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Noises From The Basement

Once again, I'm going with something a bit different this week. While I feel it imperative to 'carry on', my mind and heart have been far from the normal business of NFTB. As someone who reads dozens of newsletters and ezines a day, I know I have felt little desire for reading material from those that have continued with business as usual. If you're looking for the typical fare here this week, my apologies.

I have appreciated most those publishers that have provided timely, useful and compelling information on the crisis. So that's what we have today. This week you'll find lots of links, all with the common denominator of September 11, 2001. Most of these links have been reported elsewhere and are simply compiled here; source credit is given to extent of my knowledge.

There's also an inspirational PowerPoint Slideshow created over a year ago, that some of you may find comfort in watching. And, I've included a side tale of one of my experiences this week, that illustrates the familiar adage, "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."

All links were checked immediately before I sent this; some sites might be experiencing heavy traffic so try back if you miss at first.

Thanks for spending time in The Basement this week!

If you only have time for one link, visit this. Research Buzz has put together the most comprehensive, up-to-date, meaningful collection of sites I've seen to date:
http://www.researchbuzz.com/911.html

World Trade Center Memorial
http://www.thewtcmemorial.com/

Official New York City Website:
http://home.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=nyc_home

FBI tip Web site:
http://www.ifccfbi.gov

CNN's Breaking News email service
http://www.CNN.com/EMAIL/

AmeriCares has established a fund to aid the victims of the attack. 1-800-486-4357
or http://www.americares.org

American Red Cross needs financial and blood donations. 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
http://www.redcross.org.

To Volunteer - FEMA 1-800-801-8092

While the cowardly attacks were an American tragedy of epoch proportions, it's important to remember that the deadliest attacks were on the World Trade Center Towers. The innocent victims were taken from countries, communities, families from around the world.

For those of you reading this now who don't live within our shores, please know that the people of the United States are deeply appreciative of your help, donations, prayers, and pledges of support. Our hearts also go out to the victims' families, in over 40 countries.

The World Mourns (heavy traffic, well worth the wait):
http://home.covad.net/~georgelsjr/Tribute/WTCTribute.htm
This is the memorial page. The photo link is at the bottom, "See Them Here" - a must see!

This moving tribute, reportedly from an Italian living in France, also demands some bandwidth but is worth the visit:
http://instinct.free.fr/

This PowerPoint Slideshow is over a year old, yet seems particularly important to see at this time. Timely words and beautiful pictures offer hope to the beleaguered spirit:

http://www.basementnoises.com/free4u/todayonly.pps

Internet Explorer users with PowerPoint or a PowerPoint Viewer installed will be able to watch online; others should right-click the link and save the file to their hard drive. Click here for more info on the PowerPoint Viewer. According to the File Properties, the author is Ricardo Ghia Yidi.

Feed The Children has also established a relief fund. 1-800-525-7575
https://www16.secure-website.net/~ftcweb/secure_donation.html

Salvation Army requests cash donations 1-800 SAL ARMY ( 1-800-725-2769 )

"Two Views of the Twin Towers"
http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/14479.html?cprose=2-37

Justice Department: The Justice Department's Office of Victims of Crime has set up a phone line to provide information to families about victims and about services for survivors and their rights: 1-800-331-0075

How To Talk to Children about Disaster (courtesy Aiken's List):
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html

Moving, Disturbing, Touching, Poignant Photo Collections

World Trade Center - Ground Zero Images:
http://www.scottrossi.com/wtc/

NextDraft.com's collection:
http://nextdraft.com/p/wtc.html

Art Bell's collection:
http://www.artbell.com/letters21.html (caution - Photoshop Pros at work on
http://www.artbell.com/letters22.html some of these, IMHO)
http://www.artbell.com/letters23.html
http://www.artbell.com/letters24.html

The attacked areas, as seen by the IKONOS satellite:
http://www.spaceimaging.com/newsroom/attack_gallery.htm#wtc_post2

Many thanks to lyn321, gluguy, peaches2020, donna, and matt and for contributing material used in today's issue.

"Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

Fading light, dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night.

Thanks and praise, for our days,
'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, neath the sky;
As we go, this we know, God is nigh.

While the light fades from sight,
And the stars gleaming rays softly send,
To thy hands we our souls, Lord, commend." - Taps (pop.)

7) Hodgepodge

Will return next week.

G'nite, and thanks for reading! - Dave