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March 14, 2020
Wow ... the sky is soooo blue, no pollution
Just go outside (if you can) or look out your window to see the color of the sky, that maybe humans living today, have never seen before. I know after 9/11 the sky's cleared up for a short time because of restricted air travel, this time manufacturing and auto use down so pollution down, trifecta.
March 14, 2020
Rome - webcams - no people
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/lazio/roma/piazza-di-spagna.html
March 13, 2020
trump is gonna get COVID-19 for sure
So, when will we know? He has been so careless and negligent as pres. ... KARMA
March 11, 2020
https://grapevine.is/news/2020/03/06/fastsplaining-this-is-how-iceland-handles-the-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR26E44Rawj13A98tCC7GwY5lzqLf0hqUv6I52eqeKTmAxfxtGBkFG8fjmA
Well, well well ... look at the Democratic Socialist Countries
Paid quarantine
Number two: People actually get paid for being in quarantine. The government, in association with Confederation of Icelandic Employers and the unions in Iceland, have come to an agreement to pay people salaries for being in quarantine. And what’s more, it doesn’t affect their sick leave at all. It’s vital that people stay in the quarantine, for the risk is that a whole company needs to shut down if an employer breaks his quarantine. This is also logical, because breaking quarantine, knowing that you can contaminate, is illegal. You can get a hefty fine or even prison time for it.
Number two: People actually get paid for being in quarantine. The government, in association with Confederation of Icelandic Employers and the unions in Iceland, have come to an agreement to pay people salaries for being in quarantine. And what’s more, it doesn’t affect their sick leave at all. It’s vital that people stay in the quarantine, for the risk is that a whole company needs to shut down if an employer breaks his quarantine. This is also logical, because breaking quarantine, knowing that you can contaminate, is illegal. You can get a hefty fine or even prison time for it.
https://grapevine.is/news/2020/03/06/fastsplaining-this-is-how-iceland-handles-the-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR26E44Rawj13A98tCC7GwY5lzqLf0hqUv6I52eqeKTmAxfxtGBkFG8fjmA
March 10, 2020
Bernie will lose in Michigan ... just voted
folks here just want trump out and USA equilibrium restored ... common sense Americans
March 10, 2020
https://www.healthline.com/health/aseptic-technique#complications
Mom, a nurse during the polio epidemic, no vaccine, always promoted Aseptic technique
What is aseptic technique?
Bacteria are everywhere, and some are good for us while others are harmful. Bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that cause disease are called pathogens. To protect patients from harmful bacteria and other pathogens during medical procedures, healthcare providers use aseptic technique.
Aseptic technique means using practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens. It involves applying the strictest rules to minimize the risk of infection. Healthcare workers use aseptic technique in surgery rooms, clinics, outpatient care centers, and other health care settings.
Bacteria are everywhere, and some are good for us while others are harmful. Bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that cause disease are called pathogens. To protect patients from harmful bacteria and other pathogens during medical procedures, healthcare providers use aseptic technique.
Aseptic technique means using practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens. It involves applying the strictest rules to minimize the risk of infection. Healthcare workers use aseptic technique in surgery rooms, clinics, outpatient care centers, and other health care settings.
Aseptic technique outcome
The outcome of aseptic technique depends on whether all healthcare professionals thoroughly follow all procedures. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, 50 percent of HAIs are preventable.
Healthcare professionals are responsible for following clean and aseptic techniques. If you notice that someone fails to wash hands or sterilize equipment, speak up. Doing so may save you or a loved one from potentially fatal infections.
The outcome of aseptic technique depends on whether all healthcare professionals thoroughly follow all procedures. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, 50 percent of HAIs are preventable.
Healthcare professionals are responsible for following clean and aseptic techniques. If you notice that someone fails to wash hands or sterilize equipment, speak up. Doing so may save you or a loved one from potentially fatal infections.
https://www.healthline.com/health/aseptic-technique#complications
March 9, 2020
Splitting and Borderline Personality Disorder
Splitting is considered a defense mechanism by which people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can view people, events, or even themselves in all or nothing terms.1 Splitting allows them to readily discard things they have assigned as "bad" and to embrace things they consider "good," even if those things are harmful or risky.
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-splitting-425210
trump, splitter, personality disorder
Splitting and Borderline Personality Disorder
A defense mechanism where everything is black or white
A defense mechanism where everything is black or white
Splitting and Borderline Personality Disorder
Splitting is considered a defense mechanism by which people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can view people, events, or even themselves in all or nothing terms.1 Splitting allows them to readily discard things they have assigned as "bad" and to embrace things they consider "good," even if those things are harmful or risky.
Examples of Splitting
Splitting can interfere with relationships and lead to intense and self-destructive behaviors. A person who splits will typically frame people or events in terms that are absolute with no middle ground for discussion.1 Examples include:
Things are either "always" or "never"
People can either be "evil" and "crooked" or "angels" and "perfect"
Opportunities can either have "no risk" or be a "complete con"
Science, history, or news is either a "complete fact" or a "complete lie"
When things go wrong, a person will feel "cheated," "ruined," or "screwed"
What makes splitting all the more confusing is that the belief can sometimes be iron-clad or shift back-and-forth from one moment to the next.
People who split are often seen to be overly dramatic or overwrought,
Splitting can interfere with relationships and lead to intense and self-destructive behaviors. A person who splits will typically frame people or events in terms that are absolute with no middle ground for discussion.1 Examples include:
Things are either "always" or "never"
People can either be "evil" and "crooked" or "angels" and "perfect"
Opportunities can either have "no risk" or be a "complete con"
Science, history, or news is either a "complete fact" or a "complete lie"
When things go wrong, a person will feel "cheated," "ruined," or "screwed"
What makes splitting all the more confusing is that the belief can sometimes be iron-clad or shift back-and-forth from one moment to the next.
People who split are often seen to be overly dramatic or overwrought,
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-splitting-425210
March 9, 2020
Hey god fundies, looks like "an act of God" brings down your man trump
I remember when you all called it the "gay plague" and did noting about for years hoping it would kill every gay person in the world. Yep, those were the good old days, right? Now all of these scooter driving trumpers are running scared for their lives about the new virus. God forbid it would take them out! That's not how God is supposed to work!
March 9, 2020
Corona means crown, COVID-19 means death so, could this
virus be a called "King Killer" ? It may take down some administrations around the world, starting with ours?
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