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...duty in the face of disaster is not just to be kind but to be sensible. When a soldier, however brave, runs into enemy fire without a plan or shield, his death isn't just a loss; it's a waste. The same is true of all those who want to help but wind up getting in the way, a distraction neither the victims nor the professionals can afford. Chances are that if the 82nd Airborne can't get food to the tent city fast enough, your food bank can't either. On its website, Samaritan's Purse asks aspiring...
Chevalier was right about one thing, however. The cookies did keep me going. I felt no loss of energy or strength and no unbearable hunger pangs...
...time I left Haiti, my belt was two notches tighter. But I wouldn't recommend the cookies as a weight-loss regimen. For starters, they taste like cardboard. Literally. Even Nicole Menage, the WFP procurement director, admitted that the cookies are "probably not extremely delicious." I had been especially unlucky in that my batch was made in Ecuador. Menage said the next Haiti-bound shipment would be coming from Turkey and have a bit more flavor. Alas, it's vanilla...
...Poitras, it's important to try to understand al-Qaeda - something the U.S. government "still doesn't quite know" to do. "They feel a bit at a loss understanding what the threat is," she says. Perhaps that will change if and when the film is released in the U.S. - she's trying to secure a distribution deal for the spring. If anything, the movie is sure to garner attention...
...regular season. Harvard skated to a 3-0 victory over the Saints back in November, improving its overall head-to-head record against St. Lawrence to 27-11-5. But the Crimson’s last faceoff against the Golden Knights ended in a tight 1-0 loss...