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...odds are against him. But he suggests another, more creative way to judge the health of his city after Katrina. Come back in a year, he says, and see how many from that original list of 112 are still in jail. Then compare the results with Houston. "My understanding is that Houston keeps these criminals in jail. Let's see if our system keeps these people in jail. That will be a great test...
...someone who played on College Bowl, I want to buzz in early,” he said. “That’s a horrible, horrible move on the show.” Vaz, who is currently enrolled at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, won the quarterfinals game that aired on Wednesday night, guaranteeing that he will at least take home $10,000. His semi-finals game will air next week. According to Vaz, the shows for the tournament were all taped last month, and he knows the outcome. But Jeopardy! producers require contestants to keep...
...deep-water tanker port, unloaded its first cargo since Aug. 27. Still, some analysts predict that disruptions in the supply chain mean motorists will be in for several more months of $3 gas or worse. "The only thing we can hope for is an amazing amount of conservation," says Houston oil analyst Matt Simmons...
...processing plants in the Gulf). New Orleans is the second largest coffee port in the country, after New York, and stores 27% of the nation's beans. "Right now those supplies are off the table," says Joe De Rupo of the National Coffee Association. Imports are being rerouted to Houston, Miami and Jacksonville, but no one knows whether the 211 million lbs. sitting in bags in New Orleans is salvageable or whether the roasting equipment, possibly submerged in contaminated water, can be saved. That's troublesome for small roasters and for giants like Procter & Gamble, which closed its Folgers plant...
...never underestimate the indefatigable American profit motive. One Houston contractor, Bert Screen, hopes to make his fortune rebuilding New Orleans. He was packing up his Ford pickup last week, rounding up a crew and planning to head east. "In a twisted way, I'm looking forward to it," he says. "I've always felt New Orleans was my second home, so I will help rebuild it, and make a pile of money." The recovery has already begun. --With reporting by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Jyoti Thottam, Dody Tsiantar and Deirdre van Dyk/New York, Wendy Grossman/ Houston and Douglas Waller/Washington