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An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board.

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An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board.

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An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board.

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The magical triad behind Rushmore's spunky, starry-eyed soundtrack--music supervisor Randall Poster, composer Mark Mothersbaugh, and director Wes Anderson--leaps forward a decade from that beloved soundtrack's '60s gems, in the process adopting a more pensive feel for The Royal Tenenbaums' musical backdrop. It may lack the euphoric sing-along feel of, say, Creation's "Makin' Time," but the rock and folk tracks here perfectly match the film's crumbling characters and their dilapidated relationships. The Ramones' "Judy Is a Punk" is a burst of nostalgic rebellion but surely causes a sad twinge in light of Joey Ramone's untimely death in 2001; gloom-folker Nick Drake's "Fly" and Elliott Smith's excellently depressing "Needle in the Hay"--which is used to chilling effect during a wrist-slashing scene--further deepen the dark thread running through Tenenbaums. But those who prefer the sunny disposition of Rushmore will be thrilled by the calming concoctions of Mothersbaugh, who heralds the coming of a new scene with graceful woodwind/string parts ("Scrapping and Yelling") and playful sitar pieces ("Pagoda's Theme"). Throw in the Clash's squalling "Police & Thieves" and the Velvet Underground's petal-soft "Stephanie Says" and you've got another winning soundtrack from the film biz's most in-tune music lovers. Tenenbaum or not, you can go home again. --Kristy Martin

Atists:  Various Artists
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22 Tracks: 1)Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire; 2)Rescue Me - Fontella Bass; 3)1-2-3 - Len Barry; 4)California Girls - The Beach Boys; 5)Laugh, Laugh - The Beau Brummels; 6)Ooo Baby Baby - The Miracles; 7)All Day & All of the Night - The Kinks; 8)Nowhere to Run - Martha & the Vandellas; 9)Treat Her Right - Roy Head; 10)The Boy from New York City - The Ad Libs; 11)I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding; 12)Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds; 13)It's the Same Old Song - The Four Tops; 14)Jenny Take A Ride - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels; 15)She's About a Mover - The Sir Douglas Quintet; 16)I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes; 17)I Can Never Go Home Any More - The Shangri-Las; 18)Keep On Dancing - The Gentrys; 19)I'll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye; 20)It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles; 21)Hold What You've Got - Joe Tex; 22)I'm a Man - The Yardbirds

Atists:  Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Gentrys, Joe Tex, Fontella Bass, Roy Head, The Ad Libs, Len Barry, The Beau Brummels
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Director:  Gordon Douglas
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Director:  Anthony Mann
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Douglas Company is a 49 year old maker of fine quality stuffed animals, creating innovative designs to promote imaginative play and emotional connection. Unique gestures, endearing expressions, and irresistible softness distinguish Douglas stuffed animals and bring them to life.10" tall (25cm).

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In 1968, Gary Mitchell enlisted in the army and was sent to Vietnam, where he caught the eye of his superiors, who found that he excelled at long-distance shooting-a discovery that set him on the path to a new identity as a sniper.

During his time in Vietnam, American intelligence agents "borrowed" him from his Army unit and used him to carry out planned assassinations most likely as part of the covert Phoenix Program. But this is not just the story of a man at war; it's also about the war within the man, because the memories of his sniper missions followed him home-and nearly destroyed him.

Author: Gary D. Mitchell, Michael Hirsh
Paperback:  288 pages
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Douglass Senior High School 900 N. Martin Luther King Avenue Oklahoma City, OK Class of 1965 (more...)

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Perhaps the greatest flood in Douglas County history, the 1965 flood cause massive destruction to highways in the county, shutting down transportation south ... (more...)

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indy66 is right about ferguson: the guy picked his spots (he fought Eric Nesterenko, for crying out loud) and he often went after players when they were in a vulnerable position ... (more...)

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The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its first flight later that ... (more...)

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Eddie Albert... Oliver Wendell Douglas  / ... (170 episodes, 1965-1971) Eva Gabor... Lisa Douglas  / ... (170 episodes, 1965-1971) Tom Lester... Eb Dawson  / ... (148 episodes, 1965 ... (more...)

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If you would like more information on sharing YOUR story, or would like to volunteer to help, call the DCHRC at (303) 688-7730. Read more about the Douglas County History Research ... (more...)

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advertisement. Overview. User Rating: (awaiting 5 votes) Director: Sherman Marks. Writer: Don Mankiewicz (writer) TV Series: "Profiles in Courage" (1964) Original Air Date: (more...)

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Douglass Fertilizer . Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc has provided quality products and professional service since 1965. Today, Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc. is a ... (more...)

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Jesse Douglas (1897-1965) ... Jesse Douglas worked on geometry, group theory and the calculus of variations. (more...)

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Original name, Illeana Hesselberg; born July 25, 1965, in Quincy, MA; daughter of Gregory and Joan Douglas; granddaughter of Melvyn Douglas (an actor); stepgrandaughter of Helen ... (more...)

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I know the Sir Douglas Quintet sang it originally, but, I thought someone else did , like the stones in the 70's? (more...)

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References for psych paper (Bill Allin, cause and cures for today's epidemic social problems, http://billallin.com). The article, C?Mon get happy (Marnell Jameson. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Sep 8, 2008. pg Douglas in the October 2008 Douglas Report. Ed Diener, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, who began studying happiness in 1981 say "critics said you can?t study happiness because you can?t measure it." The Journal of Positive Psychology and the Journal of Happiness Studies as well as its own professional organization, which Diener started last year called The International Positive Psychology Association for academics and scholars. The journal or Psychosomatic Medicine by Carnegie Mellon, a University Psychology Professor Sheldon Cohen says happy people who are optimistic about life live healthier lives with fewer illnesses S. JOSEPH, University of Warwick, Depression-Happiness Scale (McGreal & Joseph, 1993; Joseph & Lewis, 1998), Happiness Studies (446 in 1962, 458 in 1963, and 458-S in 1962), resulted in the publications Reports on Happiness by Norman M. Bradburn and David Caplovitz (1965) and The Structure of Psychological Well-Being by Bradburn (1969). The Affect Balance Scale was developed by Norman M. Bradburn as part of surveys conducted by him at NORC during the 1960s to measure psychological well-being. The ABS is described at length and reproduced in Chap. 4 of The Structure of Psychological Well-Being (1969). Professor Jerry Rudmann at Irvine Valley College. Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Positive Psychology Center there says, "The books are coming out because the science is coming out." This growing trend shows no signs of slowing. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at UC Riverside and author of "The How of Happiness: IF there is no date I can use todays day or todays download date? (more...)

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What did Queen Victoria ban from her funeral? The colour black - instructing mourners to wear white. Even the weather obliged - the ground was covered with snow. How much money is made a day in the Bank of England and Royal Mint? The Bank of England produces £26,731,450 a day in banknotes. The Royal Mint is responsible for producing coins, and issues 4.1 million new coins per day. Where is the centre of England? A survey in 2002 by the Ordnance Survey pinpointed Lindley Hall Farm, near Fenny Drayton, Leics, as being at the centre of England. Historically, Meriden in the West Midlands claimed this title. Why isn't the Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames in London straight? It was built with bends so that horses would not be able to see the light at the other end and bolt for the exit. ANIMAL WORLDI have been told that banana trees can walk - is this true? They can move up to 15 cm per year. This is because they have no central root, but lateral roots which grow and move towards the sun. What do you call a group of bears? A sleuth of bears. There are packs or routs of wolves and murders or storytellings of crows. Why does a swarm of midges not get knocked to the ground when it's raining? A falling raindrop creates a tiny pressure wave ahead of it as it falls. This wave pushes the midge sideways and the drop misses it. Scroll down for more... The difference between lettuce and humans is less than you might think If bees died out, what would be the result? All life on Earth would die within an estimated four years. Most food crops rely on bees to pollinate them, so if bees die out, so do humans. SHOWBIZWho was the original Pretty Woman? Roy Orbison's wife, Claudette. Asked once if she needed cash to go out, a friend said: "A pretty woman never needs any money." What name did Daryl Walters write under? Enid Blyton - best known for the Famous Five and Secret Seven series. She died in 1968 at the age of 71. Is it true that Paul McCartney stopped it raining at a concert? Yes. He hired three jets, at a cost of £28,000, to spray dry ice in the clouds above a concert at St Petersburg's Palace Square, thus preventing rain. What was unusual about the rain in the 1952 film Singing In The Rain? The rain was water mixed with milk. The crew did this so the raindrops and puddles would show up on film. What does "tardis" in Dr Who mean? The model of TARDIS is an obsolete Type 40 TT capsule. TARDIS stands for "Time And Relative Dimensions In Space". FOOD How many varieties does Heinz have? Henry Heinz adopted the slogan '57 Varieties' because he liked the numbers 5 and 7. Including divisions and subsidiaries, they actually have around 1,300. What is the name of the bumps on a raspberry? Druplets. The raspberry is not a berry but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core. HUMAN WORLDYou will produce 121 pints of this in your life - what is it? Tears. The average person will also eat 10,000 chocolate bars and have 7,163 baths. Is it true that women have twice as many pain receptors on their bodies than men? Yes. Women have (on average) 34 nerve fibres per square cm of facial skin compared with just 17 for men. Are there any countries in the world that don't have McDonald's fast-food restaurants? There are none in Greenland, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, most of the Middle East, Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Burma, Vietnam and most of Africa. After Neil Armstrong said "that's one small step for Man, one giant leap for mankind", what were his next words? He continued: "Yes, the surface is fine and powdery. I can kick it up loosely with my toe." Who made the first mobile phone call in Britain? Comedian Ernie Wise was chosen to make the call by mobile phone operator Vodafone on January 1, 1985. From the middle of London's St Katharine's Dock, he phoned Vodafone's headquarters at Newbury, Berks. Which are the top four biggest employers in the world in terms of staff? Walmart (2.4 million people), the Chinese Army (2.3 million), the Indian State Railways (1.5 million) and the NHS (1.4 million). Who was born in 1959 and couldn't bend her legs for the first six years of her life, has a brother called Todd and two sisters? Barbie, the famous doll, was "born" in 1959, couldn't bend her legs until 1965, has a brother called Todd, and no, she has five sisters. How much money will the average person in the UK spend in their lifetime? Men will spend £1,717,118 and women just £1,363,729. Of that, £286,311 goes to the taxman. What caused 73 accidents in Britain in 2002? Toothpaste tubes. Surprisingly, 823 accidents are caused by letters and envelopes. How many miles does the average woman walk in her lifetime while vacuumcleaning? 7,300 miles. Men only walk an average of 850 miles. SPORTWhat do John Lennon and Gary Lineker have in common? Both were given the middle name Winston - after Churchill. Lineker also shares a birthday with Churchill on November 30. WORDSWhat is the weirdest pub name? Poosie Nansie's in Ayrshire, but there are many: Sally Up Steps in Bolton; Donkey On Fire in Ramsgate; Oxnoble in Manchester; Who'd A Thowt It in Berkshire; Tafarn Sinc in Carmarthenshire, and the shortest - Q in Stalybridge. In rhyming slang, a Douglas Hurd is a third-class degree at university, and a Desmond Tutu is a 2:2, but what is a 2:1 in slang? In degree rhyming slang a 2:1 is known as Attila (the Hun) or Don (Juan). A 1st is Geoff (Hurst) or Damien (Hirst), while a 3rd is also known as a Thora (Hird). Why do people say "cobblers" when they believe something isn't true? The expression "cobblers", meaning nonsense or rubbish, derives from "cobbler's awls", Cockney rhyming slang for "balls". Why is New York the Big Apple? The name first appeared in the 1920s as horses were rewarded with apples on its many race tracks. A 1971 official tourism campaign first used the expression. Where does the term "purple patch" originate? The phrase, describing a period of success and good form, derives from Roman times, when only noblemen could afford purple dyes and cloth. WORLD TRIVIAWhere is Europe's largest roundabout? The Arc de Triomphe in Paris - which is the meeting point of 12 avenues. No vehicle insurance policy is valid on it. How long would it take to walk to China and back? The distance London-Beijing is 5,070 miles, so it's a 10,140-mile round trip. Walking speed 4mph; 2,535 hours' walking time; eight hours' walking per day: 316.8 days. What is the most expensive liquid in the world? Scorpion venom - used in medical research and which costs £1,038 for a 0.2ml sample (that's £5,302,725 per litre). AND FINALLYGive me three statistics that will wow my friends. ? 76 people die each year playing Twister. ? Linda McCartney sold more veggie meals than husband Paul sold records. ? 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?The Government?s Response to Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive natural disaster to ever hit America. Over 90,000 square miles of land was destroyed, about the size of the United Kingdom. In Mississippi, the storm obliterated coastal communities and left thousands destitute. New Orleans was overwhelmed by flooding. Along the Gulf Coast, tens of thousands suffered without basic essentials for almost a week. More than 1500 people died and not just from the storm alone. Suffering continued in the days and weeks after the storm passed because of the government?s failure at all levels to plan, prepare for and respond aggressively to the storm. In this paper, will explain how the government?s response to Hurricane Katrina greatly affected the nation and the many factors that show the government?s inability to plan, prepare for, and respond to national catastrophes lead to one of the most talked about event in history. The first factor is the long term warnings that went unheeded. Before Hurricane Katrina, government officials knew for forty years of the potentially devastating threat of a catastrophic hurricane to the Gulf region and the destruction it could cause. Government officials had plenty of time to prepare for a catastrophic hurricane but refused to heed the warnings of past hurricanes to the gulf coast. For example when New Orleans experienced flooding in some areas of remarkably similar proportions from Hurricane Betsy in 1965, and when Hurricane Camille devastated the Gulf Coast in 1969 (NOAA/ National Weather Services). When Hurricane George hit the Gulf in 1998, the state of Louisiana to ask FEMA for assistance with catastrophic hurricane planning but little was accomplished in the six years of planning. With six years of planning, the government should have had time to develop and test a catastrophic hurricane plan. In 2004, numerous experts and governmental officials had been anticipating an increase in violent hurricanes, and New Orleans? special and growing vulnerability to catastrophic flooding due to changing geological and other conditions. If these facts were known, why weren?t plans made in order to prevent a disaster such as this from happening? It seems as though that officials at every level of government did not appear to grasp the magnitude of the storm?s potential for destruction before it made landfall despite strongly worded advisories from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and personal warnings from NHC Director Max Mayfield. Mayfield was so worried about Hurricane Katrina that he called the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, and the mayor of New Orleans to discuss the effect Hurricane Katrina might have on their regions. Mayfield even talked about the force of Katrina during a video conference call to President Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas (Lush). If Mayfield was so worried about the effects of the storm, why weren?t his advice heeded and the necessary precautions taken to reduce the effects of Hurricane Katrina? The second factor was the terrible decisions in the days before the hurricane hit. Some coastal towns in Mississippi went to extraordinary lengths to get citizens to evacuate, including sending people door-to-door to convince people to move out of harm?s way. While New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin only orders a mandatory evacuation of all residents from the city of New Orleans. Yet instead of asking for assistance to help residents who lacked the means to leave the city, he orders the Superdome to be opened as a shelter of last resort. The Superdome proved to be more like a prison than a shelter. More than 20,000 people were forced to reside inside the Superdome without working plumbing, food, water, and other necessities for nearly two weeks. Yet Ray Nagin decided that this was appropriate shelter for those people instead of evacuating everyone out of the city. Hurricane Katrina?s devastating effects were felt before the storm even reached the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. In the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katrina battered the offshore energy infrastructure and forced the evacuation of more than 75 percent of the Gulf?s 819 manned oil platforms. Two days before landfall, U.S. energy companies estimated that the approaching storm had already reduced Gulf of Mexico oil production by more than a third. The government knew that if Hurricane Katrina had that much force to evacuate 819 manned oil platforms, that the havoc it would reap on the New Orleans would be devastating. Despite the understanding of the Gulf Coast?s vulnerability to hurricane devastation, officials braced for Katrina with full awareness of critical deficiencies in their plans and enormous holes in their resources. While Katrina?s destructive force could not be denied, state and local officials did not have enough of the resources at their disposal. And even though the Governors of the three affected states requested, and President Bush issued, emergency declarations before the Hurricane hit, none of it actually prepared citizens for what they were about to experience. Another terrible decision was the lack of transportation and supplies. FEMA failed to approach other federal agencies for help with transportation to ensure that the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana had the means to evacuate their citizens. The City of New Orleans was unprepared to help people evacuate, as many buses from the city?s own fleet were submerged, while at the same time officials had not arranged in advance for drivers for those buses that were available. On Monday, August 29, 2005, Governor Blanco asked FEMA Director Michael Brown for buses, and Brown assured the state the same day that 500 buses were en route to assist in the evacuation of New Orleans and would arrive within hours. In spite of Brown?s assurances and the state?s continued requests over the course of the next two days, FEMA did not direct the U.S. Department of Transportation to send buses until very early on Wednesday, two days after Hurricane Katrina hit and the levees had broken, and the buses did not begin to arrive at all until Wednesday evening and not in significant numbers until Thursday (Millholom). By the time the government realized that they needed the buses to help get people out of the city, the levees had broken and most of the people who they intended to rescues had died or were either trapped on top of roofs on untraveled, flooded streets. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin could have prevented many deaths had he gotten people to drive the local buses through the residential areas to save the elderly and the people who had no way out. FEMA could have arraigned for buses from other towns close to New Orleans to rescue the citizens. Yet, these ideas were not thought of when they had two days before the levees broke. The government also failed to communicate properly throughout the entire Hurricane Katrina dilemma. The Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) was suppose to provide information about the disaster to decision-makers including the Secretary and the President but failed to create a system to identify and acquire all available, relevant information, and as a result situational awareness was deeply flawed. Yet reliable information on such vital developments as the levee failures, the extent of flooding, and the presence of thousands of people in need of life-sustaining assistance at the New Orleans Convention Center did not reach the White House, Secretary Chertoff or other key officials for hours, and in some cases more than a day. FEMA Director Michael Brown, then in Louisiana, contributed to the problem by refusing to communicate with Secretary Chertoff opting instead to pass information directly to White House staff (Taylor). Moreover, even though senior DHS officials did receive on the day of landfall numerous reports that should have led to an understanding of the increasingly dire situation in New Orleans, many indicated they were not aware of the crisis until sometime Tuesday morning. DHS was slow to recognize the scope of the disaster and that FEMA had become overwhelmed. On the day after landfall, DHS officials were still struggling to determine the ?ground truth? about the extent of the flooding despite the many reports it had received about the catastrophe. Government officials did not grasp the need to act on the less-than-complete information that is to be expected in a disaster. DHS leaders did not become fully engaged in recovery efforts until Thursday, when in Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson?s words, they ?tried to kick it up a notch?; after that, they did provide significant leadership within DHS and FEMA as well as coordination across the federal government. But this effort should have begun sooner. This effort should have been done when they realized Hurricane Katrina was coming to destroy New Orleans. They had enough time to investigate the reports that were given or to go and get a firsthand look at the destruction that Hurricane Katrina had caused. Another factor was the government?s knowledge that the levees could not withstand a level 4 or 5 hurricane. The levees which prevented New Orleans from being turned into a swamp were built to only withstand Category 3 hurricanes. Officials have known for years that the levees could fail under the pressures of a Category 4 or 5 hurricanes but did nothing to reinforce the levees (CNN). There have been many different sources acknowledging the affects the hurricane would have on the levees. In 2002 the New Orleans Times-Picayune ran a five-part series exploring the vulnerability of the city (The New Orleans Times). The newspaper and other news media as well, specifically addressed the possibility of massive floods drowning residents, destroying homes and releasing toxic chemicals throughout the city. Reuters reported that in 2004, more than 40 state, local and volunteer organizations practiced a scenario in which a massive hurricane struck and levees were breached, allowing water to flood New Orleans. Under the simulation, called "Hurricane Pam," the officials "had to deal with an imaginary storm that destroyed more than half a million buildings in New Orleans and forced the evacuation of a million residents," the Reuters report said (Kahn). If government officials knew that the levees could not stand a Category 4 or 5 hurricanes, then why wasn?t anything done to reinforce the strength of the levees. If nothing could be done to reinforce the wall, why wasn?t a secondary barrier put in place in case of the levees actually breakage? The government had enough time to do something about the levees but instead choose to ignore that it was a structural problem. If the problem had been fixed, many lives and homes would have been spared. Government has since then fixed the levees. Almost a year ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared that it had restored New Orleans' levees and floodwalls to pre-Hurricane Katrina strength. But yet again another storm weaker than Hurricane Katrina can destroy the levees once again. The new levees sit atop steel sheet piles driven 20 feet (6 meters) into the ground. The piles are long interlocking wall sections that retain water and transfer pressure deeper into the ground, where the soil is more stable (Bourne). But water from holes in the canal bed, excavated before Katrina or scoured by the storm, may be seeping under the barrier through permeable layers of sand and silt. Thus again making the levees a vulnerable target for the next hurricane. The government has spent 3 billion dollars on these levees only to have them possibly torn down again (MSNBC). What was the purpose of fixing the levees if they were still going to have major structural flaws in them that could possibly cause dozens of lives to be lost again? Another major factor is the law enforcement problem that New Orleans faced after Hurricane Katrina. Law enforcement outside the Superdome and the Convention Center was a major problem, and was fueled by several contributing factors, including multiple statements by government officials inflaming the public?s perception of the lawlessness in New Orleans (New York Times). Without effective law enforcement, real or imagined safety threats interrupted every aspect of the response. So without Fearing for their personal safety, medical and search and rescue teams withdrew from their missions. FEMA and commercial vendors of critical supplies often refused to make deliveries until military escorts could be arranged. In fact, there was some lawlessness, yet for every actual act there were rumors of dozens more, leading to widespread and inaccurate reporting that severely complicated a desperate situation (Dyson). Some were looters who were stealing just to be stealing but others were looting for the supplies such as water and food that the vendors refused to bring because of other crime or speculation. Unfortunately, local, state, and federal officials did little to stanch this rumor flow. Police presence on the streets was inadequate, in part because in a matter of hours Katrina turned the New Orleans police department from protectors of the public to victims of the storm as well. Nonetheless, most New Orleans police officers appear to have reported for duty, many setting aside fears about the safety of their families or the status of their homes just to maintain order amidst the chaos. The storm also laid waste to much of the city?s police headquarters and several district offices, along with hundreds of vehicles, rounds of ammunition, and uniforms were all destroyed within the first two days of landfall. Because of this reason, the government shipped out 15, 000 soldiers to enforce the law and maintain public safety (USA TODAY). Crime eventually died down and this was one area that the government actually accomplished something and did it correctly without hesitation. Another factor was the terrible living conditions that people faced while stranded in New Orleans. Over 20,000 people took refuge in Louisiana?s Superdome under unbearable living conditions. The halls reeked of urine and feces were everywhere, a sign of the broken plumbing system; food and water supplies were diminished; and crime ran rampant in the Superdome also known as the ?Terrordome? (Brinkley). The Superdome was so packed, that thousands were turned away daily that were seeking refuge from the rising, polluted floodwaters. Many people who were trapped in the city due to the flooding from the breaking of the levees. Flooding in New Orleans drove thousands of survivors to attics and rooftops to await rescue. Some people were trapped in attics and nursing homes and drowned as the dirty waters rose around them. Others escaped only by chopping their way through roofs. Others were sleeping on bridges, cars, and any place they could find that the water could not reach them. The government failed to provide these people with appropriate shelter and when they did provide shelter, the living conditions were deplorable. They failed to provide them with enough food to make sure that they were well fed and not mal-nourished. While authorities recognized the need to begin search-and-rescue missions, other aspects of the response were hindered by a failure to quickly recognize the dimensions of the disaster. Not only did they face terrible living conditions in New Orleans but during the after math as well. FEMA did not even provide adequate temporary relocated homes for many victims who got displaced because of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA offer these people, some of whom lost 300,000 dollar homes, with trailers to live in. Others were stuck in hotels across the U.S. But that didn?t last long, FEMA terminated their contract with the hotels and many people found themselves homeless once again (New York Times). The government didn?t even have a system in place for those who lost their personal information. Many victims found it difficult to reconstruct their shattered lives. In many cases, they had either lost or forgotten basic documents, such as insurance information, birth certificates, and marriage licenses, which would later prove essential to rebuilding their lives. Most of the evacuees did not have access to their medical records, which increased the risk of complications when receiving medical treatment. And many of these citizens were faced with identity theft and no way to prove if they had payed certain debts off. After the government realized that its initial response and the actions it took towards the Hurricane Katrina situation, it releases ?The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned?, an extensive review, that identifies deficiencies in the Federal government's response and lays the groundwork for transforming how the Nation - from every level of government, to the private sector, to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of emergency preparedness and response (Fragos-Townsend). In conclusion, there are a lot of factors that contribute to the government?s appalling response to Hurricane Katrina and destruction that it caused. There are a lot of mixed feelings when it comes to this topic but I think the government has a lot of work to do in regards to creating and implementing a hurricane disaster program. Many things could have been done to prevent Hurricane Katrina from being one of the worst natural disasters in America but it can only provide as an example to teach the government how to be more prepared when disaster strikes. Bourne, Joel K. "National Geographic News." 6 May 2007. National Geographic. 11 March 2008 . Brinkley, Douglas. The Great Deluge. New York City: HarperCollins, 2006. CNN. "CNN.com." September 5 2005. CNN.com. 11 March 2008 . Dyson, Micheal Eric. Come Hell or High Water. New York City: Basic Civitas/ Perseus Books Group, 2006. Fragos-Townsend, Frances. The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned. Extensive Review Report. Washington, D.C.: Homeland Security and CounterTerrorism, 2006. Kahn, Michael. "Reuters.com." 19 April 2007. Reuters.com. 11 March 2008 . Lush, Tamara. "St. Petersburg Times Online." 30 August 2005. St. Petersburg Times Online. 11 March 2008 . Millholom, Michelle. "Free Republic." 18 September 2005. Free Republic. 11 March 2008 . 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Do you agree with Justice Douglas's 1965 decision in Griswold? (more...)

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Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present). My Three Sons (1960-1972). The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968). The Flintstones (1960-1966) . Ben Casey (1961-1966). Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present). It's Academic (1961-present) Mister Ed (1961-1966). The Avengers (UK) (1961-1969). The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966). The Fulton Sheen Program (1961-1968). The Mike Douglas Show (1961-1981). Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969). Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999). The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971). The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present). The Lucy Show (1962-1968). The Saint (UK) (1962-1969). Z-Cars (UK) (1962-1978). Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present). General Hospital (1963-present). Petticoat Junction (1963-1970). Ready Steady Go! (1963-1966). The Doctors (1963-1982). The Addams Family (1964-1966). Another World (1964-1999). Bewitched (1964-1972). Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003). Danger Man (UK) (1960-1961, 1964-1966). Daniel Boone (1964-1970). Gilligan's Island (1964-1967). Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1970). Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present). The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968). The Mavis Brampston Show (Australia) (1964-1968). The Munsters (1964-1966). Peyton Place (1964-1969). Shindig! (1964-1966). The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964-1970). Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-2006). Days of Our Lives (soap opera) (1965-presnt) This Hour Has Seven Days (1964-1966). Tom and Jerry (1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982). (more...)

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I really need your help to know if some one can provide me information about Melissa Valdez this is her single name. Now she is married and has changed her last name and I don't know it. I just know that her mother´s name is Rosa she grew up in (I think Douglas) but I am sure that in Arizona-USA. She was born between 1965-1969. I think that she still living in Arizona (maybe Casa Grande or Mesa). She doesn't know, but she is my sister. She was adopted when she was born and our mother died 29 years ago I was just 4 years old. I really like to know about her . Help me please......this information is all that I know about her. (more...)

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The following movie from 1965 starring Richard Harris and Kirk Douglas will be on TCM tomorrow (it is an action/war movie): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av7etDdP.CgS8g8hiHxb8Snsy6IX?qid=20070825184629AAbv1mK http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al_nKdiqLjTFWdvnS9eBzPPsy6IX?qid=20070825175204AAyahze (more...)

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'The Heroes of Telemark' will be on TCM tomorrow morning It will begin at 10:45 AM Eastern time, 9:45 Central, 8:45 Mountain, and 7:45 Pacific. Harris co-stars with Kirk Douglas in this 1965 war/action drama, where a Freedom Fighter and a scientist sink a Nazi ship. (more...)

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