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Thought of the Day - November 8 - By the Numbers
So the world now has over fifty million official cases, the world has over one and quarter million deaths, and the world has seen over...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - November 6 - And Now for Something Complete Different
You are not going to believe it but I typed this up back in late April. I decided not to post as at the time it seems too pessimistic,...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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Thought of the Day - November 5 - Are You Stupid Risk Taker?
Now I have your attention, I will apologize in advance. My aim is, if nothing else, is that this blog might, just might, save a life. If...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - November 4 - International Travel
As predicted Canada will be using its "Rapid Test" kits for travellers from abroad ( Thought of the Day - October 7 - Rapid Antigen...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - November 3 - Savings Might Just Save the Day
A lot of attention has been paid to the financial risk takers during this pandemic - people buying new houses, investing in the stock...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - November 2 - The Zoom Effect
Zoom meetings have become the new norm when it comes to keeping up with your colleagues. Indeed I wrote about working from home earlier...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - November 1 - By the Numbers
The "western world" is still the epicentre of this pandemic. Asian and African countries by and large are still seeing dramatically...
Cliff Fraser
Nov 1, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 30 - Reaction from South Africa
Continuing this week's theme, thoughts from around the world, here is a short note from a friend in South Africa. We are well, its summer...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 29 - The Atlantic Bubble
Some info from a friend from Ontario, who has competed the fourteen day quarantine, so can now visit family in the Atlantic Bubble. Went...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 28 - Reflections from the UK
Hi All, Today's blog is an excerpt from a message from a friend from England: Your blog about cruise ships interested me because where we...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 28, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 27 - News from Japan
I recently received an email from a friend in Japan. Here is a paraphrased excerpt: Fortunately in Japan the wave of the COVID-19's...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 26 - Meanwhile in Switzerland
At the late September yodeling event in the rural Schwyz canton, attended by 600 die-hard fans, people in the audience were asked to...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 25 - By the Numbers
The world continues to see significantly more new cases than people recovering. This is reflected by the growing number of "Active" cases...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 25, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 23 - Vaccine Candidates
It has been a while since we talked about the vaccine wars ( Thought of the Day - August 19 - Vaccine Wars ) but believe you-me they are...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 22 - Healthcare Workers
Early on in the pandemic, we had the 7pm shout-out for front-line workers ( Thought of the Day - Vancouver Cheer ). Despite the amazing...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 21 - Border Closing Revisited
Much of the discussion here in Canada has been about the US border ( Thought of the Day - September 8 - Border Still Closed) and indeed...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 21, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 20 - Entrepreneurs
Remember the adage "moments of adversity are your greatest opportunity". So besides the suppliers of critical products such as PPE and...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 19 - Gas Prices, Harbinger of Inflation
Way back in in April we talked about the low gas prices ( Thought of the Day - April 22 - Gas Is Now Free ). After a rebound in the...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 18 - By the Numbers
The world-wide official numbers are now over 40 million cases, 30 million of which have recovered, and over one million dead, leaving...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 18, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 16 - COVID-19 Clinical Treatment
I had a look at the BC CDC page concerning the therapeutics for COVID-19 ( http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Professionals-Site/Documents/Antimi...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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