Hurricane Ike Storm Surge

Wunderground graphic. See my NP story to see the storm surge graphic. Sending pictures or graphics to NP doesn't work quite right.

Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120M to Charity

"Star Paul Newman has quietly turned over the entire value of his ownership in Newman’s Own — the company that makes salad dressing and cookies — to charity.Completed over a two-year period in 2005 and 2006, the amount of his donations to Newman’s Own Foundation Inc....

Cuba's Cure

"The Cuban health care system is producing a population that is as healthy as those of the world’s wealthiest countries at a fraction of the cost. And now Cuba has begun exporting its system to under-served communities around the world—including the United States."

Katrina Mission Accomplished

"A year after Katrina,just like Iraq, it is Mission Accomplished for the Bush team and their disaster/war profiteer pals....while they blame the victims for fraud....."

Vaccarella's Bait and Switch

"I've written about Rockey Vaccarella before (A Potemkin Protester), but I think that a lot of the people writing about him, mainstream media and blogs alike, are missing the real story on this guy. Yes, he's a shill and GOP operative. Yes, he's a PR gimmick to make Bush look...

US Spending Three Times more per Iraqi than per American

"Has the government learned the 'lessons of Katrina'? Apparently not. AP reports:Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a hurricane with heavy storm surge...

Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Caribbean

"Reuters - The fifth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto, could strengthen into a hurricane and threaten U.S. oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said on Saturday."

Alberto strengthens, threatens Fla. coast

"AP - More than 20,000 people along Florida's Gulf Coast were ordered to clear out Monday as Alberto the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season ; unexpectedly picked up steam and threatened to come ashore as a hurricane."

** STRONG TROPICAL WAVE -- WILL IT MAKE IT TO STORM STATUS? - Special Update **

SEPT 28, 2005 /1:30AM - SPECIAL UPDATESTRONG WAVE WITH CLOSED CIRCULATION SOUTH OF JAMAICABUT TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUTLatest imagery shows that the strong wave in the Caribbean south of Jamaica does have a low level circulation,but the convection associated with it has...