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BY EVENING, WHEN THE WINDS ROSE yet again, the power began to stutter at half-strength, and the sirens to fail. From those streetlights whose bulbs hadn't been stoned, a tea-colored dusk settled in uncertain tides. It fell on the dirty militias of pack dogs, all bullying and foaming against one another, and on the palm fronds twitching in the storm gutter, and on the abandoned cars, and everything — everything — was flattened, equalized in the gloom of half-light. Like the subjects in a browning photograph in some antique photo album, only these times weren't antique. They
were now.
The air seemed both oily and dry. If you rubbed your fingers together, a miser imagining a coin, your fingers stuck slightly.
A fug of smoke lay on the slopes above the deserted freeway. It might have reminded neighbors of campfire hours, but there were few neighbors around to notice. Most of them had gotten out while they still could.
Dinah could feel that everything was different, without knowing how or why. She wasn't old enough to add up this column of facts:
- power cuts
- the smell of wet earth: mudslide surgically opening the hills
- winds like Joshua's army battering the walls of Jericho
- massed clouds with poisonous yellow edges
- the evacuation of the downslope neighbors, and the silence
and come up with a grown-up summary, like one or more of the following:
- the collapse of local government and services
- the collapse of public confidence, too
- state of emergency
- end of the world
- business as usual, just a variety of usual not usually seen.
After all, Dinah was only ten.
Ten, and in some ways, a youngish ten, because her family
lived remotely.
For one thing, they kept themselves apart — literally. The Ormsbys sequestered themselves in a scrappy bungalow perched at the uphill end of the canyon, where the unpaved county road petered out into ridge rubble and scrub pine.
The Ormsbys weren't rural castaways nor survivalists — nothing like that. They were trying the experiment of living by gospel standards, and they hoped to be surer of their faith tomorrow than they'd been yesterday.
A decent task and, around here, a lonely one. The Ormsby family made its home a citadel against the alluring nearby world of the Internet, the malls, the cable networks, and other such temptations.
The Ormsby parents called these attractions slick. They sighed and worried: dangerous. They feared cunning snares and delusions. Dinah Ormsby wished she could study such matters close-up and decide for herself.
Dinah and her big brother, Zeke, were homeschooled. This, they were frequently reminded, kept them safe, made them strong, and preserved their goodness. Since most of the time they felt safe, strong, and good, they assumed the strategy was working.
But all kids possess a nervy ability to dismay their parents, and the kids of the Ormsby family were no exception. Dinah saw life as a series of miracles with a fervor that even her devout parents considered unseemly.
"No, Santa Claus has no website staffed by underground Nordic trolls. No, there is no flight school for the training of apprentice reindeer. No to Santa Claus, period," her mother always said. "Dinah, honey, don't let your imagination run away with you." Exasperatedly: "Govern yourself!"
"Think things through," said her dad, ever the peacemaker. "Big heart, big faith: great. But make sure you have a big mind, too. Use the brain God gave you."
Dinah took no offense, and she did try to think things through. From the Ormsby's bunker, high above the threat of contamination by modern life, she could still love the world. In a hundred ways, a new way every day. Even a crisis could prove thrilling as it unfolded:
- Where, for instance, had her secret downslope friends gone? Just imagining their adventures on the road — with their normal, middle-class
families — made Dinah happy. Or curious, anyway.
- For another instance: Just now, around the corner of the house, here comes the newcomer, Gage. A distant cousin of Dinah's mom. A few
days ago he had arrived on the bus for a rare visit and, presto. When the problems began to multiply and the result was a disaster, Gage had
been right there, ready to help out as an emergency babysitter. Talk about timely — it was downright providential. How could you deny it?
Therefore, Dinah concluded,
- A storm is as good a setting for a miracle as any.
Of course, it would have been a little more miraculous if Gage had proven to be handy in a disaster, but Dinah wasn't inclined to second-guess the hand of God. She would take any blessing that came along. Even if decent cousin Gage was a bit — she tried to face it, to use her good mind with honesty — ineffectual.
Hopeless at fixing anything. Clumsy with a screwdriver. Skittish with a used diaper. ("As a weather forecaster," Zeke mumbled to Dinah, "Gage is all wet: where is the clear sky, the sunlight he's been promising?")
Yes, Gage Tavenner was a tangle of recklessly minor talents. Who needed a mandolin player when the electric power wouldn't come on anymore?
But he was all they had, now. An adequate miracle so far.
"Zeke," Gage called, "get down from that shed roof ! Are you insane? We want another medical crisis?"
"I was trying to see where the power line was down. . . ."
"And fry yourself in the process? Power is out all over the county. Up there, if the winds get much stronger, you'll be flown to your next destination without the benefit of an airplane. Down. Now. . . . "
WHAT-THE-DICKENS by Gregory Maguire. Copyright (c) 2007 by Gregory Maguire. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
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I've read most of Maguires books, and this is by far my favorite. While I feel he starts off with a great story, it often fizzles towards the end as if he isnt sure where to go with it. That was not the case with What-the-Dickens, and I think I loved the ending best of all.
So I say read it, you'll probably enjoy it. If you don't, that's ok, but don't be surprised to find something that looks a bit like a moth-or is it a dead leaf?-on your bed post one night asking "why not?" ;).
Concisely, we have a story within a story. A few children are stranded at home looked after by their young adult cousin in the midst of a terrible storm. Their cousin seeks to distract them by telling the story of a fairy-like people called skibbereen who after arriving to our world became the tooth-fairy. He focuses on a young skibberee named What-the-Dickens whose experiences seem uniquely well-suited to drum some lessons into the lives of the real-life youngsters.
Neither the real-life characters nor the fairy tale characters impressed me as sympathetic. For the youngsters caught in the storm, their plight does not seem real. We are told about the terrible storm and danger but it never feels real. Additionally, they are perceived as being in their predicament in part because they have tried to separate from the world for religious reasons. Their parents have chosen for them a life eschewing the world and its trappings. This is not an overly-sympathetic world view to which one easily relates. Additionally, this then makes the story of the skibbereen who are also wary of outsiders and foreign world views a problematic story. It appears the cousin is blatantly contradicting the will of the children's parents. Maybe it is for their own good, but it feels uncomfortable and underhanded nonetheless.
As for the fairy tale creatures, the story is formulaic and clichéd. What-the-Dickens, good-hearted though naïve, becomes our hero who lacks the cynicism of the tribe he encounters. The tribe is generally just mean and set in its ways and cannot hear reason ("Math is a myth"; "Ask no questions"). One of the tribe's own, jaded and adventurous, wants to rise above her simple station and is something of an outcast. She fortuitously meets our hero and they are able to help each other, though not without their own conflict.
The story within a story construct seemed contrived. It was not developed to good effect making one wonder why he didn't just write about the skibbereen without the real world intrusion. The cousin even argues against the reality of the story he just told when one of the children wants to believe it to be true. What is the point of that? Just to highlight that stories true or false can be powerful and of great use or help to people?
The narrative, particularly the first 200 pages, was bloated. Maguire usually is adept at wit and word-play, but he did not come across very clever this go round. He writes a good description, but it grew very tiresome and seemed forced early on. Fortunately he did bring some things full circle and tied some of the early narrative in rather well toward the end of the book.
All in all, the story did not feel like one burning to be told (from inspiration). It felt like one that "had" to be told (from duty). It read like a chore. Perhaps this book may uniquely appeal to youth. But the best children's lit, in my opinion, transcends any such boundary. Maguire is very talented (which is in evidence here as well), but this just isn't a compelling story.
The overall concept sounds fairly airy and fun but at its heart, it's a lot darker than you might imagine.
There are two story threads going on throughout the novel and each one is very intriguing. The threads sometimes intertwine and even when they don't directly touch, you find yourself wondering about the balance between the two.
The story arc of the fairy creatures is highly imaginative and really a lot of fun. The reader is placed directly alongside other characters in the novel who are "hearing" the fairy tale at the same time that we're reading it. This juxtaposition of character and reader truly helps bring the reader into the second story arc and relate to the turmoil going on.
The second story arc, that of the children in the midst of a violent storm, is not entirely spelled out and leaves a lot to the reader's insight and imagination. I really enjoyed this aspect of the novel...the fact that Maguire trusts his readers to be smart enough to read between the line and to develop the characters and situations of the "real world" rather than rely on him to spell out every little detail.
The themes of hope, imagination and a world spoiled by adult influence are all presented very well. But it never feels like Maguire is preaching to us or standing on a soap box condemning the adults and unimaginative pessimists of the world. Rather, he is exploring the hopes and dreams of children even within bleak circumstances.
This isn't a fairy tale you should read when you're looking for a pick-me-up, but it's definitely something I'd recommend to those looking for a thought provoking story and entertaining writing.
Turns out What-the-Dickens is a tooth fairy - orphaned and born in a tuna can, he doesn't know what he really is until he stumbles upon another fairy at work (Pepper). He is then introduced to the fairy world, its rules and customs and beliefs. He tries to figure out how and where he fits in, while growing closer and more loyal to Pepper. The story is told in fits and starts as we also learn about the condition of the children and the status of the storm.
I think What-the Dickens can be read two ways: as a straight-across fairy tale aimed at mainly 5th-8th graders. Or it can be read with more adult undertones of religious and political themes. There is some discussion of faith, purpose, and sacrifice. And war, aggression, and territory. I wouldn't say there is enough fodder for philosophical debates or personal paradigm shifts, but there is a little meat to gnaw off the bone.
Maguire's talent with words does not disappoint, and the character of What-the-Dickens is a wonderfully complicated little skibbereen (the technical term for "tooth fairy"). He is at times simple, and yet honest and full of heart. If I'm being honest, I'll have to say that I cared more about the fate of the little sprite than I did about those stuck in the storm.
The book follows two plotlines: in the first, three children and their older cousin are waiting out a hurricane while their parents are out seeking medical attention for their diabetic mother. With the terrible storm, the place has been evacuated, and the children are nearly out of food. Much of the details of this emergency are withheld and revealed slowly, increasing suspense. To pass the time without electricity or any other comforts, their older cousin tells the story of a tooth fairy, the second plotline.
What I liked most was how the two initially unrelated tales (the storm and the tooth fairy) end up mirroring each other, both explicitly and implicitly. In both plots, the characters face a dangerous and unfair world, and the only way to persevere is to bend the rules. There are sweet moments of magic in it, scary moments of darkness, and even poetic moments asking the reader to reflect on his/her own life. Overall, the story ends up avoiding cliches. It kept me interested--I read it in just a few sitting. I would recommend the book to most readers, though it would probably be scary to some younger readers.
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The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is presented to a deserving recipient on the day before the last college hockey game of the season. But that doesn't mean that college hockey fans, players and media members don't think about it all season. Inside College Hockey's Hobey Tracker looks at the top three candidates for the award, those whose stock is rising or falling, and other players worthy of consideration
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The Buzz: Wilson has been virtually unstoppable since returning from his stint with the U.S. team at the World Junior Championship. In six games in January, Wilson has 2-7--9 and his current five-game point streak matches his season best in that department. And like it or not, the Beanpot Tournament, which starts Monday -- BU opens against defensively challenged Harvard -- is arguably the biggest regular-season event in college hockey. A strong showing there can enhance Wilson's chances greatly.
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Minnesota | Junior | Forward
To Date: 15-15--30, 4 PPG, 2 SHG, 2 GWG, +13
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To Date: 14-2-3, 1.32 GAA, .950 save pct., 5 shutouts
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Ryan Duncan | North Dakota | Senior | Forward
The Fighting Sioux are making their traditional second-half push and Duncan, the 2007 Hobey Baker Award winner, has keyed that run. Though third among NoDak skaters in points, Duncan has four goals and three assists in the team's past six games, including a goal and two assists in an 8-3 rout of Denver last Friday. Perhaps this statistic provides a better measure of Duncan's value: The Sioux are 11-4-1 when he scores a point, and 4-6-2 when he's shut out.
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We've talked a lot in recent weeks that it might be the year of the goalie, and to see Brian Foster's start to the season -- 4-1-1 record with a shutout, a 1.49 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage -- you had to consider him a candidate. Over the past seven games, however, Foster has allowed 23 goals and been yanked twice. There are goalie candidates to be considered, but right now he's not one of them.
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Dan Sexton | Bowling Green | Sophomore | Forward
Nestled among the CCHA scoring leaders -- behind Miami's Carter Camper and Michigan's Aaron Palushaj and Louie Caporusso, ahead of all the guys from Notre Dame, Ohio State and Nebraska-Omaha -- is Sexton, an Apple Valley, Minn., native who enters the weekend with 12-18--30 in 26 games. Over the Falcons' past nine contests, Sexton has six goals and five assists, including a goal and three assists in a split with Lake Superior State last weekend. He's been held scoreless only once since Dec. 13, and that occurred in a 1-0 shutout loss to Michigan on Jan. 17.
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We live in a big, diverse society. There are essentially two ways to maintain order and get things done in such a society — politics or some form of dictatorship. Either through compromise or brute force. Our founding fathers chose politics. Politics is an activity in which you recognize the simultaneous existence of different groups, interests and opinions. You try to find some way to balance or reconcile or compromise those interests, or at least a majority of them. You follow a set of rules, enshrined in a constitution or in custom, to help you reach these compromises in a way everybody considers legitimate. The downside of politics is that people never really get everything they want. It's messy, limited and no issue is ever really settled. Politics is a muddled activity in which people have to recognize restraints and settle for less than they want. Disappointment is normal.
But that's sort of the beauty of politics, too. It involves an endless conversation in which we learn about other people and see things from their vantage point and try to balance their needs against our own. Plus, it's better than the alternative: rule by some authoritarian tyrant who tries to govern by clobbering everyone in his way.
As Bernard Crick wrote in his book, "In Defense of Politics," "Politics is a way of ruling divided societies without undue violence."
Over the past generation we have seen the rise of a group of people who are against politics. These groups — best exemplified by the Tea Party but not exclusive to the right — want to elect people who have no political experience. They want "outsiders." They delegitimize compromise and deal making. They're willing to trample the customs and rules that give legitimacy to legislative decision-making if it helps them gain power.
Ultimately, they don't recognize other people. They suffer from a form of political narcissism, in which they don't accept the legitimacy of other interests and opinions. They don't recognize restraints. They want total victories for themselves and their doctrine.
This anti politics tendency has had a wretched effect on our democracy. It has led to a series of overlapping downward spirals: The anti politics people elect legislators who have no political skills or experience. That incompetence leads to dysfunctional government, which leads to more disgust with government, which leads to a demand for even more outsiders.
The anti politics people don't accept that politics is a limited activity. They make soaring promises and raise ridiculous expectations. When those expectations are not met, voters grow cynical and, disgusted, turn even further in the direction of anti politics.
The anti politics people refuse compromise and so block the legislative process. The absence of accomplishment destroys public trust. The decline in trust makes deal making harder. We're now at a point where the Senate says it won't even hold hearings on a presidential Supreme Court nominee, in clear defiance of custom and the Constitution. We're now at a point in which politicians live in fear if they try to compromise and legislate. We're now at a point in which normal political conversation as broken down. People feel unheard, which makes them shout even louder, which further destroys conversation.
And in walks Donald Trump. People say that Trump is an unconventional candidate and that he represents a break from politics as usual. That's not true. Trump is the mculmination of the trends we have been seeing for the last 30 years: the desire for outsiders; the bashing style of rhetoric that makes conversation impossible; the decline of coherent political parties; The declining importance of policy; the tendency to fight cultural battles and identity wars through political means. Trump represents the path the founders rejected. There is a hint of violence undergirding his campaign. There is always a whiff, and sometimes more than a whiff, of "I'd like to punch him in the nose!"
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Haitians Riot Over Sharply Rising Food Prices
Riots and unrest have thrown parts of Haiti into chaos, as people protest the high cost of living and sharply rising food prices.
The AP describes the scene on the ground:
"On Wednesday, police cleared away torched cars and other debris left by two days of looting and rioting. But helicopters circled the air amid black smoke rising from intersections as protesters continued to set tires ablaze, and gunfire was heard throughout Petionville, where many diplomats and foreigners live.
Several people have been injured by bullets and rocks in the capital, including a Haitian police officer, U.N. police spokesman Fred Blaise said. Five people have been killed in food riots in the southern city of Les Cayes, where protesters tried to burn down the U.N. compound last week."
The article also points out this interesting fact:
"Food prices, which have risen 40 percent on average globally since mid-2007, are causing unrest around the world. But they pose a particular threat to democracy in Haiti, where most people live on less than US$2 (euro1.27) a day."
Related: UN: Food Costs Threaten Haiti Stability
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We should all be in the streets protesting this ongoing issue of the rich getting becoming very rich and the poor and middle class becoming very poor.Personally I'm making more money today than did 5 or 6 years ago but I still feel the crunch. Gas, food, health care cost continue to rise. Company's are cutting jobs. Most of America is suffering just to maintain a decent standard of living.
This is nothing new nor unexpected. There have been food price/fuel price increases riots globally for the last four years. From Bangladesh to the Phillipines to Thailand to China. It was common knowledge that Nigerians who use to be self-sufficient in the culivation of various rice strains [enough to export to neighboring nations in fact] all but ceased their production during the petro boom of the 1980s and opted for importing rice at the then lofty price of $5.00 per kilo of Asian rice. VietNam prior to the US agent orange and napalm destruction in the 1960s was a net rice exporter to the world. The then-US war,in fact, help lead to the California rice industry becoming a dominant market player due to VietNam's decline. And, anyone who knows a bit of Japanese history, knows there have been many a gohan[rice in Japanese] riots that have led to changes in shogunates and emperor dynasties.
As prices go up and wages are constant or declining due to inflation outstripping one's ability to maintain a certain standard, more and more will people be on the street, roads and footpaths. Check your grocery receipts from last year and compare them with today for same items, any changes?
I am surprised that AP would feature this and in a sense take a cheap shot at denigerating Haiti and Haitian [first freed African peoples of the New World] and not pickup on this little bit which is similar from AFP their siblings of sorts..
check it out --since it aint just us African folks upset....
Haitians were not the first free nation in the New World. They were first bloody murderes who killed white population of Haiti ( the French colonists) by burning women and children. Indeed, they are first racists, never being punished for it.
May be it is time to tell the truth?
Hey, are you going to publish it, politically correct bustards?
Haitians defeated the French and English at a time when Napoleon was winning everywhere else. If their revolution was bloody maybe it's because they reflected the brutality of the French slave owners. If Napolean hadn't betrayed Toussaint L'Ouverture there wouldn't have been such brutality. The French colonists had only themselves to blame for what happened.
oh my chango-buddha.. Ms. Kron read for content please i stated "first freed African peoples of the Western Hemisphere"-Haiti and Haitian are that! But if you had proper well rounded education you would know that huh? Whites in the New World were more likely to die from yellow fever, dengue fever or malaria and of course their own viral pox diseases imported than anything else. The French colonists killed more Taino indians and Africans when Haiti was termed Saint Dominque and African free-labour was gracing europe nations sugar bowls than any Africans could have during the wars of independence. How many of your relations ever got out the canes field and cut your quota? Yeah, right and France and the Banque de France still owe the Haiti peoples their capital assets from the marred treaty between Charles X and J P Boyer in the 1820s [interest is still calculating and is due - fact, the western coup that has Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the Republic of South Africa is tied directly to H.E. Aristide November 2003 demand on France to pay these funds back]. As far as telling the truth, certains folks seem dead set on working real hard to avoid just that...the truth but you did not hear it from me... i suggest you round out your education. Take a course in African, Asian, East Indian and Latin Americans in the West Hemisphere history [with economic emphasis] course taught by an African, Asian, East Indian and Latin [respectively] and grow a little. Barring that you could meet me in a sugar cane field someplace like cuba or haiti and we can 'set it off' with the 24inch machetes on fire and see which one of us will make it to 'crop over' point with stacked cane... think about it next time you reach for the sugar bowl...
Rita Kron...I dont want to continue the foolish talk, but what were the French doing to the slaves on Haiti, people dont revolt unless they have a reason to, just ask the American colonist and the many slaves who revolted in North America...By the way, to show what kind of respect the French had for their foe...research where the leader of the Haitan revolution died? (toussaint l'ouverture)
Haiti was once the richest nation in the Western Hemisphere now their people have to riot for food, how does that happen...
You must have jumped in you time machine and went back to around 1804 and sat through all of that, Now that you were elightened, Did you, Bill and Ted, bring someone back to be a source / or represent your claim.
Haitians were the most successful of the many African slave REBILLIONS in the Western Hemisphere. you should look up the word racist. The word racist doesn't apply much to black people, because black people didn't generate hate towards people over skin color. The majority fought for freedom, and what they felt was right. The rest just had learned from what was already there, that one can hate a person, as opposed to a group of people, over their skin color. They probably figured that they couldn't hate a group of people that they didn't know.
And the Haitians couldn't have been racist since alot of them during that time were engaged in interracial relations, after with whites having money and capable of dressing up nicely with jewelry and looking and beautiful, skin color would have never been a reason for hate. Envy maybe, but not skin color. Does this seem reasonable to you?
Wow!!! that's a bold comment. Haitians first murderers - maybe you ought to learn a little more about world HISTORY. What Nation will just sit back and let another Nation marches in and takes over their sovereignty. Why do you think there's still a war going on in IRAQ. Better yet let's say for the sake of argument: A stranger comes into your home rapes your wife and daughters, takes the little bit cash on your dresser - what would be your next reaction, Ms French colonist defender?
Just a little History, what do you think happen to all those Native Indians that inhabits (hispanola) that's still Haiti in case you didn't know, before Africans were brought into the island?
Haiti Needs help to sustain its economy and all those big Nations needs to realize we are all connected and depend on each other to maintain life. When will we start looking beyond GREED to enrich ourselves and start helping the less fortunates. We are One PLANET and we have to COEXIST.
Everyone, stop feeding the troll. "Rita" is sitting back busting a gut laughing at your outrage. Whether she's a troll or just someone dumber than mud, the best policy is simply to ignore her.
So, after all this banter, guys, have we come up with a solution to the current crisis yet? How many of us will actually donate the needed food, clothes(even used) and basic necessities? Put up or shut up. The Haitian history is plagued by bloody altercations but where do we go from here?
I have been involved in missionary work in Haiti for 10 years and just returned from a week-long stay there on the day the protests broke out last week. I had many conversations with people there during our stay and have also sought to understand the nature of the root of the problem that has led to the higher food prices. The problem is global and complex; it is not uniquely a Haitian problem. However, people who live on little or no margin worldwide are the hardest hit, and this describes 80% of the population in Haiti. Haitians are intelligent and resourceful people. Because of their poverty, far too few of them are able to get an education and learn the skills needed to be able to support themselves other than through subsistence farming. Haiti desperately needs to develop a middle class, but it will take decades of political stability and well-functioning government to make that possible. In the short term, I encourage my fellow concerned Americans to partner with responsible organizations that work to give the Haitians a hand up, not a hand-out. Food is available in Haiti. The problem is not scarcity but rather that people simply can't afford it and are literally eating dirt instead. I don't think that food aid itself needs to be sent to Haiti (indeed, such food aid has recently been so tied up in bureaucratic red tape that containers of it have rotted on the dock while the endless papers are filed to release it). Subsidized food prices would be helpful.
My own experience in Haiti is that the churches are truly the grassroots organizations that are best positioned to meet people at their point of need, because they know their communities well. They can also work more swiftly than larger organizations because they are "leaner" and more efficient. I strongly urge anyone who has church connections in Haiti to contact them and see how they can partner to provide financial relief to the local community through the church. If you don't have such a connection and want to help anyway, I would be glad to help you make a connection. My mission focus is on the island of La Gonave (truly the "sticks" and the poorest of the poor, even by Haitian standards), but I also have an excellent ministry contact in Pignon, which is in the central plains of Haiti, where there is also no shortage of poverty and need. Let's all stop fussing and criticizing, and do something constructive instead! NPR has my permission to share my e-mail address with anyone who is genuinely interested in helping with relief in Haiti.
im sick of the ignorance and the miss leading comments of haitian americans that are hideing from the country the love so much and demonizeing the country they are hideing in. i.e. the usa. i ahte the stupidity of americans thinking in there black and white views as well i live in haiti and trust me if they werent killing and looting because of food prices it would be something elese this is the culture and mentality of many people within haiti, everytime something happens they dont like they use it as an excuse to say people are attacking them or to steal and destroy


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Once you've determined how much area needs to be covered, you'll need to check out the strength of the outside signal. Wherever you find the strongest signal is where you'll install the outside antenna.
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Unlike with cell phone boosters for cars, there are several different types of outside antennas to consider. An omnidirectional antenna is ideal for urban or suburban areas where the outside signal is strong but the inside signal is weak or non-existent. This is because it can receive signals from all directions and has a short range. Its main objective is to pump the outside signal inside.
A directional antenna is ideal for rural areas where the weak signal is the result of being too far from the cell tower. It has a much higher forward gain than an omnidirectional antenna. The best directional antennas have a forward gain of 14 dBi, which is like the difference between binoculars and a telescope. It can see much further, but it has to be pointed in the right direction to be effective.
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Home cell phone boosters have two coax cables. The longest one leads from the antenna to the signal booster, while the shorter one leads from the signal booster to the inside antenna. You want to keep the length of the outside cable as short as possible, because the signal strength decreases by up to 3.9 dB for every 100 feet of cable. When you consider that every 3 dB change in a signal represents an exponential increase or decrease, cord length is important.
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The McClymonds Warriors basketball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Oakland Tech by a score of 63-52.
(March 1, 2012: Oakland, CA 94607) The McClymonds Warriors (Oakland, CA) basketball felled the visiting Oakland Tech Bulldogs (Oakland, CA), 63-52 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Warriors (17-10) will now prepare for their test against Castlemont (Oakland, CA). The Knights go into the non-league test with a 14-8 record. In their last test, Castlemont defeated Skyline (Oakland, CA), 75-68, in a non-league test.
The Bulldogs now own a 14-13 record.


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