Since the results of terrorist attacks, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires, etc; are:

Prewarnings
Fear
Run and/or take shelter
Lost Property
Unplanned Injuries
Unplanned Fatalities
Lost Money
Lost Credibility
Lost Memories
Rescue Efforts
Recovery Efforts
Salvaging through rubble
Cleaning up after someone/something else’s actions
Rebuilding/Relocating
Re-Establishing;

Should the National Agencies that deal with Terrorism be involved with the PreWarnings through the Re-Establishings??
"Are tornados fighting for freedom?"?

YES!!

Tornados seek refuge from the sky and mountains and anything that would dissipate them!!
Source: Mother Nature.
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Definition of terrorism: 1; The act of terrorizing OR the STATE of BEING TERRORIZED. 2; Unlawful acts of violence committed in an attempt to overthrow a government. 3;A system of government that rules by intimidation.

Definition of terror: 1; An overwhelming impulse of fear; extreme fright or dread. 2; A person OR THING that causes extreme fear. 3; ‘informal’; An intolerable nuiscence.

I really believe that tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, collisions, tsunamis, avalanches, explosions, etc; that provoke unplanned fears and cause undue damages fits all the dictionary definitions.

Source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desktop Dictionary.

Your definitions are definitely there, also.
Climber;

So you agree that the Department of Homeland Security is a "lame duck’ agency? Per what you stated, the CIA and FBI does all the criminal stuff, FEMA and Local Agencies does all the natural disaster stuff, and Homeland Security is left with "twiddling their thumbs"?

Hurricane Katrina had FEMA, the National Guard, and additional Federal Agencies pulling a majority of the items listed!!

I have to disagree with your assessments of my questions, because I’ve seen too many natural disasters take more lives on our homeland soils than the military troop losses on a yearly basis, even through the Iraq War.

I believe all disasters are terrorizing, on different levels, sure, but all are terrorizing. Citizen Fatalaties to failed building structure frames, is a major injustice, especially when every other technology is modern, and the entire construction industry is using centuries-old technology to protect us with!! THAT"S SCARY, TERRORIZING, AND DESTRUCTIVE; INTOLERANT!!
Here’s my BEEF:

EVERY object and product in and on you/our buildings is modern technology:

Paint-Modern
Carpeting-Modern
Cabinets-Modern
Appliances-Modern
Plumbing Fixtures-Modern
Plumbing Piping-Modern
Roof Coverings-Modern
Doors-Modern
Windows-Modern
Vents-Modern
Electrical Conduits-Modern
Electictrical Outlets-Modern
Indoor Lights-Modern
Outdoor Lights-Modern
Water Irrigation-Modern
Water Heaters-Modern
Water softeners-Modern
Countertops-Modern
Telephones-Modern
Televisions-Modern
Intercoms-Modern
Cookware-Modern
Washer/Dryers-Modern
Trash Compactors-Modern
Recycling Bins-Modern
Garages and Workshops-Modern
Water Closets-Modern
Showers-Modern;

Building Frame Systems-4,500-5,000 years old technology!! The shelter and protections for all these modern technology products is as old as the first ever constructed building!! Anchor and Braced Structure Systems is STILL the only Frame Design in practice TODAY! They’re beefed up, that’s it!! Upgrade!!!!!

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Has been hunting and killing Taliban in Afganistan ?

They have commanded multi national forces on behalf of the UN in both Afganistan and Bosnia ?

That the Canadian Navy responded imdeiately to Hurricane Katrina with aid packages ?

Was responsible for the liberation of Holland durring world war 2

Had the second largest Naval fleet in the world in 1945 (Second only to the mother country the UK ) yes larger than that of the US

That in 2 wars Canada was at war as soon as it happened 1914 and 1939 -

That the Canadian Armed Forces were in Korea as well ?

That durring the Gulf war Canadian war ships provided logistical supply and patrol to the British and American forces ?

That any soldier has the right to refuse a mission and not be punished but very very few ever do
i’m ok

Actually we have a lot of oil Plutoiam Uranium Gold Silver Nickel Water Lumber etc etc

I mean no —uh no oil here eh – nope

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Why did gas prices increase nationwide after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, even before the physical effects of the disruption to the gas industry could have affected supply?

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I need your help. Briefly explain to me the roles of a jockey pump and a diesel engine fire pump in a high rise building. This would be for a five story 100,000 sq ft structure with it’s sprinkler water supply coming from the city’s main line. Which of these 2 pumps would need to have backup battery or generator power in case of an outage. And if the city water line was broken(hurricane Katrina) how could this cause the diesel pump to run itself dry until it overheated(the oil in the engine was like tar). Just need to know the basics for an interview. Thank you Thank you.

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Ever since Hurricane Katrina most people throughout the United States acted like(and still acts like to this day)that New Orleans is the only place to flood when there’s other cities like Miami and Houston that floods.

And the real reason why New Orleans had flooded because of the Levees that weren’t properly built and was disrupted by Katrina’s storm surge.

And there’s other places in the U.S. that has Natural Disasters also: California has Earthquakes, the Midwest has Tornados, New York City can get hit by a Hurricane and that city is not prepared for a hurricane, and Seattle has Volcanos and Tsunamis.

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America is at war – For a reason. Even though you might not understand why.
He Vetoed the bill to pull the troops out of Iraq – Read the full bill, that was only a small part of it. The Bill was actually to FUND the troops.
Gas prices are high – Yes and it sucks big time, but again, not Bushs fault, blame supply, demand and the gas companies..
The whole Hurricane Katrina Incident – The PROCESS was slow and the leaders in Louisiana are as much at fault. Bush CANNOT order troops into a state. If he had you would be saying he was "Invading" them.
He uses scare tactics such as "terror attacks and threats" to gain control of the American people – Yeah, look at his ratings. How much control does he have in YOUR life…
Our civil liberties have lessened – How?

Even with all the shit that went on during Clintons presidency, I was still able to coherantly focus the blame where it lay…
If all he cared about was "A Paycheck" and he has the connections he has, dont you think he could be making a whole lot of money NOT being President? He certainly wouldnt have has much vitriol thrown at him daily. I have a friend who is a Texas state trooper and while he was assigned to guard Bushs ranch, he said it was common for Bush or his wife to bring them a plate of BBQ while he was on duty (This was before Cindy Sheehan lost her mind and camped there)

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Directly after hurricane Katrina, our 6-year-old daughter announced to us that she would like to be a meteorologist. She would like to learn better ways to warn people when a storm is coming. I am looking for weather related web sites for children. I would like to find age appropriate information for her. I would also love weather tracking graphs or printouts. Maybe even a print out so that she can track the weather from day to day. Thank you so much, Oh and don’t worry. We would never pressure our children to do anything, simply supply the tools. We are in Pittsburgh if you have any contacts at a local news/weather station.
Once again, thank you very much for your help.

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I understand and know that George W. Bush could serve only two terms : (, However I would vote for him in a heartbeat.

1. He’s ALWAYS honest to all of us American citizens.

2. He’s a christian who loves our people.

3. He cut taxes throughout the US economy.

4. He provided better health care and loves to help out the poor.

5. He did an excellent job on our education system by having our schools levy taxes.

6. He helped out with hurricane Katrina after that terrible disaster down in Louisiana and helped out the people by getting some of their homes and supplies back.

7. He sent our troops to Iraq (Which I disagree with) but all of us love them and their fighting for our country and their doing a heck of a job. God Bless them.

8. George W. Bush is not only honest 100% of the time but he is a true peacemaker and wants the best.

He by far is my favorite president and I would vote for him over Hilliary anyday of the week, month or year.

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His delay is no different than GW’s delay over the hurricane Katrina’s rescue relief, but no one dare criticize 0bama! Could he have sought more help out of the private sector to fill in the time gap?
Sheesh! yes you certainly are ollie!

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Before I ask this I have to say first off that I still do truly feel for the people of Haiti and what they have gone through and are still going through.

However I do have to say that I am a little perturbed by the fact that the current Haitian relief efforts are the largest since 9-11, and I say this because of Hurricane Katrina.

How and why is it that we as Americans are sending more help and supplies to a third world country then we sent to our own people?

We could not even pull together and get things right in the side of the U.S. after Karina, yet we were in Haiti 2 days after the quake with almost double the supplies that we first sent to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. I really have to say that, that does not look good on us at all.

We have sent mass supplies and aid to Haiti, and we sent a bunch of "trailers" to Louisiana that we’re useless because of where they were put.

Is America really so backwards that we care more about sending others help, then helping out our own kind?

Women in Louisiana were standing in the streets a WEEK after the storm crying while holding infants saying their babies hadn’t been feed for 2-3 days and hadn’t been changed either, because no one had sent them formula or diapers. However a week after the quake in Haiti we were loading airplanes with orphans and families and bringing them to the states.

I really feel for Haiti, but on the same note it makes me sick to think that we have already sent over a billion dollars in money and goods to Haiti, but after Katrina, housing companies used our southern states as a big ass tax write off AND NEVER EVEN BUILT THE HOMES.

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***Questions at bottom of Additional Information***

I was watching the news about the HORRORS happening across the world from me and I keep hearing people say REALLY stupid things like “It’s no surprise that the US Supplies are being stolen… Just look at what Bush did after Hurricane Katrina.” And it made me think about the bias in the news coverage when it came to Katrina.

I’m MIDDLE GROUND in everything so I don’t have the wool over my eyes when it comes from EITHER side of the nut-job spectrum so when I watched the difference in reporting, I was SHOCKED at how both sides were manipulating the disaster to further their own aims.

The BIGGEST thing I noticed was how CNN and the Leftie nut-job side referred to EVERYONE as a “Victim” while Fox News and the Rightie nut-job side and the non-biased referred to them as “Survivors” and it REALLY hit home.
If you label someone as a “Victim” then they take on a pathetic, beaten down, “I can’t help myself” air while a “Survivor” is someone that has SURVIVED THE WORST & is ready to help their fellow survivors & rebuild!

A “Victim” is weak & needs others to support them…
A “Survivor” is STRONG & willing to accept help but is working just as hard as the helpers!

I remember watching the interviews on the various news stations & it was shocking how they picked through the people to find the specific “Type” of person to interview to specifically further their own political aims.

I remember an interview with an Asian family & when the reporter kept calling them “Victims” they actually stopped her & said “We are not victims. We survived & we will rebuild.” & 6 months later I saw a 60 min’s story on how they flipped off the world & didn’t retreat.
The whole community stayed & pooled their money & resources & strengths & they had almost finished rebuilding the houses & repairing the streets while a few miles away, the houses were still mold covered & the people THERE were doing nothing but b*tching about George Bush & how they had yet to get their FIMA Debit Cards.

Everyone I asked about these details went STRAIGHT DOWN PARTY LINES! The Republicans said “They are Survivors” & the Democrats said “They are just victims, unable to help themselves.” While us Middle-Grounds could stand back & see the distinctions & the shades of grey.

***QUESTIONS***
Does anyone else understand the manipulation tactics of their own political party?

Why is it that only about 1% of the population of the US is even ABLE to see the blatant propaganda & manipulation tactics?

What is your opinion on this?
p.s. I see this type of manipulation EACH AND EVERY TIME I turn on the news, but with H.K. it was so obvious that it is the easiest thing to use as an example.

"Normal" news days can be ignored or it is so small that you need to research what REALLY happened to realize the way you have been manipulated, but with H.K. it was so obvious that I could almost see the "Thought Bubbles" over the heads of the reporters saying "Believe US and not THEM!"

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I think, and I may be wrong, but I think Haiti and every other nation gave the USA {content}.00 after Hurricane Katrina.

Oh well, enough of the cold, hard facts….start loading the supply trucks for Haiti…its a thankless job but someone (USA) has to do it.

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I was just wondering, since he has said that Hurricane Katrina and yesterday’s earthquake were God’s punishments for the sins of New Orleans and Haiti. Does he think that Kansas deserves to be hit by tornadoes time and again, or does he just cherry pick natural disasters to blame on the victims?

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As many as 35 serious scientific errors or exaggerations, all pointing towards invention of a threat that does not exist at all, or exaggerations of phenomena that do exist, do not reflect credit on the presenter of the movie or on those who advised him. The movie is unsuitable for showing to children, and provides no basis for taking policy decisions. Schools that have shown the movie to children are urged to ensure that the errors listed in this memorandum are drawn to the children’s attention.

We are talking plain and simple pure scientific errors here! Please see a summary below and a link at end showing why they were scientific errors:

ERROR 1 Sea level "rising 6 m"
ERROR 2 Pacific islands "drowning"
ERROR 3 Thermohaline circulation "stopping"
ERROR 4 CO2 "driving temperature"
ERROR 5 Snows of Kilimanjaro "melting"
ERROR 6 Lake Chad "drying up"
ERROR 7 Hurricane Katrina "man made"
ERROR 8 Polar bear "dying"
ERROR 9 Coral reefs "bleaching"
ERROR 10 100 ppmv of CO2 "melting mile-thick ice"
ERROR 11 Hurricane Caterina "manmade"
ERROR 12 Japanese typhoons "a new record"
ERROR 13 Hurricanes "getting stronger"
ERROR 14 Big storm insurances losses "increasing"
ERROR 15 Mumbai "flooding"
ERROR 16 Severe tornadoes "more frequent"
ERROR 17 The sun "heats the Arctic ocean"
ERROR 18 Arctic "warming fastest"
ERROR 19 Greenland ice sheet "unstable"
ERROR 20 Himalayan glacial melt waters "failing"
ERROR 21 Peruvian glaciers "disappearing"
ERROR 22 Mountain glaciers worldwide "disappearing"
ERROR 23 Sahara desert "drying"
ERROR 24 West Antarctic ice sheet "unstable"
ERROR 25 Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves "breaking up"
ERROR 26 Larsen B Ice Shelf "broke up because of ‘global warming’"
ERROR 27 Mosquitoes "climbing to higher altitudes"
ERROR 28 Many tropical diseases "spread through ‘global warming’"
ERROR 29 West Nile virus in the US "spread through ‘global warming’"
ERROR 30 Carbon dioxide is "pollution"
ERROR 31 The European heat wave of 2003 "killed 35,000"
ERROR 32 Pied flycatchers "cannot feed their young"
ERROR 33 Gore’s bogus pictures and film footage
ERROR 34 The Thames Barrier "closing more frequently"
ERROR 35 "No fact…in dispute by anybody."

http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/monckton/goreerrors.html

Anyone not sure of the data behind the facts please just click the link!

Also do you know of any other inconvenient truths than the 35 I have listed?

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blame Bush and the Republicans for the crane collapse in NY??? So far, he has been blamed for:

Terrorists flying airplanes into the World Trade Center
Hurricane Katrina
The bridge Collapsing in Minnesota
The wildfires in California
The Kansas National Guard’s unpreparedness to handle tornado disaster.

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Most people believe the Gulf storms were responsible for the increase in the price of petroleum products, but they are wrong. There was an adequate supply of fuel across America on the day Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, but the price of gasoline immediately "spiked" to over .00 a gallon.

The recent increase in the price of oil and natural gas was orchestrated by OPEC, the oil cartel (The Four Remaining Sisters), and the Bush administration to:

(1) Promote conservation
(2) Increase profits
(3) Lower our standard of living
(4) Destroy our economy
(5) Impoverish the American people

When the cartel began raising the price of oil last year, the Bush administration continued purchasing petroleum for the Strategic Oil Reserve which increased the price of oil. Senator Bingaman asked the President to suspend purchases until the price stabilized, but he refused, and many Americans will pay 20% of their take-home pay on energy this winter.

When the oil price surged to a barrel, the Bush administration released oil from the Strategic Reserve and the price fell to a barrel, The Washington Times reported:

"Recent gasoline-price spikes have given new meaning to the phrase ‘pain at the pump.’ And with demand from India, China and elsewhere growing, and U.S. failure to open a single new oil refinery since the 1970s, supplies could remain tight and prices elevated for some time." (italics added)[1]

The U.S. imports 400,000 gallons of gasoline a day from other countries because the environmental movement has blocked construction of new oil refineries in the United States for almost 30 years. The U.S. had 321 refineries in 1981; the U.S. has 149 oil refineries today. Many plants operate 24 hours a day (with no down-time for maintenance) to supply the growing demand for fuel, and to comply with EPA regulations that require refineries to formulate different types of gasoline in different regions of the country at different times of the year.[2]

Who funds the environmental movement? The oil cartel (The Four Remaining Sisters), major corporations, foundations, and government agencies. Why has the environmental movement blocked construction of new oil refineries? Because The Four Remaining Sisters don’t want competition.
Who are "The Four Remaining Sisters?" When Congress investigated the oil industry in 1911, they discovered the Standard Oil Trust (owned by John D. Rockefeller) controlled the banking industry, the oil industry, the transportation industry, and several other major industries. To counter the dangerous concentration of power, Congress enacted legislation that broke up the Rockefeller Trust, and led to the formation of Standard Oil of New Jersey, Standard Oil of Ohio, Standard Oil of California, Standard Oil of New York, Mobil, and a number of other Rockefeller-owned companies.
Zapatta McFrench is a FOOL, goes to sleep dope
SIMPLE PEOPLE WANT SIMPLE ANSWERS

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Politicians Set Their Prices
The Democratic Congress seems intent on reviving the worst ideas of our past.

By Carrie Lukas

Apparently some lessons we must relearn. One might assume our disastrous economic flirtation with socialism in the 1970s — never mind the sorry record of command-and-control economics in the former Soviet bloc — would have buried the concept of government wage- and price-controls for at least a generation. Yet this Congress appears intent on resurrecting the worst policies of the past.

Price controls have superficial appeal. The average gas-price rose more than 10 percent last month, allowing pandering politicians to promise relief. They don’t say that consumers will suffer worse consequences if the government begins dictating how much oil companies and refiners can charge. And they ignore that government regulations and taxes already are largely responsible for high fuel prices. Instead they offer fantasy.

Take Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D., Mich.) “Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act.” This legislation would empower the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on anyone in the energy supply and distribution chain who “artificially inflates the price of energy.” Those found guilty would be subject to multi-million dollar fines and possible jail time. Overlooking the distasteful Stalinist flavor of this bill — locking up people for trying to sell at the best possible prices — this is economic ignorance on steroids.

Harsh penalties might discourage companies from raising prices, but also would convince many not to do business at all, particularly in times of crisis. In dire circumstances it costs more to deliver products, and companies have to charge more. Business owners who fear that raising prices will expose them to criminal penalties may simply close up shop.

This would have been a disaster, for example, during Hurricane Katrina. Suppliers would have been reluctant to ship fuel into devastated areas, and fuel would become even scarcer there. According to a study by the American Council for Capital Formation, if this legislation had been in effect during that tragic 2005 hurricane season, it would have imposed .9 billion in economic costs.

Thoughtful consumers understand the role prices play in the marketplace. We’ve all faced the dilemma of either paying more at the conveniently located gas station or going out of the way to someplace cheaper. Forcing both establishments to charge the same means the better-located store would have trouble keeping up with demand, perhaps running out of gas, while the less convenient store would fold.

Prices play an equally important role on the national level. If they rise significantly, individuals change their behavior. We can’t eliminate all driving, but we may rethink a long, summer road-trip or explore the possibility of carpooling. Some may forego a gas-guzzling SUV for smaller, more efficient vehicles or hybrids. And if a business “artificially” inflates prices, people turn to other sellers. Competition, not Congress, is the only effective way to keep prices down.

Prices also signal to the rest of the world that the United States needs fuel and is willing to pay for it. If prices aren’t allowed to rise, exporters will take their supplies elsewhere.

While price controls in the energy sector would create big problems, they’re nothing compared to the potential nightmare of the government meddling in setting wages. Yet that’s the direction many Democrats are heading.

Senator Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) has revived the 1970s idea of “comparable worth” in his “Fair Pay Act,” which he claims will “address the historic pattern of undervaluing and underpaying so-called ‘women’s’ jobs.” Senator Harkin thinks he and likeminded politicos have a better understanding of the value created by a given job. For example, the male-dominated profession of probation officers and the female-dominated field of social workers are rough equivalent in terms of level of skill and responsibility, according to Harkin, and therefore deserve the same pay.

Such hubris is astounding, even by Washington standards. Individuals consider countless factors when evaluating jobs: co-workers, clients, level of danger, dress code, commute, hours, flexibility, and opportunities for advancement, to name but a few. Wages are one factor that allows employers to attract enough qualified employees. If they offer too little, they won’t get sufficient help. They’ll have to increase the salary or do something else to make the job more attractive.

Outlaw this flexibility and there will be over-supply of labor in some professions and shortages in others. Imagine the political maneuvering that would determine the respective value of each job. Who’s more valuable: an elementary school teacher, nurse practitioner, sanitation worker, prison guard, public defender, or computer programmer? Who should we trust to make that determination: “experts” in Washington or the cumulative judgments of millions of free individuals?

The answer should be obvious. If it’s not, then America faces grim days ahead.

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We are interviewing a young man who lived in New Orleans during the time of Hurricane Katrina. I need a pretty broad list of questions and I’m drawing a blank. Help me brainstorm!

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If you had to evacuate your home due to a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, etc), or a man-made disaster (chemical spill, fire, gas leak, terrorist attack, etc), what would you do with your pets? Most emergency shelters make NO provisions for pets! You can’t bring a large dog, or multiple dogs just anywhere. You’d have to find another safe place for them. Many dogs were totally abandoned during Hurricane Katrina. Would your pets get abandoned if you was forced to evacuate your home?

Do you have a plan to evacuate your home, with your family and your dogs in an emergency? Do you know somebody (in another area) who could temporarily house your dogs during a disaster? Would you be willing to offer temporary housing to a friend’s dogs, or a family member’s dogs? What arrangements have you made? What would you do?

At the very least, I hope that a question like this would provoke some serious thought. Once distaster strikes, it’s too late.
Another question … Do you have an emergency kit (food, water, supplies, medications, etc) for your dog(s)? If you and your pets had to leave your home in an emergency, you’d need one. What’s in your kit?

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Us Mormons have a one year food supply. If you think this is funny then you would be suprised to know that during Hurricane Katrina our food supply helped thousands of people survive.

You should always be prepared and our Prophet has counseled us to have a one year supply of food in case of the worst.

My question is, what is the one thing you absolutely could not eat for a week straight?

For me it’s um….pasta salad
my wife, liver.

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If you had to evacuate your home due to a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, etc), or a man-made disaster (chemical spill, fire, gas leak, terrorist attack, etc), what would you do with your pets? Most emergency shelters make no provisions for pets! You’d have to find another safe place for them. Many pets were totally abandoned during Hurricane Katrina. Would your pets get abandoned if you had to evacuate?

Do you have a plan to evacuate your home, with your family and your pets in an emergency? Do you know somebody (in another area) who could temporarily house your pets during a disaster? What would you do?
At the very least, I hope that this question provokes serious thought. Once disaster strikes, it’s too late!

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its not like he is an all powerful dictator. we have a system of checks and balances so that the president doesn’t have complete power. if congress really thought we needed to be out of iraq, we would be out of iraq. Bush doesn’t have the power to use all of the earths resources unsustainably. that is done by the people of our country. my point is that Bush is not at fault for everything that people blame on him. i even heard of people blaming hurricane katrina happening because of him. people say that bush didn’t get supplies down to New orleans fast enough. how is that his fault. does anyone really think bush was talking to fema people say "lets make the people of new orleans suffer a bit longer" NO Way would anyone do that.

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My friend and i are wanting to get together with our church and our friends church to do an Operation Christmas for the town of Pearlington, Mississippi, and if you didnt know, Pearlington was only a couple of miles away from the eye of Hurricane Katrina. I did go down there in July to assist in Hurricane relief, coming home with a few new friends! So please if you could help and give me some ideas of gifts to give them, We would be forever grateful!! Plus you get to be apart of helping the children of Pearlington finding there hope again!! Thank You and God Bless!!!!

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Our "friend", proclaimed handyman, really got us for home improvements costs. During his work, he asked for ,500. which (duh) I gave him by check written out "cash" w/comments on the bottom "home improvement." I paid for all supplies. Long story short, 75% of work is not finished. He tried to put a sprinkler system in our yard, but had no clue. Our screens on back porch are now in place, but he never finished cutting them properly. We live in FL & Hurricane Katrina did a bit of damage. We paid for a pressure cleaner which he used 1st for his own home & charged us for the rental & /hr. to shoot a bit around our home. Twice he used a snake to unclog, but Draino works. He presented me w/a bill & I could not read it. All scribbles, but thinking he was a good friend of my husband, I wrote him a ,500 check. Later we argued about the unfinished work & I fired him. Can I get any money back? Would appreciate any advice or experiences. TY — Patti H

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Many of our country’s "enemies" have offered help to us in wake of tragic events; most of their offers refused.

In Hurricane Katrina, Cuba was one of the first nations to respond and offered to send doctors, tons of medicinal supplies, and money. The US Government declined and told Cuba "no". Now say what you want about political differences but if help is offered immiediately it really doesn’t matter who it is coming from and you are declining the supplies offered to the people who need it.

Also in Hurricane Katrina assistance from France was at first rejected but we later on accepted their aid.

On 9/11 Mayor Guiliani would not accept a 1 million dollar donation from Saudi Arabia.

How do you feel about our government declining the aid of our "enemies". I use "enemies" in quotes because I don’t regard Cuba and France as threats to us. It is a way to mend relations with our nations; to work together in wake of tragedies. A step towards making progress during these wars.

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