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Sunday, September 20, 2020

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

 Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Macy’s plans smaller but camera-ready Thanksgiving parade

PBS NewsHour: A Macy’s Thanksgiving parade reimagined for the coronavirus pandemic will feature floats, performers and giant balloons along a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of the retailer’s flagship Manhattan store, Macy’s officials announced Monday.

100 Facebook employees to test future Augmented Reality glasses on US university campus

Edexlive: In an effort to build the first generation of wearable Augmented Reality (AR) like the way Google Glass once attempted, Facebook has launched a research project called Aria with 100 participants, to begin with.

As part of the project within the Facebook Reality Labs, the social network has built a research device that will help understand how to build the software and hardware necessary for AR glasses.

Showing London in a new light

LightSoundJournal.com: As London emerges from the coronavirus crisis, its public spaces are in the spotlight. Preventing the spread of the virus will mean spending more time outdoors when meeting others as we head into autumn. This is a chance to review how London is lit and to enhance its attractiveness, making it an even more enjoyable place to be.

What Intimacy Coordinators Could Bring to How Love and Sex Are Portrayed in Dance

Dance Magazine: In October 2018, HBO made news with an announcement that it would engage specialists to ensure sex scenes in every movie and series it produced were handled safely and professionally. Some characterized the network's new policy as a move to stem the tide of #MeToo allegations in entertainment, proof themselves that the industry had failed to self-regulate.

United Steelworkers calls on Pittsburgh to vote with projected "batlight" campaign

News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: The United Steelworkers is making a superhero-sized statement about voting with a new campaign in Pennsylvania and other battleground states.

Last week, the United Steelworkers (USW) launched a nighttime campaign to project giant messages in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice-presidential pick, Kamala Harris.

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