tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post4109337252881559740..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: Listen to the Silence, too.Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-17406187962773084792014-11-22T12:56:09.386-06:002014-11-22T12:56:09.386-06:00So, watching the Florida news off and on, how much...So, watching the Florida news off and on, how much does it take to conclude there's a contagious insanity spreading violence thereabouts? <br />http://www.nap.edu/booksearch.php?booksearch=1&record_id=18319&term=contagious&chapter=11-68<br />"Violence, including firearm-related violence, has been shown to be contagious. Recognizing this, the academic community has suggested that research examine violence much like is done for contagious diseases (IOM, 2013)."Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-85759215652320983452014-11-10T16:02:59.527-06:002014-11-10T16:02:59.527-06:00http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/nyregion/craig-s...http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/nyregion/craig-spencer-new-york-doctor-with-ebola-will-leave-bellevue-hospital.htmlHank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-716989392092919312014-11-07T20:35:37.146-06:002014-11-07T20:35:37.146-06:00Speaking of silence:
http://scienceblogs.com/thepu...Speaking of silence:<br />http://scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/2014/10/28/lawsuits-challenge-epas-approval-of-new-herbicide/Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-17470937564032277242014-11-02T08:52:19.710-06:002014-11-02T08:52:19.710-06:00Along the lines of what emmer mentioned above, my ...Along the lines of what emmer mentioned above, my ICU nurse friend in Tucson says her hospital is still prepping for Ebola, is waiting on gear and has been asking for volunteers from her unit to be part of the Ebola team. Things might be quiet, but...Anisa/LazyHomesteaderhttp://lazyhomesteader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-73715269289958217342014-11-02T08:07:40.156-06:002014-11-02T08:07:40.156-06:00The caretakers in the hospital helping Dr. Spencer...The caretakers in the hospital helping Dr. Spencer, are they in quarantine in the hospital when their shift is over, or do they go home to their families?<br /> <br />The reason I ask, is about the nurse from Maine. She has no Ebola symptoms, so why all the fear to have her quarantined after she returned from helping Ebola patients in Africa?<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-12980176315175726962014-11-02T06:10:20.782-06:002014-11-02T06:10:20.782-06:00Hank; yep, a few started showing up about hours af...Hank; yep, a few started showing up about hours after I made the post. Good. The updates are very very scant for the subject though; no "he's talking, aware, in good spirits, hates the jello, or anything. Earlier updates were far more chatty, came from the Mayor himself; etc.<br /><br />Just seems too quiet, to me.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-31722682246606543262014-11-02T02:15:25.740-06:002014-11-02T02:15:25.740-06:00Googled the name, clicked 'News' just now....Googled the name, clicked 'News' just now. First 2 hits:<br /><br />NYC Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer is improving, hospital says<br />CBS News-6 hours ago<br /><br />Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer upgraded to stable condition ...<br />Newsday-14 hours agoHank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-25049430424601037212014-11-01T11:47:09.125-05:002014-11-01T11:47:09.125-05:00this morning in the oregonian, there is an article...this morning in the oregonian, there is an article about a liberian woman, who arrived on tuesday, who now appears to have ebola. of course everyone is safe, even tho she has been out and about for several days. and altho ebola can "only" be passed thru body fluids, the health care workers who came for her were in full haz mat gear. apparently portland had a plan for where and how to corral infected persons--in an outlying town, milwaukie, where an ebola training center had been established. slipped in near the end of the article was the line that there was another person being monitored for symptoms... emmernoreply@blogger.com