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Louisiana is in the middle of the path that Gustav - which is now a category 4 hurricane - is taking and many are afraid that it will become another Katrina and devastate the lands that are still in the middle of being rebuilt. However, this time the people are prepared.

The Mayor of New Orleans set up a mandatory evacuation Sunday in which the people in the West Bank were told to evacuate first. The evacuation had everyone out of their homes and making their way into a safe zone by noon.

Archeologists discovered a golden wreath in an ancient city in the northern parts of Greece. The wreath - which is being described as ‘priceless’ was buried among human bones in a large copper vase. When first discovered workers believed it to be a land mine.

The University of Thessaloniki stated that the “astonishing” discovery was made during its excavations this week in the ruins of ancient Aigai. The city was the first capital of ancient Macedonia, where King Philip II — father of Alexander the Great — was assassinated.

College students have been waiting with bated breath to hear what the outcome will be of the Amethyst Initiative and which way it will lead. For those of you out of the loop - the Amethyst Initiative is a proposal from 128 leaders of universities who believe that the drinking age should be lowered to from 18 to 21 and have been trying to get their point across.

Marc Quinn is a British sculptor and an apparently an avid fan of Kate Moss. How do we know? I think it was the 110 pound, $2.8 million solid gold statue that he made of her that clued us in. This beautiful statue of a beautiful model is being dubbed as one of the greatest creation’s that we have seen since the ancient Egypt.

Fay has passed over and left some cities in utter ruin due to its high winds and heavy rain - which touched certain parts of Florida and Georgia. The next tropcial storm to take form is Gustav - which at this time is building up strength and headed for a course straight into the Gulf of Mexico. Officials in Louisiana and Mississippi are preparing early for the disaster that could strike as soon as next week and are setting parts of the state on high alert.

If any one of us were to win the lottery we would all try to use that money to purchase the things that we have always wanted. On top of my list would be my bills that I have been spending five years to pay off. Then I would think of the perfect car, house, and other misc products that I could spend the money on. It is rare that we see someone give their money to those who truly need it.

A young woman is now recovering after she was stranded for five days in a raving in North Caroline. The ravine covered her and the pick-up truck that she was in from rescuers. The police said that 21 year old Amber Pennell was discovered Monday night among the wreckage in the trees at the bottom the ravine - which was 100 feet deep.

Jericho Scott is only 9 years old and he is a phenomenal baseball player. His fastball has a top speed of 40 mph - which is apparently too hard when playing in a Youth Baseball League for New Haven. The coach for the team told Scott that he was unable to pitch for the team anymore because of his talents.

Fay is gone - but in her wake are storm clouds, heavy rain, and tornado warnings that are threatening to unleash their power on the city of Atlanta. A tornado warning was issued for downtown Atlanta as well as parts of Cobb and DeKalb counties last night and that lasted until 8:45 Tuesday morning.

Police found an Arkansas beauty queen dead while in her apartment in December of 2005. She was killed after being hit repeatedly in the head with a lamp and having her throat slit with a knife. Police managed to match one of the bloody palm print on the light bulb of the lamp to a Nona Dirksmeyer - her 19 year old boyfriend.