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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

HURRICANE RITA - NZ victim of Hurricane Rita returns to Gulf Coast


NZ victim of Hurricane Rita returns to Gulf Coast
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Oct 10, 2005 trainee respiratory therapist, said he came home yesterday, more than a fortnight after he and his family were forced to flee from Hurricane Rita, which struck

Entergy Completes 95 Percent of Hurricane Rita Restoration
KBTV4.tv, TX - Oct 10, 2005 Storm Update: Entergy has restored service to more than 95 percent, or nearly 732,000 customers, who lost power due to Hurricane Rita in just over two weeks.

Noble resumes production after Hurricane Rita
Reuters - Oct 10, 2005 NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said Hurricane Rita did not cause further damage to its production

Price tag on Rita damage to local schools near $50,000
Leesville Daily Leader, LA - 35 minutes ago that they have hosted more than 200 additional students that evacuated from South Louisiana and have sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Rita.

Meadowbrook Insurance Sees No Rita Loss
MSN Money - 19 hours ago (AP) - Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., a provider of risk management services, said Tuesday it doesn't expect to take any serious losses from Hurricane Rita.

Safeco estimates $27M in losses from Rita
Puget Sound Business Journal, WA - 23 hours ago Safeco Corp. said Hurricane Rita will cost it $27 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, after taxes. Pretax losses are estimated at about $42 million.

Conn's Reports All Stores Fully Functional after Rita
Business Wire (press release), CA - 16 hours ago in all of its fifty-five stores, all of its distribution and service centers and its corporate headquarters facility following Hurricane Rita's visit to the

Grocery stores hit by Rita set up shop under tents
Houston Chronicle, United States - 18 hours ago stood in a handicapped parking spot as she peered into a refrigerated dairy case that contained items she hadn't seen since Hurricane Rita slammed into East