Props to Wichita State

Kansas.com | 10/28/2007 | 'Mr. B's' return a good sight at WSU:

"Players and coaches are scheduled to work today in Greensburg, the town that was destroyed by a tornado in May. Deighton, volunteer coordinator for the South Central Kansas Tornado Recovery Organization, said the Shockers might help with mowing, painting and building a playground. Greensburg is 109 miles west of Wichita. 'Coach (Gene Stephenson) said to work them hard,' Deighton said. 'They're going to be filling in a lot of places where people need assistance"

I made it in the BV! Stress relief in running - Sports

Mahar finds stress relief in running - Sports.. a short bit of the article:

"Running is much more time-efficient because you can get a good workout in
35 minutes," .....I am convinced that if I didn't run or work out, I
would go nuts"

" (There are) very big synergies there," he said. "You just feel good
about yourself (when you exercise). Going back to the Romans - they tied in
physical fitness to scholarly work. You can't just be one or just be the other.
I don't think it works." "

FTR, Anthony has already pointed there is no dount that I am nuts, so ????

Wildfires creating 'utter devastation' in Southern California - CNN.com

Wildfires creating 'utter devastation' in Southern California - CNN.com:

"Asked by CNN where she would go, she replied, 'I have to find someplace to accept two dogs, two cats and a turtle.' Video Watch people staying with pets at refuge » Animals are allowed in Qualcomm Stadium, a nearby field and Del Mar Fairgrounds and Racetrack."

We are learning :)

In fire's path, lessons learned | csmonitor.com

In fire's path, lessons learned | csmonitor.com:

"...attention is shifting to the federal government's performance, with this question uppermost: What have US agencies learned since their botched response to hurricane Katrina in 2005? ....'They do seem to have learned a lot from Katrina and the 2003 fires here,' says Richard Carson, an economics professor at University of California, San Diego, who studies governmental agency response to emergencies. 'They saw the fire coming and plotted it out and moved people out"

Catholic Office of Long Term Recovery closes to reorganize

SunHerald.com : Catholic Office of Long Term Recovery closes to reorganize:

"Like many Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, those of the Diocese of Biloxi are changing direction, and in order to reorganize the Office of Long Term Recovery, the office will close at end of business today and reopen in a month with its focus on rebuilding homes."

LJWorld.com / Lawmakers consider creating State Guard

LJWorld.com / Lawmakers consider creating State Guard:

"Lawmakers are considering whether to set up a volunteer State Guard that could be called to active duty during emergencies. State Sen. Dennis Pyle, R-Hiawatha, said the measure would result in “being prepared for an emergency at all times with a ready and able defense force.”"

Even without, or maybe especially without, the militia aspect, a state response team sounds like a good idea.

Katrina victims to get new homes from local group - The Boston Globe

Katrina victims to get new homes from local group - The Boston Globe:

"Two years later, and thanks to a massive relief effort based in Wayland, Luciano, 37, and her 15-year-old daughter Shelby are planning to move into a home of their own in Waveland, Miss., a small city adjacent to Bay St. Louis that was almost demolished by Katrina. Luciano will have to buy the land and pay for flood insurance, but the house will come compliments of 408 workers and at least 175 volunteers from Wayland to Waveland, or W2W, an organization of volunteers and construction companies that formed soon after the August 2005 hurricane to help Waveland, which was hard-hit by Katrina. The storm's most violent component, the eye wall, covered the coastal city that was then home to about 10,000."