Day: January 25, 2021💾

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Obituary of Ronald W. Frantz | A. J. Cunningham Funeral Homes, Including.

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Obituary of Ronald W. Frantz | A. J. Cunningham Funeral Homes, Including.

FEURA BUSH – Ronald W. Frantz, 71, passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021. He was born on June 30, 1949 to the late Harold and Amelia Frantz. Ron graduated from SUNY New Paltz. Ron taught Social Studies/ History for many years at Greenville High School. While there, he also coached baseball and held a leadership role in the Greenville Faculty Association. Ron also worked at New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) as a Legislative Representative for several years. After retirement, Ron enjoyed spending part of his year in Tucson, Arizona, and made many new friends there. He loved to travel and visited all 50 states, as well as over 40 different countries. If you asked him, he would tell you in detail about his time in each one!

I am deeply saddened to hear of passing of Mr. Frantz. He made history and social studies fascinating -- bringing it back home to our own lives. He also helped us understand the importance of state and local government. Thanks to the many lessons I learned in his class, I decided to study Political Science in college, and made my career doing communications for the state legislature and coordinating political campaigns. Mr. Frantz will be missed by generations of Greenville Central graduates.
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Coronavirus Updates : NPR

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Moderna Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Still Protects Against Emerging Strains : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

Moderna says tests show its COVI-19 vaccine offers protection against new variants of the coronavirus, but that the vaccine is more effective against the variant first identified in the U.K. than one found in South Africa. As a result, Moderna will test booster doses of its vaccine – including one that would be tailored to fight strains that have recently emerged.

The newly identified strains have caused alarm, as health officials in the U.K. and South Africa say the strains appear to spread more easily than older versions of the coronavirus. They emerged in recent months, even as vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech raised hopes in the fight against the COVI-19 pandemic.

January 25, 2021 4 PM Update

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Yesterday marked the five o’clock sunset. The days are getting noticeably longer, and we have much to look forward to the evenings in coming weeks.

5:15 pm sunset – Friday, February 5
5:30 pm sunset – Tuesday, February 16
5:45 pm sunset – Sunday, February 28
6:00 pm sunset – Saturday, March 13
Daylight Savings Time Begins – Sunset on Sunday, March 14 is at 7:00 pm
7:15 pm sunset – Friday, March 26
7:30 pm sunset – Thursday, April 8
7:45 pm sunset – Wednesday, April 21
8:00 pm sunset – Tuesday, May 4
8:15 pm sunset – Tuesday, May 18
8:30 pm sunset – Saturday, June 5

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I figured out why the SSH and RSYNC wasn’t working

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I figured out why the SSH and RSYNC wasn’t working.  Corrupted keys on my laptop. Something didn’t go well when I updated things but I just renamed the .ssh folder and created new keys and all is good on that front.

Plumber came by and looked at the water heater, and says they are going to have to figure out something as they should be able to warranty the old heater, but the new heaters are larger due to energy efficiency standards and won’t fit in the current location. At least it’s not leaking water everywhere, but it seems like I might be taking cold showers and heating water on the stove for the next few days. That said, usually my landlord is really good at fixing things if I ask — which is good as the old building needs a lot of fixing regularly.

It is a nice day, even if things are kind of frustrating and cold outside. But I definitely will bundle up and do my evening walk. It’s nice that things are a bit more orderly in my bedroom. And work has been pretty quiet so far today.