Doakes Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Winter is going to be fun once normal bug symptoms are confused with the virus again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FTOF Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Interesting to see several Australian states response to increased cases. Obviously gaining independence from Australia is foremost in their minds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-53589817 Quote Last month, with community transmission low to non-existent elsewhere, every other state shut their borders to Victoria. However the virus spread to Sydney through visits from Melbourne residents. Authorities there are now battling clusters around restaurants and pubs, and warn the city is on a "knife's edge". On Wednesday, Queensland joined the Northern Territory and Western Australia in barring entry to anyone from Sydney due to the renewed risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sue Denim Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) This is what a virologist wears. But don’t worry, that pack of 50 masks you bought on Amazon for £2.99 probably work as well 😂 Edited August 1, 2020 by Sue Denim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) New government restrictions Edited August 1, 2020 by Sue Denim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 16 hours ago, Sue Denim said: New government restrictions You really have reached the peak of ludicrousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, smcc said: You really have reached the peak of ludicrousness. It's funny. Not quite as funny, self-conflicting and complicated of some of the govt diktats but a grand parody, nonetheless! Edited August 2, 2020 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 From the government website a month ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Sue Denim said: From the government website a month ago Yes but you are surely ignoring the advances in mask technology. Jumpers and scarves for example are now fitted with anti-viral fibres which are woven into the blend. I mean that must be right surely, otherwise the "scientists" who claim that using these things as suitable masks would have to be barking mad...... ...or maybe they think we're all just idiots who can't think for ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sue Denim Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 13 hours ago, smcc said: You really have reached the peak of ludicrousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Sue Denim said: 11 hours ago, Sue Denim said: Even more ludicrous. No one in the picture is crawling! Edited August 3, 2020 by smcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastlandssaint Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 https://internetretailing.net/rxuk/mco-closes-47-stores-with-the-loss-of-381-jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Aberdeen back in lockdownhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53666665 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 I guess we can look forward to endless months of panic-driven local lockdowns from governments. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 I guess we can look forward to endless months of panic-driven local lockdowns from governments. Lovely.No one is stopping you from going out and licking door handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 I guess we can look forward to endless months of panic-driven local lockdowns from governments. Lovely.Surely preferable to a national lockdown. Very few countries not dealing with it this way, seems to be the accepted preferable method of controlling it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Long John Baldy said: I would agree. Remember this is only down to the public, not the government. If nothing else it should remind us here in Scotland we are not immune and can f**k it up as well as the English. Sue Denim is sure to nick in soon and post his stats once again that show how Scotland has been f**kin it up as badly as Boris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Does anyone on here work with the SQA? I've just heard through my daughter of one person who scored an A in her prelim and was awarded a D and scores of people talking about being downgraded from C to an outright fail in many subjects. This is making me very suspicious indeed and I would be interested in knowing whether a computer algorithm was used to assign grade adjustments in Scotland. This has all the hallmarks of the blanket use of a "magic algorithm". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Saint Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Does anyone on here work with the SQA? I've just heard through my daughter of one person who scored an A in her prelim and was awarded a D and scores of people talking about being downgraded from C to an outright fail in many subjects. This is making me very suspicious indeed and I would be interested in knowing whether a computer algorithm was used to assign grade adjustments in Scotland. This has all the hallmarks of the blanket use of a "magic algorithm".I’ve heard a few reports of kids being downgraded, against the recommendations of the teachers. If this is correct then someone needs their arse felt. This is people’s futures being jeopardised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 I’ve heard a few reports of kids being downgraded, against the recommendations of the teachers. If this is correct then someone needs their arse felt. This is people’s futures being jeopardised. I don't know if it is still the case that examination boards move the banding parameters, because of the difficulty level of the exam once they have all the results.Likewise if the prelims were deemed to be too easy then that could also be taken into consideration.Do all schools sit the same prelim test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Russian Saint said: I’ve heard a few reports of kids being downgraded, against the recommendations of the teachers. If this is correct then someone needs their arse felt. This is people’s futures being jeopardised. At least we're not in England. Apparently down there you can't appeal a grade on an individual basis. Only if the school is an "improving" one can the entire school appeal. So glad my kids are out of this farcical system. Edited August 8, 2020 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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