The first fully ocean going ship in Europe, the Carrack is a four-masted vessel developed in the Mediterranean during the 15th century, and later used throughout Europe.
Through a sample of linguistic case studies focusing on Haitian Creole morphosyntax, we will explore Creolization from a cognitive, historical and comparative perspective.
The coastal communities, including some right here in Louisiana, that are already making plans to leave behind the places they've called home for generations and head for higher ground.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: A Nor'easter occurs within the most crowded coastline of the United States, the northeast and they can occur any time of year but are most common between the months of September and April.
Long before he became a star defensive lineman and running back, years before he earned the prestigious title of Mr. Football for the state of Ohio, Cass struggled simply to survive in the nation of Haiti.
The U.S. State Department says violent crime like armed robbery is common in Haiti and that responses to emergency calls are either limited or they don't happen at all.
Later in the afternoon, there will be a few scattered showers. By midnight it will become cloudy in most areas and there will be heavy rain with winds becoming strong and reaching gale force along the coast.
I've worked in disaster zones in the past. I've worked in post- earthquake Haiti. I've worked in South America. I've worked in East Africa and this feels like a culmination of - - of all of them.
You will hear two biology students called Helen and Colin talking about the report they're writing on their recent filed trip to a seaside area called Rocky Bay.