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...Haitian people taking care of the money, they will only take care of their clan," says Osnel Smythe, 37, a security guard who earns a decent wage of about $200 a month. "The international community could put $8 billion into Haiti and nothing will work correctly." This was exemplified with reports after the earthquake of government-affiliated community leaders selling coupons for food aid intended to be free. Haiti is one of the 10 most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International's world index of corruption. The government has yet to earn the trust of the people...
...York Times for such coverage. But most journalists and non-Catholics derive no satisfaction at all from seeing these events unfold. The horror at the victims' suffering drives the narrative. But this is also a tale of human failings - both moral and administrative - by some who may otherwise be decent people, causing grave damage to a worldwide church that does good and offers comfort to millions. (See the Vatican's struggle for damage control...
...local cops who had plundered them at will in the past. And then an extraordinary thing happened: the shura turned into the sort of town-council meeting that you'd see anywhere in the world. One of the elders stood and presented a list of requests - more schools, a decent hospital, paved roads, repair of the irrigation system. "We don't need you to cooperate with the work," the elder concluded. "We know how to work...
...visual art is not essential for learning graphic design. “Before high school, I only dabbled in drawing, and never took a formal art class in high school,” Guo said. “Anyone can do graphic design, as long as they have a decent aesthetic sense.” For further inspiration, designers like Hsieh often look to the Internet. “You can search for design and typographic trends,” he said. “There are websites which compile user creations, like Webdesigner Depot, Graphic DesignBlog and Web Designer...
...Making the tag] is a decent play when the ball’s hit to your backhand and you have to make the long throw,” Walsh said, “but it got [Reynolds] out of sync, and he’s gotta throw the ball across the diamond. You wish you played on turf all the time, because then you would have known to one-hop it over there...