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University of Arkansas: Website Tells Story of Devil’s Den State Park, and Lays Foundation for Its Future . “Since it opened in the 1930s, Devil’s Den State Park has attracted generations of Arkansans for its natural beauty. So much of what people love about the park, though, was carefully planned and made by the men of the Civilian ( Read more... )

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MIT News: Want to design the car of the future? Here are 8,000 designs to get you started.. “Dubbed DrivAerNet++, the dataset encompasses more than 8,000 car designs, which the engineers generated based on the most common types of cars in the world today. Each design is represented in 3D form and includes information on the car’s ( Read more... )

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Gymnastics Ireland: Gymnastics Ireland launches new GymABLE club resources…. “Gymnastics Ireland is enhancing its commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, empowering clubs across Ireland to make gymnastics a sport for everyone. With the recent launch of a new website filled with resources, Gymnastics Ireland offers a wealth of ( Read more... )

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DigitalNC: A Legacy of Historic is Preserved in New War of 1812 Records. “Interested in learning more about the War of 1812? Thanks to our new partners at the North Carolina Society Daughters of 1812, now you can! For the first time ever, six scrapbooks chronicling historic preservation, research, and reenactment are now available. ( Read more... )

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e-flux Architecture: Launch of online archive: Feminist Spatial Practices. “Feminist Spatial Practices-a global collective of architects, artists, designers, and scholars-has launched a new interactive online archive that celebrates the diverse ways that people practice feminism in the built environment. The web platform offers a ( Read more... )

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ProPublica: Formaldehyde Cancer Risk in Your Neighborhood. “In most of the country, formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant. Look up your address to see risks from the chemical on your block and where it comes from.”

Stuff New Zealand: A decade of Kiwi journalism preserved from Newshub. ( Read more... )

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Ars Technica: New website shows you how much Google AI can learn from your photos. “Last month, Ente launched … a website and marketing stunt designed to turn Google’s technology against itself. People can upload any photo to the website, which is then sent to a Google Cloud computer vision program that writes a startlingly thorough ( Read more... )

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UK Web Archive Blog: Datasheets for Web Archives Toolkit is now live. “This Toolkit provides information on the creation of datasheets for web archives datasets. The datasheet concept is based on past work from Gebru et al. at Microsoft Research. The datasheet template and samples here were developed through a series of workshops with ( Read more... )

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NORAD: NORAD ready to track Santa’s flight for 69th year . “The NORAD Tracks Santa website (www.noradsanta.org) will launch on Dec. 1. It features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, a movie theater, holiday music, web store and more. The website is available in nine languages: English, French, ( Read more... )

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The Portugal News: Taking Alentejo music digital. “Launched earlier this year, the Cante Digital Archive seeks to preserve the memories of those associated with the ‘Cante Alentejano’, a patrimony of UNESCO.” Cante Alentejano is a type of Portuguese music featuring vocals but no instruments.

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