What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 5/10/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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Coronavirus Su May 10 2020
Hundreds of demonstrators are calling for the Corona lie to be clarified and are being fined in many places - they go unpunished in Zurich
The demonstrations against the Corona emergency law are small in number. What is worrying, however, is the mixture of political protest and absurd theories that are represented there. The reluctant intervention of the police in Zurich is causing criticism.
Before reviving the restaurants: the innkeepers laugh, fear - and put on the measuring tape
Zurich's catering industry is preparing for a fresh start. Proximity to customers can only return in installments. And no one knows whether it will get out or come in droves.
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/
Zurich's catering industry is preparing for a fresh start. Proximity to customers can only return in installments. And no one knows whether it will get out or come in droves.
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/
50 years later, Bobby Orr remains gracious, humble, and incomparable
By Kevin Paul Dupont Globe Staff,Updated May 9, 2020
Rollins believes many domestic violence, child abuse cases are going unreported
Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the Suffolk prosecutor says violence is happening in secret.
Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the Suffolk prosecutor says violence is happening in secret.
Parents gamble on virtual schools amid coronavirus closures. Who stands to gain?
May 10, 2020
May 10, 2020
Covid-19: it's officially the end of confinement in France!
Like Italy, Belgium and Greece, France was experiencing its last confined day this Sunday. The calls for caution are increasing.
Like Italy, Belgium and Greece, France was experiencing its last confined day this Sunday. The calls for caution are increasing.
Thousands would be willing to be exposed to the coronavirus voluntarily and could have a major impact on vaccine development
“It’s not fair to do a test for a 50-year-old, but it can be very fair and justified to do it for a 20-year-old,” says Hanna Nohynek, THL’s chief physician.
https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-
“It’s not fair to do a test for a 50-year-old, but it can be very fair and justified to do it for a 20-year-old,” says Hanna Nohynek, THL’s chief physician.
https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-
Harvard Medical School student creates COVID-19 resources in over 30 languages
By Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent,Updated May 10, 2020
By Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent,Updated May 10, 2020
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Coronavirus Sa May 9 2020
Greg Mankiw
Universal Basic Income
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.
Universal Basic Income
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.
Oct 2019 attracted to Andrew Yang's proposal
https://youtu.be/4cL8kM0fXQc
https://youtu.be/4cL8kM0fXQc
Lebanon
Proteste im Libanon:
Zurück auf die Straße
Der Libanon leidet unter der schlimmsten Wirtschaftskrise seiner Geschichte, Proteste gab es schon im Herbst. Jetzt flammt die Revolution erneut auf.
Ein Artikel von
Hanna Voß
Julia Neumann
9.5.2020, 14:05 UHR
https://taz.de/Proteste-im-
Zurück auf die Straße
Der Libanon leidet unter der schlimmsten Wirtschaftskrise seiner Geschichte, Proteste gab es schon im Herbst. Jetzt flammt die Revolution erneut auf.
Ein Artikel von
Hanna Voß
Julia Neumann
9.5.2020, 14:05 UHR
https://taz.de/Proteste-im-
Technology
Coronavirus app has changed the way the Isle of Wight sees itself
This article is more than 1 month old
Islanders are coming to terms with unexpected publicity from the contact-tracing pilot project
Coronavirus – latest updates
See all our coronavirus coverage
Sally Perry, of News OnTheWight, says little else has been discussed. Photograph: Julian Winslow
Last Sunday, we woke to the news that the Isle of Wight really had been chosen as the pilot location for the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app, the idea having been floated by the leader of the council at the start of the previous week.
https://www.theguardian.com/
This article is more than 1 month old
Islanders are coming to terms with unexpected publicity from the contact-tracing pilot project
Coronavirus – latest updates
See all our coronavirus coverage
Sally Perry, of News OnTheWight, says little else has been discussed. Photograph: Julian Winslow
Last Sunday, we woke to the news that the Isle of Wight really had been chosen as the pilot location for the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app, the idea having been floated by the leader of the council at the start of the previous week.
https://www.theguardian.com/
Economy
Thousands of aircraft have been parked in deserts so as not to be scraped
UPDATED 2020-05-13
Thousands of aircraft have been parked in deserts so as not to be scraped
UPDATED 2020-05-13
Sweden
Tegnell: "Flock immunity does not mean the danger is over"
UPDATED 2020-05-09
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
Tegnell: "Flock immunity does not mean the danger is over"
UPDATED 2020-05-09
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
CALIFORNIA
Coronavirus case cluster tied to Pasadena party and ‘selfish behavior,’ officials say
Coronavirus case cluster tied to Pasadena party and ‘selfish behavior,’ officials say
Professor Elizabeth Bartholet's Call for a Presumptive Ban on Homeschooling
Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard Law School professor, recently published a letter calling for stricter regulations on homeschooling, sparking a debate about issues ranging from government intervention in schooling to Harvard elitism.
BY RACHEL CHEN AND SCOTT P. MAHON
Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard Law School professor, recently published a letter calling for stricter regulations on homeschooling, sparking a debate about issues ranging from government intervention in schooling to Harvard elitism.
BY RACHEL CHEN AND SCOTT P. MAHON
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- World University and School
- http://
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- 415 480 4577
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- http://scottmacleod.com
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Coronavirus F May 8 2020
Amid coronavirus pandemic, a growing list of colleges in financial peril
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated May 8, 2020
By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated May 8, 2020
First Nation, Métis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2020
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2020
Yogeshwar befürchtet ab jetzt manipulierte Corona-Zahlen
Veröffentlicht am 08.05.2020 | Lesedauer: 6 Minuten
Von Alexander Jürgs
Veröffentlicht am 08.05.2020 | Lesedauer: 6 Minuten
Von Alexander Jürgs
A president unfit for a pandemic
Much of the suffering and death coming was preventable. The president has blood on his hands.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated March 30, 2020
Much of the suffering and death coming was preventable. The president has blood on his hands.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated March 30, 2020
GERMANY
CORONA CRISIS
Development of children deeply worries the Germans
Published on May 7, 2020 | Reading time: 7 minutes
By Thomas Vitzthum , Sabine Menkens
CORONA CRISIS
Development of children deeply worries the Germans
Published on May 7, 2020 | Reading time: 7 minutes
By Thomas Vitzthum , Sabine Menkens
Prohibiting conversion therapy in Germany (Belgian article)
https://m.standaard.be/cnt/
https://m.standaard.be/cnt/
04:36 PM, May 08, 2020 / LAST MODIFIED: 04:50 PM, May 08, 2020
Courts, but virtual!
Ordinance for holding virtual courts to be issued by next week: Law Minister
Courts, but virtual!
Ordinance for holding virtual courts to be issued by next week: Law Minister
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- http://
- http://
- 415 480 4577
- http://scottmacleod.com
- http://scottmacleod.com
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Coronavirus Th May 7 2020
The climate right now
The earth is getting hotter. Sea rises, ice melts. How far has the world come to curb the climate threat? Where are we now?
The facts are - and we have gathered the most important ones. Here you can follow the situation day by day, and see where we are going.
UPDATED JUNE 13, 2020
https://www.dn.se/klimatet-
Sweden
Clear sign for Vellinge municipality to build shelters
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
Clear sign for Vellinge municipality to build shelters
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
CORONAVIRUS
Minnesota needs up to 4,000 more workers to track COVID-19
https://m.startribune.com/
Minnesota needs up to 4,000 more workers to track COVID-19
https://m.startribune.com/
Cambridge biotech approved for coronavirus test using CRISPR
Sherlock Biosciences received emergency authorization Thursday for a faster and radically different lab test to diagnose the novel coronavirus, a kit that the company says can give results within an hour.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/
Sherlock Biosciences received emergency authorization Thursday for a faster and radically different lab test to diagnose the novel coronavirus, a kit that the company says can give results within an hour.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/
churning trouble
In the Corona crisis, Amazon's sales are increasing almost everywhere. It's only different in France. Trade unions showed the group its limits there
https://www.zeit.de/politik/
In the Corona crisis, Amazon's sales are increasing almost everywhere. It's only different in France. Trade unions showed the group its limits there
https://www.zeit.de/politik/
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- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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What if dystopia was before?
For Marc Atallah, director of the Maison d'Ailleurs, we project on the Covid-19 the imaginary catastrophist partly inherited from science fiction.
For Marc Atallah, director of the Maison d'Ailleurs, we project on the Covid-19 the imaginary catastrophist partly inherited from science fiction.
Gösta (Sundin), 84, does not dare to leave home service: "Feeling worried"
Lars Johan Gösta Sundin, born September 23, 1914 in Gävle, died November 28, 1992 in Landskrona, was a Swedish road and water engineering engineer.
After graduating from Uppsala in 1933, Sundin graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1938, after which he graduated with an official degree in 1940. He was employed by the Water Works Agency in 1938, at Hallström & Nisses in 1943, became head of the Hydraulic Engineering Office at Sydsvenska Kraft AB in 1944, senior engineer at the power company Ala AB in 1957 as well as power plant director for Bergvik's power station from 1965. He was a major in the Road and Water Construction Corps.
Sundin wrote, among other things, Expansion of hydropower: ambitions and limitations (Swedish Power Plant Association. Annual Meeting, 1974), About hydroelectric power (Svensk Tidskrift, 1981) and More hydroelectric power (Svensk Tidskrift, 1983).
HONG KONG
‘Reboot Hong Kong’: Beijing praises new pro-China coalition led by city’s ex-leaders
by KELLY HO
09:57, 7 MAY 2020
‘Reboot Hong Kong’: Beijing praises new pro-China coalition led by city’s ex-leaders
by KELLY HO
09:57, 7 MAY 2020
Three Russian doctors have mysteriously fallen out of windows
https://www.aftonbladet.se/
https://www.aftonbladet.se/
Air India opens bookings for passengers to London, Singapore, US from May 8
The flights scheduled for Thursday under the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission will ply from Kochi to Abu Dhabi, Delhi to Singapore and Calicut to Dubai
https://m.hindustantimes.com/
The flights scheduled for Thursday under the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission will ply from Kochi to Abu Dhabi, Delhi to Singapore and Calicut to Dubai
https://m.hindustantimes.com/
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq Gets New Government After Months of Political Deadlock
Intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi is sworn in as prime minister
By Ghassan Adnan in Baghdad and Isabel Coles in Beirut
https://www.wsj.com/articles/
Iraq Gets New Government After Months of Political Deadlock
Intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi is sworn in as prime minister
By Ghassan Adnan in Baghdad and Isabel Coles in Beirut
https://www.wsj.com/articles/
Rural America lags on fast internet. Now small co-ops are building it.
https://www.csmonitor.com/
https://www.csmonitor.com/
Kizzmekia Corbett spent her life preparing for this moment. Can she create the vaccine to end a pandemic?
This 34-year-old African American woman scientist is a rarity. But with increased visibility comes increased scrutiny.
https://www.washingtonpost.
This 34-year-old African American woman scientist is a rarity. But with increased visibility comes increased scrutiny.
https://www.washingtonpost.
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Coronavirus thru Tu May 5 2020
Hot spring inns invite onsen lovers to go virtual as coronavirus halts tourism
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
The professor behind the UK's lockdown resigns
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
UK coronavirus adviser Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules
https://www.theguardian.com/
Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover
Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Ebola experts’ tips to fight COVID-19: Listen. Build trust. Show respect.
https://www.csmonitor.com/
Books May 4, 2020 Issue
The Man Who Thought Too Fast
Frank Ramsey—a philosopher, economist, and mathematician—was one of the greatest minds of the last century. Have we caught up with him yet?
https://www.newyorker.com/
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
UK coronavirus adviser Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules
https://www.theguardian.com/
Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover
Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Ebola experts’ tips to fight COVID-19: Listen. Build trust. Show respect.
https://www.csmonitor.com/
Books May 4, 2020 Issue
The Man Who Thought Too Fast
Frank Ramsey—a philosopher, economist, and mathematician—was one of the greatest minds of the last century. Have we caught up with him yet?
https://www.newyorker.com/
A Conversation with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Professor Joe Grundfest
https://youtu.be/MJsUryEHXUw
https://youtu.be/MJsUryEHXUw
The Rock Center presents a Conversation with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
The Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University is launching a series of online sessions addressing novel and difficult challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and other contemporary public policy issues implicating corporate America. The first in the series is Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Stanford Professor Joe Grundfest. The conversation includes discussions on the implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic for the nation's securities markets and focuses on corporate disclosures, market function, financial reporting, and anti-fraud concerns. It also includes a Q&A session addressing questions submitted by the community. Click on the link below to view the conversation
The Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University is launching a series of online sessions addressing novel and difficult challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and other contemporary public policy issues implicating corporate America. The first in the series is Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Stanford Professor Joe Grundfest. The conversation includes discussions on the implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic for the nation's securities markets and focuses on corporate disclosures, market function, financial reporting, and anti-fraud concerns. It also includes a Q&A session addressing questions submitted by the community. Click on the link below to view the conversation
What We Lose When We Go From the Classroom to Zoom, Karen Strassler:
https://twitter.com/heather_
What We Lose When We Go From the Classroom to Zoom, Karen Strassler: https://t.co/02oB3TF6VU— Heather Paxson (@heather_paxson) May 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/heather_
Ellie Murray @EpiEllie ·
Epidemiologists: there is going to be a pandemic if we don’t act now with test/trace/isolate + adequate protective equipment for essential personnel + social distancing as a last resort.
Economists: we did only the social distancing part & it didn’t work, you’re all liars!
Epidemiologists: there is going to be a pandemic if we don’t act now with test/trace/isolate + adequate protective equipment for essential personnel + social distancing as a last resort.— Ellie Murray (@EpiEllie) May 5, 2020
Economists: we did only the social distancing part & it didn’t work, you’re all liars!
Norway - Russian intelligence
Officially, they came to Oslo as peaceful diplomats. In reality, they are associated with Russian intelligence.
As they departed from Moscow to Oslo, three Russian diplomats left traces leading to one of Russia's most guarded offices.
https://www.aftenposten.no/
As they departed from Moscow to Oslo, three Russian diplomats left traces leading to one of Russia's most guarded offices.
https://www.aftenposten.no/
PST: - Very few people understand that these are intelligence officers
PST confirms that Russia sends intelligence officers to Norway under cover of being diplomats. - A big challenge and very demanding, says PST.
https://www.aftenposten.no/
PST confirms that Russia sends intelligence officers to Norway under cover of being diplomats. - A big challenge and very demanding, says PST.
https://www.aftenposten.no/
Here is how Russia responds: - This is false or illegally obtained information
The Russian embassy describes the diplomats Aftenposten as "among the best at the embassy".
https://www.aftenposten.no/
The Russian embassy describes the diplomats Aftenposten as "among the best at the embassy".
https://www.aftenposten.no/
Swiss
Digital contact tracing and the problem of voluntariness
Ethically and politically, it is largely undisputed that the use of the contact tracing app, which is also to be used in Switzerland, must be voluntary. Ensuring this is anything but trivial.
https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/
Digital contact tracing and the problem of voluntariness
Ethically and politically, it is largely undisputed that the use of the contact tracing app, which is also to be used in Switzerland, must be voluntary. Ensuring this is anything but trivial.
https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/
Philippe Doffey, of Retraites Populaires: "The rise in mortality is modest"
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The general manager of Retraites Populaires indicates, for his company, a 5% increase in deaths among his policyholders compared to a comparable period. The impact of the crisis will not come at the expense of sustainable investment, he adds.
https://www.letemps.ch/
Add the article to your favoritesRemove the article from your favoritesFORESIGHT
The general manager of Retraites Populaires indicates, for his company, a 5% increase in deaths among his policyholders compared to a comparable period. The impact of the crisis will not come at the expense of sustainable investment, he adds.
https://www.letemps.ch/
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- World University and School
- http://
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- 415 480 4577
- http://scottmacleod.com
- http://scottmacleod.com
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Coronavirus M May 4, 2020
"Tegnell: Small-town regions can cope better with the spread of infection
An increasing number of those who need intensive care for covid-19 are in the Stockholm area, figures from the Public Health Authority show. Instead, the number is increasing in other metropolitan regions, but the rest of the country remains relatively spared.
- If you look internationally, the absolute largest spread has taken place in densely populated regions, says Anders Tegnell. "
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
Heinsberg city:
high number of unreported cases? Yes, in gear
Data from the Heinsberg study show that in Gangelt there are five times as many corona infected people as in case statistics. However, this is hardly transferable to the whole country.
An analysis by Florian Schumann
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/
high number of unreported cases? Yes, in gear
Data from the Heinsberg study show that in Gangelt there are five times as many corona infected people as in case statistics. However, this is hardly transferable to the whole country.
An analysis by Florian Schumann
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/
Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro launch: India price revealed
There are three other variants of the new MacBook Pro that are priced at $1,499 (₹1,13,000 approx), $1,799 (₹1,36,000 approx) and $1,999 (₹1,51,000) approx based on their RAM and storage capacities.
Author
HT CORRESPONDENT | EDITED BY ROBIN SINHA
05 May 2020
There are three other variants of the new MacBook Pro that are priced at $1,499 (₹1,13,000 approx), $1,799 (₹1,36,000 approx) and $1,999 (₹1,51,000) approx based on their RAM and storage capacities.
Author
HT CORRESPONDENT | EDITED BY ROBIN SINHA
05 May 2020
Models Project Sharp Rise in Deaths as States Reopen
An internal Trump administration report expects about 200,000 daily cases by June. The White House bars coronavirus task force officials from testifying to Congress without approval.
Published May 4, 2020
Updated May 15, 2020
An internal Trump administration report expects about 200,000 daily cases by June. The White House bars coronavirus task force officials from testifying to Congress without approval.
Published May 4, 2020
Updated May 15, 2020
Wider testing drives up virus count, but most recover
CORONAVIRUS
Wider testing drives up virus count, but most recover
Medical assistant Courtney Banks walked back towards St. Luke's Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Duluth on April 27 after administering a pair of COVID-Medical assistant Courtney Banks walked back towards St. Luke's Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Duluth on April 27 after administering a pair of COVID-19 tests at their drive-up testing site.
— Alex Kormann, Star Tribune
By JOE CARLSON , STAR TRIBUNE
May 04, 2020 - 5:38 AM
Hundreds of Minnesotans were released from COVID-19 quarantine over the weekend as wider testing discovers more cases that aren’t ending in death or serious illness.
Health
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental health crisis
Anxiety and depression are rising. The U.S. is ill-prepared, with some clinics already on the brink of collapse.
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental health crisis
Anxiety and depression are rising. The U.S. is ill-prepared, with some clinics already on the brink of collapse.
Therapeutic potential Pain PTSD Anxiety Susan Borja John Williamson
https://youtu.be/yNKrRf1gFIY
https://youtu.be/yNKrRf1gFIY
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