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...evacuation of more than 3 million people and cost more than twice as much as Katrina. An insurance-industry risk assessment ranked New York City as No. 2 on a list of the worst places for a hurricane to strike; Miami came in first. But in a June survey measuring the readiness of 4,200 insured homeowners living in hurricane zones, New Yorkers came in second to last. They had taken only about a third of eight basic steps to protect themselves from a major storm (such as getting flood insurance or putting together a disaster evacuation plan...
...quickly, like removing debris from the streets before the autumn rains begin. But it will hire smaller companies from the most affected communities to do the bulk of the reconstruction work. "Many of them will go bankrupt if they don't get work soon," said Khereddine. "And we will survey the work so that we will know if they are doing it well." Infrastructure repairs to the electricity and water systems will be left to the government, he said...
...rubble of Haret Hreik, a Shi'a neighborhood in southern Beirut, wearing a Hizballah yellow vest and matching baseball cap that says "Jihad of Construction." Armed with only a clipboard, Al Tawil is one of about 1,500 Hizballah civil engineers who have fanned out across the country to survey the damage from over a month of war with Israel. For now, they are simply recording which buildings have been damaged, slightly damaged or obliterated. More detailed surveys will soon follow to determine what repairs need to be done and what buildings need to be torn down. "Your mind...
...That opinion, shared by other analysts and airline industry officials, is confirmed by an informal survey by Germany's Deutsche Bank following the foiled plot. It found that only 11% of passengers planned to change their near-term travel plans. The tough new baggage restrictions, in which nearly all carry-on luggage was initially banned, could have an impact on future travel, the survey found, but since then the rules have already been eased slightly to allow some cabin baggage. The upshot, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Reid: "Current travel volumes should not be challenged." The one sector that...
...manage that? I want all parties, all persuasions to be comfortable on the site. It's very tempting for this to be a left-leaning site. Our gig is green - period. We want Republicans, Democrats, etc., all to be comfortable on the site. We did a survey a while back and we had 10% to 20% Republicans. I would like there to be more Republicans on the site. I feel that it has been a largely Democratic issue, but it shouldn...