&lt;div class=&#34;meta &#34;&gt;&lt;span class=&#34;caption-text &#34;&gt;R.V. Hodge removes sandbags from a storefront  in Beaufort, N.C., as residents return to business as usual after Hurricane Earl brushed past the North Carolina coast Friday, Sept. 3, 2010.  &#40;AP Photo&#38;#47; Chuck Burton&#41;&lt;&#47;span&gt;&lt;&#47;div&gt;