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Those hotel mini soaps and shampoo bottles will soon be history

California joins some hotel chains in banning tiny toiletries.




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New Horizons snaps breathtaking views of Pluto

Best-Ever Pluto Photos Show Breathtaking Views of Dwarf Planet




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Hubble takes snapshots of interstellar comet as it careens by Earth

Scientists say C/2019 Q4 is a comet from another galaxy.




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Bottle caps reborn as emotive portraits

Portuguese artist Sílvia Franco Santos scratches tiny, emotion-filled portraits into paint- and ink-crusted lids that would normally be trash.




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Why you should try a capsule wardrobe

It can be easy to get dressed in the morning; the key is fewer options.



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Rescuers save nearly 100 baby birds after Oakland tree collapses

Rescue workers swooped in and saved nearly 100 baby birds when tree in Oakland split and started to topple.




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Blizzard traps Antarctic research ship

A big year for Antarctic sea ice is causing headaches for ship captains.



  • Climate & Weather

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As Jamaican islands face threat, photographer snaps into action

Will one conservation photographer's images be enough to save an important protected area from development?




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Can I recycle plastic bottle caps? How about motor oil?

Vanessa answers questions on recycling, including plastic bottle caps, plastic overwrap, motor oil, glass and taped cardboard boxes.




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New material traps radioactive waste like a Venus flytrap

Chemical material could speed clean-up at power plants by snapping its jaws at radioactive waste, leaving nontoxic byproducts alone.



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This Impala runs on sewage, beer and food scraps

The new bi-fuel car runs on 'biogas,' which is already a big deal in Europe — and it's cheap, too.




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10 vivid maps that show Earth in a new light

With more sophisticated satellite imagery, we can view Earth from space in new, enlightening ways that expand our understanding of the planet.



  • Climate & Weather

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This time-lapse video makes clear how Alaska's glaciers are changing

A new time-lapse video shows Earth's glaciers in Alaska and the Yukon melting at an accelerated pace.



  • Climate & Weather

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Lacoste swaps out iconic croc logo for endangered species

Proceeds from the sale of the limited-edition 'Save Our Species' polos benefit the International Union for Conservation of Nature.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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GE Ecomagination Series: Pete Van Deventer CEO of SynapSense

Join host Robert Reiss as he interviews Pete Van Deventer of SynapSense and Maryrose Sylvester of GE Intelligent Platforms to discuss GE’s green partnership w



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Time-lapse artist shines macro lens on contracting corals

'Coral Colors' showcases the psychedelic beauty of marine invertebrates.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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6 ingenious traps set by the world's hungriest carnivorous plants

From Venus flytraps to pitcher plants and bladderworts, explore the wonderfully weird world of carnivorous plants.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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CMA slaps Ardonagh’s Paymentshield over PPI

The “significant” breaches meant some customers did not get annual review statements for up to six years.




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Wentworth Alexander swaps SSP for Applied Epic

The business is planning to create a self-service portal and mobile apps for staff and customers.




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Sutton Winson snaps up health and protection broker

Broker says acquisition of Flexible Health will allow it to expand its private medical insurance offering to individuals.




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FCA survey reveals gaps in consumer insurance knowledge and take-up

Regulator publishes findings of its largest research pool with UK consumers.




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Will Your Straps Meet Your Needs?

Will Your Straps Meet Your Needs? Twitter Check out this website for more. Read more. Keywords: Cam buckle, Side release buckles, Plastic strapping, Polypropylene webbing, Cam buckle, Ratchet tie down straps. Graphics: Share This Infographic

The post Will Your Straps Meet Your Needs? appeared first on RSS News Feed.




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The 3 Types of Golf Handicaps

There are 3 types of golf handicaps out there. They include: (1) honest handicaps; (2) sandbagger handicaps and (3) Hollywood handicaps.




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GFA World Unwraps 'Hope to Forgotten Ones' Christmas Campaign

Asia's 'unwanted children' crave 'hope more than anything else' at Christmas, says mission leader




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Gaps Insurance Offers Access to Instant Flood Insurance Quotes

Gaps Insurance Services creates new website: www.FloodCoverage.nyc




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Offline Mobile Mapping App and Maps Available to ERT Personnel in Hurricane Florence Affected Areas

Emergency and Disaster Response teams can obtain the Avenza Maps Pro app and authoritative maps to use while responding in hurricane-affected areas.




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SoBellas Home Services: One Way to Avoid Home Heating Mishaps

"It's great to have a warm, cozy home on a cold morning," said Mike of SoBellas. "But just because your heater is running doesn't mean there can't be hidden problems within it creating some risks for your family."




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Mouseflow Introduces - Live Heatmaps!

Mouseflow today announced the launch of Live Heatmaps. The Live Heatmap is going to change the way businesses are using traditional web heat maps. Live Heatmaps has been on its way for the past nine (9) months.




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Architecture Professor Wraps His House in Bubble Wrap

Translucent panels provide both daylight and insulation




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FreeCast Taps Dish and Google Executives Amidst IPO Announcement

Tracy West, former Dish Network VP of Programming and Larry Weeks, Google's Head of Performance Teams are the latest high-profile additions to FreeCast's leadership.




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Heartfelt Holiday Drama Starring Eileen Davidson and Michael Pare Wraps Principal Photography

Multi-Emmy Award-Winning Eileen Davidson plays Alana D'Angelo, the dean of a prestigious high school in the film and co-stars Eddie and the Cruisers actor Michael Paré as Army Veteran Johnny




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Los Angeles In Maps & The Curious Case Of Miss Laura J. Whitlock

One the most exciting new books in a long time has been released this month: Glen Creason's Los Angeles In Maps (New York: Rizzoli, 2010).

Creason is the Map Libraran at Los Angeles Public Library and co-curated the landmark 2008-2009 exhibition L.A. Unfolded: Maps From The Los Angeles Public Library.

This new work guides the reader through the variety of maps created for Los Angeles, from the 1849 Plan De La Ciudad De Los Angeles ("Ord's Survey") to modern day interactive maps.

The book works on a number of levels: as history lesson, as a beautiful coffee table book with intriguing graphics, as a thought-provoking work showing how spatial depictions have changed over the past century and a half, and how Los Angeles can be viewed in historical context in ways other than chronological.

It is organized into chapters that tell the various stories of Los Angeles, such as Early Growth, Social Life, Water, Age of the Automobile, Tourism, etc.

Fortunately for us, there is a Transportation section, where we learn the story of Laura J. Whitlock, official mapmaker of Los Angeles County - and the only female map publisher in the United States when she was working in the early 20th century.

Pirated copies of her work were widely distributed without her consent, and she filed suit for copyright infringement. We'll leave it to you to discover what happened with this landmark case, but it did set a precedent for map copyright -- an important contribution to American map history made here in Los Angeles.

The rest of the transportation maps and information are equally interesting, as are the other subject areas covered, but you'll have to read the book yourself to find out more.


It suffices to say that the highly-readable nature of Los Angeles In Maps makes it an instant classic for those interested not just in maps, but the history and growth of the city as well.

We had hoped to find the same maps featured in the book on the Los Angeles Public Library website. Unfortunately, the L.A. Unfolded exhibit is not listed on the LAPL Past Exhibits webpage, but some of their 100,000 maps can be found in their digital collection online.

We, however, maintain an online map collection titled Past Visions Of L.A.'s Transportation Future: Mass Rapid Transit Concept Maps.

Here you will find an online gallery from 1925 to present-day, focusing on proposed rail and rapid transit plans over the years.

We are hoping to bring more map resources online as time permits.

(Above: 1925 Pacific Electric Route Map, click to enlarge. These old maps are full of intriguing tidbits, like Sunset Boulevard being the original Beverly Boulevard - as noted here).

Readers are also invited to explore our full-text digital collection of Los Angeles Transit And Transportation Studies, 1911-1957. These documents also include rare maps and other illustrative material from L.A.'s transit and transportation history.




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Innovation Traps

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor. Also: "How to Manage Urban School Districts."




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Blue Ocean Strategy and Red Ocean Traps

Renée Mauborgne of INSEAD explains how a landmark idea is evolving. She is coauthor, along with W. Chan Kim, of "Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition (2015)."




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Google Maps Adds Sharing Feature With Lists

Google Maps has added a sharing feature. You can track your favorite places and share them with your friends.

Read more on howtoweb.com




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U.S. DOJ taps Thomson Reuters

U.S. Attorneys and other legal professionals across the DOJ will have access to legal products and services




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Cognizant snaps up Collaborative Solutions

The acquisition of Collaborative Solutions will add new finance and HR advisory and implementation services to Cognizant's cloud offerings




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MSME sector on verge of collapse: Gadkari

The minister said the position of MSMEs was "worst" as they were now engaged in a "battle for their survival".




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Donald Trump taps Indian-American lawyer as US representative to World Bank's lending arm IBRD

Ashok Michael Pinto, who has worked as a Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to former president George W Bush, was on Monday nominated as US Alternate Executive Director of IBRD for a term of two years.




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Oil price collapse sends Sensex tumbling 1,011 pts; Nifty ends below 9K

Oil price collapse sends Sensex tumbling 1,011 pts; Nifty ends below 9K





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Tata Motors scraps plan to raise Rs 1,000 crore through NCDs

On April 28, Tata Motors had said it would be issuing non-convertible debentures worth Rs 1,000 crore.




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Man Collapses and Dies on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park

Man Collapses and Dies on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/man-collapses-and-dies-on-bright-angel-trail-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm




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Man Who Collapsed and Died on Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is Identified

The man who collapsed and died on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon yesterday has been identified as 72 year-old David Roberts of Cleveland, Tennessee. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/man-who-collapsed-and-died-on-bright-angel-trail-in-grand-canyon-national-park-is-identified.htm




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Recent Visitor to the North Rim Treated for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

Grand Canyon National Park, the National Park Service Office of Public Health, Coconino County Public Health Services District, and other park partners are investigating a positive case of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) contracted by a recent visitor to the North Rim. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/tick-borne-relapsing-fever.htm




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Aldi Heaps Pressure On Supplier Packaging Being 100% Recyclable or Compostable Within Five Years

Aldi grocery CEO Giles Huxley informed his suppliers that all products must come in 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaing.

The post Aldi Heaps Pressure On Supplier Packaging Being 100% Recyclable or Compostable Within Five Years appeared first on Good News Network.




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A peculiar IE bug that allows irregular image maps with PNG images

A method of creating irregular shaped image maps with ease exploiting an odd effect when using Microsofts AlphaImageLoader to render background PNG images. Only for IE though.




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Forest Service releases maps of element concentrations in Portland moss

Information can be used to investigate air pollution in the city.




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Entercom Launches Daily 'I'm Listening' Celebrity PSA 'Capsules' On Mental Health Awareness

ENTERCOM has launched a daily public service announcement series as part of its "I'M LISTENING" mental health awareness initiative. The "capsules" will feature … more





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Antonio Petrucelli’s Maps (Edes Harrison & Artzybasheff)

Antonio Petrucelli’s name is probably unfamiliar to map people, although it shouldn’t be. Petrucelli was one of the artists whose work was commonly found on the cover (and inside) Fortune magazine from the 1930s through the 1950s. Petrucelli collaborated with Richard Edes Harrison and was a contemporary of Boris Artzybasheff. Like Edes Harrison and Artzybasheff, […]