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Month: March 2020

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While Many Restaurants Struggle, Here’s How One Is Thriving

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Driving through eerily quiet Seattle on Friday, I tuned into an widely-echoed sentiment. Making the rush-hour trip in a fraction of the time it normally takes to cross town, I was on my way to see one of the only chefs I know who's offering a bit of hope. When the world is not under siege from a deadly virus, Eric Rivera runs Addo, a busy restaurant with constantly changing offerings, from inexpensive homestyle Puerto Rican to high-end, multi-course meals with wine pairings. Now, though, as despair has seized other…

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Covering Yourself in Aerogel and Jumping Into a Pool Looks So Surreal

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Aerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video by Veritasium looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics. Aerogel’s extraordinary properties are due in large part to its structure. Aerogel is a solid but on the nanoscale it has a mesh or sponge-like structure. The struts of this structure are nanoscale, as are the pores at around 20nm across. This makes silica aerogel incredibly light (it was once the lightest solid but has now been superseded by graphene aerogel), transparent and…

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Trump Officials Warned of Coronavirus Economic Impact Before Senators Sold Off Their Stock

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On Jan. 21, senators gathered in their chamber on Capitol Hill to formally begin a virus spreading throughout China. The administration first learned of the outbreak Jan. 3, officials have now said. But by the time they convened with lawmakers for the briefing, the novel coronavirus had killed 41 people and infected more than 1,200. According to two individuals with knowledge of the briefing, officials stressed to senators that the coronavirus was contagious, deadly, and would eventually spread beyond Chinas borders to the U.S., at which point it would pose…

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‘Where’s Fauci?’ America panics as doctor absent again from White House briefing

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Infectious disease expert, who has politely sparred with Trump, has become a calming presence in a time of deep uncertainty Moments after Donald Trump approached the lectern to open the daily task force briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, mild panic broke among viewers online. Where was Dr Anthony Fauci, the 79-year-old infectious disease expert who has become a regular fixture and a calming presence alongside the president? Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) Will the press in the

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The Shirk Report Volume 569

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 20 IMAGES – Friday! – Not taking any chances – This guy on the other hand – YEAH WE ARE – It hasn’t even been a hundred days – Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. – Someone’s making a VR Jenga game…

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The US Army Corps of Engineers Deploys Against Coronavirus

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The Jacob K. Javits Center occupies over 22 million square feet on the west side of New York City, a block or so down from where the Lincoln Tunnel splashes into the Hudson River. This week, it had been scheduled to host the World Floral Expo until coronavirus fears scuttled those and most other non-essential plans. Instead, thanks to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the convention center is being transformed into four field hospitals with a thousand total beds. And that’s only the beginning. Since its founding in…

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Its Brutal: Man Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Shares The Innocent First Symptoms He Experienced

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At first, Michael tried to carry on with his work and family life, but after a long and gruesome fight, COVID-19 finally has him in the hospital. To raise awareness, he shared a detailed story about the living hell he went through, and it vividly shows just how brutal the virus really is. Image credits: Image credits: The United States just went through its deadliest day since the outbreak of the coronavirus, “It’s just going to get worse this week and worse next week,” Dr. Leana Wen, a visiting professor…

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Guide to Get Started on Instagram for Newcomer

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As a newcomer, your major goal is to reach out to a larger audience that will follow your account, and leave likes and comments. To make it fast, you’ll need a smart approach. Here are 7 must-do steps for gaining a substantial number of followers.  Set up your Instagram account Add a recognizable profile picture. It should be 400×400 pixels. Recent research found out that an unobstructed facial photo is perfect for a personal type of account.  The most difficult part about running an IG account is the need to…

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Spain to probe bodies found abandoned in senior homes as ice rink becomes coronavirus makeshift morgue

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The Palacio de Hielo mall in Madrid, Spain will use an Olympic-sized ice rink to house bodies of those killed by the coronavirus, authorities said. The Madrid City Council agreed to the plan this week after it was suggested by the owners of the ice rink. Soldiers from the Military Emergency Unit, who have been deployed to help overstretched health workers, began taking bodies to the Palacio de Hielo where they can remain before being buried or incinerated. A report drafted by Madrid health authorities stated the Palacio del Hielo has…

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Spain to probe bodies found abandoned in senior homes as ice rink becomes coronavirus makeshift morgue

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The Palacio de Hielo mall in Madrid, Spain will use an Olympic-sized ice rink to house bodies of those killed by the coronavirus, authorities said. The Madrid City Council agreed to the plan this week after it was suggested by the owners of the ice rink. Soldiers from the Military Emergency Unit, who have been deployed to help overstretched health workers, began taking bodies to the Palacio de Hielo where they can remain before being buried or incinerated. A report drafted by Madrid health authorities stated the Palacio del Hielo has…

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Why 70% of Kids Quit Church After High School

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ShareTweetPin By Marc Yoder We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very…

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Why 70% of Kids Quit Church After High School

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ShareTweetPin By Marc Yoder We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very…

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Why 70% of Kids Quit Church After High School

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ShareTweetPin By Marc Yoder We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very…

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