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A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, reflecting an uncertain climate for both businesses and consumers.Also Thursday, the Labor Department reported that the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance rose by a seasona
stanley us lly adjusted 14,000 to 350,000, mostly as a result of the hurricanes that hit Florida.That left claims at a higher than the 338,000 applications that some analysts were forecasting. But they remain lower than for the same week last year, when claims were at 387,000.The Conference Board said Thursday its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.3 percent in August to 115.7, following a decline of 0.3 percent in July.The August reading was the third month of decline in the index, after a year in which it gained steady ground. The drop last month was larger than the 0.2 percent decrease forecast by analysts. The leading indicators continue to soften, said Ken Goldstein, an economist for the New York-based Conference Board, a private research group. Consumers worry about their wages and salaries which c
stanley cup ould limit spending. Businesses worry about their ability to raise prices and to cover rising costs. The index is closely followed because it is designed to forecast the economy s health over the coming three to six months.In its report, the Conference Board said seve
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Brooklyn-based photographer Henry Hargreaves is a master of still life photography. His Band Rider ser
stanley fr ies鈥攎ade in collaboration with Caitlin Levin鈥攊s one of my favorites. Using a Flemish painting style, these photos portrait the food and drink that many famous artists demand in their shows, from Beyonc茅 Knowles and Frank Sinatra to Britney Spears and Busta Rhymes.鈥擩. The rider is a series of requests a band or musician makes when playing a show. It typically outlines how they want their equipment to be set up and arranged through to how they want their dressing room organized and what food and drink they require. These requests range from the low maintenance to the outrageous. What attracted us to do this series was the way their requests manage to say something about the performers personality that words struggle to and how we can identify wit
stanley water bottle h them through food and drink. The catering riders themselves can be pretty comprehensive. We initially thought I would try and shoot the whole list of items but quickly realized that this would become an exercise in spending money and waste. So we decided to edit down and focus on the quirky and unique requests and how some of these things may be juxtaposed. Working closely with regular collaborator Caitlin levin we wanted to show these riders in a beautiful, noble and timeless way. The idea to show them in a Flemish Still Life manner was because we felt that there was a
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