"November sales were at the expense of jobs, " said Russell, who explained that the up-and-coming importance of Cyber Monday could be weighing down on employment, as fewer workers are needed to fulfill every purchase.

FORBES: Unemployment Rate Edges Up

Dr Anne MacGregor, who runs the menopause clinic at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, feels women are not being given the option of weighing up the risk-benefit ratio themselves.

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He said each member of the team would be dragging a sledge weighing up to 120kg - "a very heavy rugby player" - for about 12 hours a day.

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On July 16th, they launched a new super-cuy, known as Peru, weighing up to three kilos (seven pounds).

ECONOMIST: The birth of the mega cuy

Shipping companies are now weighing up the risks of using the short-cut route to Europe via the Suez canal.

BBC: India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'

Up close a ripe agave looks like a man-size aloe, weighing in at 100 pounds.

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Until Mr. Weiner makes up his mind, his would-be rivals are left with a cloud hanging over the race and weighing how he would change its dynamics.

WSJ: Weighing Bid, Weiner Jolts Mayoral Race

The pressure of a potential Grand Slam seemed to be weighing heavily on Irish shoulders in the first half at Murrayfield, while a fired-up Scotland came out determined to record only their second win of the campaign.

BBC: Scotland 15-22 Ireland

As much as Pfizer helped lift stocks, fellow Dow component Caterpillar was weighing on the market, after the construction equipment maker's fourth-quarter results came up short of estimates.

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Weighing 205 pounds, the unit comes with a five-year warranty and is capable of producing up to 400 kilowatt hours of clean electricity per month (based on prelim data).

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