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Carpet remnants recycled into unique Tessellated Floorscapes (Video)

A Brooklyn-based design studio turns to digital animation to generate the patterns for these striking rugs made out of recycled carpet pieces.




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Artist's earth-inspired rugs feature luxurious landscapes

These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more.




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TransCanada to pipe tar sands crude to Eastern Canada. What does this mean for Keystone XL?

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.




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Passivhaus Trust announces nominees for ‘the Oscars for building performance'

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.




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Traditional Landscapes With a Twist: Photographer Yao Lu Makes Mountains out of China's Rubble Heaps

In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where




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Rio+20 Final Draft Text Recognizes Our Problem, Proposes Scant Few Concrete Solutions

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.




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Cows, Goats Escape from Slaughterhouse, Only to be Forced Back In

Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround.




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Small-scale solar desalination system aims for affordable water independence

By combining solar PV, solar thermal, and a heat exchanger, Desolenator has developed a low-cost portable water purifier and desalination device powered by renewable energy.




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The Green Chair by Oscar-Nominated Design Studio Mariscal is Affordable and 100% Recyclable (Photos)

An affordable, long-lasting and attractive chair made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, designed in Barcelona by Estudio Mariscal. Need it far away? Then just buy the seat and get local legs!




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Latest drone videos of Apple parking garage shows landscaping being installed

Oh, and the donut building on top is coming along nicely too.




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Boomer couple escapes harsh winters with minimalist van conversion (Video)

This tasteful van home features a comfortable interior, and includes a removable bed to allow for transporting larger cargo.




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"Why bother knitting a scarf?"

Because there's far more to it than meets the eye. Here's why I knit.




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Oscar Niemeyer's Bold Response to Latin American Suburban Sprawl in the XX Century

Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.




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Weathered cork-clad beach house blends in beautifully with marshy landscape

Elevated above a flood-prone salt marsh on the Essex coast, this small beach house looks like a bird perched among the grasses.




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Honeybee pheromones scare away elephants

A new scientific study could save a whole lot of elephants.




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Trinity portable wind turbines get upgraded and scaled up

Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus.




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A close up tour of large-scale wind energy

At 100 meters in diameter, wind turbines really are getting monstrously large. So what do they look like close up?




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Scandi design + Portuguese cork: Buy your next phone case from 15:21

It's so much nicer to feel a warm natural material in your pocket than cold slippery plastic.




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Gap's new Upcycled Puffer contains 40 discarded plastic bottles

Stay cozy in the knowledge that you're diverting plastic waste and reducing demand for new material.




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New award for landscape architecture honors Cornelia Oberlander

The Cultural Landscape Foundation introduces a prize that rivals architecture's Pritzker or Stirling.




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Stunning aerial shot wins Landscape Photographer of the Year Award

There are no trees in the winning shots, but it's still a stirring series of photos.




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Smart is Evolving: Efficient High-rise Changes Corporate Landscape with 'Urban Genius' Concept - Video OneTitle

Virtual tour of 350 Fifth, a new 20-story office building in one of the top-ranked U.S. cities for sustainable buildings. Pt. 1 Pittsburgh-Gateway to the World & 350 Fifth Urban Genius.




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How to get by without a home printer or scanner

There's almost nothing that can't be done with an app and a phone anymore.




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NASCAR Icons Goodyear, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Expand Relationship - Goodyear’s ‘Made’ Commercial

When it comes to performance under pressure, Dale Jr. and Goodyear are forged from the same fire. Like Goodyear, the Earnhardt name has a long history in NASCAR and we’re proud to say we’re Driven Like Jr.




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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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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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At Just $39.95, this Smart Scale is Slim on Price, Heavy on Features - Pivotal Living Smart Scale

Introducing the new Pivotal Living Smart Scale, which tracks five key metrics including Weight, Lean Body Mass, Body Fat Percentage, Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and Body Mass Index (BMI).




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Supreme Court reverses fraud convictions of Christie aides in NJ 'Bridgegate' scandal

The Supreme Court reversed the fraud convictions of two aides to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie involved in the "Bridgegate" scandal.




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Escalation in US-China tensions is 'the last thing' anyone needs, JPMorgan says

With the world already reeling from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a reignition in U.S.-China trade tensions would be the "the last thing" anyone needs, according to JPMorgan Asset Management's Alexander Treves.




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Could US LNG exports actually scare Russia?

Myron Brilliant, Executive VP & Head of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, explains how increased U.S. LNG exports could impact Russia's standoff with Ukraine.




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Australian economy is starting its recovery phase, fiscal policy will influence it the most: NAB

Australia has started plans on re-opening its economy after a period of social distancing. Ivan Colhoun of the National Australian Bank suggests looking to fiscal stimulus to cushion the hit to their economy, and to keep an eye on how lower immigration may slow the economy in the long term.




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Coronavirus fraud: Two New England men are first to be charged with scamming small business loan program

The men are charged with fraudulently applying for more than $500,000 in assistance from the new CARES Act Payroll Protection Program, which is designed to help businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak.




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Klobuchar, Warren urge FTC to take more steps to help small businesses avoid coronavirus scams

Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren raise concerns about scammers taking advantage of business owners seeking aid during the coronavirus.




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Traders recap scary week on Wall Street and see more wild times ahead

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange swapped stories all week about the extreme trading conditions they witnessed.




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Fiscal stimulus talk is the main mover of the market

Stocks moved higher on Tuesday as investors bet on fiscal stimulus to ease the coronavirus crisis.




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Economic scars will remain for EU after coronavirus, official says

EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni discusses the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the euro zone.




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Long-term economic scarring should justify further easing from Bank of England, economist says

Fabrice Montagne, chief U.K. economist at Barclays, discusses the U.K. economy.




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Greece's strict fiscal targets will likely be relaxed in 2021 as well, minister says

Greece might be spared from having to hit strict fiscal targets related to previous bailouts next year, a government official told CNBC, given the ongoing health and economic crises.




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Scammers look to steal your stimulus check

Coronavirus stimulus checks are on their way, and scammers are on the hunt.




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Facebook and Amazon lead Big Tech lobbying in the first quarter while Google scales down

The new tally comes as the coronavirus pandemic has made many workers more reliant on the internet than ever.




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FLIR Systems CEO Jim Cannon on providing thermal scanners for GM factories

Jim Cannon, CEO of FLIR Systems, joins "Squawk Alley" to discuss demand for its thermal camera technology to scan for potential coronavirus infections in workers.




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Overeating, boredom, self-medication: How grocery bills skyrocket even as food becomes scarcer

Eating more healthy food? More junk food? Nearly everyone's eating and shopping habits are feeling the fallout of the pandemic — and boredom and anxiety are driving plenty of change.




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If there's coronavirus relief money, scammers will try and steal it

Business owners, the unemployed and recipients of stimulus checks are among the targets of financial thieves trying to access trillions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief.




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Ex-French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing accused of sexual harassment

German journalist alleges VGE repeatedly touched her bottom during interview

The former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing has been accused of sexual harassment in a legal complaint lodged by a German journalist.

Ann-Kathrin Stracke claims VGE, as he is known, repeatedly touched her bottom during an interview at his office on Boulevard Saint-Germain, in Paris, at the end of 2018. She lodged a complaint on 10 March with the Paris public prosecutor’s office.

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Labor Secretary Scalia on April jobs data: These are very difficult numbers for us to see

CNBC's Tyler Mathisen talks about the historic job losses in April with Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia.




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Once again a battle-scarred Britain must find a new role in the world

We celebrate VE Day with the need to forge new trading relationships and with the grotesque economic burden of the coronavirus

In making his landmark post-Brexit speech in February under Sir James Thornhill’s baroque painted ceiling in the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Boris Johnson believed he had found the perfect setting to paint his own picture of Britain charting a new course as a free-trading, independent, open and liberal nation.

Like the painting above him, eulogising the triumph of William and Mary over the popish and tyrannical French, Johnson’s speech was an optimistic and patriotic piece of work. It offered a distinctive vision of British prosperity and diplomatic superiority.

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The Arctic Circle: A few landscapes to set the mood!

In the coming weeks, I want to blog about a typical day on board; tell little stories of routines and big stories of adventures, in pictures; introduce you to some of the characters from my journey; familiarize you with the beautiful Antigua; and talk a little about my writing work on board.

I want to start, though, with a simple series of landscape photos, just to give a sense of atmosphere. For two weeks, with the exception of one day when we docked at the research station in Ny-Ålesund, we were alone on both land and sea. At the beginning of our trip, on October 1, we had about 10 and a half hours of daylight. As the trip progressed, we began to lose daylight steeply, as much as 40 minutes per day, such that when we returned to Longyearbyen on October 15, we had about 6 and a half hours of daylight. Can you imagine such a change, over the course of two weeks?

It made for some dramatic and moody skies.

Notice, in these pictures, how often my camera would reach for the Antigua in the distance :o). While I took these pictures, I was cold, in a remote and vast place where wind and ice were the only sounds. Often I was on land, a Zodiac-ride away from the ship, for hours. The Antigua in the distance meant warmth and home.

I'll start with the map of our route around the western and northwestern coast of Spitsbergen. I won't be identifying locations in this post -- forgive me, but it would add a couple of hours to this posting, and I don't have that tonight -- but I do want you to have a general idea of where we were. Please do click on the pictures to embiggen and also see them in higher resolution/better quality. These pictures are insufficient to express the range of what we saw -- but I will fill that out more in coming posts!

Hopefully, if you embiggen this, you'll be able to make out our route, numbered along the black line.


A day of still waters.

One of many glaciers, glowing blue.

Artists dotting the landscape.

Sailing through sea ice in the north.

The sun was always low.

Ridges, glacier, ice, snow.

Sunset.

Color!

Clouds creating a matching formation with the peaks below.

Not much light, on one of the short days near the end of the trip.

The Antigua is tiny in this picture, can you find her?
More coming soon! :o)




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Выпуск редактора векторной графики Inkscape 1.0

После нескольких лет разработки состоялся релиз свободного векторного графического редактора Inkscape 1.0. Редактор предоставляет гибкие инструменты для рисования и обеспечивает поддержку чтения и сохранения изображений в форматах SVG, OpenDocument Drawing, DXF, WMF, EMF, sk1, PDF, EPS, PostScript и PNG. Готовые сборки Inkscape подготовлены для Linux (AppImage, Snap, Flatpak), macOS и Windows.




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La Scala: the theater comes to you

Back in the 18th century, visitors to La Scala Theater in Milan had to scramble for good seats. Though the aristocrats owned their boxes, most people just had to stand on the ground floor the whole time, with no chairs at all. 

Starting today, nobody will have to worry about getting a good seat because La Scala of Milan, one of the most iconic theaters in the world, is raising its (digital) curtain on Google Arts & Culture. You’re invited to take the best seat in the house.

By bringing its treasures online on Google Arts & Culture, La Scala is opening for a global digital audience, after closing its doors due to the current Covid-19 restrictions. Even with its stage dark, the creativity of the artists endures. To celebrate the theater’s past and present, 92 artists from five countries have come together to create La Scala’s first opera performed in quarantine. Enjoy an aria from Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” that fittingly represents a story of unity and resilience.
At home with artists from La Scala performing Verdi’s "Simon Boccanegra"

By recording 92 artists (6 soloists, 26 choristes, 60 musicians), currently in lockdown in their homes in 5 different countries, the video (re)introduces viewers to an aria from Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra.

In La Scala’s online collection, you can now walk through the theater with Street View. Discover what it feels like to stand on the main stage like an opera star, enjoy a ballet performance from the Royal box or, even look around the industrial workshop, where  artisans create impressive stages, props and nearly 1,000 costumes every year, including creations by fashion designers Gianni Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. With high resolution imagery captured by our Art Camera you can even zoom into the finest details of the costumes—from ivory brocade and gold cabochons to black velvet and ruby mirror stones—worn by opera icon Maria Callas.

Go even further behind the scenes and explore over 259,000 images digitized from the theater’s archive. You can flip through the pages of a rare edition of the rare hand-painted edition of Turandot music score, the first libretto for Verdi’sNabucco or learn about the many different artists whose work has graced the La Scala stage, including artists David Hockney and Giorgio De Chirico.

Wherever you are, you can look behind the curtain of one of the world’s greatest theaters. And while we wait to travel again, La Scala Theatre comes to you, online on Google Arts & Culture.

To discover even more about Performing Arts browse Google Arts & Culture online, or download our free app for iOS or Android.



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"It's Very Scary": COVID Surges in Meat Plants as Activists Demand Worker Safety & Meatless Mondays

At least 20 workers at meat processing plants have died from COVID-19, and around 5,000 have tested positive, but President Trump invoked an executive order to bar local governments from closing meat plants. We hear from meat plant workers and organizers about conditions during the pandemic and speak with Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is supporting the workers with a virtual town hall on food worker safety with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and calling for Meatless May Mondays.