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  1. Of course it’s semantics. Same as anything that says Kelly's salary at ND was $2m. That’s the whole point. “Kelly’s full salary at Notre Dame, a private school, was unknown but was believed to be more than $5 million per year.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-brian-kelly-notre-dame-lsu-20211130-g76kaisw5fb75ayxvo4dydcimi-story.html?outputType=amp ND is extremely tight-lipped about the finances of its athletic department but that number is more consistent with what I know from people in and around the university (not that anyone told me an exact number - but a general range).
  2. His base salary is $400k. They rest of it is supplemental income in exchange for media events, name/image/likeness, etc. The point is that universities often characterize coaching salaries in different ways and the fact that a tax filing said Kelly’s salary at ND was $2m means nothing.
  3. All the first article tells you is how much ND characterized as base salary for Kelly, and the second article tells you even less. The fact that Kelly’s salary at LSU is $400k should tell you how valuable that information is.
  4. That’s not an accurate number for Kelly’s compensation at ND.
  5. You realize that there have been studies using HCQ to prevent infection as well as very early in infection, right? And those studies showed no effective results? But sure, let’s go with random anecdotal evidence from surely reliable newspapers because it fits with the narrative we want to believe.
  6. Gilead would certainly love for Remdesivir to become the go-to treatment, but no other pharmaceutical company would, and I don’t think Gilead has quite this strong a domination of every university researcher in the world. Besides, by that logic, wouldn’t they skew the dexamethasone studies? That drug - cheap and easily available - has performed very well in COVID studies.
  7. There are tons of empirical studies publicly a available on the effectiveness of HCQ. Why in the world do we exclusively listen to the one or two studies that happen to get picked up or the anecdotal stories of some YouTube doctor? By the way, if you do this (and you should for yourself!), you’ll likely find that the research consensus is “there’s insufficient evidence that HCQ is effective, but better randomized studies are required to be sure.”
  8. I think that’s a sensationalist statement (who comprises “they” and what leads to your determination that there are “targets”?), and particular context of the Portland situation does not exist at other federal courthouses.
  9. Curious - what’s the basis for that?
  10. For sure - this is why it’s good to hold back from overreact to these “we showed in a lab that it appears to slow down viral replication” or even “Phase I trials showed promising results” stories.
  11. Very much depends on the vaccine manufacturer - there’s no one vaccine approach thus far, so we have a mix of modifications to existing vaccines, new versions similar to approved vaccines, and completely new vaccines. (This is an oversimplification, but you get the point).
  12. Or they knew it on July 13th and it took time to process the data (and/or confirm via a test). That’s been happening since Day 1 - Indiana has been very transparent about it.
  13. It’s an interesting story that’s worth noting, but they haven’t even started testing out the theory. I don’t know that this is national headline news (there are literally hundreds of trials like this that are ongoing). Now, show efficacy in human trials and we’re in a different place. All that being said, the innovations that are developing to treat the virus post-infection are pretty impressive. Vaccine aside, that’s going to make a very positive impact.
  14. Some states report testing numbers in batches. There’s nothing odd or suspicious about that - but that’s also why it’s better to look at 7-day averages; there’s significant day-to-day noise.
  15. Brozinni (in Southport, and in Nashville): go for the pepperoni breadsticks. Only sad part is the Nashville location replaced Harvest Moon - was a big fan of theirs.
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