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Glymur Seagulls

Glymur is the second-highest waterfall in Iceland, with a cascade of 198 m.It was considered the highest till 2011, when new measurings gave 1st place to Morsárfoss. Doubtfully it makes any difference for seagulls flying around epic walls of water.




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Village on the Cliff

Hidden behind mountains, charming village,on the edge of the cliff with waterfall. What a place to live




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The True History Behind 'The Plot Against America'

Philip Roth's classic novel, newly adapted by HBO, envisions a world in which Charles Lindbergh wins the 1940 presidential election




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The Suffragist With a Passion for Saving Charleston's Historic Architecture

A century ago, Susan Pringle Frost tirelessly campaigned to save these South Carolina buildings from destruction




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Fifty Years Ago, the Crew of the Damaged Apollo 13 Came Home

Using the lunar module as a lifeboat and employing techniques never before considered, the astronauts' ordeal ended triumphantly




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What Made Emmett Ashford, Major League Baseball's First Black Umpire, an American Hero

During his 20-year professional career, his boisterous style endeared him to fans but rankled traditionalists




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Six Online Courses About Europe to Take Before You Can Safely Travel There Again

Sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t study up for your next European adventure




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The 'Hard Hat Riot' of 1970 Pitted Construction Workers Against Anti-War Protesters

The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War




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These Ancient Stone Troughs Contained an Unlikely Beverage




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What Kind of Damage Can a Medieval War Hammer Do?

A contemporary weapons expert is about to test a medieval war hammer on a steel breastplate from that era. The aim is to find out how much damage this fearsome instrument of death could deal.




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Stunning Footage of Two Bears Duking It Out for Dominance

The dominant bear in the swamp is fending off another challenge to his authority by an intruder. It's a clash of titans with mating rights on the line.




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Got junk Yellowknife? Salvagers Unite wants to hear about it

From bikes to vinyl records to a remote controlled airplane, Yellowknifers looking to get rid of or find second-hand treasures have a new place to look.



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No magic bullet: Former head of AIDS Thunder Bay talks about similarities between HIV, COVID-19

A virus that spreads fear and stigma, as well as disease. It’s the story of HIV/AIDS as well as COVID-19. The former executive director of AIDS Thunder Bay reflects on the similarities he sees between HIV 35 years ago, and the coronavirus now.



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Thunder Bay physiotherapist has licence suspended for incident over a decade ago

A physiotherapist in Thunder Bay, Ont., has had his licence suspended until September, as part of a disciplinary hearing.



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Exploring local community is 'first key' to saving hospitality industry, says Thunder Bay Tourism manager

The tourism and hospitality industries, which play a large role in the economy of almost every community in northwestern Ontario, are taking a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the manager of Tourism Thunder Bay is figuring out how “dire” the situation is, and what could be done to help.



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Thunder Bay Border Cats strike out as 2020 Northwoods League baseball season officially delayed

The Northwoods League announced Thursday that its 2020 season will not begin on May 26, as originally scheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Higher rate of testing accomplished than provincial average, says Northwestern Health Unit

It's been more than a week since there were any new or active cases of COVID-19 in the catchment area for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), and staff can not focus increasing testing.



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Industrial building in Thunder Bay damaged in Thursday afternoon fire

An industrial building in Thunder Bay was slightly damaged in a fire late Thursday afternoon.



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Workshop on Access Control & Identity Management

The National Computer Board conducted a workshop on Access Control & Identity Management on the 30th June 2015 at the Conference Hall, Cyber Tower 1, Ebène. The workshop was targeted towards IT Professionals, System Administrators, Network & Database Administrators and IT Security Professionals. The aim of the workshop was to bring together international and local IT Security Professionals to share their knowledge and experiences around the recent developments in the area of Access Control and Identity Management. On this occasion, an exposition was also organised to showcase the latest security products available in the market.
 




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Launching of the Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) and Cyber Drill for Top Management

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) organised the launching ceremony for the Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) and a Cyber Drill for Top Management in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at Le Meridien Hotel on Thursday 15th March 2018. The Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) was officially launched by Honourable Yogida Sawmynaden, Minister of Technology, Communication & Innovation. This system will help to coordinate and resolve social media incidents efficiently. This system has been developed by the CERT-MU and is one of the key initiative under the newly drafted Cybercrime Strategy that sets out the Government’s approach to combat cybercrime in Mauritius. The cyber drill for top management was also officially opened by Honourable Yogida Sawmynaden, Minister of Technology, Communication & Innovation on the same day. Professor Dr. Marco Gercke conducted the cyber drill for top management of organisations. The objective of this drill was to demonstrate the top executives to assess organizations’ preparedness to resist cyber threats and enable timely detection, response, and mitigation and recovery actions in the event of cyber-attacks. The launching ceremony was attended by around 70 participants and the cyber drill was attended by 55 participants.




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Eddie Joyce suing Dwight Ball, former colleagues and commissioner for defamation

Independent MHA Eddie Joyce is suing four people, including the premier, for defamation over the handling of a harassment complaint that saw him turfed from the Liberal cabinet and caucus in 2018.



  • News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador

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St. John's residents paying more to unblock sewage backups can file claim with city: mayor

Staff halted $100 service over pandemic concerns, forcing homeowners to private plumbers much more, and Danny Breen is urging them to contact the city.



  • News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador

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Alberta doctors push back against government's 'divide-and-conquer' strategy

"It is unfortunate that it has come to pass that we have to collectively and overtly publicly declare that we are unified," says Alberta Medical Association president Christine Molnar.



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Fort Vermilion residents deal with extensive flood damage

Residents are cleaning up damage to hundreds of homes and businesses caused by floods in the northern Alberta hamlet of Fort Vermilion.



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Province to spend $147 million on northern Alberta communities damaged by floods

Disaster relief funding for punishing spring floods is welcome news to civic leaders in northern Alberta.



  • News/Canada/Edmonton

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Debt, allegations and e-books: Battle between Alberta lotto winner and entrepreneur rages on

A longstanding battle between an Alberta entrepreneur and a $50-million lottery winner is still raging after a new legal judgment, a securities investigation, allegations of harassment and even duelling ebooks.



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Traffic rerouted in north Edmonton due to report of suspicious package

Police are investigating a report of a suspicious package in north Edmonton.



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Susie King Taylor: The Courage of an African American Nurse and Teacher

Below is an interview with Elizabeth Lindqwister, the summer 2019 Liljenquist Family Fellow, and Prints & Photographs Division staff members, Karen Chittenden and Micah Messenheimer, about creating a Story Map focusing on the Civil War experience of Susie King Taylor. Many courageous people are pulling double and triple duty in this time of quarantine for […]




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Enrichment of Fully Packaged Virions in Column-Purified Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (rAAV) Preparations by Iodixanol Gradient Centrifugation Followed by Anion-Exchange Column Chromatography

This rapid and efficient method to prepare highly purified recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) is based on binding of negatively charged rAAV capsids to an anion-exchange resin that is pH dependent.




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Recovery of DNA from Low-Melting-Temperature Agarose Gels: Organic Extraction

In this protocol, DNA fragments are separated according to size by electrophoresis through low-melting-temperature agarose, and then recovered by melting the agarose and extracting with phenol:chloroform. The protocol works best for DNA fragments ranging in size from 0.5 to 5.0 kb. Yields of DNA fragments outside this range are usually lower, but often are sufficient for many purposes.




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Cities Around the Globe Are Eagerly Importing a Dutch Speciality—Flood Prevention

Architects and planners from the Netherlands are advising coastal cities worldwide on how to live with water




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Basel Committee issues progress report on banks' implementation of the "Principles for effective risk data aggregation and reporting"

BCBS Press release "Basel Committee issues progress report on banks' implementation of the 'Principles for effective risk data aggregation and reporting'", 29 April 2020




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AGS honors expert and emerging professionals in geriatric care

The American Geriatrics Society annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older people.




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Quebec announces new bonuses for front-line health-care workers in fight against COVID-19

For those working in CHSLDs — the province's long-term care homes which are the site of the most serious outbreaks — the bonus will amount to as much as $1,000 per month.



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Quebec relies on hundreds of asylum seekers in long-term care battle against COVID-19

Asylum seekers make up a large portion of the "guardian angels" Quebec Premier François Legault has praised in his daily COVID-19 briefings: the orderlies who have no guarantee they'll be allowed to stay in Canada.



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Orioles' Trey Mancini faces 6 months of chemo with Stage 3 colon cancer

Baltimore Orioles outfielder and first baseman Trey Mancini revealed Tuesday he is in the midst of six months of chemotherapy as he fights Stage III colon cancer.



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Little League World Series cancelled for 1st time due to COVID-19 pandemic

Vowing to return next summer, this year's Little League World Series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. All seven World Series tournaments and their respective regional qualifying events are off this summer.




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Blake Snell sweeps Lucas Giolito to win 'MLB The Show' Players League title

Tampa Bay Rays' Blake Snell claimed champion status after defeating Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox in the inaugural MLB The Show player league on Sunday.



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Canadian in Korean baseball league bracing for season without family, fans

The Korean baseball league opens its delayed season Tuesday in empty stadiums across South Korea and Canada's Jamie Romak, along with the rest of the league's players, are getting used to a new baseball normal that includes rules against high fives and spitting, daily temperature checks and the absence of fans.



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It's Opening Up Day: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums.



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How to Detect the Age-Old Traditions of Folklore in Today’s COVID-19 Misinformation

Smithsonian folklorist James Deutsch says the fast spread of stories and memes are cultural expressions that build cohesion and support




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Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With the City’s Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park

Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people




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Zoom Oracles Its Way to Center Stage

Oracle and Zoom just entered a deal that for once is more about technological audacity than about dollars -- a partnership to host Zoom on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In just a few months -- basically since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic -- Zoom has seen demand for its service grow from about 10 million daily meeting participants to more than 300 million.




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International Art Project Seeks To Transform Flint's Image

Artists from Michigan and around the world are painting 50 murals in Flint to refocus the city's image on art rather than the lead-tainted water crisis.




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Charges Dropped Against 8 People In Flint Water Scandal

Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch.




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Ex-FBI Agent Defends Flint Water Probe After Criticism

A former FBI agent who investigated the Flint water scandal says the team was moving toward new charges when new prosecutors took over.




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Q2 2020 Ag Update

See what’s happening in the CME Group Agricultural markets, including the latest in the options market and opportunities from seasonality, cheese market updates, Black Sea grain news and more.




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The Moral Meaning of the Plague

The virus is a test. We have the freedom to respond.




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Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus

The struggle between fear and comfort.




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The Pandemic of Fear and Agony

Readers open up about their mental states.