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The black-and-white print in the circular metal container that holds the oldest jumble of her family photos surprised Margo Bartlett. It was of the father she hardly knew and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt examining issues of The Vindicator at the Youngstown Public Library in 1939.
Bartlett, now of Delaware, Ohio, welcomes any information beyond what the caption states: “Mrs. Roosevelt and Laurence Bartlett, state supervisor, at the Youngstown Vindicator unit of the WPA Newspaper Index Project in the Youngstown Public Library, Oct. 27, 1939.”
“It’s news to me that my father was the state supervisor of the WPA Newspaper Index Project, though his master’s was in journalism,” said Bartlett, herself a columnist and writer with ThisWeek Community Newspapers in the Columbus area.
2021/04/15 18:32 Lin Yi-hsuan with her winning design. Lin Yi-hsuan with her winning design. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A Taiwanese university student on Tuesday (April 13) took first place in a design competition held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for her paper cup design that incorporates an origami-style top that eliminates the need for a plastic lid. On Tuesday, Lin Yi-hsuan (林宜萱), a junior at Chaoyang University of Technology, took first place out of 919 entries in the EPA s 2021 Caring for the Environment Design Competition for a paper cup that nullifies the need for a plastic covering. The name of the invention is the TWIST Container (TWIST 旋轉折杯) and includes a top section that can be folded down to form a tight seal, complete with an opening for a straw.
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) A paper cup with an integrated lid design that eliminates the need for plastic lids and seals was named on Tuesday as winner of a design competition organized by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).
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MARYLAND CITY, Md., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ CanopyLAB, the EdTech company whose vision is to change the way we learn by combining artificial intelligence, virtual learning, social media, and empowerment through learning, announced it has attracted a $3 million funding round. $1.5 million consists of venture financing and $1.5 in venture debt from the Danish Growth Fund combined with soft money from the Innovation Fund Denmark, amongst others.
CanopyLAB co-founders at HQ in Copenhagen, Denmark
The investment will help the company further expand its sales and marketing efforts. The investment round was led by Finnish edtech specialist Sparkmind.vc and joined by The Index Project, JBO invest, and the existing investor group. Sparkmind.vc Partner Kai Talas will join CanopyLAB s Board of Directors as the Chairman.