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...In the summer, extreme heat can cause the steel rails to buckle and sag as they absorb heat, increasing the risk of derailments....
...“The impact of importing waste products affects the whole supply chain,” says Nick Dutton, co-founder of Mami Wata....
...Nick Colas of DataTrek Research highlighted how the Vix volatility index didn’t go higher than 33 points on Thursday — below even March’s peak — despite the S&P 500 suffering its 15th worst day of the past...
...Buckle up. Elsewhere on Wednesday . . . — When AI Becomes an Ouija Board. (The Atlantic) — Hedge Funds Spawned by Hillhouse Burned in China Tech Crash....
...The Rougon-Macquart Cycle by Emile Zola, amazon.co.uk 11 A long time ago I found a zodiacal belt buckle made by Van Cleef & Arpels at a flea market....
...The more designs they pondered, the more ambitious the project became, with the addition of a necklace, earrings, bracelet, ring – even multiple buckles should the owner choose to dress it down on a leather...
...But what determines whether these works actually enhance the pleasure of the original or simply buckle under a weight of self-indulgence?...
...The Nick Buckles era, which ended with his resignation in 2013, began what has become a long cycle of value destruction....
...Add initials to the mainplate; select from a range of buckles and straps; then go off and enjoy yourself for the next nine months or so while Piaget puts it together....
...Having sold the firm in a private equity-led staff buyout in 2004, and watched it buckle under the mounting pressure of cancelled cruises and rising interest payments this year, Sir Roger has pledged to...
...“I bought my first Cartier watch in the 1990s,” recalls How To Spend It writer Nick Foulkes, a fan of vintage Cartier for 30 years....
...It also led to the departures of Nick Buckles, the former G4S chief executive; Richard Morris, former head of UK and Irish operations for G4S; and Chris Hyman, former chief executive of Serco....
...Earlier on Tuesday I caught up with Nick Brooks from ICG, an asset manager that deals with large institutional investors....
...In the aftermath, Nick Boles, a former Conservative minister who narrowly failed in a push to keep the UK in the single market and a customs union with the EU, dramatically resigned from the party....
...Investors in them must buckle up for a bumpier ride....
...As the fourth quarter begins, some analysts and investors believe the risks are building that 2017’s unexpected rally in Treasuries will now buckle if fresh economic stimulus from Washington delivers stronger...
...Gawker, founded by Nick Denton, has also put itself up for sale, the auction having already attracted an opening bid of between $90m and $100m from Ziff Davis, the digital media company, according to two...
...A parliamentary committee monstered Nick Buckles, former chief executive of G4S, in 2012 after the security company botched the contract to supply guards for the London Olympics....
...The publicity-shy accountant who replaced his flamboyant predecessor Nick Buckles more than two years ago, has always said that turning around the business, which has 620,000 employees in 120 countries,...
...A Collector’s Guide to Third Reich Militaria graced his shelves, as did Belt Buckles and Brocades of the Third Reich and Headgear of Hitler’s Germany, Volume 5....
...G4S has been restoring its fortunes after a series of scandals that cost Nick Buckles his job as chief executive and caused significant reputational damage....
...Mr Almanza, who took the helm of G4S in May 2013 following the departure of Nick Buckles, earned £2.5m in 2014. His pay was boosted by a £1.3m cash bonus, up from £648,000 the previous year....
...Despite failing to supply 10,000 personnel for the London 2012 Games — and admitting this on July 11, just 16 days before the opening ceremony — chief executive Nick Buckles stayed in post as the Army was...
...Following an aggressive buying spree by Mr Almanza’s predecessor Nick Buckles, G4S has made no acquisitions in the past 18 months....
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