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twitter.com Hurricane Irene hit New York City as a tropical storm but there was still some damages, a lot of fallen trees and flooding in downtown Manhattan, beaches, and in areas close to rivers and the ocean. This footage was taken in Richmond Hill Queens NYC

08/29/2005 Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA - Video on Canal Street - Katrina Raw Master 16. To license this footage, visit www.stormchasingvideo.com 08 Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA - Video on Canal Street and North Peter Street. Footage of hurricane force winds from Katrina slamming into the downtown area across the street from Harrah’s Casino and Hotel on Canal Street. Raw footage with lots of high winds and debris flying through the air as the hurricane winds rip apart the city.

1. Choose the term that best matches the correct definition below.

1.This gave the president complete control over military actions in Vietnam.
2.This country, with communist backing, seized control of the Suez Canal.
3.This man is suspected of masterminding the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
4.This major peace agreement between Israel and Palestine hosted by President Clinton was known as the _____.
5.This natural disaster in 2005 sent gasoline prices soaring.
6.In 1947, which team did African American baseball player Jackie Robinson join?
7.A person who resists fighting in a war on moral or religious grounds is known as a _____.
8.The 17th parallel divided this country.
9.Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and executed for passing nuclear weapons secrets to this country during WWII.
10.What Supreme Court case did Brown v. Board of Education overturn?
11.He pardoned Richard Nixon for his role in Watergate.
12.In 1949, this organization was founded to insure cooperation among countries of the Americas.
13.He is considered the "father of the suburbs" because he built houses quickly and cheaply.
14.In 1953, this war ended.
15.This case overturned an earlier ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson.
16.This president was known as the "Great Communicator."
17.He was the first man in space.
18.This was the main supply route between North Vietnam, Laos and South Vietnam.
19.A list made by Hollywood of people they would not hire because they were accused of communism is called the _____.
20.As a result of the Selma March and the Bus Drive made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this law was passed.

a.Plessy v. Ferguson
b.Hurricane Katrina
c.Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d.Korean War
e.Oslo Accords
f.Gerald Ford
g.Brown v. Board of Education
h.Vietnam
i.Brooklyn Dodgers
j.Soviet Union
k.Voting Rights Act
l.Organization of American States
m.Conscientious objector
n.Ronald Reagan
o.Egypt
p.William J. Leavitt
q.Blacklist
r.Ho Chi Minh Trail
s.Yuri Gagarin
t.Osama bin Laden

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I need news clips from past reports on 9/11, if possible the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the tsunami that hit Indonesia. All downloads must be able to work in Windows Movie Maker.

08/29/2005 Raw B-Roll footage shot during Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans, LA French Quarter. POV footage while driving in the French Quarter as the hurricane rips apart the area. Additional tripoded video at the intersection of Dauphine Street and Conti Street. POV footage continues around the French Quarter until the intersection of Conti Street and Royal Street where whiteout condition from the high winds were slamming into the area and blowing debris through the air.

Hurricane Katrina video, NOAA Research Hurricane Hunter Flight. - Hurricane Katrina NOAA CC. To license this footage, visit www.stormchasingvideo.com “stock video” “archive footage” “Hurricane Katrina” “New Orleans” hurricanes 2005 Video Title Hurricane Katrina video, NOAA Research Hurricane Hunter Flight. Full Description: Raw master video from a National Weather Service NOAA Gulf Stream V high altitude research aircraft. NOAA hurricane hunter is not the same as the US Air Force Hurricane Hunter. Shot on 08/26/2005. Screen Format: 16:9 Video Format: Standard Definition License Type: Rights Managed

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.

Here in Ohio we’ve had tornado warnings pretty much all evening.
Earlier a tornado touched down in the county next to mine. On the news they kept telling people to find shelter, and to be cautious.

Then i was thinking… i am totally unprepared for a natural disaster. I don’t have any type of supplies, or emergency situation knowledge… then i started thinking about my pets. What would happen to them if something serious happened. Like during hurricane Katrina, many pets died, and were separated from their owners.

So i was wondering, do any of you have a plan for a natural disaster? What would happen to your pets?
Like in a tornado, would you have shelter space that your family and your pets could fit in?
Or in your natural disaster supplies do you have supplies for your pets as well?

do you have any place to take them if something happened?

If you had to evacuate your homes would you refuse to leave with out them? (some people did this during hurricane katrina) Or would you leave them and hope for the best?

Just curious… because its something i never really thought about.
"Oh and by the way, where in ohio are the tornado warnings because i’m also located in ohio, near the cincinnati area…"
Well the tornado touched down in Fairfield, i live in Pickaway county, and we had warnings.
I’m not sure what all countys had warnings.
@Fuzzy Liberal -My grandma lives in a mobile home to, and when ever we get tornado warngings she hides in her hallway with her cats.

I live in a twin syle town home, and i have no type of shelter. So i’d have to go in the bathtub or my downstairs closet…but i highly doubt that they’d be able to hold myself and my pets.
So i’ve been pretty worried about a natural disaster.

Part B - 08/29/2005 B-Roll aftermath footage shot around the New Orleans, LA International Airport that shows the huge difference in the damage depending on the location around the metro area. On the south side of the airport along Airline Highway, there is no flooding, only damage from the high winds. While the south side of the airport was high and dry, the north side of the airport at Williams Blvd. and Veterans Blvd. was flooded with several feet of water and the water was still rising. Footage includes cars floating in the high water and people walking in the high water while large police truck drive through the flooded roadways.

***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!"

I’ve been experimenting with mescaline and this new form of crack, but I was wondering, what drugs make for the best liberal? I know that with Obama it was crack and with Bill it was pot. Maybe if I try all of the drugs? Of course, bush doesn’t want me to do this. He’s evil and he ran over my dog. I’ll never see my little scruff again and I can never forgive him for that, or the 70 million people and countless other pets (peta.org for details) he’s butchered. Wait a second. There’s a bird outside my window. It’s black like a cia helicopter. Bush must be using it to spy on me! Oh how sad is the day with this man can even turn mother nature against us! I thought it was just hurricane Katrina with karl roves weather machine cuz bush hates blacks, but apparently I was wrong. We must do something! The bird is still watching me! It’s reading what I’m typing! I’m sorry, but I must hit enter soon before it reports back! Please answer my question. Liberals, we must untie!

Part A - B-Roll video of Hurricane Katrina as the storm starts to hit the Lake Pontchartrain Levee in Kenner, LA. The winds from Katrina start to pick up and the water starts to rise as the hurricane pushes the water to the south side of Lake Pontchartrain and the water starts to rise into a parking lot and over the lake wall. Footage shots include tree’s blowing in the wind and a stop sign being torn apart by the winds of the hurricane. Video also includes footage of the Kenner, LA police out patrolling in the middle of the storm to secure the area around the Pontchartrain Center.

Hydric acid, also called Hydronium Hydroxide, is a colorless and odorless chemical compound found in water supplies around the world, most often in large reservoirs and water treatment facilities. Its basis is the highly reactive hydroxyl radical, a species shown to mutate DNA, denature proteins, disrupt cell membranes, and chemically alter critical neurotransmitters. The atomic components of Hydric acid are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerin and Ethyl Alcohol. Tests have shown that Styrofoam and plastic cups contain the highest concentrations of Hydric Acid, with plastic bottles taking a close second. Inhalation of the compound is known to cause death, or in some cases severe brain damage. Yet, no ones doing anything about it. Furthermore, Hydric Acid has been shown to have severe impact in the environment. Post hurricane Katrina, Hydric Acid was found to have caused great loss of life in New Orleans, with many deaths attributed to exposure of the compound alone.

Considering all this, do you think we should do something to better control the environmental impact caused by Hydric Acid?
Actually, I wanted to see if I could make someone giggle. An environmentalist friend of mine sent me it in a mail.

1 A. 5.204
1 B. 5.27
1 C. 9.42

2 A. 9.175
2 B. 9.162
2 C.16.565

For anyone who hasn’t recognized the significance of the simple numeric comparisons above, Question 1 reflects BLS U3 unemployment data, as many I suspect have already recognized, for A. William Jefferson Clinton over 96 months (1/1993?12/2000); B. George Walker Bush over 96 months (1/2001?12/2008); C. Barack Hussein Obama, aka Barry Soetoro for 26 months (2/2009?3/2011).

Since by now, most recognize U6 BLS data as what’s supposed to be the government’s most reflective figure reporting “real unemployment”, Question 2 is similar but with U6 numbers reported all the way to thousandths of a percent. So, using this more realistic and potentially more honest figure, once again the unemployment figures calculated by the Department of Labor and released through the Bureau of Labor Statistics show almost identical figures across eight years (96 months) of the Clinton and Bush Administrations, with Clinton’s figures actually coming in higher than Bush’s by 13 one thousandths of a percent. Then there’s U6 data from the current economic disaster attributed solely to Democrats thanks to their super majority. Answer C., which is obviously the dramatically larger figure, is an average of U6 data over 26 months of Obama’s [non] leadership (2/2009-3/2011). The 16.565 BLS real unemployment figure for this President reflects an 80.5% increase over Clinton’s rates and marginally more at 80.8% higher rate of real unemployment than Americans were forced to endure under Bush.

Perhaps what makes the figures even more amazing were the two unprecedented disasters the Bush Administration endured that were more costly to the country in terms of job losses than any other President has had to deal with over uncontrollable externally caused events. While Hurricane Katrina was the most devastating natural disaster occurring on American soil in history and the costliest by all accounts at more than 125 billion, that differed from the strategic attack and destruction of the Twin Towers along with costly, major damage to the Pentagon, which was anything but natural. The attack, which led to visible, raucous celebrations across much of the Muslim world, led to a direct response by determined leadership to address Muslim terrorists’ reign in Afghanistan and Iraq, and may have played a small role in the supposedly humanitarian armed conflict the current Administration has added as a third, apparently mostly nation building front.

Does it surprise some in the Y!A community to learn that until the first Democratic budget put in place by Pelosi and crew in 2007, President Bush had significantly more favorable economic and unemployment data, in spite of the two disasters, than his predecessor? The initial Democratic budget was in force as of July 2007, and far from uncoincidentally, the economy started showing signs of stress and a distinct downturn by the end of the budget year’s second quarter. With the second Pelosi led budget, the economy was in full retreat, and Bush’s unemployment and economic record would be reduced to a virtual draw statistically over the eight years, incorporating fully 96 months of data, while our prior two Presidents held office.

Okay, time to fess up. How many got the answers right, and how many of you knew what they were regarding ahead of any explanation? While it would seem inconceivable that anyone with an IQ of 80-90 or better should miss the simple comparative figures, we’re shown thousands of times daily by one group in Politics that either IQ or, where that’s not the determining factor, some measure of honesty is in short supply.

Anyone else up for change that more than a handful of liberal elite and illuminati can believe in? Please don’t tell me there are holdouts suggesting positive change is expected any longer under the left’s darling and MSM’s Chosen One.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20110322/bs_ibd_ibd/566770
http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/unemployment-charts
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/110750/recovery-evident-mainly-statisticians?mod=bb-budgeting
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulu3SCAmeBA&feature=player_embedded
Since you were willing to suggest several more measures which you wanted to see, Arjay, I’ll willingly comply with information that might be seen as valuable to all.

Through the first 26 months of seasonally adjusted U3 figures, former President Clinton managed a rate of 6.43%. Among his ways of addressing unemployment early in his Administration was overseeing sweeping changes for who would be considered and included as unemployed in 1994. That was when the first calculations for U6 unemployment were made, because no one assigned to statistical analysis within the BLS felt it was acceptable to simply remove as many of the unemployed as U3 was designed to do without having some statistical measure that would include most of the unfortunate individuals without jobs or income.

During a comparable 26 month period upon taking office, President George Walker Bush managed a respectable 5.30% rate, which was the best of the three Presidents by far. Since no other President has had two such
horrific domestic disasters to deal with, it’s probably also worth mentioning that ahead of September 11, 2001, there was not a single month where unemployment was calculated above 5%, but the climb was steady for most of two years in the immediate aftermath before starting a recognizable and encouraging decline. Two of President Bush’s three years of unemployment in the mid 4% range came after a solid economic recovery during 2006 and 2007. And 2005 was hardly anything to sneeze at with an annual U3 rate of 5.08%. There was not a single month above 6% unemployment until midway into the first quarter of the second Democratic budget put into place under Pelosi. When the news media hammered the economy in print and across the airwaves, and by the time every major source had begun to predict Obama would be elected President, public sentiment was shaken and the decline was sharp. The first figure to reach the mid 6% range was released just days before the election at a 6.6% rate. During th
horrific domestic disasters to deal with, it’s probably also worth mentioning that ahead of September 11, 2001, there was not a single month where unemployment was calculated above 5%, but the climb was steady for most of two years in the immediate aftermath before starting a recognizable and encouraging decline. Two of President Bush’s three years of unemployment in the mid 4% range came after a solid economic recovery during 2006 and 2007. And 2005 was hardly anything to sneeze at with an annual U3 rate of 5.08%. There was not a single month above 6% unemployment until midway into the first quarter of the second Democratic budget put into place under Pelosi. When the news media hammered the economy in print and across the airwaves, and by the time every major source had begun to predict Obama would be elected President, public sentiment was shaken and the decline was sharp. The first figure to reach the mid 6% range was released just days before the election at a 6.6% rate. During th
President’s waning days in office as a lame duck with a hostile opposition party Congress, the second Democratic budget took its toll with successive U3 figures of 6.8% and 7.3%, ahead of the final shared month, which could be attributable to one or the other of the two Presidents, or both, at 7.8%.

Since 7.8% would be by far and away the lowest, and least embarrassing unemployment figure during Obama’s Presidency through nine quarters (2 1/4 years for the math challenged), I’m sure Dems and the rest of the country would love to see such respectable single digit numbers again, which were considerably below Obama’s 26 month average at 9.42%. At least the slow build-up after Obama took office saved his average from double figures, which the economy limped to during the third quarter of 2009 for the first time since unemployment statistics were changed specifically to hide the real extent of the problem under Clinton in ‘94. Using U6 calculations, the dark final quarter of 2009 topped 17
% real unemployment, according to BLS statistics for the first time on record, before reaching 18% in January 2010 and averaging just shy of that figure for the quarter.

There’s little question the Democratic budgets enacted July 1, 2007, and then July 1,2008 took a significant toll on the economy. So too did the liberal press hammering away at consumer sentiment, which served Democrats well in the election held during November, 2008, but not so well afterward. Few with any ability to reason or assess the political climate had confidence in the inexperienced newcomer who would alternately try to press his personal socialist agenda and policy initiatives, with allowing remarkably unobstructed legislation from the Democratic Supermajority in Congress to hammer a weary public with increasing debt and skyrocketing unemployment. You didn’t think the public would be entirely unaware come November 4, 2010, did you? Most of the public believes the bloodletting will continue full force when th
the next critical elections take place in 2012.

Since you had questions about comparing apples to apples, so to speak, to address comparable 26 month periods unemployment rates turned in under each President, I’m glad to be able to post a direct answer. It was hardly an unreasonable request.

So let’s summarize here for the three Presidents listed above in what was supposed to be a fun way of calling attention to real statistics that the public might benefit from being more aware of.

President Clinton’s 26 month U3 average 1993 to the first quarter of 1995: 6.43%
President Bush’s 26 month U3 average 2001 thru the first quarter of 2003: 5.30%
President Obama’s 26 month U3 average 2009 to the first quarter of 2011: 9.42%

Guess you didn’t have a lot of fun with the mini IQ test did you, Arjay? None of us would have anticipated such hard and fast BLS statistics being an easy thing to swallow for liberal Democrats. How could it be? But thanks for giving it a shot.
I’d be pleased to address some of your concerns, as well, Troy. I’ll include a link which points out the job losses under Obama in 2009 being the highest since World War II at 4 million. The rate of increase in job losses year over year more than doubled in 2009 under Obama at 54.3%, while President Bush’s toughest year came in with a 26.5% rise in unemployment across 2008. That data came from BLS Series Report 20101008124546, unadjusted unemployment U6 aggregate rate.

On a quarterly basis during 2008, through the first three quarters (Jan.- Sept.), the economic downturn showed losses under "W" at an average of 208,000 per month. Not quite the 750,000 per month you suggested. In fact during all of 2008, there were a total of two months where job losses exceeded 660,000. Obama’s figures, like with every other economic indicator, dropped like a lead weight from the first part of 2009. His Administration experienced job losses at a rate of 418,000 per month over the same period in 2010,…
with 3,759,000 Americans displaced from January through September. Data for comparison was taken from BLS Series Report 20101029014334, Seasonal unemployment level in thousands.

http://www.mrc.org/bmi/articles/2010/Obama_Presides_Over_Most_Jobs_Lost_Since_.html

I trust you’re able to follow whose economy took a bit of a downturn into modest recession, in comparison to employment and economic figures under Obama that fell immediately into the deepest depression the American economy has seen since the end of the roaring 20’s limped into the 1930’s.

The DOW Jones averages are another item altogether, but your data is disappointingly confused, again, Troy. After reaching unprecedented heights with impressive monthly gains across 2006 and 2007, which remained above 13,000 for much of 2007, the DOW reached its pinnacle when it topped 14,000 in October, 2007. During October 2008, just weeks before the election, the DOW stood at 10,850.06.
with 3,759,000 Americans displaced from January through September. Data for comparison was taken from BLS Series Report 20101029014334, Seasonal unemployment level in thousands.

http://www.mrc.org/bmi/articles/2010/Obama_Presides_Over_Most_Jobs_Lost_Since_.html

I trust you’re able to follow whose economy took a bit of a downturn into modest recession, in comparison to employment and economic figures under Obama that fell immediately into the deepest depression the American economy has seen since the end of the roaring 20’s limped into the 1930’s.

The DOW Jones averages are another item altogether, but your data is disappointingly confused, again, Troy. After reaching unprecedented heights with impressive monthly gains across 2006 and 2007, which remained above 13,000 for much of 2007, the DOW reached its pinnacle when it topped 14,000 in October, 2007. During October 2008, just weeks before the election, the DOW stood at 10,850.06.
With obvious concern over who was about to take leadership, the market fell to 9034.69 as of January 2, 2009. On February 27, 2009, just five weeks into Obama’s Presidency, the DOW had tanked to 7062.93. But it got worse. During the early part of March, the financial market was absolutely devastated with financial institutions and careers on the ropes when the DOW sank to 1996-97 levels at 6626.94.

Just so we get this right, your concerns about a stock market at 7000 under Bush was totally incorrect, but within weeks of Obama taking his place in the Oval Office that’s precisely what we had. Just under two months into the Anointed One’s Presidency, the DOW Jones average had fallen off the table having lost 27% of its value and devastating America’s wealth like no one had seen, once again, since the Great Depression. Perhaps you should do a little more research, Troy, before confusing who was, and is, responsible for the economy that’s brought back a term not used for 80 years.

08/29/2005 Raw B-Roll footage shot during the escape from New Orleans, LA as the city begins to flood from Hurricane Katrina as the levees failed. Footage shot on the western side of the eye wall as New Orleans, LA is still being slammed by the hurricane force winds. POV Footage with flying debris as the cameraman navigates through the flooding to try and get out of the city before being trapped by the rising flood waters. Footage from St. Bernard Avenue and North Claiborne Avenue to Canal Street, then over to Tulane Avenue and Broad Street. Then the drive continues at Earhart Blvd and Washington Ave as the Washington Avenue Canal spills over its banks. Video ends at the South Carrollton Avenue entrance to Interstate 10.

A famous example of price gouging was hurricane Katrina, where some gas stations were charging more for gasoline than before the storm. That they would do this makes perfect sense. The demand for gasoline jumped dramatically while the gas station’s prospects for new supply were the same, or in many cases, lower. By charging more for gas, gas stations could ensure that they would have enough gasoline remaining until they were resupplied.

If they charged the pre-disaster price, they would quickly run out of gas, and no gas would be available at any price.

Why would responding to market conditions be in any way immoral? Isn’t the availability of gas (or any product) at some price better than having no gas at all?
aeriol7: that a fixed number supplied by you is sufficient to describe all market conditions is amusing

The government will not allow a manufacturer to make a product claim if:

A. The evidence they use to back up the claim is based on research that has not been reviewed by other scientists and shown to be reproducible.
B. The evidence used to back up the claim is free from any bias.
C. The manufacturer cannot provide evidence that there is no other product out there that can make this claim.
D. The manufacturer has not filed the proper forms and paid the fee.

Which scientific tools, or technologies, could help governments set policies and procedures to follow during a natural disaster?

A. Medicines and Satellite Imaging
B. Satellite communication devices and emergency response equipment
C. Scientific models and medicines
D. Scientific models and satellite technology

Select the scenario that best illustrates how science can benefit society.

A. After Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast area, there were many hazardous spills. Government asked scientists for their help cleaning up the spills. Scientists used techniques that quickly eliminated the hazard and risks to the people and the environment.
B. After Hurricane Katrina hit, there were people stranded in the city. The roads were down and the water was still rising from the broken levees. Satellite towers were destroyed and land lines were out so there was no way for the people to communicate that they needed help.
C. Scientists all over the world use satellite imaging to evaluate large storms. The satellite data that they gathered from Hurricane Katrina was combined with the data that they gathered from the hurricane hunter planes and entered into the scientific computer model to classify the storm.
D. Scientists make all kinds of predictions. Some of these predictions relate to extreme weather events. Every year some of these predictions come true but others do not. It is hard for people to know when to trust a prediction.

If you were asked for an example of how science helps government set policies and procedures, a correct response could be:

A. At times, governments rely on scientists to determine if an action is right or wrong so they can set laws about the action.
B. At times, governments rely on scientists to make predictions that can help them decide how to react in times of emergencies.
C. In the past, governments depended on scientists to give them scientific data so they could determine the truth about religious beliefs.
D. In the past, governments have relied on scientists to provide information on the safety of certain superstitions so they could choose which ones to allow.

which example best shows how scientific discoveries benefit society in times of disaster?

A. Advances in science have lead to important medical discoveries which can be used to treat illnesses.
B. Scientific models help scientists predict the path of storms.
C. Scientific study has enabled scientists to learn more about disease.
D. Scientists depend on technology to learn more about the universe.

A manufacturer ran advertisements claiming that the competition’s product did not work. They ended up getting in trouble with the government because:

A. They did not run ads for their own product.
B. They did not have enough scientific evidence to support their claim.
C. They failed to disclose information.
D. They participated in product disparagement.

yes or no answers
1. is elvis burried at graceland?
2. is paul mccartney alive?
3. was the assasination of jfk the work of basically one man?
4. did man land on the moon?
5. is bigfoot a fake?
6. is nessy a fake?
7. were the twin towers’ destruction due to terrorist flying airplanes into them?
8. was hurricane katrina, and the route it took a natural occurance?
9. are gas prices high because of opec, taxes, or supply and demand?
10. are you conserative politically?

Why is it OK for government not to enforce immigration laws?
http://blog.mlive.com/readreact/2009/07/why_is_it_ok_for_government_no.html
Posted by John Van Buren July 30, 2009 12:32PM
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If you are unemployed, a minority, upset over taxes, fearful of your safety and live in the city of Kalamazoo, good luck, since, Department of Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley has acquiesced to an "advocacy" group, and will not enforce our government’s immigration laws.

This reprehensible act, where a public official, who is sworn to uphold the laws of our land, declares he is going to be selective in what laws he is going to enforce. Worse yet, this is an another example, where our gutless public officials pander to any group who requests or demands special rights, based on unfounded claims of victimization. Political correctness comes with a price and the taxpayer pays the bill.

Having spent my winters in Arizona seven out of the last eight years (two near the border), I have witnessed the effects of illegal immigration. Nationwide, it is estimated, the yearly cost is billion. In 2007, it cost the state of Nevada 9 million for un-reimbursed K-12 education, public health and the incarceration of criminal illegals. At the same time, these illegals sent back to their country of origin 8 million via Western Union, who generously provides a booklet for illegals, on how to respond, when stopped by law officers. Money talks!

In Arizona, after they passed legislation requiring employers to verify citizenship, the illegal construction workers vanished and legal citizens took their place. The school district lost 167 students. This winter, while in Mobile, Ala., I read about a anti-immigration organization, called "Choose Black America." Seventy African-Americans were hired in Biloxi, Missi., after Hurricane Katrina hit the area. Three weeks later, these men were fired and told, "the Mexicans are here!"

Currently, there is no legal basis for supporting "sanctuary" policies. The city of San Francisco’s policy was struck down by the California Appeals Court. In the state of New York, their ill-conceived attempt to provide drivers’ licenses to illegals was similarly rescinded.

Are things going to improve with the current administration in Washington? I doubt it! Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claims the enforcement of our immigration laws is "unAmerican," despite millions of Americans out of work and the unemployment rate still rising, the Democrat-controlled Congress, passed a 0 billion "stimulus bill and eliminated the everify provision which would insure available jobs would go to legal citizens! In other words, your tax dollars are going to provide employment for those who have knowingly violated our laws!

John Van Buren resides in Kalamazoo.

When the price of oil rose above adter hurricane katrina it was due to oil refineries being knocked off-line in the guld of mexico. Those have long ago been repaired. Oil companies cannot say supply and demand justifies the cost and also claim a billion profit over the course of 3 months. Some profit, yes, but not billion. Bush enjoys wars and war mongering so why is he so slow to attack the big oil companies? Does any investor realize that the United States gets the bulk of their oil from Canada and not from Venezuela or Saudi Arabia or the Middle East? What is the cost coming from Canada? Nowhere near as much as from those 2 countries. When i shop for groceries or a new car I go for the best prices. Why don’t American investors continue to do the same by investing more in the Canadian oil? I think bush needs to re-align his war on terror and start attacking (financially or other) the big oil companies. What are your opinions and answers to resolve this crisis?

Today is the 3rd anniversary of hurricane katrina. Since katrina I’ve been living in new york during summer time i go back to visit and last year and the year before on the anniversary of katrina august 29. I never cry or anything or show emotion and i never noticed untill Today i actually cried. It was 5am dis morning when I began to cry and on aug.29.05 at 5am My mom called me into her room becuz katrina was hitting. Today i woke up at 10 am, which is 9am downsouth and i remembered every thing that happened within that same our on aug.29.05 and I never did this before last year or last year before. I started to cry really really hard at 5am this morning, I pretended that I was talking to someone telling them the ENTIRE ENTIRE story. It was like a movie in my mind things that i never knew i still remembered came back in my mind. There was 12feet of water downstairs in my house we floated through on doors and got our neighbors the more we walked to the bridge the less the water was deep and we floated and floated untill we was able to walk through as soon as the water hit below my knees then to my ankles Remebering that this morning I started to cry and thanked God we made it. It was tough looking down my neighborhood in the window of myhouse the playground etc. that was once there was nothing but water!! I went crazy this morning. Tom. aug.30. is when i actually left my house in the 12 feet of water. Last year and the last year b4 i was in new orleans and I felt good cuz this is my home. But why did it hit me so hard This morning, today.Is it becuz Im not in new orleans now on this day??

american consumers have no idea the cost financially or mentally that farmers endure every year with the weather and rising cost of fuel ,fertilizer labor,chemicals and seed. nobody forces us to do it year after year with chance of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars overnight in a freeze, hailstorm or hurricane katrina that hit us in 2005 ,but we must be able to make a profit to stay in business and grain prices are where they need to be for that to happen. we can continue to provide a safe abundant supply of food for america, but we can’t grow food below the cost of production without government support if prices fall back to lows we’ve been seeing for 20 years. if american farmers can’t stay in business then our food will have to be imported in from other countries and if your one of those people who likes imported oil, then your really going to love imported food.

We have been lied to for years and years, and it seems to get worse and worse. Our own government are the ones lying to it’s own people, and there is no reason for it.
In January, our governement SUPPOSEDLY lost 9 BILLION dollars of OUR money to rebuild IRAQ.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article720217.ece
Would it not make sense for the USA to rebuild Iraq itself, and not send BILLIONS of it’s taxpayers dollars to a corrupt governement? Meanwhile, the devistation in our OWN country from Hurricane Katrina has not been delt with, and that happened a long time ago.
Gas is up to record amounts, and it’s all because of the demand for gas, it has nothing to do with our own governement paying more for it. At the same time, we are using a very small percentage of our OWN gas and oil supply in Alaska. BUT, ask yourself this. . . In 1980, General Electric developed a VAN that ran soley off of water. We don’t even need gas. This govt is crap. Why do we take it?
Jewels, wow. Thank God I was born here, I do. The only thing is, I believe that We The People are being shat upon. Since you obviously love God too, did you know that the new dollar coin does NOT have ‘In God We Trust’ on it? Do you care? I do. I agree that this is a great country, but it is slipping into a terrorist nation, a Police State.
Move somewhere else? Is this what Jesus would say? lol.
It seems Slugger is right, we don’t care. As long as we can eat our McDonalds and watch Idol, we are fine. At least, the sheep are fine. But I’m not a sheep.
I wouldn’t run for president because I am not a lier, and could not live with myself if I were. I’m a free-thinker, a dreamer, and a lover of our true country, which is being pissed on, but oh yeah, that’s just rain.

I mean, obviously, the flooded houses and destruction is upsetting, but don’t you think the actual hurricanes are just plain awesome to witness?

My mom thinks I’m crazy, but I think it’s an adrenaline rush. After Hurricane Katrina, we had two months of no electricity, and I still thought it was fun to see the winds and rain.

Maybe I’m a wacko, but I’m totally ready for hurricane season.