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Group helps hurricane victims put the pain and humor of the flood on paper
Knight Ridder-TribuneSome write with the clarity and imagery of professional authors. Others can barely read, let alone put their thoughts on paper. All have stories to tell. As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Season 2000, the victims of Hurricane Floyd are...Tags: Vehicles, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Meteorological Disasters, Rivers
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Pacific storms produce 'perfect' conditions
Knight Ridder-TribuneYou don't have to prowl the Atlantic in a swordfishing boat to find a monster wave. Four days before Halloween last year, a buoy 600 miles west of Eureka, Calif., recorded some of the biggest waves ever measured on the government's network of sensors --...Tags: Entertainment, Science and Technology, Meteorological Disasters, Weather, Halloween
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Forecasters buoyed as new satellite breezes past old technology
Knight Ridder-TribuneThe water darkens. Tiny waves tiptoe across the surface. The mainsail stiffens. To sailors, signs of an approaching storm. But to scientists, the call of drifting icebergs and vanishing forests. Thanks to a new piece of NASA technology, scientists can...Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Antarctica, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Weather
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1900 hurricane was catastrophic in Galveston
Knight Ridder-TribuneIt was the best of times, and -- in a single day -- it became the worst of times. Galveston was in its heyday as a city of wealth and refinement, successfully battling for dominance over neighboring Houston when the tides turned on Sept. 8, 1900 -- the...Tags: Entertainment, Science and Technology, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Weather, Paul Revere
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Survivors said little about the storm
Knight Ridder-TribuneDescendents of survivors of the 1900 Storm generally agree on one thing: Their ancestors did not talk much about the disaster. Nowadays, we would call it post-traumatic stress syndrome. Back then, the survivors saw it as getting on with their lives....Tags: Death, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Heavy Engineering, Family
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South Carolina town cleans up after Gordon drenches area
Knight Ridder-TribuneThe cleaning, scrubbing, towing and assessing began early Tuesday as this city's downtown struggled to recover from the drenching it received from Tropical Storm Gordon. Flooding happens in this area quite frequently, but no one can recall a time when...Tags: Vehicles, Emergency Planning, Tropical Storms, Bill Johnson, Science and Technology
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Crutchfield named publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal
On April 30, Knight Ridder announced the appointment of Jim Crutchfield, general manager of the Akron Beacon Journal, as president and publisher effective immediately. He replaces John L. Dotson Jr., who is retiring. Knight Ridder Chairman and CEO...Tags: Management Change, Journalism, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Newspaper and Magazine, Freedom of the Press
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Episiotomy No Longer Routine
Women are undergoing episiotomies during childbirth at a lower rate, but the rate is probably still too high, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. Using data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, their study found a substantial drop in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Hidden history
Knight Ridder NewspapersTo the 14 million people who go to Myrtle Beach each year, there is something for everybody: sand and surf, golf and nightlife, shopping and amusement parks. But one thing you will find lacking in Myrtle Beach is history. Myrtle Beach is only 100 years...Tags: Frontline Limited, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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Deal allows U.N. forces in Afghan cities
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan - The new Afghan government has reached an agreement with international peacekeepers on how they will function in the coming months as U.S. Marines prepared to hand over a base in southern Afghanistan to soldiers from the Army's 101st...Tags: Taliban, Osama bin Laden, Death, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army
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Know your mower thoroughly
Knight Ridder NewspapersMower mishaps sent about 78,000 people to hospitals last year in the United States. These safety tips from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and the Injury Prevention Outreach program at Children's Medical Center of Dallas will reduce your risk of injury:...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports, Fencing
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Getting away from the wilds of Branson
Knight Ridder NewspapersBack on Missouri Highway 76, the guitar players are tuning up. The cash registers are ringing. The smell of barbecue is floating through restaurant parking lots. So what am I doing out in the woods? Riding a bike. Enjoying the silence. Think of...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Canoeing and Kayaking, Rivers, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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