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Researchers Use Ground-Penetrating Radar to Understand Holes in Mount Baldy Dune

26Aug

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Researchers Use Ground-Penetrating Radar to Understand Holes in Mount Baldy Dune

Illinois researchers are still searching for the reason for the many sudden holes forming in the dunes at Mount Baldy. The area of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was shut down for public visitation on when six-year-old Nathan Woessner was swallowed by a large hole in the dune. Though he recovered from the accident, he was buried in 11 feet of sand for 3½ hours before rescuers were able to get him out. The incident sparked an ongoing research effort to discover the reason that holes are suddenly forming in the 126-foot-tall dune. Three of the effort's primary researchers met in the cordoned-off area on Thursday to discuss recent findings. A new wave of research that began Monday includes geological probes and ground-penetrating radar to build on radar data that the Environmen...

California Legislators to Consider Changes to Franchising Law

23Aug

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Business

California Legislators to Consider Changes to Franchising Law

California's State Assembly is currently considering passing a bill that would make dramatic alterations to the state's franchising law.According to an August 12 MSNBC article, Senate Bill 610 (SB 610) would make it much more difficult for franchising corporationsto end licensing agreements with their franchisees.The bill has already been approved in the California State Senate, MSNBC reports, and the State Assembly now has to determine whether or not the state's current franchising law is able to competently protect franchisees from the "arbitrary whims" of large corporations like McDonald's. Another clause of SB 610 would make it so franchise licensing agreements won't be able to prevent franchisees from being a part of franchisee associations or selling the franchises if they chose, ...

Thief Discovered Within an Hour Thanks to CCTV Image Posted to Facebook

23Aug

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World

Thief Discovered Within an Hour Thanks to CCTV Image Posted to Facebook

In Southwales, a thief was tracked down thanks to a CCTV image of his face, which was posted to Facebook.On July 14, at around 10am, Karen Jones was working with the accounts and wages of Celtic Lodge. Jones had withdrawn £2,100 ($3,490) from her bank in order to settle the accounts. The money was in her handbag in one part of the lodge. Jones ate breakfast in another section. During this time, a thief broke in and stole all her cash -- a crime that Jones didn't notice until several hours later, when she left to go shopping.After realizing she had been robbed, Jones checked the lodge's CCTV. There, she was able to watch as the thief entered the property at around 10:45am, went through her bag, and took the money. Jones posted the image to Facebook, where it quickly circulated throughout th...

23Aug

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Lifestyle

The Psychological Process of Going Bald

Losing your hair can be a traumatic experience. A 2013 study from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin -- one of the largest and most prestigious teaching hospitals in Europe -- found that hair loss can have a devastating impact on an individual, and could even cause body dysmorphic disorder. Now, Men's interest site Man Cave Daily is likening the experience of losing one's hair to the Kübler-Ross model, which is more commonly known as the Five Stages of Grief. According to the site, the five stages of hair loss are denial, resentment, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Initially, men deny that they're losing their hair, thinking it'll just pass and that they're not actually losing their hair permanently. Eventually, once men realize that their hair isn't coming back, they begin...

The Latest Trend for Fashion Mag’s September Issue? Advertising that Looks Just Like Content

21Aug

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Business

The Latest Trend for Fashion Mag’s September Issue? Advertising that Looks Just Like Content

Native advertising and print advertising have collided thanks to a quiz from People's StyleWatch. By using the quiz to generate traffic online, advertisers were able to receive more exposure -- and StyleWatch was able to fund its biggest September issue yet.The Stylewatch quiz was similar to a sponsored Buzzfeed.com quiz, using just eight questions to match users to their "celebrity style twin." Unlike a Buzzfeed quiz, however, StyleWatch readers could click on embedded links to purchase the 600 clothing items, accessories and beauty products featured in the quiz. Of the fashion items shown in the quiz, around 25% of them made it into the September issue. The issue will contain 203 pages of advertising, a 6.6% increase from last year, according to Media Industry Newsletter's editor-in-c...

Involuntary Eye Movements Could Indicate Whether or Not a Patient Has ADHD

21Aug

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Lifestyle

Involuntary Eye Movements Could Indicate Whether or Not a Patient Has ADHD

Researchers recently discovered a new way to diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, in patients. According to an August 14 PsychCentral article, researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that monitoring involuntary eye movements in patients is an accurate way to diagnose ADHD. This method of diagnosis is the first physiological diagnostic tool for ADHD, which is a disorder that inhibits one's ability to focus, among other symptoms. It is also the most diagnosed and misdiagnosed disorder in the U.S., according to PsychCentral. "Often my ADHD coaching clients are misdiagnosed and they end up taking medication for something they don't have," says Coach Juli of CoachJuli.com. "It makes sense that rapid eye movements would be a sign since the ADHD brain is typi...

Amazon Breaks Into Competitive Mobile POS Market

21Aug

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Business

Amazon Breaks Into Competitive Mobile POS Market

Amazon's already burst into the media selling, publishing and smartphone markets, and now it's looking to expand it's empire into mobile point-of-sale solutions. Though it'll go up against many POS providers jostling for dominance, it's generous pricing model for first-time users may give it an advantage.On Wednesday, Amazon released a mobile card reader called Amazon Local Register, which will compete with similar devices from companies like Paypal, ROAM and Square. Like the other products, the device works in tandem with apps for Google Android and Apple iOS, as well as the FireOS on the new Amazon Fire. Merchants running Amazon Local Register can access the funds from transactions within one business day, though they'll be able to spend them within only a few minutes on Amazon.com. ...

Ukranian Developer Gets $1.5 Million to Rollout Waiter-Free Restaurant Payment System

21Aug

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Business

Ukranian Developer Gets $1.5 Million to Rollout Waiter-Free Restaurant Payment System

Many companies are looking into new technologies to make bill payment at restaurants waiter-free through the use of smartphone apps and mobile payment systems that connect to restaurant POS systems.Capitalizing on this trend are PayPal's 'Pay at Table' service and it's partner MyCheck in Tel Aviv as well as start-ups like Dash, Tabbedout and Cover in the US and Flypay in the UK. Now, Ukranian start-up Settle is looking to throw it's hat in the ring.Settle recently got a $1.5 million funding injection from a venture fund called Life based in Moscow. The funds will be used to roll out the new technology in Eastern Europe, starting in Kiev and followed by large releases in Moscow and Warsaw. Settle will provide customers at restaurants with a mobile payment service that allows you to order...

Copenhagen Hopes to Cut Emissions Through Streetlight Experiment

21Aug

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World

Copenhagen Hopes to Cut Emissions Through Streetlight Experiment

The City of Copenhagen, located in Denmark, has decided to use their city as a huge experiment, in order to figure out whether energy efficient street lamps -- also called smart lights -- will actually help cut carbon emissions on a measurable level. According to Denmark's official website, the city plans to be a "role model for many of the world's cities when it come to sustainable town development." Copenhagen has been making extensive efforts to become known as a leading city for green technology. Along with the smart light experiment, they have announced a citywide climate change plan that has the lofty goal of making the city "carbon neutral" by 2025. This means that carbon emission levels will be cut so dramatically as to be essentially insignificant and completely negated by o...

21Aug

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Lifestyle

Simon Cowell and Son Take Epic Selfie

X Factor and former American Idol judge Simon Cowell recently posted on Twitter the most adorable selfie with his six month old son Eric Cowell. The two sported Cowell's favorite iconic designer Ray Ban sunglasses on his luxury yacht on Wednesday August 13 as he and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman enjoyed the scenery. Cowell just recently became a first-time father when little Eric was born this past Valentine's Day. The 54 year-old British music critic sensation enjoys his privacy, but this picture was too cute to keep to himself and had to share it with his followers. Cowell is usually spotted wearing his Ray Bans while on the go and seems to be teaching his son Eric how to be a suave Hollywood star. Sunglasses first become popular during the 1930's when actors and actresses would ...