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Insurers learn to pinpoint risks -- and avoid them
Times Staff WriterNEWARK, CALIF. — Hemant Shah is in the business of creating catastrophes. The computers at Shah's Silicon Valley company, Risk Management Solutions Inc., contain mathematical models of every U.S. disaster from the 1812 earthquake that toppled...Tags: Gaming, Disasters and Accidents, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Benefits, National Hurricane Center
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EDITORIAL: Future nears on the Outer Banks
The Virginian-PilotNo governor would want to be remembered as the one who lost the Outer Banks. But that could be the legacy of North Carolina's Pat McCrory, as well as his colleagues in the General Assembly, if they fail to address serious threats to the barrier islands in...Tags: Aquaculture, Land Resources, Local Government, Foods and Beverages, Weather
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Sanderling makes splashy debut with $6M overhaul
The Virginian-PilotWhen the new owners of the Sanderling Resort in Duck, N.C., walked around with clipboards to map out a renovation, guests shouted: "Don't change anything!" They didn't listen. Northview Hotel Group spent about $6 million on an overhaul mostly of the...Tags: Westport, Duck, Outer Banks
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Durango to impose disposable-bag fee
Albuquerque JournalShoppers in Durango will likely see a 10-cent fee imposed on each plastic and paper disposable bag at the checkouts of the city's major supermarkets and Walmart by early next year, according to policy direction given by the Durango City Council at a study...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Walmart
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Wind turbines could stall military pilot training
The Free Press, Kinston, N.C.An F-15E Strike Eagle drops through the sky on a low-level training mission and encounters -- a wind turbine. With turbine blades reaching within 8 feet of F-15s on missions out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, the proposed Pantego Wind Energy project...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wind Power, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Solar Energy
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Bethlehem's Daniel Roebuck pays tribute to Andy Griffith
TV WatchersWhen Andy Griffith - the man who gave us Mayberry and Matlock - died last week, it was a sad day for an actor who grew up in Bethlehem. Daniel Roebuck, a 1981 graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High school, spent...... -
Beloved Actor Andy Griffith Died of a Heart Attack
CNNMANTEO, N.C. -- Actor Andy Griffith, the man who played folksy Sheriff Andy Taylor in the fictional town of Mayberry, died Tuesday at the age of 86, his family said. Griffith died at about 7 a.m. at his home on Roanoke Island, according to Dare County,...Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Entertainment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, George W. Bush, Mount Airy
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Andy Griffith dies at age 86
Beloved actor Andy Griffith died this morning. Former UNC President Bill Friday says The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock actor died at his home in Dare County, North Carolina around 7 a.m. Friday, who is a close friend of the actor, confirmed the news to...
Tags: Ron Howard, Rodney Atkins, Amy Grant, Dave Coulier, Andy Griffith
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Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86
Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday. He was 86. Griffith died about 7 a.m. at his coastal home, Dare...Tags: Brad Paisley, Entertainment, Don Knotts, Heavy Engineering, Elia Kazan
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Andy Griffith dies at the age of 86
Andy Griffith has died at the age of 86.Griffith was the star of "The Andy Griffith Show" which airs weekdays on WDBJ7 at 5:30 p.m. Griffith also later went on to star in the long-running series "Matlock." He reportedly died in Dare County on Tuesday...
Tags: Ron Howard, Entertainment, Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, Don Knotts
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Andy Griffith dies at age 86
VarietyAndy Griffith, who spent the better part of three decades in American homes as the star of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock," died at his home in Dare County, North Carolina this morning. Though he had a short-lived film and stage career, Griffith...Tags: Broadway Theater, Entertainment, Patricia Neal, George W. Bush, Billy Bob Thornton
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Hampton health advocacy group ranked second in nation
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Fifteen years ago, in a 10-by-10-foot room in Newport News, Nancy Davenport-Ennis went to work to help breast cancer patients get a fair shake from their insurance companies. She was motivated by the death of her friend Cheryl Grimmel, whose...Tags: Charity, Healthcare Policies, Health and Safety at Work, Neck, Environmental Issues
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