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Storm Sandy Makes 2012 The Second-Costliest Year For U.S. Insurers
The Hartford CourantNatural disasters in 2012 cost insurance companies about $58 billion, making it the second-most expensive year ever in the U.S., exceeded only by 2005 when hurricanes Katrina and Rita smashed into the Gulf Coast. Far and away the biggest factor in the...Tags: Insurance, Chubb Corporation, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hurricanes, Tornadoes
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Dr. Bora Oezgueler has joined Conemaugh Physician Group OB/GYN.
Oezgueler is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. German born, Dr. Oezgueler spent many years in the United States including most recently as a practicing obstetrician / gynecologist at OB GYN Corp in Chandler, Arizona. Dr. Oezgueler received...
Tags: Jamaica, Gynecology, Germany, Medical Specialization, Syracuse
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'Lincoln' writer Tony Kushner on working with Steven Spielberg
Tony Kushner had a decade's worth of plays behind him when his epic two-part masterpiece, "Angels in America," exploded in the mainstream in 1992, going on to win the Pulitzer Prize, two best play Tonys and a clutch of other stage awards. In adapting...
Tags: Judaism, Woody Allen, Anna Karenina (movie), Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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2012 another bad year for U.S. disasters, and it may get worse
Tornadoes and wildfires. Droughts and hurricanes. The United States saw almost every sort of calamity this year as 11 billion-dollar natural disasters struck the country. Superstorm Sandy hit New York, ruined parts of the New Jersey coast and closed the...Tags: North America, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Conservation, Hurricanes, Environmental Issues
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Free-speech advocates worldwide protest Russian punk band's sentence
World NowFrom Paris to Hollywood, free-speech advocates reacted with outrage Friday at the two-year prison sentences handed down by a Russian court against the feminist punk-rock trio Pussy Riot for a protest stunt in a Moscow cathedral against President... -
Priest in Peril: Indianapolis priest speaks out following international search
An Indianapolis priest who was reported missing for more than a week is now back in Indiana—and revealing why he feared for his life and left Greece with his translator. Fox59 News sat down for an exclusive interview with Father Christiaan Kappes....
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Embassy, Financial Planning, Vatican City, Religion and Belief
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Climate Change Increased Weather-Related Catastrophes By Nearly Five Times In 30 Years, Munich Re Says
The Hartford CourantClimate change increased the number of hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather-related catastrophes by nearly five times in North America during the past 30 years, according to research published Wednesday by the world's largest reinsurer, Munich Re. The...Tags: Insurance, North America, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Mountains
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Biergarten Boca Raton
No one should go a day of Oktoberfest without a beer in hand. The Bavarian fest officially started in Munich on Sept. 22 and around South Florida this past Wednesday. The Biergarten in Boca will host its version of the party next Friday, Oct. 5, but until...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Big Bear Oktoberfest
THE OCTOBER AUTHENTIC-FEST Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Consistently Delivers an Authentic Celebration The true spirit of Bavaria comes to life in Big Bear Lake for six and a half consecutive weekends starting Saturday, September 15 and ending October 27,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Germany, Entertainment Events, Dance, Festive Events
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Beer lovers fall for fall brews
PETOSKEY — Before he left work Friday, Sept. 21, for the weekend, Michael Mann stopped to chat with a customer in front of the beer cooler at the Grain Train in Petoskey. Mann, the store’s beverage manager, had just finished stocking the...
Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Michael Mann, Pumpkin
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Pay to pray: No tax, no blessing, for German church insisting on levy
BERLIN (AP) — The road to heaven is paved with more than good intentions for Germany's24 million Catholics. If they don't pay their religious taxes, they will be denied sacraments, including weddings, baptisms and funerals. A decree issued last...
Tags: Christianity, Judaism, Sweden, Germany, Religion and Belief
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Widow sold dead hubby's 1958 Mercedes 180D
Back in the late 1980s, an American university teacher was working in West Germany. While teaching in Munich, Barbara Frank learned from one of her students of a widow who was unable to drive her deceased husband's Mercedes-Benz. The student encouraged...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Germany
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