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Looks like there is a little more work to do on this and the researchers are making a highly educated guess on natural immunity. I continue to be amazed at the potential of Crispr.

And to be clear on this - what PP said was based on zero information. The Right cannot stop turning every isolated incident (real or not) into a national crisis. See also - immigrant caravans, Hunter Biden's laptop...

I literally fast forward through that part(s?). I hate that song sooooo much.

They need more time to announce Provincial tax cuts before the Federal money rolls in.

Haven't watched ep 4 yet, but it does get better with each episode. A solid series so far.

One of the strongest things a person can do is ask for help, which he did. Way too soon to write someone like that off.

I'll tell you what I find weird: The same people complaining that Dane Evans and the media shouldn't have been so open about GETTING HELP for his psychological issues are now complaining that he's "mentally weak" and "needs to get right between the ears". If I shook my head any harder, I could churn butter in my ears.

My take (because I know you all want to hear it). There isn't a Bacharach song that I like and I die a little every time I hear "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head". Although I love Dionne Warwick's voice, those hits are best fit for a small cheesy lounge full of men in orange-checkered suits with too-large sideburns. Also, good singer-songwriters are a full level above everyone else in the musical world. Some 10 levels above.

Adam Driver and the writers behind "A Quiet Place" gives me optimism. And Sam Raimi producing...

Unfortunately no.

I view the "I just don't trust politicians" as a lazy out. People who actually do the work to understand policy and policy makers have no problem determining who they can put their faith in.

But that would require campaign platforms that look beyond the current election cycle. Unfortunately, 30 - 35% of Canadians just don't buy into that way of thinking. See climate change, homelessness, child care, long term care etc etc. I'm currently reading "Too Dumb For Democracy" by David Moscrop. He cites neurological (and so far - not sociological or psychological) studies that show the human brain in many cases is still evolving from "survival mode" and into "survival in the future mode". This would certainly help explain why a solid chunk of people (even people who lead relatively comfortable lives) vote against society's best interests because they can't appreciate or embrace long-term thinking. It's very thought-provoking.

Bailey and Darvin together again would require Ottawa to rename again - The Ottawa Attitude.

Just trying to bust your chops a bit, but it would end up being a semantic argument, which I have no appetite for.

Speaking of which:

RETROPOLIS Mississippi banned ‘Sesame Street’ for showing Black and White kids playing By Kristin Hunt February 5, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST In April 1970, members of Mississippi’s newly formed State Commission for Educational Television met to discuss Big Bird and Cookie Monster. “Sesame Street” had debuted on public TV the previous November, and the earliest episodes would look familiar today: cartoons about the letter O, counting exercises with ice cream cones and Ernie singing in the bathtub. But the all-White commission decided Mississippi was “not yet ready for it,” according to one member, because it showed Black and White kids playing together. In a 3-2 vote, the commission banned “Sesame Street” from broadcasting on the state-run ETV network. “The state has enough problems to face up to without adding to them,” an anonymous member of the commission, which was appointed by segregationist Gov. John Bell Williams (D), told the Associated Press. None of the board’s members would speak on the record about the ban. The commission worried about sinking its fledgling system just as it was launching. At the time, ETV operated only one channel near Jackson, but it had plans to expand statewide after securing hard-won funding. It was allegedly spooked by state lawmakers, who had objected to educational programs promoting integration and could meddle with the commission’s funding. Some had already objected to ETV’s $5.3 million appropriation in the state budget. Big Bird and the man inside: Inseparable on Sesame Street for almost 50 years “I think it’s a tragedy for both the white and black children of Mississippi,” Joan Ganz Cooney, a television producer who co-created “Sesame Street,” told the AP. “Sesame Street” had landed in a bleak landscape for children’s TV. Saturday morning cartoons were big business, thanks to ads for sugary breakfast cereals, but during the week, kids were mostly stuck with reruns of “a lot of junk,” as Ganz Cooney put it. Still, children were clearly drawn to television, and hungry for more. Lloyd Morrisett, one of the co-creators of “Sesame Street,” noticed that his young daughter watched test patterns on their television, waiting for something to come on. “When kids’ TV first started out, it was mostly old cartoons with hosts,” said Linda Simensky, a visiting professor of media studies at the University of Pennsylvania and former head of content for PBS Kids. “And these hosts, in the middle of their hosting duties, would start selling bread.” She said that among TV executives, “there was sort of this general feeling that kids would watch anything that looks like it’s for kids, and they didn’t want to spend a lot of money.” In the 1960s, these shows rarely had diverse casts of Black, Brown and White kids. There were exceptions at the local level: Ron Simon, head curator at the Paley Center for Media, points to New York’s “Wonderama” as an example of a show making a “conscious effort of integrating.” But nationally, the landscape was mostly White. It was still so rare to see Black actors of any age on television that Jet magazine published a page of radio and TV appearances by Black entertainers each week, from Eartha Kitt on “Mission: Impossible” to Sammy Davis Jr. on “The Hollywood Palace.” “Sesame Street” not only wanted to teach children through educational programming they’d actually enjoy — it wanted to specifically target kids from low-income families, who were entering school at a disadvantage. The show was designed with this audience in mind, from the research and writing to the casting. In addition to many of Jim Henson’s Muppets, “Sesame Street” featured human characters like Bob and Mr. Hooper, both White men, and Gordon and Susan, a married Black couple. Children of all races roamed Sesame Street (which was modeled largely on real-life blocks in New York’s Harlem, Upper West Side and the Bronx), a choice the creators hoped would impart positive images of integration — and give each child watching a chance to see people who looked like them on-screen. ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ premiered 50 years ago — and shaped a generation But first they had to hear about it. Ganz Cooney stationed outreach coordinators in different parts of the country to make sure the show was recognizable and accessible to as many children as possible. That outreach, combined with $4 million in funding from the Lyndon B. Johnson administration and another $4 million in private grants, meant there was “a lot of goodwill surrounding the show” when it began hitting local affiliates in November 1969, said David Kamp, author of “Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America.” “Sesame Street” received rave reviews from public luminaries like Jesse Jackson and Orson Welles, as well as many parents who wrote to newspapers to heap praise on the show. “My 2-year-old, who can hardly talk, is running around the house identifying letters like H and W and numbers like 9 and 3 since he’s been watching ‘Sesame Street,’” wrote a Los Angeles Times reader from Glendale, Ariz. ‘Some sad and scary things’: Mister Rogers consoled kids by telling them the truth And then there was Mississippi. In fairness, the state was likely not alone in its reluctance to broadcast interracial friendships. When KTAL in Shreveport dropped “Sesame Street” in its second season, claiming it didn’t have the money to air it, a fan wrote to Time, “The ostensible reason was that the show was too expensive. Actually it was too black.” In the aftermath of the Mississippi decision, letters poured into ETV, protesting the ban. “There will always be people in Mississippi and across the nation who will find an integrated television cast offensive,” read one letter printed by United Press International. “But there are probably more conscientious parents who will put the education of their children ahead of their personal prejudices, and these people should not be denied a choice.” WDAM, a local station based in Laurel, Miss., urged the commission to reverse the vote and offered to air “Sesame Street” itself if ETV wouldn’t. The board was doubtless embarrassed by the attention, not expecting its “postponement” of the show, as members characterized it, to make news across the country. (The Albuquerque Journal, for example, called the decision a “crying shame,” swiping at Mississippi’s “education levels,” which lagged behind other states.) “That was kind of a spasm of the old ethos,” Kamp said. “I think most of the country, even in the South, was trending in the other direction.” ETV scrambled to lift the ban, promising viewers on May 23 that “Sesame Street” would air in a matter of weeks. The show appeared on local TV listings by June 8, and that fall, the board sponsored a special episode. As part of a 14-city national tour, the cast of “Sesame Street” stopped by Jackson for a free live show on Sept. 6, presented in cooperation with the State Commission for Educational Television. Over the course of an hour, Big Bird and his friends Bob, Susan, Gordon and Mr. Hooper entertained families with songs, jokes and questions, encouraging audience participation. It was not quite an apology, but a display of an uneasy alliance between a progressive show and a conservative board, all in front of an integrated crowd of ecstatic children. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/02/05/sesame-street-ban-mississippi/

I'm struggling with this contradiction. Representation and diversity meant a LOT to Stan Lee, so that comment nails it.

And a genuinely nice guy. He and his wife are people you wish you could have a weekly get-together with because they're just so nice and down to earth.

Super well-spoken. Would love to see him replace someone (anyone) on the TSN panel.

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Feb 14. From Saturday's Freep: "Let’s start with the receiver position. The Bombers currently have starters Dalton Schoen, assuming he doesn’t sign an NFL deal by Feb. 14, and Canadian Drew Wolitarsky back in the mix. They also have Canadian Brendan O’Leary-Orange, who played well in relief, as well as Carlton Agudosi, who scored a pair of touchdowns against Calgary in his only real action last year before suffering a season-ending injury to his left leg." https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/02/03/hey-walters-give-these-guys-a-call

If you can find an interview with Claude Noel talking about that you will not be disappointed. Hilarious! He was there as well.