Weak traffic and off-mark products led to slower than expected sales in May, when wet, chilly weather may have provided too weak inspiration for consumers to start shopping for summer items, analysts at RBC Capital Markets say.

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And here's a novel traffic scheme, a roundabout to mark a bend in a road.

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It also called for a "traffic light" system in stores to mark out healthy and unhealthy foods, and for annual fat tests for children.

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By 2000, tourist traffic had crossed the 100, 000 mark.

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Recreational traffic was halted, too, including the Mark Twain Riverboat that offers excursions at scenic Hannibal, Mo.

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Mark was killed on March 21, 2009, during a traffic stop at 74th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.

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Because of the keyword phenomenon, Sleeth says that journalists often pad posts with paragraphs about Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg that add no value to their story but help drive traffic.

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"This may mark a strategy shift from them in certain respects, but it's about expanding traffic with an alternative to straight-ahead competition with the major sites, " Sterling said.

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