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25 years later, Johnny Cash fan searches for lost photo with music legend

Twenty-five years after meeting Johnny Cash, a Newfoundland musician is trying to track down a photo of the pair.



  • News/Canada/Nova Scotia

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How a package to 'a farm situated up a long drive with cows' got to its destination

A New Zealand mail carrier made it her mission to deliver a package that was vaguely addressed to "Phil and Kay," located "opposite Cust pub or thereabouts."



  • Radio/As It Happens

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'Its hooves came within 6 inches of my eyes,' Quebec senior says of terrifying encounter with ox

Laura Chouinard's encounter with the runaway ox had her gripped by fear. But in the midst of the battle she resolved, "I am not going to die today."



  • News/Canada/Montreal

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For past 2 weeks, this Windsor resident handed out food and necessities to those without a home

Every few days for the past two weeks, Windsor resident Joseph Antone has loaded up his red pick-up truck with food, water, fruit and other essential supplies for people who need it most.



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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Lambton County resident pleads with officials to address dangerous intersection

Lambton County resident Joeleen DeGurse-MacDonald still has memories of the fatal vehicle collisions she's witnessed at the intersection of Kimball Road and Petrolia Line. Now in her 50s, DeGurse-MacDonald said she vividly remembers an accident that took place when she was only five-years-old, eating a pear picked from an orchard on her family's farm at the northest intersection of Kimball and Petrolia. 



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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'Thanks for ripping me off': B.C. government, ICBC hit with $900M proposed class action lawsuit

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court which, if successful, could mean every ICBC-insured motorist and crash victim will be in line for a share of almost $1 billion. 



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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B.C.'s farmers markets set to open, but with new physical distancing protocols

Farmers markets throughout B.C.’s Interior and South Coast are ramping up for their spring seasons, but COVID-19 has forced them to make some changes to how they operate. 



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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Could intentionally infecting volunteers with COVID-19 help find vaccine sooner?

Human challenge studies could help researchers develop a COVID-19 vaccine faster, but the approach is incredibly risky.




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'I can't get up without losing my breath': Former Habs enforcer Laraque on COVID-19

Former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque's biggest challenge is trying to breathe clearly as he fights COVID-19 at a Montreal hospital. "The nights are the worst. I have fevers a couple times a night. I have to get up and take pills."



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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MLSE in contact with Ontario about Toronto serving as NHL hub city, Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada's biggest city serving as a so-called "hockey pod" for teams should the NHL resume its season.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Alberta's Bottcher advances to 3rd straight Brier final with win over Saskatchewan's Dunstone

Alberta's Brendan Bottcher defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-4 in the 1-2 Page playoff game Saturday afternoon to earn a berth in the Tim Hortons Brier final.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Rachel Homan curling team announces parting of ways with star lead Lisa Weagle

Team Homan, Canada’s 2018 Olympic women’s curling team and the 2017 World Women’s Curling Champions have announced that the team has parted ways with lead Lisa Weagle. 



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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How to help young people cope with COVID-19 stress, CBC Asks a St. Joe's psychiatrist

Join our Facebook live on Thursday at noon with Dr. Roselyn Wilson a psychiatrist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Youth Wellness Centre. She'll talk with us about how COVID-19 is heightening anxiety in some young people. We'll talk about how to help the young people in your life through the pandemic.



  • News/Canada/Hamilton

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A clinic on wheels: St. Joe's goes mobile to serve patients living with schizophrenia

Front-line nurses from the West 5th campus use a special van to meet patients with mental health problems — primarily those living with schizophrenia— and treat them by doing their blood work.



  • News/Canada/Hamilton

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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.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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9 tips for helping young people deal with COVID-19 anxiety

Dr. Roselyn Wilson, a psychiatrist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Youth Wellness Centre, offers some tips to help young people cope with the stress and anxiety they face while on lockdown under COVID-19.



  • News/Canada/Hamilton

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6th Graders Discover 3D Modeling with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom

Young students were introduced to SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom at school and learned how to build keychains, use the Classroom interface, and think in 3D.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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Dousing Fires with Futuristic Helicopters

We’re halfway through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign SAE Challenge, where SAE teams are hard at work designing the rescue vehicles of the future. Research is an important part of building these new machines, and we’ve got some inspiration for our design teams!

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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Build the Future of Medical Care with SOLIDWORKS xDesign

We’re halfway through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign SAE Challenge, where SAE teams are hard at work designing the rescue vehicles of the future. Research is an important part of building these new machines, and we’ve got some inspiration for our design teams!

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Sara Zuckerman

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

The post Build the Future of Medical Care with SOLIDWORKS xDesign appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Teaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part One

Michael devised a curriculum using Apps for Kids Classroom. Apps for Kids is an ecosystem of apps designed to take children as young as four through the engineering workflow, and excite them about design possibilities. The Classroom interface allows educators to create self-contained classes, where students can design and share their projects in one digital space. It allows for better organization and lets educators keep tabs on what their students are working on. And Michael put his students to work.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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FIRST Tech Challenge – Kick off the 2019-2020 season with SOLIDWORKS

The 2019-2020 season, FIRST® RISESMpowered by Star Wars: Force for Change, is setting out to inspire citizens of the galaxy. Throughout history, great civilizations have risen, then fallen. Now it’s our turn to rise—building and bolstering our own planetary metropolis. The

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Sara Junghans
Senior Manager, Education and Early Engagement at DS SolidWorks Corp.

Just a working mom with three kids trying to find the happy balance of life!

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Teaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part Two

Michael Steeves is a Senior Product Introduction Manager at SOLIDWORKS who volunteers to teach an after school enrichment class at his daughter’s elementary school. He utilizes Apps for Kids Classroom to teach the students about 3D modeling, printing, and more. In Part Two of his story, Michael gives other educators advice on how to best use Classroom to teach.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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Get Spooky with the #Shapetober Riff Off!

Throughout the month of October, you can tag your Apps for Kids, xDesign, or xShape creations on social media with the #Shapetober and SOLIDWORKS Education will share your models with the world! This year, we want to include everyone in on the fun with our Apps for Kids #Shapetober Riff Off! Find the skull model created by SOLIDWORKS EDU below in the Apps for Kids public gallery, riff it, add something weird or fun to the design, and then share publicly with the world! At the end of October, we'll see what kind of crazy model this Riff Off has wrought!

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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3DEXPERIENCE World – Building tomorrow today with our Education Community

On February 9-12 2020, SOLIDWORKS is hosting 3DEXPERIENCE World, at Music City Center in Nashville. We have some great things planned for our education community! 3DEXPERIENCE World will bring together thousands of designers, engineers, educators and students united by the desire to

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Sara Junghans
Senior Manager, Education and Early Engagement at DS SolidWorks Corp.

Just a working mom with three kids trying to find the happy balance of life!

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Building a Deck with SOLIDWORKS Weldment Tools, Part One

In this Part One of Building Deck with SOLIDWORKS blog, intern Brian explains the different steps on how he built a deck using SOLIDWORKS.

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Brian Craven

Brian Craven is a Solidworks Education Intern working in the Dassault Sytemes 3DExperience Lab in Waltham. He is a Mechanical Engineering student at UMASS Lowell. Brian is excited about using this blog to showcase interesting and creative utilizations of Solidworks products. In his free time Brian enjoys building Jeeps for offroad-use and hiking.

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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

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

The post Steampunk 1577 Changes Lives with Electric Wheelchair Kit Designed in SOLIDWORKS appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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FIRST Teams Rise with SOLIDWORKS Sponsorship and Kit of Parts

SOLDIWORKS is a proud sponsor of over 1,000 FIRST Robotics Competition teams worldwide, providing free software and support to teams of all sizes, from rookies to well-established robot builders. We are excited to continue our support during the 2019-2020 season, FIRST ® RISE powered by Star Wars: Force for Change. And we’re ready to empower FRC teams during INFINITE RECHARGE.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

The post FIRST Teams Rise with SOLIDWORKS Sponsorship and Kit of Parts appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Danielle Boyer Makes STEAM Fun with The Engineering Design Club

Discover how STEAM advocate Danielle Boyer created the Engineering Design Club in her hometown and used SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids to make learning STEAM more enjoyable.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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Building Careers and Appreciating Teachers with SOLIDWORKS Certification

Kent Allison changed directions as a high school teacher when he discovered SOLIDWORKS. Now he is one of the leading SOLIDWORKS certification providers in Colorado and his students' are able to grow their careers and skip college courses by becoming Certified SOLIDWORKS Associates (CSWA).

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Sara Zuckerman

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

The post Building Careers and Appreciating Teachers with SOLIDWORKS Certification appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Remote Learning with Apps for Kids Classroom

School closed? Teaching remotely? We can help! SOLIDWORKS Education created a playlist of Apps for Kids videos made specifically for educators who are teaching their students remotely. Teachers looking for a STEAM solution for children ages 4-14 can use Apps for Kids Classroom to teach students about STEAM concepts and the engineering workflow.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

The post Remote Learning with Apps for Kids Classroom appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Apps for Kids at Home: Give Kids a Creative Outlet with the Print It App!

So you’re stuck home due to social isolation. Maybe you’re a teacher trying to teach remotely, maybe you’re a parent working from home. And you’ve got kids knocking around who need engagement, need to learn, need to do something that

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Sara Zuckerman

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

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Teaching and Learning 3DEXPERIENCE and SOLIDWORKS From Home with Open COVID19 Community

David’s Engineering Design project-based class at WPI is online.  At home, we have been making face shield frames with multiple Sindoh 3DPrinters for local hospitals and medical centers, documented through the Open COVID19 community. More information on Open COVID19 Community

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Director of Education & Early Engagement, SolidWorks at Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation

Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. As Senior Director of Education & Early Engagement, SOLIDWORKS, she is responsible for global development of content and social outreach for the 3DEXPERIENCE Works products across all levels of learning including educational institutions, Fab Labs, and entrepreneurship.

The post Teaching and Learning 3DEXPERIENCE and SOLIDWORKS From Home with Open COVID19 Community appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Apps for Kids at Home: Teach Remotely with Free Classroom Curriculum

Apps for Kids Classroom comes with free educator resources and lesson plans designed for different age groups. There are over a dozen pre-written lesson plans available for download that include sample 3D models to start educators and students off right.

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Sara Zuckerman

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

The post Apps for Kids at Home: Teach Remotely with Free Classroom Curriculum appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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This Pandemic Is Bringing Another With It

More suffering is ahead for the developing world.




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Psychology student credits success with Mont Alto's strong focus on research

Amanda Moore, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is on track to graduate from Penn State Mont Alto this May with a degree in psychology. She credits her academic success with Mont Alto's strong focus on research and varied program offerings.




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NHS contact tracing team reportedly mulls switch to Apple-Google API



In what could herald a course reversal for the UK's National Health Service, health officials in that country have reportedly asked a team of developers to "investigate" switching its contact tracing app to a cross-platform API provided by Apple and Google.




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Improve your COVID-19 stay at home with these free apps and resources



As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, countries are extending periods of national lockdown and increasing the need for people to stay home. AppleInsider has compiled a list of free resources, apps, tools, and services that are still available to use while social distancing.



  • iOS/macOS/iPadOS

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Apple looks to the future of video conferencing with Memoji avatars



Instead of every meeting attendee staring at a flat Zoom screen, Apple is looking to the future of video conferencing with Memoji-style avatars arranged in augmented reality around each meeting attendee.




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Apple TV with A12X ready to go at any time, claims leaker



A prolific leaker has declared that Apple has a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, and it could launch the product at any time.




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16" MacBook Pro deals: save up to $450 on every single model with coupon



AppleInsider has rounded up the best 16-inch MacBook Pro deals going on right now, with coupon savings knocking up to $450 off every single model. Whether you're in the market for a standard config or looking for a loaded Core i9 model, it pays to check out the cash discounts.




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Apple Wi-Fi hotspot patent infrigement saga ends with a whimper



After several years of back-and-forth litigation, Apple has withdrawn what was likely its final appeal in a Wi-Fi hotspot patent infringement case due to a Supreme Court decision.




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Qualcomm CEO touts improved relationship with Apple after bitter legal dispute



Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf in an interview on Thursday said the chipmaker's relationship with Apple has greatly improved since the two companies ended a bitter legal battle over patent licensing and royalties in 2019.




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Apple renews effort to induce authors to publish with Apple Books



Eight years after it released tools to make what were then called iBooks, Apple has launched Apple Books for Authors, a new effort to get writers publishing on its platform.




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Switzerland Apple Stores reopening on May 12



Apple is preparing to reopen all four of its Apple Stores in Switzerland on May 12, as part of the iPhone maker's bid to slowly return its retail efforts back to normal around the world.




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From Scotland, with love

With the help of two Scottish special-needs teachers, OM Montenegro passionately improves the lives of children with autism and the lives of their families.




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Catholic teen seeks to inspire neighborhood with Marian sidewalk art

Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- A young Catholic artist has drawn an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her parents' driveway bringing religious art to her local community during the quarantine.

The Diocese of Fargo posted on Facebook May 4 an image of Our Lady of Lourdes drawn by Maria Loh, a 17-year old who grew up in Fargo. She said it was an enjoyable experience to share her faith and art with her neighborhood.

“Being able to interact with people when they walked by was very moving in a way because a lot of people have never really seen sidewalk art done like that locally. So being able to share in that kind of experience, it was very, very good,” she told CNA.

Loh has recently been inspired by chalk art and pastels, which, she said, have vibrant and beautiful colors. She has drawn on the sidewalks a few times, including two images of Mary - Madonna of the Lillies and the Pieta by William Adolphe-Bouguereau.

Her most recent chalk drawing was Our Lady of Lourdes by Hector Garrido - an image she had seen as a magnet on her grandparents' refrigerator growing up. The picture has always been an inspiration, she said, noting that she decided to replicate it after Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in France had temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I heard that the shrine had been temporarily closed off to the public, and I remember … thinking that's really sad because especially in this time, we’re really looking for healing in more ways than one, like physically and mentally and spiritually,” she said.

“It really felt like people wouldn't be able to go to experience that. So I felt like drawing this image of Our Lady of Lourdes would be a good way to remind people that Our Lady is still with us even if we can’t go to her shrine.”

Loh, the oldest of five, has been involved with art projects and drawing for her entire life. She said, growing up in a Catholic family, she has been inspired by her faith and the religious art in churches.

“I see our faith as so precious... Especially in the form of the Eucharist - the actual body and blood of Christ, I've seen that we are very blessed to have that in our faith. It's something that has impacted a lot of my life growing up,” she said.

While she was working on the piece, Loh said, a majority of passersby did not know who the lady in the image was. She expressed hope that the picture would help remind people of Mary and the beauty of the Church, which, she said, is a powerful attraction to the faith.

“One thing that I hope this kind of art and image will evoke is a desire to come to know who Mary is and how rich our faith is. … All the beautiful art that can be seen in Catholic churches, especially like in Rome, there's almost a transcendental beauty to them that draws people into the faith to come to know things that they've never dreamed of before,” she said.

As Loh finishes her junior year of high school, she expressed the possibility of art school after graduation, but, while she is still uncertain of the future, said art will not be dropped anytime soon.

“I can definitely see [art school] being a possibility. I’ll have to spend some time, especially with God trying to figure out what he wants me to do. But, I don't think art is going out of my life anytime soon,” she said.




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Solving “The Hook Debate” with a 3D Scanner and SOLIDWORKS Simulation

This case study seeks to find the answer to a common question: Which way should you affix hooks to your fence so they can properly handle the load of a hanging flower basket? Javelin’s Application Engineer; Colin Murphy CSWE, takes

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Javelin Technologies is a provider of technology solutions since 1997. We are experts in 3D design and have helped thousands of companies with solutions for mechanical design, electrical design and 3D printing.

Large or small, we have the skills, experience, and services to propel your organization to new heights so you can aim high.

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How to Reference a Cross-Section within SOLIDWORKS

What if you needed to pull a cross-section of a solid with the ability to trace it? Well there are a couple of ways you can go about doing just that. The first is the Slicing tool which first made

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Alignex, Inc. is the premier provider of SOLIDWORKS software and partner products to the mechanical engineering industry in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Illinois. With more than 25 years of technical experience, Alignex offers consulting services, training and support for SOLIDWORKS as well as support for partner products. For more information, visit alignex.com.

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Detailing Your Large Assembly Drawings Within Seconds in SOLIDWORKS – Detailing Mode

Working with a higher performance CAD environment is the major criterion these days in the design community within SOLIDWORKS. Now we have a new option for opening the drawing within seconds and make changes in drawings to communicate with our

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E G S Computers India Private Limited, since 1993, has been in the forefront of delivering solutions
to customers in the areas of Product Design and Development with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD,Remaining Life Calculations,
Validation using Finite Element Analysis, Customization of Engineering activities and Training in advanced engineering functions
relating to design and development.

EGS India - Authorized Reseller for SOLIDWORKS Solutions in India - Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai - Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry.
For any queries on SOLIDWORKS Solutions contact @ 9445424704 | mktg@egs.co.in
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Marking Up and Red Lining with Social Distancing While Working From Home

All, As we’ve written before, Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS is committed to helping our customers be the most productive while working from home during this time of social distancing. Right now, it’s not possible to grab a drawing from the plotter or

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Mark Johnson
Expert Technical Support Engineer, Escalation Manager for the Americas at SOLIDWORKS

Mark Johnson is the SOLIDWORKS Escalation Manager for the Americas. He also has resolved the highest number of technical support cases in SOLIDWORKS support history – over 45,000! This experience gives him a unique perspective which he leverages to train our VAR community and take part in the SOLIDWORKS Development process to improve overall customer experience. Mark also hosts and organizes the SOLIDWORKS World AE Workshop for the past 10 years and The VAR Performance Tuning Workshops (VPTW) at company HQ.

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