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Afghans give $100,000 for Katrina relief in Politics JoeUser Forums

"KABUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Impoverished Afghanistan will give $100,000 for relief efforts in the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. embassy said."

Some leaders wonder why Louisiana isn't housing more in Politics JoeUser Forums

"BATON ROUGE, La. As hurricane victims are being moved hundreds of miles from home, the president of the New Orleans City Council is demanding to know why Louisiana isn't housing more of them."

Disintegration of New Orleans police slowed response: guard in Politics JoeUser Forums

"The National Guard was slow to move troops into New Orleans because it did not anticipate the collapse of the city's police force after Hurricane Katrina, the guard's commander said. Lieutenant General Steven Blum said the New Orleans police force was left with only a third of its pre-storm 1,500-person strength." <!-- Ju

Reply to MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 6: Mogadishu on the Mississippi in Politics JoeUser Forums

How effective the additional use of school busses could have been is questionable. I don't buy into that line of reasoning, which sounds dangerously defeatist. The buses would have useful on 2 fronts. First, each full bus would have been another 44-66 people saved; no questionable use there at all and second any bus taken out of the flood zone could have been used after the flood in rescue assistance. Also, with the State of Emerge

Reply to NO Buses for evacuation in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Sorry about that, I had no idea they worked that way! I was posting for myself and my family (all with ties to NO) and the next thing I know, I see my articles popping up on the right (not related to the "Don't post in forum checkbox", obviously).

Reply to VRFM7 • VFM1880 MP3 FM Modulator 12 Volt Wireless in MP3 Players JoeUser Forums

Yep, it's ok at what it does, but it could have been so much more and the lack of a fast-forward through a track is a killer.

Reply to Emergency Aid Preauthorized For Hurricane Katrina.... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Could be? We've got both the State and the Feds saying they were ready to go before the hurricane got there, but that still leaves the responsibility to the State to request from FEMA the resources needed. The Washington Points out that one way to avoid the going back and forth (FEMA: "you have to ask us first", State:"We need 10,000,000 MREs") is to federalize the relief effort, but Blanco doesn't want to do that. Why not? Does she see an advanta

Reply to MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 6: Mogadishu on the Mississippi in Politics JoeUser Forums

So the question moves from when she requested aid to what kind of aid? FEMA doesn't just pour 'stuff' into the state. They were prepositioning supplies the later part of the week in anticipation, but that's a long way from knowing exactly what you're going to need and when/where you're going to need it. Keep in mind this was the weekend before the hurricane, so no immediate needs were mentioned in the declaration (except for some things like

Reply to Emergency Aid Preauthorized For Hurricane Katrina.... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Conspiracies can be fun (just ask Sharpton and Jackson), but they are just intellectual laziness. I just think it'd be much more productive to see what happened and in what sequence, in order to improve this whole process the next time something like this happens (and it will). For me, the spin coming out of NO and BR has all the hallmarks of people trying to cover their own arses. Right now, I'm betting Nagin is hoping that the citizens of NO don't

Emergency Aid Preauthorized For Hurricane Katrina.... in Politics JoeUser Forums

The difficult part to understand here is that while the Feds authorized aid on 8/27 (the Saturday before the hurricane), what took LA so long to request it? Before someone says the Feds should have rushed in, there are laws preventing just that from happening and the Washington Post reports that as of Friday night that Blanco is still fighting the Feds from taking a

MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 6: Mogadishu on the Mississippi in Politics JoeUser Forums

"The delay in putting New Orleans under martial law has taken a toll. Wild looters who have already completely pillaged every place of commerce within sight are now locking their feasting eyes towards abandoned private residences. No doubt the more desperate ranks of the hellish banditti currently plaguing the city will have few reservations in invading occupied ho

Reply to Bush Urges Governor Order Evacuation of NO in Politics JoeUser Forums

Unfortunately, you're probably correct. While condemnation of Bush is a given, regardless of the situation, the seeming complete pass that Nagin and Blanco are receiving is unbelievable. The speed they have thrown blame at Bush should act as the crack of the starting pistol on the critique of their performance.

The Lost City of New Orleans? in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Louisiana's marshlands, the only buffer for hurricanes that come out of the Gulf, are slipping into the ocean at an alarming rate. New search indicates that just one major hurricane could put New Orleans under water. The Big Easy is in big trouble. New Orleans is sinking. And fast. But what's the big deal? Local businesses and residents have heard it all

[LA] Firefighting gear stockpile unused in Politics JoeUser Forums

If this isn't the time for Blanco to make use of the stockpile, when will it be time? Nine stockpiles of fire-and-rescue equipment strategically placed around the country to be used in the event of a catastrophe still have not been pressed into service in New Orleans, five days after Hurricane Katrina, CNN has learned. </f

[NO] City's politicians no strangers to lower property taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Interestingly, the survey's most undervalued home -- expressed in dollars as opposed to percentages -- belongs to a politician who has not hesitated to condemn the city's erratic appraisal practices: Mayor Ray Nagin ."

Police, residents loot New Orleans stores after storm in Politics JoeUser Forums

"NEW ORLEANS - At first it just seemed that the Wal-Mart in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District was doing a very brisk post-hurricane business yesterday: The parking lot was full; people were leaving with brimming baskets; and city police and firefighters were there as if to oversee it all."

Bush Urges Governor Order Evacuation of NO in Politics JoeUser Forums

CNN has edited the article to remove the quote, but the interesting thing here is that you have the President of the United States and Max Mayfield having to call and urge/ask LA to start evacuation. Relevant quote: Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said that President Bush had called and urged the state to order the evacuation. <!-- Ju-Anchor-Footer-Sta

A Blockbuster Report in Politics JoeUser Forums

Indeed, the most dramatic account of the study's findings on why (in the Foundation's words) NOPD is "bleeding police officers" is found in the summary that top Foundation executives authored with help from a local public relations firm. "New Orleans is facing a crisis: our police force is shrinking at the same time that our city has recaptured the distinguished title

Replacement Pumps Don't Exist in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Efforts to drain New Orleans hit another snag Friday as the Army Corps of Engineers discovered that it could not buy new pumps to replace those damaged by the flooding. Massive pumps capable of draining the city like those that have been keeping New Orleans dry for decades are no longer made and would have to be specially ordered, a process that would take t

Agency felt New Orleans was safe for 200-300 years in Politics JoeUser Forums

"The Army Corps of Engineers believed the New Orleans levee system would protect the city for 200 or 300 years, but it was not designed to guard against a storm as powerful as Hurricane Katrina that thoroughly overwhelmed it, the head of the agency said on Friday."

Storm carries multiple threats in Politics JoeUser Forums

The criticisms of Nagin came from above as well. Numerous officials urged him to evacuate the city, but he worried about the legality of ordering people out when New Orleans has few safe hurricane shelters. Also, National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield in Miami called Nagin at home Saturday night and told him: Get people out of New Orleans. ''I c

Reply to Natural Desktop 2006 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Does anyone else see some oddities when ND is used with the virtual desktops in the OD/CC? When I have 4 VDs set up, anything other than the first desktop only shows the weather background, not the fancy skin around the weather background. Also, multiple monitor support would be great! Maybe it isn't in demand much now, but as the monitor prices keep dropping and more and more cards have 2 video outs (analog and digital) it'll get more and

VRFM7 • VFM1880 MP3 FM Modulator 12 Volt Wireless in MP3 Players JoeUser Forums

I needed something to replace the MP3 player I had hooked up through the cassette desk. I listen to Books on CD while driving and 1 MP3 player is SO much nicer that 20-30 audio CDs. Well, the MP3 player is going through batteries left and right, so I was looking around for a different solution. I picked up the VRFM7 at Wl-Mart for $29.99 + tax and here's wh

Reply to How I get the beta? I did all the stuff.. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

For me to see it, I had to uninstall SDC, download the latest version from Stardock and reinstall SDC. It was only after doing that, I could see the GalCiv2 beta (I had all the prerelease checks checked, but it never showed up).