Comments on: Haiti & Avatar – updates. http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/haiti-avatar-updates Jer Thorp | There is an art to evolution... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: @paul_houle http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/haiti-avatar-updates/comment-page-1#comment-1595 @paul_houle Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:07:19 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=1012#comment-1595 I paid $11.50 to see Avatar in 3D, and I think that's the only way to see it. Seriously, there's as big a question about the ability of a country like Haiti to absorb aid compared to the ability of a country to put it to use. Aristide, for instance, wanted $25B in reparations from France, but a government of Haiti's maturity is able to do only one thing with that kind of money: steal it. In the short term, Haitians need food and shelter. In the long term, they need a robust economy and resilient society; experience proves that's something money can't buy. I paid $11.50 to see Avatar in 3D, and I think that's the only way to see it.

Seriously, there's as big a question about the ability of a country like Haiti to absorb aid compared to the ability of a country to put it to use. Aristide, for instance, wanted $25B in reparations from France, but a government of Haiti's maturity is able to do only one thing with that kind of money: steal it.

In the short term, Haitians need food and shelter. In the long term, they need a robust economy and resilient society; experience proves that's something money can't buy.

]]> By: andrea http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/haiti-avatar-updates/comment-page-1#comment-1526 andrea Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:16:54 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=1012#comment-1526 people are silly. you did great work - providing context (exactly like you said) for numbers that are otherwise difficult to fathom. and also 'context' in the sense that Avatar is 'like so hot' right now, it relates two things that are in people's minds at the moment from reality and fantasy. after all, we're not all data analysts. people are silly.

you did great work – providing context (exactly like you said) for numbers that are otherwise difficult to fathom. and also 'context' in the sense that Avatar is 'like so hot' right now, it relates two things that are in people's minds at the moment from reality and fantasy.

after all, we're not all data analysts.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Haiti & Avatar – updates. | blprnt.blg -- Topsy.com http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/haiti-avatar-updates/comment-page-1#comment-1524 Tweets that mention Haiti & Avatar – updates. | blprnt.blg -- Topsy.com Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:18:25 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=1012#comment-1524 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Marsattac and Mikko Hynninen, RSLN mag. RSLN mag said: L'aide totale à #Haïti et la dette US: nouvelle comparaison (et précision méthodo sur l'échelle Avatar) chez @blprnt http://bit.ly/5G0fpS [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Marsattac and Mikko Hynninen, RSLN mag. RSLN mag said: L'aide totale à #Haïti et la dette US: nouvelle comparaison (et précision méthodo sur l'échelle Avatar) chez @blprnt http://bit.ly/5G0fpS [...]

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