Dick, NPR had a lengthy story on just this topic this morning.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4827634 -Mark -----Original Message----- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 2:43 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: WOT: Is there something we can do Mmmm... Looks like the problem is already being addressed. I wonder why the media don't publicize the fact that these exist-- at least I heard/saw no mention of them. Dick On Aug 31, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > Some ongoing sites for this sort of thing: > > http://neworleans.craigslist.org/about/help/katrina_cl.html > > http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/ > > http://boards.news.yahoo.com/boards/ > > http://messageboards.weather.com/3/OpenTopic? > a=frm&s=253291764&f=457105398 (appears to be down) > > > > > >> Been watching the media-- Katrina >> >> Lots of people suffering, displaced, separated from family, loved >> ones. >> >> Made the contribution to Red Cross & usual charities. >> >> Want to do more-- help people find their missing? >> >> Seems like a simple CF/DB web application-- a PeopleFinder-- >> ProjectHope >> >> Something like: >> >> DB >> --- >> Person Sought Last name >> Person Sought First Name >> Person Sought email/Location >> >> Person Seeking Last name >> Person Seeking First Name >> Person Seeking email/Location >> >> Message >> Date/Time >> connected >> >> simple search/enter apps via computer or cell phone >> >> I, or someone with more talent could whip together an application >> that would save a lot of misery. >> >> Hosting is a problem-- I will do it on my home DSL if nothing better >> can be found >> >> Thoughts >> >> Dick >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:217090 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
