Month: August 2020

via taiwannews: TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The massive floods which have ravaged China over the past two months have inflicted a heavy toll on the communist country in terms of damages to property and direct economic losses, with the vaunted Three Gorges Dam seemingly inadequate in reducing these effects and the death toll remaining suspiciously low. … Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 different kinds of seeds in the mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited from China to people around the country. Morning glory, hibiscus and roses, cabbage and herbs including mint, sage, rosemary, and lavender. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/usda-identifies-some-seeds-appear-sent-china/5555404002/

SAGE expert warns pubs could have to shut in trade-off to let schools reopen next month – as it’s revealed police have warned the ARMY might have to be called in to quell social unrest over local lock-downs Professor Graham Medley said watering holes may need to close in order to get children back to … Read more

United States hospitals have a “perverse” monetary “incentive” to increase their count of coronavirus fatalities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s director Robert Redfield indicated under questioning from a Republican lawmaker during a House panel hearing on Friday. Asked to comment on what Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) described as the “perverse incentive” during … Read more

A court has issued a final ruling denying fan-funding platform Patreon’s request for an injunction against 72 former backers of comedian Owen Benjamin who are seeking arbitration against the company for disrupting the economic relationship between themselves and Benjamin. The final ruling follows a tentative ruling against Patreon from earlier this month and means that the company now has … Read more

https://edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN.htm Number of notices by month Jul-19……..28 Aug-19……..41 Sep-19……..55 Oct-19……..58 Nov-19……..57 Dec-19……..31 Jan-20……..67 Feb-20……..49 Mar-20……..293 Apr-20……..2,207 May-20……..1,064 Jun-20……..646 Total……..4,596 TOP 100 layoffs 11083_____Tesla, Inc (2020-05-05) 3595______Fox Sports Productions, LLC (2020-04-27) 3029______Pacific Dental Services, LLC (2020-03-31) 3025______UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS DBA (2020-05-07) 2626______Cal Poly Corporation (2020-04-03) 2250______Sea World (2020-03-27) 2225______SeaWorld San Diego (2020-03-26) 2030______Verity Health System of California, Inc. DBA St. Francis Medical Center (2020-05-29) … Read more

and nobody seems to care! Strange days…. CURRENT Discussion: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT4%20shtml/281458.shtml? https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT09/refresh/AL092020_key_messages%20png/150024_key_messages_sm.png and nevermind ISAIAS has the potential to skirt the entire East Coast! https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4%20shtml/150024.shtml?tswind120#contents https://www.weathernerds.org/satellite/?initsatsrc=On&initsatname=GOES16&initsattype=vis&initcscheme=vis1&initimdimx=1050&initimdimy=764&initrange=28.500000000000:-84.500000000000:20.000000000000:-70.500000000000&initloop=True&initnframes=20&initlightning16=On&initlightning17=Off&initltngfed=Off&initltngtoe=Off&initinterstates=On&initwarnings=On&initlatlon=On&initascata=Off&initascatb=Off&initascatc=Off&initascatamba=Off&initascatambb=Off&initascatambc=Off&initsst=Off Here ya go Florida…just for you; h/t Feed