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Over the last month, it has been impossible to visit a news or social media website without seeing the latest participant in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It’s highly entertaining to watch someone dump a bucket of ice water on their head, and the enjoyment doubles when you add the… Read more »

Labor Day is finally within sight. After many summer days looking out a window near your cubicle to admire the unclouded skies, you can now spend a weekday breathing in fresh air. Have you already figured out your plans? Will you be driving to the mountains for a hike? Or… Read more »

A wicked cold blast put the majority of the country in ice this week – only reminding us all that while the calendar may show spring is just a few weeks away – it surely doesn’t feel that way. Most major U.S. cities have battled their coldest and snowiest winters… Read more »

During a confirmation ceremony held in Rome for 44 kids in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis’ zucchetto hat blew right off his head. Even the pope can’t hide from strong wind gusts! Strong winds are capable of bringing a significant amount of damage to a home or business, and property… Read more »

Correspondents in Sochi have been tweeting how poor the conditions have been for the the 2014 Winter Olympics. Some of them have been humorous. But, some have been downright depressing. Through communications via social media, we have learned that some of the hotels had no running water at all –… Read more »

Pipes are literally bursting everywhere in the United States. Not even Gucci gowns and perfect weather could keep the red carpet dry. It was a sunny day in Los Angeles for the 71st annual Golden Globes, and just less than two hours before the A-listers arrived, a pipe burst, pouring… Read more »

Trees come in all types of different sizes and shapes. Christmas trees… Palm trees…. Maple trees… Oak trees… you get it. There are thousands and thousands of different types of trees, and every one of them has proven to be very important to both the environment and humans. While trees… Read more »

You don’t even have to battle the weather outside anymore to know it’s freezing! We have all seen enough pictures of dashboard temperature gauges on social media to know that it is COLD outside! While we are busy piling on the layers and hoping it’s appropriate to wear furry slippers… Read more »

Paul Davis is participating in National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12. This year’s fire safety campaign theme is Prevent Kitchen Fires which focuses on unattended cooking as the leading cause of home fires along with teaching homeowners how to prevent kitchen fires from starting to begin with. Fire… Read more »