Top Ten Good News of the Week (July 8-14, 2006)

By Good News Network Saturday, July 15, 2006

Archives - Week in Review

Here's the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week published every weekend . . .

1) A Responsibility To Make Peace, A Letter From King Abdullah
My father, the late King Hussein, often said peace is a gift that we give to future generations. And this was Jordan's vision for the region when our country took the tough decision to make peace with Israel in 1994. (Inspired)

2) After TV Series, Pakistan Rethinks Barbaric Rape Laws Fantastic news for women in Muslim nations! Check out this amazing development... Thanks to a recent television program's influence on the culture:
"More than 1,000 female prisoners are expected to be released this week on bail in Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to review a controversial set of laws affecting women." (Civics)

3) Vitamin Angels Deliver Nutritional Shakes in Earthquake Relief
Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., announced the donation of nearly $600,000 worth of high-protein nutrition drinks -- enough for 222,000 servings -- to Vitamin Angel's Indonesian Earthquake Relief Effort for devastated villagers in the Jogyakarta region. Thousands will now receive balanced, nutritious meals thanks to Shaklee's donation and Vitamin Angel's unique mission... (Health)

4) France Gives Low-Income Families Computers, Internet
France will begin later this year to offer low-income families a computer and an internet connection for only 1 euro a day to help undo the digital divide and provide unprecedented opportunity. (Civics)

5) New Power Plants To Run On Chicken Droppings
Plans are underway in the US to build new biomass power plants, like those in UK, that burn chicken droppings for fuel to power tens of thousands of homes, while creating usable byproducts and no extra carbon emissions adding to Global Warming. (Earth)

6) Pearl Jam Pledges $100,000 to Counter CO2 Effects of Tour
In an effort to mitigate their own carbon emissions from day-to-day operations of their 2006 tour, while raising the public's carbon consciousness, Pearl Jam launched their 2006 Carbon Portfolio Strategy, calling for the band to donate a total of $100,000 to nine organizations doing innovative work around climate change. (Recreation)

7) Google is Income-Booster for Global Poor
Google's AdSense program, which places relevant ads on blog and webites and makes them relatively little money, is putting significant funds into the pockets of poorer people who have ventured onto the internet. (Business)

8) British Children to be Trained in Positive Thinking
2000 students in state schools in Britain will be taught the art of positive thinking under a pilot program aimed at cutting depression, self-harm and anti-social behaviour. The leader in the field of positive psychology in the U.S., Dr. Martin Seligman, will train British teachers in the subjects of resiliency, positive thinking and self-esteem. (Civics)

9) Gaza Children Flown to Israeli Hospital
Larry Rich sheds some positive light on relations in the Middle East that are hidden from the world's media. Israeli technology, medical expertise, and human kindness are available and offered to Palestinians in need. He is the Director of Development & International Public Relations for the Emek Medical Center in Israel. (Inspired!)

10) Blogger Trades Paper Clip For A House, Becomes Inspiration
The power of imagination earned a Canadian blogger a house... Kyle decided to trade one red paperclip for something bigger and better -- a fish pen -- and keep trading again and again, for bigger and better stuff, until he would be offered a house. One year later he was given a house by a town with an equally visionary imagination. (Recreation)

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