American Red Cross
August 31, 2005, 3:36 PM
Please support these folks as they tackle their largest relief effort to date in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. You can make an online donation to
American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief.
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This is not a picture of Venice.
August 30, 2005, 3:18 PM

The mayor says that 80% of New Orleans is under water and that the same percentage if not more is without power. The weather in New York has been incredibly sunny, which makes watching this whole disaster unfold so much more surreal. This photo (credit: Dave Martin/Associated Press) was 'borrowed' from the
New York Times' web site coverage of the storm & aftermath where you can see many other incredible shots.
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NOLA Under Siege
August 29, 2005, 11:16 AM
Hurricane Katrina is currently pounding my birthplace and home to several NoRelevance.com hand-painted treasures. My folks in Slidell fled north to Picayune, MS for higher ground, though they are still catching some hurricane force winds up there. The western eye wall passed right over their house this morning and who know's what will be there when they return. New Orleans may have missed the "Big One" by just a few miles, but the damage could still be severe. More later...
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