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The PR Week, 1.17.2020: Liz Kaplow, Kaplow Communications

Kaplow Communications founder and CEO Liz Kaplow joins The PR Week to discuss launching her own PR firm almost 30 years ago and the latest industry news.




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The PR Week: 5.8.2020: Rema Vasan, Marina Maher Communications

Marina Maher Communications EVP and chief innovation officer Rema Vasan talks about working with influencers, as well as the latest industry news.




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Trump Poised to Offer Bridge Loans to Ailing Oil Companies

The Trump administration may announce as soon as Thursday a plan to offer loans to the ailing oil industry.




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​Critical flaw demonstrated in common digital security algorithm

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Critical flaw demonstrated in common digital security algorithm

Cryptographic experts at NTU Singapore and INRIA in Paris, have demonstrated a critical security flaw in a commonly used security algorithm, known as SHA-1, which would allow attackers to fake specific files and the information within them, and pass them off as authentic....




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Pollen-based ‘paper’ holds promise for new generation of natural components, NTU Singapore scientists show

Scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have created a paper-like material derived from pollen that bends and curls in response to changing levels of environmental humidity....




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Pollen-based ‘paper’ holds promise for new generation of natural components, NTU Singapore scientists show

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​NTU and SMI launch comprehensive report to help the shipping industry adopt alternative and greener fuels

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Veteran Iranian OPEC Governor in Coma

Hossein Kazempour Ardebili is in a coma after a severe brain hemorrhage.




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Equinor Completes Lundin Divestiture

This photo shows a view of the Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway. Photo by Ole Jørgen Bratland. PHOTO SOURCE: Equinor




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Neptune Completes First Egypt OBN Seismic Survey

The survey was the first ever OBN seismic survey to be conducted in Egypt and the most detailed survey of the block since 1988.




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Oil Metric Shows Demand Comeback

Rigzone panelists offer their top oil market hits and misses for the week ending May 8, 2020.




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Does your communication style depend on the social media site you're on?

How you use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites may change depending on the format — and who you're talking to.




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Space Station commander Chris Hadfield tweets with William Shatner

Move over Scotty, Captain Kirk has a new favorite engineer.




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Female scientists respond to sexist comments with 'distractingly sexy' photos

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Tim Hunt talked about his 'trouble with girls' this week, and women in the scientific community responded perfectly.



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Scientists turn Twitter into a comedy fest with #AcademicHipster hashtag

The hashtag has started to trend as academics compete for cooler-than-you tweets. But you probably haven't heard of it.



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10 memorable snippets of relationship advice from comedians

Love can be confusing and heart-wrenching — but it can also be funny!



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Troubled Japanese Venus probe set for 2015 comeback

After blowing its first chance to orbit Venus two years ago, Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft is ready for a comeback in 2015, mission scientists say.




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Sex with an ex common among young adults, according to study

Having sex with an ex seems to be a fairly typical part of the breakup process for young adults, a new study shows.



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CDC: Sexually transmitted diseases have become a severe epidemic

Treating the country's 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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What will offshore drilling accomplish?

Video: MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan talks with T. Boone Pickens, CEO of BP Capital Management, and Erich Pica of the group Friends of the Earth to discuss whether Pres




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Rebranding incompetence: Anti-BP art

BP has been attacked from all sides, but it is the artist community that has provided its most thorough evisceration.




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Oil refineries: Sustainable communities for the post-oil world?

A '100% self-supporting housing solution for the post-oil world,' the Oil Silo Home concept makes use of the thousands of oil storage units that will inevitably



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U.S. to become the world's biggest oil producer, but hold the applause

By 2030, America could surpass Saudi Arabia in terms of crude output. That's great for energy independence, but it's not all good news.




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USDA rescinds recommendation for Meatless Mondays

The agency bows to pressure from the livestock industry to backtrack on urging people to reduce their consumption of meat.




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USDA's 'Smart Snacks in School' proposal open for public comment

The USDA wants to set nutritional standards for snacks sold in vending machines, "a la carte" lunch lines and school stores.




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Community meat locker stores your cow share

A pilot project in Ithaca, N.Y. will rent space in a community freezer for people to store bulk meat purchases.




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These U.S. communities are most vulnerable to sea level rise

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows how many coastal cities are vulnerable to chronic flooding — and how many will be underwater.



  • Climate & Weather

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Alicia Silverstone welcomes baby boy

Actress names new addition Bear Blu Jarecki. Alicia Silverstone has become the latest mother in the current Hollywood baby boom, giving birth to a baby boy on M



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Alyssa Milano welcomes baby boy

Actress says that her heart has tripled in size. The great green Hollywood baby boom of 2011 has come to an end — with celebrities like Natalie Portman, Alici



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Casting company looking for deep green parents-to-be

If you are pregnant and love living green, a new TV documentary series might just make you a star.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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America's oldest indoor shopping mall to be reborn as mixed-use micro-loft complex

In the biggest city in America's smallest state, comes a micro-apartment complex that aims to revive a struggling 19th-century indoor shopping center.



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Electric car charging is on the house at L.A. apartment complex

The developers of an office tower-turned-apartment complex in L.A. don't think you really need to own a car to live there. But if you do, it helps to own an EV.



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Co-living: Is it a hipster commune, a dorm for grown-ups or a new model of sharing?

Apartments are expensive and hard to find. Is co-living a solution or is it just an upscale rooming house?



  • Remodeling & Design

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Sony photography competition celebrates diverse cultures and lands

This year's open category winners of the Sony World Photography competition range from a Chinese shadow puppet show to a mesmerizing underwater dance.



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Geo-immersion makes maps come alive

Video: Maps can provide real-time traffic information and 'fastest route' suggestions using geo-immersion — new technology that blends the real and the virtua



  • Research & Innovations

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How scientists study disasters to improve future outcomes

Video: Teams from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) go to devastated locations to learn more about how lives may be saved in the future.



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Mind-reading computer system may help people with locked-in syndrome

Locked-in syndrome, often the result of injury or illness (such as Lou Gehrig's), causes complete paralysis. With advanced technology, these people get closer t



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Behind-the-scenes of Nissan's polar bear commercial

Automaker pulls back the curtain to reveal the magic behind its latest ad for the all-electric Leaf.



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Nissan Leaf, Chipotle make AdWeek's list of best commercials

AdWeek ranks its top 10 favorites for 2011, including Chipotle's sustainable food initiative and Nissan Leaf's all-electric world.



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Oxen's upcoming slaughter creates controversy

Should working farm animals be allowed to live a peaceful retirement, or should they be slaughtered and consumed? The fate of oxen at a little farm at Green Mou




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Cargotecture commingles with carrots at organic farm in Shanghai

Shanghai's largest organic farm branches out into the hospitality industry. The first step? Constructing a visitors center from over 70 shipping containers.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Nuclear politics come to Washington

The future looks uncertain for an industry on the brink of making huge gains in Washington this year.




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Chernobyl trees and leaves barely decomposed, study finds

The dead trees, plants and leaves at Chernobyl don't decay at nearly the same rate as plants elsewhere.



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English city combats climate change with 3 million new trees

Manchester's City of Trees scheme will plant one leafy specimen for every resident.



  • Climate & Weather

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Where did animal crackers come from?

We have the British to thank for animal crackers, but there's a lot more you should know about this tasty snack.




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An ancient tree that stared down Hurricane Harvey has become an unlikely hero

While younger trees were left shattered by the hurricane, this iconic oak dubbed The Big Tree stood tall.



  • Climate & Weather

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Whole Foods comes clean with Eco-Scale rating system

Whole Foods Market unveils a rating system for household cleaning products sold in its stores. But is additional transparency really necessary in a store that a