Thank you everybody for your warm reactions. Tonight I'll go to bed early; I have to get up at 6.15 tomorrow morning to be driven to the hospital and am tired...
I have said my prayers for Irene, and now I await (without anxiousness), the news of how the surgery worked. Understandibly, she will likely be fatigued for a...
Aug. 26, 2005 Local speedskater gets a valuable push By DAVID BARRON Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Olympic hopeful Chad Hedrick got a push from supporters...
St Petersburg Times Speed racer Speedskater Shani Davis excels in long and short track competitions, a unique combination that could ultimately lead to medals...
Aug. 30, 2005 Dow Donation Helps Keep Skaters on Ice An avid supporter of the Olympics and a corporate sponsor of U.S. Speedskating, The Dow Chemical Company...
I'm curious to know what kind of news is being reported about this catastophe across the world. Also, there's a guy doing some reporting from his New Orlean's...
Hi Steph, It's of course the main news here in the Netherlands as well. Of course it reminds us of our own vulnerability here in "the Low Countries" as well! I...
I just think about the $10.5 Billion in aid already approved without a vote from Congress. Who really gives a flying rats @$$! What good is all the money in...
"we don't know how to use our resources responsibly" I couldn't agree with this statement more. I also feel like, because so many of the people were at the...
I left out a part of my idea fromt the statement, "who needs the National Guard...Red Cross." What I meant to say was, "Who needs to be aligned with the Red...
... It has been a known fact for a long time that the Police Department in New Orleans has been famously corrupt, and, that outside the tourist areas it is a...
So, is there anything else I can do from all the way up here in WA State to help? Maybe stay out of the way and ready myself for the instance something ...
Prayers are never going to hurt anything, but you can always give blood, especially if you're O negative. But, if you can't do that, I'd find out what they're...
... I think the real catastrophe starts with thinking like this. The real diasaster is man-made: the destruction of the wetlands, a ridiculous neglect of the...
Dear all Thanks for your thoughts and wishes. I was aware of the fact that many people were thinking about me between 9 and 11 on Friday... and twenty minutes...
Irene, Our prayers will now switch from praying for a successful operation to praying for a speedy and full recovery. We are hoping to see you in our travels...
Jos, These levees were built in the 1800's, so I'd say that they have withstood quite a bit in their time. And, the same people who warned that something like...
There was an article written in a New Orleans newspaper in 2002 that predicted much of what we have witnessed over the past week. I believe the article was...
... I know that all to well! And that's why we built the 'Deltaplan' http://www.deltawerken.com/en/10.html?setlanguage=en and are busy now with a big and...
Hi Jos, ... There is a very strong sentiment in the US for gun ownership. The US Constitution has a strong guarantee of the right to bear arms. This dates ...
Marian Furst
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Sep 5, 2005 4:51 pm
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Hello statisticians, Once again, I am asking if you can provide best times from your databases for women 55-59 or 55 at the beginning of the season or 55 or 56...
Marian Furst
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Sep 5, 2005 5:01 pm
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There was also this 2001 article in Popular Mechanics that pretty much described this exact situation too... ...
... "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." I KNOW...
"But I must say I'm not impressed by the quality of government and public management in the USA from what I've seen." On this, I have to agree, and I have to...
... a loose definition of a "militia", albeit not a very well-regulated one -- Men defending their homes, using the arms they are allowed to bear under the 2nd...
Pat, This is NOT my area of legal expertise. So feel free to discuss! Marian...
Marian Furst
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Sep 5, 2005 7:36 pm
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Having spent a fair bit of time in New Orleans over the past several years (usually at the Jazzfest - highly recommended even if you are not a jazz fan),...
It was reported in the media that the head of FEMA doesn't even have any experience in managing anything like FEMA. From the little research I've done, he was...
... Every single senior official with the Federal Emergency Management Association needs to have his/her employment terminated in the time it takes to send...
... It was scary accurate. :| There was supposed to be almost 9 billion $ for upgrading of the levees in the New Orleans area but the funding was cut by the...
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