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Brutal winter causes record flight cancellations
2014-02-15 10:08:09| Airlines - Topix.net
Airline travelers headed on a weather delayed flight to South Korea wait in a slow moving line at the Air France/KLM check in counter at Dulles International Airport , Virginia near Washington, DC February 13, 2014.
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Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in U.S. Midwest
2014-01-28 03:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Bitter cold and high winds from the arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous levels across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools and slowing public transit and river traffic. A winter storm system is forecast to move through the U.S. South on Tuesday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds as bitter cold temperatures continue in the Midwest, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and other parts of the upper Midwest are forecast...
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The psychology behind Pokémon X and Ys merciless, brutal grind
2013-10-23 18:45:06| Extremetech
With the recent release of Pokémon X and Y instantly becoming the fastest selling installment in the venerable franchise, outsiders may be looking in wondering why a "children's game" has become so popular with every demographic of gamer. The answer, quite simply, is because of the series' merciless, brutal grind. Why, though, is a universally hated mechanic so appealing when applied to adorable pocket monsters?
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25 Companies Where The Interview Process Is Brutal
2013-08-10 03:46:00| IT Services - Topix.net
For the third year in a row, consulting firm McKinsey & Company has been rated as having the most difficult interviewing process by employees.
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D.C. Sets Record With 138 Hours Above 80°F During Brutal Nationwide Heat Wave
2013-07-23 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Think Progress: The heat dome that enveloped Washington, D.C. for much of the last week, so miserable it even prompted Metro to temporarily lift its ban on passengers drinking water aboard its trains, also broke a long-standing heat record. For over five and a half days, the temperature was least 80 degrees in D.C. This 138-hour streak is the longest on record, dating back to 1871, and besting the 128-hour streak of two years ago. As Jason Samenow of the Capital Weather Gang notes, this record is just the...