THE SECRET SIDE OF IRAN-US REL...

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[Translate] Tehran has long been signaling that it wants normalised relations with Washington, but still doesn’t know if it can trust...

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THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE GO...

Jul 12, 2015 by

THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE GOES DOWN: INSIDE THE DYSTOPIAN AFTERMATH

[Translate] Molly Crabapple   TRUTHDIG I was met by fires in the streets, the screams of the dying tourists and the shouts of former...

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NATURAL WORLD FEELS THE HEAT A...

Jul 12, 2015 by

NATURAL WORLD FEELS THE HEAT AS TEMPERATURES SOAR

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network     An elegant tern swoops to catch a fish off California’s Pacific...

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OBAMA WON’T LET SOME MAS...

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OBAMA WON’T LET SOME MASS GRAVES STOP THE TPP

[Translate] Politics Human trafficking It appears Malaysia will be given a free pass on human trafficking in order to protect the...

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When Woman Is Boss: Nikola Tes...

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When Woman Is Boss: Nikola Tesla on Gender Equality and How Technology Will Unleash Women’s True Potential

[Translate] by Maria Popova   BRAIN PICKINGS The legendary inventor predicts “the acquisition of new fields of endeavor by women” and...

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A ‘LOST BOY’ BATTL...

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A ‘LOST BOY’ BATTLES AK-47S WITH EDUCATION

[Translate] Paying It Forward By Adam B. Ellick and Jessica Naudziunas   Nicholas Kristof travels to South Sudan to revisit...

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CLOSED DOORS REVOLUTION —...

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CLOSED DOORS REVOLUTION — DREAM AT THE BILDERBERG CONFERENCE

[Translate] THRIVE MOVEMENT...

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TOKYO SKYSCRAPER WITH ROOFTOP ...

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TOKYO SKYSCRAPER WITH ROOFTOP PLAZA

[Translate]   jul 10, 2015 SANAA, kengo kuma + nikken top tokyo skyscraper with rooftop plaza DESIGNBOOM 0 SANAA, kengo kuma +...

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TRANSPARENT SLEEPING CAPSULES ...

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TRANSPARENT SLEEPING CAPSULES SUSPENDED ABOVE PERU’S SACRED VALLEY

[Translate]   DESIGNBOOM   hanging from a sheer cliff face in peru’s sacred valley of cuzco, three transparent capsules...

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ALL TOGETHER NOW: DESIGNING AN...

Jul 10, 2015 by

ALL TOGETHER NOW: DESIGNING AN OFFICE FOR DIFFERENT GENERATIONS

[Translate] Tamy Cozier  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE HOK’s design for Millward Brown’s Chicago offices seamlessly links...

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OBAMA PERMANENTLY PROTECTS MOR...

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OBAMA PERMANENTLY PROTECTS MORE THAN ONE MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS

[Translate] by Claire Moser – Guest Contributor & Annie Wang –CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Tyler Roemer   Early Friday,...

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THREE MORE FOR THE ROAD

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THREE MORE FOR THE ROAD

[Translate] LIFE EDITEDDAVID FRIEDLANDER Many people think about stopping their workaday lives, downsizing and lightening their...

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COOKING AND DINING KIT WITH TH...

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COOKING AND DINING KIT WITH THE MINIMALIST IN MIND

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Products The LifeEdited apartment could do seated dinners for 12, made possible by the...

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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH CRO...

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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH CROP CIRCLES – VIDEO

[Translate]   What’s going on with the crop circles? Suzanne Taylor/Mighty Companions Having trouble viewing this email?...

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EPISCOPAL CHURCH VOTES TO WITH...

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EPISCOPAL CHURCH VOTES TO WITHDRAW INVESTMENTS IN FOSSIL FUELS

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted to divest its holdings from...

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PASSIVE HOUSE IN VERMONT SLASH...

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PASSIVE HOUSE IN VERMONT SLASHES HEATING BILLS – BY HOUZZ

[Translate] Its ecofriendly, low-maintenance design leaves a family with more time to relax and enjoy the weekend home Becky Harris...

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HOW TO FIGHT STRESS AND BURNOU...

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HOW TO FIGHT STRESS AND BURNOUT ON THE CHEAP

[Translate] Micro-self care — easy, brief exercises throughout the day — can help replenish those of us who have neither the time nor...

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GORGEOUS PASSIVE HOUSE RENOVAT...

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GORGEOUS PASSIVE HOUSE RENOVATION IN NEW YORK WINS THE “OSCARS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS?

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> A modern retrofit of a 50-year-old New York home will leave...

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GREEN ARCHITECTURE AND CRADLE ...

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[Translate] 24 Comments frankorazio July 31, 2014 at 4:17 pm Great read- clearly explains upcycling and what it means to look at the...

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WILL MOORE’S LAW SPUR AN...

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[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture George Carlin once summed up the history of architecture by saying, “Your...

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COMPETITION USES TIGHT RESOURC...

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[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Man built most nobly when limitations were at their greatest. Frank Lloyd...

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FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES AG...

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FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES AGAINST GROUPS TRYING TO BLOCK THE CLEANUP OF CHESAPEAKE BAY

[Translate] by Katie ValentineCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Chesapeake Bay Foundation   The future of the Chesapeake Bay looks a little...

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NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING SCIENTISTS...

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[Translate] by Natasha GeilingCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Sixty years ago, Nobel laureates gathered on a...

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BERNIE SANDERS’ PLAN TO ...

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BERNIE SANDERS’ PLAN TO MAKE SOLAR POWER MORE ACCESSIBLE

[Translate] by Ari Phillips  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   On Tuesday, Vermont Senator and 2016 Democratic presidential...

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HOW PALM OIL PRODUCTION IS TIE...

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HOW PALM OIL PRODUCTION IS TIED TO ECOCIDE IN GUATEMALA

[Translate] The cultivation of palm oil is responsible for polluted rivers, vanishing forests and the displacement of communities. By...

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THINGS KEEP GOING WRONG FOR SH...

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THINGS KEEP GOING WRONG FOR SHELL’S ARCTIC DRILLING PLANS

[Translate] In the latest development, crew members discovered a hole in the hull of one of the oil giant’s vessels Lindsay...

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BORDER CROSSING TOOLS FOR CLAN...

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BORDER CROSSING TOOLS FOR CLANDESTINE IMMIGRANTS

[Translate]   interview with brazilian designers fernando + humberto campana jul 07, 2015 marta monge crafts border crossing...

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OBAMA’S CLIMATE WILL SUR...

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OBAMA’S CLIMATE WILL SURVIVE EVEN IF A REPUBLICAN IS ELECTED, SAYS EPA CHIEF

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Head of Environmental Protection Agency says carbon pollution rules that are main pillar of plan will also...

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CLIMATE ACTION BY CITIES COULD...

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CLIMATE ACTION BY CITIES COULD HELP US AVOID THE WORST OF CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Seth Anderson Climate action by cities could hel By Clayton Aldern  GRIST In the tepid slugfest that is international...

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STUFF IN SPACE HELPS VISUALIZE...

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STUFF IN SPACE HELPS VISUALIZE EVERYTHING ORBITING EARTH IN REAL TIME

[Translate] jul 07, 2015 stuff in space helps visualize everything orbiting earth in real time 0 stuff in space helps visualize...

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