here in Aspen we love millionairs and the good news for you Mark is from CNN:
Record high number of millionaires And their ranks have grown faster than ever, according to a new study. November 16, 2004: 10:46 AM EST By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN/Money senior writer NEW YORK (CNN/Money) There are more millionaire households in 2004 than ever, and they have increased in number at a record rate year-over-year. ---- Pretty cool, eh.. so now we'll see record contributions to disaster relief. Quoting Mark Koskenmaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Rick, Bullit has a list set up for thier efforts down there. Tehy're > organizing an emergency communications response team as we read, so... Get > on the list. I'm no fan of Bullit's either, but whatever I may feel > personally, doesn't matter. Whoever is putting together action... I'm all > for it and will back in any way I can. > > he has a website and a link to the list on the p-15 website. > > I'd go tomorrow if I had financial help. I can't even get there with what > I have in the bank. > > sad. This is the time of life when we realize just how badly we need > millionaires with a load of money in the bank. Too bad so many people > wanted them taxed to oblivion... > > > > North East Oregon Fastnet, LLC 509-593-4061 > personal correspondence to: mark at neofast dot net > sales inquiries to: purchasing at neofast dot net > Fast Internet, NO WIRES! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Harnish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:12 AM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up > > > > My efforts have been hampered by a busy schedule and a request to our > WISPA > > attorney to find out exactly what we can legally do when it comes to > > funneling money directly to individual WISPs in need. I can tell you that > > it is very frustrating to deal with when there are so many people in need. > > I will try to get something on the website today. Cooperating with > Part-15 > > efforts is fine with me. You will get no chest puffing from this guy > > either. I have already committed that I will start the WISPA relief fund > to > > help Joe Laura (member of WISPA) who's business and home has been > > devastated. I will be sending a paypal donation of $1000 to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] today to start that fund. > > > > Anyone wishing to donate money to this effort, please make a note on the > > paypal donation form for WISPA Hurricane Relief Fund. Other donations for > > refugee support should be made through your churches, the Red Cross or > > directly to Mac Dearman for his local efforts in northern LA. His paypal > > email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I look at these efforts as multi-leveled. There is no one avenue that is > > better than another. The fact is that all avenues lead to the same goal > and > > that is to help these poor people in need with everything from money to > > infrastructure. Arguing about who is better or who is in the lead is > > childish in my mind. > > > > I will send Bullit an email today to see if we can cooperate together in > > this effort. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Rick Harnish > > President > > OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc. > > 260-827-2482 Office > > 260-307-4000 Cell > > 260-918-4340 VoIP > > www.oibw.net > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of JohnnyO > > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:26 AM > > To: 'WISPA General List' > > Subject: RE: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up > > Importance: High > > > > Oh lord - here we go - nothing like a good pissin match in the middle of > > the morning on Friday eh ? > > > > I definitely applaud Mac for providing the Internet and VOIP to the > > shelters his church has setup for the Refugees. We have 4 or 5 shelters > > in the area that we are providing "internet" to - no go on VOIP - we are > > not prepared to do it unfortunately. > > > > WISPA does need to stepup and support Part-15.org's efforts as well. To > > not minimize what Mac or myself or other WISPs down here have done on a > > SMALL scale, this project Bullit is heading will need help. It's time > > for you leaders to bury the hatchet and overlook past history for awhile > > on this one. > > > > Scriv helping 1 shelter or supporting the efforts of a major Wireless > > rollout across 3 states on the coast - well - let's just say - > > nevermind. Any help that is provided is worth while - I just can't > > believe that WISPA is so weak that it is ONLY ABLE TO HELP 1 INDIVIDUAL > > ! Get real man ! > > > > JohnnyO > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of John Scrivner > > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 8:43 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up > > > > > > One of our WISPA members, Mac Dearman, has already setup VOIP, Internet, > > > > food and shelter for evacuees, He is doing this right now in Louisiana. > > I do not care who gets the glory on this. I sent Mac $250. He has put > > out a call for money, food, equipment and people to help him there > > today. I am sure there are many people and organizations willing to > > help and I applaud all their efforts including those of Part-15. Right > > now I consider Mac's effort in place there to be our effort through > > WISPA and I think he is our front line and we should support him. I say > > we all give what we can and let those in place doing the work continue > > to help. I plan to go there myself and help but I cannot right now. So > > you ask if WISPA missed the boat? Call one of Mac's shelter VOIP lines > > and ask the evacuees who answers the phone there if we are helping today > > > > through Mac's efforts. > > Scriv > > > > > > Rick Smith wrote: > > > > >I'm wondering if WISPA has missed the boat for the relief effort. > > > > > >Shouldn't wispa stand behind and work with Part-15 on this one? This > > >isn't a race to look best, but an effort to put WISPs on the map as > > >reliable and trustworthy! > > > > > >http://www.part-15.org/emergencyrelief/equipment.html > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > >Behalf Of Rudolph Worrell > > >Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:48 AM > > >To: WISPA General List > > >Subject: Re: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up > > > > > >I am not sure where you will be getting uplink service to get out to > > >the world from New Orleans but here is a link to someone who may be > > >able to help with that. > > > > > >http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/ > > > > > > > > >Quoting Matt Liotta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > >>I think at this point there is the support needed to provide help for > > >>the hurricane, but we need some organization. It seems to me this > > >>should be a WISPA lead effort. I think someone from the board should > > >>lead the effort or have the board designate a volunteer to lead the > > effort. > > >> > > >>We are ready to provide support ourselves. We can offer Tropos > > >>equipment for instant Wi-Fi meshes as well as VoIP termination of > > phone calls. > > >> > > >>-Matt > > >>-- > > >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > >> > > >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > >> > > >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------- > > >This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > >-- > > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/86 - Release Date: > > >8/31/2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/