Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins places ballpark up for rent on Airbnb

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, placed the Blue Wahoos Stadium on Airbnb for $1,500 per night. The Stadium can accommodate up to 10 guests, that will have access to the Wahoos' newly-renovated clubhouse, a large bedroom, the batting cage and baseball field during their stay.

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San Francisco-based Dishcraft Robotics helps reopening restaurants avoid creating waste

Dishcraft Robotics has created a cleaning service that will drop off all the clean, reusable dishware and cutlery a restaurant could possibly need in the morning and pick up all the dirty dishes, cups and silverware that the diner uses throughout the day, enabling to save tons of plastic, non-compostable takeout containers, dishware and cutlery from ending up in landfills.

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Florence’s Duomo will ask visitors to wear social distancing necklaces to reopen safely

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) will use social distancing necklaces for visitors. The EGOpro Active Tag, developed by the Florence-based company Advanced Microwave Engineering, uses radio technology to sense the measure between two tags: the device will flash, vibrate and softly beep when one visitor walks within two metres or 6.5 feet of another.

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Finnish local libraries rent out BBQ grills thanks to COVID

Atria, the leading food company in Scandinavia, is donating BBQ grills to libraries (that usually rent out not only books but also sewing machines, board games or even sports equipment) so Finns can embrace their love of BBQing when lockdown ends. Atria wants to make the staycation time of all Finns as enjoyable as possible, while also promoting Finnish cuisine.

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US stop-motion animation studio Laika spins #QuarantineFightChallenge on TikTok

The #QuarantineFightChallenge consists of one person punching the camera, which then makes a cut to the next person in the fight challenge chain getting ‘hit’ and fighting back with a counter-punch/kick, until a creative moment caps the whole thing off. Laika Studios came up with an inventive spin on the challenge that harnesses their strengths and promotes their activities.

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Fashion models start homemade photo shoots for Zara, Asos with their relatives behind camera

The president of Women Management, part of the Elite World Group, asked some of his best talent willing to stage photo shoots from home to do it and won interest from different brands like Zara or ASOS, now also asking locked-down models to shoot their own campaigns, with models having to cope with the camera skills of parents or nonprofessional roommates.

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Adidas launches reusable masks made from recycled material with parts of the profits being donated to help children during COVID

Adidas introduces the Face Cover, a reusable face mask made from a recycled material for people to wear during and after the COVID crisis.The mask is available to purchase in Europe, North America and China, with part of the sale price being donated to Save The Children’s Global Coronavirus Response Fund.

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Europe’s largest hospitality design and business show Sleep & Eat extends its matchmaking program

Before the show, Sleep & Eat Virtual will allow all registered attendees (architects, designers, developers, brand owners and investors) to introduce themselves via a dedicated online platform and to pre-arrange meetings at the event. The portal will re-open afterwards, enabling attendees and non-attendees to organise virtual matchmaking.

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Montreal street magazine L'Itinéraire to be published on digital newspaper La Presse+ during COVID

La Presse has decided to host the magazine L'Itinéraire as long as the COVID crisis continues. Once a month starting in May, readers will be able to find the street newspaper in a tab of La Presse+ reserved for it. With this gesture, La Presse wishes to allow L'Itinéraire and its camelots to continue their activities, despite the precariousness of their situation due to a major decrease of sales during COVID.

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Huawei launches online contactless education systems for educators and students in Kenya

Huawei ICT Academy Kenya, in collaboration with its partners has launched Learn ON, transitioning from face-to-face learning to online learning. As part of the Learn ON the program, a webinar brought together UNESCO experts, university professors, and experts from Huawei’s ICT academies to discuss global best practices for mitigating the impact of COVID on education.

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