Hurricane Aftermath

• Hurricane Irene's Unending Aftermath

By Kristin Davis The Virginian-Pilot

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• September 26, 2011

• Information acquisition, perception, preference, and convergence by Gulf Coast residents in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina crisis.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the Gulf Coast, especially in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Ru...

• Argumentation and Advocacy
• Vol. 48 Nbr. 2, September 2011

• Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath: The Advancement of E-Learning

The rapid advancements of technology in the 21st century have directly impacted every facet of life. Moreover, it has enhanced the delivery of higher education throughout the world. The integration of education and technology has created the existence of mobile learning, also known as, Electronic learning or E-learning. For the past several years, universities considered E-learning as a means to meet the needs of their students, thereby increasing enrollment, retention, and the quality of education at a low cost. However, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) depended on E-learning as a means to provide basic education to their students. SUNO is now a testimony for the necessity of E-learning as the school's survival. Prior to Katrina appr...

• Academy of Educational Leadership Journal
• Vol. 12 Nbr. 3, September 2008

• Carrabassett Valley Deals with Aftermath of Hurricane Irene

CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- Sugarloaf Mountain is now accessible from Route 27 through a series of private roads ... at least for those on the south side of a two-bridge washout Sunday. One of the bridges is north of the Sugarloaf Access Road and the other is just south of the road. The Sugarloaf Access Road can now be reached through Sugarloaf Village on the Brackett Brook Road.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• August 31, 2011

• Hurricane Katrina Aftermath; a Call to Action

There is debate about whether or not Hurricane Katrina was an act of God. Some believe the storm occurred because of man's constant destruction of land, oceans and the ozone. Others believe it was God's will and God's way. Regardless of which side of this issue you stand, what came after the storm was and will continue to be "man. The United States' deficit has been growing drastically during the Bush administration. Money thrown at an unsanctioned war, increased defense spending, payoff of 9/11 families, money to foreign countries for whatever reasons, dollars spent on numerous Enron-type investigations, and other expenditures cloaked in the veil of "national security." All of this spending with no plans for tax increases and, thus far, with minimal concern from the majority in office...

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 05, 2009

• The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Shenethia Brazil, 17, says she is okay, but there is a faraway look of sadness in her eyes, but she still tries to smile. She shared a story of how her brothers and stepfather pushed her, her baby, her mother and her brother's girlfriend into a boat that they "found," and how her brother moved dead bodies so that they could get into an abandoned van and drive to a bridge for safety. It all started when Adolph Mongo, a Detroit-based political consultant, called me as I was preparing to go to Kansas City, to cover the Hip Hop Summit and said, "Let's go to Houston, there's a story there.' I instantly said yes. Following another conversation with a newspaper publisher, I was told, "The story's in New Orleans," and I said, "I'm there.

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 05, 2009

• Hurricane's Aftermath Still Roils N.O. Suburb

GRETNA, La. - All Patryce Jenkins wanted was to walk home. For two days after Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, Jenkins had wandered the flooded streets of New Orleans, exhausted, hungry, filthy and terrified. She passed dead bodies. She avoided looters. She skirted the sweltering, violent Louisiana Superdome - the city's fetid shelter of last resort.

• Charleston Gazette
• September 15, 2008

• [ Ontario Company Sends Ambulances to Aid in Hurricane Aftermath ]

Just off the 15 Freeway in Ontario, Priority One Medical Transport, under theleadership of company owner Michael Parker, sent several local EMT and ambulanceunits along with FEMA to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita in the Gulf Coast. Among the Priority One staff was my son-in-law, Adam Hamilton, and his partnerMark Batty. They drove all the way to Texas overnight two weeks ago. They kept busyby transporting patients who had been evacuated back to reopening hospitals andgenerally doing whatever they were asked to do to help the Houston and Beaumontareas of Texas become fully-functioning again.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• November 22, 2005

• George Dale Striving for Balance in Hurricane Aftermath

In the year 2006, George Dale, the state's insurance commissioner, will continue to strike a delicate balance of working with insurance companies and ...

• Mississippi Business Journal, The
• August 06, 2009

• Staying Safe in the Aftermath of Hurricane Irene: Recommendations From the Former Chairman of the U.S. Product Safety Commission

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hurricane Irene has left many East Coast residents dealing with major wind damage and flooding. As people scramble to evaluate the damage to their homes, many are unknowingly putting themselves and their families in danger. Do you know the proper precautions to take after a hurricane? Hon. Nancy Harvey Steorts, the former Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, cautions that residents rushing back to their homes after the storm need to take safety precautions to avoid injury and illness. She can reveal the steps you need to take to keep yourself and your family safe.

• U.S. Newswire
• August 31, 2011