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Coronavirus: EU top scientist forced out in political row
The president of the European Union's ERC scientific research council has resigned after three months in the job with an attack on the EU's scientific governance and political operations.
Mauro Ferrari said he had lost faith in the system after he failed to set up a special programme to fight coronavirus. But the research council said later his resignation followed a written, unanimous vote of no confidence. It said it regretted Prof Ferrari's comments."Since his appointment, Professor Ferrari displayed a lack of engagement with the ERC, failing to participate in many important meetings, spending extensive time in the USA and failing to defend the ERC's programme and mission when representing the ERC," it said in a statement. -
Coronavirus: Why more rats are being spotted during quarantine
The closure of restaurants and the retreat by humans indoors is having an effect on the eating habits and behaviour of rats, say experts.
Late last month, the French Quarter in New Orleans had new swarms of visitors wandering its famous streets. Not long after the coronavirus closed bars and restaurants in the Louisiana city, rats were coming out of hiding. That more rodents were being spotted comes as no surprise to renowned urban rodentologist Robert Corrigan. "When you have a colony of rats on a block that has been depending on tourists littering and lots of trash put out at night - it could be DC, it could be New York - anyplace where rats have been depending the easy handouts, and that disappears, then they don't know what to do," he says. -
Tesla cuts staff pay as coronavirus halts production
Electric car-maker Tesla will reduce staff pay and put non-essential workers on furlough while production of its vehicles is stopped due to coronavirus.
Work at its factory in Fremont, California halted on 23 March. In a letter to staff, the company said it hoped to resume operations on 4 May, "barring any significant changes". Most remaining workers will face a pay cut of 10%, while director pay will be cut by 20% and vice-presidents and above will lose 30% of their salary. The letter was shared with business news site CNBC.Furloughing is designed to support firms that have been badly hit by coronavirus, and to prevent mass unemployment. Taxpayers' money will help temporarily pay the wages of people who can't do their jobs, to help companies retain them. -
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Man, I've learned by lesson with HOAs in the past. They are the devil's house division.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Man, I've learned by lesson with HOAs in the past. They are the devil's house division.
Here's any benefits to homeowners? There are some many random requirements from HOAs.
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Man, I've learned by lesson with HOAs in the past. They are the devil's house division.
Here's any benefits to homeowners? There are some many random requirements from HOAs.
The excuse I hear is that it can keep the neighborhood nicer because the HOA are basically the police for the neighborhood - and they can do damned near anything to those who live in it.
In case like the one listed above, all houses are maintained by the HOA, and the whole neighborhood pays collectively for that maintenance - that's good for keeping house values similar - but also allows for abuses... what if the HOA board hires billy's company to do the work, and billy is related to someone on the board... then billy can pay them a kickback, etc.. lots of room for bad shit.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
The excuse I hear is that it can keep the neighborhood nicer because the HOA are basically the police for the neighborhood - and they can do damned near anything to those who live in it.
That's one of the excuses I've heard too.
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Man, I've learned by lesson with HOAs in the past. They are the devil's house division.
Here's any benefits to homeowners? There are some many random requirements from HOAs.
Not a lot in my opinion. Its more of to keep neighborhood looking the same and keep someone from storing broken down vehicles in the front yard. Otherwise its just a pain
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Tyler Perry Pays for All Groceries for the Elderly at 73 Stores Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/tyler-perry-pays-for-all-groceries-for-the-elderly-at-73-stores-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ar-BB12kvD6?li=BBnb7Kz -
As coronavirus fears grow, doctors and nurses face abuse, attacks
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-coronavirus-fears-grow-doctors-and-nurses-face-abuse-attacks/ar-BB12kjM9?li=BBnb7Kz -
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
As coronavirus fears grow, doctors and nurses face abuse, attacks
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-coronavirus-fears-grow-doctors-and-nurses-face-abuse-attacks/ar-BB12kjM9?li=BBnb7Kz
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Because other states aren't allowed to. Our local testing facility is capped by the fed, we aren't allowed to test more. It's not our state's choice.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Because other states aren't allowed to. Our local testing facility is capped by the fed, we aren't allowed to test more. It's not our state's choice.
That's a false assumption on your part. If your state was acquiring tests outside of the federal allotment, they could test more. There is no federal restriction on testing. There is a restriction on how many tests from the federal government are issued.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
There is no federal restriction on testing.
That's an assumption on your part. Do you know that that is true? We've been told otherwise. If I stated that, you'd demand that I prove it.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
That's a false assumption on your part.
at least until very recently, we have articles stating that the fed was controlling the tests...
Now I know you'll say any source I cite isn't the truth. But I'm asking you to provide evidence that your claim that the fed isn't putting limits on testing since you claim that my assumption that the news articles is true, are false. The onus is on you.
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There is news that testing was beginning to be allowed without complete federal oversight about two weeks ago... but only that private labs were allowed to start to get involved. I've yet seen a report that open testing is allowed without any federal caps. All reports have agreed all along, and all observation agrees, that the fed had provided limits. Nothing has disputed this. If those caps have been relaxed, unless they are lifted, they are still caps. And the only reports that I can find is that they were easing the limits, not allowing completely open testing.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
That's a false assumption on your part.
at least until very recently, we have articles stating that the fed was controlling the tests...
Now I know you'll say any source I cite isn't the truth. But I'm asking you to provide evidence that your claim that the fed isn't putting limits on testing since you claim that my assumption that the news articles is true, are false. The onus is on you.
That article does not say the the federal government was controlling testing.
That article is clearly related to FDA approval, for new medical processes, that were always on place.
