NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2011 — Siftsort.com has released the latest version of their Web platform to help people organize, access and share important family documents. And best of all, it’s free. Founder Darren Conte explains how too much “important stuff” is scattered around the…
Six Years After Hurricane Katrina, Grassroots Organizations Lead Gulf Recovery
Community Leaders Across the Gulf Coast Call for National Support
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29, 2011 — Six years after Hurricane Katrina, poor and low-income residents, African-Americans, immigrants, indigenous populations, and other at-risk communities living along the Gulf Coast report that the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 18, 2011 — Trae Wieniewitz, who works as a financial advisor in Knoxville, TN, lost his company in Hurricane Katrina and had to rebuild from scratch. Hurricane Katrina completely wiped out his territory, a lot of his clients homes, and turned the Gulf Coast into utter chaos.…
Harry Connick Jr. Reveals His Heart and Soul in the September Issue of SUCCESS
DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2011 — With over 25 million albums sold worldwide, three-time Grammy winner and Tony-nominated successful actor Harry Connick Jr. is the embodiment of success. In the September issue of SUCCESS magazine, this triple threat reveals how his hometown remains within him and influe…
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Adopts F4W Systems
LAKE MARY, Fla., April 28, 2011 — F4W, Inc. (F4W) announced today that it is providing the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with thirteen of its latest Core communication systems. The systems, which will be placed at VA’s twelve Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Pilgrimage Returns After Six Years
Thousands Expected to Attend the 58th Tour of Homes, Gardens and Historic Places March 26 – April 3, 2011
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss., Jan. 11, 2011 — The Spring Pilgrimage is “Coming Home.” When March 26 – April 3 arrives, it will be six years since the Gulf Coast Council of Gard…
Terrorists Could Have Caused the Katrina Disaster by Blowing Up the Levees
Readers see strains of truth in new fiction; author donates part of proceeds to Gulf Coast recovery efforts
HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2010 – In the philosophical thriller Katrina Nights: Love in the Time of Flooding a terrorist cell weakens the New Orleans levees by detonating strategically placed exp…
HOUSTON, July 23, 2010 — Before he was an author, Fouad Khan was an environmental consultant for big oil. In his novel Katrina Nights (now available on Amazon), Fouad succinctly summarizes the one profound learning from his earlier career. “It’s inevitable,” he says, “…
Central Florida Church Preaches Disaster Readiness
Disaster Response Weekend will help people prepare for the 2010 hurricane season, recruit them to serve during times of crisis
LONGWOOD, Fla., June 24, 2010 — Congregants at Northland Church in Longwood, Fla., are used to being welcomed by friendly greeters when they arrive for church on Sunday m…
Beyond the Haiti and Chile Disasters: Ten Scenarios Every Business Should Plan For
LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2010 — The once-predictable business cycle has become highly disrupted. Could any business have anticipated Y2K, 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Asian Financial Crises (and Bird Flu), Hurricane Katrina, tsunamis, Mad Cow, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the U.S liqui…
