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The secret life of a fashion model: rampant exploitation, scant rewards
2015-02-28 17:18:17| Apparel - Topix.net
Sara Ziff, formerly the face of Tommy Hilfiger, is trying to level the playing field for models, who, despite representing the epitome of luxury lifestyles, are at risk of being exploited sexually and financially in an opaque industry, writes Rose Hackman Sitting at a table in a scruffy restaurant in Chelsea, New York, Sara Ziff looks across the room at a handsome blond man in his 20s, unsuspectingly eating a slice of pizza by the window. She interrupts herself mid-sentence: "Do you think he has heard of the Model Alliance?" She laughs and imagines the interaction that might ensue were she to go over and ask him, "Hey, are you a model?" - a pick-up line she has doubtlessly heard many times.
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US retail sales rise a scant 0.1 percent in April
2014-05-14 08:23:26| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that seasonally adjusted retail sales rose just 0.1 percent last month, after surging 1.5 percent in March following a harsh winter that had curtailed shopping.
Scant Market Data Creates More Uncertainty
2013-10-05 16:08:00| Beef
Among other things, the federal government shutdown has silenced virtually all of the Agricultural Marketing Service reports the beef and cattle industries rely on to conduct business. As an example, by Wednesday, CME Group was forced to suspend its Feeder Cattle and Lean Hog Indices. read more
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Study of Barnett field air quality finds scant health impacts
2013-09-28 12:38:53| Waste Management - Topix.net
A review of air quality in the Barnett Shale using data from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality finds that emissions related to natural gas production are below levels that would post health concerns.
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quality
air
study
Scant Brain Power Behind Massive DDoS Attack
2013-04-01 15:00:00| TechNewsWorld
One of the largest denial of service attacks in the history of the Internet didn't take rocket science to execute. The offensive was conducted over several days last week after the anti-spam group Spamhaus placed a Dutch hosting service, located in a former NATO bunker, on a blacklist reserved for spammers.
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