On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter’s scale struck the Haitian Capital of Port-au-prince, with its epicenter in Carrefour. As the images and reports started trickling in by Internet, airwaves or television, all the members of the Haitian American medical community knew immediately that their skills would be needed in that time of great misery and despair. The question was not whether but when and how soon we could be there assisting our brothers and sisters in distress. Simultaneously, the workers’ unions and the city and state politicians expressed interest in participating in the massive relief effort that soon became obviously imperative.

Konbit Pou Ayiti (People Working Together for Haiti)

The Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad NY needs support with their efforts to provide much needed medical services to the people of Haiti. (please feel free to forward...they are already on the ground in Haiti providing services).

By Eliot Van Buskirk

Two cable powerhouses announced an ambitious pilot program Wednesday that aims to convince their customers that, actually, TV on the web should not be free.

With a service called TV Everywhere, Comcast and Time Warner will give cable subscribers access “premium” television content via broadband, and later cellphone connections. To begin with, 5,000 Comcast subscribers will begin testing the system next month, giving them access to Time Warner’s TBS and TNT channels on their computers, and the same channels’ video-on-demand catalogs on their cable boxes.