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The Actual Costs Of Sex & The City 's Most Iconic Outfits Will Shock You
2015-10-16 10:13:42| Apparel - Topix.net
One oft-quoted line from Sex and the City is Carrie's confession that she has spent $40,000 on shoes. While we haven't calculated how much we've spent on footwear over the course of a lifetime, $40,000 does seem steep.
Stage fright: The process of getting our house ready for the real estate market came as a shock
2015-10-15 00:25:08| Real Estate - Topix.net
Stage fright: The process of getting our house ready for the real estate market came as a shock Add to ... Facts & Arguments is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide .
Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet
2015-09-11 15:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: One of the most under-appreciated aspects of the climate change problem is the so-called "fat tail" of risk. In short, the likelihood of very large impacts is greater than we would expect under typical statistical assumptions. We are used to thinking about likelihoods and probabilities in terms of the familiar "normal" distribution--otherwise known as the "bell curve." It looks like this: Roughly 68 percent of the area falls within the region bounded by 1 standard deviation below (-1 sigma)...
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Asian stocks recover from yuan shock
2015-08-13 03:05:31| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Asian shares are mixed in early trading on Thursday after hefty losses the previous day in the wake of China's yuan falling to a record low.
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Pentagon directs US Navy to perform shock tests on USS Gerald R Ford
2015-08-12 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has been ordered to carry out shock tests on its first Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN 78), a move that will delay the vessel's scheduled deployment.
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