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Sep 2002
República de California
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Tweet linked in today's NC Links page - the "outside of Twitter" bit baffles me, probably a typo:
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A popular modern story has it that the order of the animals in the twelve-year cycle was due to a competition between animal candidates, held by the ruler of Heaven, Earth, and Hell -- the Jade Emperor. According to one version of this tale, the emperor's advisors selected twelve candidates from among the animal types, including the rat and the cat. The winner was to be selected based upon merit, as to personal appearance, lifestyle, and contributions to the world. Before the competition, the cat asked the rat for a wake up call in order to get to the show on time; however, the rat apprehensive of the competition, especially as to the cat's apparent beauty, did not wake the cat, who then overslept (and, ever afterwards, the embittered cat became a ratter and a mouser). The Jade Emperor mystified as to why there were only eleven candidate animals to show up inquired of his servants. These servants hastily acquired the first possible replacement animal which they encountered, (a pig). After the start of the competition, the rat achieved first place by performing on the flute while upon the back of the ox. Impressed, the Jade Emperor placed the rat at the beginning of the twelve year cycle (and the ox second, for being so generous as to allow the rat to play the flute upon the ox's back). Then the other animals were placed in order according to the Jade Emperor's judgment. Last fiddled with by ewmayer on 2020-01-25 at 20:15 |
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2020-01-25, 20:25
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"The unspeakable one"
Jun 2006
My evil lair
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... never seen an actual virality coefficient this high outside of Twitter ... |
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2020-01-25, 20:54
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Sep 2002
República de California
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New coronavirus can cause infections with no symptoms and sicken otherwise healthy people, studies show | STAT News Quote:
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2020-01-26, 14:58
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"Tilman Neumann"
Jan 2016
Germany
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Looking through the replies to DrEricDing is quite interesting.
1. It seems as if R0 has been corrected to 2.5. https://twitter.com/polytr0pe/status...44947861282816 2. There is a nice map showing the progress of the outbreak: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/a...23467b48e9ecf6 |
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2020-01-26, 20:32
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Sep 2002
República de California
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Wuhan coronavirus confirmed in 29 of China’s 31 provinces | South China Morning Post Wuhan leaders blamed for spread of China coronavirus as hospitals beg for supplies, death toll rises | South China Morning Post Inside the horrific, inhumane animal markets behind pandemics like coronavirus | MarketWatch -- Not dissimilar from Africa, where Ebola, and possibly AIDS, are thought to have leapt from animals to humans by way of bushmeat eating. At least 2,070 coronavirus cases diagnosed in China, 56 dead | CGTV Quote:
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2020-01-27, 06:54
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"Kieren"
Jul 2011
In My Own Galaxy!
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This is terrifying. Shutting down inter-provincial bus service and barring outgoing tourists are both rational, though draconian. However, it seems that seeds have already jetted across the world, and may sprout in any number of places. I wonder how less-controlled societies than China's will react to control measures for an epidemic. The polio epidemic was mostly before my time, but I grew up around at least one kid who had been hit pretty badly by it. It certainly resounded with the generation before me in the family. I'll bet the concept of quarantine will be hard to impart until, or if the disease has a great enough outbreak to truly scare people. But that standard falls in the "too late" category.
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2020-01-27, 17:15
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"Kieren"
Jul 2011
In My Own Galaxy!
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I have to reconsider my remarks on China's efforts to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
This excerpt from the following link states that shutting down transportation is counter-productive. https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...rs-coronavirus Quote:
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2020-01-27, 20:28
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"Marv"
May 2009
near the Tannhäuser Gate
12228 Posts |
corona virus dashboard
Here is a dashboard from Johns Hopkins, supposedly updated frequently, of the outbreak of the virus in Asia:
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2020-01-27, 22:32
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Feb 2017
Nowhere
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Coronavirus panic spreads...
From today's trading, it looks like the stock markets have also come down with pneumonia:
Nikkei 225 -483.67 -2.03% FTSE 100 -173.93 -2.29% Euronext 100 -28.89 -2.49% CAC 4 -161.24 -2.68% DAX -371.91 -2.74% Swiss Market Index -173.79 -1.60% DJIA -453.93 -1.57% NASDAQ -175.60 -1.89% On the bright side, Brent Crude Oil Futures -$1.77/barrel -2.92% WTI Crude Oil Futures -$1.36/barrel -2.51% so the price of gas (petrol) may be coming down a bit soon... Last fiddled with by ewmayer on 2020-01-28 at 03:01 Reason: That's not pneumonia, that's the sniffles. :) |
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2020-01-28, 03:23
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"Kieren"
Jul 2011
In My Own Galaxy!
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My partner says he lost about $3000. He has been expecting a drop, after this period of "Irrational Exuberance." He had pulled some investments from growth funds in the last few days in anticipation, and relocated them to less volatile funds.
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