Nice. Time for more people who have money to step up.
One curious thought............the entertainment industry love to talk about politics and social issues. They bog down award shows w/their strong stances.
Yet, when we need them to help out in a crisis like this, they are strangely silent.
Perhaps the NFL draft will be altered or moved or pushed back
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
I had mentioned earlier that my son's friend was being quarantined and tested for the virus. My son was over this afternoon and he said that his friend had been cleared. He said his friend is very dramatic and kinda just rolled his eyes.
There are so many nuances that accompany this virus. I have some advice, but won't preach it at this particular point in time. Just let logic, reason, and honesty be our guides.
I don't know if it's posted or not, but all bars and restaurants will be carry out/delivery only starting tomorrow.
This is going to hurt a ton of people financially, from bartenders, to servers, to bus staff, and small business owners.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
The Man With 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer Just Donated Them
A Tennessee man had planned to sell his stockpile at marked-up prices online. Now he is under investigation for price gouging.
A Tennessee man who became a subject of national scorn after stockpiling 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer donated all of the supplies on Sunday just as the Tennessee attorney general’s office began investigating him for price gouging.
On Sunday morning, Matt Colvin, an Amazon seller outside Chattanooga, Tenn., helped volunteers from a local church load two-thirds of his stockpile of hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes into a box truck for the church to distribute to people in need across Tennessee.
Officials from the Tennessee attorney general’s office on Sunday took the other third, which they plan to give to their counterparts in Kentucky for distribution. (Mr. Colvin and his brother Noah bought some of the supplies in Kentucky this month.)
The donations capped a tumultuous 24 hours for Mr. Colvin. On Saturday morning, The New York Times published an article about how he and his brother cleaned out stores of sanitizer and wipes in an attempt to profit off the public’s panic over the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Colvin sold 300 bottles of hand sanitizer at a markup on Amazon before the company removed his listings and warned sellers they would be suspended for price gouging.
As a result, Mr. Colvin was sitting on an enormous cache of sanitizer and wipes while much of the country searched in vain for them.
The article immediately sparked widespread outrage, with thousands of people posting angry comments across the internet about his actions.
Many of those people also contacted Mr. Colvin directly with hate mail and death threats, while one man even banged on the door at his home late Saturday night, according to Mr. Colvin and several messages he shared with The Times.
In an hourlong interview on Sunday, Mr. Colvin expressed remorse for his actions and said that when he decided to hoard the sanitizer and wipes, he didn’t realize the gravity of the coronavirus outbreak or the severe shortage of sanitizer and wipes.
“I’ve been buying and selling things for 10 years now. There’s been hot product after hot product. But the thing is, there’s always another one on the shelf,” he said. “When we did this trip, I had no idea that these stores wouldn’t be able to get replenished.”
He said the outpouring of hate has been scary for him and his family. He said people have incessantly called his cellphone, posted his address online and sent pizzas to his home. His inbox was flooded with ugly messages, he said. One email he shared with The Times said: “Your behavior is probably going to end up with someone killing you and your wife and your children.”
“It was never my intention to keep necessary medical supplies out of the hands of people who needed them,” he said, crying. “That’s not who I am as a person. And all I’ve been told for the last 48 hours is how much of that person I am.”
Now Mr. Colvin is facing consequences. On Sunday, Amazon and eBay suspended him as a seller, which is how he has made his living for years. The company where he rented a storage unit kicked him out. And the Tennessee attorney general’s office sent him a cease-and-desist letter and opened an investigation.
“We will not tolerate price gouging in this time of exceptional need, and we will take aggressive action to stop it,” Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III of Tennessee said in a news release.
Tennessee’s price-gouging law prohibits charging “grossly excessive” prices for a variety of items, including food, gas and medical supplies, after the governor declares a state of emergency. The state can fine people up to $1,000 a violation.
The language of the law could benefit Mr. Colvin. Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee declared a state of emergency on March 12, activating the price-gouging law. The Colvin brothers bought all of the sanitizer and wipes in question before that date, and Mr. Colvin said he did not sell anything after it.
A spokeswoman for the Tennessee attorney general’s office said that even if the Colvin brothers did not buy or sell any of the supplies after March 12, state authorities “will weigh all options under consumer laws.”
When things like the NCAA tournament, Las Vegas casinos, The Masters, etc begin to shut down ... that tells me this is (or has the potential to be) very serious
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
Banks haven't closed yet, what about those people?
Business as usual for us. My CEO informed us that we are "Essential" personnel. They did ask for information regarding our onsite ATMs, and how many bills it can hold, etc. Supposedly a meeting today with Executives and they are going to address us later.
Probably won't close. Small staff, transient customers, like takeout at a restaurant.
Small staff in branches. Take into account back office, accounting, draft departments, risk, compliance, etc. offices have thousands of employees.
I have a very small branch that I run, and we only service a specific amount of people which is closed to the general public, and my tellers conduct about 300 transactions a week.
At a large branch, you can expect to wait on a 1000 people a week.
I was channel surfing, and saw a basketball game being played. I was confused, so I looked at the info on the broadcast, it was the 2017 Big 10 Championship game.
Then noticed they were playing the 2019 Masters on another channel.
Guess TV still had to fill those spots with similar programming.
We don't have to agree with each other, to respect each others opinion.
Ive seen people suggest that CBS should re-air the best tournament games of all time .. I’d enjoy that
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
yea, we need to start explaining to people that just because you arent a senior doesnt mean youre all good. we still have too many people thinking its not a big deal.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Yeah, Italy doesn't have much choice. They are being forced to choose whom to prioritize.
An interesting differentiation in numbers of tested cases between Italy and South Korea - South Korea tested a LOT of people. Like everyone that wanted to be tested whereas Italy only tested sick people... the South Korean numbers show lots of younger people that are infected, which means that Italy and everywhere else has a boatload of Typhoid Mary's running around.
Worldwide case counts are exploding. Today is the second time we've set a record for most new cases in a single day - in the last four days.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
I’ll be surprised if MLB plays even half of their games
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
An interesting differentiation in numbers of tested cases between Italy and South Korea - South Korea tested a LOT of people. Like everyone that wanted to be tested whereas Italy only tested sick people...
The testing example of Italy sounds eerily familiar and all we can do is hope it's not a sign of things to come.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
