WWL TV, out of New Orleans has just reported on its web site (www.wwltv.com)
that 2 different levee breaches are currently flooding the city.  They also
report that Jefferson Parish (where New Orleans is located) is now under
Marshal Law.  (I suspect they mean Martial Law.)  At any rate, no one is
allowed to enter New Orleans at the moment.

Denys
-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Ron Seybold
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 8:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 3000 Newswire Blog: Katrina misses HP show site

Hello Friends:

Wirt points out, quite rightly, that the impact of Katrina looks like
it might have dealt a setback to the Sept. 12 start of the HP
Technology Forum.

We've updated our blog entry to include the latest from the
conference organizers -- telling us they'll decide by Friday if the
show is still on -- and dire reports from Louisiana officials about
snakes, no gasoline and the "wilderness" that is New Orleans tonight:

<http://3000newswire.com/blog>

I had booked my ticket just when Katrina was still battering the
city. On Southwest, so it's easily moved. A minor inconvenience,
compared to getting fresh water or power in New Orleans tonight. One
report said it will be a month before all parts of the city have
power restored. At best, you could say today's hurricane path was a
very near miss.

Keep an eye on our blog for more details. A few dozen of us HP 3000
folk are booked to go there. Nature might have a different itinerary
for us.

>Ron writes:
>
>>  Encompass executive director Mary Ellen Smith said this morning she's
>>  hopeful the storm's damage won't impact the start of the show in two
>>  weeks.
>
>Watching the news tonight and seeing the extent of the damage to the
downtown
>highrise hotels, I'd be a little on the surprised side if they can get the
>mess cleaned up in less than two weeks and be back in operation so soon. In
>fact, I'd be quite surprised.
>
>A fair number of hotels lost dozens to hundreds of windows -- which also
>implies a substantial amount of internal damage -- and that's just
>going to take
>some time to repair.

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