Hi Arthur - Thank you for your message. Take Baghdad from the desert and put it in a swamp, and you have the current situation in New Orleans. What populace remains from the evacuation is at war with the police force, who are untrained and unequipped for such operations. Until this situation changes there will be no possibility of draining the floodwaters and resuming basic services.
Given the above, it is unlikely that any of the universities will be in session until spring semester, if then. Regarding the collections, the Loyola library is properly housed for this type of event. At Tulane University however, the entire music library is housed in the basement of the building. There was significant damage from a prior event involving high water; I fear that the entire Tulane collection may be lost. All of A-R, Musica Britannica, many complete editions, much much more, a significant research and performing collection. If it has been inundated, I don't know if help will be able to arrive in time to save it. ________________________________________ From: ARTHUR NESS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 3:52 PM To: Stuart LeBlanc; Lute Net Cc: Charlotte Kolczynski Subject: Re: [LUTE] OT: Message from ground zero Dear Stuart, It is a relief to hear that you are OK. Wayne said you are also associated with Loyola University. Do you know the situation over there. Esp. the music library. Charlotte (my wide, a music reference librarian at the Boston P L) has been trying to get information but the e-mail is down. Surely the Music Library Association will stand ready to provide assistance. Good luck. Many of us will be rendering assistance. Arthur Ness. ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart LeBlanc To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 4:20 PM Subject: [LUTE] OT: Message from ground zero The people of New Orleans and United States Gulf South are staggering from the blow of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe. The devastation defies description. The loss of life is only beginning to be measured. Entire communities are wiped out, a city of a million people is facing a reconstruction many orders of magnitude greater than any this nation has experienced. Please consider donating money or materiel to the relief of those lives that are ripped apart but not ended: http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html If it is any indication of the effectiveness of the current Administration, I would note that Azerbaijan is among the countries contributing to the relief effort. The musicians of New Orleans have been momentarily silenced, but we will be heard again. Stuart LeBlanc A few footnotes: ____________________________________ Gov. Jeb Bush sought federal help Friday while [Hurricane] Charley was still in the Gulf of Mexico. President Bush approved the aid about an hour after the hurricane made landfall. St. Petersburg Times August 17, 2004 ____________________________________ Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan may count as some of the biggest political contributors to President Bush's reelection campaign, according to a poll. The post-hurricane survey shows Bush surging ahead of his Democratic challenger by 49 to 41 percent -- an about-face from August, when Bush trailed Sen. John Kerry 41-47 percent. Miami Herald September 24, 2004 ____________________________________ Media survey on the lead-up to the New Orleans catastrophe: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content _id=1001051313 ____________________________________ Commentary on federal disaster preparedness and response to this event: http://billmon.org To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
