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...village even has its own truffle museum located in a medieval castle, with cross-vaulted ceilings and 16th century fresco remnants. The Museo del Tartufo tells the fascinating tale of the native, intensely pungent magnatum pico, or white truffle, which, together with other prestigious truffles such as the black P?rigord, were historically reviled as a tool of witchcraft and sought after by the Romans as an aphrodisiac. Flat screens show mini-documentaries about dog-training methods that prime canines to sniff out the prestigious white truffle; some trainers introduce the fungus to puppies by rubbing it on the mother...
Just when things seemed to be stabilizing, another FEMA fiasco would light up the news wires. Last Thursday, as the Red Cross began distributing its own debit cards, thousands stood for hours in the 93° heat outside the Astrodome in Houston for FEMA cards that never came. A day earlier, Brown had heralded his agency's cards as a way to "empower" survivors "to start rebuilding their lives." But the agency scrapped the plan late Thursday, saying it would be more efficient for the government to deposit funds directly into evacuees' bank accounts...
...this page last week, we pointed out ways to aid the Katrina relief effort through groups like the Red Cross. So far, Americans have donated at least $670 million, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, far outpacing the levels of giving after both 9/11 and the Asian tsunami. At right, you will find a few more suggestions for helping...
...carried the cross...
AMERICAN RED CROSS 800-435-7669 www.redcross.org The group provides food, shelter, water and critical aid. Its website helps family members who are seeking news about missing loved ones (see Family Links Registry at redcross.org...