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haitian music history - 0 views

  • Haitians dance videos to Haitians music videos we interpret it. We use the Arts as a means of touching that part of us that we cannot reach with Physical Science, Social Science, or any of the Humanities.
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At Haitian port, desperately needed aid sits and sits and sits... - Haiti - MiamiHerald... - 0 views

  • Water filtration tanks that would provide orphans with clean water during a cholera epidemic have been stuck at Haiti's main port since Nov. 22, hostage to customs red tape.
  • Haiti's struggle to recover from last January's 7.0 earthquake has been hamstrung by a massive bottleneck at customs. To some, the culprit is corruption, and the solution is to grease the right palms to get products moving to their intended destinations.
  • Haiti has a culture of bureaucratic inefficiency that has been overwhelmed by a tidal wave of incoming charitable goods. The government defends the delays, arguing that some alleged donations are actually intended for sale but disguised as aid by opportunists who hope to maximize profits by avoiding Haiti's enormous import fees.
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A day in the life of Haiti's tent camps - 0 views

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Haiti: Cholera Treatment, Prevention, and Vigilance Continue | Doctors Without Borders - 0 views

  • till significant numbers of patients arriving at the MSF-supported St. Nicholas Hospital in the town of St. Ma
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Cholera Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What are cholera symptoms and signs on MedicineNet - 0 views

  • Approximately one in 20 (5%) infected persons will have severe disease characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps.
  • What is the treatment for cholera?
  • Patients can be treated with oral rehydration solution, a prepackaged mixture of sugar and salts to be mixed with water and drunk in large amounts. This solution is used throughout the world to treat diarrhea. Severe cases also require intravenous fluid replacement. With prompt rehydration, fewer than 1% of cholera patients die.
DANNICA wcta

Haitian Cuisine & Other Facts About The Food In Haiti. - 0 views

  • Fruits and vegetables such as pineapples, sweet potatoes, and corn were cultivated by early Haitian tribes.
  • Throughout its history, several countries controlled Haiti, introducing food from their native lands. Haitian cuisine is mainly a mixture of those countries.
  • The country was once almost covered in virgin forests but these have now been reduced and now only cover about 4% of Haiti.
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Foods of Haiti and Recipes from Haiti - 0 views

  • Meat is very rare as it costs too much for the majority of the population and to raise animals means to feed them the precious grains that could be used to feed people.
  • While cooking the following recipes, keep in mind that most Haitians do not have electricity. When these dishes are made, they are often made over open fires or in small ovens.
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Haitian Cuisine | foodspring.com - 0 views

  • Haiti’s fare is distinctly French and Creole, giving Haitian food a unique flavor among the Caribbean nations.
  • Although the average Haitian's diet consists of mostly rice, corn, beans, yams or millet, more extravagant fare is available, particularly in the capital of Port-au-Prince, such as French cheeses, lobster and frog legs.
  • Tropical fruits are native to the island including mango, coconut, guava, avocado and pineapples.
KATIE wcta

Haitian music 48th Anniversary -The current state of Haitian music - 0 views

  • particularly Konpa, has come a long way, growing from completely a grass-roots movement to a national phenomenon.
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  • but more than three-quarters of the musicians are still not able to make a living by just playing music.
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A brief history of Haitian music - by Janet Farricelli - Helium - 0 views

  • Vodou music underwent major changes with the American invasion of 1915, vodou jazz develped as Haitians played it to reject the United States occupying soldiers.
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Students' use of Kindles increases reading and collaboration (Pennsylvania) - Workflow:... - 0 views

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U.S. companies step up on Haitian relief efforts - Jan. 15, 2010 - 0 views

  • Corporate America has already pledged more than $40 million in donations to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
  • U.S. companies had already pledged $1 million or more apiece to international relief organizations working in Haiti.
  • They include Amgen (AMGN, Fortune 500), Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), and Coca-Cola (KO, Fortune 500). Time Warner (TWX, Fortune 500), the parent company of Fortune and CNNMoney, is also raising funds for the relief effort.
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  • Wal-mart (WMT, Fortune 500), the world's largest retailer, has pledged $600,000 to support Red Cross emergency relief efforts in Haiti. The company also announced that it is sending $100,000 in pre-packaged food kits to Haiti at the request of the Red Cross.
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Duke Department of Biology - 0 views

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Vintage Transportation Ads of the 1930s - 0 views

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