Before leading a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Senator Obama listened to the concerns of citizens affected by last month's devastating flood. [
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On July 31st, 2008, Barack Obama returned to Cedar Rapids to hold a town hall meeting. [
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Here is just a glimpse of the devastation caused by the recent floods in Cedar Rapids. Show your support by donating to the Grater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Help us rebuild our community. http://www.gcrcf.org/ [
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SelectPlusCedar Rapids Library Among Flood VictimsCedar Rapids Library Among Flood VictimsThe Associated PressA city library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is nearly a complete loss due to recent flooding. The entire ground floor was under several feet of water. (June 23)[Notes:wide shots of flooding last week] In Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- as flood waters recede -- the scope of the damage rises. But it's not just homes here that are lost ... [Notes:kgan material, inside shots of the loss]Priceless city treasures have been as well -- One example - this city library -- A look inside shows an entire floor that's now a wasteland of waterlogged books, shelves, and equipment. Little here survived.SOT: the recovery specialists are in there now, and they're not very optimistic that anything on the first floor is going to be saved. At one point Five feet of water rushed through here. [Notes:more shots inside the library] Even materials that were above the water line, were susceptible to mold and humidity damage. [Notes:kgan material from Iowa City]Meanwhile, more residents are returning finding similar damage in their own homes.SOT: the first thing that happens is you walk in and think Oh my, everything is just covered in Mud. SOT; no sense looking at it in a negative way, Iowans will bounce back . An estimated 35,000 people have been displaced by the floods in what the federal government describes as the biggest disaster it has faced since Hurricane Katrina. ___ ___, The Associated Press. [
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GazetteOnline.com video by Jeff Raasch. [
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2008/06/14 @SENDAI MACANA, JapanQomolangma Tomato 2nd Album"Limelighter Blue on the Q.T." レコ発ツアー 「逃げろ、逃げるな」 w) Qomolangma Tomato / mass of the fermenting dregs / UNISON SQUARE GARDEN / the ploud maryARABAKI ROCK FEST. 08への出演後初となる地元仙台でのライブでオープニングで演奏された"azi dahaka"〜"atro ala"との映像。Qomolangma Tomatoとは2度目となる対バン、mass of the fermenting dregsとはARABAKI ROCK FEST. 08を含めると2008年で3度目となる対バンとなった。under the yaku cedar Official Web Site:http://hp.kutikomi.net/bonkoMySpace:http://www.myspace.com/undertheyakucedarYouTube:http://jp.youtube.com/undertheyakucedarunder the yaku cedar mixi Community:http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=1454175 [
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PlusIowa's Cedar River Receding, but Woes RemainIowa's Cedar River Receding, but Woes RemainThe Associated PressAlthough Iowa's Cedar River is slowly receding, floodwaters continue to plague Cedar Rapids, the state's second-largest city. Meanwhile, a levee in Des Moines failed, forcing hundreds of homes to be evacuated. (June 14)[Notes:VO --FLOODING IN CEDAR RAPIDS] AN ESTIMATED 1300 BLOCKS REMAIN FLOODED IN CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA -- MORE THAN 9 SQUARE MILES.AND EARLY ESTIMATES PUT PROPERTY DAMAGE AT MORE THAN 700 MILLION DOLLARS. [Notes:VO--FLOODING SHOTS]THE CEDAR RIVER IS RECEDING SLOWLY HERE, BUT ONLY ONE OF THE CITY'S FOUR COLLECTION WELLS IS STILL WORKING -- AND OFFICIALS ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE WATER. [Notes:SOT--LATOYA DAWSON/RESIDENT] no car washes are open...no laundrymats....saying its best to use...bottle water...baby wipes. [Notes:VO --DES MOINES LEVEE BREACH]IN THE STATE CAPITAL OF DES MOINES, A LEVEE BREACH OCCURRED -- FLOODING A NEIGHBORHOOD -- AND FORCING THE EVACUATION OF NEARLY 300 HOMES. [Notes:SOT--VOX POP] I'm scarred....very scarred [Notes:SOT---MARJORIE FREESE/RESIDENT]my boys have been here all night in case we had to get out...and they just pulled the last car out...it's just been...you don't think it's going to happen. [Notes:VO -- SANDBAG OPERATION] IN IOWA CITY -- HOME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA -- STUDENTS -- FACULTY -- AND LOCAL RESIDENTS FILLED THOUSANDS OF SANDBAGS TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL'S BUILDINGS. [Notes:SOT --VOX POP]I'm an alumni of the university of iowa....i live here in iowa city....i just wanted to help the community....it's a great community. [Notes:VO --FLOODING VIDEO] AT LEAST THREE DEATHS IN IOWA HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER -- AND THE GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED DISASTER PROCLAMATIONS FOR MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S COUNTIES. [Notes:VO --FLOODING VIDEO]IOWA HAS RECEIVED ABOUT 8 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST TEN DAYS. [Notes:VO --SANDBAGGING] THE ONLY GOOD NEWS SEEMS TO BE THAT METEOROLOGISTS SAY THE UPCOMING WEEK IS LIKELY TO BE SUNNY ANDDRY. ___ ___, The Associated Press. [
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PlusCedar Rapids Remains a City Under WaterCedar Rapids Remains a City Under WaterThe Associated PressThe view from above says it all, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is drenched and it may be weeks or months until it dries out completely. (June 14)THE WATER MAY BE ON IT'S WAY DOWN BUT THE SIGHT OF CEDAR RAPIDS FROM THE AIR IS STILL BREATHTAKING AND OVERWHELMING..IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY 20,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THE AREA... MORE THAN 400 CITY BLOCKS ARE STILL UNDERWATER AFTER THE CEDAR RIVER CRESTED FRIDAY AT 32 FEET, 12 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS RECORD..PRELIMINARY DAMAGES ARE SET AT 737 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CEDAR RAPIDS ALONE, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN FLOODED ACROSS THE STATE..IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS MASSIVE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ARE STILL BURIED UNDERWATER, THEIR BASEMENTS AND FIRST FLOORS DESTROYED.. THE CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE BADLY DAMAGED AS WELL, THIS RAILROAD BRIDGE NOW LIES TWISTED AND BROKEN ACROSS THE RIVER, ANOTHER FACING INCREDIBLE STRESS AS THE WATER AND DOZENS OF HOUSEBOATS THAT BROKE FREE FROM UPRIVER CRASH INTO IT....NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE RIVERBANK THAT TYPICALLY DON'T FLOOD ARE ALSO COVERED WITH ONLY ROOFTOPS SHOWING.. SOME SAY IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA BUT THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE.. THE WATER ROSE SLOWLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS, AND ALMOST EVERYONE HAD TIME TO PLAN AN ESCAPE... FIREFIGHTERS STILL RESCUED SOME STRAGGLERS, BUT IT WASN'T THE MASSIVE EFFORT OF KATRINA.. THAT'S A GOOD THING TOO, BECAUSE THIS IS THE CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT...WHILE THE WATER IS RECEDING EXPERTS SAY IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE WATER IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE... AND IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE THE ENTIRE AREA IS CLEANED UP, YEARS BEFORE IT'S ALL REBUILT.RICH MATTHEWS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OVER CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA... [
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PlusHistoric Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IowaHistoric Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IowaThe Associated PressThe Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving much of downtown underwater. (June 12)Steve Shriver/owns flooded business "Something is collapsing over there.""What do you think it is?""I think it's a parking garage." (TRACK) CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA IS FALLING APART AS THE CEDAR RIVER SWALLOWS THE CITY. IT LOOKS MORE LIKE VENICE, ITALY THAN THE MIDDLE OF IOWA. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"The river is literally running through buildings." (TRACK) STEVE SHRIVER OWNS AN ORGANIC LIP BALM BUSINESS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN. AND HIS PRODUCTION ROOM IS IN THE BASEMENT...SEVERAL FEET UNDER WATER. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"we have a million sticks of lip balm sitting in the at building waiting to be shipped out, that we cannot reach." (TRACK) DESPITE DAYS OF PREPARING FOR THE FLOOD, NOTHING WAS ABLE TO STOP THE WATER FROM RISING INTO DOWNTOWN. SOT:(Tom Aller/Pres., Interstate Power and Light Alliant Energy) "Water has risen to the point where all of downtown is really under water. All of our steam system is down and under water so the major customers of steam, such as quaker oats and folks like that are out. And our electric system is out as well." MARK CARLSON/STANDUP CEDAR RAPIDS CEDAR RAPIDS IS OVER RUN BY AN UNIMAGINEABLE AMOUNT OF WATER. THE CEDAR RIVER IS TAKING WITH IT ANYTHING IT CAN AS FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE. (TRACK)The city has put an evacuation order in and that's helping because the workers are not coming downtown." The amount of flooding in this area is unprecedented and no one knows how long it could take to get back to normal. SOT:(Tom Aller/Pres., Interstate Power and Light Alliant Energy) "As far as what we're telling our customers, we're talking about an indefinite outage here, for sure." Steve Shriver/owns flooded businessNats "deep sigh" IT'S JUST TOO MUCH TO LOOK AT FOR SHRIVER. HIS LIVELY HOOD IS UNDER WATER. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"There is no insurance to cover it. We need some sort of help from FEMA." FOR NOW, ALL ANYONE CAN DO IS WATCH THE WATER RISE. MARK CARLSON, AP, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. [
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Video of the June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, IA. These videos were taken late in the morning of June 12, 2008. The water later rose 6-7 feet more. All videos taken by Erik Hindman on a Canon S3 IS. [
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Video clips of the extensive flooding in downtown Cedar Rapids. The Cedar River was estimated to be at 25.5 feet when this video was shot. It continues to rise. [
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A video i made of the flooding in Cedar Rapids,Iowa 2008.The river is gonna crest Friday morning at 32 feet. [
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Jun. 11 - Residents of Cedar Falls, Iowa hope that sandbags can keep Cedar River at bay. [
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Chuck Wieneke, a member of the city council in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about flooding evacuations in the Time Check neighborhood in northwest Cedar Rapids, and a volunteer discusses helping area residents with evacuations as flood waters continue to rise on Wednesday, June 11, 2008. GazetteOnline video by Michael Barnes. [
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Flooding on Cedar River in downtown Cedar Rapids, 6/10/08 [
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WATCH IN HIGHER QUALITY!(Click link under video)Hey guys, Homam here. I know a lot of people are upset that we have not been making movies lately, but i promise are next one will make you laugh ;)Ohh and btw, I'm aware that this video has the same style as "fred" but sorry to break it to you...Fred was not the first. There were a lot that did it before him, and there are a lot that will do it after.-Mollie will be in the next video, fo sho! we promise. [
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Arrested, booked and sent to jail, that was the fate of the nearly 52 party-goers after the Cedar Fest ruckus quickly became a riot."Some big guy just came up and tackled me put me in zip tie things a brings me to the station and books me," said Kurt Ryder a Michigan State University student.Police say nearly 95 percent of Michigan State University students didn't attend the fest but those who did could face charges including disorderly conduct and inciting a riot, and police say there are more arrests to be made."It is our intention within the next few weeks to review our videotape, and we had videotape rolling, to identify additional offenders," said East Lansing Police Chief Tom Wibert.Police say even students and others who made suspicious posts on the social networking website, Facebook, could face punishment."We also intend to review the website posts and consider charges against the website originator and others who incited this riot," Wibert said.East Lansing Police say state statute authorizes the long-term suspension of students convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, and they intend to do so."As many trouble-makers from last night as we can are going to be convicted, and they're not going to be here next year," Wibert said.One thing's for sure, the party is over."As far as I'm concerned Cedar Fest is over and we're not going to allow it to happen again," Wibert said.A school tradition that ended in tear gas, now party of the past. [
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Police are calling violence that erupted at Cedar Fest overnight a riot.Estimated size of the crowd at Cedar Fest: 3,000 to 4,000Total number of police officers and sheriff's deputies dispatched: 80Number of arrests: 52Number of rounds of tear gas fired. 13 In addition, officials fired 20 stingball grenades, 20 "flash bangs" and 24 smoke grenades.Number of damaged police vehicles. 2 A windshield was smashed in one vehicle. The left rear window was smashed in another.Featured artist:AC/DC - Thunder StruckDropkick Murphys- I'm Shipping up to Boston [
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Cedar Fest 2008 at Cedar Village Apartment Complex in Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI). The crowd got out of control and riot police had to use tear gas to control the situation. [
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Buy song from iTunes:http://tinyurl.com/3xenrsVisit the Doves:http://www.doves.nethttp://www.myspace.com/dovesmyspaceReleased: 6th March 2000From the Album "Lost Souls" [
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Television superstar Oprah Winfrey campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. GazetteOnline video by Richard Pratt. [
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Four of the world's most respected musicians come together for a scintillating night of Jazz, live from New York's Sweet Basil nightclub, one of the world's most prestigious and historic Jazz clubs in this clip from the live concert DVD "Ron Carter &Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil." With Ron Carter (bass), Art Farmer (flugelhorn, trumpet), Billy Higgins (drums), and Cedar Walton (piano), this historic performances resulted in a classic night of scintillating Jazz, marking the first time these legendary musicians played together on the same stage. Digitally recorded and mastered, this special DVD not only includes full length versions of standards and originals such as "It's About Time (Theme)," "Art's Song," "Shortcomings," "When Love Is New," "A Theme In ¾," "Reprise (It's About Time)," and Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine," but also captures the quartet's rare rehearsal sessions where they created and perfected an original work especially for this concert, and shows illuminating interviews with the musicians that give new insight into these men and their music. For more information, to view our entire catalog, or to purchase the film, please go to www.view.com [
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2007/10/20 @SENDAI CLUB JUNK BOX, JapanDate fm 25th Anniversary [MEGA☆ROCKS 2007]仙台市内中心部の全てのライブハウ