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Start A Lucrative Career As An Amazon Web Services Developer

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Start A Lucrative Career As An Amazon Web Services Developer AWS is one of the most dominant platforms in tech, and one of the biggest opportunity-makers for employment. This AWS Certified Architect Developer Bundle trains you to pass highly desired certification exams ranging from Certified Solutions Architect to DevOps. February 19, 2019 at 10:15PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2EiOkUu

You're Gonna Love This Handcrafted, Soapstone Whiskey Cubes

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You're Gonna Love This Handcrafted, Soapstone Whiskey Cubes Using a closed-loop sustainable milling process, Teroforma has proudly kept their manufacturing right at home, in the USA. Each whisky stone is handcrafted in the oldest soapstone mill in America. February 19, 2019 at 10:15PM Continue: https://amzn.to/2V5YL3d

The Underground Community Of Gamers So Good At 'Punch-Out' They Can Play Blindfolded

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The Underground Community Of Gamers So Good At 'Punch-Out' They Can Play Blindfolded This long, in-depth feature from speedrunning expert Summoning Salt will have you glued to the screen. That is, as long as you haven't already donned your blindfold. February 19, 2019 at 07:20PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=iZT6JEOC3D8

Flight Reaches 801 MPH As A Furious Jet Stream Packs Record-Breaking Speeds

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Flight Reaches 801 MPH As A Furious Jet Stream Packs Record-Breaking Speeds A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London peaked at a whopping 801 mph Monday evening 35,000 feet over Pennsylvania. "[N]ever ever seen this kind of tailwind in my life as a commercial pilot," tweeted Peter James, a jet captain. February 19, 2019 at 07:10PM Continue: https://wapo.st/2SbfHne

NHL Commentator Avoids A Puck To The Head By Inches

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NHL Commentator Avoids A Puck To The Head By Inches NBC's Pierre McGuire just wanted to get close to the action, and nearly lived to regret it. His delayed reaction gives you a sense of how fast the puck was moving. February 19, 2019 at 06:45PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=RwpwkSAvMhU

How I Started Making Fake Snow And Turned My Place Into A Ski Resort

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How I Started Making Fake Snow And Turned My Place Into A Ski Resort It took a few parts and a lot of patience, but now I'm making snow in my backyard. February 19, 2019 at 06:45PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2trkFlT

Spy vs. Spy

Spy vs. Spy Ex-CIA spooks talk Trump-Russia, JFK, and more at Valerie Plame's inaugural espionage conference February 19, 2019 at 06:10PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2GREaMn

Audrey Kitching is a Myspace queen turned energy healer. Critics say she's also a fraud

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Audrey Kitching is a Myspace queen turned energy healer. Critics say she's also a fraud How does Kitching, or any healer-influencer-prophet like her, make a living? It's not quite what it seems. February 19, 2019 at 06:00PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2Ngo14i

The Young Men Who Turn To 'Fortnite' For Mental Health Support

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The Young Men Who Turn To 'Fortnite' For Mental Health Support Battling depression and anxiety, some say video games saved their lives — but it's a trend that exposes the stark reality of America's mental health crisis. February 19, 2019 at 05:40PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2Ngf5vs

Four-day week trial: study finds lower stress but no cut in output

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Four-day week trial: study finds lower stress but no cut in output Study of trial at New Zealand firm finds staff were both happier and more productive February 19, 2019 at 05:05PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2GTfFyb

Why A Grape Turns Into A Fireball In A Microwave

Why A Grape Turns Into A Fireball In A Microwave February 19, 2019 at 05:00PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2NfdHJR

Is The Insect Apocalypse Really Upon Us?

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Is The Insect Apocalypse Really Upon Us? Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn't reassuring either. February 19, 2019 at 05:00PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2Gx2Eel

The Japanese Spice Blend Taking Over America

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The Japanese Spice Blend Taking Over America Chefs embrace the spicy-herbal-citrusy hit of shichimi togarashi in everything from salad to seafood to cocktails. February 19, 2019 at 04:55PM Continue: https://bloom.bg/2Vd739N

Where Movies Get Their Vintage Electronics

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Where Movies Get Their Vintage Electronics There's a good chance these historically-accurate gadgets came from a massive warehouse in Brooklyn with a specific mission: to preserve some of the world's oldest, most cherished electronics. February 19, 2019 at 04:50PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2GzuUgx

How one NPR host is changing the way we hear the news

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How one NPR host is changing the way we hear the news For Lulu Garcia-Navarro, improving gender and racial diversity on the radio sometimes involves "retraining" the audience. February 19, 2019 at 04:50PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2NdnP5E

How Former Ref Tim Donaghy Conspired To Fix NBA Games

How Former Ref Tim Donaghy Conspired To Fix NBA Games February 19, 2019 at 04:35PM Continue: https://es.pn/2DXlQyf

15 People On How A Financial Windfall Changed Their Lives

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15 People On How A Financial Windfall Changed Their Lives Topic asked over a dozen people how gifts, insurance payouts, the MacArthur Genius Award, book deals — ranging from $8,000 to over $1 million — were spent. February 19, 2019 at 04:30PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2IoRLx0

A Different Kind of Theory of Everything

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A Different Kind of Theory of Everything Physicists used to search for the smallest components of the universe. What if that’s not the point? February 19, 2019 at 04:01PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2NdnTlT

The Devastating Allure Of Medical Miracles

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The Devastating Allure Of Medical Miracles After sepsis forced the amputation of Sheila Avento's hands, an intricate transplant technique made her whole again. Then came the side effects. February 19, 2019 at 03:50PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2DOphXK

Is Kratom A Performance Enhancer Or A Lethal Opioid?

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Is Kratom A Performance Enhancer Or A Lethal Opioid? Deep in the heart of the Adirondacks, the unexpected death of a small-town police sergeant has added fuel to a nationwide controversy over an herbal supplement February 19, 2019 at 03:45PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2SQS6gU

Is That Dagobah? No, Just A Real-Life Magical Forest

Is That Dagobah? No, Just A Real-Life Magical Forest Wistman's Wood, an ancient forest near Devon, England, has captured the imaginations of visitors for thousands of years, inspiring legends about druids and supernatural hellhounds. February 19, 2019 at 03:40PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2Xal2P8

Could The Baby-Sitters Club Have Been More Gay?

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Could The Baby-Sitters Club Have Been More Gay? Reading the "California Diaries" is like an endless game of Taboo in which the secret word is always gay and time always runs out. February 19, 2019 at 03:35PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2InCpJ6

The True Story Behind An Iconic Vietnam War Photo

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The True Story Behind An Iconic Vietnam War Photo A celebrated book and a major museum exhibition revealed the harrowing tale behind the image of a wounded Marine. Their version was wrong. February 19, 2019 at 03:25PM Continue: https://nyti.ms/2Ng1ZOO

How to Make Things Quieter

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How to Make Things Quieter While humans are known to have the ability to adapt to loud environments, we do end up losing more than just the silence. February 19, 2019 at 03:05PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2DTo15O

John Oliver Says To Pump The Brakes On Analyzing The 2020 Election

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John Oliver Says To Pump The Brakes On Analyzing The 2020 Election 2019 just started... maybe it's time to focus on that for a little bit? February 19, 2019 at 03:05PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=ouORr1jffrc

Stephen Colbert Interviews His Old Friend Amy Sedaris

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Stephen Colbert Interviews His Old Friend Amy Sedaris It's so nice watching two people who've known each other for 31 years just shoot the shoot on TV. February 19, 2019 at 03:00PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=TKCCGNlnSCs

Aaron Sorkin Says He's Not Rebooting 'The Newsroom'

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Aaron Sorkin Says He's Not Rebooting 'The Newsroom' If you got bent out of shape this weekend about the possibility of a Newsroom reboot we have good news and bad news. The good news is it's not happening. The bad news is you have to log off. February 19, 2019 at 02:55PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=l3Ujye9uj3U

Why Women Of Color Take More Risks In The Workplace

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Why Women Of Color Take More Risks In The Workplace Women have a tough enough time in the workplace, but people of color have to lean in to this discomfort to promote themselves even more. February 19, 2019 at 02:50PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2SZvVnY

The Restaurant Chair That Seems To Be Everywhere

The Restaurant Chair That Seems To Be Everywhere The Bend wire chair is in high demand across the country. February 19, 2019 at 02:50PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2ImUffh

Stop Looking At My Screen

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Stop Looking At My Screen Our devices contain evidence of our selves that we wish didn't exist. February 19, 2019 at 02:45PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2DWZWev

Do We Write Differently on a Screen?

Do We Write Differently on a Screen? The mental space feels different when you work with paper. It is quieter. A momentum builds up, a spell between page and hand and eye. February 19, 2019 at 02:20PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2InJU2O

YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained?

YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained? February 19, 2019 at 02:10PM Continue: https://nyti.ms/2GOhsVe

How Loot Boxes Hooked Gamers And Left Regulators Spinning

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How Loot Boxes Hooked Gamers And Left Regulators Spinning "When your brain works like mine, you can’t stop." February 19, 2019 at 01:55PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2GRa4bC

How To Stop Hating Your Least Favorite Food

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How To Stop Hating Your Least Favorite Food I can’t stand cucumbers, but I'm ready to change if I can. February 19, 2019 at 01:50PM Continue: http://bit.ly/2DUB8DW