Apologies for the dearth of posts recently. I'm trying my best to finish up the last post on my Hong Kong vacation and was right on the verge of publishing it on Monday night when my !$@!# PC abruptly rebooted itself for no reason whatsoever.

Meanwhile, here's an interesting article on why the world's richest nation, the United States, is asking for money after Hurricane Katrina hit.

Why does the US need our money?
Magazine - BBC News

The Red Cross is appealing for people overseas to contribute money to its Hurricane Katrina Appeal. But why does the world's richest nation need handouts?

"This is the biggest humanitarian operation in its 125-year history, we are looking at an area the size of Great Britain that has been devastated. But there are broader political questions about the response of the richest country in the world to such a disaster on its own soil." [said the Red Cross.]