PREPARE FOR BAD WEATHER

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Now that Spring is here, it is time to know the risks and to prepare our home and family. Spring can bring about a mix of wild weather as it’s a time of transition; and depending on where you live you could be affected by:

Tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, floods, lightning, heat, wildfires, and even tsunamis if you live by the coast.

A few precautionary steps now can help you prepare for weather changes:

Know the potential hazards in your area and stay abreast of your local forecast at www.weather.gov

Prepare or restock your disaster supplies kit.

NYCrumbling

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While constant building tragedies used to be rare in The Big Apple, NYC aging infrastructure will increasingly be responsible for disasters, disruptions and deficits. Officials mow estimate that billions are needed. So why has so little been accomplished?

UNSUNG HERO: NELLIE BLY

In honor of Women’s History Month, some unsung heroes and stories of the women’s suffrage movement. You can find more of those well-known and not-so-well-known stories in our Digital Classroom “Women, Their Rights and Nothing Less ” module, endorsed by NCSS. To access these resources, you must be signed into the Digital Classroom; registration is free.

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RIP Richard III

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It took After 530 years, but the late event was full of fanfares, music, poetry, and a special message from the Queen of England.

The proper and official reburial of King Richard III took place at Leicester Cathedral today as it was watched by millions of TV viewers all over the world.

BBC News - Richard III: Leicester Cathedral reburial service for king http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-32052800

Benedict Cumberbatch describing King Richard III's 'surreal' reburial http://bit.ly/1CdBPkt pic.twitter.com/swylqENFwb

CHINA CONTROL

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The Peoples Republic of China blocks access to what it deems as sensitive activities, or controversial commentary. For example, foreign news outlets like DOSE OF NEWS www.doseofnews.com sites like Google www.google.com Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and others are also blocked in China.

These restrictions comprise the world's largest and most effective government censorship program. They call it Golden Shield, but this old and outdated practice has gone too far.

AMERICAN TRAITOR?

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The US Military has thrown the book at an Army sergeant who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was then held by the Taliban for five years, The Army will court martial Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on charges of desertion and avoiding military service. He will also be charged with misbehavior before the enemy.

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion http://upi.com/4218161

Platoon mate has ‘mixed feelings’ about Bergdahl’s desertion charges http://to.pbs.org/1GVFkx6 via @NewsHour

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Will Be Charged With Desertion, Lawyer Says http://n.pr/15IPoMw

Customer Service Outreach

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How many times have you heard the dreaded variations of the following message? You are very important to us...

However, we truly appreciate you and really want to hear from all of you about our content and your experiences. Go ahead and tell us what you think, and please identify yourself as 'good' customers, or could be 'better' customers if you did the following....

How do you visualize the future of our industry and what's important to you? What is the biggest thing that gets in the way of a great CITY IMAGES experience? We have prizes available for the best ideas and insights.

Missing Weapons of Destructiion

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Where do we go from here? The US Defense Department says it can't track $500 million worth of weapons given to Yemen, while Al Qaeda and Iranian-backed groups fight to control that country, following its collapse and during US support. Yeman is soon turning into NOMEN as far as the US military is concerned.

BBC News - Yemen crisis: Who is fighting whom? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423

The number of US enemies continues to grow. In Yemen, Houthis, ISIS and Al Qaeda are the worse of all eveils and gunning for Americans.

Alps Mystery Flight Kills 150

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Search crews have retrieved the badly damaged black box and cockpit recorder, which are considered usable. The two-minute span when the pilot of the German aircraft lost contact will be key clues into the cause of the tragedy.

Search teams probe wreckage of jet in French Alps http://reut.rs/1EPKI4H via @reuters

Germanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly http://f24.my/1HDQQAz

French interior minister: Can't rule out terrorism, but it's not most likely explanation of #Germanwings crash. http://cnn.it/1HD48NP

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