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Daily Radar: 07.15.09

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  • Calamari fans, unite! An earthquake in California caused dozens of squid to wash up on a beach in La Jolla. Scientists can't quite explain what caused the squid to end up ashore, but residents pitched in to help get the animals back in the water.

  • Washington D.C.'s W Hotel has finally opened, and with it the new rooftop cocktail lounge POV. The lounge undoubtedly boasts some of the best views of the city, with the Washington Monument only a few steps away from the hotel.

  • Helsinki trash cans (yes, trash cans) are talking back. The trash receptacles will say "thank you" (in six languages) when trash is thrown inside.

  • There's a green app for that. Check out Grist's round-up of the best green iPhone applications, like GoOrganic (to find local organic grocery stores), UniBus (to find the next bus in some 20 cities), and Twavel, a combined carbon-calculator and social network.
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