Are Hurricane Zones Flooded By Reporters More Than Water In Recent Years (environmental news)

September 23rd, 2008 admin Posted in news |

By Rachel Yoshida

There has been so much attention given to the coming of hurricane Gustav. For well over a week there has been little else discussed in weather reports except the fact that Gustav could possibly rival other oat hurricanes like Katrina, Andrew, and Camille. Much preparation was made to be as ready as possible for this next big one. Buses and trains were set up well ahead of time for evacuees that had no way to get out on their own. New Orleans especially wanted to make sure there was no repeat of the chaos that occurred during and after Katrina.

As was expected, Hurricane Gustav did cause a considerable amount of damage, but still nothing even comparable to Katrina. There was some flooding and as the remnants of the system moves northward it will still dump a goodly amount of rain in other areas that were not in the coastal regions. Much of any additional flooding will be caused by the rainfall, but flooding from the surge of ocean water was limited.

The dreaded and much worried about levees around New Orleans held fast for the most part and the biggest damage done by them was from water surging over the tops of the connecting canals. This did cause some localized flooding, but again, nothing like the devastating flooding caused by Katrina. There were some homes severely damaged by the strong winds and flood waters, but the loss of life has been few so far.

Probably one of the biggest floods that took place during Gustav that caused no damage at all was the flood of reporters that descended on the Gulf Coast region to cover the event. While all the other local people were scrambling to get out before Gustav came on shore, scores of reporters were quickly setting up there cameras and satellite equipment filled vehicles to be able to give us a blow by blow, no pun intended, account of all that happened as it occurred.

What makes these gung ho individuals want to place their lives in jeopardy just to deliver a report live when they could so easily end up dead? It is really ridiculous. We all sit on pins and needles just waiting to hear what is going on, but should there not be a less dangerous way to get word than these people risking life and limb just to gain those few precious moments in the lime light? Do they not realize that if it is necessary to be tethered to a pole and dodge huge chunks of flying debris to be able to stand and deliver a report that the smartest thing they can do is be somewhere else?

It is almost laughable at the lengths the media will go to present the fastest coverage and the most dangerous coverage even if they are placing themselves in serious peril. It does not really show how brave they are, but actually just how stupid people will be to get a little recognition.

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Deciding the Quality of a Business Web Directory
By anand maheshwari

Effective marketing medium like newspapers, popular magazines or TV are very important for boosting a business. There are hundreds of directories but there are also a lot of directories out there where submission is worthless. Avoid your site from submitting spammed directories to stay away from devaluation of your site in search engines. For small businesses especially for those that are just starting, advertising through these medium might be too expensive.

With the internet, there are already powerful but cost effective measures to gain free marketing. It is not recommended to submit site which has no of links say hundred category. It will not help you to get a boost in search engines. If directory having enough and all major category available, it will create relevant results. One very effective way to boost your business quickly but not spending too much is through having your business website listed on an online business directory fast.

Your website will slowly get ranking and attract many potential customers in the process. When unique IP links that point to directory It has better value than if it has No. of back links from one IP. Also quality of those links is important. Page rank should consider for both for home page and from sub page which link to you. Don’t you know that running and organizing an online business directory can be quite profitable? You must first know what its advantages are and how you can get more search engine optimization importance for it.

As online business directories regain more recognition among internet users, more business websites find make sure they are listed on them. Before you submit you can check weather directory is SEO friendly or not. What type of URL it has. Directories that cannot provide you direct HTML Links may be worthless to submit. An online business directory connects buyers and sellers. They offer the same advantages as advertising in traditional yellow pages. By having a business website listed, they can establish their brands, give customer latest information about their business and what’s more important, attract new customers.

Many online business directories list websites free. Some asks for reciprocal links. Most of paid directories review any listing within 24 hours. You can expect faster review time when you are paying. Like weather directory allow anchor text or not, content of directory linking from duplicate may adversely affect, once an online business directory achieved a good ranking especially on major search engines, they may charge for listing already. Listing sometimes is categorized from basic listing to other listing opportunities.

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