Archive for May, 2008

Death toll from Katrina likely higher than 1,300

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

NEW ORLEANS - Almost six months later than Hurricane Katrina, above 1,300 bodies have been found, but the actual death toll is obviously higher. How much higher, no one can speak with any confidence.

Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, and a number of of them again, no one is confident how many — were possibly washed into the Gulf of Mexico, drowned while their fishing boats sank, swept into Lake Pontchartrain or alligator-infected swamps, or covered under flattened homes, said Dr. Louis Cataldie, Louisiana medical examiner.

Cataldie noted that the coffins, disgorged from the earth by the floodwaters, have been establish large distances from their graveyards, and “if we have coffins that have washed 30 miles away, I can promise you there are people who have.”

“The likelihood is there are people we will not find,” he said.

New Orleans Coroner Frank Minyard said a last sweep of homes in the overwhelmed Ninth Ward will be completed this month with help from federal officials. After that, he said, any more bodies found will almost certainly be discovered in out-of-the-way places by hunters or fishermen.

But neither he nor Cataldie would undertaking a guess as to how many undiscovered sufferers are out there.

Leave us alone, Salman did not beat me: Katrina

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

It All happening at what time Katrina Kaif was seen next to Akshay Kumar throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Photographs of the pair receiving cozy were available in the newspapers and as typical Salman Khan came into picture. How can Sallu Bhai be left at the back when his girlfriend is making news all around the cricket ground. It was reported that Salman Khan took Katrina in the vanity van during the shooting of Subhash Ghai’s Yuvraaj and started loud, abusing and slapping her after seeing the photos. It was also said that Katrina was seen weeping and left the studio wearing dark glasses to wrap her cry.

On the other hand bringing all rumours to an end, Katrina said that neither everything of that sort happened nor Salman hit her. She said that she failed to know why the media doesn’t leave them alone, exposed a website. Whatsoever the truth may be, but there have been information past of Salman Khan actually abusing his girlfriends. Katrina, approximately half the age of Salman, has stood by the actor at any time needed. A few months back, it was reported that Salman had openly slapped Katrina at the bandstand Barista coffee shop.

Recovery from Katrina continues

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The injure made with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 integrated the remaining crash on the psyches of kids.

Howard Osofsky, chairman of the division of Psychiatry at Louisiana State University, lately told the Earth & Sky broadcasting program that in the consequences of Hurricane Katrina he and his colleagues have assessed the psychological strength of 14,000 New Orleans children.

"We are considering lots of children who, though they’re satisfied to be back, are viewing symptoms of post-disturbing stress, despair, depending on their age, or troubles when it rains, when there’s a cloudburst," Osofsky said.

Recreating New Orleans includes upgrading children.

In the meantime, in 2007, a collection of related Press reporters went to New Orleans to appraise taken as a whole situation. A few of their stories were filed by the support of video cameras — a exposure tool that awaiting that coverage journey was not well-known to some members assigned to cover up the revival attempt. Video is a valuable tool, but, that is apparent in the work under, which together won an EPpy Award.

Katrina Kaif is the face of Vijay Mallya’s IPL team

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Katrina Kaif joins the roll of celebrities related with Indian Premier League cricket teams. The attractive actress will hold up Vijay Mallya’s Bangalore team.

“Let me make clear that Katrina is the face of Vijay Mallya’s cricket team however not a brand representative to his Noble Challenge products,” said a basis close to the actress.

The actress, who sizzled in the newly out thriller “Race”, will be gunfire an restricted solo music video for Mallya’s team to be heading by  Sanjay Gupta.
Later than starring in four hits last year, Katrina now ranks along with the top association of actresses and her next release is “Singh is King”.

Left with Nothing After Katrina

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Inside is a outlook of absolute destruction - ceilings distorted, furniture damaged, the total contents of their home shattered and enclosed in a deep layer of mud.

Louise, known as Weezie, and John have now returned to St Bernard’s Parish, one of the most horrible hit areas of New Orleans, wherever the floodwater reached up to the rooftops of the just the once neat rows of houses.

while the duo left a month before they took tiny with them since, as Louise explains, “we not at all dreamed the levees would smash and the water arrive up to here”.

At present with agreement to come back from sunrise until nightfall they are determined to recover as much as possible.

“I would like to get my dishes and the photographs, the pictures of my son and as a baby and other personal things,” Louise explains.

Combination her in her pains are her son Johnny Pagano and daughter-in-law Tammie, who exist now a few doors along the street, and have also gone the whole thing.

Katrina Victims Struggle Mentally

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Several Gulf Coast people still think the strike of Hurricane Katrina almost two years later.

Mental illness is twice more than the pre-storm levels, increasing numbers of suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, and there is a rush in adults who say they’re thoughts of suicide.

A government investigation released to USA TODAY shows no growth in mental health from a year before.Regarding 14% have symptoms of rigorous mental illness. An extra 20% have soft to restrained mental illness, says Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medical School, who led the study.

Katrina The Cricket Fan

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

nullKatrina Kaif has started pleasing a lot of concentration in cricket recently, and the cause is her being the brand ambassador of Bangalore’s Royal Challengers.

The fresh Kat was in Delhi lately to energy up her team members in their match in opposition to the Delhi Daredevils. Although Bangalore gone the match, Kat played a excellent sport.

“It is a match, someone has to lose,” she said. And whereas she is hence closely related with cricket, has she pulled out up a thing or two from her experiences on the field? “I truly haven’t learnt whatever thing new since I knew a light amount about the game already. There are two ways you can observe a game – casually and eagerly. In advance, I saw cricket casually, now I am an eager watcher. It’s a special thing, I guess!” said Kat.

And how was her knowledge in Delhi? “The crowd was very interactive and enjoyable. It was a big match and to be watching it live with so many extra people is dissimilar too,” she answered. We’re happy you liked the Delhi crowd, Kat!