With its morale-boosting first pitch on April 12 and a combined 33 home runs through the first 11 games, Taiwan’s major baseball league smoothly concluded its opening week of the new season amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Even with zero fans in attendance due to regulations designed to combat the virus’ spread, the island’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) has attracted unprecedented attention from baseball fans across the globe. The 31-year-old sports league is getting a boost to its visibility and reputation while filling a void left by canceled and postponed matches worldwide.
DBD 5-4-20: Smell
Shattuck Avenue
A project that you're currently doing but otherwise wouldn't have done if it wasn't for CV19
Brittany Spears accidentally burned down her home-gym. Have you caused anything to accidentally catch on fire (besides food)?
Hiring managers of the DBD: What do you think of cover letters?
The Last Dance
Mercedes
Today in the 'rona
Blood donation
Bad smell
Good smell
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
PRO
CAL
Campfire = Lair
New antibody blocks coronavirus ability to attach to cells...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8285333/amp/Antibody-prevents-COVID-19-virus-infecting-human-cells.html
Potential breakthrough.
Covering All the Bases: How Taiwan Opened Its Baseball Season Amid COVID-19
https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/covering-all-the-bases-how-taiwan-opened-its-baseball-season-amid-covid-19/
With its morale-boosting first pitch on April 12 and a combined 33 home runs through the first 11 games, Taiwan’s major baseball league smoothly concluded its opening week of the new season amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Even with zero fans in attendance due to regulations designed to combat the virus’ spread, the island’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) has attracted unprecedented attention from baseball fans across the globe. The 31-year-old sports league is getting a boost to its visibility and reputation while filling a void left by canceled and postponed matches worldwide.
Freshly baked bread...
Cute things, as curated by DBDers on social media:
https://twitter.com/herdyshepherd1/status/1255825917026471936 "Spent the last hour judging the online sheep show
And I have to tell you that the young handlers under 8 class was the cutest thing I have ever seen"
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_wn312D5eq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link branch manager
https://twitter.com/hughweber/status/1256731692611571712?s=20 "Emerson, my 11 year old, is on a bit of a wild ride with the
@USPS
and our local mail carrier, Doug.
And, I think there’s a deeper message to it all.
First, the backstory..."
https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/04/22/kaiser-is-building-a-14m-covid-19-lab-in-berkeley-to-process-10000-tests-a-day
not napalm in the morning
Go Bears.