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...behavior. Last month uefa and Football Against Racism in Europe (fare) - an organization devoted to countering racism and xenophobia in football across Europe - organized a conference at the Nou Camp to raise awareness. But such measures have repeatedly fallen short, as have paltry fines imposed by the rfef. Rafael Blanco, head of the csd, says that the clubs haven't taken the troubles in the stands seriously enough. "In many cases, those in professional soccer aren't conscious that this is a new kind of violence. They don't think it matters." Evidence of that assertion is easy to find...
...pieces have come together for a real plan to get money to homeowners for rebuilding. Two weeks ago, George W. Bush promised to ask Congress for an additional $4.2 billion for that purpose. That would come on top of $6.2 billion allocated last year. Within days, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco proposed a $7.5 billion plan that relies on the federal money. It would make available to the owners of storm-damaged homes a combination of grants and affordable loans worth up to $150,000, depending on the prestorm value of the house, minus whatever insurance payouts and Federal Emergency Management...
...Governor Blanco's new housing formula, which improves on one put forward by Nagin, has the advantage of allowing people to rebuild pretty much anywhere. But there's one important catch: wherever they build, they must meet stringent new state building codes and FEMA rules that require houses in low-lying areas to be raised several feet above ground level. The most flood-prone neighborhoods, many of them poor, will probably require the most new protections, at a cost that could discourage residents from going back to the same spot...
...each bank of the Mississippi) consisting of engineers and other specialists. The consolidation, which must still be approved by voters in September, was an essential signal to Congress that money sent to Louisiana would not drop down a sinkhole. "These boards will operate to the highest ethical standards," promised Blanco. "No politics. No patronage. No brother-in-law deals...
...schools destroyed or badly damaged. Of the 60,000 students enrolled before the storm, just 9,831 have returned (that number is expected to more than double by fall of 2007, when a lot of children will find themselves crammed into temporary classrooms). The devastation created an opening for Blanco and the state legislature to achieve a longtime goal of education reformers. During a special legislative session in November, the state took control of the 102 schools that had been performing below state standards. The state now has the power to decide which schools get rebuilt, how much is spent...