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- Troops Clash With Gunmen in Iraq; Hurricane Katrina Settlement;…
- Hurricane-ravaged New rleans not part of Bush’s script.
- New scale for tornado’s wrath
- Hurricane home repairs fall short
… expected to jump following agreement on Hurricane Katrina…
International Herald Tribune – Jan 24, 2007
The agreement settles lawsuits filed by 640 homeowners and allows thousands of others to reopen damage claims that State Farm previously closed. Insurance executives said they expected the outlines of the deal to be adopted by other carriers. The agreement announced Tuesday does not apply to New rleans where the failure of the levees left much of the city underwater for days. Lawyers and insurers say no similar settlement talks are in progress there.
… criticizes President Bush for not mentioning hurricane recov…
International Herald Tribune – Jan 24, 2007
Kathleen Blanco angrily criticized President George W. Bush for leaving any mention of the hurricanes that lashed Louisiana in 2005 out of his State of the Union speech and said the state is being shortchanged in federal recovery funding for political reasons. “I guess the pains of the hurricane are yesterday’s news in Washington” Blanco said on Wednesday during a news conference called to outline the ways in which her administration says Louisiana has been treated unfairly. “But for us it’s still very real very real” the governor said “and it’s something that we live every single day. But we will continue to fight and we will continue to come on and we will effect a recovery. ” Meanwhile Mayor Ray Nagin echoed Blanco’s disappointment at Bush’s omission of New rleans’ recovery from Katrina but he cautioned against re-opening political rifts that became evident after the storm. “We’re 18 months into this thing.
Troops Clash With Gunmen in Iraq; Hurricane Katrina Settlement;…
CNN International – Jan 24, 2007
Just 20 percent came away with negative feelings 67 percent of speech watchers say they think the president’s policies will lead the country in the right direction. Twenty-seven percent say his plan will lead the nation in the wrong direction. CLLINS: In Mississippi victory for thousands of homeowners who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. CNN’s Susan Roesgen looks at a big insurance settlement. (BEGIN VIDETAPE) SUSAN RESGEN CNN GULF CAST CRRESPNDENT (voice-over): This was the beachfront home of Claire and John Tuepker in Long Beach Mississippi until a 29-foot wall of water from hurricane Katrina swept the home away. But even worse for the Tuepker’s State Farm refused to pay the $350000 policy. JHN TUEPKER HMEWNER: We’ve been paying premiums for 17 years and to just say no we’re not going to pay anything.
Hurricane-ravaged New rleans not part of Bush’s script.
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 24, 2007
Hurricane-ravaged New rleans not part of Bush’s script. (24-JAN-07) The America’s Intelligence Wire.
New scale for tornado’s wrath
zwire.com – Jan 24, 2007
It is by the severity of this damage that wind engineers meteorologists and other NWS experts assign the F-rating. “This system has some limitations though” added Molleda. “First it is very subjective; it does not have enough damage indicators; at the same time it does not account for construction quality and building codes appliance; experts have found that in some cases wind speeds have been overestimated. Evidence indicates that a well-constructed house can be blown away by winds of much less than 260 mph… ” Some examples of DIs are one or two-family residences motels strip malls large shopping malls high-rises and institutional buildings. For each of these the damage can range from broken windows to partially blown-off roofs to total destruction including the building’s foundation. “A tornado can only be rated within the ranges of available DIs” explained Molleda meaning that at a certain moment in a certain place after a tornado has passed the rating can only be assigned after considering the structures and vegetation in the area. It might have damaged only single-family homes because there are no larger structures in that area. This would classify the tornado under for example an EF1 category but in actuality if there had been larger structures damaged the rating could have been higher. Moreover all DIs have to match. If there is a partially destroyed home but all the surrounding vegetation or other non-DI (e.
Hurricane home repairs fall short
ABCmoney.co.uk – Jan 24, 2007
Hurricane home repairs fall short. (AFX) – The contractor running Louisiana’s post hurricane home repair and buyout program will miss a benchmark that Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s administration listed when searching for a company to dole out aid to homeowners: the calculation of all grants within seven months.