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Preservation Hall Jazz Band to bring joyful sounds from New Orleans to Goshen
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:13:29 GMT) |
| Saturday, Sept. 11 , 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Cost: $40, $35, $20 and $15 call 535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu Website: www.preservationhall.com GOSHEN, Ind. |
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Satchmo's Story, Music Substituting for Words
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:11:43 GMT) |
| During the epilogue of "Louis," an energetic but muddled new silent film that played at the Apollo Theater on Monday night, a wide-eyed Louis Armstrong arrives at the Colored Waif's Home for Boys, confronted for the first time with a functional New Orleans institution, and the prospect of discipline. |
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'Where Dey At?" Bounce & Gospel in Post-Katrina New Orleans
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:47:44 GMT) |
| Neal is also the co-editor of That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader which will be published in January of 2011. |
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Marshal Artists at Southern Decadence
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:12:30 GMT) |
| When Toby Lefort moved to New Orleans from Larose, La. in 1992, he saw his first Southern Decadence parade - the campy, trampy Labor Day celebration sometimes referred to as "gay Mardi Gras" - and "I wanted to be one of those grand marshals," he says. |
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8/30: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Wynton Marsalis, Cheese
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:07:29 GMT) |
| HISTORY LESSON: "Louis," director Dan Pritzker 's 2010 silent film - yep, you read that right - is based on the early life of Louis Armstrong , against the backdrop of the bordellos, alleys and cemeteries of 1900s New Orleans . |
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For New Orleans, Katrina anniversary is both solemn and festive
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:58:07 GMT) |
| Dancing, singing, mourning, and crying mixed throughout New Orleans this weekend as the city showcased the progress made since Katrina and honored those who died. |
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about 25,000 packed the old Kelly Air Force Base in days after the storm
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:53:18 GMT) |
| 1200 WOAI's Michael Board says McGraw is one of an estimated 25,000 New Orleans residents who fled the Big Easy and made their way to in the days after the storm. |
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Former New Orleans airport official faces charges: An editorial
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:49:06 GMT) |
| Many people lost vehicles to rising water during Hurricane Katrina, and an insurance company probably wouldn't have been suspicious of claims that a car had been swept away. |
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Katrina +5: SBA, Taken by Surprise, Unprepared to Quickly Offer Aid By Joyce Jones
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:04:49 GMT) |
| The owners of the Praline Connection were better prepared than other New Orleans businesses to recover from Katrina. |
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VIDEO/DVD: Somethingelsetribute: Hurricane Katrina's Musical Journey
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:00:12 GMT) |
| This site's ties to Louisiana have provided a rich vein of musical delights over the years, but also a moment of staggering loss when Hurricane Katrina swept ashore near New Orleans five years ago today. |
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A home lost, a home found: Some Katrina evacuees stayed in Northwest Florida
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:50:43 GMT) |
| Like many who left New Orleans in the days before Hurricane Katrina, Sylvia Bush wasn't too worried. |
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5 years after Katrina: New Orleans family feels Orlando is home
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:31:09 GMT) |
| Inside the red-brick Oviedo home, a framed poster hangs by the front door with the words from a song recorded by Louis Armstrong : Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans . |
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Hurricane Katrina evacuees have left their mark on Boulder
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:26:20 GMT) |
| Jewelyn Wellborn, pictured with her father, Tom, and brother, Ary, graduated from Tulane University in 2006. |
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Former airport director, wife charged with conspiracy over hidden BMW
(Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:48:03 GMT) |
| Former Louis Armstrong Inernational Airport Director Sean Hunter and his wife, Shauna, have been charged by federal investigators with conspiring to defraud their car insurance company with a scheme to hide their BMW after Hurricane Katrina. |
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10 Questions for Dr. John
(Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:33:37 GMT) |
| I feel like things still aren't right around New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. |
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Brees, Johnson Watch As Titans Down Saints
(Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:36:14 CDT) |
| Alvin Pearman's 5-yard touchdown with 3:18 left helps the Tennessee Titans beat the New Orleans Saints 27-24 in the preseason finale where both teams thought of safety first for their key stars. |
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New Orleans Launches Gay Tourism Guide
(Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:53:45 CDT) |
| There's now an official gay and lesbian destination guide for New Orleans. |
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New Orleans Mission To Temporarily Close Doors
(Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:45:46 CDT) |
| One of the largest shelters for New Orleans' homeless population will close its doors next week due to a lack of funds. |
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2010-09-03T16:39:29Z
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and only modest damage, then took aim at New England as a weaker but still dangerous storm....
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Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites
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By ABDUL SATTAR and ISHTIAQ MAHSUD
2010-09-03T17:12:16Z
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding....
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By ABDUL SATTAR and ISHTIAQ MAHSUD
2010-09-03T17:12:16Z
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding....
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Downgraded Earl Still Posing a Threat
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:40:20 EDT) |
Category 1 Hurricane Brings Flooding to N.C. Islands as It Sweeps Up Coast Toward New England with 85 mph Winds Storm Tracker |
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Weakening Hurricane Earl takes aim at New England
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:58:10 GMT) |
| A weakening Hurricane Earl roared past North Carolina before daybreak Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding parts of some barrier islands ...
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Weakening Hurricane Earl takes aim at New England
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| A weakening Hurricane Earl roared past North Carolina before daybreak Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding parts of some barrier islands ...
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Why We've Given Less To Pakistan's Flood Victims
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 -0400) |
| Americans have given $25 million so far to help victims of Pakistan's flood disaster -- far less than the U.S. donations made in the immediate aftermath of other major disasters. Experts cite the relative lack of news coverage, attitudes toward Pakistan and the nature of the disaster itself. |
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Pakistani Flood Victims Cope Without Bridges, Aid
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| Twenty-five percent of Swat's rich croplands were lost to floods. Five weeks into the disaster -- and with no government official in sight -- farmers say their faith in the government's promise to compensate for damages is evaporating. Meanwhile, the distribution of food aid is being held up by red tape. |
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National Briefing | South: Mississippi: Rearranging the Ballot
(Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:08:17 GMT) |
Gov. Haley Barbour agreed to move a special election for Trent Lott’s former Senate seat to near the top of the November ballot, ending a dispute that had threatened to delay the start of absentee voting.
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Amid the catastrophes, the country's religious minorities are under assault -- and one group has allegedly been denied official assistance |
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Photographer Massimo Berruti documents the aftermath of the worst flooding to strike Pakistan in 80 yearsPhotographs by Massimo Berruti / Agence Vu for TIME |
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(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:20:00 EST) |
Mario Tama has been covering Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath since Day One. A selection of images from his new book, Coming Back, New Orleans Resurgent |
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(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:20:00 EST) |
A record of the painful messages left in the hurricane's wake |
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The scion of one of Louisiana's political dynasties, Landrieu must deal with the diaspora, decay, education and the perpetually vexing issue of race |
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(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:15:00 EST) |
Ceremonies commemorating the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina showed everything that has been absent from the fight over plans to build an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in Manhattan was gloriously present along the Gulf coast |
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Video: We can fact-check, Gov. Barbour
(Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:16:34 GMT) |
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Video: Giving health care to NOLA
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Ping under fire from spammers, says security firm
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:45:00 EST) |
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US Defense Secretary Visits Afghan Taliban Birthplace
(Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:20:33 GMT) |
| Robert Gates arrives in southern Kandahar province, where US troops are trying to oust Taliban insurgents
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Ambassador for Young Spreads a Love of Books
(Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:54:18 GMT) |
| Also on AMERICAN MOSAIC: A question from Russia about a religious group, the Old Believers. And music by Whitney Houston. |
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Ambassador for Young Spreads a Love of Books
(Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:54:18 GMT) |
| Also on AMERICAN MOSAIC: A question from Russia about a religious group, the Old Believers. And music by Whitney Houston. |
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Building Dikes of Courage in Pakistan
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:36:00 GMT) |
| Twenty million people have been affected by the flooding in Pakistan, and with water-borne diseases on the rise and clinics wiped out by the flooding, aid workers and now-homeless Pakistanis are struggling to persevere. |
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A Flooded World
(Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMT) |
| Mother Earth has unleashed a fury of flooding this summer, affecting millions across the globe. Worldpress.org reviews the damage caused in several hard-hit countries. |
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Building Dikes of Courage in Pakistan
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:36:00 GMT) |
| Twenty million people have been affected by the flooding in Pakistan, and with water-borne diseases on the rise and clinics wiped out by the flooding, aid workers and now-homeless Pakistanis are struggling to persevere. |
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A Flooded World
(Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMT) |
| Mother Earth has unleashed a fury of flooding this summer, affecting millions across the globe. Worldpress.org reviews the damage caused in several hard-hit countries. |
