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23 SEPTEMBER 2008
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THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Work, I'm persuaded, is the root and source and
origin of all health and happiness, provided of
course that one rides work as a man rides a
great horse, in a spirited and independent way;
not a drudge, but a man with spurs to his
heels.
Virginia Woolf
(1882-1941)
English Writer
REMEMBERING
FRANCOIS DUVALIER
By Robert Noel
Some extracts
Duvalier who was a medical Doctor yet history judged him to be the
most stupid president Haiti ever had. He was an instrument of
darkness, keeping the Haitian people behind. He was an emissary of
the devil doing the bidding of the kingdom of darkness. Under his
regime, Haitians had no standing in the world. Haitians were treated
as dirt, as trash around the world just because of him.
Yes he was feared by many, that was his legacy; that was what he
brought to the country as a leader. Everything that will abase the
human spirit, he used to keep the Haitian people under control;
whatever the cost. He treated the Haitians people as trash... A leader
is the sum total of the people. During his reign young Haitians were so
badly treated by their peers that they were committing suicide. The
stain that he left on the Haitian people will not be easily erased.
Robert Noel
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HAITI TODAY
AP & MIAMI HERALD PHOTOS
PORT DE PAIX, HAITI
PORT DE PAIX, HAITI
PORT DE PAIX, HAITI
Gonaives, Haiti
.
Gonaives, Haiti
Raboteau (Gonaives), HAITI
Gonaives, HAITI
Pulling a cadaver
Gonaives, Haiti
Gonaives, Haiti
Holding a dead daughter
Gonaives, Haiti
Haiti personified.
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Dear Carl,
I just finished reading CARL’S CORNER of Monday 22 September 2008
and love the piece you printed from Dr. Gérard Férère.
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The story is all over Progressive Talk Radio today about the Mc Cain
campaign sending absentee ballot applications to registered
Democrats or people that have donated to Obama's campaign. These
ballots are deliberately misleading and have postage paid return
addresses that are for an election clerk that is outside of your city or
town. What this will end up doing is either having your vote not
counted, or if you return one of these, they will cite you for election
fraud, saying that you already voted absentee. These ballots are only
being sent out in 'purple states' and this is a big deal.. This is called
voter caging, and is a huge problem.
The McCain campaign is stealing this election as we speak. Please get
this information out to as many people as you can ,and tell anyone
you know who has received one of these ballots that they need to
contact their city election clerk or the supervisor of elections
immediately. Also call the local media and let them know what is
going on.
The main stream media is never going to cover this so we have to
depend on our ground campaign to get the word out to our voters.
Carl’s Corner
Editorial Choice
Do yourself a favor,
read a book.
Miami Herald Sunday September 21, 2008
By LEONARD PITTS JR.
[email protected]
Of course, we all have questions for Sarah Palin:
Does she actually think living across the Bering Strait from
Russia constitutes foreign policy expertise? Does she really
take the parable of Adam and Eve as literal truth? How,
exactly, does one field dress a moose? And why would one
want to?
My first question, though, would not be one of those. I'd
simply ask which books she wants to ban -- and why.
Yes, there's a list of titles floating around the Internet right
now, but it's a fake. It is, however, established fact that our
would-be vice president has in the past tried to pull books off
library shelves.
The New York Times reports that as a member of the City
Council of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin complained to colleagues
about a book called Daddy's Roommate, described in
promotional material as being ''for and about the children of
lesbian and gay parents.'' Laura Chase, who ran Palin's
campaign for mayor, explained that the book was harmless
and suggested Palin read it.
Chase told The Times that Palin replied she ``didn't need to
read that stuff. It was disturbing that someone would be
willing to remove a book from the library and she didn't even
read it.''
Later, as mayor, Palin reportedly asked the town's librarian
three times whether she would agree to remove controversial
books from the shelves. Three times, the librarian refused.
Palin fired her, but eventually bowed to public pressure and
gave the woman her job back.
''I'm still proud of Sarah,'' said Chase, ``but she scares the
“bejeebers” out of me.''
And in that context, it seems apropos that next week is
Banned Books Week.
As you doubtless know, that's the week set aside each year
by the American Library Association to bring attention to
attempts by some of us to regulate what others of us may
read. The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom reports that it
has seen 9,700 ''challenges'' -- a challenge is defined as a
formal written request to remove a book from a library
because the content offends or is deemed inappropriate -since 1990. Chillingly, the office suggests that's probably an
undercount. It estimates that for every challenge reported,
four or five are not.
So Palin has company, to say the least.
Count among that number the woman from a Cuban exile
group who bragged to a Miami Herald reporter how in 2006
she checked out and kept an elementary school library book
she felt painted too rosy a picture of life on that communist
island. Like Palin, she thought she had good reason. Wouldbe book banners always do.
I'm reminded of how someone challenged me the other day
on my contention that anti-intellectualism has overtaken this
land. I mentioned by way of example Palin's Bible literalism,
but really, there's so much more. There's the ''Jay Walking''
segment on Leno. There's this notion that ''elite'' is a fourletter word. There's the White House's censorship and
politicization of science. There's the recent survey which
found that more people can name all five Simpsons than all
five freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment.
And there's this: as many as 50,000 incidents since 1990 in
which a book was forced to justify its existence. We're
talking books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
books like The Color Purple, books like Harry Potter and,
yes, books like Daddy's Roommate, books that offended
because they expressed ideas that made someone
uncomfortable. As if any other kind of idea was worth
expressing.
We are becoming the stupid giant of planet Earth: richer than
Midas, mightier than Thor, dumber than rocks. Which makes
us a danger to the planet -- and to ourselves. This country
cannot continue to prosper and to embrace stupidity. The
two are fundamentally incompatible.
So do us all a favor: Annoy Sarah Palin. For goodness sake,
read.
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Thursday 18 september 2008
Leyla and the Medicine Women
Her instrument is:
"this mermaid whose hair can sing
this cross to bear a wooden box
half hourglass half hollowness
restraining resonant air
to know what is not woman
not thing but voice
and with the audience
mute as a landscape
to let it scream"
Ramon C. Sunico ~"Cello poem"
"I believe we all have a voice that can be found through
playing an instrument."
Leyla McCalla
Recent NYU graduate Leyla McCalla studied cello
performance and chamber music with some of the best
musicians in New York City. "I had amazing teachers who
inspired me to pursue a musical career", she says. Playing
the cello for the past 15 years, she has honed her skills
working with an eclectic mix of musicians. This young
cellist's musical adventures have so far included creative
residencies in New York City, a journey to Peru to
participate in a Jazz Festival, a teaching post with the Noel
Pointer Foundation and a schedule of gigs in venues such as
the Cornelia Street Cafe and Carnegie Hall, with Gil ScottHeron and Mos Def at the JVC Jazz Festival. Much to the
delight of Washingtonians, she will be performing this weekend at the Kennedy Center in D.C. with Mos Def's big band,
Amino Alkaline Orchestra.
I was delighted to catch Leyla's performance with Medicine
Woman last night at the Tea Lounge, a funky jazz cafe in the
Slope.
With Medicine Women Leyla McCalla (cello), Deborah C.
Smith (guitar), and Liz Hanley (fiddle). The three
instrumentalists are also talented vocalists with voices and
tones as diverse as their onstage personalities: Deborah's is
sultry, tinged with mischief; mellowness emanates from
Leyla's; and Liz's voice, moving and poignant, is perfectly
suited to the ballads she sings.
Experimenting with blues, folk, afro-beat, funk and jazz,
Medicine Woman (founded by Deborah C. Smith and Leyla
McCalla), draws its musical inspiration from the traditional
songs of Ireland, Africa, Haiti and the Americas. Acoustic
guitars, cello and drums comprise the foundation for its
deep grooves. For the last three years, the ensemble has
performed live at Pete's Candy Store, Bembe, Rose Live
Music, Zebulon, and other clubs in New York City.
Deborah introduces the band: the name Medicine Woman
was chosen to honor women who were entrusted with the
art of healing. As stated by Deborah: The art of being a
Medicine Woman has not been lost. Each Nation, tribe and
village had medicine people; whether male or female was
of no consequence. Children who were born with the gift of
healing were taken by the medicine person as a young child
and taught healing ways. They were taught to recognize
the healing plants, trees, roots, berries and wild herbs.
They were taught to make music.
And what lovely music they make! The band delivered a
strong and diverse set. These musicians have an expressive
onstage chemistry as they entwine rhythms and grooves into
a moving sound-journey, blending a variety of styles with a
funky vibe! My favorite piece? The sweet-flowing Dog Days
of Summer, a beautiful, breezy tune. I was also thrilled by
Daddy, a Sammy Kaye cabaret song interpreted seductively
by alluring Deborah and waif-like Liz to thunderous
applause!
Hey, Daddy, I want a diamond ring, bracelets, everything
Daddy, you oughta get the best for me
Hey, Daddy, gee, don't I look swell in sables?
Clothes with Paris labels?
Daddy, you oughta get the best for me
I also loved the heartfelt Deep Elem Blues which closed the
second set and had members of the audience dancing (yes,
including moi !)) and tapping their feet while singing along:
Once I had a girlfriend, she meant the world to me
She went down to Deep Elem, now she ain't what she used to be
Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues...
True 'Medicine Women", these young women play to bring
joy and in their own words, "to share the love". Hey, I'll take
some! Ain't ever enough of that going around. ...
Dog Days of Summer
in the dog days of summer hope floats on sparks of light
between young lovers a walk in the park a kiss in the dark
and you know my heart is true its a long time comin' and
its a stretch but its also the best of summer lovin' a walk in
the park a kiss in the dark and its only me and you don't
you wonder sometimes bout sound and vision both
contribute to your decision but simple is as simple does go
head and meditate on that one love...
Michèle Voltaire Marcelin
FRENCH
LA N GU A GE
José Maria Carl-Henri Christophe FOMBRUN
La Ballade Des Gens Heureux
et
Si J’étais Président…
VOIR ET ÉCOUTER VIDÉO
http://www.dailymotion.com/related/xry00_la-ballade-desgens-heureux_music/video/x2y6sv_gerard-lenorman-laballade-des-gens_music
Gérard Lenorman
La Ballade Des Gens Heureux
et
Si J’étais Président…
LE COIN DE CARL
PARLANT DE TOUT
ET DE RIEN
LES GENS HEUREUX…
Bonjour Miami, ses alentours et les « internôtres » qui
écoutent
et nous lisent à travers le monde.
CHAQUE JOUR EST À LUI SEUL UNE VIE.
Dieu, le travail et la liberté. Et bonjour, bonjour la vie,
bonjour l’amour,
moi’j vais bien et’j m’habitue.
Les gens heureux n’ont pas d’histoires…Les gens
heureux ils font l’histoire. La ballade des gens heureux sur
LE COIN DE CARL parlant de tout et de rien
continue, dans un verbe
d’arc-en-ciel .
Le temps poursuit sa marche et avec lui avance le monde,
espérons aussi Haiti.
Fondateur de Carl's Corner. Généalogie .
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~htiwgw/familles/fiches/0
49675.htm
LA PENSÉE
PERMANENTE
« Tu n’as qu’une Patrie au monde.
C’est toi-même. Chante pour elle
Et sois ton but, et sois ta vie.
Les déserts chanteront pour te répondre en chœur. »
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PHILOSOPHIQUEMENT
FOMBRUN
Mes mots du jour:
Tant que tu ne peux pardonner à autrui d'être
différent de toi, tu es encore bien loin du chemin de
la sagesse.
Femme, argent, et vin, ont leur
bien, et leur venin.
IL NOUS FAUT EN SORTIR
par Claude Moïse
«Il faut savoir planter des arbres dont on ne mangera pas les
olives et en être heureux. »
(Proverbe arabe)
Les malheurs qui frappent le pays sont de tous ordres,
politique et naturel. Ils sont de toutes les périodes. On en a
beaucoup dit, on s’est beaucoup apitoyé, et ce n’est pas fini. Il
y a ceux qui se font une spécialité de dépister les coupables,
ceux qui remontent au déluge pour trouver que nos deux
cents ans d’Indépendance n’ont été que gabegies, forfaitures
et crimes, sans se donner la peine de décrypter une histoire
complexe et riche avec sans doute de nombreux rendez-vous
manqués, mais aussi des tentatives réelles de décollage, de
modernisation. Modernisation manquée, disait Roger
Gaillard.
Aujourd’hui, on dirait que le sort s’acharne sur nous. Après les
débauches politiciennes des cinq derniers mois, Haïti a eu
droit à une série cyclonique inédite. Une véritable conjunction
de désastres, résultat – il faut bien le reconnaître – de
décennies de gouvernabilité chaotique, de leadership
calamiteux. Faut-il se contenter des imprécations, des
anathèmes, des extravagances langagières et croire cerner
ainsi les causes de nos malheurs? Sans cesser de traquer les
responsabilités d’hier et d’aujourd’hui, il est sain de sortir des
jérémiades, des auto flagellations, des accusations faciles, de
l’amnésie historique pour oser regarder l’avenir en face,
quelque grimaçant soit-il.
Ce qui s’est produit là aura des consequences incalculables
pour le pays, aussi bien au point de vue économique et social
que politique et institutionnel. Certes, les secours d’urgence
et les mesures énergiques gouvernementales vont dans le
sens du rétablissement de la normalité dans la vie
quotidienne du peuple haïtien. Mais quel niveau de
normalité? Sauver des vies, donner à manger à des centaines
de milliers de compatriotes aujourd’hui et demain, oui. Et
c’est déjà une gageure quand on connaît la situation de
dénuement de la collectivité nationale placée dans une
dépendance extrême. Puis, on l’a répété jusqu’à plus soif, de
quoi sera fait après demain? C’est à cette question que les
responsables et les citoyens doivent chercher réponse sans
délai, sans prendre prétexte de l’urgence de secourir des gens
en détresse.
Repenser Haïti collectivement amène à aborder un ensemble
de questions portant, qu’on le veuille ou non, sur la
gouvernance, l’organisation de l’État, l’instauration de l’État
de droit, le minimum démocratique incompressible. Je signale
en passant la courageuse critique de la loi sur l’État d’urgence
du RNDDH (lire ci-contre) comme un acte de responsabilité.
Plus généralement et dans peu de temps doit se poser élections obligent – la question du rétablissement de la
confiance dans les acteurs politiques. On doit pouvoir évaluer
leur capacité de renouveler la pensée et le discours politique,
de penser une stratégie commune de stabilisation politique;
de faire montre d’une vision synthétique globale, d’élaborer
des propositions con- crètes, de projets réalistes pour le pays;
de leur volonté d’établir un dialogue de qualité entre les
différentes composantes de la classe politique, de la société
civile et de la communauté internationale, de modifier leur
comportement pour atteindre un haut niveau d’éthique. Ce
qui revient à se demander : «Comment apprend-on à vivre
ensemble, avec nos points de vue différents ? Quel prix
accepte-t-on de payer pour la démocratie?».
On sent monter du fond de la conscience patriotique la
nécessité de transcender les clivages pour une prise en
compte globale du drame national, pour l’élaboration de
solutions durables. À côté des initiatives de solidarite
exemplaire, des idées et propositions fusent de partout
L’important est de savoir comment fédérer toutes les bonnes
volontés, toutes les énergies et les compétences disponibles?
Il est non moins important de prêter une attention
particulière à la contribution des spécialistes d’ici et de la
diaspora. Il ne suffit pas d’avoir des idées, il faut penser. La
proposition de l’économiste Jean-Eric Paul (Le Matin, 15
septembre) de création d’une Banque nationale de
développement a particulièrement retenu l’attention. De
nombreuses réactions positives et enthousiastes ont salué le
sérieux et l’originalité de cette proposition. Les débats sont
ouverts qui pourraient également porter sur l’opportunité de
regrouper des chercheurs de diverses disciplines dans une
institution apparentée à un Conseil national de la recherché
scientifique. Cet organisme qui relèverait d’un secrétariat
d’État pourrait devenir un espace privilégié de collaboration
entre des spécialistes haïtiens du pays et de la diaspora. Est-ce
une utopie? Plus un pays est dépourvude ressources
naturelles plus il devra miser sur ses ressources humaines,
autrement dit sur l’intelligence, sur la mise en oeuvre de la
rationalité. «Il faut arrêter de considérer nos chercheurs et
écrivains comme des fous qui prêchent dans le désert»,
écrivait très justement Roody Edmé dans son édito du 15
septembre. Faufiler d’abord, coudre ensuite, comme disait ma
grand-mère pour signifier le rapport entre la pensée et
l’action.
Reconstruire Haïti est une oeuvre de longue haleine, un projet
de plusieurs générations. L’essentiel est de savoir que l’on
s’engage sur la bonne voie. Il est arrivé le temps des idéesforce, des projets de rêve, du volontarisme.
Claude Moise
Editorial LE MATIN
21 Septembre 2008
RE ÇU DE
JANINE DU QUÉBEC
Carl,
Je suis de celles qui voudraient savoir où ces belles photos
publiées sur le COIN DE CARL du Lundi 22 Septembre 2008 par
Taina Claude ont été prises et à quelle époque ?
J'admire le courage et la détermiantion d'un tel projet, car
reboiser Haïti est un acte de courage, un travail titanesque
qui urge, il faut l'avouer.
Cependant, la question que je me pose : par quoi faut-il
remplacer le charbon, si on veut que le paysan cesse de
déboiser ? Il faut y penser avant même de commencer à
planter ces arbres.
Tous mes compliments à ceux qui se lancent dans cet
extraordinaire projet.
Amitiés,
Janine
REÇU DE
Carole Malval Hollant
Au sujet de l’Adieu de Gérard Fombrun
sur le COIN DE CARL du
Jeudi 18 Septembre 2008.
LA PORTE DU PARADIS
Bien Cher ami Carl,
J'ai pris du temps pour t'écrire à propos des voeux de Gérard. Je les ai
relus , j'ai revu mon ami Gérard qui a eu beaucoup de chagrin à la
mort de Pepe Bayard! Il a aussi fait l'éloge de Pepe et les larmes sont
montées au yeux de tous. Il a cette faciliteé de langage pour
s'exprimer quand il aime vraiment quelqu'un.
Mais nous savons tous que don Gérard est un homme très fort, il n'a
que trop peur d'avoir peur , mais avec l'environnement dans lequel il
vit , il a créé son propre paradis , il est entouré d'abord de Nicole qui si
gentiment a le don de lui rendre les choses faciles , les inspirations
agréables pour faire de belles choses, de ses fils Charles Edouard et
Jerry qui ont pris la relève avec la délicatesse de le garder encore
comme le maître penseur, ils ne font rien sans le consulter.
L'ambiance etant si agréable pour lui et surtout avec Dominique qui a
dirigé avec tant de talent le Moulin , Mimi et Régine qui sont loins
mais en même temps très proches de lui , je crois que Gérard aurait
aimé s'en aller mais il ne trouve pas comment le faire. Le Bon Dieu
aura donc décidé de le garder parmi nous. Quel bonheur!
Gérard , je te défends de parler de ta mort, tu n'en n'as pas le droit , Il
te faudra d'abord demander la permission à tous ceux qui t'aiment et
quand tu en auras la réponse , alors, tu sauras quoi faire!
Carole
IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE
EN EL RINCON DE
don Carlo
Miami
El GOLPE DE LOS HURACANES
La Habana dice que las pérdidas pueden ser de 10.000 millones
Según datos oficiales, las viviendas dañadas superan el medio millón.
La televisión cubana aseguró este viernes que los huracanes Ike y
Gustav arrasaron medio millón de viviendas y dejaron "grandes
daños" en la agricultura y las obras de infraestructuras que pueden
ascender hasta 10.000 millones de dólares, reportó EFE.
El programa Mesa Redonda, que habitualmente expresa la posición
del gobierno sobre diversos temas, informó que las pérdidas
"implican miles de millones de dólares para el país".
"Hay expertos que calculan entre 3.000, algunos hablan de 10.000
millones de dólares como consecuencia directa del paso del
fenómeno natural", indicó el conductor del programa Randy Alonso.
Durante su paso de este a oeste de la Isla entre el domingo y el
martes, el huracán Ike afectó 323.809 viviendas, con 42.931 con
derrumbes totales, además de dejar decenas de miles de hectáreas
arrasadas y severos daños en las infraestructuras.
El presidente del Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda, Víctor Ramírez,
dijo en el programa que si a las 90.000 viviendas afectadas en Pinar
del Río y 20.000 en la Isla de la Juventud por el huracán Gustav, el
pasado 30 de agosto, se suman las afectaciones por la tormenta
tropical Fay y las lluvias intensas en la región oriental, la cifra de
viviendas dañadas llega a 514.865.
"De ellas, derrumbes totales: 91.254, derrumbes parciales: 88.108,
totales de techo: 118.364 y parciales de techo: 195.359", detalló
Ramírez. Ramírez dijo que en los últimos siete años más de un millón
de viviendas en el país han sufrido afectaciones por el paso de
fenómenos tropicales. "Prácticamente, el 29% del fondo del país",
señaló.
Economistas consultados por EFE aseguran que la inusual coincidencia
de dos poderosos huracanes en sólo diez días ha causado la mayor
catástrofe natural y económica derivada de un fenómeno
climatológico en la historia cubana.
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UNICEF:
Hay cerca de 2,5 millones de desplazados en la Isla
La organización ha aportado un total de 180.000 dólares para paliar la
situación de la infancia.
AFP/ Panamá. Los huracanes que azotaron Cuba provocaron la
evacuación 2,5 millones de personas y dejaron pérdidas materiales de
entre 3 y 4 billones de dólares, informó el viernes la oficina regional
de UNICEF con sede en Panamá.
Según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia
(UNICEF), además de los 2,5 millones desplazados, que se encuentran
viviendo en casas de parientes o en albergues temporales, han
quedado parcial o totalmente destruidas centenares de escuelas,
cientos de miles de casas, hospitales, la red eléctrica y varias
carreteras de la Isla.
"UNICEF ha sido la primera agencia de Naciones Unidas en aportar
fondos para ayudar a Cuba a sobrellevar esta emergencia", dijo
Viviana Limpias, representante adjunta de UNICEF en Cuba.
La organización hizo público que hasta la fecha ha aportado un total
de 180.000 dólares de sus fondos de emergencia para paliar la
situación de la infancia en la Isla tras los huracanes.
Los fondos se utilizarán para reparar escuelas y hogares maternos que
acogen a mujeres embarazadas en situación de riesgo, así como para
rehabilitar el acceso al agua potable y el saneamiento.
"Sin embargo, se necesita mucha más ayuda, sobre todo teniendo en
cuenta que se prevén varios huracanes más en los próximos meses",
dice UNICEF en el comunicado.
Entre las necesidades más urgentes, según la organización, se
encuentran además de víveres y agua, bidones, utensilios de cocina,
colchones, ropa de cama, toallas y filtros de agua.
Limpias también manifestó su preocupación por la educación y el
retraso del inicio de las clases, "pues muchas de las escuelas que se
mantienen en pie están sirviendo de albergues en este momento".
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