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shadowkat1. Apparently there's a ... Quarantine Cat Film Festival set up to raise funds for struggling movie theaters.
2. The internet is still trying to diagnose everyone's neurological ailments from afar...also provide advice on behaviors by, well not giving very constructive advice in my humble opinion.
( IF You Love Staying Up Late and Sleeping in - Doing Otherwise Might Actually Hurt Your Health - hmmm. I'm doomed. Because finding a new job that allows me to sleep in and stay up late is not in the cards at the moment. I'm fifty-three, and I suck at job-hunting. (Actually there's three things I suck at: apartment hunting, dating, and job-hunting - all for the same reasons.)
I think my niece has the right idea - she's decided to major in photo-journalism and human rights advocacy. Go niece. Now if the world could stop ending long enough for her to get there. Then again, she's 16, and she has had several different ideas over the years. At ten, she wanted to be a botanist. At fourteen - it was an astrophysicist. Now it's a human rights advocate and photo-journalist.
I think at her age, my aspiration was to be a novelist, and possibly a human rights advocate.
Life had other plans. Although I can you could say I became a writer, and dabbled in the human rights advocacy and novel bit.
This article on the other hand, gave me a headache. 23 Signs You're secretly a Narcissist Masquerading as a Sensitive Introvert...I don't know, I think there's a lot of over-paid psychologists out there who have gotten obsessed with narcissism. Wonder why? (sarcasm)
3. Solidarity between Ireland and Native Americans.. - this warms my heart, considering I'm 41% Irish, and my niece is part Native American.
4. And finally some good news from New York vs. the Corona Virus...New York appears to be winning. Go New York! Go! Team#NewYork!
New York has been aggressively testing frontline workers. After testing approximately 27,000 employees across 25 downstate health care facilities for COVID-19 antibodies, we found some hopeful results. The survey showed that the infection rate among health care workers is about the same, or even lower, than the infection rate of the general population. That's good news because it suggests that when the protocols that medical workers know to take — including proper hand washing, wearing masks and gloves — are followed, the virus can be held at bay.
We need everyone to all follow these protocols whether they are in the medical field or simply out in public. Precautionary measures such as hand washing with soap, wearing masks and refraining from touching your face are effective tools in preventing the virus from spreading. So we need all New Yorkers to diligently follow these simple practices.
Here's what else you need to know tonight:
1. The state's moratorium on COVID-related residential and commercial evictions will be extended until August 20. New York is also banning fees for late or missed payments during the eviction moratorium. Renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 are also allowed to use their security deposit as payment and repay their security deposit over time.
2. "Nourish New York" is making sure food doesn't go to waste and instead goes to people who are in need. The new initiative helps to address two problems at once: excess agricultural products at New York farms and food insecurity. To date, food and products have been purchased from more than 2,100 Upstate farms and nearly 50 food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries have been supported. We are asking philanthropies that want to help in this effort to please email COVID19Philanthropies@exec.ny.gov.
3. The number of total COVID hospitalizations fell again yesterday. Total hospitalizations fell to 8,665, from 9,179 the day before. The number of new COVID hospitalizations rose slightly to 607, from 601 the day before. Tragically, 231 New Yorkers were lost to COVID-19 yesterday.
4. Monroe County is giving away 1 million face masks. Residents of Monroe County can pick up free masks at over 20 locations on Saturday, May 9, between 10am - 2pm, or on Wednesday, May 13 (same hours). The City of Rochester will publicly distribute masks at a later date.
5. The Queens Public Library is documenting stories of New York City residents during Coronavirus. Through the Queens Memory COVID-19 Project, the library aims to create a historical record of how New Yorkers are experiencing this pandemic.
6. Pfizer has begun human clinical trials for a Coronavirus vaccine. The pharmaceutical company is conducting the trials at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Tonight's "Deep Breath Moment": Like all restaurants during "New York on PAUSE," the Grotto, a restaurant in downtown Buffalo, is closed for in-person dining. To help make their takeout operation more entertaining, especially for their youngest patrons, the Grotto's staff dressed as characters from "Beauty and the Beast" and gave a show while carrying the food to waiting cars.
Ah, New York, sometimes I adore you.
2. The internet is still trying to diagnose everyone's neurological ailments from afar...also provide advice on behaviors by, well not giving very constructive advice in my humble opinion.
( IF You Love Staying Up Late and Sleeping in - Doing Otherwise Might Actually Hurt Your Health - hmmm. I'm doomed. Because finding a new job that allows me to sleep in and stay up late is not in the cards at the moment. I'm fifty-three, and I suck at job-hunting. (Actually there's three things I suck at: apartment hunting, dating, and job-hunting - all for the same reasons.)
I think my niece has the right idea - she's decided to major in photo-journalism and human rights advocacy. Go niece. Now if the world could stop ending long enough for her to get there. Then again, she's 16, and she has had several different ideas over the years. At ten, she wanted to be a botanist. At fourteen - it was an astrophysicist. Now it's a human rights advocate and photo-journalist.
I think at her age, my aspiration was to be a novelist, and possibly a human rights advocate.
Life had other plans. Although I can you could say I became a writer, and dabbled in the human rights advocacy and novel bit.
This article on the other hand, gave me a headache. 23 Signs You're secretly a Narcissist Masquerading as a Sensitive Introvert...I don't know, I think there's a lot of over-paid psychologists out there who have gotten obsessed with narcissism. Wonder why? (sarcasm)
3. Solidarity between Ireland and Native Americans.. - this warms my heart, considering I'm 41% Irish, and my niece is part Native American.
4. And finally some good news from New York vs. the Corona Virus...New York appears to be winning. Go New York! Go! Team#NewYork!
New York has been aggressively testing frontline workers. After testing approximately 27,000 employees across 25 downstate health care facilities for COVID-19 antibodies, we found some hopeful results. The survey showed that the infection rate among health care workers is about the same, or even lower, than the infection rate of the general population. That's good news because it suggests that when the protocols that medical workers know to take — including proper hand washing, wearing masks and gloves — are followed, the virus can be held at bay.
We need everyone to all follow these protocols whether they are in the medical field or simply out in public. Precautionary measures such as hand washing with soap, wearing masks and refraining from touching your face are effective tools in preventing the virus from spreading. So we need all New Yorkers to diligently follow these simple practices.
Here's what else you need to know tonight:
1. The state's moratorium on COVID-related residential and commercial evictions will be extended until August 20. New York is also banning fees for late or missed payments during the eviction moratorium. Renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 are also allowed to use their security deposit as payment and repay their security deposit over time.
2. "Nourish New York" is making sure food doesn't go to waste and instead goes to people who are in need. The new initiative helps to address two problems at once: excess agricultural products at New York farms and food insecurity. To date, food and products have been purchased from more than 2,100 Upstate farms and nearly 50 food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries have been supported. We are asking philanthropies that want to help in this effort to please email COVID19Philanthropies@exec.ny.gov.
3. The number of total COVID hospitalizations fell again yesterday. Total hospitalizations fell to 8,665, from 9,179 the day before. The number of new COVID hospitalizations rose slightly to 607, from 601 the day before. Tragically, 231 New Yorkers were lost to COVID-19 yesterday.
4. Monroe County is giving away 1 million face masks. Residents of Monroe County can pick up free masks at over 20 locations on Saturday, May 9, between 10am - 2pm, or on Wednesday, May 13 (same hours). The City of Rochester will publicly distribute masks at a later date.
5. The Queens Public Library is documenting stories of New York City residents during Coronavirus. Through the Queens Memory COVID-19 Project, the library aims to create a historical record of how New Yorkers are experiencing this pandemic.
6. Pfizer has begun human clinical trials for a Coronavirus vaccine. The pharmaceutical company is conducting the trials at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Tonight's "Deep Breath Moment": Like all restaurants during "New York on PAUSE," the Grotto, a restaurant in downtown Buffalo, is closed for in-person dining. To help make their takeout operation more entertaining, especially for their youngest patrons, the Grotto's staff dressed as characters from "Beauty and the Beast" and gave a show while carrying the food to waiting cars.
Ah, New York, sometimes I adore you.
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Date: 2020-05-08 03:59 am (UTC)That is encouraging, though so many health care workers and first responders are still without effective PPE.