NWS outlines grim forecast of devastion expected

This is worse than what an earthquake can do. And I saw the results of the Northridge quake at Ground Zero. Note the use of the word “all” here, not “some” – “all” The National Weather Service has issued a special…

Katrina projected storm surge

If Katrina moves westward even a little from its current track the carnage will be even worse. Should that happen, the storm likely will approach New Orleans a way that its surge would push water into Lake Pontchartrain, which is…

Video: Promo for Sept. 24 antiwar demo in L.A.

Roadette, a pro videographer, video’ed our ANSWER LA volunteer meeting last Tuesday, producing this excellent 1:30 minute promo for the Sept. 24 antiwar march and rally in L.A.  (She’ll be back to video our coming banner drops, as well as on the Day…

Globat: The Kings of Bandwidth

Podcasting and videocasting takes huge pipes. You need lots of bandwidth. Fortunately, some web hosting companies are now offering enormous bandwidth at very low prices. Chief among them is Globat, who are now offering 4 terabytes of transfer a year…

Katrina

From Sue: Something is wrong with this country, when there is a great possibility of a category 5 hurricane innundating New Orleans, and 100,000 poor folk are left to sink or swim. Ditto the tourists. Where are the busses, where…

Katrina strengthens, heads for New Orleans

“This is not a test,” New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said at a midday news conference. Katrina  is a now a Category 3 hurricane, and could become a Cat 4 or even a 5. Current projections have it hitting metro New…

Why is this any business of the U.S.?

President George W. Bush demanded on Saturday that the Palestinians respond to the Israeli pullout from Gaza and portions of the West Bank by cracking down on terrorism. Fresh from his debacle in Iraq, where he arrogantly ordered everyone what…