tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post4529908478212328589..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Paradise, BitchezAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-64934278502612504932015-01-15T18:29:21.540-08:002015-01-15T18:29:21.540-08:00Interesting story of an Ebola Dr from the US, when...Interesting story of an Ebola Dr from the US, when he thought he'd caught it....<br /><br />ANOTHER Dr who didn't follow the rules--<br /><br />"The thought triggered immediate pangs of guilt - Ebola can only be spread when an infected person shows symptoms - and I figured, at the latest, my symptoms really started two days before. "<br /><br />Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2908525/If-s-devil-disease-Steven-Seagal-s-former-doctor-relives-terrifying-moment-feared-d-caught-Ebola-glove-ripped-treating-convulsing-patient-Liberia.html<br /><br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-39721416220623130702015-01-15T08:35:37.858-08:002015-01-15T08:35:37.858-08:00A couple of articles:
"Sierra Leone: Ebola ...A couple of articles:<br /><br /><br />"Sierra Leone: Ebola in Sierra Leone - News From the Frontline"<br /><br />http://allafrica.com/stories/201501131378.html<br /><br />Pull quote: "Some parts of the country, e.g. in the south and east, are seeing no new cases of Ebola; however, other areas, e.g. in the diamond mining areas around Kono, continue to see numbers rising.<br /><br />In such areas it has proved so difficult to persuade people to abandon their culture and traditions of touching and washing dead bodies, the single most significant cause of spreading the disease. In one instance alone, one Ebola case led to a further 36 people being affected."<br /><br /><br />MSF press release:<br /><br />Africa: Ebola Crisis Update - 13th January 2015<br /><br /><br />http://allafrica.com/stories/201501151220.html<br /><br />Really good, complete summary of MSF activity in the region. Several times they note that lower than expected numbers is probably due to failure of outreach methods, ie-just 'cause they see lower numbers doesn't mean there is lower instance of infection. RTWT.<br /><br />One good pull quote: <br /><br />"Freetown/ Prince of Wales secondary school<br /><br />The Ebola Treatment Center at Prince of Wales School<b> has reached its full capacity of 100 beds, though the centre was only one-third full last week.</b> The center includes 30 individual rooms for suspect cases to prevent cross-infection, as well as 70 treatment beds, including an intensive care ward with a Plexiglas corridor to enable more intensive monitoring. Delays between onset of symptoms and access to treatment remain the most significant factor related to mortality. Since the centre opened on December 10, there have been 178 admissions, 82 Ebola confirmed patients, 30 Ebola deaths and 32 survivors."<br /><br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-46563962708186072442015-01-15T07:12:46.291-08:002015-01-15T07:12:46.291-08:00Ebola New from CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/h...Ebola New from CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/guidance-ambulance-service-providers.html .<br /><br />Worth reading for sick humor reasons. If this is what is to be done in the case of an ambulance used for a suspected Ebola case, could you tell me again what they are supposed to do with an aircraft and aircraft personnel who have been involved with a passenger suspected of being afflicted with the disease? <br /><br />Latest CDC tally from WHO as of 1/11/15 (West Africa): 21,261 suspected cases, 8414 deaths. <br /><br />WHO said yesterday: "Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone report that between 84% and 99% of registered contacts are monitored, though the number of contacts traced per EVD case remains lower than expected in many districts. In areas where transmission has been driven down to low levels, rigorous contact tracing will be essential to break chains of transmission. In the week to January 11, 15% of new confirmed cases in Guinea arose from known contacts (equivalent information is not yet available for Liberia and Sierra Leone)."Percyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771215690327580086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-45276574290093445482015-01-15T06:05:35.047-08:002015-01-15T06:05:35.047-08:00Nick:
Two things.
As to NYC, I agree. Stockholm...Nick:<br /><br />Two things. <br /><br />As to NYC, I agree. Stockholm syndrome, indeed. Lots do persuade themselves that it is the best and only. As one raised there, fled, and never returned, I am to this day unsure whether they're right about that. May not be a delusion.<br /><br />The Western Rifle Shooters site looks great. Have not yet found trade-mark Aesop material, except maybe the top line quote from de Jouvenel. Will keep looking. Thanks for posting it.Percyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771215690327580086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-82730373671554329552015-01-14T08:28:43.882-08:002015-01-14T08:28:43.882-08:00Bet you he's just enjoying some well-deserved ...Bet you he's just enjoying some well-deserved time off, no more, no less. Seems he's a busy guy in the real world.<br /><br />If you miss him, go back and read his older posts on both blogs. Many entertaining tales of the USMC, the movie biz, hospital life, and life in general. Worth your time, and it will leave you wondering when the book is coming out. Homie can write, yo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-2547823540775674362015-01-13T17:03:15.666-08:002015-01-13T17:03:15.666-08:00@HBGirl, @anon 11:57
The link I followed to the n...@HBGirl, @anon 11:57<br /><br />The link I followed to the new site:<br /><br />https://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/hogwarts-is-live/<br /><br /> said that DocGrouch and Aesop, among others were starting it up. I didn't scour the site, since it's just stubbed out, and there is more to come. I was figuring Aesop would be there somewhere. <br /><br />I see that they have a new link up on the front page too. <br /><br />I've only read a couple of the articles so far, but I'm impressed with the comment response, and the intended direction. It's a lot of work to blog well, and I hope they have the energy to keep it up :-)<br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-49341379135657391582015-01-13T16:28:26.601-08:002015-01-13T16:28:26.601-08:00Nick, is Aesop Ivy Mike? The writing style and po...Nick, is Aesop Ivy Mike? The writing style and point of view is similar, and the new hogwarts site appears to have started up in mid december. Specialty: grid-down medicine. Too much coincidence? Awesome site, thanks for the headsup.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613890024247909200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-31339858533692738242015-01-13T13:58:11.460-08:002015-01-13T13:58:11.460-08:00Anon at 9:35 a.m. - Agreed. For those who just ca...Anon at 9:35 a.m. - Agreed. For those who just came to this party for the Ebola, Aesop has been writing some really funny stuff for a while, stuff like, http://www.raconteurreport.blogspot.com/2013/03/repel-boarders.html<br />Have a look while we all wait for the man himself to return.<br />RoscoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-56457776726484284252015-01-13T11:57:34.457-08:002015-01-13T11:57:34.457-08:00Nick - That's a cool site, but not seeing Aeso...Nick - That's a cool site, but not seeing Aesop listed as a contributor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-83496515443922678792015-01-13T11:35:22.058-08:002015-01-13T11:35:22.058-08:00While I smile at the idea of Aesop sailing off to ...While I smile at the idea of Aesop sailing off to some tropical paradise, his absence does give me pause. Look at what happened to Nightjack. <br /><br />Maybe he's picking up extra shifts after vacay, maybe got muzzled, maybe the pressure of being the only one reliably following the ebola crisis got to him - that's a lot of people expecting things. Hard to believe no internet access to post something though. Anything.<br /><br />Yesterday's Daily Mail reported that the condition of the Scottish nurse appears to have stabilized, after getting worse last week.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613890024247909200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-19137401762824373362015-01-13T11:00:04.434-08:002015-01-13T11:00:04.434-08:00Fort Hood officials have confirmed the dead man is...Fort Hood officials have confirmed the dead man is a soldier who has just returned from deployment on West Africa.<br /><br />http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/288431181.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-40073422275024981012015-01-13T10:21:03.874-08:002015-01-13T10:21:03.874-08:00He was listed as a contributor on this new site, p...He was listed as a contributor on this new site, perhaps that is occupying his time?<br /><br />https://griddownmed.wordpress.com/<br /><br />Or maybe he's having some travel related trouble....<br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-12694184946446434952015-01-13T09:35:38.698-08:002015-01-13T09:35:38.698-08:00Aesop was keeping this blog well before (2008) the...Aesop was keeping this blog well before (2008) the Ebola issue and wrote about a lot of good topics relating to healthcare. I have a hard time believing he'd close up shop because Ebola isn't making headlines. (And, frankly, it *is* making headlines and we still need a place where they are consolidated because I'm not seeing how it's going away.) He also was participating in other alternative news blogs. So, frankly, it concerns me that he disappeared. I don't care where he vacationed; surely he had Internet access on his phone. It's weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-75087901000376530252015-01-13T09:02:43.471-08:002015-01-13T09:02:43.471-08:00Place your bets?
1) mea culpa
2) not wrong, just...Place your bets?<br /><br />1) mea culpa <br />2) not wrong, just early. Ebola-induced TEOTWAWKI postponed until month/year<br />3) "Sorry, the blog you were looking for does not exist."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-31146978927055166902015-01-13T07:07:47.174-08:002015-01-13T07:07:47.174-08:00Meanwhile,
"Health officials are reporting ...Meanwhile, <br /><br />"Health officials are reporting seven more cases of measles in an outbreak tied to visits to Disney theme parks in California last month.<br /><br />The new cases confirmed Monday by the California Department of Public Health brings the total to 26 people in four states.<br /><br />Officials say 22 of the cases are in California and two are in Utah, with one apiece in Colorado and Washington."<br /><br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2907791/Number-measles-cases-outbreak-linked-Disney-themes-parks-jumps-26-nationwide.html<br /><br />nick<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-40144621513784276622015-01-12T15:29:52.702-08:002015-01-12T15:29:52.702-08:00Where are you? We miss you.Where are you? We miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-22070859307729959772015-01-10T14:45:19.775-08:002015-01-10T14:45:19.775-08:00@Percy, ha, that made me chuckle! No indication t...@Percy, ha, that made me chuckle! No indication that people are leaving NYC though. NY STATE, for sure, esp gun businesses. <br /><br />My experience with NYers is that they have a sort of Stockholm syndrome relationship with NYC. And surprisingly, for all that it is a cosmopolitan city, a huge number of residents have NEVER been anywhere else. Given how much money and effort it takes to live there, and the compromises you have to make, I guess you HAVE to delude yourself that it is the best and only place to be on earth, or you would go mad.<br /><br />(well, madder.....)<br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-75618953258377017552015-01-10T11:10:37.441-08:002015-01-10T11:10:37.441-08:00Nick: Thought you were talking about NYC there for...Nick: Thought you were talking about NYC there for a sec, not CA!Percyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771215690327580086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-66446073277065297562015-01-09T22:52:43.035-08:002015-01-09T22:52:43.035-08:00http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11304584/Ebola-wipes-out-every-mother-in-Liberian-village.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-57214438410049022452015-01-09T14:13:00.412-08:002015-01-09T14:13:00.412-08:00"Favored of Fed" meaning the policies th..."Favored of Fed" meaning the policies that the federal Government pursued imposed costs on various private entities. Some, the favored, got paid back for those expenses, others were ruined by the actions of the government and closed their doors.<br /><br />This is not to say all should be paid but what happened is those with political clout got money and those without got crushed. It was Federal decisions which allowed the nurse to travel and go to the bridal shop which was destroyed by the Ebola association.geoffbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938430350029694575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-89768867982092388262015-01-09T07:28:16.944-08:002015-01-09T07:28:16.944-08:00California is rapidly becoming a classic third wor...California is rapidly becoming a classic third world country. Oppressive laws, huge population of underclass, small population of elites, crumbling infrastructure, etc.<br /><br />Parts of it are still extraordinarily productive, but those businesses that can leave, are leaving. The weather in parts is awesome, as is the scenery. But the rest--looking more and more like our neighbor to the south every day.<br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-38564665464595323872015-01-09T06:36:49.754-08:002015-01-09T06:36:49.754-08:00Percy, Mike,
No one had any needle sticks or other...Percy, Mike,<br />No one had any needle sticks or otherwise gross exposure reported; I'm still betting on airborne. Otherwise the CDC wouldn't have us in the positive pressure suits, would they. They just don't want to start a panic.<br /><br />Also, continue to be intrigued by the fact that Duncan's family, who were living with all his liquid wastes, and who were walled up with it for a week afterward, didn't contract ebola, yet two people who were taking extreme precautions, did. Population immunity or something similar, like the european introduction of smallpox to the native americans? Bad for them, but lethal for the natives. <br /><br />geoff, what's favored of fed?<br /><br />And, Aesop, how could you possibly need a vacation? I thought California WAS a vacation! At least that's what the ads would have us believe. It's minus 8 here today. Enjoy the beach.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613890024247909200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-88590317625996114112015-01-08T18:58:21.116-08:002015-01-08T18:58:21.116-08:00Mike18xx: No, it doesn't. But it's way har...Mike18xx: No, it doesn't. But it's way harder to contract Ebola. The scary part of that to me has always been a healthcare worker accidentally contracting it, showing no symptoms, and walking around like a normal person while able to further transmit it. But that does not seem to be happening.Percyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771215690327580086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-83622211165291707442015-01-08T15:55:11.587-08:002015-01-08T15:55:11.587-08:00Are you favored-of-Fed? or not.Are you<a href="http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/schumer_feds_should_pay_13_million_bill_for_ebola_response_at_upstate_university.html" rel="nofollow"> favored-of-Fed</a>? or <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/01/08/bridal-shop-closes-after-visit-by-ebola-nurse/21448393/" rel="nofollow">not</a>.geoffbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938430350029694575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-50633785732185659862015-01-08T15:22:04.859-08:002015-01-08T15:22:04.859-08:00I think he's spending all his money on LBFMs, ...I think he's spending all his money on LBFMs, and hasn't come up for air yet. (Those Mayan girls down the coast along the Yucatan are hella cute. Of course their boyfriends carry machetes, so that may be another possibility....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com