As we post, New Orleans will spend its Labor Day is carrying out its second mandatory evacuation in three years, in anticipation of Gustav.But the Gulf isn't alone in navigating natural disasters this weekend-Richter 6.1 earthquakes rocked both China and Vancouver.In the thrilling world of politics and modern technology, Wikipedia creates some controversy for McCain and his VP pick. Or, some additional controversy anyway.And thankfully, China released the Americans they'd detained after protesting at the Olympics; New Yorker James Powderly discusses his interrogation, and the hacking of his bank account.Photo: Republican VP nomination Sarah Palin from Alaska, a state with a total population smaller than that of Baltimore.