Alenia Aeronautica: upgrading of the Italian Air Force’s Tornado aircr…
The News Review:
- Alenia Aeronautica: upgrading of the Italian Air Force’s Tornado aircr…
- Hurricane Season Comes to a Close
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: College Football
- Vail student’s return to New Orleans isn’t easy
- CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports
- President of Red Cross Is Forced to Resign
- Lawyer in Katrina Case Faces Bribery Charge
Alenia Aeronautica: upgrading of the Italian Air Force’s Tornado aircr…
avionews.com – Nov 28, 2007
A contract for a first batch of upgraded Tornados had been signed in July 2002 and had envisaged retrofit activities on 18 aircraft with the introduction of new communication and navigation systems and with the introduction of advanced defence systems. The works on this first batch have been concluded in the first months of 2007. The upgrading programme of the Tornado schedules a third and last phase that will involve 35 other aircraft. These will be provided with a improved configuration thanks to new electronic countermeasures systems new displays and secure data link (Link 16) able to assure Italian Tornado?s operational life at least until 2025″. (Avionews) (006) 071128141217-1082705 (World Aeronautical Press Agency – 2007-11-28 02:12 pm).
Hurricane Season Comes to a Close
KTRE – Nov 28, 2007
Hurricane Humberto started out as an area of low pressure in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Then in a matter of 19 hours it set a record for the most rapid intensification of a tropical system in the Atlantic basin. Despite the fact that the track of Humberto came close to East Texas we felt very little effect from the storm as it weakened rapidly once it made landfall. Other than a few light showers most of the heavy rain and strongest winds were confined to areas around Beaumont Port Authur and the Upper Texas coast… Hurricane Humberto started out as an area of low pressure in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Then in a matter of 19 hours it set a record for the most rapid intensification of a tropical system in the Atlantic basin. Despite the fact that the track of Humberto came close to East Texas we felt very little effect from the storm as it weakened rapidly once it made landfall. Other than a few light showers most of the heavy rain and strongest winds were confined to areas around Beaumont Port Authur and the Upper Texas coast. Other than Humberto most of the active hurricanes were located farther south tracking through the southern Atlantic and western Caribbean.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: College Football
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Nov 28, 2007
3 percent of his throws and if that wasn’t enough he has also scored 12 touchdowns on the ground. In last weekend’s division-clinching win over Rice Smith threw for 441 yards and five scores and he also ran for a touchdown. It was the third time Smith has thrown for five touchdowns in a game this season and the 12th straight time he has eclipsed 300 passing yards. Brennan Marion was his favorite target with seven catches for 244 yards and two touchdowns while true freshman Trae Johnson added five receptions for 85 yards and two scores as well. For the season Johnson leads the team with 61 catches and he ranks second to Marion with 940 receiving yards and 10 scores. Marion a big time playmaker has 32 receptions for a team-high 1148 yards and 11 touchdowns and he is averaging an eye-popping 35… It was the fifth straight victory for the Hurricane which finished 6-2 in league play to capture the West Division title. Tulsa actually finished in a first place tie in the division with Houston but its 56-7 triumph over the Cougars during the season gave it the tie-breaker. The Hurricane boasts a solid 9-3 record on the year and it is just one victory shy of posting its highest win total since 1982. As for UCF it finished the regular season with a league-best 7-1 mark en route to the East Division title. The Knights ripped off six straight wins to end the regular season and that includes a 36-20 victory over Texas-El Paso last weekend to clinch the division crown. Much like its opponent UCF stands at 9-3 overall and it is one triumph short of tying the school record for wins in a season set in 1990. The Knights and Hurricane met in the inaugural 2005 C-USA title game with Tulsa posting a 44-27 victory for its first league title since 1985.
Vail student’s return to New Orleans isn’t easy
Vail Daily News – Nov 28, 2007
They are members of Vail Mountain’s Ethically Engaged Youth a “full immersion service program whose mission is to offer high school students a comprehensive appreciation for the cultural economic geographic and political confluence that results in endemic conditions of poverty” according to school officials. Some of the students have submitted essays about their experience in New Orleans for publication. NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA In July of 2005 a month before Hurricane Katrina hit my family and I visited New Orleans. Although our visit was short it was obvious that New Orleans was a place unlike any other: It was a place filled with a rich unique culture and an alluring liveliness a New Orleans very different from the one I returned to in June 2007 with Vail Mountain School. Two years ago I saw the streets filled with energetic locals and then saw the devastation of Katrina broadcasted on the TV. On the news I saw streets flooded houses torn down and people on their rooftops hoping to be saved from the rising water. This summer when we stepped out into the hot humid air I initially found a normal prosperous city not one filled with high waters and ubiquitous debris… The bathroom door had been washed off by the strength of the current and it lay bent jammed inside the small bathroom itself. Its steel frame had been morphed to the flow of the water. The hurricane hit over two years ago and yet this home looked as if it had endured this tragedy yesterday. Contributing factors Twenty-four hours after landing in this place that was both winning and breaking my heart it was explained to us WHY Hurricane Katrina had caused such extreme damage in New Orleans. We learned that the absence of Louisiana’s wetlands contributed to such destruction. The wetlands used to provide protection for the city they were the first “speed bump” for the oncoming storms. However the wetlands began to diminish because of the installment of the levies.
CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports
CSTV.com – Nov 28, 2007
Burkholder a senior played the ball square into the box to set-up McInnes’ fourth goal of the season. The Golden Hurricane lead was shortlived however. Klukowski took a feed from fellow captain and sophomore David Tyrie and beat Tulsa senior goalkeeper Dominic Cervi from 16 yards out just 1:38 after the Golden Hurricane score. “It was a great response by our team” Klukowski said. “It was a great ball by (Tyrie) and I was able to get to it and put it in. It’s just an amazing feeling to be able to help this team… Klukowski who now has four goals and six assists on the season challenged Cervi minutes later but the Tulsa keeper made his second save of the game. Cervi stopped Klukowski again in the 79th minute forcing the Central Connecticut midfielder to find a teammate instead. Smith got in behind the Golden Hurricane defense in the 81st minute received a feed from Klukowski and beat Cervi from eight yards out. The insurance goal proved valuable as Tulsa senior Todd Goddard converted a penalty kick with 4:59 remaining in the game. The only other Golden Hurricane shot a McInnes attempt in the 89th minute went high. Tulsa which played in the Central Connecticut half throughout the game finished the game with a 20-10 shot advantage but only five shots were put on target. Armstrong received strong play in front of him and totaled three saves to earn the win.
President of Red Cross Is Forced to Resign
Washington Post – Nov 28, 2007
Everson to resign yesterday because he had an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate a spokeswoman for the disaster relief agency said. Everson’s ouster was a blow to the Red Cross which has faced a rapid turnover in leadership and has struggled to restore a reputation damaged by its response to Hurricane Katrina. The agency’s fifth chief in six years Everson was at the helm of the federally chartered organization for six months. The Red Cross board of directors asked for his resignation after learning of the relationship 10 days ago spokeswoman Suzy C.
Lawyer in Katrina Case Faces Bribery Charge
New York Times – Nov 28, 2007
A 13-page indictment accuses Mr. Scruggs along with his son and law partner Zach Scruggs and three other lawyers of conspiring to bribe a state Circuit Court judge Henry Lackey with more than $40000 in cash. The lawyers tried to get Judge Lackey to sign an order in a civil lawsuit filed by a law firm that accused Mr. Scruggs of withholding fees for work on.