NEW YORK â As its hurricane relief donations near the $1 billion mark, more than double all other charities combined, the American Red Cross is encountering sharp criticism of its efforts and mounting pressure to share funds with smaller groups.ack then the Red Cross raised about $1.1 billion â its record so far for a single disaster â but the organization was assailed when donors belatedly learned that $200 million of their gifts were being earmarked to prepare for future crises rather than to help victims.
The English term schmaltz is derived from Yiddish, and is cognate with the German term Schmalz, meaning rendered animal fat, regardless of sourceâboth tallow and lard are considered forms of Schmalz in German, as is clarified butter. However, English usage tends to follow Yiddish, where it means poultry fat.
Sehnsucht (German pronunciation: [ËzeËnËzÊxt]) is a German noun translated as longing, pining, yearning, or craving, or in a wider sense a type of intensely missing. However, Sehnsucht is difficult to translate adequately [citation needed] and describes a deep emotional state. Its meaning is similar to the Portuguese word Saudade, or the Romanian word dor. Sehnsucht is a compound word, originating from an ardent longing or yearning (das Sehnen) and a long or lingering illness (das Siechtum). [not in citation given] However, these words do not adequately encapsulate the full meaning of their resulting compound, even when considered together.