Word: weather
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...McLaren Technology Centre in leafy Woking, south of London, who were using prediction software they've developed to help them make split-second tactical decisions in a sport where speed is king. All F1 teams have their own versions of software that analyze thousands of variables - from weather and road conditions to fuel levels and competitors' likely actions - and how they may interact to affect a car's performance, before and during a race. The program spits out possible options, and assesses their chances of success. Now that racetrack technology is coming to the equally fast-paced world of business...
There hasn't been a hurricane in London since last, oh, ever. But there has been an insurer there, Lloyd's, since 1771. And because it's an outfit that historically insured ships, weather is never too far from its mind. Last year Hurricane Katrina turned heads at Lloyd's. The storm didn't just flood New Orleans; it also swept away the insurance industry's trust in its catastrophe modeling, the tool it depends on to evaluate bad-weather risk. The model assumed that a hurricane like Katrina couldn't happen in the same year as two other superstorms...
...sorts of horrible things about myself." On the other hand, it might provide all sorts of suitably horrible material for another novel. What fresh hell will he invent next? "I haven't decided yet," says the bard of Shepperton. "I'm waiting for the next shift in the weather. I spend a lot of time looking...
...warm weather and summertime leisure give way to frosty winter and a swirl of activity, Harvard students can still look forward to a burst of frozen-yogurt flavor...
...will catch on with the males of America). And no one seemed to object to the requisite murder of small animals! Considering that Italy is a country where people feel comfortable spraying graffiti on priceless Roman artifacts, that’s quite an accomplishment. Yet in Cambridge, where the weather has become rather cold by now, there is a veritable lack of fur on anything. This fact isn’t particularly startling, I suppose. Most people who live in Cambridge wear breathable organic fabrics that are also, somehow, waterproof. Wearing a fur coat seems indulgent, and makes...