First U.S. military aid reaches quake-stricken Haiti First team team will assess what Haiti needs to cope with the immediate aftermathOne task is to set up temporary air traffic control systemsAircraft carrier, ships with medical facilities heading toward Haiti Washington (CNN) -- With the first of its flights touching down in earthquake-devastated Haiti late Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. began deploying military planes, ships and ground troops to the Caribbean nation. One of two planes carrying a 30-person assessment team arrived at Port-au-Prince airport about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The team will assess what Haiti needs to cope with the immediate aftermath of the disaster. One of the team's first jobs is to get the airport working to a point where it can handle all the flights coming in from around the world filled with people and supplies to help the victims of the quake. The U.S. "He says the runway is functional, but the tower doesn't have communications capability. The group includes a unit of U.S. The U.S.
Haiti quake relief: How technology helps Twitter users have spread the word about the crisis in Haiti and how to help. Text message donations, Twitter and Facebook are powerful combination Haiti earthquake relief among top topics talked about on Twitter Technology has made donating process more efficient With social media and technology, thousands are able to take action toward common goal Editor's Note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable, a popular blog about social media. He writes a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com. London, England (CNN) -- Social media aren't always perceived as an effective way to coordinate fundraising efforts or bring change: In some circles, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the rest are seen as the domain of armchair activists. But are times changing? All talk and no action? The term has stuck in large part because its claims are true. How can we combat such poor conversion rates online? Haiti relief: Red Cross paves the way Social media spreads the word
5 examples of how the languages we speak can affect the way we think Keith Chen (TED Talk: Could your language affect your ability to save money?) might be an economist, but he wants to talk about language. For instance, he points out, in Chinese, saying “this is my uncle” is not as straightforward as you might think. In Chinese, you have no choice but to encode more information about said uncle. The language requires that you denote the side the uncle is on, whether he’s related by marriage or birth and, if it’s your father’s brother, whether he’s older or younger. “All of this information is obligatory. This got Chen wondering: Is there a connection between language and how we think and behave? While “futured languages,” like English, distinguish between the past, present and future, “futureless languages” like Chinese use the same phrasing to describe the events of yesterday, today and tomorrow. But that’s only the beginning. Featured illustration via iStock.
Yany´s EroticPics hace 2 meses 143 notas View More hace 2 meses 49 644 notas View More hace 2 meses 21 119 notas View More Bodies lining Haiti's roadsides are grim tally of earthquake - T By Tina Susman Los Angeles Times Posted: 01/14/2010 01:00:00 AM MST|Updated: 4 years ago A body is carried on a door through the streets of Port-au-Prince, which was strewn with corpses. (Ivanoh Demers, The Associated Press ) An injured child receives treatment Wednesday in Port-au-Prince. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As darkness fell on Haiti's capital Wednesday, crowds gathered in the streets to spend the evening in the relative safety of the outdoors, their lives turned upside down by Tuesday's devastating magnitude-7 earthquake. Many survivors broke out into communal song, seeking to soothe themselves and remain calm in a city with no power, little water, a limited number of habitable buildings and scores of bodies strewn along roadways. About 6:30 p.m., the songs turned into screams, as a strong aftershock hit. Across Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, the damage seemed nearly random. Some hillsides of homes look as if they had simply crumbled into the dirt. At the Hopital St.
Looking for loved ones in Haiti: News & Videos about Looking for A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, leaving thousands missing. Are you searching for a family member? Upload his or her photo here. Please enter the missing person's information in the title of your iReport like this: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME; age; city Any additional info can go in the body of the iReport. And if you're in Haiti and safe, please take a look through the photos and share any information you may have. Additional resources: I’m alive: CNN crews in Haiti relay messages from loved ones.Americans with family in Haiti should contact the U.S.
8 Educational Instagram Accounts Any College Student Should Follow When used correctly, any social network can become a great educational asset rather than an unintelligent distraction. You’re on those social networks a lot anyways, so why not make the best of them? But doing that means finding the right people to follow. Depending on your interests, that may be more difficult than it sounds. To get you started, take a look at these eight great accounts any Instagraming college student should follow. NASA Goddard If you love research and space, following the NASA Goddard account is a must. Mars Curiosity Rover The Mars Curiosity Rover has its own Instagram account! While you won’t be seeing any Martian skyscrapers in those images, who can help but nerd out a little about images from a different planet, even if it’s all just red dust? National Geographic National Geographic is another perfect account that students of all disciplines can follow. Smithsonian Magazine NOAA Fisheries Do you nerd out specifically over marine life? American Museum of Natural History
Haiti earthquake: Victims forced to dig through rubble with bare By David Gardner and Liz Hazelton Updated: 09:29 GMT, 14 January 2010 Red Cross fears around three million people affected by 7.2 quakeUp to 100 UN staff including believed dead after headquarters collapseCharities launch emergency appeals to help stricken survivorsPresidential palace crumbles, hospital collapses and houses swept awayBritain sends emergency team as Obama vows 'unwavering' support Bloodstained bodies are piled high in the streets of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince today amid fears that thousands have died in a catastrophic earthquake. Rescuers have been forced to dig through rubble with their bare hands to free trapped survivors as the Red Cross said up to three million people may have been affected. British and international aid agencies are rushing to assist today as the full horror of the disaster began to emerge. Helpless: An injured child receives medical treatment in Port-au-Prince 'Parliament has collapsed. ‘The whole building was cracked down’ said Mr Valcin.
O'Brien: Rain, aftershocks compound misery in Haiti A walk through Haiti's streets CNN's Soledad O'Brien and her crew return to Port-au-Prince more than a month after quakeAt first, they see signs of optimism among the people A torrential rain and sharp aftershocks quickly squelch the new-found hopeMisery continues to stalk people who are weary of battling nature's harsh realties Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- We had not been in Port-au-Prince in a month, not since those horrible days following the earthquake when the city looked like wreckage. The city seemed so upbeat when we arrived Saturday morning on one of the first flights in since commercial airlines resumed service. But those optimistic signs were eclipsed Sunday night when a torrent of rain poured down on this wounded city where outdoor tent communities have sprouted up in every empty space. This one-two punch of natural forces reverberated through the most vulnerable communities. Full coverage of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti The situation only worsened early Tuesday.
Haiti quake survivors spend second night in streets The BBC's Andy Gallacher: The hospital car park was strewn with bodies Thousands of Haitians are spending a second night in the open after the country's catastrophic earthquake which may have killed tens of thousands. Medical aid agency Medecins sans Frontieres reported a "massive influx" of casualties at its makeshift clinics, many of them with severe injuries. The search for survivors under the rubble went on after darkness. Substantial foreign aid for the three million people said to be in need is due to begin arriving within hours. The first US aid planes have already landed at the airport serving the capital, Port-au-Prince, and US naval ships are on the way. EU states, Russia and China are among those sending rescue and medical teams by plane while pledges of aid have been made by countries around Latin America. Haitian President Rene Preval could not give an official estimate of the dead, saying: "I don't know... up to now, I heard 50,000... 30,000." Sleeping among the dead
Up to 150 UN staff still missing in Haiti after quake The UN could not confirm that its top officials in Haiti were dead Officials at the UN say between 100 and 150 people from its 9,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Haiti are still missing after the earthquake. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon listed 16 peacekeeping soldiers and police who are known to have died. The UN said it urgently needed medical support and rescue teams with heavy lifting equipment. The head of UN peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, said UN police and troops in Haiti had secured the port and airport. They were also patrolling and helping clear roads, he added. Top officials missing Among those missing are UN mission head Hedi Annabi of Tunisia and his chief deputy, Luis Carlos da Costa. Edmond Mulet, Mr Annabi's predecessor, is on his way to Port-au-Prince to take charge of the peacekeeping mission in an interim capacity. Ten Brazilian peacekeepers, three from Jordan and a Haitian staff member are among those confirmed to have died. Brazilian anxiety