Monthly Archives: October 2012

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Voting From Your Gut

“Voters are driven by emotions, and negative emotions may have the most impact!”

– Michal Ann Strahilevitz

“Which Emotions Have The Most Impact On Voters” by Michal Ann Strahilevitz, Ph.D., was originally published in Your Money and Your Heart on October 28, 2012.

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“Yuck!” … Documentary by 4th Grader Exposes NYC School Lunches

Busted!

Ten-year-old Zachary Maxwell secretly videotaped his school lunches to prove that he wasn’t being served the nutritious meals his New York City public school posted on its menu.

“Yuck! Documentary by 4th Grader Exposes NYC School Lunches” by Stephanie Sy, Everyday Health Senior Editor, originally appeared on http://www.everydayhealth.com.

Like school children around the country, Zachary Maxwell has little appreciation for the culinary concoctions at his school cafeteria.

“Disgusting,” he said, describing the weekly rotation of chicken nuggets, mozzarella sticks, and pizza.

After reading the online menu on the NYC Department of Education’s website, his parents felt confident that Zachary would receive a balanced, nutritious meal, at least, on most days.

But Zachary insisted that the school lunch menu did not accurately portray the dishes he was being served. One day, the menu read “honey-glazed chicken,” but chicken nuggets were served instead, for example. Sometimes, he pointed out, the menu would offer enticing “Capri vegetables,” but no vegetables were served at all.  To prove his point, he slipped a pocket-sized video camera into his pocket and started videotaping his food. After several months, Zach had enough footage to not only show his parents that he wasn’t always being served “what was advertised,” but to create a short film he titled “Yuck – A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary About School Lunch.”

(The Department of Education did not return Everyday Health’s request for comment.)

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The Taliban’s Next Target? #girls #Malala

Following the Taliban’s failed attempt to murder Malala Yousafzai, another teenage girl has been threatened for campaigning for female education.

By Rob Crilly

A second teenage girl has been threatened with assassination in Pakistan following the Taliban’s failed attempt to murder Malala Yousafzai, an outspoken critic of Islamic extremism, earlier this month.

Pakistan Military OffensivePakistani students hold pictures of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban, during a protest condemning the attack, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Fareed Khan / AP Photo)

Hina Khan has been subjected to a series of chilling warnings, and her family has appealed to the government for protection. Like Malala, Hina Khan is from Swat and has been campaigning for girls schools since she was 13.

“I can’t go to school, I can’t go out of the house, I can’t even go to the market since these threats,” she told The Daily Telegraph in her family’s dark sitting room, surrounded by campaign posters and with her mother and father keeping a careful watch. “I just pray we will all be OK.”

The story of the two young activists illustrates the huge challenges facing Pakistan as it tries to get millions of young girls into schools and the dangers they face.

Days before Malala was shot in the head by a gunman as she travelled home from school, a crimson cross was spray-painted on the gate to their smart home on the outskirts of Islamabad.

The family washed it off only for it to be repainted a week later.

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What Does Your Sleep Position Says About You?

“To sleep, perchance to dream; aye, there’s the rub…” – William Shakespeare

What is your sleep position and what does it reveal about you? … Fetus? Log? Yearner? Soldier? Freefall? Starfish? … (“What Does Your Sleep Position Reveal About Your Personality?” by Jessica Ashley, recently appeared on shine.yahoo.com)

Check it out … click on this link …

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/what-does-your-sleep-position-reveal-about-your-personality-1338293.html