Is anyone really surprised? The Federal Reserve's emergency rate failed to calm skittish investors. U.S. equity markets tumbled and the 10-year Treasury yield hit a record low after Chairman Jerome Powell explained the intra-meeting rate cut was designed to cushion the economy from any coronavirus-related fallout. The Dow Jones Industrials sank nearly 800 points or 3 … [Read more...] about Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Tank
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How To Install ImageMagick
Just a note to self... Install following using RPM 1. WHM » Software » Install an RPM 2. Select "ImageMagick", click install. 3. Select "ImageMagick-devel", click install. 4. Select "pcre-devel", click install. Install following using Module Installers 1. WHM » Software » Module Installers 2. Click PHP Pecl "Manage" 3. Search "imagick", click Go. 4. … [Read more...] about How To Install ImageMagick
New Jersey Goat Leads Police on Chase
Why did the goat cross the road? The Washington Township Police Department said police and Gloucester County Animal Control officers responded about 4:30 p.m. Sunday when a loose goat was reported wandering around a residential neighborhood. The frightened goat fled down Lambs Road and the officers managed to guide the animal to a nearby wooded area. "Normally goats … [Read more...] about New Jersey Goat Leads Police on Chase
Feces + Bacteria Found on McDonald’s Touchscreens
A little dated, but still disgusting... November 28, 2018 Traces of feces have been found on every single McDonald's touchscreen swabbed in an investigation by metro.co.uk. Samples were taken from the new machines that have been rolled out at restaurants across the country – every one of them had coliforms. Senior lecturer in microbiology at London Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Feces + Bacteria Found on McDonald’s Touchscreens
CDC Mistakenly Released COVID-19 Patient in Texas
March 1, 2020 via San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg: Today we learned that the CDC mistakenly released a patient from the Texas Center for Infectious Disease who later returned a positive COVID-19 reading. The fact that the CDC allowed the public to be exposed to a patient with a positive COVID-19 reading is … [Read more...] about CDC Mistakenly Released COVID-19 Patient in Texas
Warm Winter Ruins 2020 German Ice Wine Production
March 1, 2020 A warm winter means that for the first time in years Germany's vineyards will produce no ice wine — a pricey, golden nectar made from grapes that have been left to freeze on the vine. The German Wine Institute said Sunday that none of the country's wine regions saw the necessary low temperature of minus 7 degrees Celsius, or 19 degrees Fahrenheit. A … [Read more...] about Warm Winter Ruins 2020 German Ice Wine Production
NYSE Could Close Trading Floor Due to Coronavirus
"New York Stock Exchange is beginning to prepare for the possibility that the floor might not be able to open. It's a mixture of both humans and an automated trading system, computerized trading system," Charles Gasparino of Fox Business said on The Claman Countdown on Friday. "So they're planning for a possibility that the… floor traders, the brokers, the designated market … [Read more...] about NYSE Could Close Trading Floor Due to Coronavirus
Delta Suspends Milan Service Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Following elevated U.S. State Department travel guidance, Delta is temporarily suspending its daily flight between New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP). Delta’s last east-bound flight from JFK to Milan will depart on Monday, March 2, and the last west-bound flight from Milan to JFK will depart on Tuesday, March 3. Service to … [Read more...] about Delta Suspends Milan Service Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Scientist Believes Coronavirus May Have Been Spreading for Six Weeks in the United States
March 1, 2020 A scientist (Trevor Bedford) in Washington State believes coronavirus may have been spreading for six weeks before it was detected, and there could be a 'few hundred' people currently infected amid an 'already substantial outbreak'. At least 74 confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been reported as of Sunday afternoon with the majority being on the west coast of the … [Read more...] about Scientist Believes Coronavirus May Have Been Spreading for Six Weeks in the United States