and emergency physicians are warning the public against the use of inappropriate medications and household products to prevent or treat COVID-19. In particular, Banner Health experts emphasize that chloroquine, a malaria medication, should not be ingested to treat or prevent this virus,” reported the Banner Health system.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, who works at Banner’s Poison and Drug Information Center as medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
The man who died was in his 60s and his wife is in critical condition after both of them ingested chloroquine phosphate. The chemical is an additive frequently used to clean fish tanks, though it is unclear if that’s how they obtained it. It is different from hydroxychloroquine as the latter is a less toxic derivative of chloroquine....
Medications are chemicals, natural or not. That means when mixed in a mouthful of hope they will dissolve and mix in the digestive tract. ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICANS.
Medications are chemicals, natural or not. That means when mixed in a mouthful of hope they will dissolve and mix in the digestive tract. ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICANS.
There are concerns that Trump will override Dr. Anthony Fauci's recommendation to continue the social distancing.
THE GOVERNORS ARE IN CHARGE OF THEIR STATES.
This only galvanizes the need for these capable elected officials to continue their vigilance. The Governors know they are on their own and are working as a group.
In a week the positives and those on ventilation will be significant and can speak for themselves.
One thing Americans have to keep in mind is, "What can cancel a USA election?" At the current rate of testing and treatment and recovery, we are on track for the usual election in November. I think that is a legitimate goal that should not be jeopardized by a SECOND ROUND of COVID-19 because the first effort was truncated from being successful in ending it,
March 23, 2020
By Megan Bartels
As the U.S. scrambles (click here) to respond to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, NASA supercomputers are joining the effort to look for potential treatment and vaccine candidates.
A new initiative brings together NASA and the National Science Foundation as well as a host of Department of Energy laboratories, companies and academic institutions. The White House announced the effort, meant to divert spare computing resources to research aimed at slowing the pandemic, today (March 23).
"I'm proud that @NASA is lending our supercomputing expertise to assist in the global fight against COVID-19," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Twitter. "For more than six decades the agency has used its expertise to take on challenges that have benefited people worldwide in unexpected ways."...
THE GOVERNORS ARE IN CHARGE OF THEIR STATES.
This only galvanizes the need for these capable elected officials to continue their vigilance. The Governors know they are on their own and are working as a group.
In a week the positives and those on ventilation will be significant and can speak for themselves.
One thing Americans have to keep in mind is, "What can cancel a USA election?" At the current rate of testing and treatment and recovery, we are on track for the usual election in November. I think that is a legitimate goal that should not be jeopardized by a SECOND ROUND of COVID-19 because the first effort was truncated from being successful in ending it,
March 23, 2020
By Megan Bartels
As the U.S. scrambles (click here) to respond to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, NASA supercomputers are joining the effort to look for potential treatment and vaccine candidates.
A new initiative brings together NASA and the National Science Foundation as well as a host of Department of Energy laboratories, companies and academic institutions. The White House announced the effort, meant to divert spare computing resources to research aimed at slowing the pandemic, today (March 23).
"I'm proud that @NASA is lending our supercomputing expertise to assist in the global fight against COVID-19," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Twitter. "For more than six decades the agency has used its expertise to take on challenges that have benefited people worldwide in unexpected ways."...
Jared Kushner's advice to Trump is self-serving.
March 18, 2020
The Kushner family (click here) is trying to cash in on the pandemic that could kill millions of us.
Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner's younger brother, announced Friday it has launched a testing center locator for COVID-19. It shows where more than 100 centers are in the United States. The company is also offering a risk assessment survey and means to talk to a doctor online....
That is interesting. Trump has been stating every person in the USA will not be tested.
I probably wouldn't have looked at this until closer to the elections. But, the USA has not been doing as well under Trump as previous years.
Real GDP growth 1990 to 2019 (click here)
2017 - 2.4 percent
2018 - 2.9 percent
2019 - 2.3 percent
U.S. Nominal (current day value) GDP: (click here) $21.44 trillion - U.S. GDP (PPP): $21.44 trillion. The U.S. has retained its position of being the world's largest economy since 1871. The size of the U.S. economy was at $20.58 trillion in 2018 in nominal terms and is expected to reach $22.32 trillion in 2020.
The Kushner family (click here) is trying to cash in on the pandemic that could kill millions of us.
Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner's younger brother, announced Friday it has launched a testing center locator for COVID-19. It shows where more than 100 centers are in the United States. The company is also offering a risk assessment survey and means to talk to a doctor online....
That is interesting. Trump has been stating every person in the USA will not be tested.
I probably wouldn't have looked at this until closer to the elections. But, the USA has not been doing as well under Trump as previous years.
2017 - 2.4 percent
2018 - 2.9 percent
2019 - 2.3 percent
U.S. Nominal (current day value) GDP: (click here) $21.44 trillion - U.S. GDP (PPP): $21.44 trillion. The U.S. has retained its position of being the world's largest economy since 1871. The size of the U.S. economy was at $20.58 trillion in 2018 in nominal terms and is expected to reach $22.32 trillion in 2020.
U.S. Nominal GDP: $21.44 trillion
March 20, 2020
By Erik Sherman
The optimistic view (click here) from economic forecasters is that the annual GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2020 will, at best, be -8%. Others predict as bad as -15%. Combined with educated guesses that the first quarter will also see negative growth in retrospect, there's a good chance the country is already in a recession.
"With the big caveat that we really don't know, I think it's reasonable to look for something like 10% to 15% down," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James.
I am not worried. The GDP record has also not counted on the increase in a "New COVID-19" economic dynamic. This is at the very least a level headed approach by Fortune. Goldman Sachs CEO is earning his new paycheck saying the loss to the USA GDP will be 24 to 25 percent. That is a lie.
IBD Stock Of The Day: Why Coronavirus Isn't Slamming This Biotech Leader (click here)
IBD Stock Of The Day: Why Coronavirus Isn't Slamming This Biotech Leader (click here)
Louisiana coronavirus cases (click here) see largest single-day spike to 1,172 with surge of test results
The more tested, the more positives are found.
Chancellor Merkel tested negative.
The United States is ten percent of the infected and three percent of the dead.
McConnell is inflammatory and needs to go.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother has died.
March 23, 2020
Louisville - Papa John’s (click here) announced Monday the company is hiring up to 20,000 new restaurant team members.
“For anyone looking for immediate ways to earn an income, we’re making it quick and simple to apply, interview and be hired at Papa John’s,” said Marvin Boakye, Papa John’s chief people and diversity officer.
The pizza company is committed to the communities it serves by delivering meals and offering carryout, meeting a valuable need during these challenging times.
“We want to add talented team members to our Papa John’s family across the country to deliver food safely to our customers’ doorsteps. We are in the unique position – as a restaurant that specializes in delivery and carryout – to help our communities through this crisis," he said.
The company is focused on protecting its team members and customers, implementing additional health and safety precautions, like enhanced restaurant sanitation measures and No Contact Delivery. No Contact Delivery provides a limited interaction food drop-off experience and online payment.
McConnell is inflammatory and needs to go.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother has died.
March 23, 2020
Louisville - Papa John’s (click here) announced Monday the company is hiring up to 20,000 new restaurant team members.
“For anyone looking for immediate ways to earn an income, we’re making it quick and simple to apply, interview and be hired at Papa John’s,” said Marvin Boakye, Papa John’s chief people and diversity officer.
The pizza company is committed to the communities it serves by delivering meals and offering carryout, meeting a valuable need during these challenging times.
“We want to add talented team members to our Papa John’s family across the country to deliver food safely to our customers’ doorsteps. We are in the unique position – as a restaurant that specializes in delivery and carryout – to help our communities through this crisis," he said.
The company is focused on protecting its team members and customers, implementing additional health and safety precautions, like enhanced restaurant sanitation measures and No Contact Delivery. No Contact Delivery provides a limited interaction food drop-off experience and online payment.
There is no such thing as an "economic patient." It is disgusting and offensive. Next thing people will be asking which patient the real ones or the economy.
Italy's statistics are very scary. Their health care personnel are dying. The country will have people taking care of people and trying to intubate those that need it. The country of Italy needs to take this time to talk to the people not just about staying home and away from infection but to the falling numbers of nurses and doctors.
Intubating a person is not easy and is achieved with an unconscious patient, either through anesthesia or patient condition. It is going to be difficult for average people to intubate, BUT, there are different intubation methods that is far less invasive than an endotracheal tube.
Average people can do this if they are visually trained. It takes skill and nerve to practice and master, but, this is the best option for people needing intubation without enough professional staff.
Laryngeal Mask Airway (click here)
The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a supraglottic airway device developed by British Anesthesiologist Dr. Archi Brain. It has been in use since 1988. Initially designed for use in the operating room as a method of elective ventilation, it is a good alternative to bag-valve-mask ventilation, freeing the hands of the provider with the benefit of less gastric distention. [1] Initially used primarily in the operating room setting, the LMA has more recently come into use in the emergency setting as an important accessory device for management of the difficult airway. [2, 3]...
I will place a picture here to know the difference.
This is the laryngeal mask airway (LMA). It goes into the mouth and down the throat to where the lungs receive air to the lungs, the larynx. The field for insertion should be sterile when at all possible, but, the patient only has to be intubated long enough to recover from the virus. If the field is not sterile the patient will probably need antibiotics following recovery to prevent any other kind of pneumonia from taking hold and making the patient sick again and quite possibly needing the ventilator again. The supplies and instructions should come from Italy's government that knows how to talk to the people to quickly instruct them.
This is an endotracheal tube and all the materials needed to insert it safely. It is highly invasive and the method above is not. This method needs a good deal of training and experience, the method above does not.
The TRICK to endotracheal tubes is KEEPING THEM IN PLACE once inserted. The above method tends to be more unstable in the hands of the naive. But it can be secured to stay in place with regular checking and reinforced taping. The method above is usually surgical and not applied to the long term. The endotracheal tubes are used for extended periods of time.
This is a method that can work for those that can save lives and monitor the patient and maintain tube placement.
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Italy's statistics are very scary. Their health care personnel are dying. The country will have people taking care of people and trying to intubate those that need it. The country of Italy needs to take this time to talk to the people not just about staying home and away from infection but to the falling numbers of nurses and doctors.
Intubating a person is not easy and is achieved with an unconscious patient, either through anesthesia or patient condition. It is going to be difficult for average people to intubate, BUT, there are different intubation methods that is far less invasive than an endotracheal tube.
Average people can do this if they are visually trained. It takes skill and nerve to practice and master, but, this is the best option for people needing intubation without enough professional staff.
Laryngeal Mask Airway (click here)
The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a supraglottic airway device developed by British Anesthesiologist Dr. Archi Brain. It has been in use since 1988. Initially designed for use in the operating room as a method of elective ventilation, it is a good alternative to bag-valve-mask ventilation, freeing the hands of the provider with the benefit of less gastric distention. [1] Initially used primarily in the operating room setting, the LMA has more recently come into use in the emergency setting as an important accessory device for management of the difficult airway. [2, 3]...
I will place a picture here to know the difference.
The TRICK to endotracheal tubes is KEEPING THEM IN PLACE once inserted. The above method tends to be more unstable in the hands of the naive. But it can be secured to stay in place with regular checking and reinforced taping. The method above is usually surgical and not applied to the long term. The endotracheal tubes are used for extended periods of time.
This is a method that can work for those that can save lives and monitor the patient and maintain tube placement.
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020
By Bailey Schulz
Gov. Steve Sisolak (click here) announced Sunday that former MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren will lead a public-private partnership, the COVID-19 Response Relief and Recovery task force.
By Bailey Schulz
Gov. Steve Sisolak (click here) announced Sunday that former MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren will lead a public-private partnership, the COVID-19 Response Relief and Recovery task force.
I don't care if the USA office was being torn down and moved to Jerusalem, the NEED to know if another virus like SARS was coming out of a deprived food market no longer receiving US agricultural goods NEEDED TO BE CONTINUED even if it meant working out of the basement of the food market!
March 22, 2020
By Marisa Taylor
Washington - Several months before (click here) the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
The American disease expert, a medical epidemiologist embedded in China’s disease control agency, left her post in July, according to four sources with knowledge of the issue. The first cases of the new coronavirus may have emerged as early as November, and as cases exploded, the Trump administration in February chastised China for censoring information about the outbreak and keeping U.S. experts from entering the country to help.
“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Bao-Ping Zhu, a Chinese American who served in that role, which was funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2007 and 2011. “If someone had been there, public health officials and governments across the world could have moved much faster.”...
March 22, 2020
By Marisa Taylor
Washington - Several months before (click here) the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
The American disease expert, a medical epidemiologist embedded in China’s disease control agency, left her post in July, according to four sources with knowledge of the issue. The first cases of the new coronavirus may have emerged as early as November, and as cases exploded, the Trump administration in February chastised China for censoring information about the outbreak and keeping U.S. experts from entering the country to help.
“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Bao-Ping Zhu, a Chinese American who served in that role, which was funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2007 and 2011. “If someone had been there, public health officials and governments across the world could have moved much faster.”...
The unemployment claims are being called job losses. That is incorrect. This is a mass lay off to protect the health of Americans and jobs are still intact. Viable companies don't go out of business overnight.
Does anyone believe for a minute that children won't be going back to school? Why believe any differently about businesses and workers?
One of the places in the USA that has highly skilled and very valuable employees is NASA. They are putting further work on their projects on hold (click here). I quite certain that is not job losses and they will be "back at it" as soon as it is safe. I am quite certain every working American is an important employee, they need unemployment benefits to see them through until their companies reopen their doors.
I noticed Trump mentioned Boeing in particular in bailing out airline companies. I was correct, wasn't I? Trump wants to bailout Boeing over the hideous jet that received NO government oversight.
March 22, 2020
By Loukia Papadopoulos
There is no doubt that Boeing (click here) has been struggling as of late. The firm was first hit with the fallout of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max, and now the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has significantly slowed down flights.
That's why the company is now requesting $60 billion in government support, according to CNBC. Luckily for the firm, U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will provide support for the company....
The person requesting $60 billion bailout is out the door at Boeing. The people that passed over SAFETY in order to market the MAX and sell it in large numbers is out the door at Boeing.
People died and the CEO jumped on the idea of sympathy for the company and a huge loan on the coat tails of COVID-19. He ain't employed by Boeing anymore. There needs to be a shake up at that company and HUGE ethical standards put in place with PERMANENT regulatory oversight. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY BOEING RECEIVES A DIME OF GOVERNMENT MONEY!
I see the financial markets the same way. If the CEO of Goldman Sachs is worried about where he is going to lay his head tonight, I might listen to him.
March 20, 2020
By Michelle Kaufman
AT&T has created a $10 million (click here) Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund that launched Friday.
The fund is designed to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for at-home learning. and The fund also will provide resources to maintain meaningful connections and bonding opportunities for those isolated from family and friends.
The first $1 million went to Khan Academy, which offers educational practice exercises, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers students to study at home. Khan Academy also offers free tools for teachers and parents to help them track student progress.
AT&T also announced all consumer home internet wireline customers, as well as Fixed Wireless Internet, can use unlimited internet data....
Now, I am not a bit worried about AT&T's corporates ethics or it's desire to practice them when it's customers are most in need. Communications with this company would always be open.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COME FIRST.
When the word hit about China Wall Street started to moan and cry in a second. Those are not stable financial markets. Their losses are their own fault. They saw their multimillion-dollar homes slipping through their fingers and that is the truth. NOTHING has happened to any manufacturing, but, people were dying and the markets only considered their own greed. Those are not good financial markets. In four to five months China has stopped the spread of COVID-19 within it's borders, yet Goldman Sachs with offices headed by Paulson the former Treasury Secretary decided to give it's current CEO a big pay raise while holding out it's hand for federal money. I don't think so.
There is no reason for what occurred in the financial markets and there is no golden parachutes from the USA government to any of them.
The American people need to be BAILED OUT through extended unemployment benefits that include tip earners. Medicaid must be extended to anyone automatically upon diagnosis. Small businesses need to have their interest payments on their business loans and mortgages. The bank or organization that holds those loans and mortgages MUST be receptive to allowing payments to be rescheduled into the loans and to begin again as soon as the owners and workers can return to open their doors again. THE BANKS AND ORGANIZATIONS carrying those directives forward is more then welcome to ask for assistance from the federal government IF THEY PROVE their need. It won't happen overnight and they need to be soluble when they apply for the monies.
The financial markets need to be ready for bad news. Sunshine is sometimes blocked by the clouds. If they aren't capable of sustaining themselves for a period of time according to their FITNESS TESTS ON RECORD, then they should have been dissolved a long time ago.
Does anyone believe for a minute that children won't be going back to school? Why believe any differently about businesses and workers?
One of the places in the USA that has highly skilled and very valuable employees is NASA. They are putting further work on their projects on hold (click here). I quite certain that is not job losses and they will be "back at it" as soon as it is safe. I am quite certain every working American is an important employee, they need unemployment benefits to see them through until their companies reopen their doors.
I noticed Trump mentioned Boeing in particular in bailing out airline companies. I was correct, wasn't I? Trump wants to bailout Boeing over the hideous jet that received NO government oversight.
March 22, 2020
By Loukia Papadopoulos
There is no doubt that Boeing (click here) has been struggling as of late. The firm was first hit with the fallout of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max, and now the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has significantly slowed down flights.
That's why the company is now requesting $60 billion in government support, according to CNBC. Luckily for the firm, U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will provide support for the company....
The person requesting $60 billion bailout is out the door at Boeing. The people that passed over SAFETY in order to market the MAX and sell it in large numbers is out the door at Boeing.
People died and the CEO jumped on the idea of sympathy for the company and a huge loan on the coat tails of COVID-19. He ain't employed by Boeing anymore. There needs to be a shake up at that company and HUGE ethical standards put in place with PERMANENT regulatory oversight. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY BOEING RECEIVES A DIME OF GOVERNMENT MONEY!
I see the financial markets the same way. If the CEO of Goldman Sachs is worried about where he is going to lay his head tonight, I might listen to him.
March 20, 2020
By Michelle Kaufman
AT&T has created a $10 million (click here) Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund that launched Friday.
The fund is designed to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for at-home learning. and The fund also will provide resources to maintain meaningful connections and bonding opportunities for those isolated from family and friends.
The first $1 million went to Khan Academy, which offers educational practice exercises, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers students to study at home. Khan Academy also offers free tools for teachers and parents to help them track student progress.
AT&T also announced all consumer home internet wireline customers, as well as Fixed Wireless Internet, can use unlimited internet data....
Now, I am not a bit worried about AT&T's corporates ethics or it's desire to practice them when it's customers are most in need. Communications with this company would always be open.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COME FIRST.
When the word hit about China Wall Street started to moan and cry in a second. Those are not stable financial markets. Their losses are their own fault. They saw their multimillion-dollar homes slipping through their fingers and that is the truth. NOTHING has happened to any manufacturing, but, people were dying and the markets only considered their own greed. Those are not good financial markets. In four to five months China has stopped the spread of COVID-19 within it's borders, yet Goldman Sachs with offices headed by Paulson the former Treasury Secretary decided to give it's current CEO a big pay raise while holding out it's hand for federal money. I don't think so.
There is no reason for what occurred in the financial markets and there is no golden parachutes from the USA government to any of them.
The American people need to be BAILED OUT through extended unemployment benefits that include tip earners. Medicaid must be extended to anyone automatically upon diagnosis. Small businesses need to have their interest payments on their business loans and mortgages. The bank or organization that holds those loans and mortgages MUST be receptive to allowing payments to be rescheduled into the loans and to begin again as soon as the owners and workers can return to open their doors again. THE BANKS AND ORGANIZATIONS carrying those directives forward is more then welcome to ask for assistance from the federal government IF THEY PROVE their need. It won't happen overnight and they need to be soluble when they apply for the monies.
The financial markets need to be ready for bad news. Sunshine is sometimes blocked by the clouds. If they aren't capable of sustaining themselves for a period of time according to their FITNESS TESTS ON RECORD, then they should have been dissolved a long time ago.
Perspective
I am trying to be helpful. I appreciate the return of Americans to their families at home.
There were a lot of numbers tossed out during the update about the country's preparation. This NEED is not normal. Below is an entry on the net by a nurse as to the number of gloves he uses during a NORMAL day in a Step-Down unit.
I actually think he should be using a few more, but, that is me.
I strongly suggest the Governors and FEMA receive reports in regard to inventory and NEED through Directors of Nursing and/or Vice Presidents of Nursing for the hospitals involved. I am confident the leadership of any nursing department in the country is now taking serious look at the potential need for PPE.
I wish everyone great skill and a bit of luck in their patient care.
For a 12-hour daytime shift: (click here)
Start of shift nursing handoff report - 1 pair
Morning toileting - 2 pairs
Morning medications - 3 pairs
Turning patient & checking for moisture, daytime toileting - 10 pairs
Noon insulin - 1 pair
Afternoon heparin - 1 pair
Dinner insulin - 1 pair
End of shift nursing handoff report - 1 pair
Total: 20 pairs minimum in 12 hours
Add: 1–2 pairs for each lab collection.
Add 1–2 pairs for each imaging in room or transfer.
Add 1–2 pairs for dressing changes.
Add 3 pairs if the RN obtains vitals instead of a Nursing Assistant.
Add 3 pairs if the RN obtains Point of Care glucometer samples.
Total additional pairs: 9–12
There were a lot of numbers tossed out during the update about the country's preparation. This NEED is not normal. Below is an entry on the net by a nurse as to the number of gloves he uses during a NORMAL day in a Step-Down unit.
I actually think he should be using a few more, but, that is me.
I strongly suggest the Governors and FEMA receive reports in regard to inventory and NEED through Directors of Nursing and/or Vice Presidents of Nursing for the hospitals involved. I am confident the leadership of any nursing department in the country is now taking serious look at the potential need for PPE.
I wish everyone great skill and a bit of luck in their patient care.
Start of shift nursing handoff report - 1 pair
Morning toileting - 2 pairs
Morning medications - 3 pairs
Turning patient & checking for moisture, daytime toileting - 10 pairs
Noon insulin - 1 pair
Afternoon heparin - 1 pair
Dinner insulin - 1 pair
End of shift nursing handoff report - 1 pair
Total: 20 pairs minimum in 12 hours
Add: 1–2 pairs for each lab collection.
Add 1–2 pairs for each imaging in room or transfer.
Add 1–2 pairs for dressing changes.
Add 3 pairs if the RN obtains vitals instead of a Nursing Assistant.
Add 3 pairs if the RN obtains Point of Care glucometer samples.
Total additional pairs: 9–12
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