#Testing

Massachusetts yet again changed how they are calculating covid data in order to minimize concern - presumably because Baker and the DESE commissioner want to keep schools open at all
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9/22 Weekly http://covid19-projections.com  Update:We forecast 23,000 (13-38k) additional reported deaths in the US by November 1 (~600/day).Nov 1 Total Deaths Forecasts:Today: 223k (213-238k)Last week: 219k (208-233k)2 weeks ago: 219k
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I'm reading this Jacobin piece that is all REOPEN schools because poor kids aren't learning well remotely at the same time they *magically* propose making sure only young people get
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My reqs for Iowans on opening: Even though the state is open, that doesn't mean it's safe. Models still show that Iowa's statewide transmission is not declining; some models have
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Livetweeting Natl Association of Science Writers' event on covering COVID @HelenBranswell @zeynep @laurahelmuth @SpeakPatrice https://www.nasw.org/COVID19series  "I can't actually time when I knew it was going to be a pand
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1) A threadA tale of two PPE suppliers.The company set up on 12 May 2020 by an associate of a Conservative Peer.The family business in Knowsley, with over 50 years
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The Mail on Sunday's resident GP, who previously was pushing for there not to be a shutdown (see quoted tweet that aged like sour milk) is now pushing for people
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1) Nearly two weeks after Montreal public health officials disclosed a major #COVID19 outbreak at a seniors’ residence on Sherbrooke St. E., this cluster of cases still hasn’t appeared in
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1) Montreal’s #COVID19 testing positivity rate has increased to 5.6% from 5.2% last week, signalling that the #pandemic's second wave is far from over in the city. A couple of
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I was asked about why declarative programming is at the heart of "newer" trends in tech all the way up and down the stack, from React to Terraform. I replied
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[MEGATHREAD: BAME PGRs]Today, we’re working with the wonderful @pocsquared on our day of activism and awareness focusing on BAME PGRs. Our final day will follow the normal structure - highlighting
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Watch Live Technical briefing on #2019nCoV with @DrTedros http://bit.ly/EB146  #EB146 "The latest data we have is that there are 20,471 confirmed cases in #China, including 425 deaths.Outside #China there
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how to prepare for an online test — a tip thread. READING ONLINE TEST QUESTIONS:• READ: the directions/ question.• RETELL: in your own words, retell what you are being asked
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1. I agree with this, and think that this pandemic has revealed the worst of data journalism and technocracy. America is a poor, segregated, and obese country with dysfunctional public
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A great podcast by Sarah Winters from @ContentDesignLN and @GerryMcGovern on panic publishing during coronavirus made me think about what we got right, got right eventually and what we’d do
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How to turn your weaknesses into strengths. // THREAD // It’s no secret that we love training our strengths and despise training our weaknesses.However, this will only further amplify your
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