Thank you all for your kind sentiments I am sure they are much appreciated. My heart goes out to all those affected by this terrible natural catastrophe. God knows theres enough blame to go around for everyone. My beef is not as much with the federal government as it is with the local government who have known for years of the impending disaster, scientific studies suggested that it wasnt a matter of if but when the disaster would occur. Natural Geographic had a special on such a disaster occurring there a few years ago even. It knew full well the conditions the levies were laboring under, knew that the federal government had rerouted funds intended for the repair of those levies some time ago and did nothing to retrieve and replenish emergency funds to supplement and finance the repairs. I further blame the local government for being advised by weather agencies before the storm made landfall and doing nothing to place emergency services on high alert mode and mobilizing emergency plans to include medical personnel, police and law enforcement agencies, emergency repair crews, rescue operations, fire emergency services and the National Guards. These agencies should have all been put into motion and placed on high alert from the moment they received news that eminent danger was pending from this or any other hurricane. The loss of life has been horrendous, the human suffering immeasurable and unbearable and unacceptable. The local governments should be made accountable for their short sightedness and ineptitude in the face of danger. I hope that the city will heal itself and rise again on its feet to an even greater splendor.