Word: soleil
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...returned to Haiti, after living for almost 29 years in New York City, as have leaders of the hitherto outlawed Communist and Socialist parties. Colonel Octave Cayard, who in 1970 led a failed coast guard mutiny against the Duvaliers, also arrived earlier this month. The church-run Radio Soleil has counseled Haitians to be patient. One of its oft-aired Creole adages: "Being in a hurry doesn't make the day break." That may be true, but the Haitian people are not likely to wait much longer for meaningful signs of change...
Haiti's international air terminal, which had been closed for six days, reopened. Schools, shut down since Jan. 8, were also given permission to open their doors. So was the popular station Radio Soleil, run by the Roman % Catholic Church, which had helped guide the burgeoning opposition that finally toppled Duvalier and remains a powerful force in the transition...
...John Paul II, who criticized the Duvalier regime and assured the downtrodden population "I am with you." One day after the July referendum, a 78-year-old Belgian-born priest was beaten to death by thugs. Three other priests, including the director of the Catholic-run radio station Radio Soleil, were expelled from the country in July...
...food dealer, he went to Switzerland at age 16 to learn the art of French cuisine. Years later in New York, Kobayashi ("Masa" to his friends) transformed Le Plaisir into one of the city's most prestigious restaurants. In 1981 he became master chef at the Auberge du Soleil in California's Napa Valley. Two years later, he opened Masa's in San Francisco, a restaurant so popular there was a 21-day wait for reservations...
...apartments that were cut out to the top of the building, where they command a better view and higher prices. The blue grid on the south side of the building adds not only color but also shade, in the manner of Le Corbusier's famous brise-soleil, or sun baffle. "If you try to be different," says Fort-Brescia, "be sure that it functions right. My father was a developer. We know better than to fool around with costs and construction schedules...