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Electrify America reports a fivefold increase of charging sessions in 2021 compared to 2020

According to a recent report from Electrify America, it delivered 1.45 million charging sessions to customers in 2021 – that’s over five times more than the 268,000 sessions recorded a year prior. The sessions represent estimations of millions of gallons of gasoline spared on US roads, as well as evidence of the benefits a transition to electric vehicles can provide. Electrify America…
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Combat Death Puts Spotlight on Americans Fighting in Ukraine

Eddy Etue, an American who left home for Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia, is shown in a self portrait taken on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eddy Etue) Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded…
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How to Use Curves in Photoshop

When thinking about the Curves tool in Adobe Photoshop, the phrase “With great power, comes great responsibility” is a thought that comes to mind. Curves is the most powerful tool in Photoshop for adjusting brightness, contrast, tonality, and color. All that power comes at a price and if not wielded carefully it can easily wreck an image. That’s why it’s best to work on a…
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Photographer Uses Ripped Pantyhose Over Lenses for Soft-Focus Photos

A photographer has shared a neat trick that gives photos a soft-focus look: placing ripped pantyhose over the lens. Ashley Tracy, from Columbus, Ohio, revealed how she places torn nylon stockings on her lens to produce a glowing effect on her photos in a viral TikTok video that has amassed over 1.8 million views. @ashley.tracy One of my favorite things! Have you tried this during…
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Drone Camera Captures Devastating Tornado From the Air

A drone managed to stay aloft while it recorded the colossal damage caused by a tornado that devastated a Kansas neighborhood last Friday. The twister struck Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, in the evening on April 29th. Sirens alerted citizens of the danger that afternoon, but drone operator and tornado chaser Reed Timmer — in footage spotted by DroneDJ — interpreted the call as an…
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