I guess the positive spin is that those older sick dudes are no longer a drag on the health system. Confucius say it never good time to go.
CAN WE AUDIOPHILES DO OUR PART?
So we're all tired of hearing about nothing but Covid-19 (or, as I term it, the C-Plague). What can we do, as audiophiles, to help with all this.
I was amazed, and delighted, when I went to the Cardas website to see that they are doing their part. Go to their website and you'll see their director, Angela Cardas, wearing a mask. If you click on the Cardas Nautilus logo in the upper left corner, you'll see pictures of people there in the factory making masks with sewing machines. I called the company to congratulate them, and spoke with a woman named Darla, who said it was their way, during this economic slump, to keep their employees working and also their way of trying to "do our part."
I'm not writing all this to advertise Cardas products. They are a very good company, but trust your ears, not anything I write, when it comes to buying their products. They do get credit, however, for helping me come to a realization that pushed me in the right direction. I called a woman I am friends with, who is 85 years old and is a good seamstress, to suggest she start making masks. She already was--and is. By phone she has organized several other women to do the same, and right now they are needing more material and elastic. I managed to gather about 50 pounds of material and am starting to gather elastic while also getting more material. But I don't sew. I can't help out with that. Any ideas as to what we--all of us who are good with our ears and focused with our budgets--can do to help out in other ways?
I realize this is an odd topic to bring to an audio forum, but it was a very socially responsible audio company that got me to thinking about it, and frankly I believe I should be socially responsible enough to do what I can to get other people to thinking about it. While also being open to other people's ideas about ways someone like me who is "just an audiophile" can help.
Thank you, in advance, for any and all ideas on this.
I was amazed, and delighted, when I went to the Cardas website to see that they are doing their part. Go to their website and you'll see their director, Angela Cardas, wearing a mask. If you click on the Cardas Nautilus logo in the upper left corner, you'll see pictures of people there in the factory making masks with sewing machines. I called the company to congratulate them, and spoke with a woman named Darla, who said it was their way, during this economic slump, to keep their employees working and also their way of trying to "do our part."
I'm not writing all this to advertise Cardas products. They are a very good company, but trust your ears, not anything I write, when it comes to buying their products. They do get credit, however, for helping me come to a realization that pushed me in the right direction. I called a woman I am friends with, who is 85 years old and is a good seamstress, to suggest she start making masks. She already was--and is. By phone she has organized several other women to do the same, and right now they are needing more material and elastic. I managed to gather about 50 pounds of material and am starting to gather elastic while also getting more material. But I don't sew. I can't help out with that. Any ideas as to what we--all of us who are good with our ears and focused with our budgets--can do to help out in other ways?
I realize this is an odd topic to bring to an audio forum, but it was a very socially responsible audio company that got me to thinking about it, and frankly I believe I should be socially responsible enough to do what I can to get other people to thinking about it. While also being open to other people's ideas about ways someone like me who is "just an audiophile" can help.
Thank you, in advance, for any and all ideas on this.
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Then there’s Brazil 🇧🇷. Sound familiar, like you’ve heard this somewhere before maybe? https://apple.news/AQOpOr7Z-S8aPgxvarztSUA |
From what I can tell we are working really hard on a vaccine that should be ready very soon. Maybe by the summer. There’s a very good possibility. This is going to be great. Really great. The American people should be very happy, we’re all very excited. Everyone at NIH and FDA has been working hard, really hard, since January, no one even knew about it, when the virus was posted in the internet. We have 400 candidates for these vaccines, can you believe it’s that many? I can’t believe it. It’s going to be amazing! Really amazing! The wheels are in motion! Making arm movements indicating wheels going round and round. |
This just came across my desk, file under That’s the way it goes sometimes. The Food and Drug Administration is cautioning the public about the reliability of a widely used rapid test for the coronavirus. The test, made by Abbott Laboratories, has been linked with inaccurate results which could falsely reassure patients that they are not infected with the virus. The Trump Administration has promoted the test as a key factor in controlling the epidemic in the U.S. and is used for the daily testing that is going on at the White House. As first reported on NPR, as many as 15 to 20 out of every 100 tests may produce falsely negative results. A subsequent study released this week indicated that the test could be missing as many as 48% of infections. The FDA issued the alert on the Abbott test "in the spirit of transparency," and said in a press release, it's investigating whether the false-negative results could be connected to the type of swab used during the rapid test, or the material the samples are being stored in when they're transported. |
I don’t wear a mask except when the store I enter requires it. And except for bad pollen days. I practice strict social distancing, not the half ass social distancing you see a lot of, which is the best way to avoid the virus. And don’t touch anything anywhere if you can help it. The virus is still spreading so risk is going up with each passing day. That’s another reason why masks are a bad idea - they instill the False idea in many people that social distancing is not important any more. Masks are generally required or suggested because there are so many asymptomatic people walking around, not to protect you. As Bob Dylan is fond of saying at the end of all his records, good luck to everyone! 🤗 |
Actually, not to beat a dead horse is masks are effective at either preventing the spread of COVID-19 to others or preventing the wearer of the mask contracting the virus why are the numbers of cases and deaths not (rpt not) going down? The number of deaths in the US has remained at about 2K per day average for five weeks, since April 7. Answer at 11. |
heaudio123, you’re even more gullible than I already thought. Most so called n95 masks are not even n95 spec. Why would the governors and states recommended making your own mask? Because it’s to stop the spread. Duh! Jitter is gullible, too but I already knew that. Some people believe anything. They’re desperate. They also believed the pandemic wouldn’t last long, that drugs would come to the rescue, that a vaccine was right around the corner, that millions of tests were available, that the government would supply PPE and tests. |
This just in! Speak of the devil! Virologist hospitalized with coronavirus believes he got it through his eyes "We tend to pay attention to the nose and mouth," the doctor said. "But you know, droplets landing on your eyes are just as infectious." Virologist Dr. Joseph Fair, an NBC News contributor who has been hospitalized with coronavirus despite being in good health and taking precautions against getting sick, said Thursday that he believes he contracted the virus through his eyes on a crowded flight. The 42-year-old virologist and epidemiologist, who has responded to multiple outbreaks around the world, got sick about three days after a flight to his home in New Orleans. |
audition_audio meet n80 n80 A few thoughts about masks: First, we know that coronavirus is spread by droplets. Virtually any barrier in front of the face will keep droplets out of the nose and mouth of the wearer. In that regard, the mask being worn is primarily to protect the wearer and is effective in that role. So if you need a mask you should wear one to protect yourself. |
If someone who has the virus whether he knows it or not sneezes in your general direction the cloud of Water droplets carrying the virus can land anywhere on your face, hands, hair, not only on the mask. You can get infected via the ears and eyes or by rubbing your face at some later point in time your hands. Plus you can handle mask with droplets on it later unwittingly. So, no, actually the mask will not protect you. It offers a false sense of security if you think you can’t contract the virus by wearing a mask in public. Even nurses who were wearing masks died of COVID-19. In the WH they must wear masks in the left wing now, but it’s not to protect the wearers of the masks, it’s to protect you know who. Lastly the reason why the suggestions were issued for wearing masks was to help prevent the spread of the virus, a reaction to the continuing problem of increasing cases and deaths. |
c4659 I’ve always been a risk taker. Do whatever you are comfortable doing. As for me, I think I will go out later for a cold draft beer at one of my favorite microbreweries. After all, this is Wisconsin. Cheers! >>>>Uh, but it’s you who are putting your drinking buddies at risk? They will really be cold ones then. What is it about WI and MN that’s makes them so slow on the uptake? Who knows? Cheers! |
Calculate your chances of dying from COVID-19 now. Scientists in the U.K. have created an online calculator that predicts a person’s risk of dying of during the COVID-19 pandemic. The calculator, named OurRisk.CoV, shows how a person’s age, sex, and underlying health conditions—such as diabetes, severe obesity, as well as heart, kidney and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases—affect their chances of dying in different COVID-19 scenarios over a one year period in England. |
The difference in mortality rates between Sweden and adjoining countries can be explained by “irregularities“ or differences in reporting. Criteria and protocols vary widely among countries and in the US among states. Most countries in the top ten have mortality rates comparable to Sweden. Case closed. At least Sweden seems to be transparent in acknowledging their problem. |