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The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed         Arnal Dayaratna: Ten Things You Should Know About Zynga and Its IPO July 6, 2011 at 10:42 AM   Zynga is the biggest developer of Facebook applications. The company has 60 million daily active users on Facebook and more daily active users than the next 30 Facebook social game developers combined. Read More... More on Business         John Merrow: David Brooks, Diane Ravitch and the Education Wars July 6, 2011 at 10:38 AM   Our public schools are the equivalent of yesterday's pony express. Just as a faster pony express would not be sufficient to deliver the mail today, the "faster horses" that reformers represent are not in themselves adequate for our 50 million school-age children, nor will they ever be. Read More... More on Education Reform         Snooth: The Scoop on Wine Ice Cream July 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM   It's no surprise that we gravitate towards cool, crisp whites and chilled rosés during these warm summer months. Easy to drink and easy to enjoy, a wine's quaffable nature is precisely what we're after! But as much as we enjoy a chilled glass (preferably al fresco) on its own, it's great to know there are other ways to delight in a wine's refreshment. In this case, in scoop form! Well, it makes a lot of sense, combining our favorite summer sippers with our favorite summer dessert. Whether it's ice cream, sorbet or granita, we've got you covered. Check out the variety in this list and give yourself a reason to dust off that ice cream maker. After all, July is officially declared National Ice Cream Month! Read More... More on Wine         Endless Simmer: Food Bloggers Give Panera's Menu a Gluten-Free Makeover July 6, 2011 at 10:16 AM   Remember the team of activist food bloggers who took our list of America's Top 10 New Sandwiches and made vegan versions of each sandwich? Well, they're at it again. This time, they're giving one of America's biggest bakery chains a GF makeover. Namely Marly writes: I recently met a friend for breakfast at Panera and was surprised, nay shocked, to learn that they didn't offer any gluten-free items at the bread bar. How could this be? Are they not aware of the growing number of people who are flocking toward gluten-free lifestyles? Read More... More on Photo Galleries         P.G. Sittenfeld: Why Politicians Get Fat July 6, 2011 at 9:51 AM   Two Saturdays ago, I devoured five hot dogs at three different festivals during the day. It turns out burgers and hotdogs are as common as handshakes on the campaign trail. Read More... More on Diet         John Merrow: David Brooks, Diane Ravitch And The Education Wars July 6, 2011 at 9:51 AM   As always, remember that John's book The Influence of Teachers is for sale at Amazon. Last week in this space, I speculated about the most influential educator in America. Although I put forth more than a half dozen names, most respondents 'voted' for Diane Ravitch, the historian/policymaker/apostate whose book, The Death and Life of the Great American Public School, is a best seller. Read More... More on Education Reform         Maria Rodale: Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for My Newsletter + Giveaway July 6, 2011 at 9:51 AM   I've been blogging for about two years now, and it's time to step up my game--with a newsletter! I really love blogging. It's the perfect creative outlet for all my diverse interests--whether it's organic tirades, utterly simple and yummiful recipes, or insights into my eclectic reading and musical tastes. And whether you read these posts right on my mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com blog, the Huffington Post, Care2.com, or Facebook or Twitter, or some random linkage, the truth is, I want you to be counted. I want to know that you are with me! So here are my top 10 reasons to sign up for my newsletter: 1. It's free. For many people, that alone should be enough. But I know you all need more reasons than that! Read More...         Alastair Campbell: On the Perils of Diarywriting; Lessons Learned; and The Opportunities of New Media July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   What I write in my diary at night gets published some years down the track, in a different context for different times. The raw and immediate can sometimes look a bit odd when even the author has forgotten all about it. Read More... More on UK Issues         Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D.: 8 Easy Ways to Make Your Brain Perform Better July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   While many of us want to improve our brain health, we aren't always sure what exactly we need to do, or -- more likely -- simply can't imagine putting one more "must-do" item on our list. Read More... More on Memory and Cognition         Timothy Karr: Google vs. Facebook: Should Human Rights Factor in Your Choice of Social Network? July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   Question: What would billionaire Mark Zuckerberg lose by refusing Chinese demands that he censor Facebook? What would he and his company gain from being more principled? Read More... More on China         Sam Harris: Drugs and the Meaning of Life July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting, and for what purpose, and which are not. Read More... More on Drugs         Bant Breen: Are You a City Mouse or a Country Mouse? July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   While I like city living, the challenges of urban family life weaken my resolve. City living may be better in many respects, but does it offer better value for money? Read More... More on Family         Bella DePaulo: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Getting Duped July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   Maybe you are confident that you are a terrific lie detector -- you are sure you can separate the trustworthy from the slime. Surprise! More than a dozen studies have shown that there is no link between confidence and skill. Read More... More on The Inner Life         Roger Housden: How To Be a Better Listener July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   After a period of silence, we ourselves will have a different sound. The energy and life that we normally disperse in a day's worth of words would still be circulating in our body. Read More... More on Wisdom         Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: The Dark Triad and Impulsivity July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   The "dark triad" -- a combination of Machiavellianism, subclinical narcissism and subclinical psychopathy -- is an overarching trait that everyone has to some degree. Unfortunately, some people just have a lot more of it than others. Read More... More on Mind         Ed and Deb Shapiro: The Daily Chill Pill July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   You can transform adversity into acceptance, selfishness into kindness, just like palm trees that transform muddy water into sweet coconut milk. Read More... More on Wisdom         Jane Brunette: Recognizing That We Are All Buddhas: The Path To Fearlessness July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM   Normally we see the world through our false projections. These feel true because they are familiar, but they are actually distortions born of conditioning and negative habits of mind. Read More... More on Spiritual Development         Keli Goff: Is Religion a Greater Political Barrier Than Race? July 6, 2011 at 8:51 AM   President Obama's first few years in office appear to have confirmed a fundamental shift in the role identity politics play in a candidate's so-called electability. Racial identity is no longer the greatest barrier to elected office. Religious identity is. Read More... More on Barack Obama         C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: The Future of Jobs? July 6, 2011 at 8:51 AM   The impact of education on prosperity has been a subject of long debate. However, Professor Hugh Lauder explains, "the links between education and a modern economy are much more complex than policy makers would have us believe." Read More...         Robert L. Borosage: Foul Deal: What if Republicans Take Yes for an Answer July 6, 2011 at 6:33 AM   The ongoing political antics over the debt ceiling is a losers' game: bad for the country, bad for the economy, bad for the possibility of reform vital to this country's future. Read More... More on Democrats         Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Ironclad July 6, 2011 at 6:25 AM   When it comes to stories that bear transposition to varying eras and settings, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) seems a prime example of a plot that never seems to get old. It was the basis for the classic American western, The Magnificent Seven, and the less classic (but still enjoyable) Battle Beyond the Stars, a cheesy 1980 sci-fi action film that featured a script by John Sayles (and included Robert Vaughn as a nod to Magnificent Seven). Still, some variations simply aren't worth the effort. Exhibit A: Ironclad, a kind of Braveheart version of the same plot, set in post-Magna Carta England. Read More...         Robert L. Borosage: Foul Deal: What if Republicans Take Yes for an Answer July 6, 2011 at 5:53 AM   Republicans won't take yes for answer in the debt ceiling negotiations. As conservative columnist David Brooks writes in the New York Times, this should be the "mother of all no brainers." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/opinion/05brooks.html Read More... More on Democrats         Andrew Newbury: Why Sir Paul McCartney Might Be Justified In Not Having A Pre-Nup July 6, 2011 at 3:02 AM   News that Sir Paul McCartney is to marry again should not come as too much of a surprise, bearing in mind that he has been dating Nancy Shevell for four years. Of course, given the acrimonious and costly end to his marriage with Heather Mills, the former Beatle could have been forgiven for avoiding any exchange of rings or vows this time around. What might be even more surprising to some is that, having proposed, Sir Paul has apparently not insisted on a prenuptial agreement to limit any claim which his third wife-to-be might potentially have on his £495 million ($813 million) fortune. Although not officially confirmed by either his lawyers or publicists, there was been extensive media speculation that the couple merely have what has been described as "a simple document" to protect the trust funds established for his children. Read More...         Dr. Michael J. Breus: Rocked To Sleep -- Not Just For Babies Anymore July 6, 2011 at 1:12 AM   The study suggests that rocking does indeed have an effect on our ability to fall asleep -- as well as on the quality of the sleep itself. Read More... More on Sleep         Arianna Huffington: Introducing HuffPost UK... And Why We're Excited to Be Joining Your Thriving, Innovative Media Culture July 6, 2011 at 1:12 AM   LONDON - I am delighted to be in London today for the first Huffington Post launch outside of North America: Welcome to HuffPost UK. Britain has always held a very special place in my heart, having gone to college and started my career here. Indeed, my time in the UK set the course for the rest of my life -- leading all the way, in fact, to the creation of The Huffington Post in May of 2005. We are arriving here in the midst of a rich and thriving media culture marked by great innovation. We look forward to adding HuffPost UK to the mix, and to our real-time 'digital water cooler' -- which embraces the best of the new (immediacy, transparency, interactivity) and the best of the old (fact-checking, accuracy, fairness, and an emphasis on storytelling) -- becoming the spark for many interesting conversations. So check out HuffPost UK and let us know what you think. Read More... More on United Kingdom         Art Markman, Ph.D.: Why People Identify With Health Causes July 6, 2011 at 12:42 AM   The connection between disease and identity is important, because it can influence the effectiveness of methods of disease prevention. Read More... More on chronic conditions         David Katz, M.D.: The Paleo Diet: Can We Really Eat Like Our Ancestors Did? July 6, 2011 at 12:42 AM   That our native diet is relevant to our health seems little less than self-evident. That we can't get back to the Stone Age from here is equally so. Read More... More on Nutrition         Lucy Danziger: 8 Ways Music Can Boost Your Workout July 6, 2011 at 12:42 AM   We've all felt it: calm music slows our heart rate; fast tunes jazz us up and motivate us to move. Read More... More on Fitness and Exercise         Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea: Assad's Dangerous Manoeuvres Deflect Attention From Syria's Internal Crisis July 5, 2011 at 11:22 PM   The Assad regime plays a very risky game by sending truckloads of Palestinian refugees to the frontier and encouraging them to demonstrate in favour of Israel's withdrawal. Read More... More on Tiananmen Square         Christal Smith: It's Never Too Late: The Making of The First Grader July 5, 2011 at 10:48 PM   He is known simply as Maruge. He witnessed some of the worst crimes against humanity in twentieth century Africa yet, in the sunset of his life, he wants nothing more than to learn to read. Read More... More on Kenya         Wajid Ali Syed: The Saudi Hollywood Makoever July 5, 2011 at 10:32 PM   This prince is a hero, not in a real life of course -- but in a Hollywood movie. This pop culture moment is nothing short of extraordinary. The Saudis have achieved a PR coup. Read More... More on War on Terror         Danny Groner: Has Tom Hanks Lost His Star Power? July 5, 2011 at 10:01 PM   The movie was made and marketed toward an older audience, but Larry Crowne may have proven this holiday weekend how limited that boomer audience actually is. Read More... More on Julia Roberts         Cameron Silver: An American in Paris July 5, 2011 at 9:45 PM   For the last decade, I think I have celebrated every 4th of July in the City of Lights.  Yesterday was no exception.  Although Giambattista Valli made his couture  debut on Independence Day, I was not granted an invitation to the show.  I heard it was full of over the top gowns and a long front row of socials.  I don't know if any of these PYT's plan to buy anything, and certainly the ladies I know who buy Haute Couture were not in attendance since they were with me at some other events around town.  Which makes me wonder: if you are doing a show, isn't it wise to invite those who actually are owners and not loaners?  PYTs may garner press, but ultimately if a designer isn't selling the collection, I find the entire circus to then be a vanity act. As for those selling their wares,  Bruno Frusoni hosted a chic cocktail party Monday night to reveal his latest "demi" couture collection for the ultimate cobbler, Roger Vivier.  The prices are steep: I have seen evening shoes in the $20,000 range and I am told they really do sell.  With a strictly limited production for each model and exclusives granted to a particular client's territory (for $20,000 one should be assured that they are the only client in North America who owns a certain poie de soie pump with feather protrusion), Vivier is doing brisk business in Asia and Russia with these limited editions.  And how prohibitive is a $20,000 shoe when one considers a $50,000 croco Birkin is de rigeur when lunching at L' Avenue? If couture is fashion as art, certainly Hussein Chalayan's first retrospective, which had a private preview last night at the Musee de la Mode et Decoratifs, proves this point. The designer as architect is Chalayan's milieu (he has made dresses that turn into tables) and he is an exceptional  conceptual artist who happens to use clothing as his canvas.  Each vignette resembled almost a performance art experience.  I think a lot of fashion is performance art from the presentation on the runway to the eccentric shopper who pushes the limits when donning a head-turning creation.  Only the brave can wear a table as a skirt. Read More...         Zoe P. Strassfield: Robots Invade DC! July 5, 2011 at 9:45 PM   Don't be alarmed, they weren't robots from other planets sent to conquer Earth. In fact, it's the other way around. Read More... More on Smarter Ideas         Lynn Forester de Rothschild: A Gilded Affair with Something AWOL July 5, 2011 at 9:39 PM   The Ronald Reagan Centennial Banquet on Monday night at Guild Hall was a glorious celebration. And yet, for this American, there was one glaring problem. It seemed so small, so wrong, so characteristic of the Obama Administration. Read More... More on Ronald Reagan         Lynn Forester de Rothschild: A Gilded Affair with Something AWOL July 5, 2011 at 9:14 PM   One of the unmitigated joys for an American living in London is to be part of the great Anglo-American friendship that transcends all political, religious or other differences. The Ronald Reagan Centennial Banquet on Monday night at Guild Hall was a glorious celebration of that historical and magical link. Festooned in Union Jacks and the Stars and Stripes, with the 800 year old walls adorned by the larger-than-life statues of Admiral Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, William Pitt and Sir Winston Churchill, the Guild Hall was the perfect setting to celebrate the greatness of two nations. The seven hundred guests were led by Foreign Secretary William Hague, Defence Secretary Liam Fox and former Prime Minister John Major. The generosity of Britain in celebrating our former President made this American grateful and proud of our shared values and shared history. To provide such an evening in celebration of the man who, as Margaret Thatcher once said, "ended the Cold War without firing a shot," was generous and lovely and powerful. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a beautiful speech about the freedom that was won when the Berlin Wall came down, about how unlikely it was when my generation was born, about how the generation being born now that might not understand how hard it was and about how it truly changed the world. William Hague gave an inspired speech about our nations standing together to reject oppression and to give optimism to people around the world. It was all together a wonderful night. And yet, for this American, there was one glaring problem: No official of the Obama administration was present, not even the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James. It seemed so small, so wrong, so characteristic of the Obama Administration. Read More... More on Ronald Reagan         Harmon Leon: Finding My Inner Killer July 5, 2011 at 8:45 PM   My true inner-killer combatant was revealed as I underwent a personalized warrior assessment from the chief physician of Spike TV's "Deadliest Warrior," the show where civilization's most skilled military fighters are pitted against one another to determine last warrior standing: Vikings clash with samurais; Green Berets skirmish Spetsnaz; Maoris collide with Shaolin monks. Read More...         Alan Black: The Patriot Game -- Time to Build a US National Soccer Stadium July 5, 2011 at 8:45 PM   Give me liberty or give me... Megan Rapinoe singing Born In The USA after scoring a stunner against Colombia last weekend in the World Cup in Germany. Read More...         Raul A. Reyes: Illegal Discrimination July 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM   Alabama's new anti-immigration law includes provisions that serve no purpose other than to intimidate undocumented immigrants and discourage them from getting an education. They don't call it the Bible Belt for nothing. In Alabama, leaders of the United Methodist Church, Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church, and Roman Catholic Church have spoken out against HB 56, the state's new anti-immigrant law. They say it runs counter to Christian principles. HB 56, the country's harshest immigration law, will make it a criminal offense in Alabama to rent a house or apartment to undocumented immigrants, or even give them a ride. Employers that hire illegal workers can be penalized once the law goes into effect on September 1. Read More... More on Immigration         Al Baio: Dreamin' of the Usual: A Backpack! July 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM   Backpack Block Party! is on a quest to find the backpack of your dreams. Let's meet a contender! Read More... More on Street Style         Patt Cottingham: Goodbye/Hello 22: 'We Need to Shift into a Wise and Collective Heart' July 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM   As I watched the youth in the Middle East and Africa, the tsunami in Japan, and the unprecedented tornadoes and floods in the United States, I was left pondering whether we Earthlings can come together with enough collective heart and wisdom to resolve the problems that face our societies and our planet. As Albert Einstein prophetically said, "We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." Read More... More on Africa         Dan Persons: Cinefantastique Spotlight: Transformers: Dark of the Moon July 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM   Big. Bigger. Biggest. Somehow those words don't seem fitting descriptions for the new Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Biggeriest? Spectactimammogigantular? Read More...         Hannah Stephenson: Poetry: Ghost Stories July 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM   Poetry: Ghost Stories Read More... More on Poetry         Paul LaRosa: DSK and Casey Anthony: Is This Justice? Actually, Yes July 5, 2011 at 8:13 PM   We say we'd rather see 100 guilty men go free than one innocent man be found guilty of something he did not do. Do we really believe that, or do we only believe that when it's convenient? Read More... More on Casey Anthony         Carl Pope: What's Patriotic Now? July 5, 2011 at 8:13 PM   There's nothing wrong with America that three million new industrial jobs using innovative technologies wouldn't solve. What manufacturing needs is markets, finance, and policy support. Can we do it? Read More... More on Deficit         Dan Kovalik: The U.S. Must Work for Peaceful Resolution to Colombian Armed Conflict July 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM   While the mainstream press has been silent on the issue, there is a growing movement in Colombia for a peaceful settlement of the decades-long civil war in Colombia between the FARC and ELN guerillas and the Colombian government. A step was made in the direction of building a process toward such a settlement on June 8th with the National Meeting of Peasant, Afro-descendent and Indigenous Peoples for Land and Peace in Bogota. As an article from Justice for Colombia (JFC) notes, "the meeting launched the preparations for the National Conference on Peace that will be held in Barrancabermeja later this year [from August 12 - 15], aimed at using the experiences of different communities to begin a debate on how to achieve a peaceful solution to Colombia's social and armed conflict." JFC notes that speakers at this meeting included representatives of Colombia's peasant communities, a delegate of Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, Jesuit priest Father de Roux, a delegate representing the Colombian government and the Jimmy Carter Foundation. JFC explains that "Father de Roux, and the peasant representative Miguel Cifuentes, both spoke of the need for land redistribution and the right of return for the displaced, while Cifuentes also emphasised the need for social justice." I met Father de Roux, who I am told is one of the driving forces behind the peace talks, in Barrancabermeja back in September of 2000 as part of a delegation with the Madison-based Colombia Support Network. He is a kind, soft-spoken priest who has bravely worked for peace, justice and the economic development of the Middle Magdalena Region of Colombia for many years. Read More... More on Barack Obama         Ben Cole: Watching and Calculating, African Governments Learn From the Arab Spring July 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM   As the Arab Spring continues to roar, many African governments have begun taking strong stances on Internet freedoms, even before most of their populations have had the chance to experience the free and open Internet. Read More... More on Hosni Mubarak         Attiyya Anthony: Vote 2012 July 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM   We know that young minds are the fires behind revolutions and the catalyst for change, but when given the opportunity to vote -- they do very little with it. I wonder, why is that? Read More...         Jeff Biggers: Arizona All Star Game: Boycott or Knock It Out of the Park? Interview with Carlos Muñoz July 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM   Would baseball legend Roberto Clemente have played in next week's Major League All Star baseball game or joined a boycott in protest of Arizona's controversial SB 1070 "papers please" law? Read More... More on Arizona Politics         Mark Blankenship: True Blood Sucker Punch: Season 4, Ep. 2 July 5, 2011 at 7:46 PM   Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks the gaudiest moments on each episode of True Blood. I'd like to begin the discussion of this week's installment, with a word about nudity. Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD*** Read More...             This email was sent to venturepoliticalcapital@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here