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  1. Hatha Yoga Practice - Sun Salutation (YogaSite.com)
      Provides an animated figure to show how to do one of the basic yoga practices, Surya Namaskar. "Surya Namaskar, the Sun Salutation, is a series of 12 postures performed in a single, graceful flow." 5-02

  2. Yoga - Surya Namaskar or Salute to the Sun (YogaPoint.com)
      "It is considered as the best exercise for human body. Surya Namaskar consists of important Yogasanas and Pranayama."

      Editor's Note: The author warns that this exercise should be supervised by a skilled teacher. 9-04

  3. Cosby, Bill (Biography.com)
      "Although he has always avoided racial humor in his comedy, he began to speak out about portrayals of African Americans in American entertainment in the 1990s. Upon his 1994 induction into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, Cosby asked network television executives to 'stop this horrible massacre of images [of African Americans] that are being put on the screen now. I'm begging you, because it isn't us.' In 1998, Cosby was among five performers who were saluted at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. A ceremony was held at the Kennedy Center and was attended by President and Mrs. Clinton." 1-05

  4. Crowe, Jason - Peace Hero (MyHero.com)
      "Jason Crowe was awarded the Culture of Peace Award at the 2000 World Peace Ceremony held in Tokyo, Japan."

      "In 1997, a friend sent Jason Crowe an article that would transform him from ordinary 10-year-old kid into peace activist."

      "The Informer, Crowe's newspaper, is now distributed in 29 states and 15 foreign countries. In 1997, Crowe was honored at the United Nations Building in New York City, in a ceremony saluting seven youngsters from around the globe who have furthered the virtues of peace and tolerance through their creative talents. More recently, Crowe won the Swackhammer Peace Essay Contest with his essay 'Youth at Work: Building a Global Culture of Peace.' "

      "In 1999, Crowe started Youth for Peace in the Year 2000. This organization had two fund-raising events, 'The Chain of Hope' and 'Harmony in the Park 2002,' to raise money for the statue project. Crowe has raised nearly $25,000 toward the $50,000 needed for the peace sculpture." 7-05

  5. -06-04-08 Telectroscope Connects New York and London (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Here's a device, connected to London by a fiber-optic cable running under the Atlantic, that allows New Yorkers to peer back at their British counterparts, to gawp, wave, laugh, make funny faces, and hold up white boards bearing salutations and cross cultural commentary. Here, in short, is a glorified, double-sided webcam, dressed in Victorian-era whimsy. But at the base of the Telelectroscope on the Fulton Ferry Pier in Brooklyn, dozens of adults are pressing their faces wildly against the glass, jostling for a spot at the front of the line, laughing, giggling, and shrieking." 06-08

  6. President Signs New Tax-Cut Bill (MSNBC News)
      "President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans on Friday, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed. The benefits range from tax cuts for millionaires and the middle class to longer-term help for the jobless." 12-10

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