Friday, September 12, 2008

Vendredi

HTV Houma Louisiana: Terrebonne Parish Begins to Flood~Georgianne Nienaber

Small levee breached in south Slidell

Hours before Ike, downtown Galveston underwater
~Chris Kirkham


Ike the Knife

Hurricane Ike to cost insurers as much as $25bn~Deloitte

Oil Rises From Five-Month Low as Hurricane Ike Heads for Texas

Rigs/Platforms: Blue: evacuated only;
Yellow will require inspection before restart;
Red
: damage requiring repair;
Refineries: Black: operational impact (partial shutdown) Green: Operational impact (full shutdown) Red: Damage likely;
~The Oil Drum

TCOON
~Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network
~WAVCIS~Wave, Current, Surge Information System for Coastal Louisiana
**This can be used (some) for the Texas coast as well. Click'hold the mouse to move the map.

~USGS WaterWatch~ Real'time river flood stages and flow rates nationwide

Surge rising around New Orleans as weaker Hurricane Ike heads for Houston
~Mark Schleifstein


Leaky barge gate raises questions ~Alan Powell
~The Army Corps of Engineers built the barge gate last year to help reduce pressure on the floodwall because soil conditions near it were so bad. The total cost of the project was about $16 million, Spohrer said.

Corps of Engineers Solicits Public Comment~On Proposed New Principles to Revise the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies

New Orleans, Mayor Nagin Addresses Hurricane Ike
~Bayou Buzz
~Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New Orleans's office has issued this statement concerning Hurricane Ike and the Army Corps has issued a statement concerning two high-profiled floodgates.

Nagin suspends demolitions review panel; preservationists cry foul ~Michele Krupa
~Claiming a desire to avoid "unnecessary delays" in removing buildings badly damaged by Hurricane Gustav, Mayor Ray Nagin on Friday suspended the work of a panel that reviews requests for demolition permits in many historic neighborhoods.
~Editilla ho'tellas~It is way past high time to get this Mfkn Stupid Criminal Bastard Rayz Nagin out of office. Today. ASAP. Recall the Idiot Now.
Throw Pies at him.
Follow him down the street with waterguns full of cat urine. I don't care. But this ignorant fool has got to go before he destroys any more of the city.


Demolition payback
~Squandered Heritage


The Mayor Ray Nagin Special Rate~Kevin Allman

Hurricane Ike evacuees moving farther north than traditional inland havens


SBA Disaster Assistance: Post -Gulf Coast Hurricanes Reforms

Microloans may help recovery
~Project of Jewish Funds for Justice

Jewish Family Service gears up for Ike

Big Easy comes up in Big Oil scandal~Jen DeGregorio

FEMA wasted millions on Katrina no-bid contracts
~Facing South


New Orleans' finest blows into Stortford~NEW Orleans songstress Lillian Boutté, above, makes a rare UK appearance when she performs at Bishop's Blues Club at the Half Moon pub on Sunday.

Jazz fest creator reflects on life in music

16th Isle of Man Jazz Festival

First-ever Manoa Jazz Festival to take place Sept. 27

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