The situation in Haiti is really going to be horrific. I hope that some folks with deep pockets step forward to take on some serious community building from the ground up, do a neighborhood thoroughly and stick with it for years. That country needs so much more than new structures slapped up.
Angel: I can stay in town as long as you want me. Buffy: How's forever? Does forever work for you?
'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Jan 13, 2010 7:54:32 am PST #1244 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
tommyrot - Jan 13, 2010 7:55:02 am PST #1245 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From MSNBC:
Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told Reuters that thousands of buildings had collapsed in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and said he believed the casualties would be "in the range of thousands of dead."
He added he could give no clear official estimate. Soon after, however, Bellerive told CNN he believed well over 100,000 people could have died. Other officials said it was too early to give a precise accounting of the toll.
Tom Scola - Jan 13, 2010 7:56:35 am PST #1246 of 30001
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Dana - Jan 13, 2010 7:56:41 am PST #1247 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
What do you guys think is the best place to donate? Red Cross? Doctors Without Borders?
Gudanov - Jan 13, 2010 7:57:17 am PST #1248 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I suppose nobody really knows, but it can't be good with a city like that being hit with a big earthquake.
Strega - Jan 13, 2010 8:02:01 am PST #1249 of 30001
I always give to Doctors Without Borders.
erikaj - Jan 13, 2010 8:03:20 am PST #1250 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Those are probably both decent choices, Dana. I don't think your money is in bad hands with either one.
megan walker - Jan 13, 2010 8:03:41 am PST #1251 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
They are also French so they may already have a decent presence in Haiti.
DavidS - Jan 13, 2010 8:06:44 am PST #1252 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I doubt the death toll will reach 100,000, though tens of thousands seems probable.
People survive earthquakes in a way they don't survive typhoons and flooding.
I'd like to believe that this would be an opportunity to rebuild Haiti into something more stable, but I doubt that will happen. It just a huge dose of human misery to a place that's already a wreck.
tommyrot - Jan 13, 2010 8:11:44 am PST #1253 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From The Onion, Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian
Faber's parents, although concerned, said they're convinced their otherwise typical gay son is merely going through a conservative Christian phase.
"I caught him watching The 700 Club once when he thought he was alone in the house, and last week, I found some paperbacks from the Left Behind series hidden in his sock drawer," his mother, Eileen Faber, said. "I'm sure he'll grow out of it, but even if he doesn't, I will love and accept my son no matter what."
Faber's father was far less tolerant in his comments.
"No son of mine is going to try to get intelligent design into school textbooks," Geoffrey Faber said. "And I absolutely refuse to pay his tuition if he decides to go to one of those colleges like Oral Roberts University where they're just going to fill his head with a lot of crazy conservative ideas."
He added, "I just want my normal gay son back.