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Mass Hospitalizations have increased from 588 to 917 in last 10 days . That data is pretty much in line with daily case number rise from 17 days to 7 days ago (there is approx a week lag between the ave. person testing positive and those of them that require hospitalization) . The 6 metrics just released this week (which are updated on Wednesday and Saturday) look like a very good comprehensive list of where the area stands with regard to the virus impacts , especially at hospitals. While Hospitalizations have ramped up in last 10 days ..the percent of available ICU beds seems to have not moved..Which i find odd ...thou those probably have a general lag over hospitalizations...But it's odd they haven't moved much in last 2 weeks. If you take Walsh at his word, It's clear they don't want to Roll back much further.unless forced to.. perhaps due to the lasting economic damage that is cumulative and beginning to seriously strain revenue and create a ton of budget cut anxiety? Will be interesting to follow the hospitalization data and how it correlates of not with daily rising cases. https://www.boston.com/news/coronavirus/2020/11/18/new-boston-coronavirus-metrics

Wow , it usually takes a few weeks to fill up a whole page of a NNE thread , w PF talking w himself and maybe a stray moose that signed on , and J spin throwing in a couple precise measurement posts .

It’s a step away from the Bridge Jumping Pig look.

^That GFS ens Map looks good

I could tell you there was a significant divide , basically similar to the general public . Thou there were more general willingness to go back in person for youngest kids but still a ton of disagreements . Reason being almost every single teacher new the level of education via various studies the kids were getting via remote would be (poor) and Not pretty good or decent (for elementary specifically) but well below average ..but also dependent on kids attention spans and teachers working themselves to death putting extra effort into transforming lesson plans on line in exciting and effective ways . Also, that kids with poor attention spans or from lower income (where mom/ day can’t work from home ) would basically be left behind . That will break many teachers hearts. So often it came down to teachers age , outstanding health risks , and interaction with older family that couldn’t be avoided ..were factors in the teachers I spoke with who were concerned . Some of the teachers who were very well off and concerned simply took the year off, however given Revenue shortfalls coming and subsequent budget cuts and lack of a stimulus so far ..hopefully they can be rehired next year, but that is up in the air .

He didn’t have to pay back the loan principal itself did he? I believe as long as so much% was used toward payroll and perhaps “rent” they were more like grants Just for clarity (not with you ) but anyone else , The PPP program isn’t what the Treasury just killed , they killed a under used Fed lending facility to small businesses that was not initiating loans and dying businesses don’t want or need regular loans , they need more PPP lending (which isn’t paid back)

The head of the Mass teacher union sure is a peach I have someone close to me who works with all superintendents and has worked with her since her appointment and calls her appointment a grave mistake As she seems to enjoy a fight a tad too much 134 Schools begin phase 1 of Abbott rapid sting in Early December , but will be used only on Symptomatic potential carriers . The amount of variance in teacher opinions regarding school seems on par with the variance in ordinary society with a general lean toward hybrid in person toward elementary and toward hybrid/ full remote for H.S

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mnuchin-pulls-plug-on-some-coronavirus-emergency-lending-programs-over-feds-objections-11605826491?mod=home-page Seems to me Treasury wants the 455 billion back so they can use it toward a stimulus IMO ASAP Those fed programs were barely being used if I recall correctly , the Fed was not initiating small business loans at all to keep business going W these programs and if they state they wanted them “in case” I have no idea what case they were waiting for to initiate the loan programs but they were way 2 stringent W those particular credit facilities and were holding up 455 B.

I’m getting a hotel in Alaska , if they have any.

Closing everything but ski resorts . Stimulus to be used for snow making

32 and partial sunshine.

Germany gave up on it after trying. Seems like it would have been most effective in USA if we did it mid summer before the summer mini spike that occurred and then later formed a higher "base case plateau" for this fall one to build off. Wasn't happening with Trumpy.

Delivering a message with the goal of altering behavior toward something deemed more desirable is sometimes a delicate balance. This is the case whether you are trying to get Young male drivers to be more careful or to make people take precautions that keep them more distant from others due to a virus The later however..is much more complicated and opens up a whole can of worms with regard to the range of behavior responses which is dependent on many variables (not limited to but including) the amount of repetition (of a message), the amount of anxiety it can and will provoke in a individual which can overwhelm a decision making process, as well as coping mechanisms of denial, and other issues like creating isolation that causes depression. It's really very fascinating to me as Psychology is always very interesting to me. Fear appeals work. I wouldn't deem them inappropriate but they can be abused and its a delicate balance and especially so when you are dealing with a issue that is bound to have a very large variation regarding individuals psychological impact . Seeing them in action reminds me of the saying "in order to make an omelette you gotta break a few eggs" Some folks have cracked (I.E developed legit anxiety disorders from Covid) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1090198120935073

Which is why a lack of a targeted stimulus via PPP/PUA should have massive protests and Congress thrown out . Otherwise restrictions just leads to forced poverty and suffering of other groups , which i think highlights the shallowness of the inequality movement AND a lack of awareness of Covid economic effects. Nobody seems to realize that Covid and lockdowns and lack of stimulus since August has tremendously widened wealth inequality in a year when people and corporations act like they care bc it’s “in”. Lots of people have various stressors in their lives and this tremendous cost of Covid being borne in certain industries (which minorities are over represented) just isn’t Brought up in the news cycle to raise awareness.

Anything new on ensembles

I will take the over on + 2 right now but I’m interested in seeing if the lower 48 pig furnace abates and we produce after the first 10 days

I was trying to generate discussion just like this I had read the UK was already seeing signs of a peak (lowered transmission rates I believe ) right Before the lockdowns began , I don’t have much else to add as I’m not aware of the attitudes of folks in those countries or their governments measures , thou I recall reading that Spain measures were sort of Draconian in a Wall Street chart comparing the different levels of shutdowns and restrictions in all countries.

Just like much higher numbers were telegraphed in US Covid data couple weeks again it’s now clear and good news that Germany Spain UK France All above countries are now on a clear downswing of their second wave Peak) Italy appears to have peaked last week as well How much lower from the peak they can trend and for how long will be interesting to follow given winter upon us , Do they go down another 25% or plateau soon At a relatively high level and head up again

I will be going skiing in NH this year , as usual Could care less what state license plates I see in parking lot , I’m not hugging folks on the trails And I would believe nobody is skiing with a fever and even if they did , i won’t be around them either way . Hope I see every state represented in parking lot over the season and lots of folks can enjoy it . Most could use the exercise and fresh air .

Look at Vail Resorts recent movement since Vaccine news (ticker symbol: MTN) Ditto Hotels and Airlines , those seem to move in line also with a stock like BKNG (Booking . com) That stock is not a bad one to throw out a few OTM short dated calls or puts ...that has made huge money with its volatility in options just in the last few months as it's a 2000 $ stock.

Can’t argue that . You are right . It’s just probably gonna plateau for a while as Covid success is priced in.

Modernas success is already baked into share price TBIO is a good spot to invest So long as the peer review of Pfizer / Moderna coming shortly validates the Messenger RNA platform TBIO is a very good R/R profile And Great investment . TBIO’s whole platform was based on this new messenger RNA technology for Many different and future vaccines . This is not a Covid play but Those vaccines efficacy will validate TBIO’s platform . Large Investors already see the Interm phase 3 results as reasons to accumulate TBIO and long time whale investor Seth Klarman owns 25% of TBIO stock. A nice endorsement.

The one eyed pig ...better leave by early December on models I planned on escaping SNE winters with frequent trips ...now I would have to drive to Hudson Bay

I recall a couple weeks ago , runawayiceberg was bringing up his Pig concerns and that didn’t receive a warm welcome Didn’t realize we were actually seeing a big pig for next couple weeks . Close the shades all the way up