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August 27, 2008, New York, NY – To mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, youth leaders for Global Kids, Inc. have created an online community and game in conjunction with Game Pill, Inc., AMD and Microsoft Corp.’s Partners in Learning where young people can engage in and experience the ongoing relief efforts in New Orleans.

Lightning claims nine lives in Jharkhand (Lead) August 28th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS - Ranchi, Aug 28 (IANS) Nine people were killed and over a dozen were injured when a lightning struck a tree under which they were standing in Jharkhand Thursday, the police said.

John King reiterated tonight that both the GOP necktie party and John McCain's Thursday night acceptance speech could be delayed if "an American city is underwater" due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Gustav.Labels: Disaster Capitalism, Emergency Management, Republican Party

HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said the Astrodome will not be open for evacuees if Gustav hits New Orleans. The reason, according to county officials, is common sense. Continue>>>

Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Date: 27 Aug 2008 The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.

August 27, 2008 The President The White House Washington , D.C. Through: Regional Director FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop Denton , TX Dear Mr.

In my last posting I discussed personal productivity in some depth, but I never commented in any depth about 2 applications that really shouldn’t exist in their current form, and hopefully wont exist in their current form at some point in the future.

Behavior of Smoke A fire loss is very complex because of the unique behavior of smoke.  It is important to have trained technicians at the loss location.  SERVPRO franchisees know their smoke! Hot smoke migrates to cooler areas and upper levels of a structure.

Refresh page for updates 8/28/08 - just heard that Jindal, Chertoff, and Nagin are meeting this afternoon. 8/27/08 - Every hotel in Baton Rouge is booked solid for Sunday and Monday. It seems that folks are preparing to evacuate in the event that Gustav threatens Louisiana.

Flood rages through 1,000 Indian villages Floodwaters raged through more than 1,000 villages unaccustomed to high water after a river in northeast India burst its banks, UNICEF India and government officials said Tuesday. UNICEF said 33 deaths had been reported since the mile-long (2 km) breach in the Kosi River on August 18, and more fatalities were expected.