Archive for February, 2020
Glycyrrhizin, an Active Component of Liquorice Roots, and Replication of SARS-Associated Coronavirus
February 11th, 2020Via: The Lancet: The outbreak of SARS warrants the search for antiviral compounds to treat the disease. At present, no specific treatment has been identified for SARS-associated coronavirus infection. We assessed the antiviral potential of ribavirin, 6-azauridine, pyrazofurin, mycophenolic acid, and glycyrrhizin against two clinical isolates of coronavirus (FFM-1 and FFM-2) from patients with SARS […]
Nissan Halts Japanese Plant Over Coronavirus Issue
February 11th, 2020It’s astonishing to see very major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen mostly shut down. What will be the economic cost of this situation to China, and the world? I haven’t seen much information yet about the implications to global supply chains, but there was this piece from Forbes, Coronavirus Hits Electronics Manufacturing Hard, Companies […]
Alleged Wuhan Funeral Home Staffer Tricked Into Speaking Candidly
February 10th, 2020The source is New Tang Dynasty Television, which is Falun Gong. We need to treat Falun Gong sources (Epoch Times is another one) as we would treat state sponsored propaganda outlets such as Voice of America, Russia Today and PressTV. I’m not saying that these sources can’t be useful, but we need to be aware […]
109 U.S. Troops Diagnosed with Brain Injuries from Iran Attack
February 10th, 2020Via: Reuters: The U.S. military on Monday disclosed a more than 50% jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.
BEIJING: “RESIDENTIAL LOCKDOWN”
February 10th, 2020Update: Shenzhen Now In Partial Lockdown Via: BusanKevin and Daniel Sparrow: — Via: South China Morning Post: China’s capital Beijing has escalated measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus by ordering residential communities and villages to limit access for outsiders, as millions of workers return to the megacity after prolonged holidays. In a […]
CORONAVIRUS IS AIRBORNE
February 9th, 2020Via: China Daily: Confirmed transmission routes of the novel coronavirus include direct transmission, contact transmission and aerosol transmission, a Shanghai official said on Saturday. “Aerosol transmission refers to the mixing of the virus with droplets in the air to form aerosols, which causes infection after inhalation, according to medical experts,” said Zeng Qun, deputy head […]
Swipetarded: Online Preschool
February 9th, 2020Via: Concord Monitor: We read with concern David Brooks’s Jan. 28 article about the New Hampshire Department of Education’s goal of enrolling 200 families in a pilot program for online preschool called Upstart. … A strong body of research, accumulated over decades, demonstrates how young children learn best – through exploration, play and interactions with […]
Pompeo Discusses Chinese Government Influence in the U.S. at the National Governors Association
February 9th, 2020Via: Fox:
What Happens To All The Old Wind Turbines?
February 8th, 2020Via: BBC: Between last September and this March, it will become the final resting place for 1,000 fibreglass turbine blades. These blades, which have reached the end of their 25-year working lives, come from three wind farms in the north-western US state. Each is about 90m (300ft) long, and will be cut into three, then […]
Shenzhen: Foxconn Factory Workers Told to Stay Home
February 8th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. told employees at its Shenzhen facility not to return to work when the extended Lunar New Year break ends Feb. 10, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. The moratorium represents an extreme effort by Apple Inc.’s most important partner to curb the spread of the novel […]
