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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2020 16:39:53 GMT
www.express.co.uk/Chris Wright, who founded Chrysalis Records in 1968 and discovered and recorded artists and groups like Jethro Tull, Debbie Harrie, Blondie, Ultravox and Spandau Ballet, warned that the industry now needs to consider a future where there is not a cure or vaccine for the disease. Speaking to former cabinet minister and ex-GMTV presenter Esther McVey on her latest Blue Collar Conversation podcast, the veteran music entrepreneur said that live music could be hit in the long term. He said: “Coronavirus is going to change everything and the longer it is around without a viable cure or vaccine the more the changes will get impregnated into all strands of business and society. “You have no live concerts right now, all the summer festivals are off, no big music events in the same way there are no big sporting events. “People are assuming that soon we will be back to normal. Well we might not be back to normal and that is something people have not faced into." He claimed that “the whole world is in denial” over the seriousness of the situation. “To some extent we are going to have to adjust to the fact that this is something we should at least have an idea about how we might handle if it does take longer to get back to where we think we should be. “The losers are working musicians and people involved with the live music events, not just the musicians, the sound men, tour management team, sound and light, the backing singers and musicians They are clearly having a hard time right now.” link Could HOLOGRAMS be the future of LIVE ENTERTAINMENT? With the rise of streaming and the decline in music sales, artists and record labels have become more dependent on revenue from live concerts. But with the passing of some legendary artists like Prince, Aretha Franklin and David Bowie, some startups are betting that hologram performances will satisfy fans, as well as artists’ estates. A hologram tour of Whitney Houston is slated to begin next month, and hologram shows of Frank Zappa, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly recently wrapped up. Mark Binelli wrote about these tours for the New York Times Magazine. He spoke to “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal about the hologram business and what it’s like to attend a performance. “It looks like a ghost that’s sort of trying to materialize and isn’t quite there. It’s a little bit brighter than the live musicians on stage, it’s a little strange,” Binelli said. “That said, I went to the Zappa show the opening night at a theater, and I was probably about eight rows from the front, and yeah, it looks like Zappa up there.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It would be cool to see a holograms of TULL's classic live shows from their peak in the 1970's! One could even have 'dueling flutes', with young IA playing side-by-side with old IA. Or, all of TULL's drummers, throughout the years, playing together on stage. The only limit would be the imagination of the scientists and artists and, of course, budgetary restraints.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 17, 2020 14:00:41 GMT
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Post by ash on Jun 17, 2020 15:00:58 GMT
and a partridge in a pear tree
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 19, 2020 1:16:27 GMT
Joe Escribano Fb LINK Check out my new COVID masks !!! Yeah boiiiiiiiiii I'm a happy little fella. LOL !!!
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 19, 2020 6:04:52 GMT
They're the coolest masks I've seen so far during this pandemic and yes, I would wear one,
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Post by rredmond on Jun 19, 2020 14:20:29 GMT
Dig it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 7:04:02 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 2, 2020 1:28:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 23:57:03 GMT
WASHINGTON - After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it. “I’m all for masks. I think masks are good,” Trump told Fox Business in an interview. “People have seen me wearing one.” Trump’s comments came a day after Republican lawmakers suggested that he wear a mask in public to set a good example for Americans. “If I were in a tight situation with people, I would absolutely,“ Trump said in the interview. Trump has long resisted being photographed in a mask. In early April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures were difficult to maintain. Trump immediately undercut the CDC guidance by flatly stating that he wouldn’t be following it, suggesting it would be unseemly for the commander in chief to wear a mask as he meets with heads of state. On Wednesday, he sounded a different tone, saying, “I had a mask on. I sort of liked the way I looked. OK. I thought it was OK. It was a dark black mask, and I thought it looked OK. “It looked like the Lone Ranger,” he continued, a reference to the fictional law-and-order character from the American Old West who wore a black eye mask. “I have no problem with that, and if people feel good about it, they should do it.” Trump doesn't understand that a Covid-19 mask must be worn over the nose and mouth...not covering the eyes!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2020 23:14:39 GMT
YOUNG INVENTOR CREATES DEVICE TO PREVENT FACE TOUCHING
A young inventor with Kiwi roots has raised over £16,000 in Kickstarter pledges to fund a device he created to prevent face touching amid the coronavirus pandemic.
During 2018’s cold and flu season, teenager Max Melia, who lives in Bristol, UK, came up with an idea to help stop the spread, involving a wristband that vibrates to alert the wearer they’re about to touch their face.
Two years later as the world grapples with coronavirus, the now 15-year-old has developed the idea into a working device called VybPro.
Max sprung to action when his parents Richard and Natalie Melia, from Auckland, were struck down by coronavirus, which they believe they contracted during a trip on the London tube.
“I saw the impact it had on the world, so I thought it would be a good time to bring it in and help reduce the risk of transmission for a lot of people,” he told Stuff.
UK teen Max Melia, 15, created VybPro to help stop face touching habits and prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
A study from the University of New South Wales in Australia found students touched their face 23 times per hour, and most touches made contact with the mouth and nose.
Natalie Melia, who is from Meadowbank in Auckland, said the device would be useful for when the UK’s lockdown restrictions are eased, as people were more likely to touch their faces at work or while commuting, at a time when hand washing facilities weren’t readily available.
“I think people are really looking for ways to protect their health and keep things safer.”
The patent-pending wristband works with movement-sensing technology, with algorithms to determine hand movements close to the face.
The vibration triggered by potential face touching is discreet, so as not to alert anyone nearby.
Use of VybPro is not limited to preventing transmission of Covid-19, Natalie Melia said, adding that it could be used to prevent the spread of other viruses and by those trying to curb a nail-biting habit.
The cost of making a pair of VybPro – one for each wrist – is about £70, or about $133 NZD, which includes production, tax and shipping.
A pair of wristbands will market for £89 – about $170 NZD – with profits used to donate wristbands to health care workers and rest homes.
Max is hoping to raise £60,000 in Kickstarter pledges by August for production to start in September. The campaign has already attracted 57 backers pledging £16,554 since its launch on June 25.
With the English summer school holidays starting on July 10, Max plans to occupy his time by working on VybPro.
However, he admits a holiday away would be nice once coronavirus loosens its grip on the UK.
Natalie Melia said she and Richard were both “very proud” of him, as he had managed to get the idea off the ground while they were both “so ill for months”.
“Every parent wants to see their child pursue their passions. If they can help others on the way then that’s awesome,” she said.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 5, 2020 6:15:14 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 6, 2020 18:10:27 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 7, 2020 20:02:33 GMT
South Korea puts a show on using 300 drones. Fantastic!
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 25, 2020 0:04:34 GMT
Ian Anderson & Leslie Mandoki with the Mandoki Soulmates #TogetherAtHome (unplugged version) Essay : Thoughts on the world after the Corona Virus Silver Lining LINK
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 26, 2020 1:10:10 GMT
The donkey is not Arnie's pet...it's his cousin.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 1, 2020 6:53:47 GMT
www.broadwayworld.com/Top 10 Tunes with Nik WalkerYour favorite Broadway stars are sharing the tunes that are getting them through quarantine. by BWW News Desk Jul. 31, 2020 Today's playlist is from Nik Walker! Walker has been entertaining us biweekly on The Chaos Twins with co-host Sasha Hutchings! You also might know him Motown the Musical, Hamilton, or Ain't Too Proud! "Locomotive Breath" by Jethro TullHeard this in the cold open to one of the Fargo S2 episodes. Kind of messed up, cuz the song is largely about death, but I find it hella motivating and fun. A wonderful song for a socially distanced run to the liquor store. link
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 12:58:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 14:45:06 GMT
UP TO 6% OF ENGLAND'S POPULATION HAVE BEEN INFECTED
About 3.4 million people in England – 6% of the population – have had Covid-19, with infections more common among members of black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, according to the results of a large home antibody testing study.
The results from the study, known as React-2, are based on home finger-prick antibody test results from 100,000 participants across the 314 local authorities in England.
“It gives us the most robust, cross-sectional estimate of the number of people who have been infected during the first wave of the pandemic,” said Prof Graham Cooke, a co-author of the research from Imperial College London. “Because we have done it in scale we can have more confidence about the differences between different groups,” he added.
Cooke said the study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, provides important insights, both for easing lockdown and preparing for a second wave.
“There is no evidence of anything near high-enough levels of herd immunity for this to be helpful at a population level and that it is likely there is a high proportion of susceptible people out there still that need to be protected,” he said.
The 3.4 million people that it represents is many times higher than the tally of known cases for the UK as posted by Johns Hopkins University in the US – whose aggregated numbers have become the main reference for monitoring the disease – and which listed the country’s case numbers at 315,546 as of Thursday morning.
The study tracked the spread of infection across England after the pandemic’s first peak, with randomly selected adults testing themselves at home between 20 June and 13 July.
The results show considerable geographical differences. While 13% of people in London had antibodies, this was the case for less than 3% of people in the south-west.
Infections were also more common members of BAME communities, at 17% for black ethnicity compared with 5% for white.
“That probably goes a long way to explain some of the differences in mortality that we have seen between black, Asian and white populations,” said Cooke. Cooked added this greater prevalence of infections can largely be explained by factors such as being more likely to have key-worker status, living in urban centres – particularly London – living in families with larger households, and living in more deprived areas, all of which were linked to a greater prevalence of antibodies.
“From what we can see, it is the social-demographic factors that make the greatest difference,” said Cooke.
People working in care homes (16%) and healthcare (12%) returned far higher results than people who were not key workers, at 5%.
The study also suggests 32% of people who had Covid-19 had no symptoms of the disease – previous research has suggested the figure could be anywhere between 30% and 70% of infections.
“The number we are coming up with is at the lower end, but it is clearly still a lot,” said Cooke.
Cooke said the test correctly picked up antibodies 84% of the time in individuals with non-hospitalised disease at over 21 days since their illness; nearly all those who had previously had a positive Covid-19 test were found to have antibodies.
The team used a highly accurate lab-based antibody test on blood samples from NHS workers who had previously tested positive for Covid, to estimate the proportion of people who have been infected but do not subsequently show antibodies. “We do see a clear association between severity of illness and the likelihood of having antibodies,” said Cooke, although the team noted nearly all those who had had a positive Covid-19 test had antibodies.
Cooke said the team plan to do another round of the study in mid-September in 200,000 people to coincide with the return of schools. But Cooke warned such antibody tests remain of limited value for personal use, noting they are not yet accurate enough for such purpose while it is unclear how protective antibodies are against future Covid-19 infections, and at what levels or for how long.
Health minister Edward Argar said:“Large scale antibody surveillance studies are crucial to helping us understand how the virus has spread across the country and whether there are specific groups who are more vulnerable, as we continue our work to drive down the spread of the disease.”
David Heymann, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine who was not involved in the study welcomed the work.
“This is a very important study, and it shows that the population is very willing to participate in activities towards better understanding of Covid-19 and its spread within England – hopefully this will lead to greater interest in participating in activities that will decrease the risk of transmission.”
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 8, 2020 10:42:27 GMT
In today's newspaper........
"PARENTS living in locked-down parts of the North-East could face fines of £200 if they take their children trick or treating at Halloween this year."Well that's one good thing about living in a lock-down part of the UK, I won't have those pesky kids banging on the door begging for sweets and yes, I'm a miserable old git When I was young all we did at Halloween was dig the middle out of a turnip (not a pumpkin), cut a scary face in the side and then stick a candle in it. Now we have this imported trick or treat meaning parents pay out on costumes for their kids and the likes of me have to buy in sweets just in case I get a knock on the door. I look forward to the peace and quiet this year A proper turnip lantern
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Post by Jack -A- Lynn on Oct 8, 2020 13:28:09 GMT
In today's newspaper........
"PARENTS living in locked-down parts of the North-East could face fines of £200 if they take their children trick or treating at Halloween this year."Well that's one good thing about living in a lock-down part of the UK, I won't have those pesky kids banging on the door begging for sweets and yes, I'm a miserable old git When I was young all we did at Halloween was dig the middle out of a turnip (not a pumpkin), cut a scary face in the side and then stick a candle in it. Now we have this imported trick or treat meaning parents pay out on costumes for their kids and the likes of me have to buy in sweets just in case I get a knock on the door. I look forward to the peace and quiet this year A proper turnip lantern Don't say this to JTull 007 🤫😛
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 8, 2020 17:06:12 GMT
In today's newspaper........
"PARENTS living in locked-down parts of the North-East could face fines of £200 if they take their children trick or treating at Halloween this year."Well that's one good thing about living in a lock-down part of the UK, I won't have those pesky kids banging on the door begging for sweets and yes, I'm a miserable old git When I was young all we did at Halloween was dig the middle out of a turnip (not a pumpkin), cut a scary face in the side and then stick a candle in it. Now we have this imported trick or treat meaning parents pay out on costumes for their kids and the likes of me have to buy in sweets just in case I get a knock on the door. I look forward to the peace and quiet this year A proper turnip lantern Same here. A turnip with a candle and an old sheet over my head - and we thought we were the business
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 12, 2020 7:36:11 GMT
Remember when masks were JUST for Halloween ? This whole thing is disconcerting...literally, my tickets for Nick cave concert tomorrow...just reminders of cancelled tour.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 12, 2020 10:29:12 GMT
Remember when masks were JUST for Halloween ? This whole thing is disconcerting...literally, my tickets for Nick cave concert tomorrow...just reminders of cancelled tour. Meeting so many nurses/physios/doctors/ancillary staff at the moment, all wearing masks, it's difficult to know if the people you were talking to yesterday are, in some cases, the same as you met the day before. Ah well, back to the Tull youtubes
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 19, 2020 14:44:09 GMT
Behind the Mask (2015 Remaster) 38,476 views•Oct 6, 2015
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Post by rredmond on Oct 19, 2020 15:52:38 GMT
Heh
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 16, 2020 13:08:37 GMT
Mandoki Soulmates - We Say Thank You (Christmas Version)
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Post by Equus on Jan 7, 2021 19:20:29 GMT
Is everyone okay? No corona?
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Post by rredmond on Jan 8, 2021 14:40:50 GMT
Is everyone okay? No corona? Hey Equus! Feels like I haven't seen you in a bit, glad to see you posting. Hope all is well with you? No corona in my immediate family, thank goodness, though we live in NJ (and our extended family in NY) so we take much care due to the numbers of cases. I did lose my cousin a couple months back from COVID-19 and still reeling a little bit - he was younger, but overweight and smoked like a chimney which didn't help, but such a nice guy.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jan 9, 2021 18:37:42 GMT
Now that I have had both vaccines, with no side effects either time, I fully expect the Cabrona to catch me after all...it almost did, the tricky way. I slipped on a social distance marker taped to the floor at a grocery store near my home and nearly broke my head, ass or elbow. That would have been a awful way to succumb to pandemic.
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Post by Equus on Jan 10, 2021 13:56:47 GMT
Is everyone okay? No corona? Hey Equus! Feels like I haven't seen you in a bit, glad to see you posting. Hope all is well with you? No corona in my immediate family, thank goodness, though we live in NJ (and our extended family in NY) so we take much care due to the numbers of cases. I did lose my cousin a couple months back from COVID-19 and still reeling a little bit - he was younger, but overweight and smoked like a chimney which didn't help, but such a nice guy. I am well and kicking... So far so good... The virus is catching on in Denmark... We now have about 3000 cases every day... I was one of the first in Denmark to get a vaccine against the Corona virus, but I haven't got the 2 shot... I'm working at a care center right now, and that's the reason for the vaccine... Denmark is in a lockdown... sorry about your loss... I got the vaccine 12 days ago... So I hope that it will work if I get close to the virus...
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