US unprepared for Katrina: report - Yahoo! News

This just in...

US unprepared for Katrina: report - Yahoo! News: "Federal emergency agencies were unprepared for Hurricane Katrina and quicker White House involvement might have improved their response, said a harsh report by congressional Republicans released on Wednesday"

gee, do you think? lol

Monkey Mike Interview

What a great guy--one of those people you can talk to for hours about pretty much anything.

In this "interview" he talks a bit about his time in Biloxi and what volunteers should expect. Good stuff!


MP3 File


If it does not play, try here.

Hands On Disaster Response :: Rebuilding Communities. Rebuilding Lives.

I'll change the links on the Main page soon, but for now, I will post it here. The "new" Handson-Disaster Response page.

Hands On Disaster Response :: Rebuilding Communities. Rebuilding Lives.

HandsOnUSA: Thank You: Volunteers, Donors, and Biloxi !

From David Campbell: HandsOnUSA: Thank You: Volunteers, Donors, and Biloxi !: "Our HandsOnUSA project came to a successful conclusion on January 31st, 2006 - heartfelt thanks to our 1,500 wonderful volunteers, and the generous donors who made our efforts possible. "

Darius Monsef's class lecture

I have had several people say that they have had problems listening to the audio of Darius' class. I guess it is a browser issue....but this should help. It is a direct link to my new podcast site. You canb then go to it and listen as you would to any other podcast. (I think)

MP3 file

Sun-Herald editorial calling for higher standards

The Sun Herald has thrown their weight into the discussion as to whether new building codes should be made more strict.

Two quick "look-ins" that capture the article:

"While there is still considerable uncertainty about how far the Legislature will go toward requiring new homes in Mississippi to be built to a higher standard, there is little doubt that, across the Coast, new homes will have to withstand stronger winds and higher water than before Hurricane Katrina."

and

"While we cannot prevent another storm, we can certainly better prepare for it.

That is why we should all appreciate public officials wise enough to require their constituents to build safer and stronger houses. Because if we don't get it right this time, we can forget about getting billions of federal dollars to get it right next time."

One more try

Hurricane relief meeting and then a 30 minute talk by Darius Monsef. This works great for me and in firefox, but for some reason several people have said they can not get it to work in IE. Sorry