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Satellite maps show hidden geothermal energy sites around the world

A satellite that ran out of fuel two years ago is now giving scientists a huge wealth of data.




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Striking natural furniture weaves geometry with traditional craft techniques

Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques.




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On Designboom: A gorgeous house built on stilts

One way to guarantee a view and to tread lightly is to build high in the sky.




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Artist's gorgeous glass & salvaged wood sculptures symbolize rebirth (Video)

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.




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George Monbiot calls for private sufficiency, public luxury

He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards.




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Phenomenal murals highlight extraordinary lives of humble pigeons

Pigeons live large in these big artworks that celebrate the remarkable qualities of these overlooked birds.




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Large solar selling cheaper than fossil fuels in Texas, Georgia, India, Brazil, and Chile

Solar power has grown up, and it's ready to blow up.




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Gorgeous Brittany House Built By Hand of Straw, Wood and Earth

In 2009, architects Franck Deboute and Karine Montagnon decided to build their dream home and office. The site: the Pointe du Raz, hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean, in Brittany, France. The




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Gorgeous Tree House Built Without Cutting a Single Branch (Photos)

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for




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Hobbit Houses, Geothermal Heating, and More at Økosamfundet Dyssekilde, One of Denmark's Oldest Eco Villages

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.




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Crowdfunding campaign raises $3m to save gorgeous fjord from logging

"It's just an amazing, amazing thing that people have done."




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How to Make a Gorgeous Wooden Desk Fan and Heater

As the mercury rises, staying cool becomes a real challenge. Try making this gorgeous desk fan to keep your energy costs down.




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People eat so much chicken that it's changing the geological record

Until now, no species has had such a profound effect on shaping the Earth's biosphere as the humble broiler chicken.




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Apple employees keep walking into those gorgeous glass walls at Apple Park

C'mon guys, look where you are going. This is an Apple product and you are clearly using it wrong.




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Geodesic pergola of recycled timbers revitalizes rural village

In a nod to Buckminster Fuller's design philosophy of "maximum gain with minimal input," the wooden supports for this lightweight canopy are recycled from a village renovation project.




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Artist's laser-cut paper artworks interlace complex geometries & color

Made with numerous layers of paper, these laser-cut pieces are inspired by patterns from nature.




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This geodesic dome greenhouse project & chicken coop cost $475 to build

Thanks to careful scrounging and salvaging, a Danish design student was able to cheaply build a "self-sufficient" dome for use as a greenhouse.




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Ditch disposable cups with this gorgeous cork and porcelain travel mug

Two of our favorite materials, cork and porcelain, are together at last in this clever travel mug.




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Exquisite photos from Nat Geo's look at the Okavango Delta

In a compelling new documentary, The Flood, Angela Bassett narrates the story of the life in one of the world's last great wildernesses.




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Cool NREL maps show the huge geothermal power potential of the U.S.

Geothermal is a stable & plentiful source of clean energy available all around the world, including in the United States (especially in the West). But that industry is still in its infancy and very little of that resource's potential is being tapped.




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Corc Yoga mats are green and gorgeous, made from trees

Crafted from sustainably harvested cork in Portugal, these stunning mats will take your yoga practice to new eco-friendly heights.




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Cobb County, Georgia sees Agenda 21 plot in bike lanes and sidewalks

Putting money into non-motorized transportation is just the thin edge of the Agenda 21 wedge.




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Let's take an imaginary trip to these gorgeous glamping destinations

Who says you have to rough it in the bush? These gorgeous spots prove otherwise.




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Silk From 1 Million Spiders Made This Gorgeous Cape

It took four years, one million spiders, and 80 people in Madagascar to make this cape, on view at London's V&A Museum -- and the color is natural.




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This gorgeous folding clutch is made from cork

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Elementary students in Georgia will soon learn about farming

Described as a "huge missing piece" in public education, new agriculture classes will teach kids how connected our lives are to the land.




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RIP George, the last of his species

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President George H.W. Bush Joins Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) to Present First-Ever George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescarâ„¢ Education Fund Grants - Broll footage and soundbites from a Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundat

Broll footage and soundbites from a Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) event at the George Bush Presidential Library on Thursday, April 14, 2016, in College Station, Texas. RBFF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase participation in recreational angling and boating, thereby protecting and restoring the nation’s aquatic natural resources.





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Board-certified Plastic Surgeons Discuss Best Practices For Facial Rejuvenation At The Aesthetic Meeting Of The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Facial Rejuvenation with Injectables

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As Fat Grafting Evolves, Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Discover That Less Can Be More, It's Not Just For The Breasts And Buttocks, And Fat Doesn't Always Act Like Fat - Body Contouring with Fat, AKA Liquid Gold

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Invuity® Launches Hidden Scar Program For Breast Cancer Surgery At American College Of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Clinical Congress 2015 - Top Breast Cancer Surgeons Discuss Advanced Surgical Options

Top Breast Cancer Surgeons Discuss Advanced Surgical Options




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Stop focusing on geopolitics of coronavirus with China, says Australian CEO

Australia has "no benefits at all" from focusing on its coronavirus-related geopolitics with China, one of its major trading and business partners. It should focus instead on people's health and economic recovery, says Mark Allison, CEO and managing director of Elders Limited.




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Georgia small business owner: We won't be reopening yet, as it's too early and unsafe

Vince Villavalzo, owner of the Mystic Owl tattoo parlor in the Atlanta metro area, discusses his decision not to reopen his business, even as the state of Georgia attempts to reopen some of its economy.




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Watch CNBC's full interview with Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides

George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic, joins "Squawk Alley" to discuss the company's earnings and outlook for the business.




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George Mackie obituary

George Mackie, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 70, was a straightforward man, but one of paradox. He was a Kincardineshire Scot who lived in southern England, an Essex farmer who was also a socialist, a formidable Scottish rugby international who was notably soft-spoken. “A gentle giant, never the loudest around the dinner table, but usually the wisest,” said his friend Brian Wilson, the politician.

The son of Jeannie (nee Inglis Milne) and John Mackie, George sprang from a progressive farming dynasty in north-east Scotland. Radicalised by poverty he saw in Glasgow as a young man, his father became a leading Tribune Group leftwinger. MP for Enfield East (1959-74), he was a respected junior agriculture minister, later chairman of the Forestry Commission (1976-79) until Margaret Thatcher sacked him.

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Взлом инфраструктуры LineageOS через уязвимость в SaltStack

Разработчики мобильной платформы LineageOS, пришедшего на смену CyanogenMod, предупредили о выявлении следов взлома инфраструктуры проекта. Отмечается, что в 6 часов утра (MSK) 3 мая атакующему удалось получить доступ к основному серверу системы централизованного управления конфигурацией SaltStack через эксплуатацию неисправленной уязвимости. В настоящий момент идёт разбор инцидента и подробности пока недоступны.




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White man, son in US state of Georgia charged with murder of unarmed black jogger

A white former police officer and his son were arrested on Thursday in Georgia and charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, an incident that touched off a furor in the community and among civil rights activists nationwide.






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Beware: Pigeon House Literary / Druella Burhan


Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware®

The internet and social media have transformed writer/agent/publisher interactions in many ways, one of which is the proliferation of Twitter pitch events, such as #PitMad, #DVPit, and others.

While no online innovation has (so far) managed to supplant the traditional query-and request route, these events do attract plenty of reputable agents and publishers--unlike other purported shortcuts (*cough*Publishizer*cough*). However, inevitably, they are also stalked by marginals, amateurs, and even scammers.

For instance, Eliezer Tristan Publishing, which charged a $500 fee and went out of business just months after opening up, haunted #PitMad. Ditto for GenZ publishing, which charges authors $2,500. Burchette and Ferguson, a brand-new publisher staffed by people with zero relevant experience, participated in pitch events before they even launched (and went out of business shortly thereafter).

Then there's this:


I've gotten many, many other questions about approaches by dubious companies and individuals as a result of pitch events. All in all, therefore, it pays to be careful, and if you haven't heard of an individual or publisher who approaches you, to research them before responding. (You can contact me; I may have heard something.)

Which leads me to the subject of today's post. I might not normally devote an entire blog post to one marginal agent, but this one is such an egregious example, and seems to be so active on social media--including #PitMad--that I think she's worth a special feature.

Pigeon House Literary Agency launched just this past February. It's run by Druella Burhan, whose resume includes none (zero, zip) of the relevant background experience you typically want to see from a new literary agent--such as a professional writing resume, or having previously worked for a reputable agency or publisher.


The lofty claims Burhan does make are either unverifiable, or provably false. For instance, here's Harvard Medical's publication on its 2011 MD-PhD graduates. Surprise! There's no mention of Druella Burhan.

Here's some of Burhan's agenting philosophy:


The logo (for lack of a better word) at the top of this post provides a preview of the rest of the Pigeon House site (a Wix freebie), which is amateurishly formatted and clearly not proofread (several pages have fully-justified text, with words cut off at the end of lines--I mean, it's a Wix freebie, it's not like you have to be an expert to get it right) and rife with typos, grammatical errors, and bizarre word use. For instance,


That's bad, but here's what it originally looked like. Burhan changed it shortly after I tweeted about it:


There's more: the Who We Are page, which bafflingly proclaims that the agency will "strive to bring a supreme appealingness and picturesque style of books from darkness to life"; the Foreign Rights page, which erroneously cautions writers that "If a literary agent does not agree to take you on as an international client/author, you will not be able to sell books overseas"; the Referrals page, where Burhan bizarrely invites other agents to send her clients. And here's the contract she is sending out, which includes the same formatting/proofreading errors as her website, and is really just an embarrassment.

It's a perfect carnival of amateurism.

Am I being mean here? Maybe, but before you whip out the "everyone has to start somewhere" argument, consider Burhan's false claims about herself and her aggressive use of social media to recruit clients despite her obvious ignorance and complete lack of relevant qualifications (I first heard of her because she was trolling on Reddit, and she is actively inviting queries on her Twitter feed).

The damage an amateur agent can do is considerable--squandering clients' chances with substandard submissions, submitting to disreputable or incompetent publishers, inadequately understanding publishing contract language and therefore not capable of effectively negotiating it. An amateur agent may not drain a writer's bank account the way a scammer would, but the bottom line isn't that different: no sale, and lots of wasted time.

Writer Beware.




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‘Every stone will be uncovered’: how Georgia officials failed the Ahmaud Arbery case

Systemic flaws within Glynn county’s district attorney offices led to a lack of action against the men involved in this ‘modern lynching’

In the days and weeks after Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed, multiple Glynn county law enforcement officials failed to thoroughly investigate his death and, in one case, refused to allow police officers to make arrests, the Guardian has learned.

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The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter Fantasy Light Novels Get TV Anime

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White men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery won't face Georgia hate crime charges. Here's why.

Gregory and Travis McMichael, who are accused of fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, a black man, will not face hate crime charges. Here's why.





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Trump calls Ahmaud Arbery killing 'very disturbing' but says he trusts Georgia justice

President Trump said he had watched the video of Ahmaud Arbery being shot and found it “heartbreaking,” but he has confidence in the Georgia legal system.





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Nicola Sturgeon: 'Care home situation profoundly upsetting'

Nicola Sturgeon says the situation in care homes is "profoundly upsetting".




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Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon sets out options for easing lockdown

The moves could include a gradual reopening of schools and allowing people to spend more time outside.




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Mother of killed Georgia man seeks justice

Wanda Cooper says her son, Ahmaud Arbery, was "hunted down like an animal and killed".




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George McEachran of England battles for the ball with Cesar Gelabert of Spain

KOLKATA, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: George McEachran (L) of England battles for the ball with Cesar Gelabert of Spain during the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 Final match between England and Spain at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on October 28, 2017 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Buda Mendes - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)