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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 1, 2021 13:51:29 GMT -8
The demographics are quite striking: Over 2% of the US population age 85 and over have died of COVID (or with COVID) since they started tracking. About 1/425,000 US under age 15 have died of/with COVID. Not to say I’m adding much to this convo, just a fact I came across that was interesting to me. About 10% of the age 85 and older population die each year. Approximately 2 in 15 people age 85 and older die each year. 55% of the annual deaths in America are people aged 75 and older. 59% of people who die with coronavirus are people aged 75 and older. 81% of people who die with coronavirus are people aged 65 and older. 96% of people who die with coronavirus are people aged 50 and older. People aged 50 and older make up approximately 35% of the population but make up 96% of the "coronavirus deaths." People younger than 50 make up 65% of the population but make up 4% of the "coronavirus deaths." According to the CDC's numbers today, the total number of people who have died with coronavirus younger than 50 is 20,400, about one in 10,355. If you are under 50, you are more likely to die in from accidental poisoning, drug overdose or car crash. Non-coronavirus related pneumonia is a bigger killer of children under 18 than coronavirus. 204 kids under the age of 18 have died with coronavirus. And children under the age of 18 make up 22% of America's population. Children under 18 are more likely to die from accidental poisoning, car crashes, crossing a road, dying from smoke inhalation or burns, or falling down the stairs than from coronavirus.
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Post by 56chevy on Mar 1, 2021 15:25:28 GMT -8
Anyone else get a call from the athletic department today indicating the Pac-12 will be revisiting the attendance at baseball game issue?
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Post by kersting13 on Mar 1, 2021 15:33:32 GMT -8
Anyone else get a call from the athletic department today indicating the Pac-12 will be revisiting the attendance at baseball game issue? Perhaps this board is being monitored.
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Post by zeroposter on Mar 2, 2021 12:57:54 GMT -8
Anyone else get a call from the athletic department today indicating the Pac-12 will be revisiting the attendance at baseball game issue? They did call. The attendance will probably be revisited. It will, at best, be limited attendance. That would still be far better as I think the player families would definitely be first.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 2, 2021 14:24:36 GMT -8
The state of Texas is opening up 100%. I'm sure it will go well, based on how well it handled that one-week cold snap last month.
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Post by 56chevy on Mar 2, 2021 14:32:43 GMT -8
Anyone else get a call from the athletic department today indicating the Pac-12 will be revisiting the attendance at baseball game issue? They did call. The attendance will probably be revisited. It will, at best, be limited attendance. That would still be far better as I think the player families would definitely be first. First in will be the Bennys House gang that advocated for allowing attendance at games.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Mar 2, 2021 14:50:45 GMT -8
The state of Texas is opening up 100%. I'm sure it will go well, based on how well it handled that one-week cold snap last month. There's been a bunch of sporting events in different parts of the country that have had fans in attendance.....how has that gone?
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 2, 2021 15:16:27 GMT -8
The state of Texas is opening up 100%. I'm sure it will go well, based on how well it handled that one-week cold snap last month. If Alaska, Florida Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee can handle it, I am sure that Texas can. If the other states want to treat their populace like children, so be it. As for the cold snap, The Texas Interconnect is not tied into the Eastern and Western Interconnects. The result is that, unless you live in West Texas, the Panhandle or West Texas, you live and die on your own production. Texas is the eighth-most reliant on wind power in the country and the second-most reliant on solar power. Couple that with a natural gas energy system that is not properly winterized, you are going to be in trouble if it gets cold, the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow. And that was what happened. From my understanding, coal performed well. Hydroelectric performed well. Nuclear performed well. Biomass performed well. But those four only make up 25% of the power production potential in Texas. When you are having problems with 75% of your power production potential, you are going to be in trouble.
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 2, 2021 15:41:59 GMT -8
The state of Texas is opening up 100%. I'm sure it will go well, based on how well it handled that one-week cold snap last month. If Alaska, Florida Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee can handle it, I am sure that Texas can. If the other states want to treat their populace like children, so be it. As for the cold snap, The Texas Interconnect is not tied into the Eastern and Western Interconnects. The result is that, unless you live in West Texas, the Panhandle or West Texas, you live and die on your own production. Texas is the eighth-most reliant on wind power in the country and the second-most reliant on solar power. Couple that with a natural gas energy system that is not properly winterized, you are going to be in trouble if it gets cold, the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow. And that was what happened. From my understanding, coal performed well. Hydroelectric performed well. Nuclear performed well. Biomass performed well. But those four only make up 25% of the power production potential in Texas. When you are having problems with 75% of your power production potential, you are going to be in trouble. But what about the people that live in West Texas West Texas? Maybe the people of Texas should sue the Power Companies in Utah.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 2, 2021 16:32:20 GMT -8
The state of Texas is opening up 100%. I'm sure it will go well, based on how well it handled that one-week cold snap last month. There's been a bunch of sporting events in different parts of the country that have had fans in attendance.....how has that gone? None with anywhere near a quarter of 100% attendance.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 2, 2021 16:36:12 GMT -8
The state of Texas is opening up 100%. I'm sure it will go well, based on how well it handled that one-week cold snap last month. If Alaska, Florida Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee can handle it, I am sure that Texas can. If the other states want to treat their populace like children, so be it. As for the cold snap, The Texas Interconnect is not tied into the Eastern and Western Interconnects. The result is that, unless you live in West Texas, the Panhandle or West Texas, you live and die on your own production. Texas is the eighth-most reliant on wind power in the country and the second-most reliant on solar power. Couple that with a natural gas energy system that is not properly winterized, you are going to be in trouble if it gets cold, the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow. And that was what happened. From my understanding, coal performed well. Hydroelectric performed well. Nuclear performed well. Biomass performed well. But those four only make up 25% of the power production potential in Texas. When you are having problems with 75% of your power production potential, you are going to be in trouble. Whoops, hit the wrong button and inadvertently liked this post. Who oversees the Texas utility system? Who decided not to winterize their systems, even though they were warned to 10 years ago? Who decided to withdraw from the other grids, which worked perfectly, and which could have easily sent power Texas's way when Texas's power grid collapsed? The same state government that sees fit to open the state 100%, despite advice from the CDC not to. The Dakotas really handled it, with some of the highest death rates in the country. Keep gaslighting.
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Post by ag87 on Mar 2, 2021 17:05:38 GMT -8
If Alaska, Florida Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee can handle it, I am sure that Texas can. If the other states want to treat their populace like children, so be it. As for the cold snap, The Texas Interconnect is not tied into the Eastern and Western Interconnects. The result is that, unless you live in West Texas, the Panhandle or West Texas, you live and die on your own production. Texas is the eighth-most reliant on wind power in the country and the second-most reliant on solar power. Couple that with a natural gas energy system that is not properly winterized, you are going to be in trouble if it gets cold, the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow. And that was what happened. From my understanding, coal performed well. Hydroelectric performed well. Nuclear performed well. Biomass performed well. But those four only make up 25% of the power production potential in Texas. When you are having problems with 75% of your power production potential, you are going to be in trouble. But what about the people that live in West Texas West Texas? Maybe the people of Texas should sue the Power Companies in Utah. this is my brother Darryl and this is my other brother Darryl
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Mar 2, 2021 17:31:46 GMT -8
There's been a bunch of sporting events in different parts of the country that have had fans in attendance.....how has that gone? None with anywhere near a quarter of 100% attendance. I feel like SEC football was well over 25%
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Post by beaverbeliever on Mar 2, 2021 17:45:48 GMT -8
There's been a bunch of sporting events in different parts of the country that have had fans in attendance.....how has that gone? None with anywhere near a quarter of 100% attendance. But no one has argued to have 100% attendance at events next week. They've just said businesses can leave things to their own discretion.
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Post by OSUprof on Mar 2, 2021 19:01:50 GMT -8
The SEC is permitting 25% of capacity attendance in baseball this season. That was decided before the season began as I reported weeks ago. Like I said at the time, I can go to Costco but I can't sit outside socially distanced and wearing a mask watching a baseball game?
Scott Barnes would give just about anything to have 25% of capacity in attendance at Goss.
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