Hansen: Katrina Veteran Sandbags, Seals Leak At Home
- June
- 16
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Statistics for most-sandbags-handled-by-a-volunteer are hard to come by, but Sickel has to be on the leader board. Helping people recover from devastating acts of God is pretty much his life. He did it far away in New Orleans and Florida. He’s doing it here at home. Again.
Sickel, almost 50, has a real job. As “Toolman [...]
Train Derailment Acid Leak Forces La. Evacuation
- May
- 17
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Six cars of a freight train derailed Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and a nursing home within one mile of the wreck.
The spilled acid sent a toxic cloud over the area, and at least five people, including two railroad workers, were taken to a [...]
It’s a beautiful world
- April
- 20
Join the peace movement. www.amnesty.org.nz; www.gpja.org.nz
2. Mutated frogs are appearing in alarming numbers around the world and scientists consider the phenomenon a warning. Like canaries in mines, frogs are particularly sensitive to environmental poisons. The most commonly used herbicide in the world, Atrazine, turns frogs into hermaphrodites - even at concentrations as low as 0.1 [...]
Celebs attend ‘Idol Gives Back’ charity event
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone
else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity
event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled
to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol”
finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music,” while
performers from [...]
`Idol Gives Back’ Attracts AList Celebs
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol” finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop [...]
Engineer Society Accused of CoverUps
- April
- 6
NEW ORLEANS - The professional organization for engineers who build the nation’s roads, dams and bridges has been accused by fellow engineers of covering up catastrophic design flaws while investigating national disasters.After the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the levee failures caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the federal government paid the [...]
Rust Belt Gulf Coast added to housing bill
- April
- 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday supported tax breaks to ailing Rust Belt manufacturers and Gulf Coast residents receiving grants to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
The twin amendments were the first add-ons to a bill aimed at easing the crisis in the housing market. The measure is slated to pass next week.
By a [...]
Collaboration in Government IT, Part 1: Needs and Benefits
- March
- 18
The Value of Effective Collaboration
The importance of our need for well-informed, well-equipped and coordinated government services was driven home by 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Yet responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters — despite their potential scale and severity — are just two examples in which a host of government offices need to collaborate by [...]
Cell Towers and Backup Power: Who Foots the Bill?
- March
- 18
Too Burdensome
Several cell phone companies, while agreeing their networks need to become more resilient, have opposed the FCC’s backup power regulations, claiming they were illegally drafted and would present a huge economic and bureaucratic burden.
There are almost 210,000 cell towers and roof-mounted cell sites across the country, and carriers have said many would require some [...]
Collaboration in Government IT, Part 1: Needs and Benefits
- March
- 14
The Value of Effective Collaboration
The importance of our need for well-informed, well-equipped and coordinated government services was driven home by 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Yet responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters — despite their potential scale and severity — are just two examples in which a host of government offices need to collaborate by [...]
