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To: THE ANT who wrote (5862)	7/1/2020 10:18:17 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation Recommended By elmatador Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13801

Italian whole-town study finds 40% of coronavirus cases had no symptoms Kate Kelland , Reuters•June 30, 2020 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Italian army guard the entrance of the red zone of Turano Lodigiano More By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A study of coronavirus infections that covered almost everyone in the quarantined north Italian town of Vò found that 40% of cases showed no symptoms - suggesting that asymptomatic cases are important in the spread of the pandemic. The study, led by a scientist at Italy's Padua University and Imperial College London, also produced evidence that mass testing combined with case isolation and community lockdowns can stop local outbreaks swiftly. "Despite 'silent' and widespread transmission, the disease can be controlled," said Andrea Crisanti, a professor at Padua and Imperial who co-led the work. "Testing of all citizens, whether or not they have symptoms, provides a way to ... prevent outbreaks getting out of hand." Crisanti has become something of a celebrity in Italy for advocating widespread testing well before it became official World Health Organization guidance. Vò, which has a population of nearly 3,200, was immediately put into quarantine for 14 days after suffering Italy’s first COVID-19 death, on Feb. 21. During that fortnight, researchers tested most of the population for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A analysis of the results, published in the journal Nature on Monday, showed that at the start of quarantine, 2.6% of Vo's population - or 73 people - were positive. After two weeks, only 29 people were positive. At both times, around 40% of positive cases showed no symptoms. But because all of the coronavirus cases found - whether symptomatic or not - were quarantined, the researchers said, this helped slow the spread of the disease, effectively suppressing it in a few weeks. Crisanti said the success of Vo's mass testing also guided wider public health policy in the wider Veneto Region, where it had "a tremendous impact on the course of the epidemic" there compared to other regions. (Reporting by Kate Kelland; Editing by Kevin Liffey) View reactions (6)

To: THE ANT who wrote (5862)	7/1/2020 6:45:17 PM
From: arun gera	Respond to of 13801

>Bought GUSH and will build a massive position if it goes up..> I took a nice 75% gain on an oil services ETF. Keeping some if oil prices go crazy on the way up. -Arun

To: THE ANT who wrote (5862)

7/10/2020 9:45:59 AM

From: elmatador

Respond to of 13801

TJ's brain is wavering

His reply to you
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And you went:

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To: TobagoJack who wrote (160008)	7/10/2020 5:54:11 AM
From: THE ANT	Read Replies (1) of 160015

Were you refering to a different post? I just linked to an article..I dont have any recollection of you saying anything about tresury bills ever, just buy gold, for which you have been correct

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To: THE ANT who wrote (5862)	7/11/2020 8:04:43 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 13801

What you eat defines how long you will live. Exercising (and lifestyle in general) will define the quality of that old age life. That is what I am living by since I became 39 and started listening to my body. My lowest weight when I was really skinny was 56Kg. My normal weight was 59Kg. At 1.75m that was skinny ! Slowly -after I turned 60- started gaining weight as my system slowed down. In the past 10 years my weight went up about 5 Kg. 61Kg 2010 - 2012 63 Kg 2012 - 2014 65 Kg 2016 -2018 In the past 2 years, with exercise (lifting weights) I am now 69-70Kg. My intention is to keep my weight below 75Kg

To: THE ANT who wrote (5862)	7/23/2020 12:59:55 PM
From: elmatador	2 Recommendations Recommended By DinoNavarre Horgad Respond to of 13801

The Media's Jihad against Sweden's No-Lockdown Policy Ignores Key Facts 07/14/2020 Ryan McMaken As soon as it became clear that the Swedish state had no plans to implement harsh lockdowns, global media organizations like the New York Times have implemented what can only be described as an ideological jihad against Sweden. For many weeks, there has been an incessant drumbeat of articles with titles touting the " the failure of the country's no-lockdown coronavirus strategy," that "Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale," and " How Sweden Screwed Up." It is common to read articles stating that Sweden has one of the world's worst death rates for COVID-19. This, however, remains a matter of perspective. Sweden's total deaths per million in population as of July 14 is 549. That's considerably lower than the deaths per million rate in the UK, which is 662, and in Spain, which is 608. In Belgium, the death rate is 884. Moreover, the Sweden deaths per million is many times better than the rates found in New Jersey and New York: 1,763 and 1,669. dpm.jpg An astute reader, however, will quickly notice that articles condemning Sweden's "failure" rarely if ever mention these comparisons. Instead, anti-Sweden articles are careful to only mention countries with far lower deaths per million, usually Denmark and Norway. A nonspecific stock phrase is generally inserted which repeats that Sweden has: " a far higher mortality rate than its neighbours." Articles about countries with far more deaths per million than Sweden often make excuses for those governments. In May, for example, the BBC repeated the Belgian government's talking points, which attempted to explain that things aren't as bad as they seem in Belgium. In places where harsh lockdowns were implemented—such as New York or the UK— the explanation is that these countries implemented their lockdowns too late. But no matter what the data shows, it is always assumed that lockdowns work well, and the fact that nonlockdown Sweden has a death rate similar to harsh-lockdown France can only be explained by claiming France didn't lock down harshly enough or long enough. Meanwhile, the evidence that lockdowns actually work remains spotty at best. The results we get from lockdown countries vary wildly, yet commentators ignore this and stick to a dogmatic refrain: lockdowns always work, and Sweden "screwed up." Now, global "experts," such as those at the World Health Organization (WHO), are claiming that Sweden is among the countries most likely to have a resurgence in COVID-19. So far, there is no evidence of this at all. Two weeks after the WHO's prediction, both cases and deaths in Sweden continue to trend downward. sweden.jpg Indeed, looking at this, one might conclude that thanks to Sweden we know what both lockdown and nonlockdown countries look like: they look remarkably similar in some cases. Similarly, in the US we have some states that had relatively short and less-harsh lockdowns, which we can compare to states with very strict lockdowns. In many cases, the states with the mild lockdowns continue to have total deaths that are small fractions of those in areas with far more harsh measures. Advocates of lockdowns insist that we must only "wait two weeks" and matters in Texas will look just like those in New York. Anything's possible, but it's pretty clear any sort of equivalence between the two areas is going to require more than "two weeks" to come about. After all, after failing to implement a lockdown for months, Sweden is still nowhere near matching the death rates reported in New York. nytx.jpg Using Sweden's standard we're still too early in the game to declare victory for one method or the other. Sweden's authorities have always maintained that their strategy was much more of a long-term strategy. They are looking a year down the line and suggesting that both lockdown and nonlockdown countries will become more similar over time. In some countries, that certainly looks to be the case, although there is yet no indication of this in others. mises.org

To: THE ANT who wrote (5862)	7/24/2020 3:18:57 PM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Recommended By DinoNavarre Respond to of 13801

Brazil sided with the U.S. yesterday and made vocal their stance for market-oriented principals to drive all 164 members of the WTO. China’s not too happy about it. The U.S. and Brazil released a joint statement that outlined what the two countries considered to be “market-oriented conditions.” The U.S. has previously pushed for a draft General Council resolution that amplified that for its members, but China has pushed back successfully and so has the Brazilian General Director of the WTO, Roberto Azevedo, who is resigning early and leaves his post next month. forbes.com