>>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24849101/
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>>>3 years later, and New Orleans is still a mess.
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>>See if the chinese construction is standing in 3 years. See if the occupants are still alive in 3 years (a new outlet for lead paint and other poisonous products).
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>Sure, their construction methods are less stable than the US. But hey, at least they ARE doing something.

I'd bet the people in the Quake area are doing something too other than whining, looting, and waiting for money from the government (yeah - not everyone in NO did that, but a LOT did and still do).