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Invest in Microloans: Aid the Poor and Earn 3-6 Percent Interest

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smmoney.JPGFor two years now, rock-bottom interest rates have meant nominal returns for savers holding extra cash. But, those who want to do some good in the world have actually done better than their peers – a lot better in some cases, generating enviable returns as high as 6 percent.

Richard Frisbie, a Purdue University administrator with a penchant for strong rates of return and a low tolerance for risk, earns 3 percent on most of his 17 Calvert Foundation community investment notes, which he bought through Eksperten.

His money supports artisans and other microentrepreneurs in developing nations. And he doesn’t worry about them defaulting. The institutions that broker his microloans stand behind their borrowers and have a 100 percent repayment history through MicroPlace.

Investors with as little as $20 can support microentrepreneurs, while earning rates of return as high as 6 percent. Dozens of MicroPlace investments pay 3 percent on commitments of two years or less.

(Continue reading in the Christian Science Monitor)

Beating Winter Blues: Brighten Your Outlook With Light Therapy, Now in a Cafe

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Beating the winter blues is a challenge in Northern Europe where the lack of light causes widespread depression. Most people awaken in the dark and drive to work, and home again, in the dark.

For many, light therapy is the answer. A visit to Stockholm’s first light cafe, gives tired Swedes a chance to recharge their batteries — while sipping on a morning latte.

Watch the AFP video below, or at Clip Syndicate…

You can purchase a healing Light Therapy Product for Your Home, at Gaiam.com.

 

Beating Winter Blues: Cafe Offers Light Therapy to Brighten Your Outlook

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Beating the winter blues is a challenge in Northern Europe where the lack of light causes widespread depression. Most people awaken in the dark and drive to work, and home again, in the dark.

For many, light therapy is the answer. A visit to Stockholm’s first light cafe, gives tired Swedes a chance to recharge their batteries — while sipping on a morning latte.

Watch the AFP video below, or at Clip Syndicate…

You can purchase a healing Light Therapy Product for Your Home, at Gaiam.com.

 

Hollywood Reaches Out With Donations, While Clooney Plans Telethon

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clooney-un.jpgCelebrities are out in front of the effort to help victims of the Haiti earthquake, not only with their personal donations but with the swift implementation for an all-star telethon.

“Hope for Haiti,” will air on every major broadcast network and several cable channels on Friday, Jan. 22.

The fundraiser is apparently the brainchild of George Clooney, who will host the program from Los Angeles. Haitian-born entertainer Wyclef Jean will co-host the show from New York.

Celebrity Donations This Week

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: Donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders
Madonna: Donating $250,000 to to Partners In Health
Oprah Winfery: Donating $1 Million to the Red Cross on behalf of her Angel Network
Lance Armstrong: His LiveStrong foundation pledged $250,000 to relief charities
Hollywood Foreign Press Association: Donated $100,000 to Yele
Sandra Bullock: Donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders
Tyler Perry: Donated $250,000 via his foundation
Ben Stiller: Redirecting donations from his stillerstrong.org to emergency relief efforts
Eddie Izzard: Donated to the Haiti earthquake fund via Care.org
Coldplay: Donated to Oxfam.org

Not On Our Watch, founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Jerry Weintraub donated $1 million to Partners in Health to aid medical relief efforts. Tiger Woods and his staff haven’t decided exactly where to funnel a $3 million donation from his Tiger Woods Foundation. And, Lady GaGa is donating all the proceeds from online merchandise sales and ticket and merch sales from her January 24th concert in New York City.

American Muslims Work With Mormans to Help Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti

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muslim-charity-work-haiti.jpgAs churches worldwide mobilize in Haiti’s greatest time of need, a spirit of cooperation is highlighted by Muslims in the US and their ongoing interfaith aid partnership with the Mormon Church.

Islamic Relief USA is partnering with the Mormon Church on shipments of aid for Haiti, including hygiene kits and temporary shelters. “We do a lot of partnerships with them,” spokesman Naeem Muhammad told America.gov, “such as in Indonesia with the tsunami and in Pakistan with the earthquake.”

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Man Gives Puppy Mouth-To-Mouth After Fire Rescue

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mouth-to-mouth-puppy.jpgThree dogs are safe after being rescued during an apartment fire in Houston this week.

Firefighters took action once they realized three dogs were stuck in one of the units. After the dogs were rescued, their owner gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to one, a tiny puppy.

(Watch the video or read the story in KTRK-Houston)

Unprecedented Coordination Between Aid Groups on Display in Haiti

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food-aid-distribution-haiti.jpgThe good news from within the devestation in Haiti this week begins at the airport, where a U.S. Air Force ground control team worked around the clock to restore electric power and the control tower in Port-au-Prince to allow relief supplies, military troops and aid workers to begin pouring into the country from around the world.

The U.S. Southern Command is operating the airport, running it around the clock to maximize the ability to get planes in, to unload them and to move them forward. Heavy-lift military cargo jets from the United States and planes from other nations as diverse as Iceland and China have unloaded relief supplies while military ground crews maneuvered forklifts piled high with pallets of goods — generators, vehicles, fuel, communications equipment, food, water, medical equipment and supplies, and shelters.

The Navy’s USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group arrived yesterday bringing 19 helicopters, critical in ferrying relief supplies to areas that cannot be reached over damaged roads. It also brought considerable medical capabilities.

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U.S. Companies Rally for Haiti

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warehouse-of-relief-supplies.jpgCorporate America has already pledged more than $40 million in donations to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Corporate pledges for the country have tripled between Thursday and Friday, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

By Friday, 22 U.S. companies had already pledged $1 million or more apiece to international relief organizations working in Haiti. They include Amgen, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and Time Warner.

We just decided this was the right thing to do,” said Lowe’s spokesperson Maureen Ricks. In addition to its gift to the American Red Cross, all 1,700-plus Lowe’s stores will serve as donation centers for the American Red Cross, Ricks added.

Read about how this disaster compares to donation averages in the past at Fortune magazine.

Doomsday Clock Reset to Reflect Humanity’s Progress

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doomsday_clock.jpgWe’re one minute further away from global annihilation.

The infamous “Doomsday Clock,” measuring the likelihood that civilization will be toppled in a human caused cataclysm, was reset by a group of international atomic scientists.

Citing the efforts of world leaders to reduce nuclear arsenals and global climate change, the countdown now measures six minutes to midnight, rather than five, said the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists at a news conference in New York.

(Quick read from The New York Daily News)

Also, read a feature article about the history of the clock – its ups and downs over the years –
at the Washington Post.

Haitians Sing and Chant in March of Faith

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haitian-procession-cnn.jpgHundreds of earthquake survivors marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince today in a spontaneous display of faithfulness.

CNN reported that the incidence of singing and clapping is not isolated, but heard throughout the evenings in the open crowded squares.

Haitians are a very religious people with a strong Catholic community.

Watch the CNN video below… (Thanks to Gisele G. for sending the tip from Canada!)

Thousands of American Nurses Answer Call for Volunteers to Go to Haiti

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nurses-united.jpgThe nation’s largest union of registered nurses, National Nurses United, issued an urgent appeal for volunteer RNs  to go to Haiti, and more than 4,500 U.S. nurses answered the call within 24 hours.

Rose Ann De Moro, executive director of NNU in Oakland, Calif., said she’s asked for military protection for the volunteer nurses.

A first wave of 40 California nurses will fly out this weekend, while NNU said it is setting up a command center in Miami to prepare the first team for deployment.

(Read more in NBC L.A.)

Donations for Haiti Pour in at Fla. Fire Station (Video)

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nice-license-plate.JPGFrom water to generators, Miami firefighters have collected an assortment of goods for the relief effort in Haiti. As they dropped off their contributions, Floridians expressed the importance of sending help to the Caribbean nation immediately.

Watch the video below from YouTube…

Wildlife Rescuers Save Frostbitten Pelicans

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brownpelicans.jpgA  flock of brown pelicans hung around the Chesapeake Bay well past the time they were supposed to fly south for the winter. Luckily for them, the frozen pod was rounded up from the Eastern Shore by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

The Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research organization took over the rescue operation treating the 29 surviving frostbitten pelicans with warm sponge baths and other remedies.

Regularly consuming copious quantities of herring, these large birds are expensive patients. Help care for these unique creatures by donating to Tri-State.

Meanwhile, other wildlife rescuers are working overtime in the South, where a cold streak has immobilized hundreds of endangered green sea turtles. Each day hundreds are rehabilitated while hundreds more are released back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rescued from frigid water in the past week. They are taken to facilities across Florida for treatment.

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Having Big Hips and Thighs ‘is Healthy’

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shadow-katie.jpgCarrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for your health, protecting against heart and metabolic problems, UK experts have said.

Hip fat mops up harmful fatty acids and contains an anti-inflammatory agent that stops arteries clogging, they say.

Big behinds are preferable to extra fat around the waistline, which gives no such protection, the Oxford team said.

(Continue reading at BBC News)

UPDATED: Search Dogs Mobilize Around Globe to Help Haiti

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rescue-dog-for-haiti.jpgIn the wake of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake this week, search and rescue dogs from New York City, trained under the FEMA program are on their way to Haiti, as well as multiple search teams from California and Texas.

Additionally, search dogs around the world are poised for action, boarding planes and rushing to the disaster zone where they’re badly needed. (Baltimore Sun)

The Washington Examiner reports that a 72-member search and rescue team made up mostly of Fairfax County, VA Fire and Rescue Department personnel left Dulles Airport on Wednesday on a charter plane for Port-au-Prince, to help with the rescue effort.

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Heartened by Global Response, UN and Ted Turner Send Millions to Haiti

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quake-patient-un-photo-logan-abassi_.jpgThe 192-member United Nations General Assembly observed a minute of silence yesterday as they stood in solidarity with the countless earthquake victims in Haiti.

The UN flag flies at half mast, mourning the disaster victims, especially the 16 UN peacekeepers known to have died when the UN headquarters building collapsed. Some 150 staff members – including the Secretary-General’s Special Representative – are still unaccounted for.

Some 3,000 of the troops and police of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti, there since the mid-1990s to enhance stability in the country, are in and around Port-au-Prince, and are helping to maintain order and assist in relief efforts. They also have started to clear some of the capital’s main roads to allow aid and rescuers to reach those in need.

The UN General-Secretary ordered $10 million to be released from the Central Emergency Response Fund to kick-start humanitarian relief efforts.

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Obama Pledges $100M to Haiti: You Will Not be Forsaken

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un-emergency-relief-food.jpgThis morning, President Obama updated the world on the first phase of US rescue and relief efforts:  “At this very moment one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history is moving towards Haiti.”
 
The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, the president acknowledged that few in the world have endured the hardships of Haiti, but offered hope for our neighbors to the South:  “To the people of Haiti, we say clearly, and with conviction, you will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten. In this, your hour of greatest need, America stands with you. The world stands with you.”

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Haitian Earthquake Rescue by Husband Saves Aid Workers

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earthquake-bldg-collapsed-haiti.jpgA former CBS News employee and his wife had just moved to Haiti two weeks before the earthquake hit. Gillian, working for a Christian aid group there, was trapped overnight under the rubble of her building before Frank was able to arrive at her side, following a frantic 100 mile dash across Haiti to save her.

With Gillian freed, they sought treatment at the US embassy. But instead of fleeing back to the US, they’re determined to stay and help the people of Haiti.

Watch the news report at CBS …

Jews and Arabs Unite for World Record Hummus

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hummus.jpg50 Arab and Jewish chefs have served up a world record for cooking hummus in the name of Middle East peace.

Cooks from both sides of Israel’s religious divide filled an eight-meter-wide satellite dish with four tons of the dip, nearly doubling the Guinness world record set in Lebanon.

The man behind this latest idea, Jawdat Ibrahim, an Israeli multimillionaire, has devoted his life to promoting co-existence since winning an American lottery years ago. His message seems to be: “Give chickpeas a chance”. (Read his inspiring story here.)

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U.S. Military Responds to Haiti Crisis

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military-vessels-at-sea.jpgYesterday the U.S. military began a massive relief effort in Port-au-Prince, Haiti after a devastating 7.0-magnitute earthquake struck Tuesday.

Two C-130 transport planes flew in with military engineers and communications specialists. Restoring communications is vitally important for aid groups to coordinate relief efforts.

A Coast Guard cutter arrived, while an aircraft carrier – the USS Carl Vinson – is expected to arrive by Friday. As many as 5,500 U.S. troops are expected within days.

A Coast Guard helicopter had already MedEvaced four badly injured Americans to Guantanamo, Cuba, CBS News correspondent David Martin reported yesterday.

(Continue reading at CBS News)

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