On December 26th, 2004 an earthquake recorded at a magnitude of 9.3 in the Indian Ocean created a massive tsunami that struck nations across the region. Enormous waves took the lives of nearly 250,000 people while destroying cities and towns in minutes. The tsunami also caused extensive environmental damage, including reef systems along many coastal areas. Four years after the tsunami researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have returned to site of the disaster to survey the damaged reefs and work with local communities on preserving this important resource. After exploring sixty sites of coral reef off the coasts of Aceh, Indonesia, the scientists report that reefs damaged by the 2004 tsunami are on the path to recovery.

A new year means a new crop of budding film starlets – and none of them is shaking up the fitness scene like Indian “it girl” Hemalayaa.

Check out her most recent headlines:

Caught dirty dancing!! But we don’t mean in clubs… Hemalayaa prefers boogying to infectious Indian music to get a full-body workout. See her burning up the dance floor (and the calories) in Bollywood Dance Workout.

Best beach booty!! This star knows exactly which moves will burn fat and firm her backside…so you can bet that’s not a butt double in her latest release, Bollywood Booty.

Is that a belly bump?! Not on this screen siren. She works hard to tone her tummy with upbeat, targeted world-inspired dance workouts like the ones in her Beautiful Belly DVD.

How the stars drop pounds! Hemalayaa reveals celeb secrets in Bollywood Burn, where she shows how to shimmy away pounds and stress using toning and cardio dance moves inspired by hit Indian films.

Here at Eco Child’s Play, we like baby leg warmers. We’ve featured organic cotton Leggies and BabyLegs. Today I get to tell you about Bamboo Leg Huggers for your little one. These are absolutely adorable (by far the cutest I’ve seen) and are made out of fast growing bamboo fibers.

I can appreciate the practicality of Leg Huggers for every baby. It’s awesome to keep your little ones legs covered during diaper changes, to not expose several inches of precious baby skin when their pants creep up while being carried and to have knee protection when they are crawling.

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