Puppy Bowl V 2009 takes place this Sunday February 1 to accompany all the Super Bowl 2009 action. Hosted by Animal Planet, this years Puppy Bowl has once again earned the American Humane Association's 'No...
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Fiji has issued a state of emergency and a severe flood warning for the island as days of heavy rain have hit the nation. Thousands of people are taking shelter in emergency shelters and more rain means more...
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"To the people of the great state of Ohio, welcome to day five of "they're stealing your election." As you might have heard, the Ohio Democrat secretary of state decided to bend the law and allow a...
There is speculation tonight that killer Hurricane Ike - ten people drowned in the low-lying islands of Turks and Caicos so far - could be whistling in a straight line towards Havana, as Cuba battens...
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Some interesting new developments in the way the people are responding to Gustav."This map contains an aggregation from several user-contributed and official sources of shelters, evacuation centers, and weather...
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The conditions of the flood victims in eastern Indian state of Bihar have become worse. Fresh torrential rain have made rescue efforts difficult. United Nations have today stepped in and said...
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"Animal shelters around the country will be preparing their kennels over the next couple of days to receive the usual number of "fireworks dogs" who escape their homes/yards after becoming frightened of Fourth of July fireworks displays. Susan Sharpe, APDT, CPDT, owner of...
The death toll on foreigners killed in South Africa has now risen to 62 people, since the violence broke out three weeks ago." The violence, which has now subsided, targeted newcomers to South Africa as well as...
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Government in South Africa has decided to set up special relief camp for the foreign victims of anti-immigrant violence. " South Africa is to set up seven refugee camps around the country for foreign migrant...
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"The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home. A U.S....
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A pair of university students hope to encourage 'psychological warmth' at bus shelters by painting them in tropical hues.Fair enough, but they could go one step further and paint them to look like hell. ...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 868 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
Pilot program that is looking for volunteer coordinators and funding sources for start-up, short term and long term funding. Also looking for partners in communities, law enforcement, journalism and legal industries to make sure the program succeeds in placing a very...
"Official at flood mitigation post command said that as of Tuesday morning, around 2,015 people had been evacuated to a number of safer locations.The official said that starting from 2 a.m. on Tuesday, flood waters had swept through ten sub-districts, namely Heledulaa...
created by uusjio | 1 year ago 242 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This article rocks... talks about portable homeless shelters that would solve manyof the problems associated with abuse and chaos that often is how some SF Homeless Shelters can be.Like every idea or program (one size never fits all and no one system is 'perfect') this one...
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Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Thousands of families, who became victims of
the 2004 tsunami, still lived in emergency tents and shelters in West
Aceh District, Aceh Province, currently - almost three years after the
deadly natural disaster.
Data from the West Aceh District...
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