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Warm weather adds to holiday shoppersa optimism
2014-12-27 01:51:58| Air Courier - Topix.net
Akhia Palmer and Velina Walker talk about their day after Christmas shopping downtown at Wabash & Madison. Friday, December 26, 2014 A balmy 51-degree afternoon brought out crowds of gift exchangers, bargain hunters and holiday celebrants the day after Christmas on downtown State Street.
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California Drought Weakens, Forecasters 'Cautious Optimism' for Future
2014-12-19 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: About 32% of California, however -- most of it in the Central Valley -- remains under the exceptional drought category. Last week the total was at more than 55%. "The wet weather finally allowed ample runoff (while producing stream and river flooding) that raised major reservoir levels...in most of northern and central California," the report said. "`Cautious optimism, but still a long way to go` would be the very short summary for this week`s California drought picture," the report said. ...
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Lima climate summit extended as early optimism overtaken discord
2014-12-12 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate talks in Lima ran into extra time amid rising frustration from developing countries at the ridiculously low commitments from rich countries to help pay for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The talks originally scheduled to wrap up at 12pm after 10 days are now expected to run well intoSaturday , as negotiators huddle over a new draft text many glimpsed for the first time only morning. The Lima negotiations began on a buoyant note after the US, China and the EU came forward with...
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Housing Forecasts for 2015: Resurgent Home Building and Restrained Optimism
2014-12-05 08:35:29| Real Estate - Topix.net
Realtor.com chief economist Jonathan Smoke predicts that new-home sales will increase by 25% in 2015 from their current rate of roughly 440,000 for 2014. With the door closing on 2014, economists are starting to tout their housing forecasts for next year.
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At U.N. climate talks in Peru, it's optimism vs reality
2014-12-01 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Starting Monday in Lima, Peru, representatives of about 190 countries began their latest in more than two decades of meetings to discuss how to slow and reverse long-term, manmade global warming. The discussions, technically known as the 20th conference of the parties to the 1992 U.N. Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), are aimed at producing a blueprint that can be molded into a new global climate agreement by next year, and would enter into force in 2020. One can be forgiven for viewing...
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