tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post6468473704770127406..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-08-07Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-28949773908819002492020-08-09T08:05:23.438-05:002020-08-09T08:05:23.438-05:00Oil Drilling Drops to 15-Year Low With Shale in Fu...Oil Drilling Drops to 15-Year Low With Shale in Full Retreat<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/oil-drilling-shrinks-15-low-170518535.html<br /><br /> Drillers cut exploration in U.S. oil fields to a 15-year low as billions of barrels from old discoveries became worthless and explorers abandoned growth plans.<br /><br />The number of active oil rigs in the U.S. fell by four to 176, the lowest since 2005, according to Baker Hughes Co. data released Friday. Energy companies have been parking rigs on an almost uninterrupted streak for more than four and half months. [more]<br /><br />[nobody wants to live here now]<br />Foreign buying of American real estate plunged before the coronavirus pandemic — and experts say it’s only going to get worse<br />https://www.marketwatch.com/story/foreign-buying-of-american-real-estate-plunged-before-the-pandemic-will-covid-19-push-it-even-lower-2020-08-06<br /><br />International buyers purchased the smallest number of existing-homes in the U.S. since 2011 this past year [more]<br /><br />97,000 kids test positive for COVID-19 in two weeks, report says [out of how many tested!? what are they testing FOR?]<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/97-000-kids-test-positive-141432302.html<br /><br />a government-funded study that saw DIY testing kits sent to some 2,000 families. [oh, real clinical grade stuff there..]<br /><br />"The kits are shipped to the families, they are taught how to collect these samples, and then the samples are sent back by the families to a central repository," she said. [oh man, this is so wrong]<br /><br />More than 25 children died of the coronavirus in July alone. Pressure to get kids back into the classroom has left superintendents in more than 13,000 different school districts across the country to figure out how to keep children safe amid a myriad of public health advisories, and handle learning differences. [more; too complicated for a blanket policy]<br /><br />Days of torrential rain in S. Korea leave at least 30 dead<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/days-torrential-rain-korea-leave-024617155.html<br /><br /> More than a week of torrential rain in South Korea has left at least 30 dead and 12 missing in landslides, floods and other incidents, the government said Sunday while warning of further downpour.<br /><br />The causalities include 13 dead and two missing from the last two days of heavy rainfall in southern South Korea, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said in a report.<br /><br />The rain on Friday and Saturday also left more than 3,700 displaced as it flooded residential areas, roads and farming fields in the southern region. [more]<br /><br />[for the Deadheads out there]<br />20 Essential Grateful Dead Shows<br />https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/20-essential-grateful-dead-shows-143031284.html<br /><br />Civic Center, Philadelphia<br />August 5th, 1974 [~ 26 min. video sample]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-28567070287882757992020-08-09T08:05:15.825-05:002020-08-09T08:05:15.825-05:00[uhm, why not just stay out of their WAY!?]
Ningal...[uhm, why not just stay out of their WAY!?]<br />Ningaloo Reef: Second woman injured by whale at Australia tourist hotspot<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/ningaloo-reef-second-woman-injured-205425605.html<br /><br />A woman has been injured by a humpback whale in Western Australia in the second such incident in less than a week.<br /><br />The woman was on a snorkelling tour at the popular Ningaloo Reef when she was struck on Thursday.<br /><br />It came just days after another Australian woman suffered fractured ribs and internal bleeding after being struck by a whale at the same reef.<br /><br />Officials said they were investigating the incidents.<br /><br />Unconfirmed reports said the 29-year-old woman in the first incident on Saturday was trapped between two humpback whales, which can grow up to 19m (62ft). Another woman reportedly tore her hamstring after being hit by a whale's fin.<br /><br />In the latest incident, 30-year-old Alicia Ramsay said she was snorkelling near the reef as part of a whale shark tour when she was approached by a humpback whale and its calf.<br /><br />"The calf decided to come check us out and ended up being between us and the mum so mum went into protective mode and swung back," Ms Ramsay told Nine News Perth.<br /><br />"As she did that to put herself between us and the calf her fin came out and got me."<br /><br />Ms Ramsay was flown to the Royal Perth Hospital, where doctors said she had suffered relatively minor injuries and was expected to make a full recovery. [more]<br /><br />A Memphis woman, barely recovering from COVID-19, was evicted from her home<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/memphis-woman-barely-recovering-covid-163948996.html<br /><br />The house was left to Nelson and her partner. She said she has the papers to prove it, and sought ways to repay the medical debt attached to the house. A GoFundMe was started by a friend to help with expenses.<br /><br />“I offered to pay,” Nelson said. “But he didn’t even give me a warning. He just sent movers over here, and they showed up with police officers.” [more; such compassion . ..]<br /><br />[4th piece follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-56152182529261878132020-08-09T08:04:31.767-05:002020-08-09T08:04:31.767-05:0010-year-old hospitalized in Sacramento with rare i...10-year-old hospitalized in Sacramento with rare illness tied to COVID-19<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/10-old-hospitalized-sacramento-rare-025124615.html [~ 2 min. video]<br /><br />Just two weeks ago, Maeson Howard was a healthy 10-year old in South Lake Tahoe. One week ago, he was admitted to UC Davis Children’s Hospital with symptoms that lead doctors to believe he could have Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, or MIS-C. It’s a new and rare illness with an unknown cause, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention said. However, officials said many children with MIS-C had the virus that causes COVID-19 or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. <br /><br />Weekend Severe Storms Heading To Plains Freight Markets<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/weekend-severe-storms-heading-plains-151948526.html<br /><br />It'll be a stormy weekend for truckers heading through parts of the Plains. Expect occasional delays due to spots of hail, high wind and torrential rainfall. <br /><br />A series of cold fronts will produce waves of showers and thunderstorms across the northern and central Great Plains Friday through Sunday, August 7 through 9. Some storms may reach severe limits, slowing down drivers from time to time.<br /><br />Sunday<br /><br />The severe threat – a slight risk again – moves back to much of Minnesota, including Minneapoli-St. Paul, as well as the I-29 corridor in North and South Dakota. [more]<br /><br />Degraded peatlands could cancel out benefits from forests, warns charity as it calls for ban on burning for shooting<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/degraded-peatlands-could-cancel-benefits-122134292.html<br /><br />Degraded peatlands could cancel out the benefits from Britain's forests, a countryside charity has said as it calls for a ban on burning them for shooting.<br /><br />Currently, some grouse moor managers burn the peatlands each year in order to provide a habitat for the birds, which are shot for sport. [more; humans doing what they do best!]<br /><br />Oklahoma won't require masks in schools, so a teacher who's a 72-year-old cancer survivor is offering students extra credit to wear them<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/oklahoma-wont-require-masks-schools-154214923.html<br /><br />Oklahoma has a total of over 41,000 confirmed cases according to Johns Hopkins University, and nearly 600 deaths. [more; TINY infection and death rates!]<br /><br />Teachers unions, progressive groups want demands met on housing, standardized testing before schools reopen<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/teachers-unions-progressive-groups-want-205307949.html [~ 6 min. video]<br /><br />[i think U.S. education system will collapse soon]<br /><br />'Impossible to stay quiet': Doctor sounds alarm on messy school reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/georgia-school-reopenings-paint-a-bleak-picture-for-the-school-year-153337845.html<br /><br />The way that schools across America are handling the start of classes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is being watched closely by public health experts, teachers, government officials, and parents.<br /><br />Some doctors don’t like what they’re seeing. <br /><br />Children under 10 years old (who do not have underlying medical conditions) seem to be at lower risk for contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by coroanvirus, and generally show lighter symptoms if infected.<br /><br />But children over 10 years old seem to transmit the coronavirus much like adults, raising the risk for school staff. [more; ~ 6 min. video]<br /><br />[3rd section below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-9072415857439848132020-08-09T08:03:54.702-05:002020-08-09T08:03:54.702-05:00Here we are at the beginning of another week, Jonn...Here we are at the beginning of another week, Jonny and all.<br />Let's make the best of it and try not to die!<br /><br />Casketball - perfect!<br /><br />Plane makes emergency landing on Florida expressway<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-florida-224000658.html<br /><br />The 29-year-old pilot of a single-engine plane was able to walk away from an emergency landing on the Sawgrass Expressway in the Coral Springs, Parkland area on Friday night.<br /><br />The Piper PA28-140 Cherokee took-off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport about 9:30 p.m., according to Flightaware.<br /><br />It experienced engine trouble and made the landing in the eastbound lanes just east of the University Drive exit about 10:30 p.m., said the Florida Highway Patrol.<br /><br />“A mechanical issue on the plane affected the flow of fuel and, not being able to return to home base safely, (the pilot) was forced to land the aircraft on the Sawgrass Expressway,” said Lt. Yanko Reyes, in a statement. [more]<br /><br />[good thing nobody's drivin' much]<br />Saudi Arabia Turns Off America’s Oil Taps Again<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-turns-off-america-050002529.html<br /><br /> For the second time in three years, Saudi Arabia is slashing the volume of crude it’s sending to America in an attempt to force down stockpiles in the world’s most visible oil market and thereby hasten the rebalancing of supply and demand. [more]<br /><br />Oil giants' production cuts come to 1 million bpd as they post massive writedowns<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/oil-giants-production-cuts-come-051619820.html<br /><br />The world's five largest oil companies collectively cut the value of their assets by nearly $50 billion in the second quarter, and slashed production rates as the coronavirus pandemic caused a drastic fall in fuel prices and demand.<br /><br />The dramatic reductions in asset valuations and decline in output show the depth of the pain in the second quarter. Fuel demand at one point was down by more than 30% worldwide, and still remains below pre-pandemic levels. [more]<br /><br />[if you like looking up at the sky at night]<br />The Perseid meteor shower, which NASA says is the best of the year, peaks on Tuesday. Here's how to catch it in the night sky.<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/perseid-meteor-shower-nasa-says-101900231.html<br /><br />There are more problems with onions. Another brand pulls products at Walmart and Kroge<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-problems-onions-another-brand-124156881.html<br /><br />A nationwide onion recall has grown to include products from Taylor Farms Texas, a Dallas company that is voluntarily recalling products containing onions from its supplier. An onion recall was initiated by Thomson International last week.<br /><br />These onion products are sold at Walmart and Kroger groceries in 11 states: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.<br /><br />The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall Thursday, citing concerns that the products made with yellow and green onions could be contaminated by salmonella. [more]<br /><br />A man in his 20s died of the plague in New Mexico's first reported death from the infection in years<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-20s-died-plague-mexicos-201708418.html<br /><br />The death marks the state's first human death of the plague since 2015.<br /><br />The department said the plague originates with wildlife, namely rodents, and is often spread to humans by fleas. [more]<br /><br />[2nd part awaits]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com