Posts Tagged ‘Louisiana’
Would you consider the field service industry if it would bring in income or addition income for you monthly. First I would like to ask you do you have a digital camera?, second can you upload photos?, third do you have access to the internet?. Do you have transportation?. Are you willing to learn how to run your own small business or add on an extra service that is urgently needed?. North America is mostly into services, not as a whole but the service industry is big buisness. The Inspection Manual will show you how to run a home based field service buisness, by performing inspections were you just take two photos of property, document the condition of the property. Here is an example of the type of foreclosure inspections are and what they pay to field inspectors:
Occupancy Inspections (Exterior): $20 each
Initial Vacant Property Inspection (Addt’l Units): $30 each
Vacant Property Inspection (On-going): $30 each
Vacant Property Inspection (On-going/Addt’l Units): $25 each
Occupancy Inspection (Addt’l Units): $10 each
Initial Vacant Property Inspection (Interior): $35 each
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John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, takes us on a bird-tour of the Mississippi River Delta. The Louisiana wetlands that they call home are fast disappearing.
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We went for a river cruise on the Mississippi river on the paddle steamboat Natchez. Below is some information about the Natchez copied from Wikipedia.
The ninth and current Natchez, the SS. Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. She is operated by the New Orleans Steamboat Company and docks at the Toulouse Street Wharf. Day trips include harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
The Natchez IX is modeled not after the original Natchez, but rather the steamboats Hudson and Virginia. Her steam engines were originally built in 1925 for the steamboat Clairton, from which the steering system also came. From the S.S. J.D. Ayres were taken the copper bell, made of 250 melted silver dollars. The bell has on top a copper acorn that was once on the Avalon (now known as the Belle of Louisville), and on the Delta Queen. The Natchez IX also features a steam calliope that can play 32 notes. The wheel is made of white oak and steel, is 25 feet (7.6 m) by 25 feet (7.6 m), and weighs over 26 tons.[2] The whistle came from a ship that sank in 1908 on the Monongahela River.[citation needed] The Natchez IX was launched in Braithwaite, Louisiana. She is 265 feet (81 m) long and 46 feet (14 m) wide, has a draft of six feet and weighs 1384 tons. Natchez IX is mostly made of steel, to comply with United States Coast Guard rules.[1][3]
In 1982 the Natchez won the Great Steamboat Race, which is held every year on the Wednesday immediately before the first Saturday in May, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival held in Louisville, Kentucky.[4] She has also participated in other races, and has never lost.[2] Those beaten by the Natchez include the Belle of Louisville, the Delta Queen, and the Mississippi Queen.
During the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Natchez was temporarily moved upriver to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since then, operations have returned to New Orleans.
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The Twilight Riverboat passing Clinton, Iowa’s riverfront at approx 10:30am on 09.13.09. For some reason they weren’t playing it’s Calliope music. You can hear it here: http://www.steamboats.org/whistle-calliope/calliope-twilight.html
From www.steamboats.org:
The Twilight was designed by Capt. Dennis Trone (see also Julia Belle Swain) in the style of the great old passenger boats. The boat was built by Levac Shipyard in Jennings, LA, and finished by Dennis Trone in 1987 in LeClaire, IA. The construction shows how much Dennis Trone loves these wonderful boats. Unfortunately the boat isn’t run by paddlewheels but by a diesel engine and propellers.
Based in LeClaire, IA, the Twilight offers 2-day-cruises from May til October from LeClaire to Galena, IL, and return (reservations 800-331-1467).
Official Twilight Riverboat Website: http://www.riverboattwilight.com
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Check out my musical journey over the Morganza Spillway on May 16, 2011. At the time of this filming, 9 of the 125 gates are open. According to Wikipedia, The Morganza Spillway, a 3,900-foot (1,200 m) controlled spillway using a set of flood gates to control the volume of water entering the Morganza Floodway from the Mississippi River, consists of a concrete weir, two sluice gates, seventeen scour indicators, and 125 gated openings which can allow up to 600,000 cubic feet per second (17,000 m3/s) of water to be diverted from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya Basin during major floods.
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CBS News national correspondent Dean Reynolds reports on Ernest Couret, a third generation tour guide from Louisiana’s Cajun country, who will is preparing for major flooding from the Mississippi River.
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PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION BOX BELOW! THANK YOU.
Facing the very real prospect of losing EVERYTHING at the Mercy of the severely flooded Mississippi River, with all the Doomsday prophets literally coming out the proverbial woodworks actually believing the world will end 5-21-2011. with the NLE 2011 Earthquake on the New Madrid faultline looming in the picture, the known fracking, the earthquake swarms, HAARP’s recorded activity, the presence of FEMA & DHS, an elevated terror alert, A Zombie Alert issued by the CDC -whew -I think NOW would be the appropriate time to post this very personal video to give everyone, particularly friends & subscribers, a very RARE glimpse into my personal Life. That’s quite a lot for any person to have on one’s mind but as strange as it may sound I am unafraid for several reasons, first of which being Faith in God!
I am a quiet, confident compassionate human being -the Patriarch of my Family. The buck stops with me. I am a Native Son to this region and unless someone purposely causes an epic catastrophe I should be in no danger here and am going NOWHERE! I will protect my Mother and my Home using Good, sound judgement yet to the death if necessary.
Firstly, to the soldiers: Every male in my family beginning with the very first, Francisco Segura, co-founder of New Iberia back in 1779, born Nov 30, 1759, a Patriot of The American Revolutionary War, has voluntarily fought for this Republic called America. Generation after generation this continued through every War and even included my 2nd cousing Brigadier General Wiltz P. Segura (USAF) during WWII. I REFUSE to even entertain the thought that the very Nation we all fought to establish & protect would turn on us! Such would be an act of Treason & Betrayal. Instead, I am counting on the Officers to uphold their Oaths and the soldiers to KNOW you have the right, the Duty to disobey wrongful Orders. I trust I need not expound here.
We are Americans! We do not run away. As true soldiers we run TOWARD the enemy to die as men. I know I speak for many when I say we in La have endured MORE THAN ENOUGH YET WE ARE STILL STANDING! The eyes of many are upon us. We are human beings. We are American. Remember that.
I am not accusing anyone of anything. I am saying what I feel due to the things I’ve witnessed and endured. Let the video speak for itself as it comes straight from the heart on behalf of all Americans.
Duration : 0:9:19
Come on board the authentic paddlewheeler Creole Queen for a journey down the great Mississippi River. She is a traditional-style paddle-wheeler built in 1983 in Moss Point, Mississippi. She has old-world charm and authentic Victorian décor. Watch as we build-up a head of steam and leave port of New Orleans. A riverboat cruise is a unique and enchanting way to step back in time.
Related video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgCPPZadAk
Duration : 0:18:55
After a lovely dinner in the Natchez’s dinning hall (from 6 to 7pm), the steamboat started the relaxing cruise on the Mississippi River where the passengers enjoyed the view of the New Orleans’ skyline for the next two hours with a live Jazz music band playing during the last hour.
http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/dinner_cruise.html
2011 BatB NOLA con.
Recorded with Kodak Play Touch Pocket Video Camera on July 11, 2011. Clips put together using Windows Live Movie Maker.
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After a lovely dinner in the Natchez’s dinning hall (from 6 to 7pm), the steamboat started the relaxing cruise on the Mississippi River where the passengers enjoyed the view of the New Orleans’ skyline for the next two hours with a live Jazz music band playing during the last hour.
http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/dinner_cruise.html
2011 BatB NOLA con.
Recorded with Kodak Play Touch Pocket Video Camera on July 11, 2011. Clips put together using Windows Live Movie Maker.
Duration : 0:6:39