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ONLINE Nov/Dec 2005 Marydee Ojala	Natural Disasters and Their Online Implications Real-time information was available for Hurricane Katrina in ways it wasn't for past disasters because of the rise of information sources and blogging on the Internet. However, there are still ways for the technology to grow.
Popular Mechanics December 2005 Benjamin Chertoff	Katrina Images Pictures of New Orleans, southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast during an intensive examination of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Tim Hanson	Back in Business, Better Than Before A look at how one regional bank is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Interested investors should be aware that much of that growth has already been priced into Hancock Bank's stock.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Evan Simonoff	Editor's Note - When It Rains, It Pours The New Orleans debacle spawned a natural but unseemly wave of recriminations from a public that was suddenly ashamed of what happened, and divided the country.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Kelvin Taylor	The Windfall of Hurricanes Retailers like Lowe's and Home Depot are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes. The stocks of all these companies have done well over the past few weeks.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 Rich Duprey	Little Value in GM's Low Price The slide in the car maker's share price doesn't make it a value investment, at least not yet.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Global Warming Burning Investors? The insurance industry and others may face some hot water ahead. Bigger storms are a big deal for insurance companies, especially those that "reinsure" other insurance companies against massive losses. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Mann & Hanson	Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences.
PC Magazine February 14, 2007	Herding Wandering Windows Problems with resizing windows.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2005 Kelvin Taylor	Make Do With the Good and Bad The hurricanes will have a long-term positive effect on some stocks. Investors, check out: Wal-Mart... Target... Home Depot... Lowe's... Beacon... Caterpillar... Cummins...
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back The winds of change can be brutal and cruel... Would you like a Slurpee straw with that buyout?...
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IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Tekla S. Perry	Hurricane Watchers Hit Their Mark Hurricane Katrina, despite the tremendous problems with the evacuation of New Orleans, provided a vivid example of today's more skillful hurricane predicting.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Window Dressing for Nudists Some mutual fund managers like to stock up their portfolios with some of the best-performing stocks at the end of every quarter so they look good to their fund shareowners.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Be Wary of Headlines Some headlines are overstating the extent of the damages investors can expect to endure. As investors, we need to consider the big picture for each company we own and put the numbers in the stories into context.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Peter Coy	It's Easier Being Green Energy conservation is making a comeback -- driven by gut as much as by high gas prices. Even though prices are receding and gas lines have disappeared, research by behavioral economists shows that emotionally searing events continue to affect people's behavior long after the facts on the ground change.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Katrina Sending Sterling Higher? Sterling Construction soars after a strong second quarter; then Hurricane Katrina adds fuel to rise. Investors chasing this stock today will probably see little long-term lift, as investors consider tax angles and the actual profitability of any signed contracts.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Sarah Erdreich	Gone in 30 Seconds: Chevrolet Chevy's patriotic ad misses the mark. Here's what investors have to say.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Kliger	Learning From Katrina Hurricane Katrina can teach engineers a lot about the unintended impact of technology as well as what can be done to prepare for the next catastrophe.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Rita Spares the Worst There's no such thing as a good hurricane, but the U.S. energy infrastructure escaped this one with relatively minimal damage. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers Hurricanes are taking the wind out of Disney's theme park sails.
PC Magazine September 14, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking	Control a Window with the Keyboard Keyboard shortcuts to resizing or move a window.
Entrepreneur March 2006 Jackie Larson	After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater.
Geotimes December 2005 Naomi Lubick	Global Climate Affects Storms? Experts caution that drawing a direct link between climate change and hurricane behavior is not yet possible, and that the El Nino-Southern Oscillation may have more of an impact on storm intensity and occurrence.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Bill Mann	Insurance Disaster Scenario: Meet Stan Insurance companies that made it through the storm of the century intact might not survive a second blow. It's one area of investment where gambling on marginal players carries substantially higher levels of risk.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Keliger	Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2005 Camden Fine	Addendum: Take That to the Bank The flexibility of the new bankruptcy law will be tested as victims of the Gulf Coast hurricanes try to put their lives back together. But this new law is long overdue, will benefit all consumers in the long run and should be allowed to work.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec	When the Chips Are Down Many commercial real estate professionals are working to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here are a few of their stories: Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA)... Jerry Wallace Interests... etc.
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The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 John Reeves	The Summer of Our Discontent Despite the apparent inevitability of some kind of catastrophic event in the near future, there seems to be little sense of urgency among the governmental organizations that plan for such events. So what can you do if you can't count on the government to respond efficiently?
Searcher June 2006 Piper & Ramos	A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams.
U.S. CPSC October 4, 2006	CPSC Warns Older Window Coverings Pose Strangulation Risk to Children Steps consumers can take to help prevent strangulation from window coverings.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Tim Beyers	When Katrina Strikes Again She'll be back at some point. Will you be ready? The ugly truth is that too many Americans are economically vulnerable and would need to subsist on credit and government handouts in the wake of a disaster.
CIO November 1, 2005 Ben Worthen	How Wal-Mart Beat Feds to New Orleans Companies -- Wal-Mart and Starbucks among them -- that had procedures in place for quick communications were able to be "first responders" when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast this Fall.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: Refiners and Others Given how little excess refining and energy-handling capacity there is in the United States, we are lucky that Katrina didn't inflict more damage upon these companies. Investors can breathe a sigh of relief.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Steven Mallas	P&G Comes Out Clean Procter & Gamble should do fine, even with the effects of Katrina. At some point, lingering lofty fuel prices may cause havoc on the company's bottom line. If it does, you should consider buying on the dips.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	NASA Airborne Laser Mapping Systems Studies Katrina Damage Through a cooperative research program NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are exploring the use of airborne laser mapping systems to quantify coastal change along the entire coastline affected by Hurricane Katrina.
InternetNews September 23, 2005 Tim Gray	Hurricane Rita Stirs up Scammers Storm likely to be a fertile breeding ground for phishers.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005	They Don't Teach This In B-School Here are the stories of two men and their colleagues, Gulf Coast residents who, when their world was torn apart by Katrina, deftly managed their way through the storm.
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick	Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Geotimes September 2005 Megan Sever	Katrina Strikes the Energy Sector In the nearly two weeks since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the nation's energy sector - and its citzens' emotions - have been on a roller coaster ride.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Brian Lawler	Nice: No Hurricanes Thankfully, we experienced nice weather in 2006. After the unprecedented losses incurred in 2005, almost anything would have been better for insurers this year. Investors, take note.
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