Thursday, July 31, 2014

Saints DE Akiem Hicks Powers His Way to “Superstar” Status ~Barry Hirstius, WhoDat Dish~In 2013, Hicks had a “breakout” season. He tallied 56 total tackles, which was fifth among defensive tackles in the NFL last season — along with 4½ sacks, good for third on the Saints behind fellow DE Cam Jordan and OLB Junior Galette. Hicks was the benefactor in an increase of playing time, and he took full advantage: often “blowing up” plays in the opponent’s offensive backfield. Hicks used that raw power to become the 15th overall rated DE in the League (according to Pro Football Focus), and more importantly the third best overall in forcing offenses into negative plays. That bodes well for his chance of increased success, for the upcoming 2014 season.

After making little on 2013 Super Bowl, city agreed to similar services for 2018 bid ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens
Sheriff Marlin Gusman: The Deadbeat Dad of New Orleans ~Disenfranchised Citizen

Feds: Drilling for oil in Louisiana's wetlands may be a dumb idea ~Stuart Smith

Is Fracking To Blame For Increase In Quakes In Oklahoma? ~NPR

Tainted Legacy: Legislature's fixes create obstacles to oil and gas cleanup ~David Hammer and Mike Perlstein

Flood control delays worry Mandeville residents ~Faimon A. Roberts III, The Advocate

Circle Food Store Fighting To Serve WIC Customers ~Eileen Fleming, WWNO

Water purification company unveils 80,000-square-foot facility near Mandeville ~Bob Warren

World Water Works To Unveil Exciting New Bulking Sludge Management Technology At WEFTEC 2014 ~Water Online
~WEFTEC®, the Water Environment Federation’s, 87th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, September 27 - October 1, 2014, New Orleans Morial Convention Center, is the biggest meeting of its kind in North America and offers thousands of water quality professionals from around the world the best water quality education and training available today. Also recognized as the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition, WEFTEC’s massive show floor provides unparalleled access to the field’s most cutting-edge technologies and services.

Louisiana holds sales tax holiday this weekend

Swamp surfing in the Bonnet Carre Spillway ~Leigh Isaacson, WVUE

Aya Pana Bitters, Manufactured by J. Chauvet, New Orleans ~Ferdinand Meyer V, Peachridge Glass

Giddy-up! New Orleans Rodeo returns, becomes fundraiser for NOPD mounted division ~Camille Whitworth

Satchmo Summerfest kicks off Thursday ~Casey Ferrand, WDSU

Dr. John to perform Armstrong tribute in N.O. ~New Orleans Advocate

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

93L in Eastern Atlantic Growing More Organized ~Dr. Jeff Masters, Wunderground
Figure 1. Analysis of the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) made at 8 am EDT Monday July 28, 2014 using data from the Meteosat-9 satellite. Dry, dusty air was present from the coast of Africa westwards across the tropical Atlantic, but was located well to the north of tropical disturbance 93L. Image credit: University of Wisconsin CIMSS/NOAA Hurricane Research Division.
~Editilla Rotellas~ We're gonna keep an Eye on this one, since Dr. Masters has an uncanny ability for picking winners during Hurricane Season.
An area of disturbed weather located near 10°N, 33°W at 8 am EDT Monday, about 500 miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, was designated Invest 93L by NHC early Monday morning. This disturbance is a more serious threat than Tropical Depression Two of last week, and has the potential to develop into a strong tropical storm before reaching the Lesser Antilles Islands on Friday or Saturday. Visible satellite loops on Monday morning showed that the disturbance had only a modest amount of spin, but infrared satellite images showed that the system's heavy thunderstorm activity had increased significantly since Sunday. Wind shear was light, 5 - 10 knots, which should aid development. Ocean temperatures were decent for development, about 27.5°C. Water vapor satellite loops showed that the atmosphere was reasonably moist in the area, though a large area of dry air lay a few hundred miles to the north. Read more.
Saints Nick Toon works on receiving skills to score roster spot ~Ramon Antonio Vargas

Shamarr Allen says state police pulled him from vehicle, threatened him ~WWL

Sober in New Orleans: Jules Bentley on what it’s like living the dry life in Alcohol City ~Gambit

Report alleges oil and gas industry an important part of St. Tammany economy~Faimon A. Roberts


Word Pumps September ~WorldPumps.com
http://www.weftec.org/~WEFTEC®, the Water Environment Federation’s, 87th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, September 27 - October 1, 2014, New Orleans Morial Convention Center, is the biggest meeting of its kind in North America and offers thousands of water quality professionals from around the world the best water quality education and training available today. Also recognized as the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition, WEFTEC’s massive show floor provides unparalleled access to the field’s most cutting-edge technologies and services.

When will China tip hand in cotton market? ~David Bennett, Delta Farm Press

Entergy 2Q profit climbs 16 percent

From a Tribulation to a Treasure

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~Editilla Geaux'tellas~ Good morning from beautiful New Orleans! ~Hat Tweet @NewInNola

Monday, July 28, 2014

Fans flock to Saints training camp for smiles, autographs ~Tom Boone, Bluefield Daily Telegraph

New Orleans Saints' Champ Bailey fully displaying his fire for football ~BlackandGold.com

Business And Community Leaders Working To Reduce Louisiana's Record Incarceration Rate ~Marcia Kavanaugh, WWNO

Here’s what The Lens found when they looked through thousands of city salary records

Follow these scientists' crucial work on the Gulf Dead Zone ~Hat Tweet @GRN

A day at the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo

Forward to a Preface ~Odd Words
~One of the benefits of Generalized Anxiety Disorder is the squirrels don’t give a damn about seven hours of jet lag, or yesterday’s epic 25 our travel day. A man wakes up to pee after a certain amount of sleep, the merciless digital clock reads 8:00 and they leap to their wheels: the squeaks of anxiety over things to be done, the horrible cogs begin to turn.