[Leica] New Orleans

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

This evening. on the Dutch television news, there was about two  
minutes devoted to NO, six months later. Reportedly, the 100 billion  
($/??) that has been earmarked by the US government for help has ?  
not been touched. The black community wants back to its roots, but,  
as somebody said, they're all over the place. So, what's going to  
happen?

A week or so ago, I spend some hours Googling at satellite pictures  
of the area. Brutally, it would seem that the best answer is to  
bulldozer all the wrecked areas towards the sea, to form part of new  
barriers against the following incursion. But, before that's done,  
they need to know how, where and at what cost. Who has the best  
experience ............... and is, should be or has been consulted,  
the Nederlanders.

Not a joke, if the city is to be returned to its old self, then first  
it must be purged of the disaster areas. Then, maybe, the community  
(official and populus) may work together to decide what replaces it  
all: copies of the past, adaptions to the modern, super- 
modern .................. but really to let those who were evicted  
return to a new "home".

Easy to say, particularly afar ............. but at least we give it  
some thought, unlike others ............. it would appear.

B.


On 23-feb-2006, at 22:43, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> Yesterday was sort of bizarre. In the middle of the nothingness of  
> the area,
> a group appeared to be shooting a music video, camera crane and all.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> GREG
> LORENZO
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] New orleans
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> Chris Williams writes:
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>> Yes if only everyone could still see what's going on down there.
>> TV shows almost nothing. 6 months later.
>>
>
> Ophra (yes Ophra!) did a whole hour on it yesterday. Watched it  
> with my
> girls (1st time I've ever watched Ophra - drinking to forget.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
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