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The farcical goings-on in UK politics at the moment puts me in mind of the1980s sitcom Yes Minister.
What is going on there in Westminster? Isn't it time that British politicos sorted themselves out and got back to running the (albeit broken) country without the potentially fatal distractions of that execrable snot ball?
The people down here are almost wetting themselves with laughter at the public relations disaster which now seems interminable. Why doesn't the person responsible just go - either voluntarily or by force?
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philmayfield - touché
but, I don't think a direct comparison can be made. A watch is a very private item whereas my residence is (generously) needed to accommodate four people and a dog plus any guests and visitors that come by (when they are permitted to do that).
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I've never seen the point in expensive watches. I consider a watch as a convenient device to indicate the time so, as long as it can do that reliably and fit comfortably on the wrist, that's all I require.
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Don't shoot the messenger. I was merely passing on information which is circulating in the British press and on the Internet. I have no direct involvement in any of this.
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Another report:
"Article by Dominic Lawson in UK Daily Mail 11/05/2020
Here's a question:-
How many doctors or nurses working in intensive care in the NHS have died from Covid-19?
The answer is: None.
This remarkable finding comes from a lengthy report by the Health Service Journal (HSJ).
Three of its researchers conducted an exhaustive investigation into 'deaths of NHS staff from Covid-19'. They looked into all of the 119 deaths of NHS and social care staff known at the time
They concluded that 'among the doctors ... there were no intensivists or anaesthetists'. And they added: 'Among the nurses ... none were described as intensive care nurses.'
In an update on May 5, the HSJ said that this remains the case - and since then, there have been no reports of any deaths of doctors or nurses working in intensive care, although the total number of Covid-19 deaths among NHS and social care employees has risen to 203.
The conclusion of the HSJ investigation was that the incidence of Covid-19 mortality within the NHS has faithfully tracked that within the entire working-age population of the UK.
Or. as it stated: 'There is a remarkable correlation between the cumulative deaths from Covid-19 in the UK population and among health and social care workers.
This calculation, it says, is based on the fact that 'a modest estimate of the patient-facing NHS workforce might be 600.000 to 800,000, which is over 2 per cent of the employed population'.
So, they conclude, since 'the deaths among health and social care workers are approximately 0.5 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths, they are not over-represented. The data does not show that healthcare workers are dying at rates proportionately higher than other employed individuals or even the population as a whole. This is cautiously reassuring.
A doctor working in an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients appended a personal 'reader response' at the foot of the report, saying he was 'surprised at the lack of commentary' at the absence of deaths among intensivists.
He set out the extraordinary precautions he and colleagues were taking when dealing with Covid-19 patients, and concluded: 'I am more concerned about catching coronavirus on my way to work than when I am there.'
In fact, hospitals are rife with Covid-19 infection, potentially lethal to those working there, which explains why the PPE is so essential. It seems to have worked.
The issue remains the extent to which all those 'patient-facing* staff in hospitals have had access to adequate protection, not just those conducting medical procedures on patients critically ill with the virus.
It was expected that the fatalities among NHS staff would be higher than the average within the working-age population, not just because they would have been travelling to work when others haven't, but also because 16 per cent of the staff are designated BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) - significantly higher than the proportion in the population as a whole.
A recent survey of almost 7,000 covid-19 patients suggest that black Britons have been three times more likely to become critically ill with Covid-19 and Asians twice as likely, compared to those designated 'white'.
In this context, it is all the more remarkable that the rate of Covid-19 mortality within the NHS does not exceed that among the general population.
At the same time, the HSJ report gives a shocking insight into the vulnerability of those from black and Asian families: no fewer than 64 of the 119 deaths were those the report describes as "BAME individuals', of whom '53 were not born in the UK".
The report is not able to determine the adequacy of the PPE supplied to these individuals, or indeed whether they contracted Covid-19 within the hospitals, rather than in their journey to work or at home - when they would not have been protected.
What are we to conclude from this (oddly unnoticed) report by the leading journal in the field? It certainly does not lessen admiration for those who, day-to-day, work exhausting shifts to save the lives of the critically ill with this foul virus, and who endure the trauma of seeing so many of their patients die in harrowing circumstances.
But it does suggest that the Government has done a reasonable job in protecting the lives of those health-workers themselves."I don't know how true this is but interesting nevertheless.-
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I picked this up on a UK website/group. It might be of interest. Things are obviously different here but the general attitude of the media is pretty much similar:
"This is a message aimed at our Negative UK Press - including Laura Kuenssberg of the BBC, Robert Peston of ITV, Beth Rigby of Sky, Piers Morgan of ITV, James O'Brien - LBC, BBC News in general and all the other negative UK press and social media.
Journalism is missing the general "mood" in this great country of ours.
We do not want or need blame to be constantly apportioned. We do not want daily criticism of our Government who are doing their very best in a very difficult and unprecedented global emergency. This crisis is not of their making, there is no precedent of how to best handle it and I'm sure everyone is doing their level best to get it right.
But time and again we see our negative press, radio, TV and social media, carping at and trying to trip up our politicians simply to score points, instead of asking questions that will provide positive and reassuring answers for all of us.
Whilst reporting Covid-19 deaths is important – so is reporting the large number of people who recover from it every day. Information that is sadly lacking.
They all got the people’s "mood" wrong in the Referendum, Brexit, General Election and now this Covid-19 virus crisis.
We want and need a constructive contribution to the national effort to help us out of this crisis. We need hope, optimism and faith, with less negativity and more positive support from these journalists and amateur “experts”. It is time you all changed your negative and political rhetoric for the health of this nation and start supporting our Government."-
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I also saw Little Richard at the Odeon - must have been the same 1963 performance. His music wasn't part of my usual choice or selection but, I must say I really enjoyed it. He was a great showman.
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I think the new Banksy is in the foyer of Southampton General Hospital https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52561722
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nonnaB, this virus is said to exclusively attack humans. As Trump appears to ignore all advice regarding all precautionary measures and protective gear, that might indicate that he is not of this planet.
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Five or so years ago I was advised to invest in rhodium metal. At the time it was about €900/ozt. In that time the price has been up in the €10,000/ozt and is currently (even amongst all of this world turmoil) €6,000/ozt. In a similar time period, gold ("the" standard) had gone up from about the same starting level €900/ozt to €1,586/ozt (this morning's price on the Paris metals market).
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A collection of books is supposed to show some sort of intelligence!
The thing that is irritating me about these "home visit" interviews (especially bad on UK television but similar here as well) is having to look up into the interviewee's nostrils. Why can't they position their webcam (or whatever they're using) a touch higher to make their face on a similar level as the camera?
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I'm wondering if the term "going viral" is appropriate in these times
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Beekay, you might like to know that producing a vanilla fragranced soap is one of the creat challenges of the perfume industry. If that bar of soap is anything other than dark brown and really does smell of vanilla, the challenge has been met!
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mary, It was my dad who was the gardener and, despite all the faults I might have thought about him, a good gardener. I don't remember anything about giant onion growers on Central Avenue but I do remember my uncle Jack (of Croft Avenue - opposite the prefabs) bringing us some pretty sizeable leeks which he'd grown himself.
Regarding Barlows. That's a new one to me. The only Barlows I recall were (I think) Barlow's Roses. They had a stall on Central Market in Nottingham.
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It used to be the tradition in Hucknall to plant beans on May 12th. Before or after that date and the plants didn't grow nearly as well. All the people with allottments near ours (Wigwam Lane) diligently planted beans on that date.
I know it's a load of rubbish but I wonder if any Hucknallites still maintain that notion?
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Very worrying for you, Brenda . I really hope things work out OK for you and your mother. I often think of her being cooped up like that and not being able to understand the language or what is going on - I am reminded of my very early days being here when my knowledge of the language was 'forgotten "O" level standard' although I did know mainly what was going on.
I still have very odd feelings about this current situation. Even though the virus is rampant in a lot of France, there are no reported cases in the area where I live, none in Cannes and only fifteen in Nice, six in Antibes. No deaths in either
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Benjamin's mention of the Criterion in Bulwell reminded me of the Criterion Men's Hairdressing "Salon" on Watnall Road, Hucknall - located between Hedley Wright's fish shop and the Council Offices. I went there a couple of times it always smelled of rotting fish - at least I thought it was fish until someone told me that Hucknall mortuary was in the yard at the Council Offices.
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Think of the damage all that coal dust was doing to their lungs. No face masks in those days at the pit.
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This thread is expanding in a way I didn't intend.
My primary point was that the child was being bullied for beng named Corona - with all the negative connotations that word has at present.
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There's already some poor child named Corona https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/24/entertainment/tom-hanks-letter-gift-corona-scli-intl/index.html
Even without these current virus associations, why don't parents think about the names they give to their children and how it might impact on their lives?
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I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be any comments here on the idiot Trump's cure for the virus https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52407177 (or have I just missed them?)
No need for all of this expensive research, everything is already waiting on the supermarket shelves - until, of course, the panic buyers get there. I understand that there have been numerous enquiries to the authorities across the US regarding the recommended dose.
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Brenda, I do hope that things remain OK with your mother. I just couldn't imagine what it must be like for her at the moment, not being able to communicate with anyone must be absolutely devastating, especially in her condition.
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Talking of jackering off, one of the jobs at Gerards Soap Works was the Blower Man. One day, a tannoy announcement was made to the whole site: "Will the Blow Job man please ring - - - "
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BeeKay, our method of poaching trout allows the skin to be slipped away very easily and the fillets to fall away from the bones. Salt baking achieves the same thing - the skin comes away with the salt crust. Descaling isn't necessary.
Regarding serving trout with cheese. In my view doing this would spoil both the cheese and the trout.
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How's your day?
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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On the subject of aggressive insects, the hornets are very active here at present and I understand they are moving northwards - high enough to cross la Manche into Sussex and presenting a risk. I have already recited my experiences with hornets on NS. Take care hornet stings can easily be fatal.