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...excluded the possibility of a highly powerful storm hitting the city because that was unlikely, which violates sophisticated principles of statistics and just plain common sense. On Nov. 18, a federal judge ruled that the Corps was directly responsible for flooding in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower Ninth Ward. "The Corps' lassitude and failure to fulfill its duties resulted in a catastrophic loss of human life and property in unprecedented proportions," the judge said. The government is expected to appeal. (See a video of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina...
...stands or not, look no farther than the fields surrounding Yale Bowl.Leverett HoCo is getting their tailgate on for the first time in recent memory this Saturday, serving up the basics in large quantities. They’ll be providing plenty of warm food and drinks to ward off the chilly November air and you can start your 10 a.m. off right with peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate, as well as cider, coffee, and tea. Breakfast and grilled goods will also be in plenty.Pfoho’s tailgate will showcase the House’s winning chili, which...
...adequate flood walls would have withstood the extra surge created by Mr. Go - and that the inadequacy of the flood walls is covered by sovereign immunity. In other words: Don't blame our lousy navigation project; blame our lousy flood-protection project! (See video of New Orleans's Ninth Ward...
Gortney called the LRAD "a terrific non-lethal weapon," and said cargo ships plying those waters should also use other means - slippery foam and barbed wire around ships' entry and exit points - to ward off pirates. But kinder, gentler techniques have their limits. "At the end of the day, if your opponent has an AK-47, the LRAD is not quite as effective as that AK-47," he said. "A well-placed round from an M-16 is far more effective than that LRAD...
Maybe the witches and wizards of the Harvard Quidditch team know a spell to ward off budget cuts. Despite fiscal pressure at the University, Harvard’s competitive Quidditch team recently conjured up a $600 grant—primarily to purchase broomsticks...