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Rex Hammock’s RexBlog.com
The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
RexBlog.com was created in August, 2000.
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Archives
Daily Archives: Saturday, September 3, 2005
The Red Cross responds
The Red Cross responds: (From “Red Cross Response to Hurricane Katrina: Facts at a Glance) “The Red Cross response to Hurricane Katrina is the largest response to a single, natural disaster in the 125-year history of the organization.” There are … Continue reading
Sinking in
Sinking in: Perhaps symbolic of the collective delay in responding to Katrina has been how Amazon.com has responded. Universally praised for turning over its front page to tsunami relief almost immediately, Amazon.com did not add a donation link of any … Continue reading
Cruise control
Cruise control: Three Carnival Cruise Lines ships have been pressed into service by FEMA to provide shelter for as many as 7,000 hurricane victims. tags: katrina response, katrina
Qatar responds
Qatar responds: (From CNN.com) “Qatar has offered the United States $100 million to assist in the humanitarian crisis triggered by Hurricane Katrina. The state-run Qatar News Agency said Saturday that Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, decided to contribute … Continue reading
Lance responds
Lance responds: Lance Armstrong and his namesake cancer survivorship foundation will donate $500,000 to help cancer victims displaced by Hurricane Katrina get treatment. Armstrong said Saturday he expects the money will be used to help transport cancer patients to hospitals … Continue reading
Sinner
If this is true, Tom Benson should be banned from the NFL and all NFL fans should boycott the sport: The Times Picayune is reporting that (scroll down) New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is leaning strongly toward moving the … Continue reading
Chattanooga responds
Chattanooga responds: The Chattanooga Housing Authority is making 80 units of public housing available for Katrina evacuee families. Residents of Chattanooga are being encouraged to donate everything from cookware to furniture for the families moving into the units. tags: katrina, … Continue reading
I no longer have a 14-year-old
I no longer have a 14-year-old: Today, I have a 15-year-old. Happy Birthday.
Comic relief
Comic relief: Tim Morgan has provided me some comic relief this morning.
Nashville responds
Nashville responds: Tom Wood has set up a weblog called Nashville Helps and is pointing to a lot of requests for help and to ways in which Nashville-area residents are responding. tags: katrina, katrina evacuees, nashville
Pool this data – lists of survivor/missing databases
Pool this data – lists of survivor/missing databases: As people have been kind enough to e-mail me links to the following efforts to build databases of names of survivors and missing people, I’m happy to list them. There needs to … Continue reading
How blogging can help
How blogging can help: Kaye Trammel, the LSU professor who began blogging Katrina last Saturday has an op-ed piece in today’s Washington Post. Quote: “When people prepare for hurricanes, they do many things: top off gas tanks in cars, fill … Continue reading