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The World's Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone 'Cylinder Seals'

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research suggests that these markings informed the development of writing




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Travelers Can Now Buy a Can of '100 Percent Authentic Air' From Italy's Lake Como

It's not the first time savvy entrepreneurs have marketed canned air to tourists. Similar products have been sold at vacation destinations for decades




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An All-Female Crew Sailed 1,000 Miles in a Traditional Voyaging Canoe to Help Save Humpback Whales

The team traveled from New Zealand to Tonga along a humpback highway to collect environmental DNA and raise awareness of the plight of the marine mammals




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Divers in Mexico's Underwater Caves Get a Glimpse of Rarely Seen Artifacts, Fossils and Human Remains

Cenotes in the Yucatán Peninsula are time capsules preserving remnants of Maya culture and fossils of extinct megafauna




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Six Lodge-to-Lodge Hikes That Will Have You Falling in Love With Slow Travel

From Scotland to Japan, these multiday treks offer adventure and a truly immersive experience




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An Airplane Graveyard Becomes a Kids’ Playground

These grounded planes in the Congo have captured the imagination of these children




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Volunteers Scramble to Save Thousands of Sea Turtles Following Polar Vortex in Texas

As of last Wednesday, at least 3,500 sea turtles have been rescued from freezing waters in the midst record-breaking winter storm




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Twin Birth Rates Have Soared Globally in the Last Three Decades

The trend is a result of women deciding to have children later in life and the use of medically assisted reproduction methods




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From Silk Moths to Fruit Flies, These Five Insects Have Changed the World

It’s easy to write bugs off as pests, but consider the ways in which they have positively impacted our lives




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N.S. municipalities defend housing fund Conservatives have promised to cut

Some Nova Scotia municipal leaders are defending a funding stream the federal Conservatives say they will cut if elected, calling it a "game changer."



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Power corporation relying less on diesel in the N.W.T.'s North Slave this year

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation expects that by the end of March it will have generated 72 per cent of power for the North Slave region using hydro, and 28 per cent from diesel. Last year, about half the region's power was from diesel because of low water levels.



  • News/Canada/North

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Why a Minnesota Man Walked Around the World, Traversing 13 Countries and 14,450 Miles in Four Years

Fifty years ago, on October 5, 1974, David Kunst completed the first verified circumnavigation of the globe on foot. Along the way, he met Princess Grace of Monaco, raised money for UNICEF and lost a brother to bandits




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A Secret Sculpture Built for John F. Kennedy's Grave Vanished in the 1970s. Half a Century Later, the Mystery Has Been Solved

The bronze wreath immortalized the moment when the members of the Honor Guard removed their hats and placed them on the president's grave during his burial




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Warm days and fallen leaves: Images of autumn in New Brunswick

Send your best snaps and video from across the province to cbcnb@cbc.ca



  • News/Canada/New Brunswick

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'Major crisis' facing P.E.I. blood cancer patients as another oncologist prepares to leave

With P.E.I's only full-time blood oncologist leaving at the end of November, Health P.E.I. was planning to transfer his patients to Dr. Philip Champion. Now Champion says he intends to retire in the spring.



  • News/Canada/PEI

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Man died in hospital after fight on Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg police say

Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man who was fatally injured in Winnipeg on Friday.  



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Figure skating Grand Prix Final cancelled over travel rules

The figure skating Grand Prix Final next week has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic for the second season in a row. The Dec. 9-12 event in Osaka, Japan, was the only global event matching the best skaters across all four disciplines before the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Man charged in crash deaths of 2 women who pulled over to save a turtle

Police said they had pulled their car over and exited the vehicle in order to help a turtle cross the street, something a close family member told CBC at the time came as no surprise. 



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Residential school survivors press Ottawa for more money to find unmarked graves

A group of residential school survivors and their supporters are asking the federal government to reverse what they're calling a funding cut and come up with more money to help find the unmarked graves of students who went to these institutions.




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Let's have a tea party!

A short-term team help OMers in Montenegro spread God's love by hosting a tea party for forgotten residents of a care home.




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SolidWorks Helps TiLite Wheelchairs Save $400,000 a Year

SolidWorks Drives Custom 3D CAD Models, Helping the Company Outperform Competition




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U.K. engineering firm saves time, effort on Wembley Stadium roof foundations, other high-profile projects with SolidWorks software

M G Bennett & Associates designs machine to help test U.K. 's oldest major suspension bridge




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SolidWorks and COSMOS software make big waves in boating

Some of industry's biggest names cite ease of use and powerful 3D mechanical design, analysis features




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Firefighters save lives and stay safe with microdisplays designed in SolidWorks software at UC Berkeley

Students work with Chicago firefighters to design remote sensor systems in buildings and masks with heads-up displays




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SolidWorks software helps Peavey rock product design

Legendary musical equipment company uses SolidWorks to produce HP Special Series guitars, among many other products




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Royal Diversified saves money, increases productivity with SolidWorks 3D PartStream.NET

Metal punch manufacturer to save thousands of dollars a year on printing costs with interactive online catalog that lets customers custom configure their own parts




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Massachusetts company saves more than $500,000 with COSMOS analysis software

Faced with soaring material costs, LeBARON Foundry streamlined designs, lightening manhole covers and frames by as much as 50 pounds




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SolidWorks Users Provided Intelligent Technology That Helped Save Chilean Miners

Equipment Designed and Modified With SolidWorks Software Located Miners and Helped Drill Escape Shaft Weeks Sooner Than Predicted




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Travertson Motorcycles Revs Engines with SOLIDWORKS

Luxury Bike Shop Eliminates Prototypes Using SOLIDWORKS Simulation Software




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Early Black Friday deals: save up to $300 on every M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch & 16-inch

Early Black Friday deals are in effect on Apple's 2024 MacBook Pro M4, with every configuration — retail and CTO — eligible for a coupon discount.


Save up to $300 on Apple's new MacBook Pro M4 - Image credit: Apple

Unlock savings of up to $300 off the configuration of your choosing with promo code APINSIDER at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama. These deals offer aggressive discounts ahead of Black Friday, taking the stress out of holiday shopping.

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Early Black Friday deals: save up to $150 on every M4 iMac

You can score up to $150 off Apple's brand-new 2024 M4 iMac and get your hands on one of the best all-in-one desktops. Plus, AppleCare is discounted too.


Save on every 2024 iMac M4 config - Image credit: Apple

Apple announced the updated M4 iMac in late October, offering a performance bump to its colorful desktop computer. An early Black Friday offer allows you to score a discount of up to $150 off when you use the promo code APINSIDER at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama.

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Waves of prayer envelop Madagascar

The OM Madagascar team mobilises the Malagasy church for prayer through radio programmes and SMS messages.




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News24 Business | Frenzy for Black Friday may have died down, but locals still buying up a storm

Another year, and the South African love affair with Black Friday continues unabated, albeit not with the same frenzy that greeted it during its peak in 2019, say analysts.




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News24 Business | South African with US ambitions? You have 6 months to act, says lobby chief

Neil Diamond, the president of the SA Chamber of Commerce in the US, said that South Africans with plans for the US should act now




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A practical tribute to Dave and Joy Thomas

The OM Ships’ Thomas Guesthouse in South Carolina, USA, was dedicated to Dave and Joy Thomas, faithful members of OM Ships for 40 years.




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Women embark on climb against modern-day slavery

Forty-five women from around the world begin their trek on 9 April to Mt. Everest Base Camp and summit of Kala Patthar Peak in Nepal.




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'You have given me Jesus in my heart!'

While visiting some of Moldova’s remotest and least-reached villages, a River Adventure outreach team helps young people find hope in Jesus.




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‘I still have goose bumps’

No challenge is too big for God: “His provision gave me goose bumps,” shared Audrey, from Switzerland, about her journey to OM Panama’s Mission Extreme.




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Participants have a plan but rely on God to act

OM Ireland's biggest outreach of the year teaches participants to commit their ways to Him and trust Him to act.




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As you have done onto them...

The smiles of children are a great motivation to keep on working for the team members of OM Guatemala.




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Have you seen?

The people of Chisopi never imagined a school would be established in their village. Today, their children are receiving an education.




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Pakistanis find God through travelling team

As the OM Pakistan men's travelling teams visit communities, they encourage, bring truth, and help individuals understand their need to commit to God's Son.




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A voice for those who have none

“The climb has taken me far beyond the mountain,” says Canadian Freedom Climber Denise Heppner, who knows that helping even one person makes a difference.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | Should I access my retirement fund or leave it untouched?

A News24 Business reader who resigned from her job with R300 000 accumulated in her retirement savings wants to know if she should access some of her funds.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | I don't have a credit history yet - how do I start?

A good credit score is not only necessary when you want to buy a house, car or to fund your studies - it can also save you money. Having no credit history can also count against you.




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Have you ever seen the beautiful Georgian script?

OM EAST responds to the need for Christian books in the Georgian language.




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"I have come from a faraway country"

Thirteen participants in a weeklong outreach recently interacted with refugees, supporting OM’s refugee work in Linz.




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'Finally we have found a place'

“It is wonderful and we are very grateful to God that we can live here,” Javid said. “Finally we have found a place where we can live our faith in Jesus in peace."




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'I have nothing, except Jesus'

A family of 10 in Cambodia experience God's love through the provision of a new home.




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The Teachers' Unions Have a Charter School Dilemma

With the first charter school strike in the books—and teachers coming out victorious—experts say both unions and charter schools may need to rethink how they’ve long operated.