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Easy, Unusual Uses for Handy Household Items
By Carrie Griffin Munn - Commentary
The modern market offers a wide selection of cleaners for use in the household, but many are packed with harmful chemicals. For an often greener, and usually cheaper, solution for cleaning, laundry and various household tasks, we need only look to the old school, yet inventive tricks and tips of housewives and the do-it-yourself savvy throughout the ages.
Take a look at the multiple uses for these common items:
Toothpaste- Sure we all use it to keep our teeth clean and breath fresh, but you can also…
- Remove those crayon, marker or ball point pen drawings on your wall by putting a dab on a damp cloth and gently rubbing out the marks.
- Deep clean and brighten up your fingernails by using it on a nail or toothbrush and scrubbing your fingertips.
- Revive an un-sticky, dried out stamp by putting a thin layer on the back to replace the adhesive.
- Fill in small nail holes in your wall prior to painting or polish chrome with toothpaste on a damp rag.
Olive Oil- A staple in many pantries, this natural product serves more purposes than culinary ones:
- Safely and painlessly decrease your pets' shedding by mixing 2 tablespoons into their food weekly.
- Moisturize and protect your skin from razor burn by using a thin layer of olive oil instead of shaving cream or gel. It also easily removes paint from skin.
- Get relief after scalding your mouth on that coffee or cheesy pizza by swishing, then swallowing a spoonful.
- Polish your wood furniture by mixing with a little lemon juice or coat the bottoms of candles with it to prevent sticking to the holders.
White Vinegar- Nature's cleaner may not smell like daisies but it gets the job done in many situations…
- Prevent your windshield wipers from streaking by wiping white vinegar along the blades.
- Diminish bruising after a spill or scrape by applying a vinegar-soaked gauze pad where it's sore
- Mix with water and your preferred detergent to create an inexpensive yet effective laundry stain remover. This works especially well on coffee, tea and red spills.
- Make that shower head work like new again by soaking it in a half-vinegar-half-water mixture to remove the mineral deposits. Too hard to take down? Place the mixture in a plastic bag and secure around the mounted hardware with a rubber band.
Here are some other easy and ingenious household how-to's…
- Use a paintbrush to work talcum powder into your wood floor joints to eliminate squeaky steps.
- Dishwasher dingy with mineral deposits and funk? Run a container of Tang drink mix through while empty and see your appliance revitalized.
- Cooked on food splatters in the microwave? Place a soaking wet sponge in and "nuke" on high for two minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes with the door closed, then wipe down easily.
- Waxing your car? Hit the stovetop while you're at it to prevent grease and grime build-up, making it easy to wipe down with soap and water.
- Do you have cream of tartar on your spice rack? Few recipes call for it, but it works wonders when mixed with lemon juice as a bleach-like stain fighter for white clothes and rust stains on metal or ceramic sinks.
- Dinner overcooked and now the bottom of your pot or pan is burnt? Legend has it that good, ol' Coca-Cola is the best salvation for your cookware. Pour in enough soda to cover the bottom and soak for an hour…and voila.
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SOHH Whatcha Think: Kim Kardashian's A Man, Game Takes Down Drake, Keri Hilson's Steamy Bikini Photos
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 12:45PM
Tease Tuesday. It's a day full of teases and what better lady to tease us first than Kim Kardashian? Turns out Kim K, with a baby on the way, has considered what it would be like to have a man's package and get it on with...herself. Speaking of unexpected things going down, is Game trying to fire shots at Drake? With firey shots still in your mind, grab your towel because Keri Hilson is sizzling in her bikini. All this coming up in SOHH Whatcha Think.
1. What A Man, What A Man, What A Mighty Good Man
Mr. Kim Kardashian? Something just does not sound right when you think of Kim Kardashian wanting to be a man. Well, specifically, the mother-to-be merely considered how it would be to have a man's package. Even worse, she wants to bag herself? Bossip has more:
[In a cringe-worthy moment on "Kourtney and Kim Take Miami" Kim Kardashian talked about what it would be like to be a man, over sharing as usual with her super close family. While talking to her sister Khloe, Kim mused: "If I was a man, I would want to know what it's like to have sex with myself." "I would just want to know what it would feel like," she explained.] We're sure Ray J, Nick Cannon, Reggie Bush and Kris Humphries could all describe the experience well enough Kim. No need to daydream, all you gotta do is ask. (Bossip)
Anyone grossed out yet? Kim K has a knack for saying memorable lines and there's no telling what inspired this conversation or comment out of her. Let's just be thankful that this is not possible. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
2. Started From The West
Is Game really trying to start problems with Drake? Things didn't turn out the way most of us thought would for Game on "Marrying the Game" and it looks like he's taking his frustrations out on someone months later, which just happens to be Drake. All Hip Hop Rumors is all over this:
The Game is pretty much the loosest cannon to ever come about in Hip-Hop. She's wild and unpredictable. Now, you already know the word on the street...there have been rumors that he's going to join YMCMB. He mentioned it on his last album and he actually had Baby on his recent album, Jesus Piece. But, Drake...is that another story? Drake recently proclaimed that its YMCMB to the DEATH. So, is this pic that The Game put on Instagram dissing Drake? I can't see it as anything other than a diss. (All Hip Hop Rumors)
Game has displayed plenty of love toward Drake in recent years and if he were really going at him, wouldn't it be more obvious? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
3. The Perfect Getaway
No matter what rumors are taking over Keri Hilson's name and shine, she continues to sizzle bright no matter where she is. She recently decided to step away from the studio and enjoy the beaches out in Mexico. Rap-Up has the goods:
Keri Hilson is turnin' us on once again. The blonde babe showed off her hot body in a Rasta bikini while vacationing on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She struck a sexy pose as she soaked up the sun against a bamboo wall. Her fans were in awe after seeing the tantalizing photo on Instagram. "I want to have your baby," said one person, while another commmented, "Yes Jesus!!!!!" But sorry fellas, she's taken. Miss Keri was there with her boyfriend, Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder. "wish u were here. oh wait..." she tweeted. When she returns from her romantic getaway, Keri will get back to work on her third album, which she describes as "In a Perfect World... meets No Boys Allowed with a little twist." (Rap-Up)
Can you say anything other than she's one of the most attractive R&B singers in the game? She might not be as thick as Beyoncé or as loose as Rihanna, but Keri has a certain pizazz about her. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
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Numerous doctors and other healthcare practitioners disagree with the IOM's new vitamin D guidelines and say the report won't affect what they recommend to patients.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) ruffled some health practitioner feathers and likely caused consumer confusion with the new vitamin D and calcium recommendations its Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) released to the American public on Nov. 29. The new guidelines triggered a landslide of mainstream press coverage, some of it questioning the need for and even safety of vitamin D supplementation.
In its recommendations, the IOM's FNB advocated a doubling of vitamin D intake for infants (to 400 IU), a tripling of vitamin D intake for those between ages 1 and 50 (to 600 IU), a 50 percent hike in those ages 51 to 70 (to 600 IU), and a 33 percent increase for those older than 71 years old (to 800 IU). On calcium, the report said post-menopausal women should be cautious about calcium intake over concerns about kidney stones, though they advocated adolescent girls are most in need and should increase their calcium intake to 1,300 mg/day.
The IOM also said that most people receive the recommended total intake of vitamin D from food and that the number of people in the United States and Canada who are vitamin D deficient may have been overestimated because of inconsistent testing methods.
These points were reiterated during a Nov. 30 IOM briefing about the recommendations. When asked whether The New York Times' headline, "Extra Vitamin D and Calcium Are Not Needed, Report Says," accurately conveyed the message from the IOM report, FNB Committee Chair Catharine A. Ross said: "That's not quite the message that we would hope for in the headline. … These are recommendations for intake from all sources of diet and supplement. We are saying that for a goodly portion of the population, it is possible to obtain the calcium and vitamin D at these recommended levels from diet."
Added FNB Committee Member Steven Clinton: "The New York Timesarticle as a whole is very well written and is a reasonable message for the readers. The headline is just a little bit too strong for what the report really is saying. But I think it will hopefully stimulate some folks to read the article, where the information, I think, is a little more balanced."


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The first thing you see when you enter the Christopher Williams exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is a finger hovering over a button.
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Epic ending to Game 6 a fitting prelude
By Anthony Castrovince | Archive 10/28/11 4:15 AM ET
ST. LOUIS -- The difference between ecstasy and agony, hurrah and heartbreak, could be measured in the few feet, inches maybe, separating Nelson Cruz's awkwardly outstretched glove from David Freese's life-preserving line drive.That's when Game 6 became Game 6. That's when a game that was entertaining, if a bit unsightly, began to take on truly epic qualities. And everything that happened from that moment forward was unfathomably awesome. "I think," Cruz would say after it ended, "if you tell somebody about this game, they would not believe you." No, you had to see it to believe it. Had to watch the Cardinals picking themselves up off the mat with that two-run Freese triple to deny -- momentarily, at minimum -- the Rangers their first World Series title. Had to understand Josh Hamilton's breathtaking backstory and obvious ailment to fully appreciate the heroics of his homer in the 10th.
|"If I don't tell you that's the best game I've played [in], I'm lying to you."
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Recent and archived news articles by Richard Pérez-Peña of The New York Times.
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon a Man Who Kept to the Shadows
An admiral who has made a career of keeping secrets is about to move into a field where openness is prized and everything is debated as the chancellor of the University of Texas system.
August 4, 2014, Monday
Ohio State Fires Marching Band Director After Finding Tradition of Sexual Hazing
A report said that the university's band members had been told to mimic sex acts and were given vulgar nicknames, and that the director did not do enough to stop harassment.
July 25, 2014, Friday
Housing Dispute Puts Quaker University at Front of Fight Over Transgender Issues
George Fox University near Portland, Ore., has become the latest front in the fight over what defines a person's gender, and who gets to decide.
July 25, 2014, Friday
A Classroom Leaves the Syllabus to the Students
Lehigh University, in an attempt to foster innovation, is offering a program with no course credit, no set curriculum and no penalty for failure.
July 19, 2014, Saturday
Deal Allows University of Texas President to Keep Job for Now
Under the agreement, William Powers Jr., who was threatened with firing in a long-simmering clash over turf, personality and ideology, will keep his job until he formally resigns next June.
July 10, 2014, Thursday
College Group Run for Profit Looks to Close or Sell Schools
Corinthian Colleges, under an agreement with the Education Department, will sell almost 100 schools in the United States and Canada, and it will close a dozen others.
July 5, 2014, Saturday
Harvard to Bring On Specialists to Examine Sexual Assault Claims
Administrators said they would also end a fragmented approach that allowed various parts of the university to handle sexual harassment and assault complaints differently.
July 3, 2014, Thursday
Critics Point to Drawbacks in Starbucks Tuition Program
According to the fine print, students might have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket, and wait months or years before being reimbursed.
June 17, 2014, Tuesday
Starbucks to Provide Free College Education to Thousands of Workers
Through an unusual arrangement with Arizona State University, the company will pay for its workers to earn college degrees.
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Obama, Climate Change and Evolution
How very clever that environmentalists have changed "global warming" to "climate change." This way, they can count on receiving taxpayer money even if the earth is found to be cooling down. As Barack Obama is sworn into office today, we expect that more taxpayer money will be spent to control climate change.
After all, he has selected key advisers who believe strong action is needed to address climate change. In addition to Steven Chu (a climate-change technology advocate) as the next secretary of Energy, he selected Harvard's John Holdren (a climate and energy expert) as his science adviser and marine biologist Jane Lubchenco to head up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
We also expect that more taxpayer money will be spent to teach evolution to our kids. As this blog reported previously, Obama believes that evolution alone should be taught in public schools. He told the York Daily Record last August, "I think it's a mistake to try to cloud the teaching of science with theories that frankly don't hold up to scientific inquiry."
So as our new president places his hand on the Bible today and takes the oath of office, we will certainly heed the Bible's instruction to pray for him. However, we will also be praying specifically that President Obama discovers he's on the wrong side of both climate change and evolution.


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Tucson, AZ - Catalina Foothills High School is pleased to announce that pending Governing Board Approval Coach Jeff Scurran will be named the new head football coach at CFHS.
Coach Scurran has taken the past three years off from high school coaching yet has remained active in coaching internationally. He has been working with the Global Football Organization and is the Director of International Relations as the National Youth Coordinator for the Bigger, Faster, Stronger Company.
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|Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst' (Purple Beautyberry)
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Callicarpa acuminata
Callicarpa (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae;[1][2][3] between 40-150 species are accepted by different botanists. They are native to east and southeast Asia (where the majority of the species occur), Australia, southeast North America and Central America.
The temperate species are deciduous, the tropical species evergreen. The leaves are simple, opposite, and 5–25 cm long. The flowers are in clusters, white to pinkish. The fruit is a berry, 2–5 mm diameter and pink to red-purple with a highly distinctive metallic lustre, are very conspicuous in clusters on the bare branches after the leaves fall. The berries last well into the winter or dry season and are an important survival food for birds and other animals, though they will not eat them until other sources are depleted. The berries are highly astringent but are made into wine and jelly. Callicarpa species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus and Endoclita undulifer.
American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana is native to the southeastern United States. It can typically reach 1 to 2 meters in height. A jelly can be made from its ripe berries.
Bodinier's Beautyberry Callicarpa bodinieri, native to west-central China (Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi), is more cold-tolerant than C. americana, and is the species most widely cultivated in northwestern Europe. It can reach 3 meters tall.
Japanese Beautyberry Callicarpa japonica, native to Japan, is also cultivated in gardens. It is called Murasakishikibu in Japanese, in honor of Murasaki Shikibu.
Insect repellent[edit]
American beautyberry has been used as a folk remedy to prevent mosquito bites.[4][5] Four chemicals isolated from Callicarpa have been shown to act as insect repellents: borneol,[6] callicarpenal, intermedeol, and spathulenol.[7] The use of callicarpenal has been patented by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service as a mosquito repellent.[4]
Wine uses[edit]
It has also been used to produce wine.[8]
- ^ "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website - Lamiales". Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Callicarpa". United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b "Learning from our elders: Folk Remedy Yields Mosquito-Thwarting Compound". Agricultural Research (Agricultural Research Service). February 6, 2006.
- ^ Scientists Confirm Folk Remedy Repels Mosquitoes University Of Mississippi (ScienceDaily) July 3, 2006
- ^ "Species Information". sun.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ Cantrell, C. L.; Klun, J. A.; Bryson, C. T.; Kobaisy, M.; Duke, S. O. (2005). "Isolation and Identification of Mosquito Bite Deterrent Terpenoids from Leaves of American (Callicarpa americana) and Japanese (Callicarpa japonica) Beautyberry". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53 (15): 5948–53. doi:10.1021/jf0509308. PMID 16028979.
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Athletes have a chance to celebrate a man who gave his life to track and field this weekend at in Owings Mills.
Running Maryland and Holabird Sports plan to host "Conquer The Course: The Coach Jerry Martin Memorial Cross Country Run" 9 a.m. Sunday. The 5K run covers McDonogh's campus and cross-country course.
Martin began his track and field coaching career at in 1968 before going to , where coached for more than 25 years. He was celebrated as a mentor and earned 32 titles in his career. Martin passed away from a heart attack in May 2012 at age 66.
"You could tell Jerry had a profound effect on his runners," former colleague Sol Schwartz said in a press release. "When he worked at Holabird Sports, tons of his past athletes would come into Holabird Sports just to visit him."
Athletes can register on the day of the race or at runningmaryland.com.


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Let's Create More Efficient Electronic Systems TogetherAugust 18, 2011 5:17 am | by Eric Persson, Executive Director FAE, International Rectifier (www.irf.com) | Blogs | Comments
IR was founded on the principles of energy efficiency back in 1947, and our founder's 1912 Baker electric car (which IR modified to become the world's first solar-powered car in 1958) is still on display at our Temecula wafer Fab.
Google Buys Motorola Mobility – Is this the Gee-Phone deal?August 17, 2011 5:50 am | by Eric Broockman, Alereon (www.alereon.com) | Blogs | Comments
There is a lot of speculation in the industry as to what is behind the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility and likewise a plethora of speculation on the future of Motorola Mobility now that they are part of Google.
Make the Safe Choice, or the Right Choice?August 16, 2011 6:28 am | by Gordon Vinther, founder and president of Ardent Concepts (www.ardentconcepts.com) | Blogs | Comments
Where does innovation – true innovation – get implemented in your product roadmap? How do you as a product development or R&D team ensure you are pushing the envelope and enabling next-generation electronic solutions?
Mobilizing Business Desktop SoftwareAugust 12, 2011 4:19 am | by Frank Kettenstock, VP of Marketing, Foxit (www.foxitsoftware.com) | Blogs | Comments
Gartner Group estimates that by 2015 over 294 million tablets and over 1 billion smartphones will be in use - making mobile devices one of the hottest platforms for software developers to migrate to.
Solid state lighting benefits the specialized medical illumination arenaAugust 11, 2011 6:09 am | by Joel Falcone, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Lighting, Excelitas Technologies | Blogs | Comments
Excelitas Technologies envisions a broad spectrum of promising application areas that will benefit from the integration of solid state lighting but perhaps the most exciting and promising area is in the specialized medical illumination arena.
Battery Power - A Breakthrough TechnologyAugust 11, 2011 5:49 am | by Larry Nembhard, Engineer Manager – Keystone Electronics | Blogs | Comments
Battery power has seen remarkable expansion with the introduction of a score of portable devices for business, industry, medicine, personal and recreational uses together with lighter, smaller, higher-powered cells.
Patient Monitoring Without a Doctors' TouchAugust 2, 2011 1:07 pm | by Chris Warner | Articles | Comments
In June I mentioned a promising new sensor technology that can be used for non-invasive measurement of muscle movements with potential applications in patent monitoring (ECG, EMG, to name a few). The technology comes from
802.11 Day: Reflecting on the Importance of ConnectivityAugust 2, 2011 9:18 am | by Craig Barratt, President of Qualcomm Atheros | Blogs | Comments
More than 14 years ago, the IEEE adopted the first WLAN standard, which would go on to serve as the foundation for all further developments in creating today's Wi-Fi networks. Today, August 2, 2011 is the perfect day to consider the importance and growing uses for connectivity.
Moore's New LawAugust 1, 2011 9:11 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
You have heard this one for years no doubt, but it has made a recent splash in the popular press. Walter Russel Mead is taking a quick look at Moore's Law and thinks that it may be running out of gas. He quotes The New York Times...
20 US Stocks of Companies involved in the Robotics IndustryJuly 27, 2011 4:53 am | by Frank Tobe, The Robot Report www.therobotreport.com | Blogs | Comments
In early 2008, I asked my Merrill Lynch broker for a list of stocks of American robot manufacturers. He couldn't provide me with more than two. So I went online with Bloomberg and found a list of 120 companies involved with automation.
Software Helps Students Tackle Real World ChallengesJuly 21, 2011 11:30 am | by Ed Thum, Program Director, Global Marketing, IBM Rational | Blogs | Comments
Currently most college students learn core development skills by working on individual projects. But when those students eventually go to work for a larger software company, they will inevitably be part of a team of programmers, working on one small slice of a much bigger pie.
Art and technologyJuly 20, 2011 7:27 am | Product Releases | Comments
I must admit I am still surprised when I see technical people dismiss art as useless. Art is not only a pleasant aesthetic; it is often essential to design.
How to Use Web Video to Promote Your Tech BusinessJuly 18, 2011 10:39 am | by by Ian Snead, vzaar.com | Blogs | Comments
Video is one of the most dynamic and effective ways to communicate to your customers and potential customers. Many tech savvy customers expect to see video and if your site does not provide video, they feel that something is missing.
Lighting Science Group CEO Asks Congress Not to Roll Back Light Bulb Energy Efficiency StandardsJuly 11, 2011 8:06 am | News | Comments
Lighting Science Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Haworth issued the following statement regarding the movement to pass the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act, H.R. 2417...
Unfinished Symphonies in the World of High-Voltage Gate DriversJuly 11, 2011 6:37 am | by Don Alfano, Director of Applications, Isolation and Machine Interface Products, Silicon Labs | Blogs | Comments
Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, better known as the "Unfinished Symphony," was started but never finished even though Schubert lived another six years. The completed portion of the Unfinished Symphony was extraordinarily compelling.
Celebrating the Future of the Electronics IndustryJuly 7, 2011 4:43 am | by Jeff Jussel, senior director for global technology, element14 | Blogs | Comments
Since Newark's element14 community launched two years ago, we're proud of the fact that hundreds of thousands of engineers have used our resources to connect and collaborate with industry experts and peers.
The Future of Desktop Monitors is WirelessJuly 6, 2011 4:55 am | by Eric Broockman, Alereon (www.alereon.com) | Blogs | Comments
Of all of the important electronic gizmos in our life that we use every day most have gone wireless – with the exception of the desktop monitor.
Can we Hurdle the Supercomputing Energy Wall?July 5, 2011 5:26 am | by Sumit Gupta, NVIDIA (www.nvidia.com) | Blogs | Comments
Lauren Sommer wrote a great blog over the weekend about how supercomputers have hit the "energy wall" – a decidedly real supercomputing problem...
JPCA Show - United We StandJune 15, 2011 11:01 am | by Matthew Holzmann, Christopher Associates | Blogs | Comments
The near-term viability of the Japanese manufacturing infrastructure has been shrouded by a lack of information, bureaucracy and factors such as limited power output. JPCA was the first occasion for many observers to observe and report on industry conditions with a wide range of first person input.
Double or Nothing in This High-Stakes IndustryJune 7, 2011 4:50 am | by Scott Fillebrown, Automated Circuit Design (www.acd.biz) | Blogs | Comments
As the president and CEO of Automated Circuit Design, I'm always looking for ways to keep the company one step ahead of competition, building on 27 years in business.
What Do Awards Really Measure?June 2, 2011 8:18 am | by Joyce Yeung, TAOS (www.taosinc.com) | Blogs | Comments
Everyone loves to receive awards. It's a feather in the cap. But it's important that our opinion about a recipient of an award isn't masked by the number of distinctions, but why it was awarded and who nominated them.
Is the 'Last Mile' going Wireless?May 27, 2011 8:22 am | by Eric Broockman, Alereon (www.alereon.com) | Blogs | Comments
Recently I read the April 2011 edition of the Deutsche Bank newsletter Signals to Investors that covered testing of cellular data speeds in various parts of the US
Collaborative Innovation Drives Economic GrowthMay 19, 2011 7:58 am | by Tom Waechter, President and CEO of JDSU | Blogs | Comments
In my role as the CEO of a global technology company, I'm often asked to reveal the secret to market growth. When I think of what drives our brand and our interaction with customers two words come to mind: collaborative innovation.
Application Portfolio Management: New Path to Strength and InnovationMay 9, 2011 4:34 am | by Hayden Lindsey, IBM Rational | Blogs | Comments
If you're part of a medium to large IT organization, it's likely that you're spending an increasing percentage of your application budget just to keep the lights on.
Palladium Energy's Powerful FutureMay 5, 2011 1:02 pm | by Arthur W. Salyer, Palladium Energy (www.palladiumenergy.com) | Blogs | Comments
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PLAINFIELD — Duke Energy has entered an agreement to lend its name to the event center at Metropolis in Plainfield.
The company has entered into a five-year commitment for the naming rights of Serendipity.
"They came to us to talk about the space and it seemed like a great opportunity," said Doug Esamann, president of Duke Energy Indiana. "It's one way for us to show support for the county where our Indiana operations are based."
He said it was also a great way to celebrate Duke Energy's 100th anniversary in Indiana.
"We were excited to put our name on the event center," Esamann said. "We've had a presence in Plainfield since the early 1950s."
He said the company had used the facility in the past and it was a good, workable space.
"We had a community leadership forum there," he said. "We have it each year in various communities. We invite leadership from the 69 counties we serve."
He said visitors included mayors, economic development professionals, and school superintendents.
"We always try to focus on something that will be of value to them," Esamann said. "This year we focused on economic development and how to create jobs. We had a panel discussion, Gary Dick from Inside INdiana Business, and a smattering of other speakers and information."
He said the event center was a perfect venue.
"They've expanded there and we really want to help support the banquet and convention business," Esamann said. "We're hoping our name will help create some interest they might not otherwise have had."
The Duke Energy Event Center will still be operated by Serendipity, a Hendricks County Event organizer.
Duke Energy provides about 6,800 megawatts of owned electric capacity to about 790,000 customers, making it the state's largest electric supplier. The company will celebrate its 100th birthday on Sept. 5. There will be a grand celebration Sept. 8 at its Plainfield facility.
"And we're not just celebrating with our employees," Esamann said. "We're inviting retirees to come back. This is going to be a really cool event."


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Celebrating its 37th year!
The Anthem Richmond Marathon began in 1978 as the Richmond Newspapers Marathon. Following the 20th running in 1997, the event was taken over by the Sports Backers, Richmond's 501(c)(3) non-profit sports commission.
The Sports Backers own, manage or partner with 40 different sporting events in the Richmond region that draw nearly 328,000 attendees and help drive over $50 million in economic impact. These events and programs strengthen the local economy, provide health benefits to participants and make the region a better place to live.
The Sports Backers organize some of the top events in the country. With a total of over 40,000 participants, the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k presented by MARTIN'S is the 4th largest 10k in the nation and the Anthem Richmond Marathon is the 27th largest marathon. The American Family Fitness Half Marathon is the 49th largest half marathon in the country and the HCA Virginia 8k is the 12th largest 8k.
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The Sports Backers were named best sports commission in the country by the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) both in 2006 and 2009. Sports Backers is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization founded in October 1991 to build a more vibrant community through sports. In addition to growing sports tourism, the organization manages the Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholarship program that annually provides $64,000 in college scholarships to area student athletes. Scholarships of $544,000 have been awarded to 355 student-athletes over the life of the program to date. The Sports Backers last year helped motivate more than 8,600 area youth to be more active on a regular basis through our Fit For Life youth running program. Unique to any other sports commission across the country, the Sports Backers have a facility named after us. On August 24, 1999, Sports Backers Stadium officially opened its gates for the Grand Opening Celebration. The result of a collaborative effort between the Sports Backers, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University and the City of Richmond, the stadium is the finest of its kind in the state of Virginia.
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Bayern Munich have been forced to be even more attacking than usual after going 2-0 down, and that's making for a very fun match. The visitors came close to breaching Real Madrid's rearguard yet again, with Toni Kroos being presented with a free header from a corner. Instead of attempting a shot, the midfielder tries to nod back across the face of goal, where Sami Khedira is able to scramble clear.
Madrid, of course, will be happy to see Bayern streaming forward - all the better to play their lethal counterattack. Granted, they're going to have to actually get the ball without fouling their guests at some point in order to do so, but, in general, more space is better for the team that's winning. Bayern eventually give the ball back to Real when Luiz Gustavo blasts well wide from long range, which was a bit silly.
We have live coverage of the game in our Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid and Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works.


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December 30, 2013, 9:03 PM — New Year's Eve is only a few short days away, but if you're still finalizing your plans, don't fret. The right tools can make planning a last-minute New Year's bash, finding a public event nearby, or even organizing transportation a breeze. Start the new year off without any stress--use these apps to ring in 2014 in style.
Pick a venue and invite your friends
For managing your party invites and guest list, use Evite (free for iOS and Android). Evite is available as both a website and a mobile app, which gives you the freedom to work back and forth between a browser and your smartphone. Evite has several New Year's-themed invitation templates to choose from; once you pick an invite, setting up the rest of it is simple. Plus, the Evite app will send you push notifications for event updates, new RSVPs, or when your guests add comments to the invitation.
If you're not planning a party, but are organizing a group activity for you and your friends, there's Eventbrite (free for iOS and Android). This event finder searches for local events based on your interests. You can search for events by keyword, location, date, or type. Events are grouped into categories such as music, food and wine, festivals, and dancing. If tickets are required, you can purchase yours straight through the app and store it in Eventbrite's tickets tab or in Passbook.
Although the app displays only listings that businesses, venues, and hosts create through Eventbrite, the service has a wide variety of events to choose from, so you won't be left wanting. It's a great alternative to scoping Yelp for local hotspots, because Eventbrite will tell you what specific New Year's Eve festivities are going on.
Food and drinks
You can't host a party without food, and that's where Appetites (free for iOS) comes in. Appetites acts as your own private cooking show: Each recipe in the app comes with a step-by-step video tutorial as an in-app purchase, so even the most inept chefs can follow along and pick up new techniques. Peruse the 40 free recipes, or purchase additional recipes if there's something else you're interested in.


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Housing lawsuit costs authority $100,000-plus
GALVESTON — Last week, a lawsuit that sought to block construction of two mixed-income housing developments in Galveston came to conclusion, of sorts.
GALVESTON — Last week, a lawsuit that sought to block construction of two mixed-income housing developments in Galveston came to conclusion, of sorts.
TEXAS CITY — The transformation of the old Texas City High School campus into the new Blocker Middle School is complete.
LEAGUE CITY — She may have gotten hit in the mouth, but Clear Springs' Kylie Jedlicka wasn't about to go down for the count.
A look at Tuesday night's volleyball action from across Galveston County.
Oh, come on. You can't fire a police chief and expect people to be satisfied with no explanation whatsoever.
It is great that League City's Muslim American residents are asking the City Council to change the part of the recent anti-immigrant resolution which refers to "radical Islamist terror groups." Councilmember Heidi Theiss' ugly response to these community members is based on fabrications and misleading statements which reek of racism and religious bigotry.
Many of the moviegoers who have flocked to see "The Hundred-Foot Journey" have left the theater hungry, their appetites whetted by scenes of food being prepared and presented at two very different establishments, one a very formal French restaurant and the other an exuberant Indian one.
Health Inspections published in The Daily News:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A tea party attempt to overcome a mainstream Republican appeared to be coming up short in Alaska as former state Attorney General Dan Sullivan took a primary lead in the fight to be the GOP candidate to take on U.S. Sen. Mark Begich in the fall.
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel completes its damage assessment from its latest war with Hamas, it may conclude that one of the biggest casualties was its all-important relationship with the United States.
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Servings: 4; Serving size: 1 ¼ cupsIngredients4 oz. dry (1/4 of 16 oz. box) Meijer whole-grain spaghetti noodles, broken in half2 Tbsp. Meijer canola oil, divided3/4 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into bite-size pieces1/2 of 13.75 oz. can quartered artichoke hearts, drained3 medium garlic cloves, minced1 cup or more (about 1 oz.) packed baby spinach1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves1/4 tsp salt1/4 cup (1 oz.) grated Parmesan cheeseDirections1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting any salt or fats. 2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tsp. canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, tilting to coat bottom. Add chicken and cook 4 minutes or until slightly browned, stirring frequently. Add artichokes and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear. Transfer to a plate and set aside.3. Add remaining canola oil and garlic to skillet and cook 15 seconds over medium heat. Remove from heat; add drained pasta, chicken mixture, spinach, basil, and salt. Toss gently, yet thoroughly, to blend. Sprinkle with Parmesan.Nutrition InformationExchanges/Choices: 1 ½ Starch, 1 Vegetable, 3 Lean Meat, 1 FatCalories: 310, Fat: 12 g, Saturated Fat: 2.2 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 55 mg, Sodium: 370 mg, Carbohydrate: 24 g, Fiber: 4 g, Sugars: 1 g, Protein: 26 g
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After a break of three years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) started sending out 'No Match' letters to employers at the end of March. These letters let employers know if a Social Security Number (SSN) does not match the information that the SSA has in their database for that particular SSN.
A No Match letter should in no way trigger immediate termination or adverse actions against the employee. The discrepancy needs to be carefully researched and documented before any sort of disciplinary action might be taken.
Possible Reasons for a Mismatch
- Typo – a simple entry error was made when setting up the employee in the human resources and/or payroll system
- Omitted information – The middle name or names, or initials, were not entered into the HR/PR system
- Name Change – the employee was married or divorced or changed their legal name but never notified the SSA of the change
- Reporting Errors – Incorrect information was reported during the New Hire Reporting process and was then reported to the SSA
How to Correct Incorrect Information
Before contacting the employee, verify that the information entered in your HR/PR system is correct and that it matches the employee's paperwork, most notably the I-9. Make corrections as needed to your HR/PR system as needed. If your review does not show any discrepancy, approach the employee and ask them to verify what information is on their Social Security card, paying special attention to not only the number, but the names and how they are spelled. Have them verify that there is or is not a middle name or initial. Has their name changed and they did not notify the SSA? Or did they forget to show/give you a copy of the new Social Security card with the new information?
If the employee confirms that what is in your HR/PR system, then advise them to contact the SSA as soon as possible. Ask them to report back to you the results of the inquiry.
So what should I as an Employer do to reduce the possibility of receiving a No Match letter?
- Make certain that names are completely entered in your HR/PR system match exactly what is on the employee's Social Security card or I-9
- Use the SSA's Employee Verification Service (EVS) prior to ensure accuracy (a service provided by PCS at no additional fee)
- Remind your employees to keep you informed of name changes (do at least annually)
Links to sample no match letters:
Sample Employer Letter – One Employee
Sample Employer Letter – Multiple Employees
Employer Instructions
Sample Employee Letter
Social Security Administration
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Susan Lindsay
PCS Service Team
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Make games with graphics!
Making Games with Python & Pygame covers the Pygame library with the source code for 11 games. Making Games was written as a sequel for the same age range as Invent with Python. Once you have an understanding of the basics of Python programming, you can now expand your abilities using the Pygame library to make games with graphics, animation, and sound.
The book features the source code to 11 games. The games are clones of classics such as Nibbles, Tetris, Simon, Bejeweled, Othello, Connect Four, Flood It, and others.
The book and the programs are open source, and are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license, meaning they are free to copy and distribute. See the license for full details. A print copy can be bought on Amazon.com for $25.
Python Books I Recommend (if you don't mind paying)
These books take a more conventional approach to covering programming concepts. They don't focus on having complete source code for small projects or games, but they do explain programming concepts fairly well.
|"Python for Kids" is a new book from No Starch Press specifically aimed at a young reader.
|"Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python" is a great book to learn Python if you have purchased a Raspberry Pi.
|"Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games" is a great book for younger kids (8 to teens) to learn MIT's graphical Scratch programming environment to quickly make games.
|"Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, 3rd Edition" is a great book to learn Python if you have never programmed before.
|"The Quick Python Book, 2nd Edition" is a great book if you are already a programmer and want to learn Python, or just want to quickly get up to speed with various programming concepts.
|"Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius" teaches the Java programming language, but takes a similar approach to "Invent with Python" by having the source code to various games.
|"Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners" covers the basic concepts like "Absolute Beginner" and "Quick Python" do, but is more purposefully aimed at younger readers.
|"Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers" is devoted to using Python for modern computer security.
You can email the author at [email protected]. Feel free to send your programming questions or comments.


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Judge dismisses drug charges against two Jersey Boys'By Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | July 13,2013SPRINGFIELD A Windsor County criminal court judge has dismissed a slew of drug charges against two of the so-called Jersey Boys because the Springfield police improperly arrested the pair after a traffic stop this March.
The decision by Judge Harold Eaton on Thursday to suppress the evidence confiscated in the March 28 stop resulted in the charges being dismissed against Richard Torruellas, 19, and Joseph Atkinson, 18, both of Jersey City, N.J.
The two men were arrested after Springfield Police Sgt. William Daniels improperly pulled over a car near Riverside Middle School containing both Torruellas and Atkinson.
The decision said Daniels wanted to speak to Torruellas because the sergeant suspected he had given him a false name about two weeks earlier.
Police later searched the car driven by a Newport, N.H., woman, and found heroin and cocaine in the car. The woman told police the drugs did not belong to her.
The attorneys for Torruellas and Atkinson, Cabot Teachout and Dan Stevens, had both moved to suppress the evidence seized in the March 28 stop, and Eaton sided with them, saying the police had inadequate reason to stop the car two weeks later for a misdemeanor.
The court concludes that Sgt. Daniels could not legally make an arrest at the time he chose to conduct the March 28th stop, Eaton wrote. Without a reason to make an arrest, he had no legal reason at all to conduct the stop or order Mr. Torruellas out of the vehicle.
Constitutional protections are the foundation upon which our system of criminal justice is based and which apply equally to all. It is imperative that those protections be jealously guarded and scrupulously applied, without regard to the outcome in a particular case, the judge wrote.
The judge said that Daniels was relying on information from Detective Patrick Call about Torruellas real identity.
Sgt. Daniels, therefore, did not know the basis for Detective Calls information and thus could not rely on his hearsay for probable cause to make an arrest for a completed misdemeanor.
The court also chided Daniels for not giving the two men their Miranda rights before he began questioning them.
The court holds that the vehicle stop was inappropriate and Judge Eaton does not believe it was a sufficiently serious misdemeanor to warrant stopping a car, said Windsor County States Attorney Michael Kainen.
Kainen said he would consult with his deputy, David Cahill, who handles most of the drug cases in Windsor County, about filing an appeal of Eatons decision.
We are obviously disappointed in the ruling. We believe these guys are dealing and generally have others dealing for them, said Kainen. So we got lucky that they happened to be transporting product at the time of this stop.
We all hold our constitutional rights dearly, said Kainen. But there is some perversion of the original concept of rights and ordered liberties when the Constitution is used to spring criminals so that they can continue to threaten, intimidate and peddle poison in the community, he said.
Both Teachout and Stevens declined to discuss the decision, noting the decision could be appealed.
Kainen has five business days to file a notice of appeal.
Eaton ruled that because giving false information to a police officer is only a misdemeanor, Daniels did not have the right to stop the car simply because he recognized Torruellas.
According to police, Torruellas had originally given a false name and a false address to Daniels on March 15. Torruellas gave the name of Juan Rodriguez and said he was from Springfield, but gave an address on Wall Street that did not exist.
When he was stopped on March 28, he gave yet another name and an address in Burlington, which also did not exist when police checked.
In the second car stop, Atkinson was visibly shaking, according to the police, and called himself Joseph Smith, but couldnt remember the city where he was born or produce any identification.
Police found keys to a safe, which was in the car, in Atkinsons pockets, and inside the safe police found $3,600 in cash, two grams of marijuana, two ounces of crack cocaine, five baggies of heroin and 150 rounds of mixed ammunition, as well as a digital scale.
Police found a loaded Ruger pistol in the glove compartment, along with three packages of crack cocaine and a package of heroin, which contained 40 small packages of the drug.
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While there's plenty of time to pick up a Fair Shake, elephant ear or other fair delicacy over the course of fair week week at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds, there's only an hour each year to buy something special from the tables filled with baked goods under a red and white striped tent.
That's where Boone County Extension Homemakers' Open Fresh Baked Foods Auction is held, and among the baked goods offered each year are cakes, pies and other goodies prepared by the Boone County fair queen and her court. Proceeds from their items and the others help fund scholarships awarded by the extension homemakers.
At the 2013 auction Tuesday, fair queen Kate Emmert was the first of the royalty to auction her baked item, an Ooey Gooey Carrot Cake, which she meekly offered at an opening bid of $25.
"Queen's cakes start at like $200," auctioneer Tom Dull informed her.
Emmert looked at him skeptically and then turned back to the crowd.
"Do I heard 50 dollars?" Emmert asked.
She did, and within a few minutes had reached the magic number of $200.
But the bidding didn't stop there.
Emmert's auctioning style quickly evolved, and after seeking and getting a bid for $250, she boldly asked for — and got — $400. And when bidding reached $725, someone in the crowd yelled out $800.
"Do I hear 825? Eight-twenty-five-it's-especially-healthy-and-really-delicious-825?" Emmert enthusiastically called.
Bidding finally ended at $850, with a consortium of Home National Bank, Lebanon Mayor Huck Lewis and Mike Nielsen for Sheriff making the purchase.
Baked goods offered by other members of the queen's court brought in more than $350 in additional funds for scholarships.


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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on supply movements and Gulf Coast preps for Tropical Storm Isaac as it nears the U.S.
In areas where hurricanes can strike, it's a good idea to have a closet or an area set aside for storm preparedness storage. There, you can keep items you'll need in case disaster strikes suddenly or you need to evacuate.
Rescuers searched typhoon-swept waters off South Korea's Jeju Island Tuesday for 31 Chinese fishermen missing in the wake of Typhoon Bolaven, a ferocious storm that headed for the Korean Peninsula after making landfall on Okinawa.
For those of us who live inland, hurricane-tracking seems more a curious indulgence, but if you live along the coastal regions in a hurricane zone, keeping tabs on these atmospheric leviathans is paramount.
Southern California was shaken by several hundred earthquakes Sunday.
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported
A massive typhoon crossed over Okinawa on Sunday, bringing winds more ferocious than even the typhoon-weary Japanese island has seen in decades.
CNN's Jennifer Delgado details the latest track Tropical Storm Isaac could take through the Gulf of Mexico.
As Tropical Storm Isaac moved quickly through the Straits of Florida on Sunday, coastal communities in Florida issued mandatory evacuations and Republicans delayed the start of their national convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti early Saturday, bringing gale-force winds and potential flooding to a nation where hundreds of thousands still live in tent cities following a 2010 earthquake.
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it churned toward Haiti on Friday, threatening an already vulnerable nation with gale-force winds, pounding rain and the potential for life-threatening floods.
CNN's Gary Tuchman talks to people on the ground who aren't going anywhere as the tropical storm gets closer and closer.
As Tropical Storm Isaac swirls in the Caribbean -- becoming more powerful mile by mile -- it threatens to unleash disaster once again on vulnerable and often unaware Haitians by Friday night.
Tropical Storm Isaac continued its westward path Wednesday, placing officials on alert from Puerto Rico to Guantanamo Bay to Florida, where it could pose a threat to the GOP convention next week.
Hurricane Gordon churned across the eastern Azores early Monday after making landfall on the northern Atlantic islands, forecasters said.
Food and water were being dropped by helicopters on Monday to residents in rural Indonesia cut off after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck, triggering landslides, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
Helene weakened into a tropical depression Saturday after making landfall in Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
Blistering hot temperatures will blast the normally tepid Pacific Northwest again Thursday as dozens of wildfires burn across large sections of the western United States.
Extreme fire weather across much of the Western United States on Wednesday continued to fuel dozens of wildfires, endangering several communities and threatening to drive more people from their homes.
Iran officials are searching for victims of a pair of quakes that killed hundreds Saturday.
Rescue operations have ended in Iran after two strong earthquakes that killed at least 250 people, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.
At least 87 people were killed and another 400 were injured in two strong earthquakes that jolted northwestern Iran.
At least 180 people were killed and 1,300 others injured in two strong earthquakes that jolted northwestern Iran Saturday near the city of Tabriz, state-run news agencies said.
Tropical storm Ernesto skirted the Mexican coast Thursday with top winds of 60 miles an hour, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Despite weakening, Tropical Storm Ernesto poured heavy rains Wednesday on Mexico and portions of Central America, the National Hurricane Center said.
Typhoon Haikui slammed into the east coast of China on Wednesday morning, pummeling the area around the business metropolis of Shanghai with heavy wind and rain.
Twenty-five people were rescued on Saturday in the typhoon-hit northeast Liaoning Province, the local media reported.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, Hurricane Ernesto strengthened as it closed in Tuesday on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the National Hurricane Center said.
Fueled by seasonal monsoon rains and a nearby tropical storm, widespread flooding in the Philippines worsened Tuesday, causing a landslide that killed nine members of a family, the national disaster agency reported.
Flooding forces tens of thousands of people from their homes. CNN's Alex Zolbert reports from Manila.
Tropical Storm Ernesto churned south of Jamaica on Sunday, becoming a bit more organized as it continued its westward march.
Tropical Storm Ernesto churned across the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, regaining some strength even as forecasters expect it to grow more powerful and emerge as a Category 1 hurricane in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical cyclones in Asia prompt the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
Two tropical cyclones have made landfall in eastern China, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from coastal areas as the Philippines and Taiwan assess the damage that one of the storms left in its wake.
Typhoon Saola hammers Taiwan with heavy wind and rains and making its way towards mainland China.
Heavy rains from the outer bands of Typhoon Saola, which hovered near the Philippines beginning last week, have left 23 people dead and another five injured, an official with the National Disaster Coordinating Center said Thursday.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala near the country's border with Mexico Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Hong Kong is cleaning up Tuesday after a severe typhoon struck the city with gale-force winds and rain, shuttering much of the city and injuring at least 129 people.
Hurricane Emilia raged into to a Category 4 storm Tuesday, hurling 140 mph winds as it spun across the Pacific Ocean.
CNN's John Zarrella shares with Wolf Blitzer what it feel like inside of a simulated hurricane.
Already packing 110 mph winds, a hurricane churning in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico is forecast to get even stronger -- though, as of now, it poses no direct threat to those onshore.
Rob Marciano reports on the weather conditions preventing first responders from containing the Colorado wildfire.
Neighborhoods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, are evacuated as the Waldo Canyon wildfire continues to spread.
A raging wildfire has forced 32,000 residents to evacuate their homes near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Extreme heat and winds gusting to 65 mph fueled the Waldo Canyon Fire as it broke through containment lines Tuesday afternoon.
Thousands of Colorado residents are being forced to abandon their homes as wildfires spread. CNN's Jim Spellman reports.
He used sand bags and a water pump, but Chad Mercer couldn't stop floodwaters from rising to his knees inside his Starke, Florida, home.
Tropical Storm Debby slams parts of Florida, pummeling the region with high winds and heavy rain.
Tropical Storm Debby was dumping unrelenting rain on portions of Florida on Monday, causing flooding amid high winds as forecasters changed its projected path once again.
Photographer Kari Greer's images reveal the grueling, thankless fight done by America's wildfire heroes.
Hot, dry and windy conditions -- which have fueled rampaging wildfires across Colorado and forced more than 10,000 people from their homes -- will continue to plague the region through at least midweek.
The expansive, stalled Tropical Storm Debby lashed Florida on Sunday, spawning apparent tornadoes in the central part of the state that killed one woman, a county spokeswoman said.
CNN's Bonnie Schneider reports Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical Storm Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Saturday in the central Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported.
A storm over southwestern Mexico weakened further Saturday to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.
Jennifer Delgado gives an update on Tropical Storm Carlotta's impact on Mexico and Typhoon Guchol in the west Pacific
People along Mexico's southwestern coast are bracing for Hurricane Carlotta, an already powerful storm that forecasters say will experience "rapid strengthening" in the coming hours.
A tropical storm formed in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday morning and is expected to reach hurricane strength before it gets to Mexico's southwestern coast.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
People need to plan now for possible evacuations, power outages and other challenges as a new hurricane season approaches, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday.
Multiple earthquakes struck northern Italy on Tuesday near the epicenter of last week's deadly quake.
The death toll from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy rose to 17 after the discovery of another body, officials said Wednesday, as questions were asked about why factory buildings collapsed.
After dumping more than a foot of rain in at least one location, Tropical Depression Beryl continued to soak the South on Tuesday, prompting flood watches and warnings from Florida to North Carolina.
iReporter Fabian Lorenz shot this video of Tropical Storm Beryl outside his attic in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Journalist Barbie Nadeau updates the human toll taken by the second major earthquake to strike Italy in nine days.
At least 15 people were killed and some 200 injured in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy on Tuesday, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
After ruining Memorial Day plans along the Florida and Georgia coasts, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl are forecast to bring more rain to the Carolinas.
Tropical Storm Beryl continued to strengthen as it neared the coasts of Georgia and Florida on Sunday, approaching hurricane strength, forecasters said.
Hurricane Bud lessened into a Category 1 storm as it approached Mexico's southwestern coast Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Rob Marciano is tracking Bud as it targets Mexico on Friday where it could strike as a Category 1 storm.
The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for part of its western coast due to a powerful storm that could get even stronger in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center said.
Despite some early storms this year, forecasters Thursday predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with nine to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes.
HLN's Special Report host Vinnie Politan discusses storm preps with meteorologist and author Bonnie Schneider.
Tropical Storm Alberto, meandering off the coast of South Carolina, was expected to stay offshore, and forecasters Sunday canceled a tropical storm watch for coastal areas.
Journalist Barbie Nadeau reports from northern Italy, where a 6.0 quake hit Sunday
Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina.
Scientists recorded continuing volcanic activity Tuesday in Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, which sits just southeast of Mexico City and its more than 19 million residents.
A strong earthquake struck coastal Chile near the port city of Valparaiso late Monday, causing mudslides and some minor damage, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
A strong earthquake strikes Chile, causing minor damage. CNN's Jose Manuel reports.
Threats of another perilous outbreak of tornadoes appeared to fizzle Sunday, a day after powerful storms tied to the same weather system tore through the Midwest and Plains states.
Wichita was under a tornado emergency late Saturday as a large twister, part of a series of severe storms in the Great Plains, moved through south-central Kansas and threatened to destroy homes.
The undersea earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday was the largest earthquake of its type ever recorded and has increased the risk of more powerful quakes in the region, a leading expert has said.
Phillip Charlesworth of IFRC Indonesia Country Office discusses search and rescue efforts following the massive quake.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean, which was later canceled.
Water recedes slightly from a beach in Phuket, Thailand, after a earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami alert.
Indonesia's response to a massive earthquake and a tsunami scare Wednesday highlights a critical reality: Warning systems and emergency responses have come a long way since the catastrophe of eight years ago.
Truck trailers are thrown around violently as a tornado rips through North Texas.
Nearly 1,100 homes were hit by the tornadoes that struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday, including 349 homes that were destroyed, a Red Cross spokeswoman said Thursday.
Folks in hurricane-prone areas of the United States and Caribbean may breathe a sigh of relief this year. Forecasters at Colorado State University say a less-active hurricane season is in store.
Perhaps one of these will get your attention:
A tornado sweeps through a tractor-trailer complex in Texas leaving a pile of debris.
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck southern Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Officials in Clintonville, Wisconsin, received calls from residents hearing loud explosion sounds. WLUK reports.
The mystery behind four days of unexplained shaking and odd sounds rattling Clintonville, Wisconsin, has been solved.
Mexican officials were assessing damage Wednesday, a day after a strong earthquake left homes in ruins and rattled residents hundreds of miles away from the epicenter.
CNN's Brian Todd reports on earthquake damage captured on video in Mexico.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Governor Phil Bryant has issued an executive order to temporarily reinstate 10 Mississippi Hospitals to the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Network. The order requires the reinstatement for about 60 days, until an investigation can be done.
"I had hoped the two parties could come to some resolution, but as Governor, I cannot sit back and allow Mississippian's access to care to be threatened in violation of state law," Gov. Bryant said. "It is my hope that a full investigation will ensure that no law has been broken as it relates to a patient's access to care and a provider's responsibility under state law."
Executive order 1327 provides that the 10 hospitals be returned to the network on the same terms on which they operated prior to their exclusion. The order also provides for the Department of Insurance to complete it's investigation of the hospitals' exclusion, and if appropriate, hold hearings on any violations of the law that are identified.
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