WHAT ABOUT FIERCEFULLY DIASTER OF WORLD TODAY...
TOUGH TO PROTECT OR PREVENT MY WORLD BY FORSEEN HIGH TECHNOLOGY...REALLLY??????
SUGAR IS SO SADDDDD....WORLD IS NOT EASY TO LIVE BY PEACEFULLY...NO WARNING...NO EYE OF GOD TO TELL OUR FRIENDS TO MOVE OUT FROM CENTER OF QUAKE IN TIME??????
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Haiti Earthquake Disaster Little Surprise to Some Seismologists
Although seismic predictions work on geologic timescales and can miss big quakes by decades, one expert said last week that a temblor in Port-au-Prince was of greater concern than a San Andreas slip
By Katherine Harmon
COMBINATION FORCES: The combination of a large fault ready to rupture and a poor--and poorly prepared--area can lead to wide devastation when an earthquake strikes. This was one of the reasons one expert has been even more worried about cities like Port-au-Prince than Los Angeles.
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In an interview last week for an unrelated story, Robert Yeats, a professor emeritus in geoscience at Oregon State University in Corvallis and co-author of a June 1989 article for Scientific American "Hidden Earthquakes," said that an imminent big west coast earthquake concerned him far less than a "big one" that might occur in Haiti, due to the large fault near the capital city of Port-au-Prince—and the poverty-driven low level of earthquake-preparedness there.
"If they have an earthquake on this fault that runs through Port-au-Prince," the death toll would be tremendous, he said January 6.
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UN: Haiti quake shows need to close technology gap
15 Jan 2010, UN News Centre
The UN Secretary-General asserts that we have the knowledge and technologies to mitigate disaster. 'The problem is that so many parts of the world are not benefiting from this...Disaster risk reduction measures must not be a luxury that only some States can afford.'...
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- Haiti: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Haiti - gov
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- Haiti: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Haiti - gov
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed | Percentage of population  | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 246,272 |      | |
| Drought | 997,929 |  | |
| Flood | 75,554 |  | |
| Landslide | 8,438 |  | |
| Earthquake | 13,950 |     | |
| Tsunami | 0 |  | |
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report | |||
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 1994 | 1,587,000 |  |
| Storm | 1980 | 1,165,000 | |
| Drought | 1992 | 1,000,000 | |
| Storm | 1988 | 870,000 | |
| Storm | 2004 | 315,594 | |
| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. | |||
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UN: Haiti quake shows need to close technology gap
15 Jan 2010, UN News Centre
The UN Secretary-General asserts that we have the knowledge and technologies to mitigate disaster. 'The problem is that so many parts of the world are not benefiting from this...Disaster risk reduction measures must not be a luxury that only some States can afford.'...
Thousands die in Haiti earthquake Posted on » Thursday, January 14, 2010
 PORT-AU-PRINCE: Thousands died in a major earthquake that destroyed the presidential palace, schools, hospitals and hillside shanties in Haiti, the country's president said yesterday, and the US and other nations geared up for a big relief operation.A five-story UN headquarters building was also brought down by Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude quake, which the US Geological Survey said was the most powerful in Haiti in over 200 years. Many casualties were feared in the UN building. President Rene Preval called the damage "unimaginable" and told The Miami Herald he believed thousands were dead in the rubble across the impoverished capital. He described stepping over dead bodies and hearing the cries of those trapped in the collapsed Parliament building, where the senate president was among those pinned by debris. "There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them," he said. "All of the hospitals are packed with people. It is a catastrophe." |
Haiti earthquake survivors get more food and water
Precious water, food and early glimmers of hope began reaching parched and hungry earthquake survivors Saturday on the streets of the ruined Haitian capital, but the island's despair threatened to spark a frenzy in places.• Photos of the scene and response in Haiti
• Port Orchard family mourns daughter killed in quake
• How you can help: Charitable organizations
• Obama taps Bush, Clinton for Haiti relief role
• Port Orchard family mourns daughter killed in quake
• How you can help: Charitable organizations
• Obama taps Bush, Clinton for Haiti relief role
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1:28pm | Thousands are fleeing the flattened capital as desperate survivors plead for vital supplies. 
Top 2 U.N. officials in Haiti died in quake
January 17, 2010 -- Updated 0056 GMT (0856 HKT)
Special Representative Hedi Annabi died when the U.N. building in Haiti collapsed Tuesday.
Special Representative Hedi Annabi died when the U.N. building in Haiti collapsed Tuesday.
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* Special Representative Hedi Annabi, deputy Luiz Carlos da Costa among dead
* Acting U.N. Police Commissioner in Haiti Doug Coates also died
* Headquarters of the U.N. mission in Haiti collapsed during the quake
(CNN) -- The top two civilian officials at the U.N. mission in Haiti were killed in Tuesday's earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed Saturday.
Special Representative Hedi Annabi and his deputy, Luiz Carlos da Costa, have died, Ban said in a written statement.
Acting U.N. Police Commissioner in Haiti Doug Coates also died, he said.
The headquarters of the U.N. mission in Haiti, a peacekeeping and police force established after the 2004 ouster of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, collapsed during the quake.
Annabi and da Costa had been believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Video: U.N. officials confirmed dead
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"In every sense of the word, they gave their lives for peace," Ban said.
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The Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, where many foreigners stay, suffered at least some minor damage.
A group of 12 U.S. students from Lynn University in Florida were visiting Haiti with Food for the Poor and some were able to send text messages to say they were fine, said the charity's spokeswoman Kathy Skipper.
The powerful quake was felt in southeastern Cuba, about 160 miles (257 km) from the epicenter. Cuban authorities evacuated coastal residents because of the initial tsunami threat.
"I was seated on the terrace and I thought my chair had slid out from under me but I realized it was an earthquake," said Eduardo Machin, a resident of the coastal city of Santiago de Cuba. "It was very strong."
Sailors at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in eastern Cuba felt the quake but there was no damage to the base or the detention camp where the United States holds 198 foreign terrorism suspects, said Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta.
"It just shook a number of the buildings," Mesta said.
Cruise Line Royal Caribbean said initial reports indicated there was no damage to its Labadee beach resort on Haiti's north coast. No ships were in port when the quake hit, the line's spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said.http://www.salem-news.com/gphotos/1263355638.jpg
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Raymond Thomas is a jolly man who laughs easily and likes to say "Forget it" a lot.
He'd like to forget the devastation wrought at the Port-au-Prince harbor where his fleet of trucks used to pick up cargo.
Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake sent a quarter-mile pier crumbling into the sea along with two of his trucks. The few workers who went into the water swam to safety, Thomas said, but the port remains shut down, and desperately needed aid cannot be unloaded quickly.
"Now we're just starving to death," he said, worried that the airport and smaller harbors cannot handle the necessary volume of relief supplies.
"That was the whole country right there," he added, pointing at two toppled cranes on the remains of the pier that stand out against the clear-blue sky.
http://www.euronews.net/2010/01/13/haiti-quake-the-world-responds/
Almost before the aftershocks had died down a major international rescue operation to help the people of Haiti had begun gathering momentum.
China mustered search and rescue teams. An official Chinese newspaper reported that eight of their peace keeping troops in Haiti were dead and ten were missing.
But the disaster has touched all nations. Salvano Briceno in charge of the UN’s Strategy for Disaster Reduction said: “We know the UN building is partially destroyed. Most of the UN staff are accounted for. We’re still waiting to hear for (sic) others, but there is already an operation going on to provide relief, both by the UN, but also in coordination with the major NGOs and governments that are offering assistance.”
At Brignol, French rescue teams were briefed minutes before their flight to the disaster zone.
They have packed specialist equipment to find victims buried under rubble – including heat seeking cameras, sensitive listening devices and sniffer dogs.
And in the United States members of the Los Angeles fire department and search teams from Fairfax County near Washington DC also got ready, waiting for confirmation that the runway at Port au Prince airport was safe enough to land.
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Wyclef Jean's Haiti Earthquake Relief Mission
Haiti's Most Famous Son Calls for Help
Updated: Thursday, 14 Jan 2010, 8:21 AM CST
Published : Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010, 9:12 AM CST
Published : Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010, 9:12 AM CST
By FRANK CARNEVALE
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Wyclef Jean is taking the lead in asking for help and assistance for the millions of people affected by the massive earthquake that struck Haiti.According to his Twitter post, the singer, born on the island, is headed to Haiti Wednesday morning, "I am on my way to the D R to get to haiti Please urge you council men governors etc we need a state of emergency for haiti."
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CHF Awarded Four-Year Job Creation and Infrastructure Program in Haiti
CHF International has been awarded funding for a 4-year job creation and infrastructure program in Haiti by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program relies on the commitment of its key partners, the Government of Haiti, local partners, and the communities. These stakeholders will drive the identification, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale employment-generating projects in the five target cities of Port-au-Prince, Gonaives, St Marc, Petit Goave, and Cap Haitien.The integrated approach will assist an estimated 86,100 people through employment over the life of the program, including at least 1,400 people who will receive their first paycheck within the first 60 days.
The program comes at a critical time, given Haiti’s formal unemployment rate of more than 60%, frequent natural disasters, and lack of basic infrastructure, which have left many struggling to survive. Known for its commitment to stability in fragile states and strong community-based approach, CHF International has already had extensive meetings with government bodies and communities to identify projects that can begin to immediately.
“The linkages this program will create among the private sector, the local authorities, and the communities are pivotal,” said William Holbrook, CHF/Haiti’s Chief of Party for the JOBS Program, who has extensive knowledge of the country. He added, “We are fostering a space in the economy for everyday citizens to participate, reinforcing economic opportunity, which is the country’s best prospect to achieve long-term stability and peace.”
Along with creating employment through key infrastructure projects, the program will leverage private sector resources with workforce development training, to ensure that the program creates and sustains at least 10,000 long-term, durable jobs. CHF’s demand-driven and flexible approach is anticipated to build stability in the five key volatile urban areas through job creation and strategic infrastructure investments that will be operated, maintained and sustained by the Haitian stakeholders, and benefit over 600,000 people.
CHF International, a leading organization in international humanitarian assistance, has had an active presence in Haiti for over two decades, managing environmental job creation programs and tropical storm reconstruction initiatives.
Founded in 1952, CHF International’s mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping families improve their economic circumstances, environment and infrastructure. CHF has worked in nearly 100 countries worldwide since its inception.
For more information, please contact Ann Lee at alee@haiti.chfinternational.org or Jennifer Hyman at jhyman@chfinternational.org
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This week he reinstalled Zeyala who was deposed for trying to do the same thing in Honduras. Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and the leaders of Bolivia and Ecuador have also done the same thing at Obama’s blessing. So, with Obama supporting all their efforts to rewrite their respective Constitutions how much time before he tries to do the same thing here in the US?19 Comments
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International Relief Teams' (IRT) initial emergency medical team is deploying to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday, January 16 on the first leg of a 2-week assignment. IRT selected the team based upon their prior experience in working in disasters, either nationally or internationally. The 5-member team of emergency physicians and nurses are taking medical supplies, as well as tents, sleeping bags and other support items, and will be working under very austere conditions.http://www.irteams.org/
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PLEASE HELP US HELP OUR FAMILY IN HAITI - We are establishing a LIB Haiti Relief Fund, from which your contributions will go to one or more of our three direct aid contacts with the island nation. We have been supporting two of these three points of contact for over 4 years. I was planning to travel to Haiti this March with the third relief mission.
You can help to build this fund by using the following link or by going to the front page of www.LIBRadio.com or www.LivingInBlack.com. ; We hope that everyone of us will recognize that, unlike the widespread neglect after Hurrican Katrina in Louisiana, and a series of devastating hurricanes in Haiti in 2008, now we have a chance to invest early in the health of the Haitian family and the reconstruction of lives of those who are now in terrible peril.
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In Haiti, signs that foreign aid flow is strengthening
As Haiti earthquake relief efforts continued, President Barack Obama joined with predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to appeal for donations and sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Caribbean nation.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says Canada will deploy the Disaster Assistance Relief Team, or DART, a military quick-reaction force for humanitarian aid.(CP)
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Haiti earthquake: Dogs, firefighters, and lots of equipment leave Los Angeles to help (photos show)
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Jan. 13, 2010 -- In Los Angeles, actions speak louder than words as the the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Task Force 2 Search and Rescue team are ready to help Haiti after the Caribbean nation's devastating earthquake and its aftermath.
Ready to deploy, some highly trained 72 professionals are waiting for traveling orders to help in search and rescue efforts. Among those going to Haiti to help are firefighters, paramedics, rescue specialists, emergency room physicians, structural engineers, heavy equipment specialists, search dogs and handlers, hazardous material technicians, communications specialists, and logistics experts
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Wyclef Jean is taking the lead in asking for help and assistance for the millions of people affected by the massive earthquake that struck Haiti.
According to his Twitter post, the singer, born on the island, is headed to Haiti Wednesday morning, “I am on my way to the D R to get to haiti Please urge you council men governors etc we need a state of emergency for haiti.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/13/thousands-feared-dead-after-massive-earthquake-hits-haiti-115875-21962563/
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By Victoria Ward in Haiti and Adrian Butler 17/01/2010
* Mia, 2, rescued by British firefighters * UK team saves girl after three days under building * Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush unite to lead relief effort
As her distraught mother looked on, the workers – part of a team of 61 flown in from the UK – used their bare hands to rip through walls to save little Mia, cutting her pigtails off so they could pull her out through a tiny gap.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/headline_1.html
Medical workers tend to Haiti's wounded as collection of the dead continues
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist
January 16, 2010, 10:46PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They are young and eager and some even smile as they file out of the clinic across from the University of Haiti Hospital — nurses and doctors and medical students ready to do what they can to help a nation in need.
