Subway lines reopen as NYC gets back on feet

New York City's transport system was getting back on its feet Thursday as the remnants of superstorm Sandy dissipated over Canada.

But the storm system, which killed at least 63 people in the U.S., could still dump yet more snow in the Appalachian Mountains, the National Weather Service said.

?The last of its effects are winding down along the Appalachian Mountains,? the National Weather Service said on its website, saying several more inches of snow were possible in some areas of West Virginia and Maryland. ?The cleanup can begin.?

Sandy devastated the coast from West Virginia to New Jersey. But while miles of ruined shorefront will take some time to repair, New York City appeared to be closer to getting back to its normal frenetic pace.

Undamaged parts of the New York City subway network began operating Thursday and the city?s LaGuardia Airport was also re-opening. However, the FlightAware website said more than 300 flights out of the three main NYC airports and at least 226 flights in were canceled Thursday.

Sandy by the numbers

After ?gridlock? in the metropolitan area Wednesday ? which Governor Andrew Cuomo described as a ?transportation emergency? in a statement on the MTA website ? he announced subway, bus and commuter rail services would be free Thursday and Friday.

Video: Traffic snarl seen in aerial view of New York (on this page)

The subway shutdown and accidents due to inoperative traffic signals that closed intersections led to transport chaos Wednesday. Packed buses sped past lines stretching around entire city blocks.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered that only cars carrying three or more people would be allowed into the city across four East Side bridges Thursday.

After suffering the worst disaster in its 108-year-old history, subway services resumed at 6 a.m. ET Thursday on more than a dozen lines, supplemented by three bus shuttles. ?There will be no subway service between 34th St. in Midtown and Downtown Brooklyn,? the MTA website said.

Slideshow: Sandy slams into East Coast (on this page)

The Staten Island Railway service remained suspended due to ?extensive damage? there, and downtown Manhattan was still mostly an urban landscape of shuttered bodegas and boarded-up restaurants, where people roamed in search of food, power and a hot shower.

On New York's Long Island, bulldozers scooped sand off streets and tow trucks hauled away destroyed cars, while residents tried to find a way to their homes to restart their lives.

Joanne and Richard Kalb used a rowboat to reach their home in Mastic Beach, filled with 3 feet of water. Her husband, exasperated by the futility of their effort, posted a sign on a telephone pole, asking drivers to slow down: "Slow please no wake."

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In New Jersey, President Barack Obama joined Republican Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday to tour the ravaged coast and promised to get the cleanup moving.

"We are here for you," Obama said in Brigantine, N.J. "We are not going to tolerate red tape. We are not going to tolerate bureaucracy."

The president was to resume campaigning Thursday after a three-day hiatus.

Video: New Jersey town?s iconic boardwalk in ruins (on this page)

Full coverage of Sandy from NBC News

Signs of the good life that had defined wealthy shorefront enclaves like Bayhead and Mantoloking lay scattered and broken: $3,000 barbecue grills buried beneath the sand and hot tubs cracked and filled with seawater.

Nearly all the homes were seriously damaged, and many had entirely disappeared.

"This," said Harry Typaldos, who owns the Grenville Inn in Mantoloking, "I just can't comprehend."

Most of the state's mass transit systems remained shut down, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters braving clogged highways and quarter-mile lines at gas stations.

Atlantic City's casinos remained closed. Christie postponed Halloween until Monday, saying trick-or-treating wasn't safe in towns with flooded and darkened streets, fallen trees and downed power lines.

Farther north in Hoboken, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, nearly 20,000 residents remained stranded in their homes, amid accusations that officials have been slow to deliver food and water.

One man blew up an air mattress and floated to City Hall, demanding to know why supplies hadn't gotten out.

At least one-fourth of the city's residents are flooded and 90 percent are without power.

In West Virginia, snow drifts as high as 5 feet were piled up. Heavy snow collapsed parts of an apartment complex, a grocery store, a hardwood plant and three homes.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49635974/ns/weather/

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Vatican may eventually limit Sistine Chapel visits

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes turned 500 on Wednesday with the Vatican warning it may eventually limit visitors to protect one of the wonders of Western civilization.

On October 31, 1512, only 20 years after the discovery of America, Pope Julius II said an evening vespers service to inaugurate the room where Michelangelo toiled for four years, much of it on his back, to finish his ceiling frescoes.

The frescoes immediately became the talk of the town and have since become the talk of the world.

The problem is that it sometimes feels that they have become the walk of the world. The Sistine Chapel is arguably the most visited room in the world.

With mass tourism growing, every year some five million people, as many as 20,000 a day in summer, enter the chapel, crane their necks upwards. Most are left awestruck.

The ceiling of the chapel, where cardinals meet in secret conclaves to elect new the pope, includes one of the most famous scenes in the history of art - the arm of a gentle bearded God reaching out to give life to Adam in the creation panel.

Earlier this month, Italian literary critic Pietro Citati sparked a storm by writing an open letter in a major Italian newspaper denouncing the behavior of crowds visiting what is technically a sacred place.

Tourists, he said, "resemble drunken herds" as they unwittingly risked damaging the frescoes with their breath, their perspiration, the dust on their shoes and their body heat.

The atmosphere, Citati wrote, was anything but contemplative as the tourists ignored the Vatican's requests for silence, composure and a ban on taking photographs.

SWEAT, DUST AND CARBON DIOXIDE

Citati became the latest critic to demand that the Vatican severely limit the number of visitors to the Sistine, a must-see for visitors to the eternal city.

Antonio Paolucci, the director of the Vatican Museums, said he did not foresee limiting the number of visitors "in the short and medium term" but said the museums might not have any choice after that.

"Pressure caused by humans such as dust introduced, the humidity of bodies, carbon dioxide produced by perspiration can cause unease for the visitors, and in the long run, possible damage to the paintings," Paolucci said in an article in the Vatican newspaper to mark the 500th birthday of the ceiling frescoes.

"We might limit the access, putting a cap on the number (of visitors). We will do this if tourism grows beyond the limits of reasonable tolerance and if we are not able to respond adequately to the problem," he said.

Under the current system, visitors to the Vatican museums can either book times to enter or wait in long queues outside, but there is no cap on the total daily number.

In 1994, at the end of a 14-year restoration project, technicians installed an elaborate system of dehumidifiers, air conditioning, filters and micro-climate controls in the chapel.

But the number of visitors has grown in the past 18 years, putting the system under stress.

Paolucci said Carrier air conditioning, a unit of United Technologies, was studying a "new, high-tech, radically innovative" project to protect the frescoes from atmospheric damage. The new equipment should be ready in a year, he said.

The director of the museums said the Sistine, where Michelangelo returned between 1535 and 1541 to paint the monumental Last Judgment panel behind the main altar, is for many a "fatal attraction, an object of desire".

He said a way would have to be found to allow as many people as possible to satisfy their artistic yearning while at the same time defending the precious frescoes from damage.

(Reporting By Philip Pullella, editing by Paul Casciato)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-may-eventually-limit-sistine-chapel-visits-143301523--finance.html

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Big US Banks Under Active Attack, Napolitano Warns

Hackers are actively attacking some of the largest banks in the nation, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned this week. Napolitano declined to go into detail about the types of breaches or what kind of information -- if any -- had been taken. She brought up her concern about attacks on U.S. financial institutions at a cybersecurity event.

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Beware of charity scams in wake of Sandy

By Herb Weisbaum, ConsumerMan

Watch out: The scammers trying to cash in on Superstorm Sandy are on their way. The destruction caused by this storm gives the bad guys a major opportunity to steal your money or personal information.

Symantec, the security software firm, reports the first wave of Sandy-related spam has been sent. The messages have subject lines such as: ?Help Sandy Victims and get $1000 for Best Buy!,? and ?Deposit Processing Open Today (Frankenstorm doesn?t stop us).?

These phishing expeditions are designed to snag your credit card, debit card or bank account numbers.

Based on previous disasters, Symantec predicts a rash of cyber-attacks that start with links to fake news stories, photos and videos. These will be distributed via Facebook posts and tweets, Internet searchers, text messages and email.

Resist the urge to click on these unknown links or you could download some nasty malware onto your computer or smart phone.

Charity scams?
This is an emotional time for people all across the country. You want to help, and con artists hope to take advantage of that. They make phone calls and pretend to be a bona fide charitable organization. They set up websites that look like reputable charities. It?s very easy to do.

The online security firm Avast! reminds us that back in 2005, after hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast, there were at least 15 bogus websites designed to look like the American Red Cross site. Donors who took the bait gave their personal information, such as credit card numbers and PayPal passwords, to the online crooks.

?Charity scams are among the most despicable scams out there,? said John Breyault, director of fraud.org, the National Consumers League?s Fraud Center. ?Not only are consumers victimized when they give money to the scammers, but the people who need help to rebuild their lives don?t get that money.?

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has warned residents of his state to be cautious if they receive calls to make a donation to the storm relief effort.

?Unfortunately, there are some who might use our generous nature to take the donations for themselves, not for those in need,? he said.?

A charitable request might be a scam, DeWine advises, when the caller:

• uses high pressure tactics to solicit an immediate donation.
• is hesitant or unable to answer questions.
• asks for the check to be made payable to a person instead of a charity.
• offers to pick up your check immediately, rather than waiting for you to mail it off.
• promises a prize in exchange for a donation.

Bennett Weiner, chief operating officer of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, urges donors to take their time and do their homework before responding to any solicitation.

?You want to know what they do, what relief activities your contribution is going to fund,? he said. ?You can?t assume based on the name alone what activities your generosity is going to support.?

To help the victims of Hurricane Sandy, Weiner suggests choosing an organization with some skill and experience in disaster relief activities, such as the American Red Cross.

?A start-up organization, or even an established charity that decides to get involved in relief work for the first time, may have great intentions, but may not necessarily carry it out very effectively,? he cautioned.

Protect yourself:?Never make a donation by clicking on a link in an email or text. Go to the site on your own. Be careful with web searches ? names can be misleading ? you could wind up on the wrong site.

Don?t allow yourself to be pressured into making a donation.

Don?t give your credit card information to an unknown caller. If you?re interested in the cause, ask to be sent information.

Stop, think and check them out. You can do that at sites such as: BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator.

Home repair scams
?After a spectacular storm like this, fraudsters will come out of the woodwork offering to repair damaged homes,? warned Susan Grant, director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America. ?They may take your money and just disappear. Or they may start the work and not finish it. Or they work may just be really shoddy quality.?

If you need repair work done and don?t have a trusted contractor, you want to find someone qualified to do the job. And in a situation like this, it won?t be easy. Try to stay calm, so you can deal with the situation rationally.

For major repairs, the Better Business Bureau recommends getting at least 3 to 4 estimates. They should be based on the same specs and materials.

Get everything in writing. The contract needs to spell out when the job starts and will be completed, a payment schedule, what materials will be used and what sort of clean-up will be done.

Remember: never make a final payment until all the work is completed to your satisfaction.

Consumer Reports suggests:

• Try to deal with people who live and work in your community.
• Ask for copies of the contractor?s general liability and worker?s compensation insurance.
• Avoid paying more than the minimum in advance.

7 tips to avoid superstorm Sandy insurance and repair scams

Protect yourself:?Steer clear of anyone who shows up at your home or office, offers an instant estimate and wants a sizeable payment in cash before any work is done.

Say no to a contractor who promises a great price because he has left-over materials from a previous job. That?s a common trick used by fly-by-night operators.

Don?t let anyone pressure you into hiring them. You need time to check references, to see if they are licensed or registered (if required in your state) and to check them out with the Better Business Bureau.

Helpful resources

With property damage estimates topping out at $20 billion and homeowners desperate to get started recovering, there will be plenty of scammers coming out of the woodwork. CNBC's Sharon Epperson and Jeanne Salvatore of the Insurance Information Institute discuss how you can avoid getting ripped off.

Herb Weisbaum is The ConsumerMan. Follow him on?Facebook?or visit?The ConsumerMan?website.

Source: http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/11/01/14857839-beware-of-charity-scams-in-wake-of-superstorm-sandy?lite

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Lower oil prices weigh on Shell in Q3

AMSTERDAM (AP) ? Royal Dutch Shell PLC saw its core earnings fall 15 percent in the third quarter on the back of lower oil and gas prices and insisted that its strategy to boost production was on track despite failing to strike oil in Alaska before the onset of winter.

Shell said Thursday its earnings on the industry standard "current cost of supplies" measure, which attempts to strip out the impact of changes in the value of inventory, were $6.13 billion, down from $7.24 billion in the same period a year ago ? smack in the middle of the range of analyst expectations.

Net profit was $7.14 billion, up slightly from $6.98 billion in the same period a year ago, reflecting a mix of one-off losses and gains in both periods. Notably, the company was forced to write down the value of some of its shale gas assets in the United States this quarter, as a glut of natural gas in the U.S. has impaired their prospects for future profitability.

Sales fell 8.9 percent to $112 billion even though Shell has been investing heavily in new capacity. Production actually declined fractionally to 2.98 million barrels of oil and equivalents per day from 3.01 million a year ago. Shell said that, ignoring the impact of businesses it has bought and sold ? and ignoring the unspecified impact from facilities in Nigeria that have been shut for safety reasons ? production would have risen one percent.

Shell's chief executive Peter Voser said the company had "underlying" production growth and had "made progress" in its offshore drilling program in Alaska, though it ceased operations for the winter this week without striking oil.

Shell has invested more than $4 billion to seek oil in the Arctic circle off Alaska's coast, building two drilling ships and 20 supporting ships, and undergoing a lengthy process to obtain U.S. licenses to drill despite opposition from environmental groups.

"We've made progress with our Alaska exploration program, commencing drilling operations in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas," Voser said. "This will be a multi-year exploration program."

On Sept. 17, Shell was forced to give up plans to drill into oil-bearing areas this year, after one of the domes it would use to contain a spill failed a test. It said then it would try to drill as many dry 'top holes' as possible this year to pave the way for next year.

The company said Wednesday it had succeeded in drilling one top hole in each area ? down from an earlier goal of six ? but which will "go a long way in positioning Shell for another successful drilling program in 2013".

The company only has a narrow window of opportunity to drill in the late summer before approaching sea ice and the Arctic winter forces it to withdraw.

The overall production decline is at odds with Shell's goal of increasing cash flow by up to 50 percent from 2012-2015, mostly by increasing production. Earlier this year Shell's chief financial officer Simon Henry explained the apparent lack of growth in production by saying Shell is systematically replacing older, declining fields with young fields where production can be increased and that will remain in operation for many years to come.

Shell's share price was up 1.0 percent at ?26.72 in early trading in Amsterdam.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/lower-oil-prices-weigh-shell-q3-073818200--finance.html

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NBC to hold a benefit concert for Sandy victims

NEW YORK (AP) ? NBC will hold a benefit concert Friday for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert, hosted by "Today" show co-host Matt Lauer.

Other performers include Christina Aguilera, Sting and Jimmy Fallon.

The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and will be shown on NBC and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other networks are invited to join in.

"Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" will air at 8 p.m. EDT and will be taped-delayed in the West.

The telethon will be broadcast from NBC facilities in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

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NBC is controlled by Comcast Corp.

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