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Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>Just heard from Mercy & Sharing, our partners in Haiti. The children and staff are safe, though they have only enough food and medicine for about a week. The markets have been closed in Port-Au-Prince, so this could become a concern. Emile said earlier today that he feels things will get better soon because of the peacekeepers. Everyone's taking it day by day.</div><div><br></div><div>Tim</div><div><br></div><div><html>On Apr 10, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Timothy Falconer wrote:</html><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> Hi John,<div><br></div><div>I'm waiting to hear from the school to learn of the children in our pilot. I just got off the phone with Emile, our chief mentor in Haiti, who is staying in the countryside until things come down. Our pilot is effectively on hold due to safety concerns. I'll update you when I hear more about the children, who are close to the area of the protests.</div><div><br></div><div>For those that don't know ... here are two YouTube videos that should catch your attention:</div><div><br></div><div>Crowds in the streets:</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=FK9mskqzKcg">http://youtube.com/watch?v=FK9mskqzKcg</a></font></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Peacekeepers with rubber bullets outside the presidential palace:</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=JPYBEJnsb0M">http://youtube.com/watch?v=JPYBEJnsb0M</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Take care,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tim</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Timothy Falconer</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Waveplace Foundation</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://waveplace.com">http://waveplace.com</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">610-797-3100</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:27 AM, John Kintree wrote:<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Two of the XO laptops that my wife, daughter, and I donated</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">went to children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At least four people</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">have been killed in Haiti recently during riots over rapidly</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">rising food prices.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We are concerned for the safety of those</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">children.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div></blockquote></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Olpc-open mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org">Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>