Consumers seemed to think that the weather would translate into big business for Big Box retailers.

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The black box changes its mind like a New England weather pattern.

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It has pioneered new financial instruments for institutions and attracted individuals ( see box) with futures for stock indexes, real estate prices and the weather.

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The only underlying theme seems to be a traditional Scandinavian focus on architecture's close relationship to landscape, nature and the weather (inescapable in Norway), and a consistent ability to think outside the box.

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It has pioneered new financial instruments for institutions and attracted individuals (see box, p. 69) with futures for stock indexes, real estate prices and the weather.

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After seeming to weather a turbulent decade in the music business, Nashville saw its fortunes fall this past year as big-box retailers drastically reduced shelf space for CDs.

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