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Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing  Phys.orgView Full Coverage on Google News

Larry Kudlow has been doing this shtick since the pandemic began in the United States. That it was a minor event, that it was contained, that there were minor outbreaks in some regions, that the economy was going to bounce back stronger than ever with a V-shaped recovery, yadda yadda yadda. Kudlow is nothing if not consistent with his Pollyannish approach to ignoring reality and/or lying through his teeth about it. But it's still jarring to hear one of these Trump sycophants go on national television... Читать дальше...

A Black Lady Sketch Show? More like A Black Lady Success Show!

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#109, Takeout: To achieve orgasm, fuck dinner. Order takeout.

#467, Passive Couch: To achieve orgasm, sit on opposite sides of the couch and watch literally anything. It doesn’t matter. Allow your eyes to glaze over until you start drooling and drag yourself to bed. Pray to God the kids don’t come out in a stream of neediness, asking for a glass of milk/water and/or banana with peanut butter to settle their stomachs.

#222, Holiday: To achieve orgasm, visualize the slow death of people... Читать дальше...

Students at Paradise High School recall the moment when the deadliest wildfire in California’s history destroyed their town.

From landing a dream role to getting a first paycheck.

Remember the "bad apple" proverb? A bad hire can disrupt workplace culture and synergy.

Cenit has added functionalities to FastSuite Edition 2 stand-alone simulation platform that include surface-based applications for painting, spraying, and coating. Users can create, simulate, and analyze spray applications and refine spray patterns, surface coverage, spray cone expansion, and...

Rare people who naturally subdue the virus may weed out cells with active HIV genomes

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Expectations are rising that a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for the public by the beginning of next year. At least three vaccines — developed by Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca, and China's CanSino — are in final Phase III testing, and Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced they will also take their vaccine candidate into Phase III testing, with the goal of seeking regulatory review by October. That could mean an approved vaccine by January. "I believe that it is realistic that... Читать дальше...

The storm surge from Hurricane Ike floods a public park on the waterfront September 12, 2008 in Texas City, Texas.

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Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides an update on COVID-19 vaccine development. Recorded August 24, 2020.

Interview with Catherine Lucey, MD, FACP, author of The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education

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The fifth pick offers options.

It’s opportune that wing defense is the skill need that we talk about right after the NBA Draft Lottery, because the Cleveland Cavaliers are in perfect position to draft someone to address this need long-term. Picking fifth presents the Cavs with a solid trio of options, all of whom should be able to competently address what is perhaps the team’s biggest need.

We’re all acutely aware of the Cavs’ issues defensively... Читать дальше...

Frank Wickware threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants, 106 years ago today.

A young woman left paralysed while working abroad is calling on her MP to help ensure restaurants have access to a wheelchair ramp.

Back-to-school is traditionally a stressful and trying time for kids. They just spent an entire summer (plus those “bonus” pandemic months in the spring) playing Minecraft, running through sprinklers, staying up late and catching all that ice cream you dropped from the rooftop. Now they’re either expected to sit still…

Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers is fed up.

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Former UFC fighter Jason Miller finds himself in yet more legal problems.

1. Antarctica: 60% of ice shelves at risk of fracture, research suggests  The Guardian
2. Antarctica ice platform nearly four times size of UK 'at risk of collapse'  East Lothian Courier
3. Hydrofracturing Is the Latest Concern for Antarctica’s Ice Shelves  Gizmodo
4. Antarctica ice shelves vulnerable to meltwater that could cut ice 'like a knife,' study finds  Reuters
5. Half of Antarctic ice shelves could collapse in a flash, thanks to warming  Live Science
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SARAH HARDING has revealed today she is battling breast cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. The Girls Aloud star, 38, made the heartbreaking revelation on Twitter that the cancer has advanced to other parts of her body. She posted a photo of herself from her hospital bed and said she is “fighting as hard as I possibly […]