More destruction and evacuation
What is worse, inadvertent destruction and evacuation due to Mother Nature and sloppy human design, or that due intentionally to intransigent religious groups and uncooperative governments? The destruction in Lebanon and Israel right now is tragic and sad.
Apparently the Dutch and French are best at evacuations, and the US and British are the worst, judging from the recent performance in Lebanon. The parallels to Katrina evacuation incompetence are starting to flow on CNN.
The Dunce in Chief doesnt have anything to say about any of these subjects, other than that Hezbollah should stop this shit, but is instead making a long speech currently about protecting stem cells.
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Good at evacuating...good at levees...we need these Dutch folks to come to New Orleans and act like Yoda.
I have been watching the newsclips of Beirut and the resembance to NOLA just after Katrina is eerie.
I have enjoyed reading your posts and was wondering if you would be interested in participating in an online initiative.
I am trying to organize an online project to commemorate the 1 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. My plan, which I call the Katrina Blog Project, involves getting bloggers together who were personally affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Beginning August 26, each blogger in the project will post a daily personal recounting of the events as they experienced them one year before. (I chose August 26 because it was the last "normal" workday for most people before Katrina hit.)
It is my hope that, if I can get a significant number of people to join me in this, that we can create a large-scale online re-enactment of the events of Katrina week in the words of people who lived through it. I do not think a major historic has ever been retold in this fashion, so we would be creating something entirely new.
I hope you will consider participating. The more people who join, the more important this project will be.
For more information, you can check out my guidelines here:
http://www.drhebert.squarespace.com/the-katrina-blog-project/
Thanks for considering my proposal.
Dear Bloggers:
This message is being sent to NOLA bloggers, Louisiana bloggers, Katrina bloggers and those blogging from the Diaspora. The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans will soon be here. On August 25-27, 2006, there will be a convention for all people who care about New Orleans, here in New Orleans. The Rising Tide Conference is being planned and hosted by bloggers and we are requesting your participation.
The Rising Tide Conference will be a gathering for all who wish to learn more and do more to assist New Orleans' recovery from the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We will come together to dispel myths, promote facts, share personal testimonies, highlight progress and regress, discuss recovery ideas, and promote sound policies at all levels. We aim to be a "real life" demonstration of internet activism as the nation prepares to mark the one year anniversary of a massive natural disaster followed by governmental failures on a similar scale.
This e-mail is being sent to you to as part of an attempt to create a comprehensive e-mailing list of interested bloggers who would like to participate or attend. In the coming weeks, announcements will be made about venues and events via this list. Please forward this e-mail to anyone who may be interested in the Rising Tide Conference.
A Rising Tide Wiki has been assembled where you can find information, make suggestions, offer help and provide information.
Please go to the Blogger List part of the Wiki and check the entry for your blog and make sure the information is correct. If you see that a blog is missing, please add it to the list.
More information will be coming soon. Check the Wiki for updates.
Thanks from
Kim Marshall
Mark Moseley
Ashley Morris
Maitri Venkat-Ramani
Lisa Palumbo
Peter Athas
Jeffrey B.
Morwen Madrigal
Alan Gutierrez
Ray Shea
George Williams IV
and Blake Haney
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