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Anastasis

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  1. Appears to be some good news on the immune response front:

    https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/10/27/science.abd7728

    Robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for months

     

    Abstract

    SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic with millions infected and numerous fatalities. Questions regarding the robustness, functionality, and longevity of the antibody response to the virus remain unanswered. Here we report that the vast majority of infected individuals with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 experience robust IgG antibody responses against the viral spike protein, based on a dataset of 30,082 individuals screened at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. We also show that titers are relatively stable for at least a period approximating 5 months and that anti-spike binding titers significantly correlate with neutralization of authentic SARS-CoV-2. Our data suggests that more than 90% of seroconverters make detectible neutralizing antibody responses. These titers remain relatively stable for several months after infection.

  2. 14 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said:

    FWIW, my daughter's soccer team was taken down by Covid.  First the coach, then multiple players.  All games and practices were outside.  Coach always wore a mask.  Shit happens.  I agree that it's less likely to transmit between kids outside in the open air, but to say it isn't at all is shortsighted.  

    What age*?

     

    *not asking for typical surly perv reasons. 

  3. 4 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

    You seemed to care since you defended it. The Steele Dossier was used for impeachment which was for the impeachment hearings. @Anastasis has a litany of more knowledge than I have on impeachment, but y'all seemed to really believe in some crackpot theories as well. 

    I don't think that the dossier had anything at it's core to do with the impeachment proceedings. That whole thing is more closely related to what we are seeing play out now with Rudy's efforts. All that stuff is distinct imo. And trump should have been removed from office as a result, imo. 

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  4. 34 minutes ago, Dutch said:

    @Anastasis, did you use plain ol' "ground beef" or "chili grind"?  That finished product looks outstanding. Maybe I'm cooking too long, but whenever I use ground beef it nearly dissolves into the gravy, and I'm left with whatever "cubed" meat I was using.

    That was regular grind, the beef from Costco and the venison from my processor which is mixed with beef fat. 

    I mentioned previously, but I usually do more stew meat with just a lb or so of ground in the mix if I use it at all...and my cooks are usually longer, closer to your duration. This one was 3 hours maybe including processing the chilis. If I grind the meat myself I only pass it through the big holes one time for a rough chili grind. The finer grind does tend to dissolve into the gravy, which is ok imo as long as you have a lot of stew meat chunks in there.  The stew meat takes longer to really loosen up.  The venison chunks I had in that batch were ok, but could have benefited from a longer cook time. IMO, a chili grind holds together better with the longer cook.  

  5. 5 hours ago, ztejas said:

    Looks good. What was the meat you used again? Yours came out much grainier than mine - like a traditional chili. Mine is almost like a Carne guisada consistency.

    1# venison stew meat, 1# venison ground, 1.5# ground beef. I usually like ~2:1 stew meat to ground but it was whatever I found in the freezer this time. 

  6. So apparently Hunter's Chinese associate was under FISA surveillance. Which means if the typical authorizations were made, Hunter was likely caught up in the first hop. Will be interesting to see when those authorizations were issued and the political intersections involved. All 100% by the book, I am sure. 

  7. Shart kit actually sounds like it should be standard equipment.

     

    Got some progress photos on the radio.  Looks like this thing is pretty close to done to me. Note proper date code F8TBZ in second pic. 

    E15-CAE82-BE42-42-D1-8524-9605-E47-E6301

    F6-EBB1-F2-6299-4-FA8-A0-F8-3-E5-EB695-E

    CC845-F9-A-B328-4-CF4-8-E6-B-561454-FE08

  8. 11 minutes ago, utee94 said:

    Nice.  The Vitamix was a game changer for me, I used to have to blend, and then still strain through a fine-mesh strainer.  But the Vitamix eliminated that messy straining step.

    I have a pot on right now as well, 1# chorizo, 1.5 lb cubed chuck roast, 2# beef short ribs.  When all the meat is tender and retreats off the bones, I'll pull rib meat and mix it into the shred.  Reconstituted peppers were a mix of ancho, New Mexican red, pasilla, and a few arbol.  

    No Strainer At All. 

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