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Thank you, Apple.

Anyone know if the Red Cross makes donation web badges available? I wanted to add a link to their site on my company's site.

I've never felt so lucky to live in the desert.

Red Cross banners are available here:
http://www.redcross.org/psa/bannerorder/index_GenDS.html

Excellent, thanks a lot!

Just like when they put up this same thing for tsunami relief. Good on Apple, (yahoo, MSN ,etc. will probably follow suit again.

INVADE NEW ORLEANS!!! THE MAYOR HAS WMD'S!!!

Seriously though, the behavior of some of those people still there...

1: Not evacuating when ordered.

2: Shooting and looting (especially unneeded items and graves)

3: Raping and robbing.

4: Shooting at relief helicopters and police.

5: Price gouging by gas companies

This behavior is entirely inexcusable.

Goes to show under crises, some people just don't care about their fellow man, it's all what they want or how they can take advantage of the situation. They lack the brains to realize that by using their heads and working together, everyone can come out ahead.

I sincerely hope those people will stand before a judgement when they die and get their just rewards for their actions.

"1: Not evacuating when ordered."

they were ordered my the mayor(who has no power to do so).. and people were trying but couldnt get out... remember the pics of the freeways?

"Goes to show under crises, some people just don't care about their fellow man, it's all what they want or how they can take advantage of the situation."

There comes a time to treat animals like animals. When law enforcement returns, may the scum answer fully for their actions.

Our prayers and donations to the good souls caught in this hell. Help IS on its way.

Actually Yahoo, Amazon and many others had their link up a full day before Apple did...

Before some of you are so quick to condemn the actions of people you know nothing about you should remember that this tragedy and everything that goes with it are man-made problems. You might also note that a country that loves violence and is so gun happy, should not be surprised when people are violent and use guns.

Look at our culture! We glamorize gansters. What more do you need to know.

That is the poorest region of America. Those people have been pissed off all their lives.

>Seriously though, the behavior of some of those people still there...
"Those people?"

>1: Not evacuating when ordered.
>
>2: Shooting and looting (especially unneeded items and graves)

Oh, you mean the cops.


>Goes to show under crises, some people just don't care about their
>fellow man, it's all what they want or how they can take advantage of
>the situation. They lack the brains to realize that by using their heads
>and working together, everyone can come out ahead.

Yeah, like by coming up with an evacuation plan for property owners, and abandoning everyone else to the fates. Small wonder they're angry and armed.

>I sincerely hope those people will stand before a judgement when
>they die and get their just rewards for their actions.

Oh you can be sure of that. We all will. Just look to the beam in your own eye before you fret about the mote in your neighbor's or you might find that a lack of charity and humility has condemned you to an eternity of torment.

Doesn't anyone else think that the Hurricane had anything to do with the pulling the 30 trial of the mac mini. You know, so that the people down south have a chance to be in this too, not just everyone else that has a house for it to go in. And who knows, Apple might just donate some equipment or money, so they can't bare the expense of doing this 30 trial thing at the moment.

america is being entertained by the suffering of the hurricane victims.

we can afford 1+ billion per week in iraq; 5+ billion & 1+ billion per year in foreign aid to israel & egypt, but we need "donations" to help american citizens.

what a great country

Way to go Apple, appreciate it.

I'm glad that Apple now has a link on their page for Hurricane Katrina relief, but why just the small "button" graphic? I mean, come on - they devoted their entire front page for a few days when the tsunami hit.

It would be nice to see them give a bit more space...

A passing friend - your judgement is the most appalling of them all! Yes, the relief effort has been slow, but does that give the people the right to steal whatever they want, murder people, and rape people? I guess I can understand people stealing food and medical supplies, but the fact is that people are stealing much more than that. And from what I've seen they have made it very difficult for people to be rescued at all. Don't they realize that if they cooperated a little more they would be rescued faster?

Joell, you know I was thinking the same thing, isn't it funny? when a white house official was asked the same question he replied by stating "there is a time for politics, we want to save lives now" I wonder isn't just 1 billion out of the almost 7 billion spent weekly in Iraq, would that not save lives?

MW:surface. As in on the surface everything looks but its even worse than we think it is.

Apple is "cool like that".

Way to go. I wish more companies were as caring.

And only a liberal idiot can use a tragedy where hundreds if not thousands have died as an excuse to bash Bush. There are far more serious things going on than your silly political agendas. You people are absolutely pathetic.

Reality Check.

To get an idea of what the American Christian right was thinking, I visited Godhatesfags.com, which gleefully tells everyone to thank God for the hurricane, as New Orleans was nothing more than Sodom and Gomorrah. To quote:-

"Pray for more dead bodies floating on the fag-semen-rancid waters of New Orleans."

Nice isn't it. And you say the Liberals have an agenda?

dave h -

thaks for that link. how much more idiotic can people be?!?! as we saw based on the views on this thread, there is ALWAYS an agenda, but your link shows a very very sad side of conservative 'compassion.'

vincas

Sadly true. At times like this, people really should be putting aside any differences. The worst thing is, although that website is basically just a platform for hate, there will be people right across the world thinking the same.

BTW, for anyone outside of the USA thinking that America is rich enough to deal with this, remember that Louisiana and Mississippi are amongst the poorest states in the Union. The people that live there are likely to return to their homes some weeks from now to find everything that wasn't washed away looted, a lot of them will not have insurance, and the main household breadwinner may not be coming back at all. If you donated to Mozambique or for the Tsunami Relief, don't hold back now.

And before anyone starts accusing me of forgetting the tragedy in Iraq, I haven''t. Death on a grand scale is never easy to put aside.

yes.... sad that it isin't just about money either. sad that our national guard troops are far, far away. governor blanco requested 40,000 national guard troops. i wonder how many they'll be able to round up. what a terrible mess.... :(

"300 arkansas national guardsmen arrived 'fresh back from iraq' " thursday night.

No link as yet on the UK site; can someone give Apple a nudge for us?

> Not evacuating when ordered

How stupid can a single brain be???
Di you think they would have stayed there if they had had the possibility to leave New Orleans? Not everybody is a fat rich white man with a SUV as you will be one day when you have stopped being a stupid fat white teenager!!!!

I remember the smugness of certain americans when the looting started in Bagdad (after the US started their invasion without a plan how life could go on in a city of 5 Million inhabitants):

"This could never happen in the US"
"It shows how much Saddams regime has destroyed all civilized behaviour"

Well, under what regime has civilized behaviour in the US been damaged?
It's surely not an America under the reign of a poor black man…

Why the hell is there no leadership in this catastrophic situation?

No help (the government knew days before that help would be needed, so Bushs "help is on the way" is disgustingly cinical!)

No communication (people in the Superdome have no idea what's going on and when they will be saved)

No military support by "the worlds best army"

No planning beforehand what procedures should automatically be started when such a catastrophe happens

Bush Cutting 5/6 of the credit for Louisianas catastrophe prevention
system

Please tell your government to start working instead of losing their time praying for people who just need help!!!!!!!

Incredible how perception differs in different places. In the US media people seem to be appalled at the breakdown of civil order and want the military to go in and start shooting the looters. In the rest of the world we wonder how it can be that the US can spend countless billions in order to avoid the remote possibility of a terrorist attack using WMDs, and yet won't spend a few 10s of millions to help avert a natural disaster that has been predicted for years, then when disaster does strike can't summon the resources to evacuate and relieve helpless people living in inhuman conditions. We also notice how relief seems to be getting through to relatively happy looking white people, whilst the suffering seem to be predominantly black and poor.

If I was American I'd be utterly ashamed that this situation had been allowed to occur and outraged at the negligence of the government (past as well as present).

Another question - will we have a multi-billion dollar 'War on Climate Change' as a result of this?!

My mother just got air lifted from the roof of her apartment complex yesterday afternoon by a coast guard helicopter. She had been surviving in her apartment with no Power, running water or a working phone for almost 4 days (she is a resourceful woman). She was one of many tens if not hundreds of thousands in the city with no means of escape once it was known how bad Katrina was going to be. Until I heard from her last night, I did not know how she was or what she had been going through.

Having grown up in New Orleans, I can tell you that the growing racial and economic disparity there was bound to crack open for all to see at some point - it's just a shame that it had to happen at a time of crisis. But I do believe that the same tensions exist in most American urban cities these days, and don't think that because New Orleans is one of the poorer cities in the US that if a period of crisis occured in any other city that similar events would not take place - they would.

The rich are getting richer, the poor masses are continuing to grow in number, while the middle class is slowly dissapearing in the US. Believe it.

People that have been powerless for generations are taking this opportunity to seize power - even if it is temporary. Chaos continues while State and Federal aid slowly trickles into the city. It is frustrating beyond words, but honestly - it's hardly surprising what is going on there.

Best wishes to those who might also have family and friends still trapped in this crazy situation - hopefully they will be able to get out soon.

Phil C -

You are so correct! The skewed priorities and complete imbalance revealed by this whole situation should be the biggest story, but only those outside of the situation (or those stuck helpless within it) can really see it.

America needs help - not just donations and aid, but a top down re-think of how it manages and disperses its resources, and how it deals with it's own citizens. It's a very unhealthy situation, and one of the reasons I chose to move away given the first opportunity to do so (I live in Canada now).

MDN word - "Actually", as in "open our eyes to see what is Actually going on..."

Just for the record, Microsoft has a kickass window on their site detailing how to help and what they're doing as a company to help.

There are also detailed links on how to donate, etc.

Surely Apple is helping out too. Why is Apple not detailing this? I can't get the donation link on the Apple site to open either - a little weird.

What a terrible situation, and while there will come a time to analyze what went wrong here, that time is not now.

It is also not a time to judge people for what they are doing - none of us know what we would do in a similar situation. I would reference Kanye Wests comments from tonights Benefit Concert - some of what he said is true - or seems true.

Today, Friday, really seemed like the turning point and aid appears to be getting in - not to every area, but it is beginning to happen and it took long enough but now it is happening.

May all those still there get out safe and sound. Hang in there. All of the world is thinking of you and sending their prayers.

For those reading this - please donate to the Red Cross - or do anything you can to help.

You can use the MDN link to donate NOW!