Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Judge rules LSU doesn’t have to immediately rehire Ivor van Heerden but will hold related hearing before then – go figure! ~slabbed
~Editilla say Go Fish~ Yesterday, I spoke on the phone to one of the lead investigators of the Association of University Professors, the group now convening an official inquiry into the Wrongful Dismissal of Dr. Ivor van Heerden. At this point they are still assembling the Committee, which has to be vetted from across the country. The biggest news is the Utter Refusal by LSU to Respond to the AAUP's formal letter of notice, or any other questions put to them. Nothing. Nada, as if the University is not composed of University Professors.
But yet, they would take this stance that Ivor van Heerden was simply Temp Labor on Contract. Right.
They were fine with such a tenuous arrangement as he built the Hurricane Center into a World Class Operation, thus garnering considerable funding which is still in place to pay for Van Heerden to continue his Vital Work for our state.
Ivor van Heerden wasn't just their "golden boy" but he was their "Rain Maker" as well. Van Heerden delivered the goods.
Real Science gets Real Money. Pseudo (Bend Over) Science gets Corps Contractor Money.

Portrait of the Bird’s foot delta, part one ~LaCoastPost
Levee boards' liability to be limited ~Mike Hasten

Introducing: Katrina Longhand
~O’Brien drew comparisons between the 1849 government’s emergency response and the Bush Administration’s handling of Hurricane Katrina.
“Human actions could control nature and directly affect natural disasters,” he said, noting that Katrina demonstrates New Orleans’ enduring “environmental vulnerability.”
~Editilla sayz~ Yeah, environmental vulnerability my ASCE!

$3M federal grant to help center for river power~Alan Sayer

Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - Community Meeting Tuesday April 20, 2010 at 6:00 pm
~Watershed NOLA


Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS)

Gulf Coast recovery efforts are a human rights disaster ~McClatchy

Palm Beach County to Army Corps: Speed up $1 billion Lake Okeechobee dike repair

Swiss Re places $120 M of natural catastrophe protection through Successor X Cat Bond programme

Vitter protesters demand:
‘Give money back!’~Amy Wold


New Orleans Political Comedy Punch Has 8th Anniversary Tonight!
~Jennifer Hale, Fox-8 TV News Reporter
~Ian Hoch, Comedian, La Nuit Comedy Theater
~Rob Nelson, WWL TV Morning Show Host
~Chuck Perkins, Poet and Author
~Chris Rose, Gambit Columnist & Fox-8 TV Commentator
~John Slade, WBOK Radio Talk Show Host and Comedian
~Sidney Torres, TLC Reality Star,SDT Waste and Debris

Slave trade in New Orleans was a thriving business~John Pope

Cyclone kills 85 people in eastern India

Quake in western China kills 400, buries more
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100 regional photographers head to New Orleans

Symposium on Southern Food with Oxford American Writers
~Ian McNulty, Gambit


Does Houston Cry Alligator Tears for Treme?

Au Contraire, Mon Frère
~Back of Town Treme Blog


With Treme Season Two a Lock, New Orleans Musicians in Their Own Words
~Karen Dalton-Beninato


Who's your favorite 'Treme' character?

Benefit Tipitina's - Benefit yourself!~Travis Leeper
~On Baton Rouge's Government Street, nestled inside a tiny blue building decorated eloquently with bananas, there's a secret nest of musical experience you've probably never heard of. Looking more like a place where you go to get your car's stereo fixed than a proper Haus of Music, Baton Rouge's branch of the Tipitina's Co-Op isn't your everyday music centre - it's much, much more.

Helping Here, Helping There
~All About Jazz


Richard Thompson's Meltdown 2010 Line Up
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3 comments:

K. said...

Re David Vitter, there were two phrases that I doubt translate into Vitterese: "Do the right thing" and "return the contributions."

K. said...

This one goes out to Senator DV. You know who you are.

Editilla said...

How about: "Ooooh we need to Change That Diaper?"