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Edit - delete. I don’t think the article was accurate.

Well I guess we found out...

https://www.scribd.com/document/456756506/Trump-releases-Opening-Up-America-Again-guidelines Its nice to see some federal guidelines, but they’ve left me with a lot of questions. What I don’t understand about these guidelines is that they made it sound like a lot of this stuff is already in place when they said some states are ready to open up “literally tomorrow”. I am not aware of a single state that has been able to test everyone that has symptoms (maybe I just missed it?). I’m not aware of a single state that has a contact tracing program, or temperature screening at workplaces (etc). I don’t know of any state with ample stockpiles of PPE (but I’m not sure on that). And if no state is even able to test everyone with covid symptoms, let alone doing widespread testing of potentially asymptomatic people, how can they even be sure that their case numbers are truly trending down? especially if up to 20% of people with COVID19 are asymptomatic. I just don't see how states can accomplish some of the stuff they’re being asked to do, and I don’t see how it’s reasonable to assume they can ramp these programs up even further when they’re already failing at it. Some State governors are already saying that they are capped out on their testing ability without help from the federal government. How can you just assume that states can scale up without federal help? Same with the PPE and other equipment. States have been trying for weeks now to fill their PPE needs without success. How can states put in a legit contact tracing program? Seems like something that would have to be at the national level, with all the interstate travel. What do they do if/when a COVID19 patient they’re tracing crosses state lines? Especially if the bordering state doesn’t have a contact tracing program? How do you handle a state that’s in phase one bordered by a state still in early stages? Also, I was surprised to see some of the businesses allowed to reopen in phase one: What do those strict protocols look like? How will they be enforced? How is it even possible to achieve strict social distancing in some of these places?

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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article241996231.html

This is the Olson mask. Here is step by step instructions, materials, etc: (this is for people who know how to sew (not me...)). https://www.avera.org/app/files/public/76443/Olson-Mask-with-Pattern.pdf

https://www.sciencealert.com/clinical-trial-for-high-dose-of-chloroquine-stopped-early-due-to-safety-concerns

I still have the original NES (with duck hunt gun) and original Atari in my basement + games & joysticks/controllers for both. I’ve thought about trying to hook them up recently, just out of total boredom. I have a couple really old computers + monitors too (one with a 3.5” floppy drive. I may even have one with a 5 1/4 floppy drive) and a bunch of old electronic supplies and test equipment from my grandpa’a TV repair shop (like old oscilloscopes and some other cool stuff).

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ 2,349 covid deaths in the US today, another new record.

https://theathletic.com/1746933/2020/04/14/several-of-the-sabres-longest-tenured-executives-are-fired-in-widespread-pse-job-cuts/?amp#click=https://t.co/xONIjudV4R

This is by far the most complete timeline of events I’ve seen yet, and they link to everything so you can verify their sources for yourself.

?? [Edit: Hapless sez, I have all kind of things to say about this, but I think when we get into debating Federal vs State powers it's kind of beyond the scope here. So some pruning occurred. Fundamentally, the only one who should decide when and where to reopen is a qualified public health epidemiologist, and the proper role of elected officials in a public health emergency at the Local, State, OR Federal level should have is to move heaven and earth to get them the test data they need to make a sound public health decision. ]

https://www.nbcsports.com/video/falcons-thomas-dimitroff-gives-peter-king-tour-2020-nfl-draft-war-room?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Hey John, any guesses on the lottery numbers? ?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2020/03/20/new-jersey-man-4th-family-member-die-coronavirus-20-isolated/2882689001/ They haven’t even been able to have proper funerals for their deceased family members (and all 4 died alone in isolation). It’s a nightmare scenario.

Hey, check this thread out if you’re interested. There’s a number of different styles to choose from depending on what you’re looking for. Ive been making the blue shop towel masks for my family (the one with 2 layers). I was able to find the right type of shop towels at autozone. I believe harbor freight might have them too. Stay safe out there! Happy Easter!

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/12/luke-kuechly-looking-for-a-way-to-stay-involved-with-football/ ‘Luke Kuechly looking for a way to stay involved with football’

I did vet them as best I could before I posted it. One of the organizers was a congressional candidate. Another is a pro soccer coach and another is a famous fashion designer. Ive seen it shared on twitter by a number of people with blue check marks too. An actor from the avenger movies has also promoted it (Paul Bettany). And they’re posting pics on Twitter of their deliveries: BTW happy Easter Hap!

I thought it was funny. No issues here.

Pass this on to any first responders you know in WNY: https://buffalonews.com/2020/04/09/first-responders-can-get-n95-masks-through-mcguire-donation/