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This Simple Demo with Water, Pepper and Soap Shows Toddlers Importance of Handwashing

While this doesn’t explain how soap actually works to fight viruses and germs, it’s a powerful visual for toddlers that might not grasp the critical importance of handwashing during this pandemic. If they are interested in learning how soap actually works and why it’s so effective, you can follow up with this video that gives a much more thorough and scientific explanation. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/water-pepper-soap-experiment-for-toddlers/

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Indias MX Player expands to US, UK and other markets in international push

MX Player, the on-demand video streaming service owned by India’s conglomerate Times Internet, is expanding to more than half a dozen new international markets including the U.S. and the U.K. to supply more entertainment content to millions of people trapped in their homes. The Singapore-headquartered on-demand video streaming service, which raised $111 million in a round led by Tencent last year, said it has expanded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Nepal in addition to the U.S. and the UK. Like in India, MX Player will offer its catalog…

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Salesforces Benioff pledges no significant layoffs for 90 days

In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff outlined an eight-step plan to keep people safe and find treatments and a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus, all while working to find a way to get people back to work safely. He also asked that all CEOs take a 90-day “no lay off” pledge to help everyone get through the crisis. Salesforce is pledging to its workforce Ohana not to conduct any significant lay offs over the next 90 days. We will continue to pay our hourly workers while…

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5 Tips to Sleep Better at Night

Lots of people around the world blame technologies for bad sleep at night. Animals and insects also have it or that your insomnia problem may be part of your genetic makeup? 1) Choose the Mattress Correctly How comfortable and correctly chosen the mattress depends on your personal preferences. Someone would prefer , someone has slept on soft mattresses all his life, so “the most orthopedic” but harder mattress will not bring the desired comfort. It is important to create the ideal atmosphere in the room. The absence of all the lights…

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Incoming IBM CEO Arvind Krishna faces monumental challenges on multiple fronts

Arvind Krishna is not the only CEO to step into a new job this week, but he is the only one charged with helping turn around one of the world’s most iconic companies. Adding to the degree of difficulty, he took the role in the midst of a global pandemic and economic crisis. No pressure or anything. IBM has struggled in recent years to find its identity as technology has evolved rapidly. While Krishna’s predecessor Ginni Rometty left a complex legacy as she worked to bring IBM into the modern…

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