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...Haitian cause. The famously press-wary actress volunteered to stay past the commercial break to get an opportunity to speak on Haiti. "Tonight cannot just be about the movies," Cruz said. Maggie Gyllenhaal took to the stage with the sole purpose of reminding people to donate money. "In the midst of all of this, please remember how to get involved and offer your support to the people of Haiti," she said, directing people to the appropriate donation section of the NBC website...
...point in human history. Slaves are those forced to perform services for no pay beyond subsistence and for the profit of others who hold them through fraud and violence. While most are held in debt bondage in the poorest regions of South Asia, some are trafficked in the midst of thriving development. Such is the case here in Africa's wealthiest country, the host of this year's World Cup. While South Africa invests billions to prepare its infrastructure for the half-million visitors expected to attend, tens of thousands of children have become ensnared in sexual slavery, and those...
Last year, in the midst of the financial crisis, Harvard sold $2.5 billion worth of bonds at a higher yield and received scrutiny for issuing debt during an unfavorable financial climate. A Forbes cover story suggested that Harvard was at a disadvantage in the bond market because it acted in a “cash-raising panic...
What was the most painful part of writing the book? By far the hardest part was writing about my kids and the heartache of trying to get well in the midst of parenting. My illness got much worse after my second child was born, and it's been so hard sometimes not being able to explain to him what clinical depression is, [or] why I'm crying. I want them to understand what depression is, but I don't want them to have that baggage of growing up with a whack...
What advice do you have for people in the midst of depression right now? Get enough sleep. Go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning. Exercise: it has an antidepressant effect. I'm not going to be like Tom Cruise and say you won't need antidepressants if you exercise, but it is enough for some people. And watch what you eat. For sugar sensitive people - which many depressives are - sugar can be like a drug...