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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Hamburger Helper: Now in its 51st year on grocery store shelves
Photo by Retiring Guy
Beef prices were soaring and the U.S. economy had weakened when the undisputed king of boxed dinners was launched on the West Coast in December 1970.
Betty Crocker’s Hamburger Helper did as promised. It guided families who were striving to stretch a pound of meat into a dinner for five.
With one pan, one pound of hamburger and one package, Hamburger Helper revolutionized dinner. It was economical, convenient, filled with variety and enjoyed by the entire family.
And let’s not forget that in the vein of products such as Spam and Twinkies, Hamburger Helper has become part of pop culture lexicon.
Are they joking??!! Nobody wins any points comparing their proudct to Spam and Twinkies.
Other varieties and year first sold: tuna (1972), chickcn (1984), pork (2003)
Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (1/23/2021)
Saturday, January 23. Total tests (positive and negative): 3,000,975. One-day increase of 7,460 (1,681 positive; 23%)
Total positive Covid 19 cases: 531,852
Counties with largest numerical gains = 59 of 72
- 2 with 100 or more new cases
- 6 with 50-99
- 19 with 20 to 49
- 20 with 10 to 19
- 17 with 5 to 9
The 59
- Milwaukee (270)
- Dane(134)
- Brown (77)
- Waukesha (76)
- Rock (73)
- La Crosse, Outagamie (62 each)
- Racine (51)
- Kenosha (49)
- Marathon (45)
- Washington (44)
- Eau Claire (40)
- Winnebago (37)
- Jefferson (33)
- Ozaukee (32)
- Fond du Lac (31)
- Sheboygan (28)
- St. Croix (26)
- Dodge (24)
- Barron, Monroe, Wood (22 each)
- Manitowoc (19)
- Oneida (18)
- Calumet, Price (17 each)
- Columbia, Green (16 each)
- Chippewa, Sawyer, Waupaca (15 each)
- Polk (14)
- Lincoln, Walworth (13 each)
- Iron, Kewaunee, Marinette, Sauk, Washburn (12 each)
- Juneau (11)
- Oconto, Vilas (10 each)
- Door, Shawano, Trempealeau (9 each)
- Adams, Clark, Douglas, Pierce, Portage, Vernon (8 each)
- Dunn, Waushara (7 each)
- Buffalo, Richland, Taylor (6 each)
- Grant, Green Lake, Iowa (5 each)
Link to other WI COVID posts:
Related posts:
California. (1/17/2021)
Connecticut. (8/21/2020)
Florida. (1/18/2021)
Illinois. (1/19/2021)
Indiana. (1/16/2021)
New Jersey, (1/19/2021)
Washington State. (6/12/2020)
West Virginia. (1/20/2021)
Say goodbye to Christopher & Banks at Greenway Center, Middleton WI
Photos by Retiring Guy
USA Today, 1/14/2021
In June, the company obtained a $10 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program. As of Jan. 13, the company said it operated 449 stores in 44 states, including 315 Missy, Petite, Women stores, 76 outlet stores, 31 Christopher & Banks stores and 28 C.J. Banks stores.
Related posts:
Where are the vacancies at Greenway Station in Middleton WI? (1/11/2020)
Five days after the storm in Middleton: Not everyone in Greenway Station is open for business. (8/27/2018)
Did Fuddruckers put the jinx on this restaurant location? (8/13/2018)
Greenway Center Update: What's going up in Tanner's parking lot? (5/21/2015)
Where are the vacancies at Greenway Station in Middleton WI? (1/11/2020)
Five days after the storm in Middleton: Not everyone in Greenway Station is open for business. (8/27/2018)
Did Fuddruckers put the jinx on this restaurant location? (8/13/2018)
Greenway Center Update: What's going up in Tanner's parking lot? (5/21/2015)
GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin GOP fossils caucus way off the mark on Keystone Pipeline job creation
TMJ4, 1/22/2021
Austin Statesman American, 1/23/2021
As the article points out, most of the jobs are seasonal, temporary in nature, lasting 4 to 8 months, but most importantly....
The State Department forecasted that no more than 50 jobs, some of which could be located in Canada, would be required to maintain the pipeline. Thirty-five of them would be permanent, while 15 would be temporary contractors.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Week by week: COVID-19 cases in Virginia
- Jan 15-21: 216,896
- Jan 8-14: 242,946
- Jan 1-7: 207,777
- Dec 25-31: 185,991
- Dec 18-24: 159,210
- Dec 11-17: 210,049
- Dec 4-10: 259,740
- Nov 27-Dec 3: 124,108
- Nov 20-26: 220,432
- Nov 13-19: 153,664
- Nov 6-12: 134,591
- Oct 30-Nov 5: 135,491
- Oct 23-29: 132,107
- Oct 16-22: 125,896
- Oct 9-15: 137,010
- Oct 2-8: 115,556
- Sep 25-Oct 1: 121,271
- Sep 18-24: 130,953
- Sep 11-17: 111,446
- Sep 4-10: 91,513
- Aug 28-Sep 3: 91,513
- Aug 21-27: 116,532
- Aug 14-20: 116,825
- Aug 7-13: 114,176
- Jul 31-Aug 6: 99,954
- Jan 15-21: 41,765 (up 19% from previous week)
- Jan 8-14: 35,160 (up 6%)
- Jan 1-7: 33,095 (up 29%)
- Dec 25-31: 25,669 (down 8%)
- Dec 18-24: 27,822 (up 11%)
- Dec 11-17: 25,050 (down 9%))
- Dec 4-10: 27,540 (up 77%)
- Nov 27-Dec 3: 15,603 (down 14%)
- Nov 20-26: 18,193 (up 42%)
- Nov 13-19: 12,769 (up 18%)
- Nov 6-12: 10,825 (up 20%)
- Oct 30-Nov 5: 9,019 (up 12%)
- Oct 23-29: 8,079 (up 11%)
- Oct 16-22: 7,263 (down 2%)
- Oct 9-15: 7,426 (up 9%)
- Oct 2-8: 6,814 (up 30%)
- Sep 25-Oct 1: 5,229 (down 13%)
- Sep 18-24: 6,032 (down 13%)
- Sep 11-17: 6,935 (up 1%)
- Sep 4-10: 6,857 (down 16%)
- Aug 28-Sep 3: 8 210 (up 47%)
- Aug 21-27: 5,576 (down 10%)
- Aug 14-20: 6,210 (down 20%)
- Aug 7-13: 7,805 (up 12%)
- Jul 30-Aug 6: 6,963 (down 9%)
- July 24-30: 7,667 (up 13%)
- July 17-23: 6,806 (up 6%)
- July 10-16: 6,433 (up 51%)
- July 3-9: 4,263 (up 13%)
- Jun 25-Jul 2: 3,789 (up 2%)
- June 19-25: 3,708 (up 3%)
- June 12-18: 3,591 (down 25%)
- June 5-11: 4,791 (down 26%)
- May 29-June 4: 6,455 (down 11%)
- May 22-28: 7,264 (up 15%)
- May 15-21: 6,324
- May 8-14: 6,243
- May 1-7: 5,724
- April 24-30: 4,848
- April 17-23: 4,109
- April 10-16: 2,847
More data found at Virginia Department of Health
Deaths reported:
- As of March 19 - 2
- As of March 26 - 13 (+ 11)
- As of April 2 - 41 (+ 28)
- As of April 9 - 109 (+ 68)
- As of April 16 - 208 (+ 99)
- As of April 23 - 372 (+164)
- As of April 30 - 552 (+180)
- As of May 7 - 769 (+217)
- As of May 14 - 955 (+186)
- As of May 21 - 1,099 (+144)
- As of May 28 - 1,338 (+239)
- As of June 4 - 1,445 (+107)
- As of June 11 - 1,520 (+ 75)
- As of June 18 - 1,586 (+ 66)
- As of June 25 - 1,675 (+ 89)
- As of July 2 - 1,836 (+161)
- As of July 9 - 1,937 (+101)
- As of July 16 - 2,007 (+ 70)
- As of July 23 - 2,054 (+ 54)
- As of July 30 - 2,141 (+ 87)
- As of Aug 6 - 2,299 (+158)
- As of Aug 13 - 2,363 (+ 64)
- As of Aug 20 - 2,427 (+ 64)
- As of Aug 27 - 2,515 (+ 88)
- As of Sep 3- 2,652 (+137)
- As of Sep 10 - 2,708 (+ 56)
- As of Sep 17 - 2,920
(+212) - As of Sep 24 - 3,113 (+193)
- As of Oct 1 - 3,228 (+115)
- As of Oct 8 - 3,328 (+100)
- As of Oct 15 - 3,388 (+ 60)
- As of Oct 22 - 3,524 (+144)
- As of Oct 29 - 3,626 (+102)
- As of Nov 5 - 3,688 (+ 62)
- As of Nov 12 - 3,758 (+ 70)
- As of Nov 19 - 3,896 (+138)
- As of Nov 26 - 4,029 (+133)
- As of Dec 3 - 4,147 (+119)
- As of Dec 10 - 4,335 (+188)
- As of Dec 17 - 4,553 (+218)
- As of Dec 24 - 4,791 (+238)
- As of Dec 31 - 5,032 (+241)
- As of Jan 7 - 5,275 (+243)
- As of Jan 14 - 5,626 (+351)
- As of Jan 21 - 5,940 (+314)
Related posts:
California. (1/17/2021)
Connecticut. (8/21/2020)
Florida. (1/18/2021)
Illinois. (1/19/2021)
Indiana. (1/16/2021)
New Jersey, (1/19/2021)
Washington State. (6/12/2020)
Related reading:
Virginia to begin double-counting multiple positive coronavirus cases. (Just the News, 5/4/2020)
The new policy may serve to sharply drive up case numbers, which may in turn significantly delay the re-opening of the state.
Meet Scott Walker, dictionary illustration
“Sycophant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycophant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.
(photo added)
The Guardian, 12/16/2020
Stat, 6/19/2020
Chicago Tribune, 1/23/2017
Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (1/22/2021)
Friday, January 21. Total tests (positive and negative): 2,993,515. One-day increase of 8,382 (2,070 positive; 25%)
Total positive Covid 19 cases: 530,171
Counties with largest numerical gains = 59 of 72
- 4 with 100 or more new cases
- 5 with 50-99
- 22 with 20 to 49
- 13 with 10 to 19
- 15 with 5 to 9
The 59
- Milwaukee (511)
- Dane (198)
- Waukesha (167)
- Outagamie (104)
- Brown (98)
- Racine (65)
- Winnebago (60)
- Kenosha (53)
- Rock (51)
- Chippewa, St. Croix (43 each)
- Eau Claire, Monroe (38 each)
- Washington (37)
- Manitowoc, Sauk (36 each)
- Sheboygan (35)
- Barron (34)
- Wood (33)
- Ozaukee (29)
- Portage (27)
- Marathon (26)
- Dunn, Fond du Lac (25 each)
- Dodge, La Crosse, Waupaca (24 each)
- Jefferson (23)
- Walworth (22)
- Green (21)
- Columbia (20)
- Grant (17)
- Sawyer (15)
- Marinette, Trempealeau (14 each)
- Clark, Lincoln, Polk, Shawano (12 each)
- Calumet, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Washburn (11 each)
- Oneida (10)
- Buffalo, Douglas, Juneau, Vernon, Vilas (9 each)
- Pierce (8)
- Jackson, Pepin (7 each)
- Door, Rusk, Waushara (6 each)
- Bayfield, Menominee, Oconto, Taylor (5 each)
Link to other WI COVID posts:
Related posts:
California. (1/17/2021)
Connecticut. (8/21/2020)
Florida. (1/18/2021)
Illinois. (1/19/2021)
Indiana. (1/16/2021)
New Jersey, (1/19/2021)
Washington State. (6/12/2020)
West Virginia. (1/20/2021)