World Views

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lion ... index.html

"Lying on the road during the daytime is unusual because under normal circumstances
there would be traffic and that pushes them into the bush"

Young park visitor: "Look Mom! The lions are lying."
Park visitor's mom: "That's silly! Lions can't talk!"

Rod

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"We see dead people ... with a check."

Re: https://justthenews.com/government/whit ... ead-people

" 'Sometimes you send a check to somebody wrong,' he said. 'Sometimes people are listed. They die and they get a check.
That can happen. ... We'll get the money back.' "

Seems truthful
(the IRS is reputed to have authority from Heaven to Hell).

Rod

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Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... r-believed

"Based on the initial data, researchers estimate that the range of people who may have had the virus to be between 48,000 and 81,000 in the county of 2 million - as opposed to the approximately 1,000 in the county's official tally at the time the samples were taken."

This suggests (IMO) that more people were asymptomatic, acquired some immunity to the virus, and would therefore help prevent a later reoccurence (or not so problematic reoccurence). The evidence how far a sneeze or cough carries the virus supports this research.

Rod

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Re: https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/trump-su ... 19121.html

" 'A mistake is a mistake,' the president said. 'But if China was knowingly responsible, there will be consequences.' He did not explain what he meant, but appeared to be referencing speculation — so far unproven — that the virus was accidentally released from a laboratory in Wuhan conducting research on the pathogen."

This attitude complements reports that other countries were financially supporting the Wuhan research (for legitimate reasons).

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/farme ... tiger-king

''They painted a cow to look like a tiger ... using paint used for livestock marking"

Brave is the farmer who would milk a tiger!

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... itter.html

"Thousands descending on reopened Florida beaches ... prompts trend on Twitter as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the state"

Speaking of herds (like "herd immunity"), there seems herd psychology about "pandemic". If sufficient good health favors the majority, especially not in high-risk categories, "pandemic" is the minority's problem - they should avoid the virus (and those who share it).

Rod

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Re: https://tass.com/society/1146787

"if a week ago some 40% of those ill in Moscow did not have any symptoms, today 60% of those ill are asymptomatic virus carriers.
The key goal is to isolate them in order to reduce the infection’s spread"

Who knew
Isolating asymptomatic carriers can help minimize virus spreading!
Of course, with limited testing, who are asymptomatic carriers?

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/health/michigan ... oronavirus

"Michigan girl, 5, daughter of first responders, dies from coronavirus"

"Skylar's family said they have no idea how she contracted the virus,
adding that she had been in the house for weeks and had no previous health issues"

Perhaps, her "first responder" parents were asymptomatic carriers (internally or on clothing, shoes, gear)
and child's daily exposure eventually caused her immune system to be overwhelmed by the virus.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... orado.html

"Death is a part of life and it’s time to start living again."

Natural death is part of life - not death bio-engineered in a lab (more evidence is accumulating,
hinting why severe response became necessary: potential harm was already known or suspected).

Rod

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Death is a part of life and it’s time to start living again.

Re: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectious ... id19/86033

"Acute kidney injury from COVID-19 coronavirus has compounded with the vulnerability of chronic kidney disease patients (CKD) to infection,
to stretch in-patient dialysis resources to the breaking point in some of the hardest hit areas."

More evidence that this is a new virus, unlike previous coronaviruses and flu viruses (acute kidney injury is rarely mentioned in seasonal flu episodes, especially regarding insufficient big-city dialysis resources). Patients now starting dialysis daily (peritoneal) or weekly (hemodialysis) will also keep hoping that some day it will be "time to start living again".

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 995024001/

"Barnes has spent nearly three weeks in the cabin treehouse. He often shouts down to his kids
or sometimes goes up to the glass door of their home to ask for something."

"This week, the doctor is in ... the tree."

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/londo ... index.html

"London Fashion Week will become gender neutral for 12 months
as the British Fashion Council abandons binary shows starting this June."

Seems to align with public television's recent advertising:
"It doesn't matter who you are but who you want to be!"

Entrepreneur Alert
Non-binaries might prefer private sales calls at home
as they select new clothing, accessories, and cosmetics.
"Evon calling!" could replace "Avon calling!"

A sales concept not so whimsical since professional expertise
will be required to use your clothing/accessories/cosmetics to tell the world
how far you're willing to go with your new feminine, masculine, or whatever.

Tip: Sign up for 5-year consultation since definitions keep changing.

Rod

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I'm now conceptualizing the Shaggy Dog persona
where you shave with a hair trimmer instead of razor
to give that slightly rougher "need a shave" look.

Caution: The experts do not yet agree on:
"Can I keep my full beard and be feminine?"

Rod

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At the extreme, the Shaggy Dog persona is WYSIWYG
(they're not "dating" and are willing to go only where permitted
... since the options are hardly limited).

Bystander: "Well, you can go to ... !"
Shaggy Dog: "Been there! Done that!
... usually by invitation."

Rod

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Re: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science ... body-swiss

"This virus not only attacks the lungs, it attacks the vessels everywhere ... It enters the endothelium [layer of cells], which is the defence line of the blood vessels. So it brings your own defence down and causes problems in microcirculation ... why smokers and people with pre-existing conditions who had a weakened endothelial function, or unhealthy blood vessels, were more vulnerable"

And cautions that those who were "high risk" but successfully avoided the virus
will remain "high risk" if the virus is still circulating as the world "starts living again"
... and further emphasizes that this never was a typical flu virus.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/science/coronav ... dy-reveals

"Coronavirus lingered in woman’s eyes long after it cleared from her nose"

This might explain why people tested as free of the virus but had it again later
(how/where it was tested is important) ... and suggests that having COVID-19 is not
"all or none" but varying quantities of virus particles (and where located in the body?).

Apparently, an immune system needs lotsa time to find all the particles and kill them.

So, that's why we're instructed to take ALL of our antibiotic prescription
(bacteria also are not suddenly eliminated). With no proven cure yet for COVID-19,
giving an immune system lotsa time seems reasonable.

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/is- ... eady-here/

"we are seeing an alarming explosion in the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Singapore, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Peru, India, Brazil and Russia. So while it is true that the lockdowns have temporarily slowed down the spread of the virus in some areas of the globe, it appears that we are witnessing the emergence of a 'second wave' in other areas.

"And of course the countries that have been successful in slowing down this pandemic could see another huge surge in cases once their lockdowns are ended. Sadly, the truth is that we are still in the early stages of this crisis, but most people don’t seem to realize that."

Apparently, severe lockdowns are successful in keeping good control of the virus, but the lockdown world desperately wants to "start living again". Bottom line: Until good vaccines are available and/or significant immunity acquired by those exposed, this virus will continue to spread ... especially if lockdown rules are relaxed too fast. After all, worldwide transportation will guarantee that existing pockets of the virus continue to seed "second waves" ... or more.

Rod

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Re: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04 ... brain-toes

"Despite the more than 1000 papers now spilling into journals and onto preprint servers every week,
a clear picture is elusive, as the virus acts like no pathogen humanity has ever seen."

Excellent medical discussion and caution about premature declaration of victory over this virus.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/media/fo ... index.html

"The quiet abandonment of hydroxychloroquine comes as studies indicate it is not an effective treatment against the coronavirus. A French study found last week that the drug does not help patients with the virus. And on Tuesday, a study of hundreds of patents at US Veterans Health Administration medical centers found that patients who took hydroxychloroquine were no less likely to need ventilation and had higher death rates than those who didn't take the drug."

Well ...
a popular solution, loudly touted, when few solutions were even on the horizon.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/ ... ronavirus/

"Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how difficult it will be to mitigate spread of the coronavirus in restaurants"

Obviously, restaurant diners should prefer to sit at tables 'E' and 'F'
... and definitely not at table 'A'.

Rod

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Re: https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltal ... id/964139/

"Herd immunity is when 60% of a population is immune to a disease or virus, which is usually achieved through vaccination."

"sampling data and models indicate that about 20% of the population in Stockholm, Sweden's capital and the location of most of the country's 15,000 confirmed cases, is already immune to the coronavirus."

Good news about this virus, albeit Sweden is a "Scandinavian nation with thousands of coastal islands and inland lakes, along with vast boreal forests and glaciated mountains" and is lightly populated (10 mil. as of 2019) ... with this immunity based on statistical sampling.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... drops.html

"How coronavirus is killing with SILENT hypoxia: Patients' oxygen levels fall dangerously low -
but they don't have shortness of breath that usually signals the life-threatening condition"

For those at risk, especially those recently diagnosed with this new coronavirus,
an inexpensive oxygen meter* seems as important as thermometer and blood pressure meter.

* like this: https://www.oxygenconcentrator.shop/pro ... e-oximeter

The body's red blood cells' iron quality/quantity may relate to this problem:

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell
"The cytoplasm of erythrocytes is rich in hemoglobin, an iron-containing biomolecule that can bind oxygen
and is responsible for the red color of the cells and the blood."

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/health/nearly-a ... tudy-finds

"Data taken from March to early April showed that the median age of patients was 63 years old and 53 percent of all coronavirus patients suffered from hypertension, the most prevalent of the ailments among patients."

"42 percent of coronavirus patients, who had body mass index (BMI) data on file, suffered from obesity while 32 percent of all patients suffered from diabetes. The study also revealed that the overwhelming majority of patients who were on ventilators eventually died ... and those who did more often had diabetes."

More research hinting that good health is required to avoid serious complications of this virus ... and "good health" nurtures a robust, disease-complementing immune system! Interestingly, ventilators might also be more problem than solution. However, these data percentages are not that significant (47% did not have hypertension, 68% did not have diabetes, and median age includes both older and younger patients).

Speaking of good health ...

Few articles about virus prevention and recovery ever mention the role of dietary fiber,
the primary means by which toxins and other immune system debris are eliminated.
Fiber and beneficial bacteria are also necessary components of "good health".

Rod

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Speaking of few articles ...

The great seduction of COVID-19 (and most viruses) may be one-sided focus
on not contracting the virus contrasted with the necessary complement:
not spreading the virus.

Fortunately, masks promoted to prevent breathing the virus
also help prevent spreading it with coughs and sneezes ...
since spreading is dependent on human participation.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/the-a ... urvey-says

"showed that the majority of those polled would consider themselves to be 'old' at age 57"

But at age 57, 'old' then becomes more relative to others, post 56 ...
as my 80-year-old neighbor often said about her 60-year-old friend: "That old woman ..."

The 80-year-old who was standing near the top of a rickety step ladder in her back yard,
hand sawing a 5" diameter tree branch, when I first met her. "Need help?" I asked?
"Thanks! You might hold the ladder." she offered reluctantly.

My age then? Early 40s.

Rod