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...codes this year. Most states already have such codes. Florida has had a strict one in place since 2001, and structures built under it tend to be the ones left standing after a 120 m.p.h. wind rips through. We know that for every dollar spent on that kind of basic mitigation, society saves an average of $4, according to a 2005 report by the nonprofit National Institute of Building Sciences. Then there's Mississippi, which, believe it or not, still has no statewide building code. Katrina destroyed 68,729 houses there. But this year a proposed mandatory code, opposed...
...Felons Vote? Once they've served their time, punishing them further by taking away a basic right isn't just unfair to them...
...market for a compact neighborhood runabout but find Segways too silly and scooters too expensive, then the E-Glide, www.e-glide.com, may be just your speed. Starting at $419 for a basic model,[an error occurred while processing this directive] this powered skateboard - or powerboard - is made by a Santa Monica-based company and comes with a high-torque, 400-watt electric motor that takes you from zero to 32 km/h in just four seconds. Six styles are available - from stiff cruisers built for sidewalk use to those with more flexible boards designed for bumpier terrain - and models can travel distances...
...Lebanese soil. Especially since 9/11, the war against Islamic militants has been a struggle of life and death. The entire world should unite around the cause of freedom. Gabe Dearborne Kiryat Bialik, Israel Israel's attacks against the infrastructure and civilians of Lebanon are absolutely disproportionate and lacking in basic human consideration. The kidnapping or killing of two or three soldiers in no way excuses the slaughter of hundreds of civilians. Israel is not playing fair. Iñaki Lopez de Luzuriaga San Sebastián, Spain I have watched with keen interest the carnage committed by Hizballah (with...
...Indeed, the outcome has done so little to alter the basic strategic geography of Lebanon and the wider region that it's hard to envisage this truce as the first step towards a comprehensive regional peace. Right now, it looks more like a time...