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Record breaking pace towards Aarhus
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The
leading trio are setting a
blistering pace into the final 48
hours of leg 5. 26 May 2023, Leg 5,
Day 5 onboard Team Malizia. The crew
celebrates that Team Malizia broke
the 24h speed record challenge
sponsored by Ulysse Nardin at 641.13
nm.. Records are being set and then
broken again on leg 5 of The Ocean
Race. First it was 11th Hour Racing
Team, powering to a new standard,
only to
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La Biennale di Venezia’s commitment to carbon neutrality
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La Biennale di
Venezia is working concretely
towards the crucial goal of fighting
climate change, by promoting a more
sustainable model for the design,
installation and operation of all
its events. After achieving carbon
neutral certification for the 78th
Venice International Film Festival
in 2021, in 2022 La Biennale
obtained this certification for all
its events held that year. This was
made possible by carefully
collecting the data on the causes of
CO2
emissions generated by the events
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The Korean Pavilion
opens at the 18th International Architecture Biennale in Venice
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The
Korean Pavilion opens the newly-commissioned exhibition 2086: Together
How? at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di
Venezia, curated by Artistic Directors Soik Jung and Kyong Park.
Bringing together architects, community leaders and artists, the project
asks how we might work together to endure current and future
environmental crises
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Charging north
towards the doldrums
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Modeerate
easterly tradewinds have provided a speedy 24 hours of racing for the
four IMOCAs charging north towards the doldrums. 24 hour distance runs
have nearly doubled (although are still far off a record-setting pace)
as the wind has settled in around 12-14 knots. The result is a drag race
directly north, where the teams will leave the northeastern corner of
Brazil to port - their current
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Milano Design Week 2023 more... |
Dropcity,
Centre for Architecture and Design - based on the idea of Andrea Caputo
- 10,000 square metres developed in 28 tunnels along Sammartini street
(Milan Central Station), produces and hosts Architecture Festivals
thanks to the victory of a call from the Italian Ministry of Culture:
Dropcity Convention 2023. Opening 15-23 April, h 10 am – 6 pm, tunnels
38-60, all with free
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Indigenous voices lead calls for the
ocean’s rights to be recognised
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At
The Ocean Race Summit Itajaí, Brazil, indigenous leaders, champion
sailors and decision-makers call for better governance and recognition
of ocean rights. Speaking earlier today at The Ocean Race Summit Itajaí,
Santa Catarina, Brazil, Eunice Kerexu -Secretary of Environmental and
Territorial Indigenous Rights of the Indigenous People Ministry
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“Smart Border” project between France and
the UK securing the coast against illegal immigration
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The
fight against illegal immigration across the Channel is a top priority
for the French and British authorities. To address this, the two
countries have signed an agreement funded by London to the tune of 72.2
million euros for the period 2022-2023. The aim is to set up a “smart
border” based on advanced technologies to secure the coastline and avoid
drowning on board makeshift boats. It is in
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Read Poems by Debut Children's Poet Robert
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Dix
Hills, NY resident and author Robert Schechter’s debut book of
children’s verse The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and
Others will be published on April 1, which is also the beginning of
National Poetry Month. Launched by the Academy of American Poets in
April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates
poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. It's
Huntington Arts Council’s Executive Director Kieran Johnson wrote to
congratulate Schechter on his book’s publication as “a most appropriate
way to celebrate National Poetry Month” and to
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Team Holcim-PRB retain overall lead with
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Leg
3 win for Team Malizia pulls team up to second place on race leaderboard.
The Ocean Race leaderboard is beginning to take shape after two teams
crossed the finishing line in Itajaí on Sunday morning. The Leg 3 winner
is Team Malizia. Led by skipper Boris Herrmann, the Malizia crew fought
hard for the win, which was in play until the final 24 hours.
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Kansas City International Airport’s New
Terminal Opens
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As
the largest single infrastructure project in the history of Kansas City,
the new LEED Gold terminal significantly increases passenger capacity
with a design deeply informed by residents throughout the city. Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill (SOM) is joining the Kansas City Aviation Department,
the City of Kansas City, Missouri, developer Edgemoor Infrastructure &
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