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05-04-2021, 09:41 PM #4876Registered User
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05-04-2021, 10:11 PM #4878“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
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Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Dances With Customer Who Has Autism
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05-04-2021, 10:15 PM #4879Registered User
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it rhymes too, kinda catchy
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-04-2021, 10:56 PM #4880
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05-05-2021, 04:36 AM #4881
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05-05-2021, 06:40 AM #4884
You may have heard of being "Screeched In" out in Newfoundland, well to be allowed in to Alberta you need to get "Oiled In," which involves taking a shot of sand oil, then spitting it out on an effigy of Justin Trudeau. This is done while Nickleback's "Photograph" plays in the background.
It's disgusting. The nickleback part.
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05-05-2021, 07:21 AM #4885Registered User
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05-05-2021, 07:39 AM #4886
Why do you care if other people wear a mask?
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05-05-2021, 09:06 AM #4887
Besides... I'm pretty sure *nobody* "wanted" to wear a mask. But those of us that weren't selfish twats saw it was a mitigation tactic that was worth doing.
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05-05-2021, 09:10 AM #4888
We all wore our masks at the ski shop this winter, ten hour days. It was rugged, but no one at the shop got sick. The mask works. I’m down in Florida right now and happy to report that 99% of the people at Publix were still wearing theirs when I was in there yesterday.
crab in my shoe mouth
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05-05-2021, 09:14 AM #4889
Now that I'm fully vaxxed I've gone from 2 to 1 mask and I feel naked. Cases are up in our area. Reporting double digits for that last couple of days. Maybe I want to put that second one back on.....
“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Dances With Customer Who Has Autism
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05-05-2021, 09:16 AM #4890
Does anyone even care about the Olympics anymore?
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05-05-2021, 09:16 AM #4891
Got through my day-after hangover with just a headache...back to normal today. The mrs had to deal with a sore arm & flu-ish fatigue & ended up taking a nap in the afternoon to get through it. But back to normal today...
Looking forward to getting together with vaxxed friends soon
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05-05-2021, 09:24 AM #4892
48 hours out from the second shot. Sore arm for about 36 or so hours but that was it.
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05-05-2021, 09:29 AM #4893
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05-05-2021, 09:35 AM #4894
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05-05-2021, 09:36 AM #4895Registered User
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05-05-2021, 09:38 AM #4896
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05-05-2021, 09:41 AM #4897Registered User
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Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-05-2021, 09:45 AM #4898
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05-05-2021, 10:10 AM #4899
I'm sure the athletes do. I'd like to see the climbing competition. And I have a daughter in track and field right now, so that would be interesting to watch. So yeah, I care about the Olympics.
Interesting article in the NYT email this morning.
The Covid Olympics
Japan has contained Covid-19 far better than most other large countries. But it now faces the challenge of holding the Olympics this summer — and welcoming athletes from around the world — without causing new outbreaks.
The status of the Games has become a political issue in Japan, with polls showing most residents favoring either postponement or cancellation. Many people are frustrated with how Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in his first year in office, is handling the situation.
Yet for all of the criticism, it seems possible that Japan will hold a successful Olympics while keeping the virus under control. This morning, I want to walk you through the issue, with help from a couple of charts and from my colleague Motoko Rich, The Times’s Tokyo bureau chief.
An amazing statistic
Japan’s Covid response has been so successful that it achieved a remarkable feat: Overall deaths declined in 2020, even as they were surging in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world. Japan kept its Covid toll low, and its pandemic measures caused a decline in some other fatalities, like those from the flu and vehicle accidents.
What did Japan do right?
It already had a culture of mask wearing to prevent illness, and masks became almost ubiquitous early last year. (This article by Motoko, from almost a year ago, compares mask habits in Japan and the U.S.) The government also virtually closed its borders. And it was quick to focus on the settings where the coronavirus was most likely to spread, warning people to avoid the “three C’s” — closed spaces, crowded places and close contact.
A lack of vaccine urgency
This success has led to one problem, however. Japan has been slow to vaccinate its population, with only 2 percent of residents having received a shot. There is less urgency to do so in a country where fewer than 11,000 people have died of Covid.
Japanese regulators have so far approved only Pfizer’s vaccine and are still evaluating Moderna’s and AstraZeneca’s, despite their obvious success elsewhere. Even if those vaccines are approved soon, the government’s contracts with the vaccine makers do not require the delivery of many doses until late this year, Motoko notes. The country appears to be months away from reaching the vaccination levels of the U.S., Britain, Israel and other world leaders.
That is worrisome, because Japan has not defeated Covid. Cases have risen over the past two months, and the government declared a state of emergency in several major cities, urging new restrictions on activity. “Japan has recently lost a little control of the caseloads,” Motoko says. “Of course, it’s nothing like New Delhi, but it’s not like Sydney or Taipei, either.”
Suga and Olympic organizers insist that the Games will go on, and there are billions of dollars at stake, not only for Japan but also for the Olympic organizers, major sponsors and television networks, including NBC. For athletes who have trained for years, the cancellation of the Games — after their postponement last year — would be deeply disappointing.
More tests than fans
The biggest safety measure is the barring of fans from outside Japan. At a typical Olympics, fans make up the great majority of visitors to the host country. By barring them, Japan has restricted entry to athletes, coaches, journalists and Olympics officials, many of whom will probably have been vaccinated. They will all need to take several Covid tests before coming, and athletes will be tested every day during the Olympics, with others being tested less frequently.
The dangers will also decrease if Japan can meet its goal of vaccinating most residents 65 and older — the people most vulnerable to serious Covid symptoms — by July 23, when the Games begin.
Even if that happens, though, Japan will not be free of risk. After months of allowing few international visitors, the country will be letting in tens of thousands of people. They will then interact with nearly 80,000 local Olympic volunteers, who will drive athletes and officials around Tokyo, serve as interpreters and do other tasks. A Covid-free Olympics seems unlikely. The question will be whether Japan can quickly identify, isolate and treat people who get the virus.
In this way, the Games may present a particularly intense version of the balance that many countries will be trying to achieve in 2021 — moving back to normal life while avoiding a new wave of a deadly virus.
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05-05-2021, 10:48 AM #4900
To Vaccinate or Not---The Rat Flu Odyssey Continues
Why get a jab if you can get your card at the local bar?
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/cl...t7UNv0WjdCG58/
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