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Monday, March 18, 2024

Four years after COVID-19 emerged, the U.S. in many ways is far less ready for the next major viral threat, despite the pandemic era's significant scientific advances.


A government investigation into a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane's door-plug blowout has been hampered by a lack of repair records and security camera footage, the National Transportation Safety Board's chair told US senators. Boeing was "unable to find the records" and told the NTSB that the security camera footage was overwritten.


If you look at the prices that are top of mind for regular folks, inflation turns out to have been astonishingly high in mid-2022 -- far higher than the headline Consumer Price Index. Now, however, it's at a very benign 2%.


Then private equity took over.


Sunday, March 17, 2024

A defiant Vladimir Putin said Russia won't be stopped from pursuing its goals after he swept to a record victory in a presidential election whose outcome was pre-determined.


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@#3 ... That is not unusual. ...

I'd say it depends upon the criticality of the industry.

A major player in the airplane industry retaining such documentation for only 30 days indicates to me that something might be covered up. And, given the current incident, I can see why such short retention might be a corporate policy.


Why wouldn't they want to retain such video (or other records) for a longer period?

I mean, a 18TB hard drive is only $350 nowadays.
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From the article, "... "To date, we still do not know who performed the work to open, reinstall, and close the door plug on the accident aircraft," NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote Wednesday in a letter to leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. ...


That is not good.

And as I have previously opined, it looks intentional.


Stranglers - Skin Deep (1984)
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Lyrics excerpt...

genius.com

...
Many people tell you that they're your friend
You believe them, you need them for what's round the river bend
Make sure that you're receiving the signals they send
'Cos brother, you've only got two hands to lend

Maybe there's someone who makes you weep
And some nights loom up ahead when you're asleep
Some days there's things on your mind you should keep
Sometimes, it's tougher to look than to leap

Better watch out for the skin deep
Better watch out for the skin deep
(Better watch out) Watch out for the skin deep
(Better watch out) Watch out for the skin deep
Better watch out for the skin deep
...


The Facebook link in the sub-header leads to a posting on Facebook by Newsweek.

This seems to be the Newsweek article... (Sentinel, please correct me if this is incorrect)

Planet Fitness Faces Boycott Calls from Outraged Conservatives
www.newsweek.com

... Conservative social media users are calling for a boycott of Planet Fitness after reports of a 2023 incident involving a man who allegedly exposed himself to a 15-year-old while in a women's locker room.
Context

In September 2023, a 15-year-old was inside the women's locker room of Planet Fitness in Monroe, Georgia, when she said a naked biological male had exposed himself to her, according to the Monroe Police Department. Jakorbie Dixon, 25, of Conyers, was arrested in connection to the incident on "multiple warrants for public indecency by exposing himself in the female locker room," the department said in a statement.

Not long after Dixon's arrest, the teen's family filed a lawsuit against Planet Fitness over the incident, Bart Benton, the attorney representing the teen's family, announced in a statement on September 15. Benton claims that the fitness chain was aware of Dixon's alleged lewd behavior before exposing himself to the teenager.

"We are committed to holding Planet Fitness accountable for its actions," Benton said in the statement. "Our early investigation has revealed that Planet Fitness knew and was on notice of this type of behavior from the perpetrator but chose to ignore his prior conduct of exposing himself to females in the women's locker room because he 'identified' as a female. This type of behavior is completely unacceptable, and we will fight for justice for our client and make sure that Planet Fitness takes steps to prevent this from happening again."

The gym chain had already been facing days of criticism over a separate incident involving a man inside a women's locker room in the presence of a child. ...


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