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Best of the National Book Festival: Patricia Cornwell, 2012

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with crime writer Patricia Cornwell discussing "Red Mist,” her 19th Kay Scarpetta novel, on the Fiction & Mystery stage at the 2012 Festival.




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Best of the National Book Festival: Leigh Bardugo, 2018

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with young adult and fantasy author Leigh Bardugo discussing "Crooked Kingdom" on the Genre Fiction stage at the 2018 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work—recommended for ages 13+.




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Best of the National Book Festival: Condoleezza Rice, 2017

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussing "Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom" on the Main Stage at the 2017 Festival.




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Best of the National Book Festival: Colson Whitehead, 2012

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead discussing "Zone One" on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2012 Festival.




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Best of the National Book Festival: Michael Beschloss, 2019

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with historian Michael Beschloss discussing “Presidents of War” on the Main Stage at the 2019 Festival.




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Best of the National Book Festival: Karin Slaughter, 2010

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with crime and mystery writer Karin Slaughter discussing "Broken," part of her Will Trent series, on the Fiction & Mystery stage at the 2010 Festival.




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Best of the National Book Festival: Neil Patrick Harris, 2019

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with actor and author Neil Patrick Harris discussing "The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third." The event, part of the new year-long National Book Festival Presents series, took place in the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work—recommended for ages 8+.




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The History of How School Buses Became Yellow

Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle




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From Bottles to Newspapers, These Five Homes Were Built Using Everyday Objects

Open for visitors, these houses model upcycling at its finest




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Designing Floating Buildings With an Eye to the Marine Species Living Underneath

A prototype deployed in San Francisco Bay imagines the underside of a floating building as an upside-down artificial reef




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How Susan Kare Designed User-Friendly Icons for the First Macintosh

The graphic designer is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Cooper Hewitt for her recognizable computer icons, typefaces and graphics




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This Bioplastic Made From Fish Scales Just Won the James Dyson Award

British product designer Lucy Hughes has invented a biodegradable plastic made from fish offcuts




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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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Emerging technologies: advancing sustainability




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Frontiers of Engineering for Development symposium: Engineering inclusive cities




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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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STEM Education Policy webinar series




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Basel Committee publishes consultation paper on revisions to the credit valuation adjustment risk framework

Press release about the Basel Committee publishing consultation paper on revisions to the credit valuation adjustment risk framework, 28 November 2019.




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CPMI and IOSCO share authorities´ experiences in cooperation to increase FMI safety and efficiency

Press release: CPMI and IOSCO share authorities´ experiences in cooperation to increase FMI safety and efficiency, 10 December 2019




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CPMI report sets out considerations for developers of wholesale digital tokens

Press release: CPMI report sets out considerations for developers of wholesale digital tokens, 12 December 2019




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Basel Committee invites comments on the design of a prudential treatment for crypto-assets

Press release: Basel Committee invites comments on the design of a prudential treatment for crypto-assets, 12 December 2019.




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Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies

The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have created a group to share experiences as they assess the potential case for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their home jurisdictions. (Press release, 21 January 2020)




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No global real estate market despite higher price synchronisation and growing role of international investors, central banks find

No global real estate market despite higher price synchronisation and growing role of international investors, central banks find (Press release, 18 February 2020)




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Basel Committee meets to review vulnerabilities and emerging risks, advance supervisory initiatives and promote Basel III implementation

Basel Committee Press release "Basel Committee meets to review vulnerabilities and emerging risks, advance supervisory initiatives and promote Basel III implementationl", 27 February 2020.




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Basel Committee assesses members' implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework

Press release about Basel Committee assesses members' implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework, 19 March 2020




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Basel Committee coordinates policy and supervisory response to Covid-19

Press release "Basel Committee coordinates policy and supervisory response to Covid-19", 20 March 2020




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Governors and Heads of Supervision announce deferral of Basel III implementation to increase operational capacity of banks and supervisors to respond to Covid-19

Press release "Governors and Heads of Supervision announce deferral of Basel III implementation to increase operational capacity of banks and supervisors to respond to Covid-19", 27 March 2020




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Basel Committee sets out additional measures to alleviate the impact of Covid-19

BCBS Press release "Basel Committee sets out additional measures to alleviate the impact of Covid-19", 3 April 2020




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Basel Committee and IOSCO announce deferral of final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives

BCBS Press release "Basel Committee and IOSCO announce deferral of final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives", 3 April 2020




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Basel III monitoring results based on end-June 2019 data published by the Basel Committee

BCBS Press release "Basel III monitoring results based on end-June 2019 data published by the Basel Committee", 8 April 2020




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Jurisdictions move towards full implementation of standards for financial market infrastructures

CPMI Press release "Jurisdictions move towards full implementation of standards for financial market infrastructures", 8 April 2020.




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How fintech can promote financial inclusion - a new report on the opportunities and challenges

CPMI Press release "How fintech can promote financial inclusion - a new report on the opportunities and challenges", 14 April 2020




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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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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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FDA grants emergency approval for first at-home saliva-based coronavirus test

Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results.




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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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Protein shredder in brain cells indirectly regulates fat metabolism

A protein shredder that occurs in cell membranes of brain cells apparently also indirectly regulates the fat metabolism.




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Researchers discover new type of antigen-presenting immune cell

With a discovery that could rewrite the immunology textbooks, an international group of scientists, including the teams of Bart Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad, and Charlotte Scott (all from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) identified a new type of antigen-presenting immune cell.




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NIH clinical trial evaluates antiviral plus anti-inflammatory drug for COVID-19

A randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a treatment regimen of the investigational antiviral remdesivir plus the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun.




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The Coronavirus Is Coming for Trump’s Presidency

Will a nationalist president be undone by his underreaction to a foreign threat?




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Falling Ill, Testing Negative

I had the symptoms. But did I have the coronavirus?




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21-year navy veteran among Northwood residents to die of COVID-19

The last time Charlene Chiddenton saw her father in person was on March 7 — visitor restrictions at long-term care homes during the pandemic had kept them apart — and less than two months later, she was saying goodbye to her father by video call.



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N.S. nurses' union wants debate about PPE use settled once and for all

When the province eventually conducts its review on the response to COVID-19, the president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union can think of one thing in particular that needs to be discussed.



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Port of Sydney takes hit after losing more than 50 cruise visits this season

Holland America and Princess cruise lines issued notices this week cancelling the remainder of the season in Atlantic Canada, citing global health concerns, and that's taking a huge bite out of the Port of Sydney's budget.



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Truro reeling as recovery effort for missing boy resumes

People in Truro, N.S., are reeling after the disappearance of three-year-old Dylan Ehler as the community tries to come to grips with another potential tragedy in the area.



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Fishing zones closed after North Atlantic right whale sightings

A number of fishing zones in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been closed after North Atlantic right whales were sighted earlier this week.



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Cape Breton businesses busting boredom with DIY kits

Businesses in Cape Breton are helping customers get creative with DIY take-home kits to make everything from mermaid-themed terrariums to bubble tea.



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No pomp, under the circumstances: CBU holding online convocation

What would have been Cape Breton University's largest convocation to date is being replaced by an online offering this year because of COVID-19. Some graduating students say it just won't be the same as a traditional ceremony.



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Who was called to help and who was not: The police resources behind the Nova Scotia shooting

Over the 13 hours the mass shooting took place across Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, the RCMP called in resources from New Brunswick to help. However, the two municipal police forces closest to Portapique were not asked to respond directly at any point, CBC News has learned.



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