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@Seeking6Who did you end up picking this week?

At what point does Jordan Speith stop being considered a 'marquee' player?

As of 2:30 Eastern, Zach Johnson sits at both the top and the bottom of the PGA leaderboard. Only in the year they call 2020.

The 7 day average of new cases in the U.S. has started to trend downward. Daily deaths over the 7 day trend are also down, but the line is not as steep. The next 7-10 days will really tell us a lot about where we are at as a county. Meanwhile, Indiana, unfortunately, set a daily high mark of new cases with 1,051, the first time the state recorded over 1,000. I hope these are just a lag in numbers from infections that started before the statewide mask requirement on the 29th. I would hope in the next 7-10 days, after the mask requirement has had a time to make a difference, that we see numbers go back down.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29596943/lions-remove-matthew-stafford-covid-19-reserve-list-cite-false-positive

That's a shame.

At Silver Creek, we don't start back until next week, but I am surprised by the number of parents that chose the virtual option for their kids. I didn't really put a lot of thought into it, but if you would have asked, I would have guessed it to be about 10%, but based on the numbers being thrown out there, it seems to be closer to 20%.

My kids did not get much at all out of e-learning, beyond enjoying the opportunity to be a little lazy. I know these are extraordinary times, but I worry about how these interruptions in their academic careers will impact them long term.

If that were to happen, I'm almost certain Hoopster would make me pay for it.

One thing that makes a great song is what kind of effect it has on you. Regardless of where I am or how I feel, this is a song that always puts me in a reflective mood.

I apologize. Your post was not offensive. You expressed your opinion. I was irritated that you took a little shot at me without directly quoting me, but then I turned around and did the same to you. Except mine was even worse.

In your opinion, should schools be closed because of the virus?.

I was not addressing you. You debate/discuss in a courteous, non-offensive manner.

I'll take note that no one is 'pushing back' on this. Why? Because they can't.

Why is it pushback when someone has an opinion that some things related to the virus are too restrictive, but it's not pushback when someone has an opinion that some things related to the virus are too lenient?

I'm not downplaying the virus. I'm not saying don't wear masks. I'm not saying we should pack 100,000 fans into a football stadium for a game. What I am addressing is 1 specific aspect of the crisis. Should schools be opened or closed this fall? Do you have an opinion on that?

Examples of how numbers can lie. If I were to give you these numbers, without any additional context, you would likely form an opinion about where Covid-19 is at in Indiana. 4/27 Percentage of ICU beds in use for Covid-19 - 16.7% ICU Beds Available - 44.2% 8/3 Percentage of ICU beds in use for Covid - 17.3% ICU beds available - 37.2% Those numbers see, to indicate that the state is worse off than when we were in the height of the crisis in April. Don't they? Now let's add some context and see what happens to the numbers. ICU Bed Total Capacity 4/27 - 3,271 ICU beds 8/3 - 2,167 ICU beds Actual In Use Numbers for Covid-19 Based on Capacity 4/27 ICU beds in use for Covid-19 - 546 8/3 ICU beds in use for Covid-19 - 374 Now, I can't explain why ICU bed total capacity is so much lower now than it was then. But, my point is that when we're given numbers, we really need to full context to understand what they mean. This is similar to the Georgia school corp that had 256 positive tests among staff. Sounds incredibly scary until you learn that the school corp employs over 26,000 people. If you want to verify my numbers, they can be found on the Indiana Department of Health Covid-19 page. https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

Let me touch on a point regarding the comparison to flu. There is a lot of concern, and rightfully so, about the asymptomatic spread of Covid-19. That said, can't the flu be transmitted through asymptomatic people as well? Yes, schools have been temporarily shut down by the flu. But, that's when a large percentage of the student body were showing symptoms. Nobody is testing asymptomatic students or doing contact tracing with the flu. For the sake of argument, let's look at the case in Greenfield, where some middle school student received a positive test after the first day of school. Ignore the fact that the child should not have been sent to school in the first place if they were awaiting test results. Instead, look at it this way. That case has received a lot of national attention, but the amount and tone it's received is overblown in my opinion. If the same kid was asymptomatic with the flu and went to school, no one would have ever known he/she even had the flu, because the kid would have never been tested. Even if, for some reason, the kid found out they tested positive for the flu, it would not have caused a temporary shutdown of the school, and certainly would not have received national media attention. Covid-19 is scary to many because it is new. Meanwhile, a similar situation that arises related to something familiar (flu), is treated as an afterthought. Why is that? I think that's where we all have our diverse opinions. My story above is to try to get someone to look at things the way I do in regards to how this should effect school. If you disagree with me, explain to me why..

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I keep hearing this, but no one has successfully explained Bangladesh to me. Maybe it's not HCQ, but it's something, and if Bangladesh can do it, so can we. Yet, we're not. And, for the record, there have been several reports/studies that indicate HCQ does have benefit (notice i did not say miracle cure). Yet, you are choosing to ignore those.

Keep beating it. The horse is only dead if we accept the narrative that it does not work.

It's a major and Kopeka should have extra motivation after yesterday.

There's always the next one.

What the headline tells us 260 employees in Georgia school district have tested positive for Covid-19 or been exposed What the imbedded news story does NOT tell us, How many of the 260 have actually tested positive versus just been exposed. Are there 15 positives and 245 exposures? The opposite? How many of the 'exposed' actually tested negative. Are they all still considered at risk. How old are the numbers? The story states the number is fluid. Does that mean that some of the 260 goes back to March, or are these numbers as of this moment? How many TOTAL employees does the district have. I looked it up. The district employees 24,900 people. The math says 260 is approximately 1%. Again, we have a headline that is intended to spawn fear, not inform. The average American is going to see '260' and 'school' and frame an opinion that does not match the reality. Yes, things are not good in Georgia right now. But, the headline is intended just as much for people in Iowa, Vermont, Indiana and Hawaii as it is to those in Georgia. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/us/gwinnett-schools-covid-employees/index.html