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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:22 pm    Post subject:

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Another tone deaf celebrity. I love Larry, but this is ridiculous. The man has made millions upon millions. He could easily help the caddies at his ultra exclusive country club withe the help of his fellow, extremely wealthy members. But instead he coughs up $5k and asks the public to do so. I feel for the caddies, but this is privilege at it's grossest.

Seinfeld co-creator starts GoFundMe page to help Riviera caddies


To be fair, I wouldnt want to take on the added tax liabilities by gifting someone thousands of dollars. Plus, how many others would be hitting you up for cash? They are employed by the golf club. The golf club should be the ones who help them directly.


You can gift each caddy 15k with zero tax dollars. And iirc, the caddies work for tips.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:13 pm    Post subject:

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Another tone deaf celebrity. I love Larry, but this is ridiculous. The man has made millions upon millions. He could easily help the caddies at his ultra exclusive country club withe the help of his fellow, extremely wealthy members. But instead he coughs up $5k and asks the public to do so. I feel for the caddies, but this is privilege at it's grossest.

Seinfeld co-creator starts GoFundMe page to help Riviera caddies


To be fair, I wouldnt want to take on the added tax liabilities by gifting someone thousands of dollars. Plus, how many others would be hitting you up for cash? They are employed by the golf club. The golf club should be the ones who help them directly.


The private club is funded by it's members. The members essentially employ the caddies. The idea of a very wealthy collection of members asking the public to give aid to the caddies at their private club is absolutely ridiculous.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:43 pm    Post subject:

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bad news guys...looks like we won't be opening back up by easter, as many of us believed.


Saw an interview with Bill Gates where he laid out realistic timelines which made sense and he was pretty clear - last week of May to first week of June is the most realistic timeline based on where we are at now, and if we make the mistake of opening too soon,then we might expect to see a need to close everything down again which would then push the realistic timeline out to late July.

We all better pray this thing doesn't turn out to have seasonal resistance like the Flu,because that would put next seasons reintroduction right about election time and I don't even want to think about what these Bozos would do at that time if an election loss seemed imminent. Pushing an election off to the drop dead date of December 2nd would hurt turnout. Yeah, really trying not to think about it...
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:26 am    Post subject:

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Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, the US president claimed that, if his administration keeps the death toll to 100,000, it will have done “a very good job”


https://tinyurl.com/rbyyhar

I think I'd feel better if he just didn't say anything and let the medical professionals talk.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:06 am    Post subject:

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Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, the US president claimed that, if his administration keeps the death toll to 100,000, it will have done “a very good job”


https://tinyurl.com/rbyyhar

I think I'd feel better if he just didn't say anything and let the medical professionals talk.


He will indeed take credit if the numbers are lower than expected. Then again, he will blame Obama, the press, and liberals if they are higher.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:05 am    Post subject:

In looking at yesterday's numbers, the US had approximately 1/3 of all the new cases in the world (19913 out of 60308). We have about 20% of all the cases. We have about 4.25% of the world's population.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:11 am    Post subject:

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In looking at yesterday's numbers, the US had approximately 1/3 of all the new cases in the world (19913 out of 60308). We have about 20% of all the cases. We have about 4.25% of the world's population.


That's because the USA is testing like no other country --- with currently available data from all the states --- we have results from

856,546 people.
141,950 POSITIVE
714,596 NEGATIVE
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:20 am    Post subject:

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In looking at yesterday's numbers, the US had approximately 1/3 of all the new cases in the world (19913 out of 60308). We have about 20% of all the cases. We have about 4.25% of the world's population.


That's because the USA is testing like no other country --- with currently available data from all the states --- we have results from

856,546 people.
141,950 POSITIVE
714,596 NEGATIVE


Where are you getting this information? It does not agree with the CDC site.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:23 am    Post subject:

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In looking at yesterday's numbers, the US had approximately 1/3 of all the new cases in the world (19913 out of 60308). We have about 20% of all the cases. We have about 4.25% of the world's population.


Tough to know what's really going on though given how few (app 0.2% of the population) have actually been tested.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:26 am    Post subject:

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In looking at yesterday's numbers, the US had approximately 1/3 of all the new cases in the world (19913 out of 60308). We have about 20% of all the cases. We have about 4.25% of the world's population.


Tough to know what's really going on though given how few (app 0.2% of the population) have actually been tested.


NPR

The U.S. has performed 894,000 tests as of Saturday, according to Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, who is leading the testing effort.

But the U.S population is around 327 million, which means about 1 in 366 people are getting tested.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:41 am    Post subject:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-start-ups-zoom-app-125142008.html

Hospitality start-up Sonder has laid off or paused payments to about a third of its 1,200 employees, according to The Information

Zeus Living, an Airbnb-backed company offering furnished homes to business travellers, has cut staff by 30%

Israel-based transport booking platform Bookaway has announced plans to cut salaries and lay off staff, according to news website Calcacist

Skyscanner, one of the UK's largest travel booking sites, has put non-essential hiring on hold

TripActions has laid off 297 of its 1,100 employees,

Electric scooter-maker Bird axed about 400 posts on Friday, about 30% of its staff. And the Californian company used a Zoom conference call to tell them.



here come the massive layoffs.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:45 am    Post subject:

some possibly good news, it appears the new cases for italy may have peaked.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/

too early to say for spain.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:38 am    Post subject:

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John Prine has C-19 and is in critical condition. Great musician, who has battled cancer. Hoping he survives.


Just about to post the same. Very upset. Never missed him when he was in town. When he lived in LA, he was a regular at the gas station I worked at as a teen. Super nice guy and a legend. Fingers crossed!


His wife just sent notification through John's fan network that John's condition has been upgraded to "Stable" . . . here's hopin'!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:27 am    Post subject:

Horrible news hopefully it's not and everyone who was there will self-quarantine.

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.@NydiaVelazquez says she’s been diagnosed with a presumed case of coronavirus

She was in the room with top House leaders @SpeakerPelosi & @GOPLeader on Friday

She & other N.Y.-ers came to vote after @RepThomasMassie threatened to hold up relief package


https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1244701443430416385?s=20
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:30 am    Post subject:

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In looking at yesterday's numbers, the US had approximately 1/3 of all the new cases in the world (19913 out of 60308). We have about 20% of all the cases. We have about 4.25% of the world's population.


That's because the USA is testing like no other country --- with currently available data from all the states --- we have results from

856,546 people.
141,950 POSITIVE
714,596 NEGATIVE


Where are you getting this information? It does not agree with the CDC site.


some states don’t provide negative results ....

https://covidtracking.com/data/

Calif has 64000 tests that are pending.. it’s been that way for a few days
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:47 am    Post subject:

Someone had posted a link to a study that projected cases and deaths in each state by Q3. Does anyone recall that?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:51 am    Post subject:

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Someone had posted a link to a study that projected cases and deaths in each state by Q3. Does anyone recall that?


Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:53 am    Post subject:

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NEW: California has 1,432 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital beds.

597 of those patients are in ICU beds.

Over the next few weeks these numbers will increase. We’re working around the clock to get the equipment, medical staff, and beds we will need to meet this moment.


https://mobile.twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1244709952712617984
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:58 am    Post subject:

Coronavirus May Add Billions to the Nation’s Health Care Bill

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While there are some estimates hovering around $20,000 for a hospital stay based on a typical pneumonia case, his group is estimating that the average could be closer to $72,000 for severe cases. New York State is already reporting that patients with severe cases are staying on ventilators much longer than those with pneumonia might.

How employers and insurers will ultimately react to any spike in costs is also unclear. While health care costs have historically risen by double digits in any given year, companies have been caught off guard by the dramatic change in circumstances. “It’s hard to think of anything that rivals this,” Mr. Parson said.


Basically don't leave the house until there's a cure. Only a matter of time before the gouging and profiteering starts.


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:00 pm    Post subject:

32 wrote:
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Someone had posted a link to a study that projected cases and deaths in each state by Q3. Does anyone recall that?


Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months

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Looking at that, and how a place like Detroit and Chicago are soon to be hot spots, wonder if they are considering flying some patients to Des Moines or KC to help relieve the pressure in those areas? Iowa/Kansas/Missouri all will be under the curve per the map and have the resources to help.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:16 pm    Post subject:

3/30/30 California

83,800+ tests
....25,251 results = 5,763 Positive, 19,488 Negative
....56,559 results pending
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:38 pm    Post subject:

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The private club is funded by it's members. The members essentially employ the caddies. The idea of a very wealthy collection of members asking the public to give aid to the caddies at their private club is absolutely ridiculous.


Completely agree.

I have always enjoyed Larry David's work, but he is as out of touch as David Geffen it appears.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:16 pm    Post subject:

32 wrote:
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Someone had posted a link to a study that projected cases and deaths in each state by Q3. Does anyone recall that?


Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months

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Thanks. Those numbers look low.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:34 pm    Post subject:

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3/30/30 California

83,800+ tests
....25,251 results = 5,763 Positive, 19,488 Negative
....56,559 results pending


any statisticians here?
it seems the % of positives are lot higher than the rest of the country?
does this suggest a huge amount of people are infected but not detected than else where?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:47 pm    Post subject:

Workers protest at Instacart, Amazon and Whole Foods for health protections and hazard pay
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Instacart workers held their strike in part because they say the company has failed to provide hand sanitizer, masks or disinfectant during the outbreak. On Sunday, Instacart announced that it used a third-party vendor to manufacture hand sanitizer and would begin allowing workers to order it online Monday, and start shipping next week. Workers had asked that Instacart raise the default tip setting in the app to 10 percent, up from 5 percent or less. Instead, Instacart is changing the default setting to the customer’s last tip amounts.


I only did the pick up at the back of the store (no option to tip), and was surprised that no one was wearing a mask.
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