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To: steve harris who wrote (247817)	8/27/2005 9:32:47 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573024

re: Try this one John, surely to bring a laugh since you can't play golf this weekend... How do you think the war is going Steve? How about a post of substance... what do you think, or do you think?

To: steve harris who wrote (247817)	8/28/2005 11:47:39 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573024

One station is reporting sustained winds at 175 mph???? Yikes! FLA dodged the bullet on this one. ******************************************************* New Orleans orders evacuations as Katrina swells to Cat. 5 status** NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mayor Ray Nagin ordered an immediate mandatory evacuation Sunday for all of New Orleans, a city of 485,000 people as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the city with 160 mph wind. Ten refuges of last resort were set up including the Superdome. Hurricane Katrina strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 on Sunday as residents of south Louisiana jammed freeways in a rush to get out of the way of the powerful storm. The National Hurricane Center put out a special advisory on the hurricane's gain in strength just before 8 a.m. ET. The boost came just hours after Katrina reached Category 4, with wind of 145 mph, as it gathered energy from the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico. "People need to take this very seriously and get to a safe area while they can," said State Police Sgt. Frank Coates. continued.................. usatoday.com