Daily Archives: Tuesday, September 6, 2005

Corporate heavy-weights respond: (From tomorrow’s WSJ) “The devastation of Hurricane Katrina has shaken the way everyone — even those cosseted in comfortable corporate suites — looks at the world. It’s a graphic reminder of how thin the line is that … Continue reading →

Negative numbers: Carl Bialik, the WSJ’s Numbers Guy, explains why early estimates of disaster death tolls are rarely correct. Also, estimating the number of evacuees and “missing” is challenging, if not impossible.

Sad: (From an AP story) “A Hurricane Katrina refugee attempted suicide aboard a flight bound for Washington, D-C. The United Express originated in Houston, Texas, and was diverted to Nashville.” Observation: Psychological repercussions will claim victims that will never be … Continue reading →

Al Gore responds: He chartered an American Airlines plane to fly evacuees to Chattanooga. tags: katrina, katrina response, katrina evacuees, al gore

Nashville responds: (From AP story) “The foundation started by Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair had hoped to fill six tractor-trailer trucks with supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina. That goal was met halfway through the 12-hour relief drive today in … Continue reading →

Lycos launches Katrina meta search tool: This morning, I pointed to Yahoo!’s Katrina: Search for Missing People meta search tool that searches for names across numerous missing person forums and databases. I just learned that Lycos has a similar Search … Continue reading →

Australian-rules blame gaming: On the radio (the story should show up here soon), I just overheard a report of an Australian Parliament session during which Prime Minister John Howard was being blamed for not responding fast enough to the need … Continue reading →

How the breach was plugged: Fascinating WSJ story (free). Quote: The task was Herculean, the scene surreal and the men desperate. For the past five days, construction crews labored in a delicate, often-frustrating effort to close a breach near 17th … Continue reading →

Katrina: Search for missing people from Yahoo!: What can I say? Thank you, Yahoo! and to some other people who know who they are. Yahoo! now has a narrow search tool that searches multiple missing-people databases that have been created … Continue reading →