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Tuesday, September 06, 2005

More Ways to Help

And here is a longer list from BBCNews of places you can go to help rescue and rebuild the lives of Katrina survivors:

American Red Cross
Adventist Community Services
American Baptist Church
American Radio Relay League
America's Second Harvest
Ananda Murga Universal Relief Team
Catholic Charities USA
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
Church of Brethren - Emergency Response
Church World Service
Convoy of Hope
Corporation for National and Community Service
Disaster Psychiatry Outreach
Episcopal Relief and Development
Humane Society of the United States
International Aid
Lutheran World Relief
Mennonite Disaster Service
Mercy Medical Air Lift
National Emergency Response Team
National Organisation for Emergency Response
Nazarene Disaster Response
Points of Light
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Salvation Army USA
North American Mission Board
United Church of Christ
United Jewish Communities
United Methodist Communities on Relief
United Way of America
United Methodist Committee on Relief
World Vision

Remember to watch out for fraudulent charities (see my previous post or read the Washington Post article yourself at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090101398.html).

And don't forget the pajama project (http://www.pajamaprogram.org/) and the cell phone drive (http://www.phones4life.org/) that I told you about two posts ago.

I'll let you know if I come across any more information.

Meanwhile, an article in Slate, "The Rebellion of the Talking Heads," by Jack Shafer has kept my attention for a little while this morning (http://slate.msn.com/id/2125581/?nav=ais). It's an interesting editorial about what we've been seeing and hearing on the television for the last week.

FYI -- A Letter from Tech Services

In the days since the devastating damage from Hurricane Katrina along the American Southeast it has come to our attention that there are a number of various hoaxes, internet scams and viruses that are beginning to circulate via e-mail. Perhaps the most serious is the spread of online fraud by con artists in an attempt to profit from the ongoing tragedy in New Orleans and elsewhere. These scams generally come in the form of e-mail messages or postings in online forums, soliciting for donations for the victims and survivors of the attacks. Typical messages claim to be part of an "Express Relief Fund", "Victims Survivor Fund," or solicit Red Cross donations but contain a link to an unconnected website, which may even look legitimate. All employees are encouraged to utilize reputable organizations that are taking donations--including the American Red Cross , the United Way and a site set up by online retailer Amazon.com.

For a current news story about online fraud, please read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090101398.html

Finally, there is a real danger that internet viruses may appear in the near future, taking advantage of the public's intense desire for information and pictures. These viruses could appear as forwarded pictures, screensavers, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and webpages that can cause damage to your computer. Please be careful when opening forwarded attachments.

Sunday, September 04, 2005

An Email from My Mother

Last night at the gallery Eric was pointing out that lots of people would like to help but money is already tight. Today I read in the WSJ of organizations to help that do not involve cash donations. An ER physician in NYC is collecting used cell phones to be distributed to the sick and elderly -- they are reprogrammed to only dial 911 and are activated for free, www.phones4life.org or 212 730 4699. The Pajama Program is gathering new pajamas for the refugees in the Houston Astrodome http://www.pajamaprogram.org/ 646 522 6836. In Baton Rouge there is a community foundation that needs everything including pet food, they expect to have 500,000 refugees flock to the city from New Orleans.

: Name: Matthew Shindell; Location: San Diego, California, United States

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American Poetry Review July/August 2004 - "It sounds like a saxophone tugging across a field"

Black Warrior Review v30n2 - "Sidekick"

FENCE v6n2 - "Drinking with the Ventriloquist's Dummy" & "Parable of the Boy inside the Deer"

Hayden's Ferry Review #25 - "The Willow"

Hayden's Ferry Review #35 - "The Monkey's Skull: Where Do Good Newsmen Come From?" & "Made Easy"

Jubilat 7 - "But Emerson Says, 'The body is a metre. The eye appreciates finer differences than art can expose."

The Melic Review - "In Short, a Pleasant Day :: The Man Arrives, Hooray!" "The Same Words :: Order of Harpoons," & "A Birdâ€™s Head Rolls Into Two Baskets :: Walkie-Talkie"

No Tell Motel - "Order of Harpoons :: Digitalia :: Dobre Vecher" 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Read my discussion of the poem here.

Northwest Review - "Clink" & "Bear-Caught"

Octopus 4 - "About the Author," "Four Star General" &
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Pleiades 24:2 - "Speech of Artificio, a Character in My New Play" & "Inc."

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Unpleasant Event Schedule - "He Called Her Forest (or was it Forest?)" & "The Brain Full of Bourbon (concerning the doctor and the simulation of Switzerland)"

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FYI -- A Letter from Tech Services

An Email from My Mother

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