surf, away from the incoming waves. Along the shoreline as it moves in and out. Evanne does the same, yelling she is a sandpiper, a sandpiper, a sandpiper, running up to the foam as it leaves, away from the surf as it arrives, in and out, up and down following the shore. It is a perfect imitation as she jogs and bobs with them, her little body in perfect mimic of the tiny birds.

They are redubbed Evannebirds.

It may be too much for Beth, the heat or the distance or the incline of the shore and we turn back, passing a couple kissing by the surf. In the distance, the observatory, small like a newly popped mushroom. The closer we get the more people we pass, then chairs, towelsHaitian ex-dictator Duvalier misses court date

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, wanted for corruption, misappropriation and embezzlement, failed to show up in court as scheduled on Thursday.

A crowd of about a hundred supporters and critics meanwhile took the streets in downtown Port-au-Prince.

Duvalier, former president for life of the impoverished Caribbean nation, was kicked out of power on February 7, 1986 after nearly 30 years of dictatorship inherited from his father, the late "Papa Doc" Francois Duvalier.

Duvalier's lawyers went to court in his place and handed the judge a letter explaining his absence.

The contents of the letter were not disclosed, but one of the defense attorneys said it was "reckless" for the judge to summon Duvalier on February 7, exactly 27 years to the day since his ouster.

"This date carries