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My friend from MediaMap sent these links, and it's all too overwhelming to deal with at this time, so here is his collection from the email. . .
__ Survivor/missing persons links
Airlines
Friends and family who wish to check on passengers and flights may call:
American Airlines 1-800-245-0999
United Airlines 1-800-932-8555

Pentagon personnel
Pentagon employees only are asked to check in by calling 1-877-663-6772

Army personnel
Army personnel assigned to the Pentagon are asked to call 800-984-8523

Justice Department
The Justice Department's Office of Victims of Crime has set up a phone line to provide information to families about victims and about services for survivors and their rights: 1-800-331-0075

www.nabe.com - The National Association for Business Economics was holding its annual meeting at the Marriott World Trade Center when the attack occurred. This site includes a survivors' list and stories from NABE members. 9/14/01

__ Survivor Check-in sites
Information about individuals who survived the attacks, as well as information about individuals still missing.

http://www.shunn.net/okay/ 
http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu/
http://okay.prodigy.net/
http://www.ny.com/wtclist.html
http://www.viexpo.com/dmstest/america.html
http://www.bostoncoop.net:8080/SeptEleven
http://www.ahnj.com/Ferry.htm

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__ Hard news/stats/info updates
FedNet News has made President Bush's speech and Rev. Bill Graham's sermon available at no cost to news organizations in Real Video format.9/14/01

http://www.fednet.net/ram/2001/whitehouse/bush091401.ram
http://www.fednet.net/ram/2001/graham091401.ram
http://www.saja.org - Lists reporting tips and expert sources for covering the South Asian and Arab communities.9/14/01

Architectural and structural issues 9/14/01

http://www.stratfor.com - Provides strategic analysis of the terrorist attack, its political and economic impact, and potential US responses. 9/14/01

http://www.activate.net - Offering free webcasting services to any public agency, relief agency or other non-profit group that needs to communicate information. They are also offering services for commercial enterprises. 9/14/01

http://www.eyedea.com/ - Virtual 3D models of NYC and Washington DC geography 'ground zero'  can be used to generate still images for print, animated shorts for Network TV, local news and live 3D content for Internet use. 9/14/01

http://computerworld.com/resources/attack - Computerworld magazine continuing coverage
http://computerworld.com/volunteer - Computerworld Volunteer IT program . 9/14/01

http://www.msmonline.com/sep01/cover.htm - An extensive article on the Pentagon Restoration project, published just days before the attack. 9/14/01

Bankrate.com - Information on financial data security and advice for small businesses. 9/14/01

Survivor account from a Journalist - Andy Walker is a freelance Canadian journalist who came within 1,000 feet of the WTC as it was burning but before it was struck a second time. He was on an Air Canada flight from Toronto inbound to LaGuardia Tuesday at just after 9 am, which landed as the second tower was being hit. He is now back in Toronto after a 15-hour drive, having been stranded on Long Island for three days. You can reach Andy at andy@cyberwalker.com ; 416-929-7805 or 416-929-0734. 9/14/01

__ How the Media has been affected
http://www.odwyerpr.com/0913journal.htm 
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/sep01/sep10/5_fri/news1friday.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/business/media/14JOUR.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30086-2001Sep14.html - Howard Kurtz's comments
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010912/tc/tech_investors_knocked_numb_by_attacks_1.html
Wall Street Journal
http://biz.yahoo.com/n/d/dj.html
Yahoo Daily News Story
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/sep01/sep10/5_fri/news4friday.html
http://www.irs.gov/ - The latest disaster releases from the IRS 9/14/01

Victims - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34223,00.html 
Victims - http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/11/victims-list.htm 
Partial Victims List - http://www.boston.com/news/daily/12/victims_list.htm 
Death Toll - http://usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/11/death-toll.htm

__ Streaming Video/Audio
http://gwu.edu/~gprice/audio.htm - Links to live streaming video and audio from all over the world.
http://us.news2.yimg.com/f/42/31/7m/dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wl/nm/?u - Headlines from around the world
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/a/g/nm/wl/?u - Streaming Video — Reuters and others
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/a/g/npr/wl/?u - Streaming Audio, NPR and others
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__ Radio Outlets Covering News
Boston

WRKO-AM
WBZ-AM
WTKK-FM
WBUR-FM (NPR)		 New York

WABC-AM
WCBS-AM
WOR-AM
WINS-AM
WBBR-AM		 Washington

WTOP-AM/FM
WWRC-AM
WMAL-AM		 Los Angeles

KABC-AM
KFI-AM
KNX-AM
KFWB-AM
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__ WTC Companies/Organizations
World Trade Center businesses

Emergency number for Morgan Stanley: 1-888-883-4391
Emergency number for Carr Futures: 1-800-755-7620
Emergency number for Cantor Fitzgerald: 1-866-326-3188
List of WTC North Tower tenants - http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/11/north-tower.htm

List of South Tower tenants
___ http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/11/south-tower.htm

MSNBC Information about WTC tenants, businesses affected - http://www.msnbc.com/local/WNCN/M90299.asp

Graphic of the WTC Complex
___ http://www.panynj.gov/wtc/wtccomplex.htm

World Trade Center Business Directory
___ http://www.onisland.com/wtc/bizdir/index.html

Stories about companies affected
___ http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/255/nation/Businesses_try_to_track_employees+.shtml

Morgan Stanley employees unaccounted for
___ http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/010912/business_attack_morganstanley_dc_1.html

__ Other links
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Businesses affected

http://biz.yahoo.com/apf/010912/attacks_business_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/010912/business_asia_bonds_dc_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/010912/business_attack_tradecenter_banks_dc_2.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010912/n12169660_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010912/l12141307_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010914/142111_1.html9/14/01
http://biz.yahoo.com/em/010913/iwivisgi8wh5mtz6ex1tla_1.html9/14/01
http://biz.yahoo.com/em/010913/wsnjswuei0alj1u3tsopqq_1.html9/14/01
Statements from members of the business community

Aon Corporation - http://www.aon.com
Cantor Fitzgerald - http://www.cantorusa.com/9/14/01
Dow Jones & Company - http://www.dowjones.com/corp/index.html
Franklin Templeton Investments
___ message from Charles B. Johnson, Chairman and CEO
___ http://www.franklintempleton.com/
ICAP plc - http://www.icap.com
Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods http://www.kbw.com/
Morgan Stanley Chairman Philip Purcell
___ http://www.morganstanley.com/
Merrill Lynch statement
___ http://www.merrilllynch.com/about/spotlight_ml/09112001-1_tragedies_spotlight.htm
New York Stock Exchange - http://www.nyse.com/
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
___ http://www.nyse.com/events/NT000130E6.html
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood Information
___ http://www.sidley.com/news/pub.asp?PubID=1025329112001                  
Thacher Proffitt & Wood - http://www.thacherproffitt.com/

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__ Airlines/ Airports
Airlines
Friends and family who wish to check on passengers and flights may call:
American Airlines 1-800-245-0999
United Airlines 1-800-932-8555

Federal Aviation Administration — http://www.fly.faa.gov 

Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov/

National Transportation Safety Board — http://www.ntsb.gov  

Massport: The Massachusetts Port Authority oversees Boston’s Logan Airport  http://www.massport.com/ 
Massport Contact Information
___ http://www.massport.com/about/about_conta.html

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__ State government agencies/contacts
FBI Field Offices Contact Information - http://www2.fbi.gov/contact/fo/info.htm

Massport: The Massachusetts Port Authority oversees Boston’s Logan Airport
___ http://www.massport.com/ 
Massport Contact Information
___ http://www.massport.com/about/about_conta.html

MEMA — Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
___ http://www.state.ma.us/mema/

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__ Federal government agencies/contacts
http://www.irs.gov/ - The latest disaster releases from the IRS 9/14/01

http://www.editorsweb.org/911.html - Special edition containing links to Sept. 11-related statements that have been posted on the websites of several hundred members of the House and Senate.9/14/01

http://www.firstgov.gov/ - Find U.S. government links to agencies

Federal Bureau of Investigation - http://www.fbi.gov/ 

Federal Aviation Administration — http://www.fly.faa.gov 

Federal Emergency Management Agency - http://www.fema.gov/

Department of Defense

State Department -  http://www.state.gov/ 

Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov/

U.S. House of Representatives --- contact information for members of Congress
___ http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html

The United States Senate
___ http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm

The White House
___ http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/

Pentagon personnel
Pentagon employees only are asked to check in by calling 1-877-663-6772

Justice Department
The Justice Department's Office of Victims of Crime has set up a phone line to provide information to families about victims and about services for survivors and their rights: 1-800-331-0075

Army personnel
Army personnel assigned to the Pentagon asked to call 800-984-8523

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__ Relief organizations/volunteer links
http://www.firehouse.com or http://www.firedonations.com - Emergency relief fund administered by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) in partnership with Firehouse.com, Firehouse Magazine & Firehouse Expos to support the children, spouses and family members left behind by the firefighters and emergency medical personnel who perished in the World Trade Center tragedy. 9/14/01

http://www.ttof.org - The Twin Towers Orphan Fund was established by a coalition of independent public relations practitioners around the nation to help with the long-term well being of children that were made orphans by the national disasters of September 11, 2001. 9/14/01

http://www.comptia.org/nyc/index.htm - IT companies offering IT rebuilding services, including IT-related hardware and support, applications outsourcing (ASP/ISP/xSP), network infrastructure support and telecommunications services. 9/14/01

http://recovery.ifma.wego.net - International Facility Management Association (IFMA) portal with results of a survey on disaster relief plans conducted on Sept. 11 and lists of business resources, members of an emergency response forum; articles, conference proceedings and recommended texts on disaster recovery issues; and surveys on emergency planning for facilities. 9/14/01

See http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ for updated information.

The American Red Cross is in need of blood to replenish the nation's supply. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment near where you live. American Red Cross, cash donations: (800) HELP-NOW

The New York Blood Center has also announced a blood emergency for the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Visit www.nybloodcenter.org for more information on how to help.  

For more information on helping victims of the U.S. attacks, visit Helping.org  

The United Way of New York and the New York Community Trust have established a fund to help the victims of the attacks and their families. The September Eleventh Fund will provide immediate support to established emergency assistance agencies. Anyone wishing to contribute may send their donations in care of United Way, 2 Park Ave, New York, New York, 10016 or call: 212-251-4035.  Donations are also being accepted on United Way of New York City's Web site.

Donations are being accepted at Feed The Children.

Japanese language assistance for relatives is available at jhelp.com or 1-800-527-2611

FBI tip Web site - http://www.fbi.gov  

Salvation Army, cash donations: - (800) SAL-ARMY

Army personnel - Army personnel assigned to the Pentagon asked to call 800-984-8523  

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__ Experts/authorities
American University - www.american.edu/media

Arizona State University - www.asu.edu/asunews/Experts/Expertsmenu.htm

Boston College Political Science Department Faculty
___ http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/polsc/faculty/faculty-index.htm

Boston University - Department of International Relations
___ http://www.bu.edu/ir/

CalTech - http://pr.caltech.edu/media/expertsguide/

Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs - Faculty
___ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/RESEARCH/research.html

Community of Science - http://www.cos.com

Cornell University
___ http://www.news.cornell.edu/Experts/Experts.html

Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS - http://www.experts.dal.ca

Emory University
___ http://www.emory.edu/WELCOME/Emory_Experts/expertsintro.html

Harvard University -Kennedy School of Government - Faculty and Staff Directory - http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/directory

Kansas State University
___ http://www.mediarelations.ksu.edu/WEB/News/MediaGuide/bioindex.html

Oregon State University
___ http://osu.orst.edu/dept/ncs/experts/exindex.htm

Swarthmore College
___ http://www.swarthmore.edu/Home/News/Media/Sources/

Trinity College (Hartford, CT)
___ http://www.trincoll.edu/pub/news/facexperts.html

Tulane - http://www2.tulane.edu/pdf/Tulane_experts.pdf

University of Kentucky - http://www.uky.edu/PR/Experts/

University of Mississippi
___ http://www.olemiss.edu/news2/news_guide.html

University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
___ http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/experts.list/

University of Ottawa - http://www.experts.uottawa.ca

University of Oxford (UK)
___ http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/experts/

University of Wisconsin - http://experts.news.wisc.edu/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
___ Department of Materials Science & Engineering
___ Department of Structures & Materials
___ Department of Construction Engineering & Management

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__ Boston/Anecdotal stories
http://www.boston.com/
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/
http://www.whdh.com/
http://www.tjx.com/frames/9-12-01.html - Statement from TJX (owners of TJ Maxx), which lost seven employees. 9/14/01
Survivor account from a Journalist - Andy Walker is a freelance Canadian journalist who came within 1,000 feet of the WTC as it was burning but before it was struck a second time. He was on an Air Canada flight from Toronto inbound to LaGuardia Tuesday at just after 9 am, which landed as the second tower was being hit. He is now back in Toronto after a 15-hour drive, having been stranded on Long Island for three days. You can reach Andy at andy@cyberwalker.com; 416-929-7805 or 416-929-0734. 9/14/01

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