Hurricane Sandy changes coastline in New Jersey

ScienceDaily (Nov. 8, 2012) ? On October 29, 2012, lives were changed forever along the shores of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and in the two dozen United States affected by what meteorologists are calling Superstorm Sandy. The landscape of the East Coast was also changed, though no geologist would ever use the word "forever" when referring to the shape of a barrier island.

Two aerial photographs show a portion of the New Jersey coastal town of Mantoloking, just north of where Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Both photographs were taken by the Remote Sensing Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The after image on October 31, 2012; the before image was acquired by the same group on March 18, 2007. The images were acquired from an altitude of roughly 7,500 feet, using a Trimble Digital Sensor System.

The Mantoloking Bridge cost roughly $25 million when it was opened in 2005 to replace a bridge built in 1938. After Sandy passed through on October 29, 2012, the bridge was covered in water, sand, and debris from houses; county officials closed it because they considered it unstable.

On the barrier island, entire blocks of houses along Route 35 (also called Ocean Boulevard) were damaged or completely washed away by the storm surge and wind. Fires raged in the town from natural gas lines that had ruptured and ignited. A new inlet was cut across the island, connected the Atlantic Ocean and the Jones Tide Pond.

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Thursday, November 08 2012

Why would the mother of a Cottingham High School Pupil with red hair go to The HUll Daily Mail and why would the HUll Daily Mail feature these people in an article when the school uniform policy for Cottingham High School states "Please note for all students in years 7-11:-
Jewellery is not allowed, with the exception of one plain stud per ear and one ring on a finger. No other forms of body piercing are acceptable. If students have a piercing during the Summer holiday, this must be done in the first two weeks of the holiday to allow sufficient time for the piercing to heal for the student to return to school and follow the school?s jewellery policy in September. Necklaces and bracelets should not be worn.
Students should not have extreme haircuts e.g. Tram lines or designs cut into the hair, or hair colour e.g. green, bright red or purple etc."

This article in my opinion is just bad publicity for the school and one family's attempt at 2 minutes of fame. Does anyone agree / disagree??

??What do you think???

Source: http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/discussions/Bad-Press-Publicity-mother-Cottingham-High-School/discussion-17267147-detail/discussion.html

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From the Editor's Desk: Sandy, Nexus and what's next

"What's it going to be like?" That was the question my wife posed to me sometime around Sept. 13 or 14 in 2004, just a couple days before Hurricane Ivan thrashed this part of the Gulf Coast -- and just some 56 hours before we were to be married. The answer, unfortunately. People were going to lose their homes, I told her. People were going to die. Beaches would erode, heritage trees would fall, and the very makeup of this relatively quiet (if quirky) community would be changed for a long, long time, if not forever. 

So it was with a heavy heart last week that I watched Hurricane Sandy blow into the Northeast. I knew what it was going to look like. Been there, done that.  It could have been worse. Much worse. A little more than a year after Hurricane Ivan, I sat in the newsroom, watching the AP photos start to roll in from Hurricane Katrina. Beyond heart-breaking.

These are very different times, though. Back in 2004-05 -- a couple years that saw an inordinate number of hurricanes hit the U.S. -- there was no Twitter. You couldn't upload to Youtube from your phone. Facebook was just a baby. The power went out, and the old-school FM radio (or maybe a TV with antenna) went on for a few hours. Being that unplugged was a blessing and a curse. For as quickly as we saw relief information shared following Sandy last week, so, too, did we see hoaxes spread. I wouldn't want to go back, though. To hell with the hoaxsters.

I really can't think of a worse way to document a storm than Instagram, though. Filters are a horrible idea for showing what it really looks like, to say nothing of the low resolution.

To the folks in New York and New Jersey and everywhere else affected by the storm: Stay safe. Stay patient. Help one another. When your power comes back on and life begins to return to normal, remember that someone else is still in the dark. Or has no home. Or lost a loved one. And you will get through it. This has all happened before, and it will happen again.

Oh, you were expecting some Nexus 4 talk?

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When Sports Should Be Left For Later | Barcelona Football Blog

There is a generally accepted idea that group healing is important. Argentina in 2002 was reeling from economic devastation and there was a lot of talking going into the World Cup that a win by the?albiceleste could put the country back on track through some sort of cathartic party. Or something. Japan, the conventional wisdom went, would be aided in its recovery from the March 2011 tsunami if only their women could win that year?s World Cup. You?d have to ask the Japanese if that really did work.

This past week the eastern seaboard of the United States was hit by Hurricane Sandy. I blogged during the middle of it?and referenced some of the disaster that had befallen people here, but my glib mention of yoga and surfing the Internet was before the reality truly set in. And, to be honest, I?m not sure it really has. As of now, there are millions of people without electricity, running water, and access to basic needs like food and warmth. The temperature is going down, thirst is creeping in, and people are trapped in their apartment buildings by the lack of power. The Rockaways were devastated. Red Hook was submerged. Coney Island lost its boardwalk. And that?s just in Brooklyn. The Jersey Shore is almost nonexistent. North Carolina?s coastal highways are buckled into Dr. Seuss stairways that lead to nowhere.

And on Sunday, the New York City Marathon will go off as planned.

Take Staten Island: 90% without power, flooded basements, destroyed homes. There are reports (as of yet unverified, but making the rounds on Twitter and via network news?I heard it on CBS this afternoon) that hotels are kicking out people there to make room for marathoners with reservations. The city has set up generators and water stations while swaths of the city remain without power or access to that vital, liquid substance that will be doused on runners. There will be foil wraps and orange slices for the finishers while there will be long lines and handouts of batteries and candles for those lucky enough to live near relief centers.

And on Sunday, tens of thousands of men and women will run through all five boroughs for recreation.

Sure, if you look hard enough, you?ll find a few pictures out there of me cleaning up small businesses in Red Hook, Brooklyn, but the total hours of that volunteering (8 or so) is less than I?ve spent playing FIFA13 or sitting on barstools since Sandy came through.?I watched the disaster porn that is network TV news and Twitter for hours. Since Tuesday morning, I?ve cycled through hundreds of pictures of boats on streets and train tracks, lines at gas stations and food banks, and flooded subway stations. I?m getting paid to sit around and have a staycation.

My point is that I?m not a moral authority on anything and I certainly can?t point the finger at anyone for not helping on a personal level. The argument for the marathon is it will be cheering and a sense of normalcy. There will be hugging and crying and people running on costumes to remind us all that human spirit conquers adversity. Maybe the world will see what is really happening here and react accordingly. The marathon is a major charity event, with millions of dollars pouring into the coffers of various groups. We?ll be conquering so many things with this money.

Except, of course, that this rings hollow when the camera pans to the side and there?s a family hunkered down for the night against below freezing temperatures. The news coverage is 24/7 already. People have seen Atlantic City being overwhelmed, they looked at videos of the Breezy Point?s fire, and have gasp along with the workers going down into the subway for the first time. Most of us can pick the fake pictures on Twitter out from the real ones without batting an eye. What catharsis is the marathon or any sporting event going to provide that heat to an apartment building won?t? What will giving Gatorade to joggers do to help the family that lost their house and now have nowhere to stay? The generators they?re using for media tents could power 400 homes.

I don?t claim to know what it costs to cancel a marathon, but I also don?t claim to care. I know people train for months, sometimes years to run in the NYC marathon. I know some have traveled from around the world for this. I know the organizational intensity of these things because I?ve witnessed it first hand each of the last 4 years. But?no, I won?t be watching Bar?a-Celta tomorrow and I won?t be attending the marathon. Tomorrow, I?ll likely be knee-deep in someone?s basement tossing the rotting, destroyed remnants of their life to the curb or removing the walls of their tumbled homes from their streets so emergency vehicles can pass. People who need a place to shower and get some hot food will be at my house. Friends will be staying with us.

Sports heal us emotionally. Sports are cathartic when they?re not diverting police and emergency teams from those who are literally dying rather than cramping. Bloomberg says the city will remain uncowed by the hurricane and as such will ?fight through the pain? to pull off a road race that could easily be delayed a few weeks to allow for recovery efforts. It is unacceptable and it is unconscionable to continue with this plan.

Source: http://www.barcelonafootballblog.com/17165/sports-left/

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Travelex Answers Coverage Questions For Hurricane Sandy | Travel ...

The following questions and answers regarding travel insurance coverage for Hurricane Sandy have been provided by Travelex:

In effort to insure that we all are on the same page as to how coverage applies to Travel Basic, Travel Select, & Travel Max plans for Hurricane Sandy we?ve taken the liberty to draft some proposed question you may be receiving from accounts and/or direct consumers. As usual benefits are always determined at the time of a claim and based off the documentation submitted.

For BSM plans, coverage available for loss related to Hurricane Sandy on policies purchased on October 24, 2012 or earlier.

Am I covered for Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption on my current plan?

- Insured are eligible for TCTI benefits for the covered reasons under the TCTI benefit, if the policy was purchased on or prior to October 24, 2012. No coverage is afforded for the possibility of a storm affecting an insured?s travel, the loss must actually occur.

What if I experience a delay while traveling due to Hurricane Sandy, am I covered?

- Insured will be eligible for Trip Delay benefits (i.e. out-of-pocket expenses) if delayed for 5 or more hours by a common carrier as defined under our plans, provided the policy was purchased on or before October 24, 2012. Reimbursements included: cost incurred for additional meals, local transportation, and additional hotel accommodations up to plans specified benefit amounts for Trip Delay.

My original flight has been canceled due to Hurricane Sandy and my airline is advising that the next available flight won?t be for another week. Can I book a return flight home with a different provider and be protected for the cost of purchasing the new ticket?

- Travelers will be eligible for reimbursement on the additional transportation cost of the new air ticket to return home up to the maximum benefit amount under the Trip Interruption benefit specified by the plan type purchased.

What if the new flight is then canceled and/or delayed; would I still qualify for TCTI and/or TD benefits on the new loss??

- In the event the new flight is canceled and/or delayed in the above scenario, travelers will be eligible for reimbursement under TI benefits for any additional?transportation expenses incurred to catch up to the covered trip and/or to the final destination up to the maximum benefits amount specified by the plan type purchased. Under the Trip Delay benefits, if delayed for 5 or more hours due to a common carrier delay travelers would qualify for reimbursement on the additional cost incurred for meals, local transportation, and hotel accommodation up to the maximum benefit amount specified by plan type purchased.

My destination has been deemed uninhabitable; however my hotel accommodations remain open. Do I still have to go on the trip or do I qualify for Trip Cancellation benefits?

- Travelers should seek compensation from supplier first. Coverage will be considered under Trip Cancellation on the insured components for plans purchased on or before October 24, 2012 in the event a travelers destination is deem uninhabitable but their accommodation remain open.

If a traveler is notified that their airline cancelled their flight due to weather on the actual departure date, are they expected to join their trip?

- The expectation under our plans is for the traveler to still plan on traveling on the covered trip once travel has commenced.

If airline cancels flights on the day of departure and unable to get travelers to destinations in a reasonable timeframe (i.e. can?t get there until day 7 of their 10 day trip), are travelers still expected to go if insured under Travel Basic?

- Again the expectation under our plans is for the traveler to do their best to join the covered trip. In the event it?s not reasonable to expect a traveler to join the trip (For example, missing 7 days out of a 10 day trip) then coverage may be afforded for plans purchased on or before October 24, 2012.

If I used Frequent Flyer miles to purchase my airline ticket, am I protected if my flights are delayed and/or cancelled due to weather?

- Coverage will be afforded on the reissue fee incurred up to $200 per person to have the ticket reissued. In addition, if travelers over insured to protect themselves for the cost of an additional airline ticket if they experience a covered interruption, coverage would be afforded up to the maximum benefits amount under Trip Interruption as specified by the plan type purchased.

If my residence is located in the path of the Hurricane, am I eligible for TC benefits if purchased prior to the event occurring??

- Coverage is afforded only for covered reason specified by the plan type purchased, in the event an insured home is deemed uninhabitable due to the hurricane then coverage is afforded if purchased on or before October 24, 2012. Coverage is not afforded to those simply in the projected path of the hurricane.

To be eligible for the covered reason that states ?mandatory evacuation order by local authorities at destination due to hurricane?, what documentation would be required?

- This would apply to Travel Select and Travel Max plans only. Any documentation from the local government, policy, and/or state police obtained by travelers will suffice. In addition, insured can also submit internet and/or other news articles with their claim documentation. Hotels/Operators may also issue letters to their guest regarding the closure of the hotel/cancellation of the tour, which can also be submitted to support the claim. In general, claims will be researching and obtaining these documentations in advance to assist with claims reviews.

Source: http://blogs.squaremouth.com/travel-advice/travelex-answers-coverage-questions-for-hurricane-sandy/

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