In: World News

Discarded fishing nets turned into nylon yarns
12/02/2011

TRENTO – Italian synthetic fibre producer Aquafil has developed a new 100% recycled nylon 6 yarn for textiles and clothing, which…

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On Our Radar: A Polluted River as Art Experiment
12/02/2011

A public art initiative seeks to raise awareness of the polluted state of India’s Yamuna River by linking it with Germany’s far…

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Flooded in 60 minutes: NYC tunnel warning
12/02/2011

Tunnels leading to Manhattan would be flooded in less than 60 minutes in an Irene-like storm if sea levels rise as…

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Design Turnpike Turns Old License Plates Into Cool US Maps!
12/02/2011

by Dave Bowman, As a boy Dave Bowman loved license plates. His six-hundred-mile-a-day trips were enlivened by keeping a list of…

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Şanlıurfa’s Germuş Church turned into tourism center
12/02/2011

The Germuş Church, a partially destroyed place of worship in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, has been turned into a tourism…

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The Ottomans and their classical music
12/02/2011

GenIn addition to general music education in the Ottoman, efforts aimed at teaching particular instruments including the ud, pan-pipes, zurna, drum,…

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State Theater opens in Denizli
12/02/2011

Denizli State Theater, the 55th State Theater, opened its curtains for the first time Nov. 24 with a play written and…

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Textile giant publishes sustainability report
12/02/2011

HONG KONG – Textile giant Central Textiles has released its 2010 Sustainability Report which as well as outlining the steps taken…

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Cartopia: Portland Food Carts Are Tiny Mobile Businesses That Revitalize Vacant Lots in the City
12/02/2011

by Kelly Rodgers, While food carts in Portland have been making headlines for the diversity, quality, and value of street food…

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India says welcome to foreign retailers
12/02/2011

A worker arranges supplies in a grocery store in Amritsar, India on Nov 25. India’s Cabinet has decided to allow foreign…

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