Happy International Women's Day!

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There is so much going on today! The weather is GORGEOUS here in New York City. It is almost 70 degrees and the spirit of Spring is alive with full force! The flowers are blooming and warmth is in the air. This Sunday, March 11, we set our clocks one hour for the Spring forward and the Spring Equinox is right around the corner on March 20. And tonight is a full moon! To get our mind and spirit in proper alignment, let's be advocates to help end world hunger.

First off - Happy International Women's Day!  In many countries, it is an occasion to honor, respect, appreciate and praise women for their accomplishments. It also is a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 is "Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty." With that said, there is a website I discovered awhile ago called Free Rice.  Its a website where you answer trivia questions and for every answer you get right, 10 grains of rice is donated to the United Nations World Food Program.  Okay, now lets really sit and and think about this one... How many hours... I repeat - HOURS... do we spend playing trivia, Bejeweled, Scramble, Angry Birds, Temple Run, Plants vs. Zombies, etc on our smart phones? Why not actually play a game that you can actually contribute to an amazing global cause... and get smarter! The first step is that you create a log-in or connect through Facebook. You must do this step in order for your score to count. (Don't worry, they don't spam you). Once logged in, you simply play and answer questions like the one below: 

Shut means:
- Hear
- Donate
- Say
- Close

It starts off easy and then it gets really hard! You can change your trivia subject to English, Chemistry, Language, Math, Geography, Science, Humanities and much more.  When I have down-time, I actually play this and it tells me how much free rice I've donated to UN Food Program. Its an amazing website and a cause. Today and everyday I strongly suggest you to sign up, but especially today on this occasion. 

WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance.

Facts about Free Rice

1 right = 10 grains of rice donated

5 right = 50 grains of rice donated

Overall, 9105560 grains of rice was donated yesterday. 

Over 91 billion grains have been donated to date (as of 3/8/2012)

The rice is paid for sponsors shown on the website

Here are some more facts about women to think about:

• If you are a woman in Malawi, you will spend 9 hours a day fetching water and wood (more time than you spend sleeping).
  
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• If you are a woman in Gabon, you will do 90% of the farm work but still go hungry.
  
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• And if you are a pregnant woman in a developing country, you will be iron deficient, leaving you exhausted and more likely to die during childbirth.
  
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