September 12, 2005
G is for Google
… Google offers ways to help you find whatever you may be seeking. The site has set up specific pages to help you find local listings, convert currencies, get stock quotes, check the weather and find the status of a flight or package. Today’s site is a specific page at Google that lists them all. Look at the list of different ways to use Google and you’re bound to find one to save you time. www.google.com/help/features.html
Headphones exacerbate hearing loss
...researchers fear that the growing popularity of portable music players and other items that attach directly to the ears — including cell phones — is only making it worse. "It's a different level of use than we've seen in the past," says Robert Novak, director of clinical education in audiology at Purdue University in Indiana. "It's becoming more of a full-day listening experience, as opposed to just when you're jogging..." ...With long-lasting rechargeable batteries, people who use portable music players also are listening longer — and not giving their ears a rest, says Deanna Meinke, an audiologist at the University of Northern Colorado who heads the National Hearing Conservation Association's task force on children and hearing... http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-09-12-hearing-loss_x.htm
Your Child's Habits
Many kids have habits that can be downright annoying. The five most common ones that children develop and parents complain about are: nail biting, thumb sucking, hair twirling,
nose picking, breath holding. …Nose picking appears to be a habit that, although it usually begins in childhood, may actually linger into adulthood. If you find that hard to believe, consider that a 1995 study of adults found that 91% picked their noses on a regular basis - and about 8% of those people reported that they eat what they pick!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/kidshealth/20050909/hl_kidshealth/your_child_s_habits
The Situation (cartoon)
http://hogan.ohio.com/ohio/bok/album/show.php3?id=1910
Oil below $63 as high prices crimp demandSep 12 ...Oil prices slumped below $63 a barrel on Monday as signs of a slowdown in global petroleum demand growth countered the struggle to restart U.S. oil facilities after Hurricane Katrina...Crude is now $8 below the record high of $70.85 struck on August 30..."For the first time, traders have to worry about demand," said Gary Ross, chief executive of U.S. energy consultancy PIRA Energy.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/12/MTFH60854_2005-09-12_15-39-18_HO223063.html
Best Katrina Quote yet . . .
"If Sen. Mary Landrieu were as good at busing black people to safety as she was at busing them to the polls to vote, none of them would have died." http://wizbangblog.com/archives/007030.php
Investors Optimistic Despite Oil, Katrina
Sep 11 Stock investors are feeling bullish these days, shrugging off so far the effects of $3-per-gallon gasoline and the short-term economic impact of Hurricane Katrina's devastation. That's due in part because crude oil prices have dropped below their pre-Katrina levels as more Gulf Coast production and refining capacity is restored. Also, in a rare burst of long-term thinking, investors also anticipate that a reconstruction boom may help boost economic growth in 2006.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/11/D8CI81P83.html
Ray of hope in New Orleans
September 12, 2005 NEW ORLEANS -- Workers here were picking up trash yesterday, a small miracle under the circumstances. The airport opened to cargo traffic. A bullhorn-wielding volunteer led relief workers in a chorus of "Amazing Grace." ...Numerous residents were able to visit their homes for the first time, however briefly, as floodwaters receded and work crews cleared trees, debris and downed telephone poles from major streets. ...Albert Gaude III, a Louisiana State University fisheries agent, was among those returning for the first time since the storm.
"They wouldn't let us in before, but we made it now, and we could drive all the way here with no problem," he said. ...Meanwhile, the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport reopened for cargo traffic yesterday, and limited passenger service was expected to resume tomorrow, airport director Roy Williams said. ...Trash collection began over the weekend, a service unimaginable in the first days after Katrina's fury battered the Gulf Coast... The city's main wastewater-treatment facility will be running by today, said Sgt. John Zeller, an engineer with the California National Guard....
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050912-121856-5124r.htm
Federal response to New Orleans was 'faster' than after Hugo and Andrew...
Jack Kelly: Sept. 11, 2005…"The federal government pretty much met its standard time lines, but the volume of support provided during the 72-96 hour was unprecedented. The federal response here was faster than Hugo, faster than Andrew, faster than Iniki, faster than Francine and Jeanne." …For instance, it took five days for National Guard troops to arrive in strength on the scene in Homestead, Fla. after Hurricane Andrew hit in 2002. But after Katrina, there was a significant National Guard presence in the afflicted region in three…Journalists who are long on opinions and short on knowledge have no idea what is involved in moving hundreds of tons of relief supplies into an area the size of England in which power lines are down, telecommunications are out, no gasoline is available, bridges are damaged, roads and airports are covered with debris, and apparently have little interest in finding out... Jason van Steenwyk is a Florida Army National Guardsman who has been mobilized six times for hurricane relief. He notes that: "The federal government pretty much met its standard time lines, but the volume of support provided during the 72-96 hour was unprecedented. The federal response here was faster than Hugo, faster than Andrew, faster than Iniki, faster than Francine and Jeanne." For instance, it took five days for National Guard troops to arrive in strength on the scene in Homestead, Fla. after Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992. But after Katrina, there was a significant National Guard presence in the afflicted region in three.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05254/568876.stm
Never mind W declared the area a disaster area 3 days before the storm hit
Mary Landrieu: School Bus Failure Bush's Fault
…It was the Bush administration's fault that hundreds of city school buses weren't dispatched to evacuate the hurricane-battered residents of New Orleans two weeks ago before floods swamped the city, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu said Sunday…Saying she was unwilling to criticize Louisiana officials, the Louisiana Democrat insisted that Mayor Nagin's evacuation efforts had been a smashing success. "Because the mayor evacuated the city, we had the best evacuation . . . of any evacuation I've seen. I'm 50 years old; I've never seen one any better," Landrieu told FNS. http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/9/11/222939.shtml
Bush Team Conspired Against Blacks, Activists Charge
Several black civil rights leaders are accusing the federal government of conspiring against poor African Americans in the aftermath of the flooding in New Orleans. But one of those hurling the charges, comedian and political activist Dick Gregory, on Friday refused to say what, if anything, he has personally contributed to the relief effort.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200509\POL20050912a.html
Some say Congress going overboard on aid
The federal government has a long record of responding quickly to disasters, only to see money diverted for questionable uses that have little or nothing to do with its intended purpose. For example, Ervin's successor, acting DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner, is investigating why the government bought new clothing, furniture and appliances after last year's Florida hurricanes for residents of Miami-Dade County, which mostly escaped damage. There was waste, as well, in money spent after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to improve security. Small business loans meant to help recovery from the attacks went to a day care center, a veterinarian's office and a golf course hundreds of miles away in Georgia, the Associated Press found. Grand Forks, N.D., got more biochemical protective suits than it has police officers. And a contractor hired to help find airport screeners drew $5.4 million for nine months' work, according to a federal audit.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-09-11-katrina-haste_x.htm
GET ANGRY
Sep 12 2005 After weeks of intense Katrina coverage from the main press, LA TIMES guru and former CNN host Michael Kinsley divulges that CNN was coaching guests to artificially enhance emotions! Kinsley writes: "The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to 'get angry.'
http://www.freewill-predestination.com
… Google offers ways to help you find whatever you may be seeking. The site has set up specific pages to help you find local listings, convert currencies, get stock quotes, check the weather and find the status of a flight or package. Today’s site is a specific page at Google that lists them all. Look at the list of different ways to use Google and you’re bound to find one to save you time. www.google.com/help/features.html
Headphones exacerbate hearing loss
...researchers fear that the growing popularity of portable music players and other items that attach directly to the ears — including cell phones — is only making it worse. "It's a different level of use than we've seen in the past," says Robert Novak, director of clinical education in audiology at Purdue University in Indiana. "It's becoming more of a full-day listening experience, as opposed to just when you're jogging..." ...With long-lasting rechargeable batteries, people who use portable music players also are listening longer — and not giving their ears a rest, says Deanna Meinke, an audiologist at the University of Northern Colorado who heads the National Hearing Conservation Association's task force on children and hearing... http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-09-12-hearing-loss_x.htm
Your Child's Habits
Many kids have habits that can be downright annoying. The five most common ones that children develop and parents complain about are: nail biting, thumb sucking, hair twirling,
nose picking, breath holding. …Nose picking appears to be a habit that, although it usually begins in childhood, may actually linger into adulthood. If you find that hard to believe, consider that a 1995 study of adults found that 91% picked their noses on a regular basis - and about 8% of those people reported that they eat what they pick!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/kidshealth/20050909/hl_kidshealth/your_child_s_habits
The Situation (cartoon)
http://hogan.ohio.com/ohio/bok/album/show.php3?id=1910
Oil below $63 as high prices crimp demandSep 12 ...Oil prices slumped below $63 a barrel on Monday as signs of a slowdown in global petroleum demand growth countered the struggle to restart U.S. oil facilities after Hurricane Katrina...Crude is now $8 below the record high of $70.85 struck on August 30..."For the first time, traders have to worry about demand," said Gary Ross, chief executive of U.S. energy consultancy PIRA Energy.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/12/MTFH60854_2005-09-12_15-39-18_HO223063.html
Best Katrina Quote yet . . .
"If Sen. Mary Landrieu were as good at busing black people to safety as she was at busing them to the polls to vote, none of them would have died." http://wizbangblog.com/archives/007030.php
Investors Optimistic Despite Oil, Katrina
Sep 11 Stock investors are feeling bullish these days, shrugging off so far the effects of $3-per-gallon gasoline and the short-term economic impact of Hurricane Katrina's devastation. That's due in part because crude oil prices have dropped below their pre-Katrina levels as more Gulf Coast production and refining capacity is restored. Also, in a rare burst of long-term thinking, investors also anticipate that a reconstruction boom may help boost economic growth in 2006.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/11/D8CI81P83.html
Ray of hope in New Orleans
September 12, 2005 NEW ORLEANS -- Workers here were picking up trash yesterday, a small miracle under the circumstances. The airport opened to cargo traffic. A bullhorn-wielding volunteer led relief workers in a chorus of "Amazing Grace." ...Numerous residents were able to visit their homes for the first time, however briefly, as floodwaters receded and work crews cleared trees, debris and downed telephone poles from major streets. ...Albert Gaude III, a Louisiana State University fisheries agent, was among those returning for the first time since the storm.
"They wouldn't let us in before, but we made it now, and we could drive all the way here with no problem," he said. ...Meanwhile, the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport reopened for cargo traffic yesterday, and limited passenger service was expected to resume tomorrow, airport director Roy Williams said. ...Trash collection began over the weekend, a service unimaginable in the first days after Katrina's fury battered the Gulf Coast... The city's main wastewater-treatment facility will be running by today, said Sgt. John Zeller, an engineer with the California National Guard....
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050912-121856-5124r.htm
Federal response to New Orleans was 'faster' than after Hugo and Andrew...
Jack Kelly: Sept. 11, 2005…"The federal government pretty much met its standard time lines, but the volume of support provided during the 72-96 hour was unprecedented. The federal response here was faster than Hugo, faster than Andrew, faster than Iniki, faster than Francine and Jeanne." …For instance, it took five days for National Guard troops to arrive in strength on the scene in Homestead, Fla. after Hurricane Andrew hit in 2002. But after Katrina, there was a significant National Guard presence in the afflicted region in three…Journalists who are long on opinions and short on knowledge have no idea what is involved in moving hundreds of tons of relief supplies into an area the size of England in which power lines are down, telecommunications are out, no gasoline is available, bridges are damaged, roads and airports are covered with debris, and apparently have little interest in finding out... Jason van Steenwyk is a Florida Army National Guardsman who has been mobilized six times for hurricane relief. He notes that: "The federal government pretty much met its standard time lines, but the volume of support provided during the 72-96 hour was unprecedented. The federal response here was faster than Hugo, faster than Andrew, faster than Iniki, faster than Francine and Jeanne." For instance, it took five days for National Guard troops to arrive in strength on the scene in Homestead, Fla. after Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992. But after Katrina, there was a significant National Guard presence in the afflicted region in three.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05254/568876.stm
Never mind W declared the area a disaster area 3 days before the storm hit
Mary Landrieu: School Bus Failure Bush's Fault
…It was the Bush administration's fault that hundreds of city school buses weren't dispatched to evacuate the hurricane-battered residents of New Orleans two weeks ago before floods swamped the city, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu said Sunday…Saying she was unwilling to criticize Louisiana officials, the Louisiana Democrat insisted that Mayor Nagin's evacuation efforts had been a smashing success. "Because the mayor evacuated the city, we had the best evacuation . . . of any evacuation I've seen. I'm 50 years old; I've never seen one any better," Landrieu told FNS. http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/9/11/222939.shtml
Bush Team Conspired Against Blacks, Activists Charge
Several black civil rights leaders are accusing the federal government of conspiring against poor African Americans in the aftermath of the flooding in New Orleans. But one of those hurling the charges, comedian and political activist Dick Gregory, on Friday refused to say what, if anything, he has personally contributed to the relief effort.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200509\POL20050912a.html
Some say Congress going overboard on aid
The federal government has a long record of responding quickly to disasters, only to see money diverted for questionable uses that have little or nothing to do with its intended purpose. For example, Ervin's successor, acting DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner, is investigating why the government bought new clothing, furniture and appliances after last year's Florida hurricanes for residents of Miami-Dade County, which mostly escaped damage. There was waste, as well, in money spent after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to improve security. Small business loans meant to help recovery from the attacks went to a day care center, a veterinarian's office and a golf course hundreds of miles away in Georgia, the Associated Press found. Grand Forks, N.D., got more biochemical protective suits than it has police officers. And a contractor hired to help find airport screeners drew $5.4 million for nine months' work, according to a federal audit.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-09-11-katrina-haste_x.htm
GET ANGRY
Sep 12 2005 After weeks of intense Katrina coverage from the main press, LA TIMES guru and former CNN host Michael Kinsley divulges that CNN was coaching guests to artificially enhance emotions! Kinsley writes: "The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to 'get angry.'
http://www.freewill-predestination.com
posted by David Bennett | 5:45 PM
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