The digital phone services used by millions of consumers today are likely to quit when the lights go out, as homeowners found to their dismay in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy last fall. These services, which use a technology called VoIP ...
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Sandy slammed into the mid-Atlantic region. A new Consumer Reports survey documents the deep disruption and devastation Sandy wrought, along with highlighting the steps that helped victims cope in its aftermath. The Consumer Reports ...
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Six months ago Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to millions in the Northeast and the homes of Consumer Reports readers were no exception. When we spoke to 8,389 of our subscribers who live in the affected areas of New York, New Jersey and ...
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Superstorm Sandy devastated not just homes and property, but people's ability to get needed health care, too. A quarter of the people in our survey of online subscribers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York said Sandy caused medical ...
Abbyson Living’s Yavar Rafieha, second from left, and Jason Pires, right, of MVC Agency and an Abbyson board member, join representatives of the American Red Cross at a Red Cross award event in April. Red Cross officials thanked the ...
The IBEW and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently saluted the men and women who keep electricity flowing to our homes and businesses. Electrical lineworkers construct and maintain electric transmission and distribution facilities and, ...
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QBE Insurance has tapped the US debt market for $US600 million to help buy back convertible securities next month, within days of being downgraded by credit ratings agency Moody's. Highlighting the strength of international debt markets, ...
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AQS QuiltWeek, opening April 24, 2013, features over 570 quilts from around the world. Among the five special exhibits are included two international collections, one from the National Quilt Museum, and two curated and hosted by the ...
The Holden Captiva line-up has been upgraded for 2013 with a new six-speed automatic transmission introduced across the mid-sized Captiva 5 and large Captiva 7 ranges. Both Holden Captiva models score the brand’s Gen II six-speed ...
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French dairy group Lactalis is in negotiations to acquire Canadian dairy processor Saputo's cheese manufacturing facility in Germany for an undisclosed amount. Saputo's German facility manufactures Italian specialty cheeses for the retail ...
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Property and casualty insurer ACE has reported net income of $953m during the first quarter of 2013, with a decrease of 2% compared to $973m during the corresponding period earlier year. For the latest quarter period ended on 31 March ...
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Lighting Science Group Corporation® announced that in honor of Earth Day 2013, it has partnered with Rebuilding Together®, a national non-profit charity, to support the organization's rebuilding of homes that were affected by ...
April 18, 2013 - Today in the U.S., the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and IBEW saluted “the men and women who risk their lives daily to keep electricity flowing to the nation’s homes and businesses”. Besides ...
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Hudson's Bay Company reported its results for the 14-week and 53-week periods ended February 2, 2013. The 14-week period was characterized by strong same-store sales growth at Hudson's Bay in Canada and early progress on cost reduction ...
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Superstorm Sandy blew down more trees in New York and New Jersey than any previous storm on record, experts say. And since then there have been several damaging storms across the nation, including one yesterday that knocked down many trees ...