Wyclef Jean Launches Storm Relief Fund for Haiti.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-14 September 2008-Wyclef Jean Launches Storm Relief Fund for Haiti(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The storms that have battered Haiti recently have left more than 500 dead and wreaked havoc in the lives of more than 600,000 people who have been displaced by flooding or cut...

Yard sale to help mission in Haiti.
Byline: Anna L. Griffin LEOMINSTER - One man's trash is another's treasure. "Someone can find something of value here, and by purchasing it, they are helping another person out," said Jeannita Gaudet of the annual Giant Yard Sale to benefit Haiti Mission Inc. ...

Eye of the storm: hurricanes ravage Haiti, leaving thousands hungry and homeless.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sarita Omiscar was muddy and starving by the time she spotted United Nations peacekeeping troops working their way toward her hurricane-battered orphanage in Haiti. She and dozens of other young orphans swarmed them, begging for food. "I haven't eaten since Monday," Sarita told them. That...

Haitian teen is closer to dream of being doctor.
Byline: Bronislaus Kush COLUMN: WORCESTER DIARY Safira Amazan is another step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a doctor and helping her impoverished neighbors in Haiti. When we last checked in on the teen, she was taking Advanced Placement and other courses...

Estefans Support University of Miami's Haitian Storm Relief Effort.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-30 September 2008-Estefans Support University of Miami's Haitian Storm Relief Effort(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Emilio and Gloria Estefan have made a $25,000 donation to the University of Miami's fundraising effort aimed at helping storm-weary Haiti. "Gloria has been on tour in Europe, but...

Comprehension.
Read this issue's cover story, "Eye of the Storm." Then answer the following questions. 1. How much money do most people in Haiti have to cover the expenses of housing, food, and other necessities? (A) about $40 a day (B) around $10 a...

Shame on everyone!
When Myanmar was hit by a killer cyclone early in May, nobody looked at its government before deciding to send aid. When the military regime that rules the country imposed limitations on foreign assistance entering the country, the world's outcry was enormous. In times of...

Analyze the map.
Study the map showing the paths of the deadliest hurricanes and storms of the 2008 Atlantic storm season and each country's death toll. as of September 8. Then answer the questions. 1. Which country had the most hurricane and tropical storm deaths? (A) Belize ...

Vodou Riche: Contemporary Haitian Art.
Vodou Riche: Contemporary Haitian Art August 27-October 16, 2007 [C]Spaces: Glass Curtain Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago Each year, Columbia College Chicago chooses a theme for its "Critical Encounters" project, a college-wide initiative with extensive programming that seeks to explore art in the context...

Radical chic: why liberals love Tibet.
WHENEVER A PROTESTER wins the fulsome praise of politicians, the media, and especially the radical's own mother and father, I get suspicious. In 1993, as an angry 19-year-old, I marched against police racism in East London, coming nose-to-nose with truncheon-wielding, hot-blooded coppers. In 1994, I joined an...