Tuesday, April 13, 2010

From the bowels of academia comes this s#!% – LSU officials say van Heerden not fired but contract won’t be renewed ~slabbed

Researcher Ivor van Heerden's firing should stand, LSU argues in federal court
~Mark Schleifstein

~Further chatty T-P commentary:~Professors probing LSU's firing of hurricane scientist Ivan van Heerden. Uuummer that's Ivor van Heerden you stupid fauxing editorists!

Our view: Accusations against University are serious, require response~Daily Reveille
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Mooks on parade
~Your Right Hand Thief


That ain't right
~Library Chronicles

~Editilla Notellas~ I am enjoying this review or "Treme" most of all so far --and that is on the 3rd reading.
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And this one from Cliff's Crib.

Creighton Bernette is Not Alone
~Sandy Rosenthal

~At Right: Sandy Rosenthal and Scott Fujita at press conference in New Orleans - Photo by Jeffrey Dubinski

New Orleans Not Alone in Hurricane Risks
~Brian Jackson

~Editilla sayz Hell Nola To'Dat!~
We Are also Not Alone in Levee Risks
Louisiana youth celebrate wetlands April 19-23

Levee supervisor says much at stake in restoration
~"I think this is one of those hidden issues," said Sterman, the chief supervisor of construction and the works for the Southwestern Illinois Flood Protection District Council.
"It's not sexy like an airport or like biotech or like China. But there's far more at stake in this particular issue than all those other things combined." "There are 60,000 or 70,000 jobs here. There are 150,000 people living behind these levees," Sterman said. "Billions of dollars' worth of industry. The seventh- or eighth-biggest refinery in the United States.


Aveda Walks For Water
Sunday, Apr 18 10:30a to 12:00p


A picture of how water continually cycles through the physical environment

Mayor Ray Nagin, Part I
~Chris Rose, Gambit


Amid gunfire, Landrieu throws the weakest brick of all
~Eli Ackerman, The Lens


Chemical spill in Norco closes schools, forces residents out

American Planning Association honors City Park, preservation lawyer

Five years after Katrina, volunteers rebuild Bay St. Louis
~Rick Jervis


Road Racing, NOLA-style ~NOLAFemmes

HBO picks up 'Treme' for second season

High Definition: Tremé Hits the Right Notes~Josh Jackson

NYT Article on Treme
~Thanks Katrina


2010 Pulitzer winners
~The New York Times won three — for national reporting, for explanatory reporting, and for investigative reporting for collaborating with the fledgling nonprofit news service ProPublica for a story on the life-and-death decisions made by New Orleans doctors during Hurricane Katrina.

Louisiana Music Factory Concert Series

French Quarter Fest brings a goosebump moment each day
~Martha Alguera


All the hype secondlining you can stand~Big Red Cotton

2 comments:

K. said...

So much for academic freedom at LSU. The LMF lineup looks great, though.

Editilla said...

Thanks, k.
Da'Show ain't over till the Fat Lady Sings.
And we have another hurricane concert season coming up eh?