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We’re facing famine, extinction, natural disasters: 3 takeaways from the new IPCC report

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The drought also reduced water availability for firefighting; the heat exhausted the firefighters in their protective clothing; and the fires generated their own fire weather, spreading the fire faster while also disrupting communications, power networks, and fuel and banking systems – all of which severely hampered the disaster response.

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What happened to customer service at Sears?

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The cost of repairs seem even more contentious. After all Craftsman tools have always been a male Christmas present staple; for all those weekend home chores. Experts say get rid of the women’s clothes and jewelry and stock up on Lands End merchandise which appeals to men.

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When the chairs took over the world and what it all meant

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Of all the things we buy, with the exception of our clothes, furniture is the most intimate, the one item we spend most time in contact with. Back in the mid Nineties, the proportionate cost of a typical workstation would consist of about three-quarters systems furniture and other products and about one quarter seating.

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