RochesterRob

I believe the release by China was deliberate and meant to cause harm so no doubt the next virus is at some stage of development in their lab and perhaps ready to be released.

I think that the PRC is aching to see where it stands on the world stage in terms of power. It would not surprise me that the virus release was intentional and a first step in a much larger plan to at least show it is the predominant power in ALL of Asia.

Very interesting that you pop your head out of the hole on this day of all days. I've long suspected that you are pretty much a modern day Pontius Pilate wannabe. You are no more concerned about the sanctity of this nation than Pilate was the Jewish religion. Just as Pilate was acting to keep a movement from tearing the Roman Empire apart you are acting to sway opinion away from what may be helpful for this country in favor of a new world order. Then Rome. Today NWO.

I doubt that the CCP cares as long as the ruling elites can stay in power. Further, they might prove to be rogues to the point of using military weapons including nuclear material to project power.

So is Trump going to issue ultimatums to the state governors? I am very pessimistic that Cuomo will reopen the state outside of NYC by May 1.

I think that the vast majority of people want to work. A lot of these people are subject to the state in that the state makes the call as to if the employer is allowed to operate.

The problem is only one guy gets to make that call and you know that he is going to blow it.

Recent relations in terms of Japan with China have been poor so I would guess that there is very minimal Chinese traffic trough Tokyo. Also, that health care is generally poorer in eastern Asia versus the West more screening is probably done to visitors coming into Japan.

In terms of being world leaders it was all downhill for Spain once the Armada met Drake in 1588.

That is what I thought as well.

Cuomo showing great concern of second wave per interview shown on local news.

I don't think that the DNC would need to worry about making any deal concerning Biden being a one and done. He'll be too far gone or dead at the end of one term. I don't think that the climate at present is right in the DNC for it to make any deals that would give Cuomo favored status in 2024. There is too much repair work that needs to be done with the younger and more liberal flank of the party. Old white man is very unlikely to happen in 2024 as a matter of a blessing by party elders. Expect some card stacking against OWM to convince the younger more liberal flank that there is a future with the Dems.

Unfortunately, many such stories or similar stories will get told in the next year. I don't know that it is possible for any one person to comprehend just how complex the US economy is as a whole or see all the individual pieces.

I think that Cuomo can smell that something is not right with Biden as POTUS and that Cuomo wants a clean shot at POTUS. If the Biden administration craps the bed Cuomo does not want that smell around him when his time comes to take a shot at POTUS.

I don't think that Cuomo's ego will allow himself to be relegated to VP status. The fact that the DNC has stuck will Biden tells me there is a real possibility they are holding the door for HRC for the time being. It's hers if she wants it. Warren has hit the wall in my mind and no longer is viable to finish a ticket. Kamala Harris would have better served to have waited until now to be a surprise VP choice but now all the negatives have been in the public eye for far too long. Gabbard knows that she is an outsider in the party. The Michigan Governor?

The President can mostly just recommend, and offer help. Governors are in the driver’s seat here. . Sifting through the various news segments I get the impression Cuomo is being advised to not restart NYS until June. Whether he goes with those recommendations only the governor knows.

Hard to discuss this when it seems to me you are far removed from what is going on in most districts in WNY. I never ever said buildings could not undergo repair for one. I don't see the point of a small district taking out a 10M bond on a new building that mostly will cater to a small part of the student body such as athletes in a lot of cases. Often a project of a legacy minded superintendent. Also, if you actually read my response my position I said that ideally kids should be in the buildings. The only problem with that is a number of districts were facing steep tax increases to do business as usual which the taxpayers can not afford. With the fallout from Coronavirus I don't see how these same districts can do the same old thing going forward. Utilities are a real cost. Salaries are a real cost. School buses are a real cost. Repairs are a real cost. The local utility will not bill for less. The school bus manufacturer will not bill for less. The local company that sells supplies used in the repair and upkeep of buildings will not bill for less. So where does that leave us? The districts have a choice as to how to allocate payroll. The districts have a choice as to whether to proceed on capital projects. Heck, the buildings I went through as a kid a few decades ago are still housing classrooms as of the shutdown a few weeks ago. Don't know about out of state districts but most NYS districts had the foresight to use durable materials such as brick and mortar with steel sub framing to insure decades of safe service.

I am not advising complete closure. I am pointing out that in many districts a number of bad decisions were made based on ego and now the chickens have come home to roost economically. Ideally, the kids should be in the school building so teachers can interact with them in person. But do we currently need to have 1 teacher for every 24-30 kids as has been the practice for many decades now? It was not a problem in 1965, 1975, 1985, etc. when salaries were much lower than what they are today. Today the poorer districts are fighting for quality teachers that they can't afford to distribute 1 per 30 students.

That's why you go back to the machines that were in nearly all voting locations most of the 20th Century. The kind where once you pull the big lever closing the curtain you pull a little lever for each candidate that you want. Then you pull the big lever and then the big curtain opens to let you exit. FIFY once again. Did you find your GED?

Did you buy your GED online?

Sorry to hear about your difficulties.

FIFY.

By the looks of it I am the only one looking at the issue seriously. Are you trying to tell me that any WNY district had no buildings to work with whatsoever prior to 20 years ago? That they are holding classes in the parking lot(s)? Most districts in WNY are facing declining enrollment as the local populations gray over. Where there is any growth out in the rural areas the kids are non-traditional origin such as Mennonites who eschew other than the very basics. They don't need 250K football facility or 100K swimming pool. For that matter neither did guys such as myself a few decades ago when I was roaming the halls. The fact is most school buildings are structurally fine but gullible taxpayers get sucked into the notion of needing new for the sake of having new. The new buildings do not bring anything new in terms of aiding instruction. The school maintenance dept can bring in whatever is needed so a classroom can have computer functionality in a building built in 1955 or 2005. The tax base in a lot of districts is eroding and has been. Lot's of industry that left decades ago never got replaced and districts coasted on the citizens who made their living prior to this decline. They had their retirements, homes paid off, and could absorb 2-3 percent school tax increases. Those people such as my parents generation are heading into the nursing home and eventually the cemetery so their contributions will be lost permanently. What is left are people who are getting paid typically 11.40-15.00 dollars per hour in 2020 before Coronavirus came along. 15.00 dollars per hour might have been fantastic money in 1980 but not in 2020. State aid? We all pay for it at some point in the system so there is no free lunch in the end.

By agreeing that collectively Italy is flat broke really does nothing as to say you disagree. Any country is normally the sum of its parts. What little is gained in Turin (Torino) is well diluted by the time you account for the rest of the nation. All nations have flaws but Italy really has not done anything to hang its hat on in a very long time.

Add to the mix geographical neighbor India who most likely lacks the financial capability along with the distribution to address its own Coronavirus concerns. Further, while not abundant in food India is not starving. Even though the Himalaya's and the Tibetan plateau have made effective barriers in past era's they would not hold off modern hostilities if India felt it were being actively undermined politically or China making the first in a series of moves to secure food. A very tense situation could unfold in Asia before it is all said and done. Russia and the Korean Peninsula as wild cards in all this.