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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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TOKYO: Counterfeit - Japanese steel' rampant in China
2015-02-06 09:50:33| Steel - Topix.net
There have been more than 100 cases in which steel materials falsely designated as Japanese-made have been marketed in China or elsewhere, according to investigations by major Japanese steel manufacturers. The latest findings show that counterfeits sold as Japanese products are rife not only in the automobile and electrical appliances markets, but in the sale of steel and other raw materials.
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Idiots on Ladders Run Rampant
2015-01-15 22:30:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
The wait is over, and the winner has been crowned. After receiving more entries than ever before, the Ladder Associations annual Idiots on Ladders contest revealed its biggest idiot on a ladder, according to a special report by EHS Today, a sister publication to EC&M. read more
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Report: Overtime runs rampant at Port Authority
2014-12-26 21:13:29| Footwear - Topix.net
More than 130 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employees have more than doubled their base salaries this year by working so much overtime in the first nine months of 2014, according to a newspaper analysis that found that 13 police officers will make more than the agency's executive director. Excessive overtime has been a perennial issue for Port Authority, which controls the bridges connecting the two states and the region's major airports.
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Threats of violence rampant on social media
2014-09-30 10:52:29| Sugar Industry News
NEW IBERIA Attendance at this year\'s Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival suffered a 40 percent decline from past years, a drop organizers blame on threats of violence permeating social media.
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