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Global News says Canada is going to concentrate on that area.
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01-20-2010, 01:57 AM | #212 |
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I've seen several reports on that area, but there aren't many people there and not much to report. The action is in the capitol, where the people are, so no reason for the reporters to go to the hinterlands, even if they could.
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01-20-2010, 08:18 AM | #213 |
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I would guess the majority of those in the hinterlands would have had a better time surviving.
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I have read that some Haitian officials simply want to evacuate Port Au Prince and build tent cities on the outskirts.
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01-20-2010, 10:19 AM | #215 |
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That might cut down some of the violence.
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Even the western side of Port-Au-Prince appeared (in satellite photos) to be mostly intact. A highway out of Port-Au-Prince looked intact. But again, I cannot find any confirmation on any of this. Relevant facts do not exist (or are buried by tear-jerk stories). Apparently the military has successfully solved distribution problems by opening more airstrips (including one only for C-130s) and establishing small food and water distribution points. Interesting was a video clip from a home overlooking the city during the quake. Each rising cloud was a collapsing building. They were numerous - almost interconnecting. Best I can tell, the violence was mostly overblown by isolated press reports - similar to New Orleans. We need more anchormen like Jennings who would have quashed so many overblown accusations. No more aftershocks in Haiti yesterday (19 Jan). Almost none over many days. Then today had two. One was almost a 6.0 shock. As if buildings are not yet unstable. Try probing inside collapsed buildings when ... |
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But the desperation may be deeper outside the capital, closer to last week's quake epicenter.
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01-20-2010, 07:55 PM | #218 | |
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I was finally able to make a Red Cross donation tonight. On Friday I will also be donating $5 to Haiti relief in exchange for being able to wear jeans to work.
By far the oddest donation was through the Facebook game Mafia Wars. Either by buying them or gaining them through achievements, the player collects 'Godfather points', game currency to buy objects. Earlier this week the game offered 'voodoo drums' for sale with proceeds going to Haiti relief. I used all the points I could to buy two. Now I'm used to click-a-day sites like thehungersite translating clicks into food, pet supplies, etc, but I still found it odd turning game currency into real world relief supplies. I believe the voodoo drums were 25 points each. I wonder what donation amount that converted to? On a related note, check out this testimonial from Woot. Quote:
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I thought some people might like to see this.
Haiti 360 Use your mouse to click and drag around the video to change the view. You can also zoom in and out. Pause and explore at any time by pressing the play/pause button under the video to stop and look around. The video below was shot on Monday, January 18, at 9:52 a.m. EST in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2010/...ex.html?hpt=C1 |
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Well, if you weren't feeling bad enough about the quake, it's now our doing in some of the world's loopier media circles. Get out your tinfoil hats.
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01-24-2010, 03:25 PM | #222 |
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Aw crap, they let the cat outta the bag.
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That is the most outrageous example of fake news I've ever seen.
I didn't know the Russian Northern Fleets was a Fox News affiliate.
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