Every once in a while in life we are fortunate to encounter a really exceptional person,
who for whatever reason goes miles above what is normal..
Dave at Adobe expert help is such a man..
I called adobe about a problem, program conflict with the Photoshop CS 2 upgrade that I had purchased, it would open and freeze..making me more crazy than normal..if that’s possible..
For those of y’all that are Photoshop addicts.. err.. users you know how frustrating this was..
Dave spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 hrs on the phone, running tests, etc..
No way was this program going to install correctly..so he offered to call and follow up the following day.. the amazing thing is ..HE DID! but nothing I tried worked..so
Yesterday I ran the dreaded oh my.. RESTORE program..
and tried again to install PSCS2
Yippee!!! It worked..
The wonderful part of this is that Dave.. my heartfelt gratitude.. to you,
followed up the initial troubleshooting call twice..
and will call again today to see that all is well..
and that p
Pet Campbell can play to her hearts content ,creating original art in PS..
Adobe ya done GOOD!
Thanks..Adobe

From CNN :money

Additionally, the AG’s office reported last week that two men posing as Salvation Army volunteers had been arrested for obtaining personal information from thousands of Louisiana police officers by convincing them that they were eligible for debit vouchers worth $5,000 each.

“We fear that the motivation was identity theft but we’re hoping that we stopped it in time,” Wartelle said, adding that the AG’s office is bracing itself for more complaints in the weeks ahead.

Part of the problem is the willingness among aid officials and citizens to accept that a person is a legitimate victim of the hurricane without proper proof, said Naomi Lefkovitz, staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission.

“Agencies want to help people and get them on their feet as fast as possible,” she said. “There will undoubtedly be some (identity thieves) that fall through the cracks.”

She said the FTC is working with the Justice Department and U.S. Postal Service through a task force to identify and prosecute identity thieves.

But identity theft was a difficult problem to solve even before the chaos of the two storms. And now with thousands of citizens roaming the land without proper documentation and identification, the task is even more daunting.

After reading FEMA’S former directors statement today, blaming everyone and everything,
absolutely refusing to take any level of responsibilty…. this snippet of news, made me very sad..
In our country there are so few heros to look up to..
Police Chief Eddie Compass is one we can.
This man did everything he could to live within and abide by American laws and rights.
Police Chief.. for you in heaven is treasure stored up..
I am sure the city of New Orleans will miss you terribly

NEW ORLEANS – Police Superintendent Eddie Compass resigned Tuesday after four turbulent weeks in which the police force was wracked by desertions and disorganization in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.

“I served this department for 26 years and have taken it through some of the toughest times of its history. Every man in a leadership position must know when it’s time to hand over the reins,” Compass said at a news conference. “I’ll be going on in another direction that God has for me.”

This should bring a warn fuzzy to all our hearts, FEMA continues to insist that all Katrina Survivors and Rita Survivors register by phone or.. how nice, online..
What special part of stupid are they?

Expedited Housing Assistance for Katrina Survivors

September 23, 2005–The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a series of measures to accelerate the delivery of Federal assistance and provide transitional housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

DHS will expedite housing assistance to all evacuees unable to meet immediate housing needs with combined efforts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Evacuees must register through FEMA by calling 1-800-621-FEMA or applying online at www.fema.gov for Federal disaster assistance.

I had a email last night that asked why Survivors of the hurricanes Katrina, and Rita were being classified.. (ya gotta love it).. as REFUGEES. She wondered how they had gone from being displaced people to refugees.
There seems to be a common misconception .
Katrina and Rita Survivors, ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS they are NOT refugees.
This doesn’t sit well with me, in fact its rude and demeaning,these folks are Americans, and unless they choose to leave the USA and denounce their citizenship because of the incredible ineptness and blatent failures of the United States government,they continue to be Americans, regardless of their wealth, race, or personal means.

Refugees:

“A refugee is defined as a person outside of his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion”

Every year millions of people around the world are displaced by war, famine, and civil and political unrest. Others are forced to flee their countries in order to escape the risk of death and torture at the hands of persecutors. The United States (U.S.) works with other governmental, international, and private organizations to provide food, health care, and shelter to millions of refugees throughout the world. In addition, the United States considers persons for resettlement to the U.S. as refugees. Those admitted must be of special humanitarian concern and demonstrate that they were persecuted, or have a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social groupRefugees

I wonder how our Leaders,( yes we do have leaders for whatever that’s worth) would feel being classified as refugees.
I expect that term would be clarified and replaced in the media quite promptly.
Socially Acceptable tern is displaced Survivor, or how bout AMERICANS IN DISTRESS.