Just 2 more tornado sirens need full repairs county says.
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- Just 2 more tornado sirens need full repairs county says.
- Hurricane assistance program low on cash
- Tornado damages carport in Apple Valley
- Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Experience Psychological Stress…
- All set for nat’l clean-up project this weekend
- Lamar U. enrollment closes in on pre-Rita numbers.
Just 2 more tornado sirens need full repairs county says.
Free with registration – Columbus Dispatch – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 26, 2007
(26-SEP-07) Columbus Dispatch (Columbus OH). 26–All but two of Franklin County’s 146 tornado-warning sirens are up and running as crews continue their repairs. Sirens at 7560 Smoky Row Rd. and 1420 Grandview Ave.
Hurricane assistance program low on cash
Augusta Chronicle – Augusta Chronicle (subscription) – Sep 26, 2007
- The cash-short Road Home program for homeowners with hurricane damage will run out of money by year’s end without an additional influx of dollars the head of the Louisiana Recovery Authority said Tuesday. – The cash-short Road Home program for homeowners with hurricane damage will run out of money by year’s end without an additional influx of dollars the head of the Louisiana Recovery Authority said Tuesday. That would leave 76000 eligible homeowners without aid according to the estimates outlined by Andy Kopplin the LRA executive director. The Road Home provides grants of up to $150000 to homeowners with severe damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Tornado damages carport in Apple Valley
Victorville Daily Press – Sep 26, 2007
“It came right over my car and way to the back of the property” Hanna said. “It really tore things up. ”Hanna watched the tornado through the window then went outside to find the metal rods of the carport attached to her mobile home were twisted out of shape. Her car was parked in the carport but was not damaged. Hanna’s son Elray Hanna saw the tornado and ran the other way. Neighbors also saw the tornado although there apparently was no other damage in the area. Hanna said that she had lived in her home since 2000 and had never seen a tornado before… ”Hanna watched the tornado through the window then went outside to find the metal rods of the carport attached to her mobile home were twisted out of shape. Her car was parked in the carport but was not damaged. Hanna’s son Elray Hanna saw the tornado and ran the other way. Neighbors also saw the tornado although there apparently was no other damage in the area. Hanna said that she had lived in her home since 2000 and had never seen a tornado before. Tornadoes in Apple Valley are uncommon but they have been sighted during the winter months and usually last about 20 minutes said Stan Wasowski of the National Weather Service. See archived ‘Local News’ Stories » .
Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Experience Psychological Stress…
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Sep 26, 2007
The survey also found that the percentage of people in New Orleans who reported suicidal thoughts increased from 3% to 8% between March 2006 and the summer of 2007. According to the Post “it is not Hurricane Katrina itself but the persistent frustrations of the delayed recovery that are exacting a high psychological toll of people who never before had such troubles” psychiatrists say. Calls to mental health hot lines in the area surged after the hurricane and have remained high according to organizers. In addition area psychiatrists are overbooked because of a heightened demand. Ronald Kessler a professor of health care policy at Harvard and leader of the study said “It’s really stunning in juxtaposition to what these kinds of surveys have shown after other disasters or after people have been raped or mugged. ” Typically “people have a lot of trouble the first night and the first month afterward… The survey also found that the percentage of people in New Orleans who reported suicidal thoughts increased from 3% to 8% between March 2006 and the summer of 2007. According to the Post “it is not Hurricane Katrina itself but the persistent frustrations of the delayed recovery that are exacting a high psychological toll of people who never before had such troubles” psychiatrists say. Calls to mental health hot lines in the area surged after the hurricane and have remained high according to organizers. In addition area psychiatrists are overbooked because of a heightened demand. Ronald Kessler a professor of health care policy at Harvard and leader of the study said “It’s really stunning in juxtaposition to what these kinds of surveys have shown after other disasters or after people have been raped or mugged. ” Typically “people have a lot of trouble the first night and the first month afterward. Then you see a lot of improvement” he said.
All set for nat’l clean-up project this weekend
Jamaica Observer – Sep 26, 2007
Co-coordinator of the project Michael Ammar Jnr said the work is to be completed in two phases the first of which got off the ground on Monday. This phase involved the collection of both hurricane debris and old appliances in Kingston’s inner-city communities some of which Ammar said have been littering several communities for ages. Phase two he said would involve the removal of hurricane debris on September 29 and 30 from areas such as Southern St Catherine Clarendon and Eastern Portland which were most affected by Dean. “What we’re trying to do is to clean up those communities that have not yet been touched and it includes the collection of residual household garbage and hurricane debris such as tree limbs” Ammar told the Observer yesterday. At the same time Kingsley Thomas also a co-coordinator of the project told a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston yesterday that already his office has been inundated with offers of support from private sector entities community-based organisations churches and individuals for the two-day project. “We are very happy at the level of response we have received for a national effort to clean up Jamaica of the debris left by Hurricane Dean… Co-coordinator of the project Michael Ammar Jnr said the work is to be completed in two phases the first of which got off the ground on Monday. This phase involved the collection of both hurricane debris and old appliances in Kingston’s inner-city communities some of which Ammar said have been littering several communities for ages. Phase two he said would involve the removal of hurricane debris on September 29 and 30 from areas such as Southern St Catherine Clarendon and Eastern Portland which were most affected by Dean. “What we’re trying to do is to clean up those communities that have not yet been touched and it includes the collection of residual household garbage and hurricane debris such as tree limbs” Ammar told the Observer yesterday. At the same time Kingsley Thomas also a co-coordinator of the project told a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston yesterday that already his office has been inundated with offers of support from private sector entities community-based organisations churches and individuals for the two-day project. “We are very happy at the level of response we have received for a national effort to clean up Jamaica of the debris left by Hurricane Dean. We have designated the two days but because of the backlog of collections collections have already begun in a couple of areas” Thomas told journalists.
Lamar U. enrollment closes in on pre-Rita numbers.
Free with registration – Beaumont Enterprise – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 26, 2007
26–Hard work on expanding recruiting and new programs helped Lamar University enrollment this fall bounce back almost to pre-Hurricane Rita levels. The other three Lamar campuses struggling to entice students into the classroom instead of a booming work force have not been as lucky. “We’re really excited that we’re back to our pre-hurricane numbers” Lamar University President James Simmons said. We just really have had all kinds of new initiatives… We just really have had all kinds of new initiatives. ” Enrollment as of the 20th class day this semester was at 10379 down just 2 percent or.