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Tim Heufeld wrote an article "God is in the house" in deed HE is. For the last three decades U2 has written songs of faith, hope and love going thru phases as most Christians do. Tim pointed out that on two albums "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "No Line on the Horizon" could be considered as U2's grounded works.
U2 360 Show in Denver had a couple of interesting dynamics going on; of course it was the first show back in the USA after a long winter break. Fans with bend up emotions seemed a bit flat or were it the idea that the Rapture was to happen during the show period; secretly I have over heard some fans longing for it to be true. The ultimate U2, with faith and an MP3 player on her side, she waits the coming of the LORD (hum new lyric)
Bono and the Boys never claimed to have lock on faith, love and God, only that one should find peace and why not in God, true that Christians look at U2 and wonder how they can be Christian with drinking, and partying and well frankly enjoying life. Clearly how can they be? Simply put God is in everyone and how you choose to live your life is really a choice you make, it's not mine or yours to say this person is more God like we are all in God's image. U2 only provides the tools for you to make your own choice. We looked over Tim's U2 Rapture Playlist and believe its worth a listen. Try it -
Just one last thought the Denver show take a look at this video, is Bono suggesting that this is the end of time, or was it just part of the song. Ether way it was very interesting to see for the first time on this stage Bono reaching his hand across the bridge to The Edge. The trusses never touch and Bono drops a flower, what symbolism; what poetic faith.
Bono: My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love.
10. "Tomorrow," October (1981)
Won't you come back tomorrow / Won't you be back tomorrow
Will you be back tomorrow / Can I sleep tonight
Open up, open up to the love of God / To the love of He who made the blind to see
He's coming back / He's coming back
I believe Him / Jesus is coming / I'm gonna be there
9. "Stateless," The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
I've got no home in this world / Just gravity, luck, and time
I've got no home in this world / Just you and you are not mine
Stateless / Weightless / Stateless
8. "A Sort of Homecoming," The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
And you know it's time to go / Through the sleet and driving snow
Across the fields of mourning / To a light that's in the distance
And you hunger for the time / Time to heal, desire, time
And your earth moves beneath / Your own dream landscape
7. "Last Night on Earth," POP (1997)
She feels the ground is giving way / But she thinks we're better off that way
The more you take the less you feel / The less you know the more you believe
The more you have, the more it takes today
You got to give it away / You got to give it away
Well, she don't care what it's worth
She's living like it's the last night on earth
6. "Gone," POP (1997)
You get to feel so guilty got so much for so little
Then you find that feeling just won't go away
You're holding on to every little thing so tightly
Till there's nothing left for you anyay
Goodbye, you can keep this suit of lights
I'm be up with the sun / I'm not coming down
5. "I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," No Line on the Horizon (2009) (Live U2360 Remix of course!)
It's not a hill, it's a mountain / As you start out the climb
Listen for me, I'll be shouting / We're gonna make it all the way to the light
But you now I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight
4. "Where the Streets Have No Name," Joshua Tree (1987)
Where the streets have no name / Where the streets have no name
We're still building, then burning down love / Burning down love
And when I go there I go there with you / It's all I can do
3. "Walk On," All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
Leave it behind
2. "Until the End of the World," Achtung Baby (1991)
Waves of regret and waves of joy / I reached out for the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait / 'Til the end of the world


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LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA Entrepreneur Association present the 2010 Entrepreneurs Conference, where students, investors and key industry innovators come together to share valuable insight on current topics in entrepreneurship, including emerging market trends, best practices for positioning start-ups to investors, and capitalizing on opportunities presented in an economic downturn. Now in its 25th year, the Entrepreneurs Conference is UCLA Anderson's largest student-organized event and will be held this year on May 7th at UCLA.
"Successful entrepreneurs are both creative, and tenacious in believing in their ideas and in the road to triumph," said Judy Olian, dean of Anderson School of Management. "The entrepreneurs featured at this conference have beaten the odds, and will inspire our students to follow their own entrepreneurial passions."
A highlight of the day's agenda is the Fast Pitch Competition, which provides 12 aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business idea in 60 seconds or less to a panel of distinguished investment professionals. The pitches will be judged for their quality and investment potential, and the winner will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize.
Dr. Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, and Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals and best-selling co-author of REWORK, will keynote the conference followed by industry-specific panels including food and beverage, brand development, digital media, fashion, new media, raising capital, microfinance, healthcare, green technology, mobile applications, real estate and sports marketing.
This year's EA conference is sponsored by Vistaprint and Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. For more information or to view the full schedule for this year's conference, please visit: http://www.uclamba.com/eac/2010/.
About the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management is an internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurial education and research. With a distinguished faculty as its cornerstone, the Center oversees activities that advance the theory and practice of entrepreneurship as well as the related fields of technology and innovation, venture capital and private equity, and social enterprise. Well known for the impact of its outreach programs, the Price Center fosters a spirit of innovation in individuals, enhances the managerial capacity of organizations, and prepares entrepreneurial leaders who will provide significant, sustainable and economic value to society.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,800 students enrolled in MBA, Fully-Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Global Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.

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Halle Berry reaches settlement on child support
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has approved a settlement between Halle Berry and her ex-boyfriend over child support payments for their 6-year-old daughter.
The agreement approved by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon on May 30 calls for Berry to pay ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry $16,000 a month or nearly $200,000 a year to support their daughter. The Oscar-winning actress will also pay for their daughter's tuition, but the former couple will split health care expenses.
The order also calls for Berry to pay her ex-boyfriend a retroactive payment of $115,000 and $300,000 to his attorneys to cover the costs of their custody dispute.
Berry and Aubry, a model, were involved in a custody dispute in 2012, and a judge blocked her from moving their daughter to France.
Gordon's order only affects child support payments.
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A visit to a 7,000-year-old tree launched photographer Rachel Sussman on a quest: to visit and document the oldest living organisms on earth. A decade later, she's collected her shots in a family album, The Oldest Living Things in the World. Ira speaks with Sussman and science writer Carl Zimmer about why and how some lives become so long. (Read more about one of the oldest living plants, the llareta, here.)


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The Family History Library Hosts Events in January.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ¾ Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with getting started in their research will be interested in a free Getting Started Research Series being held on Saturday, January 14, at the Family History Library. The classes will include:
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To view the class schedule online, go to www.familysearch.org. Classes will be held in the Main Floor classroom of the Family History Library. The library is located to the west of Temple Square on West Temple between North Temple and South Temple Streets in downtown Salt Lake City. On Saturdays, parking is free to library patrons and is located behind the Church History Museum. To register for these free classes, send an email to email@example.com or call 801-240-4950.


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You can use all the tips you want to negotiate a higher starting salary for a new job. But sometimes, even the best negotiator runs up against a company's budget limit.
So, what do you do when you've got a potentially good job offer, but the salary just isn't good enough? Many would cut and run, but some job seekers are leveraging the negotiations to ask for other benefits instead of higher pay.
Alex Gedaninik, founder of the tech company Problemio, needed a day job while building his company but wasn't happy with the best salary offered by a potential employer. As CBS News reports:
When he saw that they couldn't meet him halfway, Gedaninik requested something that would dramatically improve his quality of life (both personally and professionally) but would cost the company nothing. "I asked to have a four-day workweek, in addition to being able to choose my task, because many of the tasks of this job overlapped with my business. So essentially I ended up working four days a week with some of that time still devoted to my business."
You can check out the full article here.
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Portland named best city to get a job
Company: Report is very positive
A new survey published by Forbes magazine ranks Portland as the best place for jobs in the country.
The Employment Outlook Survey is conducted quarterly by employment services company Manpower, which has several offices in Maine.
The company ranked the surveyed cities by their net employment outlook, which includes the number of local companies with plans to increase versus decrease their workforce during the next quarter.
"This particular report is very positive," said Michelle Puglionesi, managing director of the local Manpower office.
Puglionesi said the survey shows a much greater number of Portland area companies have confidence as they prepare for the second quarter of 2013.
"It's really more of an indication of how companies are feeling about hiring," said Puglionesi.
Manpower said of the 150 greater Portland companies asked, 27 percent plan to increase staff, while 4 percent plan to decrease staff.
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan said he's hearing the same numbers while talking independently with area businesses.
"Sometimes I'm a little skeptical about national surveys," said Brennan. "(However,) every one of (the area businesses) said they're going to stay in Portland, expanding their workforce and are optimistic about the future of employment in the city."
Job seekers like Tim Frary said the news is encouraging.
"It's great encouragement. There's not many jobs out there this winter, so I'm hoping this spring will pick up," said Frary.
According to Manpower, jobs will open up in the fields of hospitality, retail, construction and manufacturing in the second quarter of the year.
"There are a lot of opportunities for people here in southern Maine. We just need to match them with the right people," said Puglionesi.


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Winder-Barrow was not only at its best at the end of the season. It was basically perfect.
The cheer Doggs posted a 280 — its highest score of the season — to edge out second- place Ola (278) for the co-ed state title Saturday in Columbus. Two-time defending state champion Peachtree Ridge had 270 and was third.
Winder-Barrow coach Jerrie Hulsey said her team peaked at state and had the routine to prove it.
"I'm telling you, there was no flaw, not one mistake," said Hulsey, who's guided the Winder-Barrow cheerleading squad since 1992. "We knew it was going to take that to win."
The win was especially sweet for Winder-Barrow's 10 seniors, who had to settle for runners-up honors last year. This year's senior class includes Crystal Hodge, Laura Beth Brown, Lauren Geiger, Ashley Rogers, Ashley Healan, Austin Sorrels, John Reese Fortson, Kody Sanders, Nick Oxley and Jonathan Rodriquez.
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Crystal Renn, Still Hungry?
Since reading her autobiography, Hungry, I've become a bit fanatical about the (so-called) 'plus sized' model Crystal Renn, so I'm rather embarrassed to admit that her shoot for Vogue Paris' October issue passed me by. Luckily it was brought to my attention by Fernando of L' Art Noir blog and, boy, am I grateful. Why? Because there's a lot going on in there. The food for thought is just as excessive and messy as the spaghetti lustily piled on Renn's plate.
First off, the shoot is immediately arresting because it's so at odds with the usual high fashion imagery we have become accustomed to; There's no whimsical flights of fancy here, this editorial is coarse, garish and downright dirty. But that's to be expected when you get enfant terrible Terry Richardson on board as your photographer – it doesn't matter whether he's working for Vice or Vogue, Richardson is still going to serve up a salacious slice of TerryWorld. So, this is quite a brave move on the part of French Vogue, allowing luxury items (in this case, jewellery) to be promoted in such a left-field manner.
So, let's talk about sex. Because, this being a Terry Richardson shoot, of course it's about sex. Here's Renn wetting two fingers in her mouth… now she's letting slimy squid tentacles slide down her throat… and now she's stabbing a juicy cutlet of meat held between her thighs… and here she is sucking hungrily on a bone (arf) whilst locking eyes with the viewer. It's all pretty hot stuff, but it's gross too – there's something a bit '2 Girls 1 Cup' about it in that we are presented with a woman putting yucky stuff in her mouth for the sexual gratification of the viewer. Although Renn looks like she's rather enjoying herself, and she talks a lot in Hungry about her love of food, this editorial doesn't feel quite right as a depiction of a woman finding pleasure in eating. Perhaps if it was dribbling cheesy slices of pizza on her plate, or bushels of apples, rather than raw sea creatures it would be different – but, as it is, that particular message seems a little hard to swallow.
To my mind, this editorial is, at heart, a comment on excess. The copious cocktail rings that are being featured are piled on to Renn's fingers, she wears chunky bangles, over-sized earrings, weighty necklaces (sometimes two at a time)… and what's more, she wears them all at once. Of course, this is the norm for jewellery features, but here Richardson ridicules this excess by presenting the woman in his story as an all-round greedy pig, gorging on food in a most unashamed and grotesque fashion. But, obviously, this isn't just any 'woman', this is Crystal Renn… and that's where the whole thing gets interesting.
As Renn's agency, Ford, themselves say; "She doesn't so much acknowledge the elephant in the room as she devours it." Whilst everyone is getting excited about the 'plus-size' revolution, in reality, Crystal Renn is pretty much our only large sized super-model. As such, she is the poster girl for curves, the go-to gal for larger than life shoots… which is all well and good, but it has hardly opened up the modelling landscape to a whole variety of ages, sizes and races like some would have hoped it might. Instead, we have the same base group of waif-like, young, mostly white models… and the token Crystal Renn.
And so, on top of all this, the way in which the plus-sized Renn is being presented here is a worry. The whole thing smacks of the creators gleefully shouting 'Look! The only model who can eat as much as she likes is eating! For your entertainment!' I doubt very much that Richardson would have gone down this gluttonous route if he had been working with any other model. It comes across as a bit of a freak show and, sadly, it feels like Renn could be alienating herself (and any other hopeful plus-size models) from main-stream editorials as a result.
That being said, Hungry proved Renn to be a fantastically intelligent, grounded, and driven individual who is very much aware of what she is doing with her career. Her attitude towards modelling is overtly artistic and she is enthusiastic about working with focussed creatives in order to realise their visions to their full potential. With this in mind, you can be sure that Renn must have put a lot of thought into this shoot and concluded that, rather than reducing her into 'the model who eats', she would get some great shots, break a few taboos and, ultimately, further her influence. Personally, I think she was right on the 'great shots' part – these images are aesthetically fabulous – let's just hope she's right about the rest.
See the entire editorial here and, if you fancy seeing a further commentary on eating, excess and consumerism, take a little look at the Ace Norton directed video for 'Hustler' by Simian Mobile Disco.
(Images from Ford Models Blog. Credits: Photographer, Terry Richardson; Fashion editor, Carine Roitfeld. Image source, Noir Façade.)By: Sarah Barnes, 18.10.2010 | Comments (3)
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IN 1977, as a 12-year-old, my dad took me to watch our team, South Melbourne, in the first year of the National Soccer League. Reports from that day say more than 17,000 people packed into Middle Park and for me it felt like I was at a ground in Europe and experiencing in person what I had seen on my TV.
The reason for the excitement was that both clubs that day, South Melbourne and St George, had invested heavily in two high-profile guest players. South had Malcolm McDonald, otherwise known as "Super Mac", while St George had brought over Charlie George, a great player with a playboy lifestyle.
The game ended 3-2 to St George, with George scoring the winner and Super Mac scoring twice for my team. It was a promoter's dream.
With Beckham mania now enveloping the A-League, it is interesting to note that while we are constantly looking to progress the game, often we find ourselves revisiting history and employing the same selling techniques in search of growth.
That day 35 years ago definitely had an impact on me and gave me an early lesson on how all that glitters is definitely not always gold. The short-term boost to the club and the game was never capitalised on and what should have been a foundation on which to build the game became an obsession with who could come up with the next gimmick that would get them the most headlines.
High-profile players were wheeled out for guest appearances and in the end the credibility of the competition was the main victim of this celebrity pursuit.
There has been plenty of excitement generated on the back of David Beckham potentially joining the A-League, and mostly it's been very positive coverage. I was asked last week whether I would be interested in him at Melbourne Victory, and my answer was a fairly succinct "no", but it should be clarified that the answer had more to do with the guest stint than the player.
There is no doubt Beckham would be great and in my view he should be pursued if he does see Australia as a possible destination, but the guest-playing scenario is something I am not a fan of. I know we live in an ever-changing world, but culture and tradition should still have a place when it comes to building sporting clubs and competitions.
When I see players code-jumping in the NRL, rugby union and AFL, I cringe because I think it attacks the integrity of every player who has given their all in the pursuit of a professional career.
It also demeans the competition because it gives the impression it is somehow easy to jump from one to another, a fact I have no doubt is false because I see how hard the players in the respective codes work to achieve the ultimate success.
A guest player has the same feeling for me. It suggests someone can come in and have an overriding impact irrespective of the months of work everyone else has put in.
I love it when clubs stand for something and publicly label themselves as community clubs or development clubs, because it shows there is a belief in the journey they are taking.
I also understand there is a commercial aspect that needs to be addressed when you are in a growth stage and the Beckham brand is one that is guaranteed a return.
I just hope whoever takes him on convinces him to become a permanent member of the family rather than a guest so that the return goes beyond the commercial aspect.
Some may say I am old-fashioned in my thinking, but remembering what happened 35 years ago perhaps it is not me who hasn't changed with the times.
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This time I won't be applying to any real extreme schools. Only the ones near my home, which sadly has basically all high ranking schools. I live in PA, so Villanova, temple, Penn, Dickenson, Rutgers, Maryland, etc. are all near me and I can't get into one. I will reapply to Villanova b/c they don't average the LSAT and Widner too because they are a 4th tier school. But mainly i'm looking for something, anything that I could get into.
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No issue has divided the Coalition's backbenchers – or, more accurately, the backbenchers of one part of the Coalition – quite like Europe. Whilst not responsible for the largest rebellion of the parliament – that record goes to the House of Lords Bill – the subject has triggered more rebellions than any other issue. Moreover, those rebellions are larger on average than backbench revolts on other issues: roughly twice as large.
Today's vote on the European Arrest Warrant would need to be a whopper to break records for this parliament. The largest European rebellion to date has been the 81 Conservative MPs (and one Lib Dem) who on 24 October 2011 voted for a referendum on the EU, along with around 14-19 who abstained. Not only was this the largest rebellion on the subject during this parliament, it was the largest rebellion against the whip on the subject ever. We are not expecting a rebellion that large today.
More possible is that the revolt will top the second largest European revolt of the parliament: the 53 Conservative MPs who voted in favour of a reduction in the EU budget (on 31 October 2012).
The last session saw more than 110 Conservative MPs vote for an amendment to the Queen's speech regretting the absence of a referendum bill, but this was – under pressure – made a free vote for backbenchers, and so shouldn't be compared to today's whipped vote. The largest EU-rebellions in the last session against the whip consisted of 33 Conservative MPs.


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I have always believed in soulmates. While my belief might have sprung from an adolescent fantasy many decades ago, it has ripened into a surety—something solid enough to hold in my hands or place in my coat pocket.
If you believe in reincarnation (which I do), then it's not a stretch to imagine that some souls travel in clusters across lifetimes, to help each other through difficult stretches in which support, or solace, are hard to come by. Or simply to love each other; because pure, unconditional love is so elusive these days. But alas, I'm nearing my fourth decade as a single person. And sometimes I wonder if it's time to give up, once and for all?
To make matters worse, I'm feeling more and more alone in my belief in soulmates. When I raise the topic amongst friends, my inquiry is met with derision, disbelief, or even a patronizing pat on the shoulder. Why have we collectively tossed the idea of soul-mates in the bin? Are we post-modern folk too smart? Too cynical? Or has our belief in science—in what can be seen and proven—dealt a crushing blow to the notion of soul-mates?
My hairdresser tried to shed some light on why he doesn't believe in soulmates. While snipping my hair he said, "To find a soul-mate, you've got to be in tune with your soul. But nowadays we're too distracted, too busy, to listen. No wonder we don't believe in soulmates anymore. Who in today's world is really connected to their own soul?"
After the blow dry, I sat quietly for a long time thinking about his words. Back in my early thirties, when I was keen to marry, I prayed with all of my heart to meet my soulmate. But then, when it didn't happen on my timetable, I went out and tried to make it happen all by myself. I blind-dated and Internet-dated, and when I finally met my ex-partner, I was so focused on figuring out whether our friends and families would get along at the wedding that I scarcely took the time to consult my soul about the depth and quality of our connection.
You see, I liked the idea of a soulmate but I preferred to make impulsive decisions using my head and heart, rather than wait for my soul to speak to me. When I look at a cross-section of my friends and their mates, it's clear that I'm not alone. I don't begrudge those who marry to share the burden of child-rearing and home ownership, or even those who want to avoid loneliness or the stigma of being single and undesirable. These are difficult times. Why shouldn't we marry for practical reasons? It's hard work to get and stay connected to our soul, and harder still to nurture a soul connection with a partner.
But I'm also certain that when we engage the soul, the quality of our relationships rises far beyond what is possible when we use only our heads and hearts. I have a handful of soul friends—women and men whom I loved almost from the first instant—whose love has sustained me when I felt most lost or alone. With a soul friend you feel completely "seen," deeply at ease, and secure in a way that defies reason. My soul-friends are people I could ring up after 20 years and be certain that they would be there for me. In contrast, friendships inspired by lifestyle compatibility or work or proximity rarely survive the trials of time.
But nurturing a soul connection takes faith and fortitude. Even as recently as last year, I let my rational desire for a partner override my soul's voice. It was shouting, "This relationship is not right for you!!" while my head was busy coming up with reasons to pursue it. It took breaking out in hives in this man's presence to finally let go. The experience taught me that I'd rather be alone than in a relationship in which my soul's voice must be smothered, or engaged with someone whose soul is a complete mystery to me.
But today is a new day. I (finally) have a regular meditation practice. I'm part of a Buddhist community in which I can study and explore matters of the soul on a regular basis. And most important of all, I have faith that if I nurture my soul—and really heed it's call, no matter where it leads me—then I will be capable of recognizing my soul mate when he finally rides up to my house on a white horse and carries me off into the sunset. [Smile.]
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Several years ago, I was contacted by Lisa Cherry—a woman feverish with a book idea. I've been in that place before, and so we began a conversation. She had been physically ill and credited much of her healing to an intensive yoga practice. Her story resonated with me—as yoga helped me shift my life purpose from focusing on self-centered goals to learning to love and serve others. We both agreed that the true power of yoga went far beyond reshaping our bodies—in our experience, yoga was a means to alter your entire perspective, your whole life.
Fast forward several years and what seemed like hundreds of edits later. Voila! The book, Stories from the Yogic Heart was published earlier this year and my essay, entitled, "Finding my Perfect Self," was included in the anthology, amongst stories from yoga luminaries such as Sting, Russell Simmons, Sonny Rollins and Sharon Gannon.
I was amazed at how many of the essays in the book focused on yoga as path to healing physical illness. My story was focused on healing my psychological and spiritual dilemmas—but as someone who has rarely been sick or injured, I haven't had much exposure to how to harness yoga to wrestle with disease or kick-start the healing process. Those stories inspired me to continue my practice—so that I can utilize yogic breathing and asana to come to terms with aging, illness and physical death in future decades.
There were other stories that caught me off guard. Sharon Gannon—the co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga—wrote about how yoga had not only helped her recover from an injury, but also helped her realize that her aspirations for the world first had to take root in her body. Yoga taught her that being an activist wasn't about seeking revolution outside oneself. So she began to practice her beliefs in her own body—living her values in the way she walked, ate, danced, slept and spoke.
Zo Newell's essay focused on how her introduction to yoga helped her survive hundreds of electroconvulsive (shock therapy) treatments as a teenager who was institutionalized by her parents. Rather than becoming disembodied during this difficult period, yoga practice helped her stay in her body, and to preserve her equanimity in a situation where many others would simply lose their minds.
Yet another story focused on how yoga practice helped a mother find hope after giving birth to a premature baby who weighed just over one pound! Her practice gave her the tools to bring peace into her body instead of giving in to her worst fears. And it helped her connect with her sick child—so that she could send strong vibrations of love as her daughter struggled for her life in an incubator in the NICU. Yoga was also the tool that helped her manage the vicarious suffering inevitably felt by parents of a special needs child during her tumultuous life.
By the time I finished the Stories from the Yogic Heart, I felt as though my personal story was rather ordinary. Yoga had opened my mind and heart—but now I could see that it had the potential to do so much more. The book was a reminder that at it's best, yoga helps us to look deeply within . We might not like what we find, but when we allow ourselves to see it—plainly, accurately—we can begin to work with it. Healing begins when we turn towards, rather than away from, our dis- or un-ease.
As I reflected on the book, and my small contribution to it, I felt an overriding sense of hope. My story ends with the realization that advanced yoga practice isn't about holding complicated postures with our bodies—it's about learning to harness the power of our hearts. After reading nearly 30 essays that echoed the same theme, I could see how yoga would catalyze an important movement in human history–as millions of newly opened hearts cannot help but transform the world.
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As a writer who writes about all the "big stuff" we face in our
lives, I have shied away from one topic for a long time–love between two
adults. I'm single, and have been for a long time, so I fell into the
trap of thinking that only married folks–more specifically, those who
are happily married, or have been married for a long time–should write
about adult love. So I blogged about family love instead–loving my
daughter, my parents–and more recently, about self-love.
But back in December, as I peered around the corner into the New
Year, I decided that I wanted to change my long-held stance on what I
should and should not write. I had to recover from too many years of
listening to literary agents and editors tell me that writers ought to
have demonstrated expertise–or an enormous marketing platform–to
legitimately write on a topic. And so I promised myself that in 2011, I
would write from the heart, and as fearlessly as I could. I also vowed
not to self-censor–because finding to courage to write about the stuff
we fear most is how we writers affirm our delicate souls.
So here is my story about love. I met a handsome and delightful man
sometime last year. And for the most part, I did what I do best. I
opened to him and we had all sorts of wonderful adventures together.
And then, satisfied with what I had learned and experienced with him, I
turned my attention to making him fit into one of the Love Boxes that
might apply to a single man in a single woman's life–boyfriend, husband,
best friend, colleague, neighbor, drinking buddy. But I couldn't check
one of the boxes. None seemed to fit. And the more I tried to squeeze
him into one, the unhappier we became. The magic disappeared. If it
reappeared, it did so in small spurts, in ever decreasing quantities.
If we continued down this path, I knew we would destroy all of the
goodness of "us."
"Happiness lost" is one the most painful experiences I've ever
known. Because deep down you know that you were solely or partly
responsible for the loss. You know that the alchemy of the relationship
changed because you couldn't let go of your need to control or re-shape
what it was. You know you let your impatience or insecurities take the
wheel instead of gently forcing them into the backseat.
I sat with my "happiness lost" during many meditation sessions before
I felt ready let go. Not to pretend to let go and then find more
subversive ways to get his attention but to really hand the matter over
to the universe and trust whatever transpired. I was finally willing to
accept any range of outcomes–from not seeing him again to re-engaging
with him. Then I let go, and waited for something, or nothing, to
Something did happen. We started to email each other–short notes
brimming with kindness and topped off with a hint of laughter. I didn't
expect his messages–maybe that's why they were so delightful. I let
the exchanges unfold naturally, without pushing to make plans or probe
his emotional mindset. And it felt really, really good.
Then I bought him a Christmas gift. It was a gift offered from the
heart, with no strings attached and no expectation of return. He sent
me a note after Christmas saying that he loved the gift and then
surprised me by making a donation to my nonprofit. I couldn't have been happier. The magic was beginning to return. But this time, I stayed out of the way.
And then, last weekend, he asked me to attend a small gathering he
had planned. I meditated on whether I should go–if I did, I wanted to
be clear about my intentions. The only good reason to go was to enjoy
myself, not to test him or to see if our connection was still alive. I
also knew how much he loved hosting events, and I relished the idea of
seeing him happy, even if I wasn't the sole cause. So I went.
We were mutually happy to see each other. We chatted a little bit,
and then I talked to other friends in the room. I was completely at
ease–I dressed for comfort not sexual appeal and talked about what I
cared about, even if it didn't make me the center of attention. When I
felt like leaving, I left. And as I prepared to leave, he sent me a
strong beam of love–the kind that leaves you feeling warm and full, and
floating a few inches off the ground.
As I left the party, I realized that I could spend hours analyzing
the meaning of his gesture or I could just accept the gift of love. For
so many months, I had denied myself this gift with him. My desire for
control had left no space for love offered freely, without any
conditions. This time I embraced the gift–and it stayed with me for
There were so many important love lessons in this experience.
Letting go is a powerful tool, so rarely practiced by seekers of love.
When I got out of the way, I cleared the path for us to receive what we
really needed from each other–companionship, kindness, love. Many
spiritual writers describe the importance of letting go, but so little
is said about the joy of buckling oneself into the passenger seat. It
takes courage to let go but boy, does it ever feel good.
I also began to practice, in small ways, the act of not giving myself
away in the name of love. I'm a type-A personality–always impatiently
pursuing the "end" and willing to trade off "the means" to get there.
But I've learned that love has different operating instructions from a
toaster. Unless I make it to the altar with myself intact, the love
won't survive or be worth committing to for a lifetime. And I'm
learning that when you love yourself, you don't question whether you
deserve to be loved. The two pieces fit together perfectly.
A year ago, I would have viewed this love story as a failure–that I
failed to convert a perfectly good prospect into a husband. Today, I
see it differently. Here's how I describe it to myself: Love
arrived unexpectedly and I embraced it; then it disappeared and I let it
go. Then it returned, and I embraced it again, but much more loosely. And now I have a new box to add to my list: "Loving Friend." Check.
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Day is noteworthy for number of bills considered and voted on, as well as compromise.
Congress, which had Friday off, finished their work week with an exciting, and unusually productive day of legislating on Thursday. The Senate voted to move the long-gestating unemployment aid extension forward, and the House "muscled" in a vote on a bill that would prevent Medicare payment cuts for doctors, according to The New York Times. This was all part of a more-productive-than-usual day in Washington, "where actual lawmaking has already given way to the partisan grandstanding typical of an election year," writes The Times. And while the day is noteworthy for the number of bills considered and voted on — but not actually passed, that would be asking too much — the real accomplishment is that our nation's leaders compromised. Mostly.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Zynga Inc. narrowed its net loss as revenues for the fourth quarter came in well ahead of Wall Street's expectations, driving the social game maker's shares up more than 5% in after-hours trades on Tuesday. For the period ended Dec. 31, Zynga ZNGA, +2.92% reported a net loss of $48.6 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $435 million, or $1.22 per share, in the same period last year. The company said it earned 1 cent per share on a non-GAAP basis for the recent quarter. Revenue was mostly flat at $311.2 million. Analysts were expecting an adjusted loss of 3 cents a share on revenue of $212.1 million, according to consensus estimates from FactSet.
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Live results tonight: Ill. special election primaries
Guns, racial politics and a billionaire out-of-town mayor: The special House election to succeed disgraced former Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has featured all of those things in spades.
A National Rifle Association-friendly ex-congresswoman, Debbie Halvorson — the only white candidate in a field of more than a dozen candidates seeking the Chicagoland seat — jumped ahead of the pack on the strength of her name ID and lengthy service in state politics. But that was before New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his super PAC carpet-bombed Halvorson with a $2 million-plus ad campaign highlighting her pro-gun views and propping up rival Robin Kelly.
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Now Kelly, the Cook County chief administrative officer, heads into the Democratic primary as the clear favorite after the city's black establishment rallied around her over the past few weeks. The winner of the primary is all but certain to carry the seat in the March 19 general election.
Here's POLITICO's five things to watch in Tuesday's primary for Illinois's 2nd District. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
Southern suburbs
Kelly is looking to run up the score in Chicago's south suburbs, an area she represented in the state House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007.
The key to Kelly's prospects is her home turf of Richton Park, which her campaign has made the center of its turnout efforts.
Another key area is Thornton Township, whose politically influential committeeman, Frank Zuccarelli, has endorsed Kelly. She's likely to rack up a significant margin there.
Kelly advisers say they want the suburbs to account for around 15 percent of the total turnout. If it's higher, they say, that's a very good sign for her.
The rural areas
Halvorson's campaign is staked on winning votes in the district's whiter, rural areas — Will and Kankakee counties, which she represented for two years in Congress and before that in the statehouse.
Tom Bowen, a former top political adviser to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, projected that Halvorson would need to win at least 60 percent of the vote in Will and Kankakee counties to make up for the huge deficits she is expected to face in Chicago and its suburbs, the district's more heavily black areas.
"For Halvorson to have a fighting chance, she needs to be blowing it out of the water in these two counties," Bowen said. "They're not only areas she used to represent, but they have pockets of white voters who might not be as focused on guns as the city and south suburbs."
From the outset of the campaign, Halvorson refused to budge on her pro-gun views — an acknowledgement that she needed the support of the more conservative voters who reside in Will and Kankakee counties. She received a last-minute boost from the NRA, which sent out a batch of mailers in support of Halvorson.
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FRANKFURT, Germany A key measure of German business optimism rose slightly more than expected in December, suggesting Europe's largest economy will avoid a recession despite a recent slowdown in growth.
The Ifo institute said Wednesday that its main index rose to 102.4 from 101.4 the month before. The consensus expectation among market analysts was 102.0
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Their views about current conditions darkened, suggesting that the fourth quarter may see the economy shrink slightly. But that was outweighed by brighter expectations for the future, suggesting that an outright recession, defined as two straight quarters of falling output, is unlikely.
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The P310, released in February of 2012, is proof that Nikon isn't ready to throw in the towel on the enthusiast compact market just yet. The headline change lies in the sensor, which has been upped to 16.1 megapixels from the 12 found in its predecessor. The size of that sensor, however, a relatively small 1/2.33" chip smaller than those found in the Canon S100, Olympus XZ-1, new Samsung EX2f, Panasonic LX7, and especially the Sony RX100, remains a serious weakness. Other enhancements, such as a new expanded ISO range to 6400, 3D capture, and Function button, are promising but not groundbreaking changes. To earn top marks, the cheaper P310 will need to overcome its sensor handicap and boast image quality at least approaching that of the competition. A tall feat indeed, but could Nikon have done just that?
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The P310 is available in either glossy white or a matte black. The review copy is a matte black highly reminiscent of the material Canon uses in its black S100, a high-quality plastic that seems exceptionally sturdy. There is little in the way of stylish curves on the P310, with the only nod to fashion being the rounded corners and edges; mostly straight lines and flat sides won't have your friends gawking over your pretty new camera, but enthusiasts may prefer this minimalism. The pop-up flash along the top, being spring-loaded, does give a little under pressure and the battery door is flimsy, but neither should pose a problem with some care.
The lens barrel severely protrudes outward from front of the camera, turning a thin camera into a noticeable lump in your pocket. The lens itself is a 4.2x, 24-100mm f1.8-4.9 zoom range that's average for cameras in this class. The lens speed is lacking compared to some, however, yet in line with the closest competitor the Canon S100. Near the bottom right of the lens is a small Function button and to the right of that a vertical grip that provides some purchase on the otherwise smooth plastic. The top of the camera features a pop-up flash on the far left side (with release button on the left plate), stereo microphones above the lens, Mode Dial with 8 different settings, On/Off button, Shutter button ringed by zoom toggle, and finally a control wheel on the far right side that sits nearly flush with the top.
The back of the camera features a large, 3-inch LCD with 921,000 dots. All buttons are arrayed to the right of this screen within easy reach of your thumb, which is given a rubber grip to latch onto in the top right corner. To the left of that is a Flash indicator light, Record button, and just below a Playback button. The 4-way controller is ringed by a control dial and offers quick access to Flash, Timer, Exposure Compensation, and Macro settings. Along the bottom of the back plate sit Menu and Trash buttons. The bottom of the camera includes A/V out, the battery and card compartment, and an off-center metal tripod mount. There is also a door on the right side of the camera for HDMI out.
User Experience and Performance - Nikon COOLPIX P310
As far as features and functions are concerned, the P310 possesses few surprises. The Mode dial on the top offers fast access to PASM modes, a User Settings mode to save specific camera settings, a Night Landscape Mode that combines a continuous burst into one image lower noise image, a Scene Mode with 19 different scenes or an Auto Scene Selector that does the choosing for you, and finally fully Automatic and Programmed Auto. Scene modes include the usual array as well as 3D and a Special effect section, which leads to options like nostalgic sepia, selective color, soft, low and high key, and silhouette. While they can be fun to play with, very rarely did they make a photo better. The HDR function, called Backlighting, really washes out images and makes them look unnatural while even the Panorama function, which takes images as you sweep the camera and combines them, is limited to a very reduced resolution.
Navigating these different functions, the menus, and making adjustments is quite easy due to the two control dials: the thumb dial at the top of the camera and the wheel ringing the 4-way controller. This means aperture and shutter speed can be modified nearly simultaneously in manual mode, without additional button presses to cycle between the two. The small Fn button on the front of the camera, within easy reach of your third finger, can be mapped to change shooting functions like ISO, metering, white balance or AF area as well as image size or Picture Control. We chose ISO and had near-immediate access to all three controls in no more than a single button press. The rest of the controls are couched in the Shooting Menu, which is a full-screen overlay rather than quick-menu along the side. Hopefully Nikon changes this in future models.
Speed was a mixed bag on the P310. The camera starts up in a second and shuts down just as quickly, but autofocus was frequently not up to par. In even moderate lighting the autofocus system does a double or even triple check before giving you the go-ahead. While this typically means it actually locks focus accurately, we found a couple occasions where the camera doesn't even try to focus. Night Landscape Mode, for example, forces the focus to infinity regardless of where your subject lies. While this may have been a minor issue, the camera doesn't warn the user when the subject isn't in focus and always displays the green in-focus box upon pressing the shutter. Thus, macro photos that look wildly misfocused on the screen yield false positives. The subject tracking mode also barely deserves the name, with slow response making it near-useless for moving subjects. The P310 does offer an array of burst modes, with the fastest full-resolution mode clocking in at 7fps for 5 images at locked focus and exposure.
One other issue, and this is a bit of a head scratcher, is that zooming in on images in playback takes ages. It appears that the user can't zoom in till the camera has loaded a high-definition preview, which takes a couple seconds even when using a high-speed card. If push the zoom lever before that preview has loaded, the camera simply doesn't register the input and will never magnify the image, requiring another press. It's incredibly frustrating to deal with and makes checking accurate focus a real chore. The P310 also doesn't have an orientation sensor, so all images taken in the portrait orientation need to be manually rotated.
So while speed in both focus and playback needs improvement, as do the image combine modes (like Backlighting/HDR see left), which take 5 seconds or so for processing, usability on the whole is quite good. The dual control wheels combined with Fn button make the shooting process quite good. The speed issues hold it back from really competing with the highest-end compacts, but functionality is ahead of other most pocketable cameras in this price bracket.
Image Quality - Nikon COOLPIX P310
This is the area the P310 really needs to shine, and images on the whole are really quite good. On the standard color setting, images have a natural look that never appears over processed. This can actually work against the images, however, for while edges are left soft, colors and mid-tone contrast are both too muted for our taste. Users can of course change output in Picture control to suit their tastes. The camera also has a real tendency to overexpose and clip highlights; we recommend dialing in at least -1/3 exposure compensation for best results.
Images at base ISO are slightly smudged but display an impressive amount of detail, even in low-contrast features like foliage. As the lighting drops noise reduction kicks in, as expected, yet remains among the best we've seen for cameras with this sensor size. Color reproduction is impressively consistent right through ISO 1600, which exhibits a splotchy monochrome grain completely devoid of color noise. While such results for the sensor size are laudable, don't be fooled into thinking this is a worthy competitor to any of the 1/1.7" enthusiast cameras; the Canon S100 is cleaner straight from ISO 100 and nearly two stops better at ISO 3200.
The P310's lens is quite good and serves the 16 megapixel sensor well. Extreme corners at the wide end never really sharpen up, but center performance is exemplary throughout the range. Intense blue chromatic aberrations can crop up around high-contrast edges, but on the whole they are well controlled and non-intrusive.
Unlike the very good image quality, video quality is heavily reliant upon the slow autofocus. It's possible to slowly zoom in and out during video, but the autofocus has trouble keeping up and sometimes loses focus entirely for many seconds. The other very obvious issue is that the camera doesn't smoothly adjust to changing brightness but instead obviously "steps" from one exposure value to the next. It's very distracting and, frankly, makes it hard to recommend this camera for anyone interested in video.
Conclusion - Nikon COOLPIX P310
Looking back over our test images and the above review, it's hard to know what to feel about the Nikon P310. The size and manual controls make it an enthusiast's compact, but both image quality and price relegate it to an odd no-mans land between advanced and point and shoot. Those looking for great image quality probably won't have any qualms about dropping another $70 for the similarly-sized Canon S100, and those who just want a decent compact camera won't appreciate the P310's sizable build. The camera really does have some intuitive controls, but the missing control wheel around the lens barrel is an obvious oversight and focus speed as well as playback mode can leave users frustrated. In summary, if you're looking for manual controls and a relatively fast lens in an affordable compact, the P310 is a good option. If you can spend a little more money, however, there are much more capable cameras on the market that do a much better job.
As an advanced compact, if that's how we're to treat the P310, most of the competition comes in at a much higher price point. Sony's RX100, for example, is definitely the model to beat but at over two times the price isn't really competition. Canon's S100 is the model closest in price, features, and form factor to the P310 and bests it in just about every category. The Olympus XZ-1 is also worth a look for its moderate price and exceptionally fast f1.8-2.5 lens. The Panasonic LX5 can also be had for a bargain now that the LX7 has been announced, although you do sacrifice some zoom range.


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Funds will cover decline in recreational fishing license sales, associated federal funds and oyster tag revenue losses
Yesterday, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham and state officials finalized plans with British Petroleum to pay $2.56 million to LDWF for lost revenue associated with the decline in recreational fishing license sales, associated federal funds and oyster tag sales.
"This marks a critical step on the road to recovery for LDWF and Louisiana's fishing communities. These funds are especially crucial now, more than ever, as our Department continues to fulfill its mission, while also working to help fishing communities rebound from the impact of the BP oil spill," said Secretary Barham. "We are open for business here in Louisiana. I encourage all anglers to visit us for some of the best fishing in the world."
The agreement with BP was finalized yesterday after discussions between BP officials, LDWF and representatives from the Louisiana Attorney General's office.
As a result of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began in April 2010 and significant fishing closures, LDWF suffered a loss of almost $1.7 million from a decline in recreational fishing license sales. The Department also saw a loss of nearly $450,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and more than $200,000 in revenue from a decline in oyster tag sales in 2010.
Historically, June through October is the high season for recreational fishing license sales. These sales decreased from nearly $7.3 million in the period from April 21 through November 30 in 2009, to approximately $5.5 million in 2010 for the same time period – roughly a 24 percent decrease.
BP analyzed revenue from recreational fishing license and oyster tag sales in March and April of 2009 to determine a trend that was applied to projected sales in 2010. This figure demonstrated what revenues would have been but for the BP oil spill. BP officials then subtracted the actual revenue from the projected amount to determine lost revenue.
Officials with LDWF continue to work with BP on claims to fund an oyster cultch program and a saltwater hatchery. The Department previously announced agreements with BP for a $13 million fisheries impact study and $18 million for seafood safety monitoring and testing, and $30 million for seafood safety marketing efforts.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.
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It became fully apparent today that seasonal changes are upon us here in the Nation's capital.
Signs that summer is drawing to a close:
- School starts today, or so Channel 4 told me on the elliptical this morning. (Apparently—and sadly—that calls for more cops on the Metro.)
- Wearing a short-sleeve shirt meant my arms felt a bit of crispness in the air this morning.
- The shindig I went to on Saturday was called a "late summer garden party."
- The jeweler I walked by saw fit to hang this in the window:
It's August, so naturally I expect winter-themed decorations at all fine establishments. (Perhaps the proprietor was trying to be ironic by hanging snowflakes in August. I'll grant you that. But when goosebumps rise on my arms because of the bite in the air, the irony doubles.)


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UNICEF's story in 2012: unrelenting efforts for world's most vulnerable children
NEW YORK, 15 July 2013 – Despite financial concerns in much of the world and complex emergencies affecting children in nearly 80 countries in 2012, global progress was still made for millions of children last year, according to UNICEFs Annual Report 2012.
"As the Millennium Development Goals deadline approaches, we have cause to celebrate declining poverty rates, the near eradication of polio, increased immunizations, more girls attending school, improved access to clean water and nutrition, and more children surviving and thriving beyond their fifth birthdays than ever before," said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. "But these results are no excuse for rest."
Emergencies dominated headlines in 2012 and the report notes that the organization and its partners responded to 286 humanitarian situations in 79 countries. Life-saving support provided through UNICEF included:
■Therapeutic feeding programmes for more than 2.1 million severely malnourished children under the age of five
The horrific conflict in Syria demanded a special effort; UNICEF helped provide access to uninterrupted education for nearly 80,000 children affected by the conflict, supported measles vaccination for more than 1.4 million children and provided psychosocial care for an estimated 47,000 children. UNICEF also delivered safe water in refugee camps and to host communities, benefitting more than 100,000 people, and winter supplies to more than 260,000 people in Syria.
Beyond such crises, UNICEF continued its work to place children at the top of the global agenda.
In June 2012, UNICEF joined the Governments of Ethiopia, India and the United States to launch Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, a global movement to end preventable child deaths. By end 2012, representatives of 168 governments and more than 400 civil society and faith-based organizations had pledged to redouble efforts to save every child from a preventable death. With support from UNICEF and its partners, governments took the lead in sharpening national health plans and setting measurable milestones.
Capitalizing on innovation to reach the most disadvantaged was also central to UNICEF's work in 2012. For example, in many countries, low birth registration rates leave children unable to attend school and vulnerable to trafficking, among other dangers. In Nigeria and Uganda, UNICEF devised a system for registering births using SMS.
Similarly, to quickly diagnose and treat HIV-infected infants in Zambia, UNICEF supported a RapidSMS programme. From the 2010 pilot to 2012, the programme transmitted over 10,000 HIV test results from laboratories in two main cities to more than 260 mostly rural health facilities, slashing turnaround time from 44 days to 26.
Within the UN, the organization helped lead various innovative initiatives. For example, in March 2012, the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children was formed by UNICEF and UNFPA in support of the United Nations Secretary-General's Every Woman Every Child movement.
The Commission aims at improving access to high-impact, low cost health interventions for children under five and women of childbearing age. Of 13 life-saving commodities identified as priorities by the Commission, UNICEF is the leading procurer for 10.
The organization remains both a world leader in the procurement of supplies for children and the world's largest provider of vaccines to developing countries. In 2012, UNICEF's procurement strategies and innovative financing mechanisms generated savings of more than US$197 million.
And despite a competitive funding environment amid financial concerns in much of the world, cash contributions to UNICEF rose by eight per cent over the previous year, underscoring donor trust in UNICEF's ability to leverage its expertise, technical know-how, broad partnerships and global reach to save and enhance the lives of children.
In 2012, UNICEF joined the International Aid Transparency Initiative in order to provide more complete information to the public on its activities, how they are funded, and how much is spent. In another move to increase transparency and accountability, UNICEF expanded public disclosure through releasing online internal audit reports, evaluations and country office annual reports.
For more information on the Annual Report and UNICEF's story in 2012, please click on this link: https://www.unicef.org/ourstory2012/
About UNICEF
UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. For more information about UNICEF and its work visit: www.unicef.org


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All you need are 3 simple ingredients:
- Elmer's glue (4 oz. bottle)
- Borax - I found mine at Walmart near the laundry detergents. You only need a small amount, but a box only costs around $3.
- Water
You can use food coloring or paint to color it, but we just used markers. We even used the washable kind and they worked just great. Here's what to do:
- Pour entire contents of 4 oz. glue bottle into a large bowl.
- Fill the empty glue bottle with water and shake, with the lid on of course.
- Pour water into the bowl with the glue.
- Mix together 1/4 cup water and 1/2 tsp. Borax - it's ok if the Borax doesn't dissolve completely.
- Slowly add the Borax mixture to the water and glue mixture while stirring. The mixture will start to change immediately from a liquid to a polymer.
This is when it's time to take the GAK out of the bowl and knead it a little with your hands. If you want your GAK to be a little more stiff than gooey, just add a little more of the Borax and water mixture. Then you are ready to play!
cut out shapes with cookie cutters,
and rolled it out flat.
They were also able to roll it up and bounce it, or just stretch it.
They were also able to roll it up and bounce it, or just stretch it.
Then we tried to blow bubbles with the stuff.
Lou showed us how to do it by wrapping a small piece of flubber around the end of a straw and blowing into it.
Maisy blowing her own bubbles.
By the end, Lou's portion of GAK had turned brown from all the colors that had been added to it. Lou was quite upset for a little bit about this - but she did know from the beginning what would happen if she kept adding all sorts of different colors to hers. It became fun again when she realized she could make a chocolate mint cake out of it.
I need to mention two things. Mina got it on her clothes a couple of times and it washed out completely. I did use washable glue as well as washable markers so I'm sure that played a factor. Also, I don't recommend this project for a child that has a tendency to put these types of things in their mouth, given the ingredients.
When playtime with your flubber is over, make sure to seal it up well in a zipper lock bag. It should stay moist enough to play with time and time again.
In response to a comment about the concern for a child's safety using Borax, I must first say that safety for our children is my first priority. After seriously researching the safety of using the Borax I found that it does have a low toxicity level, and I have come to the conclusion that it's OK for children old enough to understand not to ingest the stuff. And when I say ingest, I mean that a child would have to eat the entire batch of slime to experience adverse effects - it actually takes a full teaspoon. The same effect could possibly come from a child who ingests bubbles meant to be blown - after all they are made with soap. Also, a child should wash their hands after playing with this concoction as it could possibly cause skin irritation if not washed off. My children have played with GAK three times now and we have yet to experience anything adverse - it was kept out of their mouths and hands were adequately washed after play. Borax should be treated like what it is - a cleaning agent similar to laundry detergent or other household cleaner. It is safe when used under adult supervision.
Boron, the mineral found in Borax, is also used as a health supplement. It is only harmful in large doses - just as most other minerals, for example table salt. However, it is up to you as a parent to decide whether or not you think this is safe for your child.
I think this article was most helpful in answering my questions because there is a lot of contradicting information out there.


text: {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-} {- arch-tag: Path utilities main file Copyright (C) 2004-2005 John Goerzen <email@example.com> This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA -} {- | Module : System.Path Copyright : Copyright (C) 2004-2005 John Goerzen License : GNU GPL, version 2 or above Maintainer : John Goerzen <firstname.lastname@example.com> Stability : provisional Portability: portable This module provides various helpful utilities for dealing with path and file names, directories, and related support. Written by John Goerzen, jgoerzen\@complete.org -} module System.Path(-- * Name processing splitExt, absNormPath, secureAbsNormPath, -- * Directory Processing recurseDir, recurseDirStat, recursiveRemove, bracketCWD, -- * Temporary Directories mktmpdir, brackettmpdir, brackettmpdirCWD ) where import Data.List import Data.List.Utils #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS import System.Posix.Files import System.Posix.Directory (createDirectory) import System.Posix.Temp import System.Directory hiding (createDirectory) #else import System.Directory #endif import Control.Exception import System.IO import System.Path.NameManip import System.IO.HVFS.Utils {- | Splits a pathname into a tuple representing the root of the name and the extension. The extension is considered to be all characters from the last dot after the last slash to the end. Either returned string may be empty. -} -- FIXME: See 6.4 API when released. splitExt :: String -> (String, String) splitExt path = let dotindex = alwaysElemRIndex '.' path slashindex = alwaysElemRIndex '/' path in if dotindex <= slashindex then (path, "") else ((take dotindex path), (drop dotindex path)) {- | Make an absolute, normalized version of a path with all double slashes, dot, and dotdot entries removed. The first parameter is the base for the absolut calculation; in many cases, it would correspond to the current working directory. The second parameter is the pathname to transform. If it is already absolute, the first parameter is ignored. Nothing may be returned if there's an error; for instance, too many @..@ entries for the given path. -} absNormPath :: String -- ^ Absolute path for use with starting directory -> String -- ^ The path name to make absolute -> Maybe String -- ^ Result absNormPath base thepath = let abs = absolute_path_by base thepath in case guess_dotdot (normalise_path abs) of Just "." -> Just "/" x -> x {- | Like absNormPath, but returns Nothing if the generated result is not the passed base path or a subdirectory thereof. -} secureAbsNormPath :: String -- ^ Absolute path for use with starting directory -> String -- ^ The path to make absolute -> Maybe String secureAbsNormPath base s = do p <- absNormPath base s if startswith base p then return p else fail "" {- | Creates a temporary directory for your use. The passed string should be a template suitable for mkstemp; that is, end with @\"XXXXXX\"@. Your string should probably start with the value returned from System.Directory.getTemporaryDirectory. The name of the directory created will be returned. -} mktmpdir :: String -> IO String #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS mktmpdir x = do y <- mkstemp x let (dirname, h) = y hClose h removeFile dirname createDirectory dirname 0o700 return dirname #else #ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ mktmpdir x = do (fp, h) <- openTempFile "" x hClose h removeFile fp createDirectory fp return fp #else mktmpdir _ = fail "mktmpdir not supported on Windows unless you have GHC" #endif #endif {- | Creates a temporary directory for your use via 'mktmpdir', runs the specified action (passing in the directory name), then removes the directory and all its contents when the action completes (or raises an exception. -} brackettmpdir :: String -> (String -> IO a) -> IO a brackettmpdir x action = do tmpdir <- mktmpdir x finally (action tmpdir) (recursiveRemove SystemFS tmpdir) {- | Changes the current working directory to the given path, executes the given I\/O action, then changes back to the original directory, even if the I\/O action raised an exception. -} bracketCWD :: FilePath -> IO a -> IO a bracketCWD fp action = do oldcwd <- getCurrentDirectory setCurrentDirectory fp finally action (setCurrentDirectory oldcwd) {- | Runs the given I\/O action with the CWD set to the given tmp dir, removing the tmp dir and changing CWD back afterwards, even if there was an exception. -} brackettmpdirCWD :: String -> IO a -> IO a brackettmpdirCWD template action = brackettmpdir template (\newdir -> bracketCWD newdir action)


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Politics & Government
FAA bans US airline flights over Iraq
Concerned about the potential for a downing of civilian aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an order banning U.S. airlines for flying over Iraqi airspace.
The action, known as a Notice to Airmen, restricts U.S. airline operators from flying over Iraq. It blames the fighting in the north between the Kurdish defense forces and militants belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
The notice stresses the "potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict" and says U.S. registered or owned aircraft are banned from flying over the country until further advised.
Friday's notice is similar to a ban imposed late last month on US flights going into Tel Aviv, Israel, after a rocket fired from Gaza landed near Ben Gurion International Airport.
Global aviation authorities have been on edge since the mid-July downing by missle of a Malaysian Air jetliner over disputed Ukrainian territory, killing nearly 300 passengers and crew aboard.


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Eggs - 4, hard boiled
Ginger - 1" piece, sliced
Onion - 2 medium, sliced thin
Green chilly - 1, split lengthwise
Tomato - 1, quartered
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Remove the shells from the hard boiled eggs.
Heat oil in a skillet.
Saute the onions, gren chillies and ginger until the onions are cooked and tender.
Add the red chilly, coriander, turmeric and garam masala powders and saute until fragrant.
Add the tomato chunks and stir to mix well.
Pour water to the mixture and season with salt.
Bring to a boil and allow the onions and tomato chunks to cook.
Stir in the coconut milk and mix until heated through. (DO NOT boil).
Toss in the eggs.
Serve hot with idiyappam, appam or chapathi.
Check out the Egg Roast (without coconut milk) here.
This is a pictorial representation on how to shape the idiyappams. If anyone is interested in knowing more, just send me an email (email@example.com) or leave a comment.
I was greeted today by the "Blogging Friends Forever" award passed on to me by Sujatha of Khazana of my favourite recipes. Thank you so much Sujatha, I really appreciate it! Thanks for being my friend!
The following rules apply to this award:
1. Only 5 people are allowed to receive this award
2. 4 of them followers of your blog.
3. One has to be new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to who ever gave you the award.
I would like to pass this onto,
Sukanya of Hot n' sweet Bowl
Vani of Illatharasi
Rachel of Tangerine's Kitchen
Rashmi of Delhibelle
Shreya of Mom's Cooking (who is relatively new to my blog)
Enjoy your awards and have a nice day!!


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(Please note, I have no formal religious affiliation whatsoever. I just appreciate Minister Bott's open mind and position.)
The following is from __________, published Wednesday, October 27, 2010.
St. Andrew's United OK with gay
Thank you for your words of support, Rick - and, even more than that, thank you for the links to Make It Better. While I've appreciated Dan's It Get's Better initiative, it's great to see a group helping us figure out how to take the next step.
Peace to you.
Wow! One never knows who will find one's blog. I had no idea I'd hear from the minister himself. That's awesome.
I can't tell you how moved I was by what you've done in the community and and by the sentiments you expressed in this article. Truly impressive.
During the course of reading the contents of other people's blogs, writing my blog, and reading the comments I receive, I've learned one of the biggest challenges LGBT people have is reconciling their belief in God (their relationship with formal religions) and their sexual orientation. We need many more people like you to guide us through this mire, helping us to see that just because we're gay doesn't mean we have to give up God or religion in our lives.
On behalf of the LGBT community, thank you so much for being such a GREAT example of God's love. You are truly making a difference in our lives.