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Washington biggest fire in history could burn until it snows this fall
2015-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The Okanogan Complex wildfire in Washington State has become the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 400 square miles and counting, beating another fire that earned the dubious title just last year. As of Monday morning, the fire was only 10% contained, and officials warn that it could continue burning until snow arrives in the fall. See also: You can now Google your home to see if you should go solar The fire, which has now surpassed last year's Carlton Complex blazes, is...
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Whole Foods CEO history probed in revealing Fortune profile
2015-08-24 13:11:04| Grocery - Topix.net
These are among some of the facts you'll learn about the Whole Foods Market Inc. co-founder and co-CEO in a long, in-depth and occasionally revealing profile published this week in Fortune magazine, which also concurrently ranked the company on its list of "companies that are doing well by doing good ." The article doesn't break much new ground, but takes a look at the most-recent spate of troubling news concerning the company, including the New York pricing investigation, sluggish same-store sales growth, the supplier blowback over the company's proprietary "Responsibly Grown" rating system, and the company's share price declines.
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Case History: SugarCreek Beefs Up For Wired Plant Status
2015-08-20 17:16:00| Food Processing
As SugarCreek renovates a food plant, Cisco wires it for the industrial internet of things.
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One of Worlds Fastest Melting Glaciers May Have Lost Largest Chunk of Ice Recorded History
2015-08-20 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: With the world`s glaciers melting at record rates, the Jakobshavn--Greenland's fastest-moving glacier and one of the fastest melting in the world--may have lost its largest chunk of ice in recorded history. Massive calving event on Greenland`s fastest melting #glacier http://t.co/aRvxQcDOvf Images: http://t.co/fmoHfapp4o pic.twitter.com/VC4arPdVw0 -- The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) August 20, 2015 The Washington Post reported that members of the Arctic Sea Ice Forum examined satellite images...
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09.01: Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic's History of 20th Century Graphic Design
2015-08-14 23:03:15| Powells Books Events Calendar
Art Chantry Speaks (Feral House) is an irreverent, educational, and entertaining collection of essays by the great contrarian of graphic design, Art Chantry. For decades, this avatar of low-tech design has fought against the cheap and easy use of digital software. Art Chantry Speaks is the kind of opinionated art history you've always wanted to read but were never assigned. This event is sponsored by AIGA Portland.
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