Posts Tagged ‘levee’
http://www.homeschoolersavvy.typepad.com THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI,
Driving from Arkansas to Mississippi across the Helena bridge. Water level at 45.6 feet, spread from levee to levee, about 5 feet up the levee.
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A short documentary I made for a class about the lives of people living in the floodplains of the Mississippi in the Cape Girardeau, MO area. Music is also composed and recorded by me.
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Here is a small video clip of Christmas eve on the Mississippi River in south Louisiana. This is a yearly tradition, mostly in the “River Parishes” (St. James, St. John and St. Charles parishes) and on the east side of river. The tradition is, depending on who you speak to, either to light the way for Papa Noel (cajun french Santa figure). Others say it is to help guide ships on the river, during December fog in Louisiana. Others say it is to help guide the faithful Catholics to Midnight Mass on Christmas. Whatever the belief, it is still a strong tradition, that still happens to this day on christmas eve. The River parishes are located between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I have been numerous times and the bonfires can get quite large and really detailed and ALOT of work goes into them. I also would HIGHLY recommend attempting to go once in a lifetime, if possible. Thanks
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With Levees breaking all over the United States of America, a completely different Levee design is needed. Mud is Mud. Dirt is Dirt. Water will “Liquefy” Mud (Dirt). That is a known fact. So why keep on building a system that will break again. That is wasting time and money.
I have been presenting this design for the past 3 years. I have been on TV. This system has been emailed to every Senator and Representative in Washington. This system has been sent to every District of the Corps of Engineers in the U. S. This System has been put directly into the hands of Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. This system is even on the Internet and has been viewed by thousands of people all over the world. All have turned a deaf ear to this design. Why? Because the engineers who viewed my presentation could not find any fault with this system. In fact they said that this is exactly what’s needed. But will not build it. Why? The reason is that they did not come up with the idea. And second they will not be able to make a bunch of money off of this idea. They have chosen to make more money rather than saving peoples lives. They have had over 60 years to solve the problem with mud levees namely the “Liquefied Zone” (visit my website for meaning). And to date has come up with NO solution of solving the “Liquefied Zone” problem. So they decided to talk about it least as possible.
The problem with ALL mud levees is “The Liquefied Zone”. This is the bottom of All mud levees where two different types of mud are joining together. They liquefy and begin to weaken. The weakest part of ALL mud levees is the top. When water rises so does water pressure. The tops of ALL mud levees are smaller at the top than the bottom. That is why a completely different design is needed. Mud levees cannot compete with greater water pressure.
By building this different levee design; the top of this levee design is the same strength as the bottom. So if water rises, simply add onto this different design as needed and have the same strength to hold back the greater water pressure that has accrued.
This different levee design can also be used as a barrier to lower storm surge. This different levee design can also be used for land restoration. These are just some of the ways this different levee design can be used. One design that can be used for multiple purposes that will result in lower cost and a stronger means of protection.
But people are to busy with their own agenda. So Almighty God has gotten their attention.
Levees are breaking at an alarming rate. How will they be repaired? Sheet pile does not work. Rocks do not work. Levee walls do not work. More mud levees with different mud does not work. Mud is Mud and Dirt is Dirt. Cheap to build and costly to repair.
Different people have to get involved. The Corps of Engineers will continue doing what they where thought in school. That’s all they know how to do. The contractors they employ will do what they know how to do. The same disaster will happen again. And they know that. That is why they say, we will build it again but it will break. They are thinking inside the box. The answer will come from outside the box. A completely different way of thinking about levees.
The problem is that when a design proves to work and save lives it is past own to the people in charge to evaluate. Guess who they are. The Corps of engineers and their contractors.
The answer will NOT come from them. The answer has just been presented to you. So you are without excuse to say that a different levee system does not exists. Here it is.
So what will you do? Will it take the people to the United States to protest against the current people in charge of protecting them and say swallow your pride and admit that they do not know what to do? When the solution has been given to them all designed and ready to be built. How simple can that be? Maybe to simple. Man makes things complicated. God makes things simple. Man wants personal gains. God offers protection for His people.
You have your solution. Build it or continue losing lives, property and business. While the same current people in charge get richer and richer at the expense of human lives.
“Time is of the essence”
Jim Boudreaux
P O Box 4414
Houma, La. 70361
Phone ( 985 ) 868-6270
Email: jboudr1@bellsouth.net
Website: http://jboudreaux.page.tl
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