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ls317

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Fri Feb-16-07 07:03 PM
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Edited on Fri Feb-16-07 07:04 PM by ls317

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_on_hi_te/mardi_gras_text_messages

City officials are working with PayPal, a money-transfer Web site, to raise cash via text-message and online giving. Costs of the Carnival celebration, which concludes Tuesday, include $4 million to $5 million for police overtime, trash pickup on parade routes and other public expenses.

The Text to Give program is to retroactively pay for the costs; it began Feb. 8 and is set to run for a year. The initial goal is to raise $1 million.

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northofdenali

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Fri Feb-16-07 08:15 PM
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1. Unique idea, and one that will possibly work.

The program is called Text2Give and you can access it at the city's site http://www.cityofno.com -
I think it's pretty cool :hug:

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RB TexLa

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Fri Feb-16-07 08:42 PM
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2. I don't think the parades are a good idea this year either

last year I thought it was a little insulting. I flew in for a coronation, and think those and other events with the krewes should have occurred but not the parades.

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Nicole

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:46 PM
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7. Why do you think the parades were insulting?

I've never been to New Orleans so I'm curious.

How were the parades insulting & to whom?

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RB TexLa

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:55 PM
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10. for one, residents of the city who had yet to have the bodies of their

relatives found. Actually that one was enough for me. But hey we "had to show New Orleans was open and still fun," just ignore half the electricity isn't on yet and they are still finding people. I just thought it could have waited till this year, I'm still not convinced it's time yet, but maybe.

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Nicole

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Sat Feb-17-07 12:06 AM
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11. Thanks for the reply

Like I said, I've never been so I was curious.

The only people I know from New Orleans were in favor of it. They said it was a matter getting much needed money flowing back into the city. They also saw it as a way to honor their dead, by not letting their beloved city die with them.

Thanks for your view about the other side of it.

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HeeBGBz

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:55 PM
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9. I love the parades

I love Mardi Gras!

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likesmountains 52

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Fri Feb-16-07 08:54 PM
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3. kick...let's not drop this..

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likesmountains 52

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:23 PM
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4. another kick!

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BlueStorm

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:30 PM
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5. This is a good idea!

For one thing, I think this would be good for New Orleans. I would love to see the people return and retain the culture.

Blue

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Swamp Rat

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:32 PM
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6. k&r

:kick:

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Nicole

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Fri Feb-16-07 11:51 PM
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8. K & R

Edited on Fri Feb-16-07 11:52 PM by Nicole

:kick: to the Greatest page.

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Kurovski

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Sat Feb-17-07 01:33 AM
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12. K&R.(nt)

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