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A brief history of the mobile phone

2016-07-07 01:36:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

BBC Rewind takes a brief look at the history of the mobile phone.

Portland Parks & Recreation completes preliminary review of MAC lead in water testing history

2016-07-06 20:18:24| PortlandOnline

Bureau to continue to review materials, documentation, and chronology PDF Document, 89kbCategory: Messages and Notifications

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Sea Level Rise Could Wash Away Our Natural and Cultural History

2016-07-02 08:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: A 50-minute subway ride connects downtown Manhattan with the Broad Channel neighborhood in outer Queens. On each end sits a National Park Service site that showcases the diversity of what parks can be and how theyre united in common challenges. On the Manhattan end, the weathered green hue of the Statue of Liberty looms over the blue waters of New York Harbor, a beacon of hope to the world over. The hulking monument greeted more than 12 million immigrants who passed through its neighbor to the...

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Plastic shopping bags in France are now history

2016-07-02 00:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: A ban on plastic bags distributed at cashiers in French shops came into force Friday, as the country makes the environmentally-friendly shift to recyclable and reusable biodegradable bags. The measure came into effect July 1 and was passed as part of a 2015 energy bill. It bans plastic bags thinner than 50 micrometres from being distributed at cashiers regardless of volume, and regardless of whether or not the retailer charges customers for the bag. Bakeries, butcher shops, grocery stores and...

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