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Innovation in a crisis Q&A series: UCL-Ventura breathing aid (CPAP)




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Innovation in a crisis Q&A series: Nightingale Hospitals




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Saudi G20 Presidency and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub invite global innovators to find solutions to the most pressing financial regulatory & supervisory challenges

Press release "Saudi G20 Presidency and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub invite global innovators to solve RegTech and SupTech challenges", 27 April 2020




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DC Deals - Ben & Jerry's - Attractions

Visit our four downtown locations where you can taste euphoria in our creative and delicious all natural ice-cream, yogurts and sorbets!




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DC Deals - Bike & Roll - Attractions

Bike the Sites of the Nation's Capital! It's the fun and easy way to get to get up close and personal with Washington's landmarks




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DC Deals - Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens - Attractions

Discover the real George Washington through his restored home and gardens, over 1,000 artifacts, and an immersive Revolutionary War "snow" experience




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Salesforce Revamps Work.com to Help Businesses Address Pandemic

Salesforce has announced a new version of Work.com designed to help businesses function safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Work.com is a completely new initiative using an existing domain name that we previously owned," said Salesforce spokesperson Joel Steinfeld. "Our focus is on speed and moving as quickly as possible to help our customers, and Work.com is an optimal way to do that.




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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team

Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that will compete at this year's world figure skating championships, but Skate Canada is waiting until next month to make a final decision on several of their teammates.



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A spot at world championships on line for Canadian skaters at Four Continents

For Canadian champion Roman Sadovsky and former Canadian champions Nam Nguyen and Keegan Messing, the Four Continents results will determine who takes the one spot available in the men's event at the worlds.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Canada's Phan close to podium at world junior figure skating championships

Canada's Joseph Phan was eighth after a highly competitive men's short program Wednesday at the world junior figure skating championships.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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World figure skating championships in Montreal face cancellation over virus concerns

Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann says the government is evaluating whether to allow the world figure skating championships to go ahead next week in Montreal.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal

The world figure skating championships, scheduled for March 18-22 in Montreal, have been cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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The tragedy that cancelled the 1961 world figure skating championship

With this year's worlds cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rob Pizzo looks at the last time the event didn't happen.





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Heartbreak & triumph: Tancredi, Wilkinson reflect on Olympic soccer journey

Melissa Tancredi and Rhian Wilkinson were pillars of the Team Canada for nearly two decades. Together, they've lived the highs and lows of the women's national soccer program - from the awe of their first Games in Beijing 2008, the heartbreak and redemption in London 2012, and finally, solidifying Canada's reputation as a soccer world power in Rio 2016. It's been a rollercoaster they'd ride over and over again.




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Champion Manitoba jigger launches online competition to spread joy amid pandemic

Acclaimed jigger Ryan Richard, from Sandy Bay First Nation, is calling all dancers to showcase their skills in an online jigging competition.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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T&T Supermarket to require customers wear face coverings

The Canada-wide chain will introduce a mandatory mask policy on May 11, claiming customers and employees want a policy more in line with how Asian countries have handled the COVID-19 crisis.



  • News/Canada/Ottawa

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Q & A: Why you may feel physical distancing fatigue, and how to fight it

City of Kitchener bylaw enforcement says cooperation with physical distancing rules is weather-dependent, with more people getting out and about on sunny days. Wilfrid Laurier University professor Anne Wilson tells CBC Kitchener-Waterloo why some may be tempted to bend the rules as time goes by.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Q & A: Why the weight of expectations is often falling on the shoulders of mothers

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo speaks to a motherhood expert about managing work and child care during the pandemic.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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CFL's Tackle Hunger program holds special meaning for Argos' Jamal Campbell

Jamal Campbell was never quite sure how the box of food ended up at his home while growing up in the community of Jane and Finch in Toronto, but he understood what it meant to his family.



  • Sports/Football/CFL

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Tampa mayor offers lighthearted apology to star QB Tom Brady

Mayor Jane Castor has issued a letter of apology after Tampa didn't exactly give the best of welcomes to one of its newest and most famous residents when NFL superstar Tom Brady was ejected from a downtown park while working out.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Vancouver Asian Film Festival launches anti-racism video campaign in wake of rising hate crimes

Hate crimes against Vancouver's Asian communities have increased since the early days of the outbreak and the #Elimin8hate campaign is an effort to combat that and comfort victims.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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2 dead after fire guts Brampton house

A third person was rescued off the roof of the burning building after the house went up in flames at about 11 p.m. on Thursday.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Pro-democracy, Pro-Beijing camps scuffle at Hong Kong legislature

Scuffles broke out at Hong Kong's legislature Friday, with security guards ejecting several pro-democracy lawmakers, including one who was carried out by medics on a stretcher after he was injured.




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Fats & Oils

This monthly release is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Report (CAIR) program, and covers the crush of oilseeds and production of crude oil for selected states and the U.S. as well as U.S. production and consumption of selected fats and oils for edible and inedible uses. The end-of-month stock values by oilseed are also published. The report is compiled from data from facilities regarding oilseed crushing, crude oil production, once refined oil production, rendering production, and end of month stocks for the previous calendar month.




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Women's world curling championship in B.C. cancelled

The world women's curling championship in Prince George, B.C. has been cancelled because of the outbreak of COVID-19.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Alberta Pandas defeat UNB Reds to win U Sports women's curling national championship

The University of Alberta Pandas defeated the UNB Reds 10-2 in the U Sports women's curling final, while the Laurier Golden Hawks topped the Dalhousie Tigers 8-5 for the men's curling title in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on Sunday.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Cancelled world curling championships will not be made up

When the World Curling Federation cancelled the women's, men's and mixed doubles championships set for March and April, it said it would be discussing potential options including rescheduling the events — perhaps playing them in the fall at one venue. CBC Sports has learned that will no longer be the case.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Curling wants 2021 world championships to determine qualifying for Beijing Olympics

The World Curling Federation announced Thursday it is proposing to the International Olympic Committee that the 2021 world curling championships will determine which countries will book their tickets to Beijing 2022.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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2 Hamilton men charged with 1st-degree murder in Brampton teen's death on New Year's Eve

Two additional men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old Brampton boy shot and killed on New Year's Eve.



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Steampunk 1577 Changes Lives with Electric Wheelchair Kit Designed in SOLIDWORKS

FIRST Robotics Competition Team Steampunk 1577 started the FRC revolution in Israel and their mission is to impact people who were not previously interested in STEM, and help them grow. They are one of the most influential FIRST teams in Israel, both with their robots and their community outreach projects. One of those projects, of which the team is incredibly proud, is their creation of a low-cost electric wheelchair kit, designed in SOLIDWORKS.

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Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works.

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Mutual funds' performance: the role of distribution networks and bank affiliation

Bank of Italy Working Papers by Giorgio Albareto, Andrea Cardillo, Andrea Hamaui and Giuseppe Marinelli




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Dealers' insurance, market structure, and liquidity

Bank for International Settlements BIS Working Papers by Francesca Carapella and Cyril Monnet




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Apple's over-ear headphones may be called 'AirPods Studio' & retail for $349



Apple's next release in the AirPods family could be its long-rumored over-ear headphones, a leaker claims, with the larger personal audio accessory tipped to have the name "AirPods Studio."




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Using SOLIDWORKS’ Smart Dimension Tool When Sketching Arcs & Circles

This helpful #TechTip is brought to you by our Training Manager John Setzer, and covers using the smart dimension tool when sketching arcs and circles. Find more options available to you, when you want to create a dimension and don’t

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Performance Bond Requirements: Agriculture, Energy, Equity, FX, & Metal Margins - Effective April 24, 2020

As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed in the advisory in the link below. Please email any questions to Clearing.RiskManagement@cmegroup.com

The rates will be effective after the close of business on Friday, April 24, 2020.

For the full text of this advisory, please click here.




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Performance Bond Requirements: Agriculture, Energy, Interest Rate & Metal Margins - Effective May 1, 2020

As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed in the advisory at the link below. Please email any questions to Clearing.RiskManagement@cmegroup.com

The rates will be effective after the close of business on Friday, May 1, 2020.

For the full text of this advisory, please click here.




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Performance Bond Requirements: Agriculture, Energy, Equity, Interest Rate & Metal Margins - Effective May 8, 2020

As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed in the advisory at the link below. Please email any questions to Clearing.RiskManagement@cmegroup.com

The rates will be effective after the close of business on Friday, May 8, 2020.

For the full text of this advisory, please click here.




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Bringing love to a refugee camp at Christmas

OM Hungary team members put on a special Christmas programme a local refugee camp.




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Reflections From a Pediatrician Who Went Back to Summer Camp




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OM sows seeds at National Ploughing Championships

OM Ireland's community outreach team participates in one of Ireland's biggest events: the 2011 National Ploughing Championships in Athy, Co. Kildare from 20 -22 September.




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Sport & discipleship - Igor's story

Sport creates a platform for evangelism and discipleship in Ukraine.




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A Sporting Infusion for Ukrainian Summer Camps

OM Ukraine's sports team equips and trains churches in using non-traditional sports in their summer camps.




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Kids kneel to accept Christ at camp

After having some difficulty with the campers and teen leaders, OMer Stephen explains the significance of the cross and following Jesus—many respond positively.




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Summer camp leads to heart change

During the summer months, OM Ukraine in Odessa facilitated a camp, during which the Lord touched the hearts of many children.




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Mary Quant Exhibition opens at the V&A in London

Words: Abbie Lyall




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What it feels like ... to be a champion oyster shucker

Tristan Hugh-Jones, oyster farmer




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The height of fashion… a catwalk show above Everest Base Camp

It was the highest catwalk show on earth, 300 metres above Everest Base Camp - and the Herald was the only paper in Britain to have a front row seat.




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UEFA Champions festival history

Find out about the festival of football that has proceeded the UEFA Champions League final every year since 2006.




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Recipe: Gary Townsend's wild garlic & walnut pesto

Wild Garlic & Walnut Pesto