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No proof drug touted by Trump drug is effective against coronavirus: EU BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday there was no evidence that a drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential miracle cure against COVID-19 was effective against the disease caused by the n...

Over 120,000 Sign Petition Calling for End to Live Coverage of Trump's Coronavirus Briefings More than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling on news broadcasters to stop providing live coverage of the White House's briefings on the coronavirus ... Newsweek Ending live daily coverage of Trump...

Trump says he could see recommending all Americans wear masks
President Donald Trump said Monday he could foresee a scenario where all Americans are recommended to wear masks in public to prevent the spread of ...
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Note - "Patients who even have mild symptoms of the virus, "may create aerosols of virus and contaminate surfaces that may pose a risk for transmission."

So far, only 2 affected in county....I'm trying to find out if wives were affected....so far, no new cases reported in county.

Scientists find evidence that coronavirus COVID-19 is airborne A new study has found that the coronavirus COVID-19 could be transmissable through the air Up until now, it was widely known that the coronavirus COVID-19 could be transmitted from human-to-human through surfaces and droplets from an in...

Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation SAN FRANCISCO — State leaders and doctors are cautiously optimistic that the Bay Area's early moves to lock down residents two weeks ago have prevented surges of coronavirus patients from overwhelming the region'...

28 Mar 2020 - Twitter Speak: DrMattMcCarthy - NEW: CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear masks in everyday life. Current recommendation is for high-risk groups only. CDC is weighing advising Americans to wear face masks outdoors The Centers for D...

>My temp gauge read really low for a while and then it read high Yeah, I bought a 1989 Volvo, which had the high read issue...previous owner who bought it a month earlier 'freak' on it, and sold it to me. He had replaced water pump and thermostat...he never told me about it. I had a electronic tech ...

Johnson & Johnson Is Already Ramping Up Production On Its $1 Billion Coronavirus Vaccine - could roll out to the public by early 2021.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrew ... us-vaccine

Ford has a ventilator design using F-150 seat fans...... Respirator, not ventilator....."Ford announced today that it is partnering with 3M in order to manufacture powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These respirators are often called positive...

TRENTON - A stay-at-home order hasn't helped some people stay out of trouble, authorities say. ... ... But one day later, the statement said, 34-year-old Adrienne Morris was charged in Gloucester Township after she allegedly went out drinking with a friend and crashed her car," the Attorney General'...

viral load The two tests that will help to predict spread of Covid-19 One detects past infection [antibodies], the other finds current viral load [RNA] ======================= A new FDA-authorized COVID-19 test doesn’t need a lab and can produce results in just 5 minutes ... ... ... Unlike the rapi...

Pets " In Belgium , the discovery was made by researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Liege. In Hong Kong, “the dogs showed no symptoms,” while in Belgium “the cat was suffering from transitory respiratory and digestive problems,” said the Belgian food safety agency AFSCA in a statemen...

Good News White House Airlifts Medical Supplies From China in Coronavirus Fight Officials have teamed up with medical supply companies to speed the arrival of masks, gloves, gowns and other goods. ... The plane delivered 130,000 N95 masks, 1.8 million face masks and gowns, 10 million gloves and thou...

Suspended services Acela (Boston – Washington, DC) Keystone Service (Harrisburg – New York) Pennsylvanian trains (New York – Pittsburgh) Pere Marquette (Chicago – Grand Rapids) Winter Park Express (Denver – Winter Park Resort) Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus March 29, 2020, 12:30 pm ET While ...

Kansas has mandated that people who, as of Friday, returned from Colorado...or Louisiana..must self-quarantine for 14 days. There are two people in the county with it...first one went to Oklahoma, and brought it back, and then infected a co-worker. For some reason, it appears so far their wives wer...

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Well there is a job opening at Covidian , now Medtronic , this morning For those not aware: The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed. As the coronavirus spreads, the collapse of the project helps explain America’s acute shortage. ================= Newport had original ...

RE: "but are they accurate?"

Kansas would look like this, where blue is the total, and green is new. Click on chart, bottom left, to view.

Cat found infected with coronavirus in Belgium BRUSSELS – A pet cat has been infected with the novel coronavirus in Belgium after being contaminated by its owner, Belgian health authorities said Friday. Cases of contamination of pets are rare and authorities ruled out any risk of contamination to hu...

volvolugnut wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:19 am It appears from this data that most states have slowing rates of infection.

I suspect many medical clinics are closed for the weekend, and how they ship samples may be delayed. My state shows a one person decrease from Saturday to Sunday in new cases.

Abbott’s Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test Detects Coronavirus in as Little as 5 Minutes - This new Abbott assay can deliver positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in about 13 minutes. ... ... “The COVID-19 pandemic will be fought on multiple fronts, and a portable molecular t...

Have coronavirus and can’t smell? Harvard scientists explain why The coronavirus is capable of attacking key cells in the nose, which may explain the unusual finding that some COVID-19 sufferers lose their ability to smell and taste, Harvard Medical School researchers found. Their study of human an...

“It’s not to protect yourself . It’s to protect people against the droplets coming out of your respiratory tract.” ... ... Despite messages from some health officials to the contrary, it’s likely that a mask can help protect a healthy wearer from infection, says Benjamin Cowling, an epidemiologist ...

We don’t need people running out and buying medical stuff Simple DIY masks could help flatten the curve. We should all wear them in public. Got a T-shirt? You can make a mask at home. By Jeremy Howard - is a distinguished research scientist at the University of San Francisco, founding researcher at...

Even Doctors aren’t immune...CDC TWITTERED... Your response is based upon one tweet, not behind the scenes discussions...nor does it consider the word "expected," which he used. In short, your belief is biased since relevant details were not exposed. Masks are in short supply, but medically speakin...

'back to normal by Easter' even remotely seriously. Redux....Perhaps! “Lying gives him a deep and subtle pleasure, so deep and subtle he does not know he is lying; he thinks he is the most truthful of princes.” Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light Plot The Mirror & The Light covers the period foll...

A council representing more than 800,000 doctors across the U.S. signed a letter Friday imploring President Donald Trump to reverse his call for businesses to reopen by April 12, warning that the president’s flouting of the guidance of public health experts could jeopardize the health of millions o...

CDC has advised...Let’s keep rumor Mongoring off this thread.... I would not consider this person rumor prone: @DrMattMcCarthy Asst Prof at WeillCornell; Author of SUPERBUGS, THE REAL DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU SHORTLY... Footnote - "Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City has been a community of world-cl...

Doctor Who has broadcast a heartwarming 'emergency transmission' to help us through the coronavirus pandemic "Stay strong. Stay positive. You've got this." ... ... In an "emergency transmission," the worldly time-traveler reveals that the T.A.R.D.I.S. has been picking up "psychological signals" and...

Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 requires more data before use ... ... Hydroxychloroquine, which is sold by Concordia Pharmaceuticals under the brand name Plaquenil, and chloroquine are oral prescription drugs that have been used for many years to prevent and treat malaria and certain inflammatory c...

In February, Wang Chen, a director at the state-run Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , estimated that the nucleic acid tests used in China were accurate at identifying positive cases of the coronavirus only 30%-50% of the time. ... ... It is possible they were first given a false negative test r...

Statistics - Keep in mind these stats are not reflective of reality, and tend to be under reported. Doctors And Nurses Say More People Are Dying Of COVID-19 In The US Than We Know “The numbers are grossly under reported. I know for a fact that we’ve had three deaths in one county where only one is l...

Twitter Speak: DrMattMcCarthy - NEW: CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear masks in everyday life. Current recommendation is for high-risk groups only. Like cigarette smoke, this virus can linger in the air for some time. The six foot distance be...

abscate wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 4:12 am...accepted value at EPA for a life is $10M.

In industrial nations, the justice system considers a human life "priceless",

volvolugnut wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:45 amDo you find this information useful?

I'm following daily my state's stats, and glancing at other stats/graphs. So, I'm aware of your stats for my state. For all of us, the most relevant stat will be hospital beds and ventilators: COVID-19 US state-by-state projections

Cees Klumper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:43 pmIn Italy, as we know, the death rate is now over 10%

SEE: Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

The charts below show projected hospital resource use based on COVID-19 deaths.

Each state can be viewed by opening dialog box near top center

Any apolitical takes on the 2 trillion dollar emergency relief bill? No such thing as a 'free lunch' Inflation should be the end result, maybe hyperinflation, sooner or later; it depends upon how other countries spend money. There are wildcards in predicting the future. China is considering an isol...

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving ... ... ... In the U.S., it's likely that the case fatality rate from coronavirus will end up somewhere between 0.5% and 1%, once a broad cross-section of the population has been tested, Lawrence says. But that's no reason for the nation to relax,...

101-year-old Italian man, born amid Spanish flu pandemic, survives coronavirus illness, official says

matthew1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:06 pmI was talking about say Colorado's

But, your state says, what more does a person need?
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Sony is now slowing down PlayStation downloads in the US YouTube has dropped the default quality of videos to standard definition worldwide, though high definition (HD) can still be manually selected. https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/27/21196835/sony-slow-playstation-downloads-us-internet-speed-isps-...

with yesterdays highest growth in Idaho (1.08). 3,229 tested negative, while 202 tested positive where I live. 2% death rate based upon 202 positives and 4 deceased, but this is skewed since it is unknown if the remaining 198 will be survivors. State only wants those who have come in contact with s...

They are likely to fall since a lots of folks will be out of work. Classic Volvos are not the same as "car lot" Volvos. When an economy is in recession, this can create more demand for used vehicles, which usually pumps up prices. Lending practices will factor into this equation, but those "bad cre...

Bummer - Powerball to cut minimum jackpot to $20M due to coronavirus shelter orders - The Powerball Product Group said Wednesday that following the next grand prize win, the Powerball jackpot will reset from $40 million to $20 million while minimum increases after each drawing will drop from $10 mil...

This is a slow motion train wreck. It's not going to be uniform across US, but will depend upon factors cited below. As mentioned before, having just one infected person in a rural community can affect many; its the asymptotic ones, or those who go to work, who will affect many. Experts are indicat...

Good read, with historical aspects back to "... Moloch, a Canaanite
god to whom children were sacrificed for the greater good."

The economy v our lives? It's a false choice – and a deeply stupid one

'Glimmer of Hope ': When Can We Say Social Distancing Is Working? ... ... "It's way too early to think that we've hit the peak here," says Chris Murray, a professor at the University of Washington. If you're looking for evidence that social distancing is working, he says, you should look for a flat...

More Telework Also Means More Porn — And That's Good News For Hackers The coronavirus has infected more than 450,000 people worldwide, and now cybersecurity experts are warning the pandemic could take a toll on computer systems, as well. Many companies that usually handle sensitive information in t...

Well, The Who has a US concert tour lined up, but I'll bet it gets canceled. Read the fine print before buying a ticket....there may be a no refund proviso.

Today's top news story (or it should be) - Should be....how about it is...US is numero uno The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Following a series of missteps, the nation is now the epicenter of the pandemic. The New York Times US overtakes China, Italy in total confirmed cor...

My opinion - we are not doing well controlling infection spread. We need to do more to control this virus. The US is well on the way to having a coronavirus outbreak worse than China's or even Italy's The World Health Organization has said that the US could become the next center of the global coro...

My conclusions are many states are just beginning to restrict social contact and have high infection rates. "Governor DeSantis sent President Trump a letter on Monday asking that he declare a Major Disaster as Florida responds to COVID-19." But, the governor was not implementing a defensive measure...

The CDC will launch a new "surveillance and data collection system" to track the spread of coronavirus in the US, per the coronavirus relief bill the Senate passed on Wednesday. ... The CDC must report on the development of a "surveillance and data collection system" within the next 30 days. While ...

The trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics . It is generally considered to represent a classic clash between two schools of moral thought, utilitarianism and deontological ethics. Keep in mind Republicans were talking about "death panels" that originated during the 2009 debate about fede...

Canadians: $2,000/month for four months, starts within 10 days https://canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/03/introduces-canada-emergency-response-benefit-to-help-workers-and-businesses.html Americans: $1,200 total, "within a few weeks of the bill passing but mailed payments will take one or t...

My, my, and the knuckle heads down there were "feasting" on dollars from the spring breakers...give me a break Florida

"Governor DeSantis sent President Trump a letter on Monday asking that he declare a Major Disaster as Florida responds to COVID-19."

gspences wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:41 pmthe engine is essentially flooding

FPR shot...injectors ground wire to ECU grounded

My conclusion is the USA has not effectively slowed the spread yet. I think that's a no-brainer, without charts...Affected people traveling via cruise ships, air travel, etc., have exposed this virus to many since defensive measures were delayed, and delayed. Where I live in a rural area, there are...

Sveedy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:20 pmI don't know how much more of this I can take....

Have you checked your homeowner policy? Does it cover Zombie Apocalypse?

FWIW - Just showing virus is mutating. Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus and Phylogeny of SARS-like betacoronaviruses including novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 =============== Trivial But a germ that’s merely annoying can perpetuate itself indefinitely. One 2014 study found that the virus causi...

Hunter S. Thompson...could really use him right now.... best take on this, bar none... “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and...

I explained to state health department that a retired school principle may have been counted twice. Once in the city where he and I live, and again when he went to a med center in a distant city in same state. This was corrected within several hours. . Apparently, the state knows their names, btw . ...

abscate wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 2:16 pmStore had run out

Supply distributor for local grocery store is limiting number of products being shipped. Distributor is out of a metro area, so I suspect those "survivalists" caused an allocation based supply. Local store has toilet paper, but you have to ask.

abscate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:59 pm Note the above graphs are semi-log scales so the curves can deceive

Is this better without log scale?

matthew1 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:58 am ..personal accounts are very welcome.

My decreased mother would say, "I could wring his neck, and truth will out"

Unfortunately, this above tweet is alarmist Evan McMullin is "Executive Director of @StandUpRepublic, Former: CIA ops officer, and a GOP policy director. In the news, Here's the full clip of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Fox, talking about this topic in which he is suggesting this is OK. jtopiso "....

Keep in mind that people like Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will get first class medical treatment if affected. So, when choosing between "we the people" and "elites," we the people would be taken off the ventilator, etc. Its going on today with coronavirus testing...them first when a shortage exists. ...

So the administration is now already saying I suspect that lawyer was voicing an opinion....but see what happens in next several weeks. States can control lock-downs... On other news, " But bit by bit , over time, its RNA will change. Until one day, not so far in the future, it will be just another...

UN: Fastest, Broadest Broadband Possible is Priority in Time of Coronavirus Human rights organizations weigh in on communications in time of coronavirus The UN and other human rights organizations says that during the coronavirus pandemic, it is crucial that governments provide accurate information ...

...it's certainly no small price to pay.... In ballparks, 8.2 (eight point two) million. Currently, there are four large scale medical treatments afoot by WHO using approved medications for other ailments. That lawyer's opinion, if considered seriously and engaged before next election, will have po...

volvolugnut wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:27 pmI guess this just goes to show Volvo owners are intelligent and courteous.

Not being political here, but its something that's possible in the near future.

Note - Explicit details.

A medical worker describes terrifying lung failure from COVID-19 — even in his young patients

We Will Not Be Accepting New Orders March 21st - April 7th due to the mandatory "Stay At Home Order" by the State.

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" When breathed, sneezed or coughed out , aerosols containing SARS-CoV-2 have been proven to linger in the air for several hours, according to a study published by The New England Journal of Medicine. The study also determined how long the virus can live on certain surfaces, such as plastic and stee...

Why do you need them?

I am looking for both wiper arms for a 1979 244. They fit 76--79. 1975-1980, 1981-1985, 1986-1993 may be the changes made overtime. See Notes on 240 Volvo Windscreen Wipers for part numbers at bottom. Issue here is what is correct part number, and if Volvo had an insert like device to adapt so a di...

You have to be a bit older, but in the 1980s, we were banning kids with AIDS from schools. Truly the dark ages. Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) [1] was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after failing t...

FB is getting all sorts of garbage Okeechobee County Commissioner Bryant Culpepper at emergency meeting says you can kill coronavirus by holding a blow dryer up to your nose after he saw it on “reliable source” OANN, warns “ there’s a lot of baloney out there on social media ” =================== "...

how silly this sounds...Could the act of moving you hands through the soil help remove the virus ? ....soil is chock full of bacteria. Soil-related bacterial and fungal infections. - A variety of classic and emerging soil-related bacterial and fungal pathogens cause serious human disease that frequ...

Israel is using emergency surveillance powers to track people who may have COVID-19, joining China and Iran in using mass surveillance in this way. I believe pressure will increase to leverage existing corporate surveillance infrastructure for these purposes in the US and other countries. With that...

A guy in a warehouse thought the property belonged to a guy in Kansas....? If you know address, it might be possible at county appraiser to track down a name/address....if they are visited. Many states have this info online, but some states do not allow owner's name, etc., to be published online. I...

Very nice! That was a serious restoration. There was another one via body shop mechanic. In Europe, there was another one wrote up on a blog. Here's an interesting one: " In fact, just after we completed the restoration , this car was purchased by the CEO of Volvo North America, to join his private...

"We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is one of fewer tha...

Powerful crowdsourced supercomputer revs up virus research by inviting anyone online to join in WASHINGTON – Gamers, bitcoin “miners” and companies large and small have teamed up for an unprecedented data-crunching effort that aims to harness idle computing power to accelerate research for a coronav...

Europe's desperate doctors now shielded by trash bags as equipment shortages continue At some Spanish hospitals, doctors and nurses resort to taping garbage sacks to their arms to shield themselves while they work to save an avalanche of patients fighting for breath. They have run out of disposable ...

COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates From the evidence so far, the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in ALL AREAS, including areas with hot and humid weather. Regardless of climate, adopt protective measures if you live in, or travel to an area reporting COVID-19. T...

What many in the US do not realize is it had already been here well over a month before anyone even mentioned it. Before 14 February 2020, " two reporters [citizen journalists] in Wuhan disappeared ," who were reporting on coronavirus, and apparently, they are still missing today. Russia shut down ...

If Corona doesn't kill us, Distance Learning will - Fantastic Israeli parent's response to all the Distance Learning thang!

122 - http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=333984

I converted my Amazon wagon to two door and proceeded to install all manner of custom bits as part of the process.

...I really like this car..... A body shop mechanic posted on T-Bricks a few years back his transformation of a 122 wagon. He did metal fabrication/etc., but it looked real nice when finished. I tried to find his build thread, but no luck tonight. With these older Volvos, rusting can be an issue. I...

....but you know that profits will likely also be the leader here again. Recent article: Corruption Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Response to the Coronavirus - Times of uncertainty present opportunities for corrupt actors to act corruptly—and the crisis caused by the novel coronavirus will be no exce...

Here’s exactly what banks are offering to do to help Americans affected by coronavirus Published Fri, Mar 20 CNBC Make It rounded up a list of what many major banks are offering to do for Americans affected by the current health crisis. If your bank or financial institution is not listed, you should...

I am surprised at the COVID-19 ignorance Ignorance???....some of them are just plain stupid, in Texas Texas Tech student with COVID-19 violated quarantine protocol, officials say [5:58 p.m.] One of three individuals with the COVID-19 disease in Lubbock is a Texas Tech student who violated quarantin...

even a small % of 331 million Americans Statistically, only specific groups are hit the hardest, and if enough prudent measures are taken, there will be lower stats for them. In countries where high population density areas exist, community spread will/can be much greater. In Italy, there were "rur...

Nice data overview, with graphs/etc

Data from China shows the majority of people with Covid-19 only suffer mild symptoms, then recover

Huh...Car loan...most owners of 140s/240s/540s/740s/940s/etc don't have loans...cause them bankers won't loan.

I haven't taken out a motorcycle/vehicle loan since 1979....

Trivial - Tube shaped device is called an iron lung. Polio (poliomyelitis) affects mostly children under 5 years of age, and some 95-99% of those infected are asymptomatic..

Cannabis dispensaries listed as 'essential' businesses - Coronavirus may be spreading throughout California, but at least the cannabis industry there isn't going up in smoke. Fox News

Israel Begins Tracking And Texting Those Possibly Exposed To The Coronavirus - The move draws criticism over privacy, as concerns rise about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempts to stay in power.
NPR

Look at how hard India is NOT being hit It's called "out of sight, out of mind" currently Coronavirus: Why is India testing so little ? Now, on another "out of sight, out of mind" attempt recently in US: Trump Administration Asks States to Keep Quiet About Jobless Figures - The Trump administration...

Update to this family: Previously posted - Italian-American family living in NJ - Coronavirus Ravages 7 Members of a Single Family, Killing 3 Current - Coronavirus kills 4 members of New Jersey family : "I don't know why this is happening" ... ... A GoFundMe created for the family says six members o...

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump 40% Overnight As Health Officials Brace For Potential Influx Of Patients - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. continues to grow, jumping over 40% to more than 9,400 as of Thursday morning, as officials ...Forbes.

Just a listing of different approaches being considered/tested/etc:

A Covid-19 treatment plan slowly emerges - Antivirals, anti-interleukins and vaccines take centre stage in
clinical trial efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:57 pmWe need the humor right now!

In my native The Netherlands, as of yesterday, half of those in intensive care are younger than 40 years old. Young adults under age 44 make up a big part of coronavirus hospitalizations in the US ... ... The CDC analyzed the cases of about 2,500 patients in the United States whose ages were known....

SARS-CoV-2: How a person’s immune system defeated the virus
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articl ... -in-3-days

Italy's population... RE: "Since Italians are being hit hard, is there something in their genetics which affects them more. Speculation, btw....I said. In the news today: Risk of Getting COVID-19 Could Be Linked to Certain Blood Types, Coronavirus Study Suggests ... ... Taking the data as a whole, ...

From a DNA perspective...country-based race Yes, migration brought about changes, but inhabitants remaining within a region for a period of time may/will have common characteristics specific to them. Who and What Is at Risk ? Although a keloid scar can form on anyone, some ethnic groups are at a gr...

And that's how something else spreads, inadvertently as it may be. Please be careful... Italy has more seniors, population based, so this aspect is valid reasoning, as based upon current death statistics of older humans being affected more. But, that Italian-American family living in NJ being affec...

Update to this family: Previously posted - Italian-American family living in NJ - Coronavirus Ravages 7 Members of a Single Family, Killing 3 Current - Coronavirus kills 4 members of New Jersey family : "I don't know why this is happening" ... ... A GoFundMe created for the family says six members o...

vaccinated Its been suggested re-infection is possible....but since a vaccine has not been evaluated, its unknown how effective it will be. If a Rx therapy works, not vaccine, it will be implemented quickly. Community spread is the issue currently....I would suspect all state health departments hav...

Website: An Open Data Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Prevention

Lets not get our hopes up. A tested vaccine is 12-18 months away. Perhaps, a ray of sunshine....research document can be viewed at this twitter post BREAKING RESEARCH FROM CLINICAL TRIAL on HCQ + azithromycin in treatment of COVID-19. 100% of patients with COVID-19 were virologically cured after 6 ...

Netherlands...half of those in intensive care are younger than 40 years old. Apparently, just elderly are affected the most severe. March 18, 2020 - Dutch coronavirus death toll hits 58, the south still dominates.....As in previous updates, the patients who have died are all elderly – the oldest be...

abscate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:59 pm Note the above graphs are semi-log scales so the curves can deceive

Here's my explainer on why we're using log scales

Scroll down....this author can be contacted, btw.

Here's what you could get with your paycheck a century ago A sewing machine Clothes were expensive a century ago, before the days of cheap fast fashion. People still made a lot of their own clothes by hand. A fine mahogany sewing machine cost $78.95—well over $1,000 in today’s dollars. But if you c...

vaccine... profits Virus has been mutating, so a possible Catch-22. FWIW - " Common cold is a virally related syndrome and has been associated with over 100 different viruses, including Human Coronavirus and Rhinovirus. " But, I have not seen comparisons to Human Conronavirus and COVID-19, nor if h...

Medically speaking, here's the best overview I've seen

Why Covid-19 is so dangerous for older adults

Trivial - It wasn't until this report came out yesterday that UK and US (aka Trump) changed their viewpoint: Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team 20 pages long https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida...

"remember when everybody freaked out and bought all the toilet paper?" Johnny Carson jokes about the recent toilet paper shortage. There was actually not a toilet paper shortage, but after Johnny delivered this joke people ran out to the stores to stock up! Airdate - 12/19/1973 https://www.youtube....

...virus will spread to a large part of the population. In US, there are rural and metro areas, and in metro areas, there is much higher concentrations of people living in downtown locations, like in European metro areas. I would suspect metro areas will be hit the hardest, but in rural areas, it w...

Vyvyana wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:13 pm but cannot figure out how to fix it. It’s the connection to the door, in the middle of the regulator.

abscate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:59 pmNote the above graphs..

John Burn-Murdoch, the graphs creator, has discussions, and updated graphs, at @jburnmurdoch

Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads
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Trying to discriminate RNA from very similar viruses from the one in question isnt trivial, " Scientists at the at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle say the 30,000-letter genetic code of the virus changes by one letter every 15 days. It’s not known how many of these changes woul...

Don't take any unnecessary risk at this point Spanish flu " The mayor of St. Louis quickly took that advice , closing for several weeks “theaters, moving picture shows, schools, pool and billiard halls, Sunday schools. By contrast, Philadelphia took none of those measures; the epidemic there had st...

scot850 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:32 pm Below is an article

I think this is the article: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/le ... ntainment/

The Coronavirus Will Shine a Bright Light On Crappy US Broadband - Much like the US healthcare system, US telecom infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.

Here it is...first time I've ever seen this
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Violinist Lindsey Stirling shoots moon-themed 'Artemis' music video at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center

abscate wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:29 am 'Polar Bear driving a Titian White 850R in snowstorm, attached below, .

Apparently, there is no attachment

Deutschland in Quarantäne & Italien so:

Article via editorial board at National Review, which is a "Leading conservative magazine and website covering news, politics, current events, and culture with detailed analysis and commentary" March 10, 2020 - President Trump Needs to Step Up on the Coronavirus The National Review editorial board w...

This should be coming for USA, once we have testing capacity. Via Article: The Trump administration’s botched coronavirus response, explained https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YCSRkhfRqH-4Cw9oWbFax6A50R4=/0x0:1567x1959/1320x0/filters:focal(0x0:1567x1959):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uplo...

erikv11 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:10 pmclimate-deniers and flat-earthers

Where's the Anti-Vax movement, these days?

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Is it impossible for Donald Trump to do anything right, even by mistake? It's best to view a person's history, and then evaluate. Trump was tweeting [aka verbal bashing] during Obama's era Trump's Ebola obsession reveals the hypocrisy of his coronavirus response now ... ... ... Trump was quick to c...

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:47 pmapocalypse right now.

Garry Kasparov - Long lines & empty shelves in stores and a leader nobody believes on TV saying everything is fine. Back in the USSR!

[Please keep politics to a minimum in this topic. In a Quinnipiac University poll released this week , roughly six in 10 Republican voters nationwide said they were not especially concerned that the coronavirus would disrupt their lives. Two-thirds of Democratic voters said the opposite. All togeth...

RickHaleParker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:06 pm As of yesterday Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) --- Kansas has seen its first death from Coronavirus, as the state total of positive cases hits six.

China....infected the virus stays in your airways for on average... " At the same time, the study suggests that while people with mild infections can still test positive by throat swabs for days and even weeks after their illness, those who are only mildly sick are likely not still infectious by ab...

...scientific literacy..fatality rate is being reported as Scientific data is based upon verified COVID-19 cases...if this report is read below, they make this point. Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in ChinaSummary of a Report of 72,314...

RickHaleParker wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:34 pm Take a look at the map of Europe.

Trump’s travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts

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media just wants to blow things out of proportion. They report...You decide....some of those being interviewed can skew the reality. On Topic Coronavirus doctor in Wuhan says high blood pressure is key death risk - Patients with hypertension appear to be at a higher risk of dying from the coronavir...

matthew1 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:00 pmbunker mode

Resistance is futile....

How coronavirus symptoms compare with those of the flu, allergies, and the common cold

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CSDentonTX wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:00 pmEnjoy... or not.

About five plus years ago,....second video is next owner

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3) Measured clearance yesterday. On Redblock engines, discs are available in increments of 0.001 inch (0.05mm). >seems that the valves will need adjustment Not on a Redblock engine....valves being a pinch loose is not an issue. I've never tried Volvo's site: Volvo Cars Special Tools https://volvoca...

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Summer is in full swing, and millions of Americans are raring to go on a trip. New York insurers ordered to to waive costs associated with coronavirus testing Nearly 10% of Iranian lawmakers infected with coronavirus What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus ? Here's how you could catch COVID-19.

1993 Volvo 460 GLE automatic that never has had valves adjusted. Car has had plugs, leads, coil, rotor arm and distributor cap replaced little ago, before experiencing this problem. Finally, where can I get shims for this model? 1. OEM replacement plug wires, plugs, rotor, and cap used? Specificall...

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The plane, which had flown from Abu Dhabi, landed at London’s main airport on Saturday when dozens of flights were grounded due to winds of up to 68 kph (42 mph).

Might not be possible, but if sensor has not been inserted into tank, what is ohm spec of it, and then after inserted into a wet tank?

...240 2.3 1990...Why in the parts online shop say me this MAP its working? In US, Volvo used 1982 B21F Bosch LH 1.0 / 2.0 1983-1984 Bosch LH 2.1 1985-1989 Bosch LH 2.2 1989-1993 Bosch LH 2.4 1990-1993 Bosch LH 3.1 LH 2.3 - " ... Porsche 928 from the 1987 model year until the car ceased production ...

Camera falls from airplane and lands in pig pen--MUST WATCH END!!

CSDentonTX wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:00 pmI made this video in February of last year.

Uh...someone was wanting assistance,

Assistance needed with 1995 Volvo 960 overhead interior light
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Was the original gasket used back when the 1990 engines were assembled the same as today's items? Many OEM parts used are created by other vendors. For instance, the rear axle bearings used on redblock Volvos were used on other RWD OEM vehicles, and had various part numbers: This genuine Timken Whe...

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In US, OBD-1 has a specific meaning to mechanics - While OBD-I required a technician to physically plug a scan tool into the diagnostic port, OBD-II supports wireless operation, via a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth adapter. https://www.carfax.com/blog/difference-between-obd-i-and-obd-ii Maybe a Volvo shop has a...

engine temp sensor ECU's temp sensor, which feeds a signal to LH and ignition computers, when they start failing, sends a colder "signal" to these computers. Test - Unplug this temp sensor....when done, 32°F will be the start programmed value, and then run on 70°F programmed value. >car has poor ac...

Volvo use to have different versions (electrically and mechanically) of their vehicles, depending upon which country they were delivered to. LH 2.4, to my awareness did not have OBD-1. So the question to the OP is, what transmission does your vehicle have? And, in engine compartment, does this box e...

1994 Volvo 940 2.4L NA model. (LH 2.4) AMM Numbers Bosch - 8251497 Delphi - AF10199 Interchange Numbers: 5517020, AF10199, AF10199-11B1, 3517020, 8251497, 8602792，MF20044, 336-59094 ,5517020, 280212016 Diagnostic Error Codes 2-3-1 and 1-1-3 - Code 2-3-1 suggests the oxygen sensor encounters an amou...

Stare at the red dot on this woman’s nose for 30 seconds, then look at a white wall and blink.

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mike: wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:09 pmAny input would be great

Volvo 9144275, 2-Pin Connector (Ignition Coil)
Volvo 3523813 Wiring...need two

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rhstrickland wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:56 pmEngine races at startup

Like this?

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1991 240 runs very rich at low speeds. Cold start injector leaking, or ECU's temp sensor AWOL. With the control unit connected , connect a voltmeter across LH ECU terminals 13 and 5 (ground) for Bosch LH 2.4 systems or terminals 2 and 5 (ground) for LH 2.2 systems. This unit is in the passenger sid...

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Who was it .... Home delivery of various products existed in 1950s; in one area in Chicago, milk is still delivered, last I knew, several years ago. In Phoenix, one grocery store has experimented with home delivery within a neighborhood area (maybe same company); for elderly folks, this is welcomed...

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June wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:44 pmHow nice it would have been for a MVS user to have won

$45k for what I selected: more than enough for my needs.

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I didn't watch the game, but I'm not aware of a safety being scored....Volvo "wins," and those who entered "lose"

The safest car in the world: Volvo Experimental Safety Car - 1972 presenterade Volvo säkerhetsbilen VESC, en säkerhetsexperimentbil som fick stor uppmärksamhet och som delvis blev en föregångare till Volvos 200-serie. In 1972 Volvo presented a safety experimental vehicle called VESC. This film is in...

June wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:59 pm I'm sure the entry is on the website.

https://www.volvocars.com/us/volvo-safety-sunday

CSDentonTX wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:55 pmHonda parts.

What is Honda part number....or Honda vehicle name/etc?

Part number not coming up on Google search

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creekybird wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:52 amAny advice on Part #283092 center cap?

Volvo used this cap from 1975---1984. T-Brick forum has a more active parts wanted section; one could post over there.

creekybird wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:28 pmMy center caps are a precise fit.

What's the diameter? 56mm hole?

Different OEMs used 56mm hole.

I probably will never find another one. Google is your friend, so if the hole size is 56mm, then for instance 56mm Black ABS Car Wheel Center Hub Caps Set of 4 . or . Fubai Auto Parts 4 Pack for Lexus Wheel Center Caps Emblem-Black,56MM/2.22' ... ... or VCapture.JPG https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genu...

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creekybird wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:00 pm '79 Volvo 244DL - Center Cap PART #: 283092

Volvo may have had two part numbers for same item: Volvo 300 360 GL GLT Hub Cap Wheel Centre Cap Hub Cap NOS New Old Stock

fits Volvo 360 GL and GLT with steel rims 13“+14“
lower measure 70mm
Volvo part number: 3294157

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Oct 16, 2019 Volvo did not release pricing at the event , though preorders for $1,000 are starting today. Volvo Car’s North American CEO Anders Gustafsson has said the electric XC40 could come in at $50,000, or around $48,000 after incentives. Volvo says expects the XC40 Recharge to go on sale in th...

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LostFoam wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:14 pmMeantime, anyone else with ideas?

Rebuild engine, even a ring job....my 1984 B23F, with 50k miles now, has no blow-by issues, and I haven't touched the flame trap yet.

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Driving on interstate roadway with drizzle and below freezing temperature, there were some slick spots on bridges and roadway. Traffic was flowing around 45 mph, and higher, but there were semi-trucks, pickups, and cars ending up in ditches, guard rails, etc. For light footed vehicles, like empty se...

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Need OEM number....this one may not fit

RickHaleParker wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:51 pm $9,000 - $10,000 price tag .... lots of room for DIY.

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I don't care if it comes with a cocktail lounge, beautiful women and a West Coast Jazz quintet playing, if it has a 4cyl and/or CVT, not for me. On another note, " ...BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and Nissan are among the automakers promising to show off new concept designs. " https://ichef.bbci.co.u...

MoVolvos wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:43 pm Abandoned Vehicles

There are several options available to an individual when a vehicle has been abandoned on their property.

I think a temp tag was on that vehicle, and since most folks can't buy a $1,000.00 Smartphone, chances are the loan company would own it.

For a bearing

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Forsman and Bodenfors are the Swedish advertising agency who produced this video. At their website, https://forsman.co/ , are more Volvo/etc vids: https://forsman.co/work Here's a recent one on safety: VOLVO – THE E.V.A INITIATIVE CASE It’s 2019, yet women are more likely to get injured in a car cra...

faof2 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:14 pm Is there a certain brand recommended?

Volvo Accessory Bushing (alternator, p/s pump, a/c compressor) - Genuine Volvo 463909, if you got the funds...otherwise, get lowest priced ones.

> Any tips

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Stats reveal that in the UK, since it's launch in 2002/03, no fatalities have been recorded in the XC90. Higher priced vehicles may have lower crash stats....since upper income folks are more concerned with liability aspects (being sued), their "wellness," and they tend to be more "educated." What ...

matthew1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 10:09 amif it has a 4cyl and/or CVT, not for me.

How about 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid....naturally aspirated Atkinson-cycle 2.0-liter inline-four gas engine and two electric motors.

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The Mustang Mach-E's extended range battery is a popular option . Over 80 percent of people pre-ordering Ford's electric SUV want it. .. ... Apparently battery life is important to buyers of the sporty electric SUV, with 80 percent opting for versions with the long range battery that lets it go up ...