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Some good news: For those who have had Covid - New study results released Friday: our immune systems treat it like any other Coronavirus and immunity lasts at least 8 months and perhaps lifetime. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eabf4063 Regarding increased vaccine capacity: https://w...

Basketball - spacing, picks, teamwork Hockey - speed of play, spacing, coordination (hands and feet) Golf - mental, hands Soccer - spacing, endurance I don't want to start poop here but the question was about sports, golf is an activity not a sport, you can not smoke while playing a sport but you c...

:roll: Basketball takes the most athleticism of any sport. The offensive and defensive patterns are the same for hoops as lacrosse. Pressing and beating the press in basketball are like riding and clearing. “Basketball takes the most athleticism of any sport.” Not to detract from basketball in any ...

Basketball - spacing, picks, teamwork
Hockey - speed of play, spacing, coordination (hands and feet)
Golf - mental, hands
Soccer - spacing, endurance

Does it make this the "Past Stupid"?

Yes, Jersey is holding back for second doses. Don't think they have said that officially, but I have heard that unofficially from a few sources. While deliveries appear to be getting better (more reliable), there still is some supply anxiety. One of the mega-sites ran out this week and had to close...

W&L athletics go on indefinite pause due to "rising cases on campus" - not a case in the athletic department, just an undefined rise on campus. https://roanoke.com/sports/college/w-l-athletics-goes-on-covid-19-pause/article_bb01c140-618e-11eb-a09f-dffa52763a51.html If "rising cas...

Oh man ole man. Just cracked a new bottle of Laphroaig 10 year single malt. The smokiest of smokiest single malts. Do not purchase this if you have not had scotch before. The nose is like huffing burning tires....yea that smokey :lol: . Added a few drops of water and it toned it a tad. The taste is...

President Joe Biden has painted a bleak picture of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak in his first few days in office. During a Friday press briefing, Biden said that Covid-19 deaths are expected to reach “well over 600,000.” The president also warned that “there’s nothing we can do to change the tr...

Has anyone been able to even buy any "N95" masks, meaning NOT the knock-off version "KN95"? Masks, Physical Distancing Likely Necessary Until At Least Mid Year A model by researchers at Columbia University shows that even once Covid-19 vaccinations are well underway, other mitig...

Top 5 in vacinations per 100 people in the world Most vaccinations given in the world by a factor of 3. Over 1 Million doses per day. https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations Is that good or “not enough?” I think Good and "not enough". "Not enough", if the Goal is 100 Milli...

Top 5 in vacinations per 100 people in the world Most vaccinations given in the world by a factor of 3. Over 1 Million doses per day. https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations Is that good or “not enough?” I think Good and "not enough". "Not enough", if the Goal is 100 Milli...

NOW WE ARE TALKING! FEMA would operate up to 100 federally run mass vaccination sites... https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/22/biden-vaccine-mass-sites/ Just about every football and baseball stadium are designed to handle thousands of cars and tens of thousands of people. I would drive ...

Top 5 in vacinations per 100 people in the world

Most vaccinations given in the world by a factor of 3.

Over 1 Million doses per day.

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

So, I read a transcript on 2 sites of the speech Trump gave. It is full of quite a bit of made up stats and theories. He sounds like the blowhard and sore loser that he has always been. But I am having trouble finding the part where he calls for a riot. As a matter of fact I only see 2 spots where h...

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, 75, tests positive for coronavirus after sheltering with maskless lawmakers during Capitol riot https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mob-attack-capitol-coronavirus-congresswoman/2021/01/11/edae7c5e-5438-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html MSNBC report indicates she is w...

I don’t understand how Trumpers could get inside the Capitol and inside the Senate floor without getting shot. I have serious questions about the forces designated to protect the Capitol. I have to believe a different course of action would have happened if the people protesting were of a different...

A good read on the Jill Biden kerfuffle. https://www.forbes.com/sites/annkirschner/2020/12/17/lessons-from-the-dr-jill-biden-controversy/?sh=10bd3f83bbf7 At the heart of it is the problem with Universities: My experience in finding challenging opportunities outside of the academy is not unique: the...

How about a few tips on finding good Champagne and sparkling wine. The popular names in Champagne are referred to as Grande Marque (grand label) and include the likes of Moët, Mumm, Clicquot, Bollinger, Taittinger, Perrier-Jouet, Pol Roger and others. These labels look for a standardized taste thro...

"Earlier this month, Tom Mountain, a Massachusetts Republican Party leader, posed for a maskless photo in front of a silver menorah as dozens of other guests without face coverings mingled nearby at a White House Hanukkah party. Three days later, the vice chairman of the Massachusetts Republic...