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MUUSE: An Online Marketplace That Lets You Shop From the World’s Top Fashion Schools
11/22/2011

by Jasmin Malik Chua Fashion as a democracy? With MUUSE, a new online marketplace that features the world’s leading design schools,…

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Pera Museum displays historical collection
11/22/2011

ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News A selection from the art collection of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey is on…

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Climate-Related Natural Disasters Cost US $14 Billion in Health Care Over Past Decade
11/22/2011

by Matthew McDermott In the past decade, climate change-related natural disasters and “disease events” have caused in excess of $14 billion…

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Studio NL’s “Umbrella Coat” Offers a Hands-Free Solution for Rainy Days
11/21/2011

by Amanda Coen Navigating city streets on a rainy day is a chore, particularly if you’re commuting on foot with your…

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Denim Trend: The Mid-Season Midi
11/21/2011

By Ann of Holier than Now Finally here in NYC, a brisk breeze is blowing and it feels like Fall!  It’s still…

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New York as Venice, Minus the Romance
11/21/2011

By LESLIE KAUFMAN In Thursday’s Metro section, I wrote about a new report that details how climate change will affect New…

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How Coffee Affects Biodiversity
11/21/2011

By S. AMANDA CAUDILL I am now in Costa Rica to begin the second phase of fieldwork for my doctoral dissertation,…

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91 Stranded Whales Die in New Zealand and Australia
11/21/2011

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rescuers were unable to save the last surviving sperm whale from mass strandings in Australia and New…

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U.N. Panel Finds Climate Change Behind Some Extreme Weather Events
11/21/2011

By JUSTIN GILLIS At least some of the weather extremes being seen around the world are consequences of human-induced climate change…

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Politics and Clean Air
11/21/2011

President Obama’s decision in September to scuttle stricter national standards for smog may well go down as the worst environmental decision…

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