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znModeratorShould the #Falcons be nervous about Todd Gurley's knee?:https://t.co/Iz7aNIVf4p
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) May 15, 2020
znModeratorGIRAFFE MODE 🦒🦒🦒🦒 pic.twitter.com/EZH88euxVQ
— HoldenCantor (@HoldenCantor) May 14, 2020
znModeratorfrom https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/15/la-rams-roster-les-snead-offense-sean-mcvay/
GM Les Snead was on Fox Sports’ “The Herd” Thursday and he made it clear that the Rams want to keep adding to the offense.
“When we set out, we hired Sean. Obviously brilliant offensive mind, has become and evolved into a really, really brilliant head football coach,” Snead began. “The blueprint of a lot of successful teams … they started with a head coach who ended up having success with a quarterback on a rookie contract and a lot of those teams went to the Super Bowl with that head coach and that quarterback on his rookie contract. So we definitely want to keep feeding that offense. We’ve been successful the last three years, scoring a lot of points, being one of the top one to two to three to four to five teams in offense, so we want to keep feeding that beast. I get all of the other positions, but simply put, hiring people and acquiring people who can gain yards in explosive chunks and move the chains and score touchdowns is not a bad thing.”
znModeratorrozeboom seems to have everything you would want except he doesn’t have the fbs pedigree. of course he’s a udfa, so he’s got a tough hill to climb. but i think he. and a couple others have a legitimate chance at making the roster.
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I watched him play at SDSU. He is a sideline to sideline do it all inside linebacker. He is a sure tackler who can cover man to man. He is a bit slight but so is Littleton. The kid can play and I think he may have been a captain as well?
He comes from an area of NW Iowa that is know for producing great athletes. Look at his HS RB highlights. Check out his hands. The kid is a great athlete. He isn’t that big but he is a sure tackler. Watch his technique … very solid 21st century tackling. I will be surprised if he does not make the team.
Take a look at his bio. Rozeboom is an all-around great athlete with incredible production at one of the best schools in his division.
https://gojacks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8589.
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May 15, 2020 at 12:00 am in reply to: Floyd’s contract shows Rams got creative with the Cap … + more on Floyd #114929znModeratorRams hoping Leonard Floyd reunion with coach Brandon Staley will ignite linebacker https://t.co/vMac1WOPyl
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) May 12, 2020
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The Rams signed outside linebacker Leonard Floyd to fill the void left by Dante Fowler’s free-agency departure.
But Floyd said Monday that he was not feeling pressure to match the performance of an edge rusher who amassed a career-best 11½ sacks in 2019 before leaving to sign with the Atlanta Falcons.
“I just want to come in and play at my level,” Floyd said during a video conference with reporters, “and try to help the team win games and try to dominate on defense.”
Floyd, the ninth pick in the 2016 draft, had seven sacks for the Chicago Bears as a rookie, but did not come close to matching that production the last three seasons. In 2019, he had a career-low three sacks. The Bears cut him rather than paying him $13.2 million.
The Rams anticipated that Floyd might be a “cap casualty,” general manager Les Snead said, and they moved quickly to sign him after Fowler’s exit in March at the start of free agency. Floyd received a one-year, $10-million contract, the Rams apparently believing that a reunion with new defensive coordinator Brandon Staley would benefit Floyd and the Rams.
Staley was the Bears’ outside linebackers coach in 2017 and 2018.
“It’s going to be great playing for him again,” Floyd said, citing Staley’s preparation, energy and communication skills.
The Rams would like nothing more than to see Floyd’s performance improve as Fowler’s did after a change of scenery.
Fowler, the third pick in the 2015 draft, was traded by the Jacksonville Jaguars to the Rams midway through the 2018 season. He helped the Rams reach the Super Bowl, and parlayed his 2019 performance into a three-year, $45-million contract with the Falcons.
Coach Sean McVay has said the versatility of the 6-foot-5, 240-pound Floyd — and his familiarity with Staley — made him an attractive replacement for Fowler.
“He can rush, he can play in coverage, he’s got length,” McVay said.Floyd said he still has work to do.“I’m coming to L.A. to continue to work on my pass rush,” he said, “to elevate that even more.”
Familiarity with Staley, and the system the coordinator learned from Vic Fangio with the Bears and Denver Broncos, eased Floyd’s transition during the first two weeks of the Rams’ virtual offseason program. Floyd is participating from Atlanta.
Staley, hired to replace Wade Phillips, is overseeing a remade defense as the Rams attempt to return to the playoffs. Fowler, linebacker Cory Littleton and slot cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman signed elsewhere after last season’s 9-7 finish. The Rams cut linebacker Clay Matthews. Safety Eric Weddle retired.
The Rams re-signed defensive lineman Michael Brockers after a free-agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens fell through. They signed Floyd and defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson, and then used four of nine draft picks on defensive players, including edge rusher Terrell Lewis, safeties Terrell Burgess and Jordan Fuller, and linebacker Clay Johnston.
Drafted rookies and undrafted first-year players began participating in the offseason program on Monday.For the last two seasons, Floyd played for a Bears defense that included outside linebacker Khalil Mack, the 2016 NFL defensive player of the year. Now he is part of a defense that features tackle Aaron Donald, the 2017 and 2018 defensive player of the year.
Floyd said Mack taught him about work ethic on and off the field.
“Dominate,” Floyd said. “That’s all he preached. … Playing with Aaron, it’s going to be the same way. I know he’s going to be dominating. And I’m going to try and get in and dominate right beside him.”
znModeratorFrom NFL Now: #Falcons OC Dirk Koetter described RB Todd Gurley's health as "the main question" and his physical has not yet taken place. But those close to him are confident his knee is ready. pic.twitter.com/psaAalAFg2
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 14, 2020
znModeratorJayson Stark@jaysonst
Rob Manfred tells CNN he has “great confidence we can reach an agreement with the players that it’s safe to come back to work and we can reach agreement on the economic issues involved.”Manfred also tells CNN that “if we don’t play a season, the losses for the owners could approach $4 billion.”
Shaun Lysen@shaunlysen
$4 billion spread across 32 owners is $125 million per owner on average. These are billionaires. My guess is they’ve lost more than $125 million in the stock market alreadySturg48@jcsturgeon
I care way more about fan and player safety than I do about lining the pockets of billionaires.znModeratorBrian Joanou@Brian81277
@BigGame81 I take it you like the new threads?Torry Holt@BigGame81
Yes SirCully Eisenbeis@CullyE
Man you really jumped on the LA bandwagon. Remember when the rams and @kdemoff decided to take a dump on STL?Torry Holt@BigGame81
I didn’t like the move, expressed that and moved on. Still got major love for the people in The Lou. Cool city, great fans! I rocks with the Rams YoPJ Buddy@Firebrand_MKB
That away uniform is horrible. Absolutely horrible. But you’re still awesome, Torry!Torry Holt@BigGame81
grimace face thank you!#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/dW0KAdWHLj
— Torry Holt (@BigGame81) May 14, 2020
znModeratorAre we finally ready to give the #Rams marketing department some credit? This is as good as it gets. pic.twitter.com/SYrycDd1kt
— Rams Brothers (@RamsBrothers) May 15, 2020
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znModeratorProFootballTalk@ProFootballTalk
Before shedding tears for Stan Kroenke over the fact this his football stadium is grossly over budget and his hockey, basketball, and soccer teams aren’t playing and his football team may have reduced revenues, remember this: He married into the Wal-Mart family. He’ll be fine.znModeratorThat’s a good one. Thanks.
znModeratorhe doesn’t think gurley is quite done yet and a lot of the problems were due to oline problems and defenses adjusting to mcvay’s offense.
I am a bigger critic of that vid than you are.
He does not account for and does not even seem to know about the fact that physically TG is not the same back.
Most of us know that he has an issue with an arthritic knee.
This guy does not even seem to realize that.
May 14, 2020 at 3:36 am in reply to: Study Shows One Thing [masks] Could Cause 80% Decrease In COVID-19 Cases #114904znModeratorfrom Universal Masking is Urgent in the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.13553.pdf
We present two models for the COVID-19 pandemic predicting the impact of universal face mask wearing upon the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus one employing a stochastic dynamic network based compartmental SEIR (susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered) approach, and the other employing individual ABM (agentbased modelling) Monte Carlo simulation indicating (1) significant impact under (near) universal masking when at least 80% of a population is wearing masks, versus minimal impact when only 50% or less of the population is wearing masks, and (2) significant impact when universal masking is adopted early, by Day 50 of a regional outbreak, versus minimal impact when universal masking is adopted late. These effects hold even at the lower filtering rates of homemade masks. To validate these theoretical models, we compare their predictions against a new empirical data set we have collected that includes whether regions have universal masking cultures or policies, their daily case growth rates, and their percentage reduction from peak daily case growth rates. Results show a near perfect correlation between early universal masking and successful suppression of daily case growth rates and/or reduction from peak daily case growth rates, as predicted by our theoretical simulations.
znModeratorJoe Buck says Fox Sports will add crowd noise and virtual fans during NFL broadcasts this season 🗣 https://t.co/7tbGi2USD9
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 14, 2020
znModeratorfrom the wiki
According to Klimov, the film was so shocking for audiences, however, that ambulances were sometimes called in to take away particularly impressionable viewers, both in the Soviet Union and abroad. Also according to Klimov, during one of the after-the-film discussions, an elderly German stood up and said: “I was a soldier of the Wehrmacht; moreover, an officer of the Wehrmacht. I traveled through all of Poland and Belarus, finally reaching Ukraine. I will testify: everything that is told in this film is the truth. And the most frightening and shameful thing for me is that this film will be seen by my children and grandchildren”.
Retrospective assessments
The film has since been widely acclaimed in the 21st century. In 2001 Daneet Steffens of Entertainment Weekly wrote that “Klimov alternates the horrors of war with occasional fairy tale-like images; together they imbue the film with an unapologetically disturbing quality that persists long after the credits roll.”
In 2001, J. Hoberman of The Village Voice reviewed Come and See, writing the following: “Directed for baroque intensity, Come and See is a robust art film with aspirations to the visionary – not so much graphic as leisurely literal-minded in its representation of mass murder. (The movie has been compared both to Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan, and it would not be surprising to learn that Steven Spielberg had screened it before making either of these.) The film’s central atrocity is a barbaric circus of blaring music and barking dogs in which a squadron of drunken German soldiers round up and parade the peasants to their fiery doom … The bit of actual death-camp corpse footage that Klimov uses is doubly disturbing in that it retrospectively diminishes the care with which he orchestrates the town’s destruction. For the most part, he prefers to show the Gorgon as reflected in Perseus’s shield. There are few images more indelible than the sight of young Alexei Kravchenko’s fear-petrified expression.” In the same publication in 2009, Elliott Stein described Come and See as “a startling mixture of lyrical poeticism and expressionist nightmare.”
In 2002, Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club wrote that Klimov’s “impressions are unforgettable: the screaming cacophony of a bombing run broken up by the faint sound of a Mozart fugue, a dark, arid field suddenly lit up by eerily beautiful orange flares, German troops appearing like ghosts out of the heavy morning fog. A product of the glasnost era, Come and See is far from a patriotic memorial of Russia’s hard-won victory. Instead, it’s a chilling reminder of that victory’s terrible costs.” British magazine The Word wrote that “Come and See is widely regarded as the finest war film ever made, though possibly not by Great Escape fans.” Tim Lott wrote in 2009 that the film “makes Apocalypse Now look lightweight”. In 2006, Geoffrey Macnab of Sight & Sound opined, “Klimov’s astonishing war movie combines intense lyricism with the kind of violent bloodletting that would make even Sam Peckinpah pause.”
On 16 June 2010, Roger Ebert posted a review of Come and See as part of his “Great Movies” series, describing it as “one of the most devastating films ever about anything, and in it, the survivors must envy the dead … The film depicts brutality and is occasionally very realistic, but there’s an overlay of muted nightmarish exaggeration … I must not describe the famous sequence at the end. It must unfold as a surprise for you. It pretends to roll back history. You will see how. It is unutterably depressing, because history can never undo itself, and is with us forever.”
Come and See appears on many lists of films considered the best. In 2008, Come and See was placed at number 60 on Empire magazine’s “The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time” in 2008. It also made Channel 4’s list of 50 Films to See Before You Die and was ranked number 24 in Empire magazine’s “The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema” in 2010. Phil de Semlyen of Empire has described the work as “Klimov’s seriously influential, deeply unsettling Belarusian opus. No film – not Apocalypse Now, not Full Metal Jacket – spells out the dehumanising impact of conflict more vividly, or ferociously … An impressionist masterpiece and possibly the worst date movie ever.” It ranked 154 among critics, and 30 among directors, in the 2012 Sight & Sound polls of the greatest films ever made. The film is generally considered one of the greatest anti-war movies ever made, and one with the most historically accurate depictions of the crimes on the Eastern Front.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97%, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 8.4/10. The website’s critics consensus reads, “As effectively anti-war as movies can be, Come and See is a harrowing odyssey through the worst that humanity is capable of, directed with bravura intensity by Elem Klimov.”
Klimov did not make any more films after Come and See, leading some critics to speculate as to why. In 2001, Klimov said, “I lost interest in making films … Everything that was possible I felt I had already done.”
znModeratorArash Markazi@ArashMarkazi
They never wanted to adopt their throwbacks as their primary uniform, which they could have from the start. The plan was to always introduce new uniforms when they moved into the new stadium. The throwbacks are gone now.Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
I never felt harking back to the throwbacks as the every game uni was a good idea. In fact I always sensed a division between the ones you are talking about and the white horns blue and white uniforms that many other fans preferred. Best option was to come up with something new.znModeratorWe 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘓𝘠 can’t wait to score some touchdowns in these. pic.twitter.com/0yHBC1Eofm
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Study Shows One Thing [masks] Could Cause 80% Decrease In COVID-19 Cases #114879znModeratorfrom How Hong Kong Did It
With the government flailing, the city’s citizens decided to organize their own coronavirus responsehttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/how-hong-kong-beating-coronavirus/611524/
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It’s been five months, and I doubt Hong Kong will let someone like me in anytime soon. The city of more than 7 million people had no local cases for weeks until today; meanwhile, I live in the country with the worst outbreak in the world, the United States, with more than 80,000 known deaths from COVID-19 and without encouraging developments on the necessary measures to contain it. Hong Kong, by contrast, has had only four known deaths total from the coronavirus over the past many months. It recently stopped calculating the dreaded R(t)—the real-time transmission rate of the coronavirus—because, of course, you cannot calculate transmission rates without new cases. Hong Kong never even had a full lockdown (although it closed schools, which it plans to reopen soon). Meanwhile, I’m entering my sixth week under a stay-at-home order, with no robust exit infrastructure in place.
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In response to the crisis, Hong Kongers spontaneously adopted near-universal masking on their own, defying the government’s ban on masks. When Lam oscillated between not wearing a mask in public and wearing one but incorrectly, they blasted her online and mocked her incorrect mask wearing. In response to the mask shortage, the foot soldiers of the protest movement set up mask brigades—acquiring and distributing masks, especially to the poor and elderly, who may not be able to spend hours in lines. An “army of volunteers” also spread among the intensely crowded and often decrepit tenement buildings to install and keep filled hand-sanitizer dispensers. During the protest movement, I had become accustomed to seeing shared digital maps that kept track of police blockades and clashes; now digital maps kept track of outbreaks and hand-sanitizer distribution.
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from COVID-19: Masks Make Difference In Reducing Transmission, Lowering Death Rate, Research Says
A new study by Arizona State researchers found that wearing face masks and coverings during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could help curb the spread of the virus and prevent more deaths.
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According to the researchers, the data suggests that the use of masks could reduce the number of deaths due to the virus by between 17 percent and 45 percent in the next two months.
According to the researchers, the data suggests that the use of masks could reduce the number of deaths due to the virus by between 17 percent and 45 percent in the next two months.
The full study from Arizona State University can be found here. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.03251.pdf
May 13, 2020 at 5:32 pm in reply to: Study Shows One Thing [masks] Could Cause 80% Decrease In COVID-19 Cases #114878znModeratorfrom If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says
There’s compelling evidence that Japan, Hong Kong, and other East Asian localeshttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/masks-covid-19-infections-would-plummet-new-study-says
It sounds too good to be true. But a compelling new study and computer model provide fresh evidence for a simple solution to help us emerge from this nightmarish lockdown. The formula? Always social distance in public and, most importantly, wear a mask.
If you’re wondering whether to wear or not to wear, consider this. The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Comparing overall death rates for the two countries offers an even starker point of comparison with total U.S. deaths now at a staggering 76,032 and Japan’s fatalities at 577. Japan’s population is about 38% of the U.S., but even adjusting for population, the Japanese death rate is a mere 2% of America’s.
This comes despite Japan having no lockdown, still-active subways, and many businesses that have remained open—reportedly including karaoke bars, although Japanese citizens and industries are practicing social distancing where they can. Nor have the Japanese broadly embraced contact tracing, a practice by which health authorities identify someone who has been infected and then attempt to identify everyone that person might have interacted with—and potentially infected. So how does Japan do it?
“One reason is that nearly everyone there is wearing a mask,” said De Kai, an American computer scientist with joint appointments at UC Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also the chief architect of an in-depth study, set to be released in the coming days, that suggests that every one of us should be wearing a mask—whether surgical or homemade, scarf or bandana—like they do in Japan and other countries, mostly in East Asia.
May 13, 2020 at 5:31 pm in reply to: Study Shows One Thing [masks] Could Cause 80% Decrease In COVID-19 Cases #114877znModeratorCoronavirus prevention: Can using a mask help in eliminating COVID-19 infection?
If a large number of people use masks, this can also help in reducing the lockdown period too.
Using masks to stop community transmission? While there is no doubt that using masks may help prevent Coronavirus transmission, the impact of the pandemic could have been eliminated if enough people wore masks while venturing out, the Indian Express reported citing a new study by researchers from universities in Arizona, Harvard and Sydney. It said that in a city like New York, if 70 per cent people had worn a professional mask, the outbreak could have been eliminated from the city while the similar results would have been achieved if 80 per cent people across the United States have used masks daily.
If not professional masks, low-quality home-made masks are also expected to lead to a significant decline in transmission. Homemade face masks, despite being three times less effective have proven to be adequate. This along with other interventions would help in achieving elimination, the report said. According to the report, using face masks is helpful especially when the coverage level is high. It further stated that 45 per cent of the deaths projected for next two months is likely to be prevented considering 80 per cent US citizens wear masks. It added judicious use of masks is necessary at least till next 12-18 months before vaccines are available in the market.
The report mentioned that if a large number of people use masks, this can also help in reducing the lockdown period too. “Face masks are a valuable tool to reduce community transmission,” Jeremy Howard, author of the study told the IE. However, one needs to ensure all social distancing practises and maintain hand hygiene.
Most importantly, the report highlighted that masks offered two way protecting. Citing Dr Jagmeet Singh, professor of cardiology at Harvard Medical School, it said that it prevents people suffering from infection in transmitting to others and protects those who may be exposed to someone with possible contagion.
It is to note that the Coronavirus is transmitted to droplets present mainly in the air. The droplets are released when a person coughs or sneezes. Wearing a mask would prevent the dispersion of droplets into the air.
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znModeratorMost completions of 20+ yards since 2018
1. Jared Goff – 141
2. Patrick Mahomes – 124
3. Philip Rivers – 117
4. Tom Brady – 113 pic.twitter.com/NWKJEDfM9k— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) May 13, 2020
znModeratorThe @RamsNFL revealed new uniforms today! 🔥@AndrewSiciliano had to try on the helmet for good measure 😂👇 pic.twitter.com/9BVWd5mUzF
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) May 13, 2020
znModeratorThe Rams’ new uniforms, plus a few close-ups. pic.twitter.com/o98CQ6xcha
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) May 13, 2020
So far, my Twitter mentions indicate about 50/50 split on Rams new uniforms, which means about 90 percent of the people in real life will like them. 👍
I think they turned out nice, though I'm not big on the gradient numbers, would prefer solid.
— LindseyThiry (@LindseyThiry) May 13, 2020
Everyone identifies with different elements. To me, the colors and the helmet were most significant and both are outstanding. Fresh, designed for the modern television and stadium environments, but also iconic and still instantly recognizable. https://t.co/IvkYuRLzWj
— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) May 13, 2020
And I LOVE the metallic helmet. pic.twitter.com/ND1lzpistf
— SeattleRams (@seattlerams_nfl) May 13, 2020
That 10 hits different in bone!
Can't wait to actually be suited up in these, repping the @RamsNFL on Sundays. #10 pic.twitter.com/p7RpTj2Z5e
— Cooper Kupp (@CooperKupp) May 13, 2020
The Rams needed special approval from the NFL to wear their off-white “bone” uniforms https://t.co/mnxk4zTqcj
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 13, 2020
Everything you need to know about the Rams' new jerseys, from the design decisions to how they'll be worn — plus what's coming in 2021 and 2022 — is right here from @JourdanRodrigue https://t.co/fOprKka8OH
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) May 13, 2020
znModeratorznModeratorFred Roggin@FredNBCLA
Official #Rams jerseys will be unveiled this morning..Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Rams’ new uniforms are out. Story from JourdanRodrigue soon.–
A look at the @RamsNFL’s new uniforms. pic.twitter.com/s4NSRvwirx
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 13, 2020
znModeratorfrom https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/13/nfl-rams-terrell-lewis-draft-chris-shula/
defensive coordinator Brandon Staley clearly has a “type” when it comes to his outside linebackers, as both Floyd and Lewis stand 6-feet-5 with excellent length and size on the edge. They each boast plenty of athleticism, too.
Outside linebackers coach Chris Shula had some high praise for Lewis prior to the draft on a conference call, complimenting his athleticism and explosiveness.
“He’s just a rare blend of size and speed. Usually guys that are that big and long don’t have the explosive get-off that he has,” he said.
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General manager Les Snead was also thrilled to come away with Lewis in the third round, and he had this to say about the Alabama product.
“It’s a bonus that this kid’s got that unbelievable, very unique first-step explosiveness,” he said. “Disrupt and kind of give those QBs – make it a tough day on offensive linemen.”
znModeratorTalib on Goff…starts at the 7:50 min mark:
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May 13, 2020 at 1:07 am in reply to: Study Shows One Thing [masks] Could Cause 80% Decrease In COVID-19 Cases #114857znModerator
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