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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kwikset’s Newest Lock Has the Best Door Sensor I’ve Ever Seen

Wired

Kwikset is no newbie in the lock game. The Halo Select packs a variety of updates and changes from the previous Halo models, including a quieter motor, unlocking via geofence, and a brand-new door sensor. It's also the brand's first lock compatible with Matter, the smart-home standard that allows smart-home devices to communicate without requiring multiple apps and hubs. But …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

The scariest Halloween hotel stays across the country - including a Wyoming inn haunted by a 'headless bride'

Daily Mail

Halloween may be a few weeks away, but several hotels in the US are already full of ghosts and supernatural occurrences, according to those who have already dared to stay the night. Rough Riders Hotel Rough Riders Hotel guests claimed they've either seen or heard the ghost of an unidentified young boy The Rough Riders Hotel is not only the …

Reddit Haunted Hotel Room Guests No One Alleged

8 months, 1 week ago

Record number of New York elites are having panic rooms installed in their homes - which cost between $50,000 and $1m and have electrified door knobs and walls that shoot pepper spray

Daily Mail

New Yorkers are going on a paranoid spending spree. ‹ Slide me › Heavily fortified 'safe spaces,' some with electrified doorknobs, ballistic doors and facial-recognition locks, have become all the rage among Manhattan's elite ‹ Slide me › 'I've never been busier,' America's longest-running makers of high-end 'panic rooms,' Bill Rigdon, has confessed, as rich New Yorkers go on a …

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2 years ago

Think sparse trees and wintry palettes

The Hindu

Garlands and wreaths, fairy lights, ornaments and bows. Rukmini offers some other options: “A bit of blush and sage, or of course, all white!” Farmhouse/ rustic: Decking the halls in country chic can translate into a rustic and vintage-style Christmas. “Work with natural textures, reclaimed woods, distressed metals, and a seasonal colour palette to create a warm, comfy space,” says …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Le Corbusier’s design reimagined for a new era

Live Mint

When Nikhil Paul installed his studio’s new floor lamp—a burnt brass stand, with iron arms and spherical blown glass shades at the each end—at the Unité d’Habitation in Marseille, France, this May, he felt like things had come a full circle. As a child, Paul—now the founder of Paul Matter, a Delhi-based lighting design studio and atelier—had spent every summer …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Review: Third chapter of ‘The Conjuring’ franchise creaks

Associated Press

The universe of “The Conjuring” proves it may be reaching its spooky limits when a demon pops up in the latest film from, of all things, a waterbed. The last film drew them “into one of their most diabolical cases.” The new one leads to “the most sinister discovery of their career.” Based on a real-life murder trial, the movie …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Japanese airline testing hands-free bathroom doors

CNN

CNN — Even before the coronavirus pandemic ignited global conversations about hygiene, there was one part of an airplane that nobody wanted to touch – the bathroom door. That’s why Japanese airline ANA is testing a new hands-free bathroom door that passengers can open with their elbow or forearm. But what you’ll see on ANA’s prototype is something that is …

Japanese Ana Door Prototype

4 years, 4 months ago

The Best Sustainable Jewelry Brands That Are Also Affordable

Huff Post

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. TL;DR: If you don’t want pieces that are too much or maximalist, Aurate offers lots of fine jewelry that’s simple and designed with an architectural angle, like its Diamond Brooklyn Bridge Ring. TL;DR: There’s nothing “meh” about Mejuri — the brand offers demi-fine and fine jewelry, and …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Self-cleaning, anti-viral coating kills coronavirus in seconds

Daily Mail

Self-cleaning and anti-viral doorknobs that are able to kill the coronavirus in seconds could be a reality in the coming weeks. A British company called Copper Clothing, which is selling a 'Washable and Reusable Copper Infused KN99 Face Mask' for £29.99, claims it has the technology to potentially destroy the virus on a surface almost instantly Coronavirus survives on surgical …

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4 years, 7 months ago

How should L.A. be redesigned for coronavirus? Are doorknobs out? We asked the experts

LA Times

In another time, not long ago, an elevator was a conveyance to reach a higher floor, an open office was a spot to clock eight hours while hoping your boss didn’t catch you checking Facebook and a doorknob was one of those banalities of architecture that seemed to warrant attention only when it needed replacing. “It’s a reset button for …

Design Architecture Housing Pandemic Coronavirus Office Air

4 years, 7 months ago

3 Ways Scientists Think We Could De-Germ a Covid-19 World

Wired

With Covid-19 restrictions easing and people returning to restaurants, bars, and shopping malls, a new strategy is emerging to protect us: creating an antiviral infrastructure. Scientists still don’t fully understand Covid-19’s transmission—how much risk there is in touching surfaces and then one’s face, or how long the virus persists in aerosols. To show how easily microbes can spread in a …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Doorknobs, trash cans, gas pumps: Citizen scientists search for coronavirus on everyday surfaces

LA Times

An initiative from San Diego State seeks to find and better understand how the coronavirus spreads and mutates on common shared surfaces. Keira McGee carefully drew a small square of cloth across the handle of the city trash can outside her home near San Diego State. Jason Baer, a PhD student in a joint program at San Diego State University …

Coronavirus Search San Samples San Diego Inside San Diego State

4 years, 8 months ago

Saif Ali Khan describes ‘amazing’ video of Taimur that Kareena Kapoor won’t let him share

Hindustan Times

In a recent interview, actor Saif Ali Khan said that his wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, often ‘pinches’ videos of their son Taimur from him, to put on social media. Asked by journalist Anupama Chopra if Saif and Kareena discuss which pictures of Taimur they can post and which ones they can’t, Saif said, “We don’t really talk about it. She’s …

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4 years, 9 months ago

Cats should be kept indoors if you’re self-isolating to limit spread of coronavirus, vets advise owners

CNN

CNN — Cat owners who are self-isolating or have Covid-19 symptoms should consider keeping their pets indoors to stop them carrying the virus on their fur, a veterinary body has advised. The British Veterinary Association said animals “can act as fomites” and could hold the virus on their fur if they are petted by someone who has contracted it. “For …

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4 years, 9 months ago

How do you become infected with the coronavirus?

LA Times

A chalk drawing in New York City encourages people to take simple steps to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Tests also found that cardboard could not sustain infectious levels of the virus for more than 24 hours, and copper couldn’t do it for more than four hours. He also noted that scientists aren’t sure how much virus it …

Coronavirus California Virus Hours Person Spread Researchers

4 years, 9 months ago

北京新版餐饮服务指引：餐桌间隔1米不得面对面就餐

China Daily

北京市商务局制定的疫情期间餐饮服务单位经营服务指引（3.0版）日前正式发布，指引对顾客就餐和餐厅服务细节进行了细化。 Diners will not be allowed to sit face-to-face in restaurants and canteens in Beijing during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the latest government notice. 最新版服务指引提出，新冠肺炎疫情期间，在北京各类餐饮门店就餐时不得面对面就坐。 The guidelines also asked outlets of catering firms and canteens of government units and institutes to place dining tables at an interval of at least 1 meter. 指引同时要求，餐饮企业及单位食堂餐桌间隔要在1米以上。该指引适用于北京市的餐饮企业及其门店、单位食堂、网络餐饮服务第三方平台等餐饮服务单位。指引要求，餐饮服务单位要在店内外候餐区（waiting area）、取餐区（serving area）、结账区（cashier desk）划设“一米线”，严格控制排队就餐人流密度，提倡使用二维码扫码点餐、结账（use QR …

4 years, 9 months ago

北京新版餐饮服务指引：餐桌间隔1米不得面对面就餐

China Daily

北京市商务局制定的疫情期间餐饮服务单位经营服务指引（3.0版）日前正式发布，指引对顾客就餐和餐厅服务细节进行了细化。 Diners will not be allowed to sit face-to-face in restaurants and canteens in Beijing during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the latest government notice. 最新版服务指引提出，新冠肺炎疫情期间，在北京各类餐饮门店就餐时不得面对面就坐。 The guidelines also asked outlets of catering firms and canteens of government units and institutes to place dining tables at an interval of at least 1 meter. 指引同时要求，餐饮企业及单位食堂餐桌间隔要在1米以上。该指引适用于北京市的餐饮企业及其门店、单位食堂、网络餐饮服务第三方平台等餐饮服务单位。指引要求，餐饮服务单位要在店内外候餐区（waiting area）、取餐区（serving area）、结账区（cashier desk）划设“一米线”，严格控制排队就餐人流密度，提倡使用二维码扫码点餐、结账（use QR …

5 years ago

Doorknobs, keyboards and four other spots in offices that are loaded with germs

Firstpost

If a sick person comes to work with the flu, the virus would be on all of the office equipment by lunchtime. Office phones Almost every shared equipment in the office harbours a lot of germs but the telephones are one of the worst. Countless people use the elevator every day, leaving almost every kind of germ on the buttons. …

Office Bacteria

5 years, 3 months ago

Man who lost limbs after dog licked his face in rare illness remains loyal to pet

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He’s just, you know, full speed ahead.” Meanwhile, …

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Kwikset’s Newest Lock Has the Best Door Sensor I’ve Ever Seen

The scariest Halloween hotel stays across the country - including a Wyoming inn haunted by a 'headless bride'

Record number of New York elites are having panic rooms installed in their homes - which cost between $50,000 and $1m and have electrified door knobs and walls that shoot pepper spray

Think sparse trees and wintry palettes

Le Corbusier’s design reimagined for a new era

Review: Third chapter of ‘The Conjuring’ franchise creaks

Japanese airline testing hands-free bathroom doors

The Best Sustainable Jewelry Brands That Are Also Affordable

Self-cleaning, anti-viral coating kills coronavirus in seconds

How should L.A. be redesigned for coronavirus? Are doorknobs out? We asked the experts

3 Ways Scientists Think We Could De-Germ a Covid-19 World

Doorknobs, trash cans, gas pumps: Citizen scientists search for coronavirus on everyday surfaces

Saif Ali Khan describes ‘amazing’ video of Taimur that Kareena Kapoor won’t let him share

Cats should be kept indoors if you’re self-isolating to limit spread of coronavirus, vets advise owners

How do you become infected with the coronavirus?

北京新版餐饮服务指引：餐桌间隔1米不得面对面就餐

北京新版餐饮服务指引：餐桌间隔1米不得面对面就餐

Doorknobs, keyboards and four other spots in offices that are loaded with germs

Man who lost limbs after dog licked his face in rare illness remains loyal to pet