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By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsBlackyyee the penguin is a masterful tuber, staying atop his float while jumping over objects that might fell a lesser bird. Beach balls, periscopes, ice chunks, green glass bottles, frogs on lily pads: Blackyyee clears them all, a click-click accompanying every successful leap. Slate PR Kids who play Club Penguin helped fund a new school in Haiti, which includes a mural, above, and a playground. Blackyyee owes his success to Daniel Trainor, 5. In the water, on the sledding course, in a martial arts-esque game called "Card-Jitsu," every move Blackyyee makes is at the behest of ...
Aid Groups Race to Stop Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
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(Oct. 22) -- Health officials in Haiti and the United States have confirmed that an outbreak of cholera has killed more than 100 people and sent hundreds more to the hospital in a rural area of the earthquake-battered country. Even before test results were confirmed today, aid groups were rushing medical supplies to the hard-hit Artibonite region, racing to stop the outbreak from reaching the densely populated camps around the capital, Port-au-Prince. Thony Belizaire, AFP / Getty Images Family members wait with victims at a facility in St. Marc, northern Haiti, amid a cholera ...
Lance Armstrong Weighs In on a Silent Killer: Cancer in the Developing World
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyNEW YORK -- Sexual violence, communicable disease, environmental catastrophe and economic inequality have dominated the roster of debates and panels here at the Clinton Global Initiative, which began on Tuesday, so it seemed unusual to have a heretofore distinctly "wealthy" problem crop up in the discussions about the developing world. But, as far too many of its victims keenly understand, cancer knows no borders. In fact, two-thirds of cancer deaths occur in the developing world. Attendees were also told that 40 years ago, developing nations shouldered 15 percent of the cancer caseload. In ...
Haitians Believe 'Hidden Forces' Stymie Rebuilding -- and They're Right
By Christine Wicker - Politics DailyMany Haitians believe unseen forces demand a sacrifice of life force in return for riches. That Vodou belief equips them to understand Haiti's situation far better than their putative rescuers, who operate within a myth that doesn't match Haiti's reality nearly as well, writes Elizabeth McAlister, associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University. ...
Wyclef Jean Defends Yele Haiti Foundation's Finances
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyHaitian-American singer Wyclef Jean held a press conference in New York on Monday to defend against accusations that he has profited from his charity Yele Haiti. Since the massive earthquake that struck Haiti last Tuesday, Jean has called on the public to text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund, which has raised over $2 million in just days, according to the Associated Press. "Yele's books are open and transparent. We have been given a clean bill of health by an external auditor every year since we started," Jean told reporters.He denied all accusations that he ...
Golden Globes and Haiti Tragedy: Respectful Appeals Amidst Conan-Leno, NBC Jokes
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyMany of us watched the Golden Globes Sunday night expecting to see Hollywood's typical and inappropriately maudlin reaction to the tragedy in Haiti. But if we were looking for material to mock the stars, whose glittery lives are largely untouched by the nightmare, we were disappointed. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed that the NBC production team and the celebrities showed respect and restraint, and, when appropriate, an appeal for fans to send money to well-run charitable organizations for relief efforts in Haiti. These awards shows have become an odd showcase for ...
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