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Re: NOLA/COMMON S06

hmmm.  let's see.    cuds or bourbon street.  cuds or bourbon street.

oh, that's easy.  cuds of course!

;)

On 9/7/05, pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx <pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> But after hours, everybody seemed to be out on the town. The attendance at
> CUDS was pathetic.
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> Paul Nelson
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> Al Barsa <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> At the last COMMON, everything was in the Convention Center including
> CUDS.
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> Al
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> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
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> e gads
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> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
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> Wasn't COMMON mostly in the Marriott (not the convention center)?
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> Regardless, I think it'll take some time to restore the big hotels.  The
> Quarter is basically unharmed (unless the buildings took water damage -
> the water was never high in this area at all from what I've read - hence
> why the area has survived so long).
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> The area around the airport looks pretty wet (as the airport itself is
> surrounded by water normally).  That would be a major concern.
> 
> The CBD (where the big hotels are) is mostly dry and always has been.
> If you haven't seen it yet, there is an amazing blog out there of a guy
> securing an ISP data center:
> 
> http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/
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> Of immediate concern are the fires that seem to keep breaking out all
> over the city.  The ability to fight these fires is really compromised.
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> I just don't think the city will be ready for visitors as soon as April.
> Next year, I'm sure it will be, albeit with much less residential area.
> The sad part is, many tourists will return and see New Orleans not much
> different from what they saw last time.  Much of what was really
> obliterated were areas tourists never see.
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> Jeff Carey
> Acxiom Corp.
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> From: midrange-l-bounces+jeff.carey=acxiom.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Hi,
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> Here's my take on NOLA.
> 
> First of all the Convention Center and the Hotel(s) need to be 100%
> functional, safe an clean.  I am not anxious to go there, and get sick
> or
> something.  (This does not mean that 100% of the Convention Center needs
> to
> be this way, but it does mean that our part of the center needs to be
> this
> way.)
> 
> Next, there needs to be an airport.  I'm not interested in flying to a
> second tier airport (to do such means that I would have to change
> planes),
> and then driving for a dog's age.  This would also imply that I couldn't
> get out on Thursday night, requiring a loss of another day's
> productivity
> and a night's hotel stay.
> 
> Moreover, if the French Quarter's not back, I'm unsure why I would want
> to
> go to that city.  In the event that it's not back, the hotel would have
> to
> provide much evening dining and entertainment variety, not typical of
> firms
> called Hilton.
> 
> My fear is that the Convention Center will say to COMMON that you have a
> contract, honor it, and the remainder of the infrastructure will not be
> there to support us.
> 
> Al
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> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
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> 400>390
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> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
> 
> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
> 
> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
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> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
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> http://www.as400connection.com
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> Look at the satellite photo. You can find the Hilton hotel if you've
> ever
> been in NO. There is a VERY narrow strip of land that is not under
> water.
> Jackson Square might be dry, but most of the rest of the Quarter is wet.
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> Paul Nelson
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> It would appear that Jackson square and surrounding areas had very
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> damage, according to video this afternoon.  The park on the levy by CDM
> is
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> green and dry...looks like CDM will be serving coffee and benet's
> again...
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> Don in DC
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