The earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010 did a great deal of damage. We intend to examine where the damage is and what it consists of.
Haiti – a nation of smiles and struggles
Mar 15th, 2010
Haiti has always been a nation of extremes. The grinding poverty of nearly all its people contrasted with the wealth displayed by the elite. The voodoo rituals performed in huts compared to High Mass at the cathedral in Port-au-Prince. The bare, unforested hills displayed behind the green trees around the enclaves of the rich.
Two months after the Haitian earthquake
Mar 14th, 2010
In a series of articles this week, we will look at Haiti, the relief effort at this time, and what the future might bring to that poor nation. With the emphasis shifting from earthquake disaster relief to reconstruction, it is a good time to examine the changes that Haiti may see and the things that will remain the same.
There will be link-rich content, photos, and some finger pointing.
Mumps outbreak points to vaccine woes
Feb 15th, 2010
In this outbreak, 76% of those who have caught the mumps are male, and 97% practice the Orthodox or Hasidic forms of Judaism.
75% of the patients where their vaccination status is known had received the recommended doses of mumps vaccine.
Valentine’s Day 2010 brings little to the hundreds of thousands of Haitians still in need due to the earthquake last month. The NGO’s are squabbling among themselves and the Haitian government is next to useless. Fundraising, at the million dollar level, is all but dead though kindhearted Americans and others worldwide continue small efforts to raise funds for Haitian relief.
Haitian relief efforts slow
Feb 3rd, 2010
The amount of money donated for aid and assistance to the people of Haiti after the earthquake by Americans, individuals, foundations and corporations totals at least $333 million. That sum is dwarfed by the money donated at this same time interval for the SE Asian tsunami and for Hurricane Katrina.
52nd Annual Grammys: Fashion or Faux Pas
Feb 1st, 2010
Here’s a quick review of some of the looks, good, bad and horrible, at the 52nd Annual Grammys
The American economy is far less robust than it was in late 2004 and 2005. Donations for Haiti relief made by Americans, individuals, foundations and corporations, are lagging the amounts raised after Hurricane Katrina and the SE Asian tsunami.
- Who is in charge in Haiti (in 13 hours)
- Peruvian Navy officer joins U.S. Army (in 13 hours)
- The current situation in Haiti (in 2 days)
- Solar power brings clean water in Afghanistan (in 2 days)
- What is the best way to help the Haitians? (in 3 days)
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Icebreakers broken – the U.S. neglects the needs of the North
Feb 18th, 2010
I think the reason we’re so valuable to the country is we have a set of resources, and whether I’ve got more or fewer than I had last year, the operational genius of the Coast Guard is how we allocate them.
That said, if you give me more resources, I could do more for the country, and I’ll still do that the same way, balancing risk, but I can cover more areas for the country if I have more resources.
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