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Its a year ago, today; that the mother of all hurricanes ( in two generations) hit the Big Easy. New Orleans was brought down to its knees and then some. While FEMA and state agencies bungled and screwed up, the world saw images of a major US city as if it was from a war… Continue reading Katrina : A Year Later

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A very interesting article from PLANetizen. The author makes a very valid point about how American cities are so dependant on cars, and total lack of public transportation. “The reason so many lives are in jeopardy from Hurricane Katrina is a result of our extreme dependence on cars and the lack of planning for public… Continue reading Car-less in the Eye of Katrina

Dina posts a long list of web resources and wiki links to the Katrina Help Developments. Do visit this page and do all you can to support.

For many years now I follow the writing on CTHEORY.net CTHEORY is an international peer-reviewed journal of theory, technology, and culture, publishing articles, interviews, event-scenes and reviews of key books. Yesterday’s article on the Hurrican Katrina and the disaster in its wake, makes great reading. Finally, we should take note of a particular incident of… Continue reading Katrina-Baghdad

In what is fast becoming a horrible repeat of Hurricane Katrina nearly exactly 2 years ago, the city has been officially asked to evacuate. As Hurricane Gustav gets ready to hit land early Tuesday… "You need to be scared," Nagin said of the Category 4 hurricane tearing along Cuba’s western coast. "You need to be… Continue reading New Orleans Asked to Evacuate

We feel that Indian politicians are corrupt (and they are) but then the ones in the US are even more so. And smart and stupid at the same time. William Jefferson, a Congressman from the State of Lousiana, was caught by federal agents with 90,000 US$ stashed in the freezer of his Washington DC home.… Continue reading Congressman Accepts Bribes Globally

On the anniversary of DesiPundit, they ran a series of articles by Indian bloggers on different themes. I got an opportunity to guest-blog there and comment on current affairs and the need for constant news. Here is the article. It didnt generate any comments there, hope it does here. In a truly global sense, the… Continue reading Hunger for News: Current Affairs and the Indian Blogosphere

New Orleans comes out guns blazing against the conventional telecom companies. Its recent city wide wifi network set up after Katrina needs to be disbanded if the telcos could have their way. A showdown may be looming over a free wireless internet network that New Orleans set up to boost recovery after Hurricane Katrina pummeled… Continue reading New Orleans batting for Wi-Fi