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Entries from August 2008

Beau Rivage Casino

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Beau Rivage Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi – Sun-Herald

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On The Road

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Walking with his belongings, Palmer Adam of Lafitte, walks through Gretna to catch a bus which will then take him to the Alario Center in Westwego to go he says “where ever they ship me to.” – CHRIS GRANGER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

 

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Waiting For Gustav (Times-Picayune Cover)

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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Report From Louisiana Hurricane Center

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

“The bottom line is that what Katrina and Rita didn’t destroy in 2005, this storm has the potential to do”
- Ivor van Heerden, a coastal geologist who serves as deputy director of the Louisiana Hurricane Center at LSU.
Hurricane Gustav will be at Category 4 strength with winds of 145 mph only 12 hours before it hits [...]

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Evacuation Lines A Mile Long For Buses In New Orleans

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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Lines for evacuation buses grow in New Orleans

Lines of people waiting for buses to take them [...]

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Track Gustav With Google Earth

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

It is surreal to see the size of both Gustav and Hanna on Google Earth. Add the KML and it will launch the real time images and data on Google Earth.
A great tip from the G. Earth Blog in this single KML that provides real-time weather reports and updates enabling users to track the progress [...]

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McCain’s Brilliant Gamble

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Gov. Sarah Palin in Dillingham, Alaska. Photo by triciaward
To win the White House John McCain only has to attract only a fraction of the over 18 million votes that Hillary Clinton received in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. With his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin he made a giant step toward doing [...]

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Gustav May Rapidly Intensify

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

From Hurricaneville Blogosphere
Looking at the latest discussion from the NHC, there is an indication that a rapid intensification with Gustav could occur. The SHIPS model indicates that there is a 35 percent chance that Gustav will undergo a 30 knot, or a 35 mile per hour increase in its sustained winds over the next 24 [...]

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McCain – Palin

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin delivers her speech as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduces her as his Vice Presidential running mate Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.

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Painting The Town Red

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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