Thursday, March 27, 2008

Jeudi

What I’m Doing Sunday: Studio in the Woods~casa de Charlotte della luna

Engineer society flap reinvigorates call for new levee commission~International Herald Tribune

Corps funded ’spin campaign’ to distort facts after Katrina
~Levees.org

I understand that ASCE has put up a statement on their website claiming that "Expenses associated with these presentations were funded entirely by the Society."
http://content.asce.org/Katrina%20folo/NewOrleans.html

1. The ASCE had a contract with the Corps (the US Government ) specifically requiring that they communicate lessons learned from Katrina and that they would be paid in a grant. It's in Phase IV and you can read it in the press kit.
2. Levees.Org requested (in a FOIA request on dated Jan 3 2008) the ASCE's invoices submitted to the Corps for their work on the ERP and here is the corps' reply, telling me that essentially they didn't think that was necessary.
We disagreed and said so.
Link to the talk on the web: http://eng.auburn.edu/admin/marketing/seminars/2007/l-roth.html
Sandy Rosenthal
Founder Levees.Org

High river levels likely won't trigger opening of spillway

Community effort helps Pointe Coupee Parish farmers

Another View: Will Congress, engineers protect New Orleans?
~StatesmanJournal, Sale
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Levee tax plan draws criticism
~from The Edwardsville Intelligencer


Rising river waters stoke fears of levee failure
~Watching images of the rising Meramec River in Missouri last week, Fairview Heights, IL Mayor Gail D. Mitchell kept having the same, cryptic thought: It could have happened here. "It's something I thought about," said Mitchell, who serves on the Metro East Levee Task Force, a group formed earlier this year to address levee issues in the region. "We've got to be responsible on this side of the river."

Missouri River spring rise should be cancelled~"For once, we agree with the state of Missouri when it comes to water."~Mimot, ND

Politicians, other groups weigh in on Missouri River dispute


Corps heeds "spring rise" cries..sorta


FEMA denies $6M reimburse- ment to Grey Harbour, WA Public Utilities after "Katrina-like" storm

Buried Lede Department: Why No Presidential Candidate Says Anything of Substance About the Disaster in New Orleans~Harry Shearer

Recovery czar is optimistic on N.O.~Times Picayune~"We always heard people say New Orleans was a fun place to visit . . . and we know what follows after that," Powell said. "Well, what follows after that is going to change."

~Editilla piques~Oh Yeah, Don Czar? Are we a dirty boy? What do we know...follows after that?
Powell also praised the New Orleans City Council, which in December voted unanimously to demolish four major public housing complexes. The decision was popular with most New Orleanians but criticized by some on the national and international stage, who focused on images of protesters at City Hall that made it appear there were "about 4 million of them," Powell said.
But Powell said he knew "how many protesters there really were" and that the council vote was the right thing to do. He said it is persuasive that a University of Texas survey of former New Orleans public housing residents found that the majority did not wish to return to the complexes they lived in before Katrina.
"Facts always overcome perception, and doing the right thing always overcomes perception," he said.
Editilla grouses~Quite alot coming from a Bush appointee and Texas bundler. Yeah we can fact-check this tar baby turkey at the gas pump, the currency markets and Little Ali's Pizzaria Downtown Bagdhad, eh? Sure wish that the Times Picayune would do a little fact checking, perchance even freshman journalism, perhaps point out the glaring bias and inefficacy of said UT study, maybe at least stop powdering-up to these evil'doers.

New Orleans public housing defenders charged under terror law~The “critical structure” law was enacted by the Louisiana legislature in the wake of September 11. On Good Friday, March 21, three New Orleans residents who entered a vacant housing development during a rally were charged under this law. An act of civil disobedience was treated as an act of terrorism.

Dreams Turned into Rubble in New Orleans


First Photos from My New Orleans Trip~Zapp Boom

Magazines still push Katrina cause


Virginia takes step toward large oyster study


View from the Top: Cleaning Up After Katrina
~The CEO of Oreck Corp. credits quick thinking by employees (including his VP of IT) for a speedy recovery from the hurricane. After all, the systems don't run themselves.

ASB 2008
Day Five:
St. Bernard Animal Shelter
~Lisa Mulvey

Wit'H/TnT'anks to da'Casa
St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter Dog Adoption Day Saturday March 29th~11 to 3
Come Meet Your Perfect Match!
Canine Connection
3440 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 218-4098


On the road with Independent America: New Orleans
~Flip the Media


In defense of meat: New Orleans native writes a humorous call to arms~Judy Walker


There's No Crying in Literary Festivals~Karen Dalton-Beninato

Dance Like There's No Tomorrow~all about Jazz

BlackRadioIsBack.com New Music & Video: The Knux

Jazzfest food list for 2008 released


WWOZ~WTUL~GAMBIT
NOMENU


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