Using variable speed drives on pumps reduces parasitic energy loss, enables proper maintenance and lowers capital costs.

Cirque du Soleil performer Dioman Gbou plays Gaya, Goddess of Earth, as she performs Wednesday at the Children's Discovery Museum in uptown Normal.

Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll passes 1,400. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises.