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Plantation resident helps save lives
Heidi O'Mara has seen it all. From the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama to the wreckage left from Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, the 64-year-old Plantation resident has made it her mission to help everyone she possibly can. O'Mara volunteers...Tags: American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Protect yourself during the storm
When the wind starts blowing at tropical storm strength, stay inside and stay calm. During the storm, everyone should go into the strongest interior room, preferably without windows. Make sure the gas is turned off. Unplug unnecessary or sensitive...
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2013: What to expect
The 2013 hurricane season is upon us. After a very busy 2012 hurricane season — with 19 named storms and 10 hurricanes — it looks like we will keep up the busy pace with a forecast of 18 named storms and nine hurricanes for 2013. However, we...
Tags: National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Telecommunication Service, Weather Reports, Hurricanes
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Huge magnet set for delicate voyage to Fermilab
A 50-foot-wide circular electromagnet — so delicate that tilting it just a few degrees would destroy it — must make a four-week journey this summer off the U.S. coast and up a river, before inching its way by road to a new home at Fermilab...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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East Haven's Beachhead Restaurant won't let storms keep them down
New Haven Register, Conn.Barbara Bucci, co-owner of the Beachhead Restaurant on Cosey Beach Avenue, remembers opening the door to her establishment once the floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy's surge had tumbled back into Long Island Sound. "I walked in and saw the bar and the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Restaurant and Catering Industry, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), East Haven
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A major storm could ruin the coast's tourism
The Brunswick News, Ga.When Scott McQuade thinks about the Jersey Shore these days, he envisions something he hopes he never sees here. To the director of the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau, the images are haunting -- oceanside attractions like roller coasters...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Atlantic Ocean, Emergency Incidents
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Bradenton Beach sinks Rotten Ralph's
Bradenton HeraldThe Bradenton Beach commission met Friday morning to seal the fate of Rotten Ralph's, a restaurant on the city-owned Bradenton Beach City Pier. The commissioners voted to terminate concessionaire Dave Russell's lease agreement, which turned the property... -
Madison First Selectman Fillmore McPherson running for re-election
New Haven Register, Conn.Republican First Selectman Fillmore McPherson announced Thursday afternoon he is seeking re-election to a third term. "I am proud to serve the good people of the town of Madison," McPherson said. He made the announcement at Town Campus before...Tags: Electronics, Republican Party, Local Elections, Government, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Couple still stranded by Tropical Storm Lee
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.The water filled their Dymond Terrace home until their first floor was more than 3 feet under. Their furniture was destroyed; their new holding tank, furnace and hot water heater tossed and swirled within their inundated basement until they were crushed...Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Rentals, FEMA, Multiple Sclerosis, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Cannes Film Review: 'The Bling Ring'
VarietyWhen future generations want to understand how we lived at the dawn of the plugged-in, privacy-free, Paris Hilton-ized 21st century, there will likely be few films more instructive than "The Bling Ring." A spiritual sequel of sorts to "The Social Network,...Tags: Spring Breakers (movie), Megan Fox, Google Inc., Miu Miu, Somewhere (movie)
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Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
ReutersCHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength....Tags: Bangladesh, Nabi, Weather, United Nations, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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A conversation with: Watershed administrator Fred Akers
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Fred Akers, 63, of Buena Vista Township, is an environmental advocate and watchdog through his administrative role at the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, a nonprofit that receives federal funding. For more than a decade, he's been involved in...Tags: Camden County, Environmental Cleanup, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Politics, Building Material
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