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| 12 Ideas for Indoor Family Adventures on Bad Weather Days Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 06:52 PM PST  Be sure to think ahead about packing snacks or lunch depending on whether you want to buy food where you are headed. There's nothing like hearing "Mom, I'm hungry" two minutes into the adventure after the effort of getting out of the house! And consider the easiest way to handle parking or public transportation with the kids in tow, especially in the midst of snow or pouring rain. Full Story | Top |
| U.S., India meet to get ties back on track after dispute Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 06:40 PM PST  By David Brunnstrom and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat met India's ambassador to the United States on Tuesday with the aim of getting bilateral ties back on track after the arrest and strip search of a female Indian diplomat and tit-for-tat expulsions. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns hosted a "productive" lunch meeting with Indian Ambassador S. Jaishankar and both sides affirmed the importance of the U.S.-India strategic partnership and "discussed initial preparations for a range of upcoming bilateral meetings and exchanges," a statement from the U.S. State Department said. The two officials also discussed matters raised by India's Foreign Ministry during the dispute, including alleged issues with the American Embassy School, the statement said. Burns said Washington took the concerns "very seriously and will continue to address them via appropriate diplomatic channels." The statement said both Burns and Jaishankar "affirmed our shared commitment to continue joint U.S.-India work on issues such as clean energy and climate change, defense, economic and trade engagement, counterterrorism, and civil nuclear development." On Saturday, India blamed the United States for what it called a "mini crisis" over the arrest and strip search of its deputy consul general in New York last month and said more work was needed to repair ties. Full Story | Top |
| Doomsday Clock Set at 5 'Til Midnight Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 03:11 PM PST  The iconic Doomsday Clock remains poised at five minutes until midnight, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced today (Jan. 14). The clock is no doomsday device — rather, it's a visual metaphor for the danger of a "civilization-threatening technological catastrophe." Every year, the board analyzes international threats, particularly nuclear arsenals and climate change, and decides where the minute hand on the Doomsday Clock should rest. The Doomsday Clock is the invention of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a publication started by some of the researchers who worked on the atomic bomb. The wife of one of these researchers, Martyl Langsdorf, was a painter. Full Story | Top |
| Prescription Drug Abuse Talk at the Tewksbury Public Library Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 02:52 PM PST  1. Your 3-day Local Forecast: According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Expect a calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night wil Full Story | Top |
| British School of Boston Holds Final Open House of Year Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 02:44 PM PST  1. Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high near 51 in Milton, according to the National Weather Service. 2. British School of Boston, 416 Pond Street, will hold its last Admissions Open House of the school year on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| [$$] Weather Channel Could Stay off DirecTV a 'Long, Long Time' Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 01:54 PM PST The Weather Channel could stay off DirecTV for a "long, long time," said David Kenny, the chief executive of the channel's parent company, Weather Co. Full Story | Top |
| Weather Blog: Turning Colder Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 01:20 PM PST Full Story | Top |
| Wild weather feeds homeowners' anxiety over trees Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 11:22 AM PST  Nancy Owens takes no chances with trees since a windstorm propelled a large one through the roof of her Long Island, N.Y., home 15 or so years ago. Full Story | Top |
| Mass. Gov. to unveil climate change prep plan Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 08:43 AM PST Gov. Deval Patrick is set to unveil a series of initiatives he says will help prepare Massachusetts for the challenges posed by climate change on public health, energy, transportation and basic infrastructure. ... Full Story | Top |
| DirecTV Customers Lose Weather Channel Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 07:59 AM PST  DirecTV subscribers, as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, can no longer watch the Weather Channel. Full Story | Top |
| Does Cold Weather Make Us More Protective of Our Gadgets? Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 07:40 AM PST  A new study says that smartphone theft, loss and damage is higher in sunny West coast and southern cities than cold dwellings within the U.S. These smartphone incidents are said to be higher in cities where the average daily low temperature is 47.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Statistics from Asurion show that smartphone damage is highest in cities such as Miami, San Antonio, New Orleans and Houston between the months of December and February. Full Story | Top |
| [video] DirecTV Yanks Weather Channel in Carriage Dispute Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 06:37 AM PST With more people using their smartphones to check for rain, the Weather Channel's place in the television universe is suddenly uncertain. Shalini Ramachandran reports. Full Story | Top |
| Winter Weather Advisory, Snowplowing Event in Hudson Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 05:46 AM PST  Here's more background on the city's snowplowing policy: Full Story | Top |
| [audio] Newscast: DirecTV drops The Weather Channel Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 04:43 AM PST Charter makes a big bid for Time Warner Cable. MarketWatch's Ann Cates reports. Full Story | Top |
| Japan signs carbon offset deal with Palau Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 03:24 AM PST (Reuters) - Japan has signed an agreement with Palau to allow Japanese companies to earn carbon credits by helping the small Pacific island cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Japanese government said on Monday. Under the deal, both nations will set up a joint committee of representatives to operate a bilateral offset crediting mechanism, known as the Joint Crediting Mechanism, Tokyo said in a statement. Japan has already has nine such bilateral agreements, aiming to bypass the lengthy screening process of the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism, the world's main carbon offsetting scheme. Palau is among the small island nations in the Pacific that have been threatened by rising sea levels and are considered to be most at threat from the consequences of global warming. Full Story | Top |
| DirecTV customers lose The Weather Channel Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 01:21 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 20 million DirecTV customers nationwide lost The Weather Channel because of a dispute over fees between the channel and the satellite service. Full Story | Top |
| DirecTV drops The Weather Channel, accuses it of loading up on reality TV Monday, Jan 13, 2014 10:20 PM PST  Usually, when there's a dispute over a pay-TV system carrying a channel, it hinges on sports or in-demand shows like Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and Mad Men. This time, it's DirecTV sparring with ...The Weather Channel? Believe it or not, as of midnight ET, the venerable forecast standby -- and former good friend of the satellite broadcaster -- has been switched out for another channel since the two couldn't reach a new deal. Full Story | Top |
| How Are The Potholes In Your Neighborhood? Monday, Jan 13, 2014 09:56 PM PST  Potholes are a fact of life for New England motorists during any given winter, especially as they navigate their local roads and neighborhoods. With plenty of winter weather potentially still ahead of us and with a lot of bizarre weather behind Full Story | Top |
| Toddler Tuesday, Richie Bern to perform at EPOCH Monday, Jan 13, 2014 08:58 PM PST  Today's Forecast From the National Weather Service Full Story | Top |
| [$$] DirecTV Attacks Weather Channel Fees Monday, Jan 13, 2014 08:46 PM PST DirecTV and the Weather Channel battle over fees as the use of apps to check the forecast increases. Full Story | Top |
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