On October 17-19, 2008 Stand Up & Take Action Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals

Join millions worldwide to STAND UP and TAKE ACTION against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals.

Last year, over 43 million people Stood Up to demand that world leaders keep their promises to end poverty and inequality . This year, help us break that record and send an even louder message to our governments.

Join the global movement of people who refuse to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and broken promises to end it!

STAND UP and TAKE ACTION against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals.

Why Stand Up?

In 2000, leaders of 189 countries signed the Millennium Declaration agreeing to do everything in their power to end poverty. They pledged to do this by achieving the Millennium Development Goals, a roadmap to end extreme poverty by 2015.

Still, every day, 50,000 people die as a result of extreme poverty and the gap between rich and poor people is increasing. Nearly half the world’s population live in poverty, 70% are women. We have the power to change this.

Campaigners worldwide will STAND UP and TAKE ACTION to push their governments for more and better aid, debt cancellation, education for all boys and girls, healthcare, trade justice, gender equality and public accountability.

Read more http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/

Feeling fluish

It feels like I'm getting a flu. Chris has had it for almost a week so it's no wonder that I'm also getting it also.

There is supposed to be a photo exhibition today from Chris' friend in downtown. Feeling like I do right no I doubt that I'm able to go there.

Yesterday was a really nice day. It was quite warm and sunny. We had a walk around a lake in Kauniainen. Here are some photos from yesterday.









I just made myself a cup of tea. It is supposed to make me feel a bit better. I think today I'm not going to study that much. Maybe I spend a while here in our bed with my two little hairballs and see if I start to feel better.

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You might be a cat lover if...

you cut your after-work activities short just so you can get home to see your cat.

you dare not move a muscle when kitty falls asleep at your feet, even if you need to get up and pee.

you sleep in the oddest positions, just so you can accommodate your cat, even if he/she chooses to plonk itself in the middle of your bed.

sleeping with your cat and getting stray particles of kitty litter from your cat's claws in your bed doesn't bother you.

you take your cat's name as your online name.

when you're telling a friend about having to take the cat to the V-E-T, you whisper and your eyes dart furtively around the room to make sure your kitty isn't within earshot.

you cried more than the cat did the day you dropped him at the vet's to be neutered.

you feel naked if your clothes aren't covered in cat hair.

if you own more than one cat and can tell which cat threw up just by looking at the pile

people say "what a lovely Angora sweater!" and you say "What Sweater?"

the grocery consists of cat food, cat treats, cat toys, and mice.

you know all the ingredients in meow mix by heart.

you plan your schedule around your cat.

you don't care which part of her body Kitty may have licked before kissing you on the lips!

you nuzzle your sweetheart by rubbing your forehead on her.

you still kiss your boyfriend after he lets kitty drink the milk while he eats the cereal.

you feed them Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner on the good china.

when someone else yells at your cat for being bad, you say, "Be nice... she's only human."

when your cat rips off the wallpaper, you take her to a cat pscyhotherapist to discover what is upsetting her and causing her disruptive behavior.

you have full conversations with your cats and you think it's normal.

you think that they understand you and communicate back.

you have more cat toys than clothes.

you get a fish tank and fish as pets for your cat.

your cat eats the most expensive cat food available, but you subsist on macaroni and cheese

you refer to your parents as "Grandma" and "Grandpa", but you have no children.

your cat has more names than you do.

each one of your cats gets spoken to in their own individual "special voice".

your cat has more say than your spouse.

you write poems about your cat.

you don't need an alarm clock, because your cat wakes you up before the alarm clock goes off.

you can eat after your cat.

http://www.youmightbe.com/pages/catlover.html

Gift ideas for cat lovers

KREATIVE KITTY

This four-footed muse brings the gifts of creativity, inspiration, and the ability to think outside the cat box! Place him on your desk or computer and purr-fect ideas will abound. Your work will be me-wow!

Kreative Kitty story is included on packaging!


COCKTAIL BLACK CAT DRINK HANGERS

Perfect for your Party Punch Glasses!
Slightly spooky and very cute, these 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) tall, plastic Black Cat Cocktail Buddies will add an extra layer of cool to any cocktail party. Their long black tails act as a hook over the rim of the glass as they dangle on the side just daring anyone else to touch your drink.



CAT BUTTS MAGNETS

Cat butts for everyone!
Everyone loves Cat Butts! For true cat lovers. 5 popular breeds with a bonus hair ball! Works great on the fridge, car, and other metal surfaces.



IT'S MY CAT'S WORLD MUG



BLACK CAT BANDAGES

Me... ouch!
Treat your minor cuts, scrapes and scratches with the incredible healing power of a Black Cat designer bandage. And if a cool bandage isn't enough to dry up your tears, how about a FREE TOY!

Includes a small toy to help make even the ouchiest owies feel all better in no time!



CAT HAIR BOWL

Finally! The secret ingredient is revealed! If "everything tastes better with cat hair in it," as this bowl proudly proclaims, then the pretty kitty at the bottom will make everything you prepare turn out just purrfect!



CAT SHOULDER BAG

The fashion statement of the decade! The only thing better than a cat is two! Top quality YKK zipper and comfy fat strap!



CONTROL A CAT REMOTE

Stop all that hissing, scratching and unpredictable attacking. Select a low purr-tone and an affectionate mood! 8 out of 10 owners said their cats ignored it.

Operating Instructions:

Point remote at subject
Push any button on the remote
Hope for the best
No batteries required... powered by positive thinking!



CLOTH-CAT TOWEL HOLDER

Me-oooooooooow!
Our Cat-Cloth Towel Holder will bring a smile to your face every time you go to dry your hands. Once you get over the awkwardness of what you have just seen... you'll begin to see a fun, kitschy, innocent 1950's-ness towel holder you've just got to get! Kinda gross, but kinda cute and definitely kinda cool. And, because this is the Perpetual Kid, kinda functional and very well executed too.

Includes a strong sticky pad or a screw for your choice of mounting.



Available at Perpetual Kid

Ku-Ki Shop

Pure cuteness!









http://ku-ki-shop.com/

My husband's music

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Joko

ostetaan liput?

Su 9.11.
20-01
Cut Copy (AUS)

Hearts on Fire



Lights and Music

Hotpot!

I did really well with the hotpot and tonights cookin'. As desert we had fried bananas with vanilla ice cream. It was delicious!

Chinese steamboat

Today I'm planning to cook with Chinese steamboat a.k.a. hotpot. I've never used our hotpot before so let's hope we have something to eat tonite.



Hotpot

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I'm so excited! I got an award!

Thanks Honey for the "I love your blog" award!



Rules:

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2. Add a link to that person's blog who awarded you

3. Choose 7 others to receive this award and add links to their blogs

4. Leave a message to their blogs so that they know about this

I will give this award to these bloggers:

Petra's Blogg

Oh Joy!

Simply Cats

The Soap Bar

Foodbeam

Katie Landon and Other Stories

House Of Turquoise

Target Women:

Wedding Shows

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Quantic Soul Orchestra

Pushin' On

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Studia general on sales

Today at school we had a lecturer from US, from the university of Toledo. I have to say it was a very interesting lecture although I'm not on the sales program in our school. The studia gereral was about highly effective sales people and it was held by Dr. Richard Buehrer. He is very good speaker and the two hours he spoke went very fast.

After the lecture we had cocktail hour.

The slides from the lecture are to be found here.
http://www.slideshare.net/Uroborus/highly-effective-sales-people-from-key-challenges-to-best-practices

Today I have been studying all day and tomorrow I have to study also. There is only one and a half week left of this period and on the fifth period I have lessons every day. So, I'm going to be even more busy.

Start a revolution

Today's post on Feministing.



Pic from bilco8

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