The end of Blackberry phones

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A good sign on Wednesday: the Rt (Replacement) rate in NJ fell under 1.0 to 0.92. The recent peak was 1.92 on 1/1. A number under 1.0 means that current...

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Weekly Update:
The MLK Day (1/17/22) Afternoon Numbers:

Cumulative Numbers:
Globally: 319.934 million cases & 5,516K deaths...

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If not Arlington Cemetery, I was guessing Hawaii. Not only because of the volcano reference but also so much war dead in WWII.

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Dallas was the only home team to lose on Saturday/Sunday. The NFL big shots looking for high ratings next weekend cannot be happy about that.

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Funny you should mention that. My business travel in 1977 was that my Big 8 accounting firm was doing a study on travel agencies who were negotiating...

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You can get a used copy on Amazon for only $175.00 !...

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Dean served as the chair of the USATF Men’s Track & Field Committee in the 1990s. I always got the impression that he was a level-headed guy who...

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The French Open says he will be allowed to play.

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We may have our coldest 24-hours of the year in northern NJ coming up. The low tonight is supposed to be about 10 degrees with negative wind chill temperatures....

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Weekly Update
The Monday (1/10/22) afternoon numbers:

Cumulative Numbers:
Globally: 303.066 million cases & 5,475K deaths...

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I am surprised they did not go with WAA. I always heard that at least three letters is preferred for branding....

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We have been back to restaurants selectively but not to movies yet. Late this month, we have tickets for my wife’ birthday to see a dinner/murder mystery...

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Shortly after college, I was doing a lot of business travel in early 1977 which was a nasty winter - even flurries in the Bahamas! There was a great AP...

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I am betting there are a fair amount of folks outside the SEC hoping for a double COVID outbreak for both teams before next week’s game. Not to get...

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The Toms River bubble is the site for the state championship meets later in the season. The coach was likely taking the team to the development meet to...

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Blackberry announced it is ending support for all Blackberry phones. The company continues with other product lines.

I did not have a cellular...

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Weekly Update
The Monday (1/3/22) afternoon numbers

Cumulative Numbers:
Globally: 289.177 million cases & 5,436K deaths...

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Here are close to 2021 year-end numbers to compare to 2020. Both exclude China but include probable deaths for NY, NJ, and Bergen County. Note that we...

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Always a good sign when we can get through December in Northern NJ with no snow accumulation yet....

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NJ had a new high with over 27K cases yesterday. But hospitalizations are still less than half the previous high.