Omega’s Women & Power conferences, cultivating those values, aerodynamic events, inspiring and affirming women’s leadership and empowerment. “Of course there’s only so much one can do in a weekend,” Carla remarks, “but it’s definitely an inspirational event and acts as a confirmation for those of us who think Hey, I want to wake up and strengthen this part of myself. Also, the conference offers a sense of community. Even though technologically the web connects us more than ever, we’re very isolated from one another. We live in a hyper-specialized society and culture so you could spend your entire life just staring at a computer screen. That’s why one of the main goals of the conference is to bring people into community with each other and to build a movement — a social movement.”

"The UN says more than 17 million people have been affected by the floods, with about 1.2 million homes destroyed. There are fears of further flooding as the Indus river at Hyderabad, already at a 50-year high, is expected to rise even more. Mr Gilani told the meeting of senior doctors, health ministry officials, UN representatives and members of non-governmental organisations that Pakistan was experiencing "the worst natural calamity of its history". "As human misery continues to mount, we are seriously concerned with spread of epidemic diseases," he said. "There is likelihood of water-borne diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea and dysentery, especially in children who are already weak and vulnerable." "  Read how to help inside this article!

"Design For Change is a world-changing school contest for children that is simple and powerful in its design.  Children are given a simple task: design a solution to a problem in your community and make it happen! The purpose is to: Remind children that they matter and their ideas are worth sharing, Allow them to discover that they can be leaders of change, Listen to children around the world saying "I Can!" The contest is designed to be flexible and 'teacher friendly' - allowing each participating school to design its own project, in its own way, to fit with school terms, holidays, and other curriculum demands."

"Always interested in preventative medicine for myself. I decided to pay a visit to a Holistic Health Exhibition held in London. I spent some time talking with a very enthusiastic sales person about the use of Polarity Screens which is a device that she claims has vastly improved her overall health by using them just twenty minutes twice a day. Personally I found the screens quite remarkable in their simplicity, which allows the body's self healing mechanism to do all the work." 

"Children don't have to be told that we are all psychics in our dreams. They know this, because they have psychic experiences in their dreams all the time. They see into the future, they encounter the departed, they see things happening at a distance and behind doors that are supposedly locked to them. The problem is that very often the adults around them won't listen, sometimes because they are afraid of what the child may be seeing."