you have been helping subsidize the college education, this is the last big money you have to give away. obviously i can t live with my blackberry, which is a lot less. i play $99 with a calling plan. a blackberry or something similar is a wonderful, wonderful gift. whether they are going to work right away, it s nice to stay in touch with the kids. absolutely. another great gift idea you don t think about is to pay for resume writing service for that graduate who hasn t been able to find a job. exactly right. something like information maniacs, a nice gift of a magazine or newsletter on something they are interested in or will help their career would be very, very good, too. again, well within their budget is giving away magazines.
things. floods from the mississippi river are heading their way. mandatory evacuations are in parishes. they are from the spillway. four flood gates are open to divert the mississippi floodwaters from baton rouge and new orleans. ed is joining us there. ed is at the scene for me. are a lot of people panic stricken? i think a lot of people knew it was coming, quite frankly. we are in the town cross springs, which is downstream from the spillway opened up yesterday afternoon. really, what s happening here is there s a massive levee system following the river down to morgan city. what happens is hundreds of tributaries and creeks that pour into the river. a lot of those creeks will be backed up. that is the reason why this flooding is a concern. it s why officials have been issuing evacuation orders. in a number of the small communities this afternoon, you don t really you know people were expecting this. still very devastating for them. we have been in several communities w