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From Miami, taking stock of climate risks

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From Miami, taking stock of climate risks
The President's Climate Action Plan (PDF) outlined several greenhouse gas-reduction initiatives and established a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (PDF) to support communities at the frontlines of climate impacts. Yet an essential …
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A guide into the weird numbers that run our world, describing both financial …
The following examples suggest that some extreme events are even “wilder” than predicted by the extrapolation of the power law distributions. They can be termed “outliers” or even better “kings”. According to the definition of the Engineering …
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YouTube's Sexy Sleep Whisperers
Yale University neurologist Steven Novella has compared it to migraine headaches: “We know they exist as a syndrome primarily because many different people report the same constellation of symptoms and natural history,” he writes on his blog, adding …
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Why don't political protests work? What are the larger lessons from our …

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Why don't political protests work? What are the larger lessons from our …
What we've witnessed in recent years is the popularization of street marches without a plan for what happens next and how to keep protesters engaged and integrated in the political process. It's just the latest manifestation of the dangerous …. We …
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Open Text Management Discusses Q3 2014 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
I'd also like to direct investors to the Investor Relations section of our website, where we have posted an updated PowerPoint that will be referred to during the call, as well as a summary table highlighting OpenText historical trend and financial …
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Loeb Wins Key Ally In Sotheby's Battle
“Now is not the time to diverge from Sotheby's leadership and its strategic plan. We believe that replacing any of Sotheby's … Loeb had also built a web site and issued a PowerPoint presentation in an effort to sway investors. Tags:bid dan loeb …
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