Top Ten Good News of the Week (Aug 12-18, 2006)

By Good News Network Saturday, August 19, 2006

Archives - Week in Review

Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week, published every weekend . . .

1) US Rebuilds Clinic in Tanzania to Foster Anti-Terrorist Sentiment - The U.S. military looked at this town and saw something more than empty wells, a crumbling pharmacy and sun-baked dirt -- it saw an opportunity to fight terrorism by rebuilding a clinic. Such help could stamp out radicalism in remote parts of Africa where America needs friends, and fast. (Civics)

2) Cuba's Agricultural Revolution an Example to the World - An organic, green revolution, largely unnoticed, is well under way in Cuba -- unprecedented both within the developed and undeveloped world -- establishing a self-sustaining system of agriculture that by necessity is essentially organic. (Earth)

3) Rays of Hope in the Philippine Waters - Nine manta rays were recently spotted for the first time in 20 years gliding through Basura, the internationally-renowned dive site in the Philippines. The area of Mabini, south from the capital, Manila, was once known more for its accumulated refuse than marine life. (Earth)

4) Change for Good: British Air Passengers Make Huge Difference - For 12 years British Air has offered international passengers the opportunity to contribute their loose change and foreign currency to the UNICEF Change for Good program -- with magnificent results. The collected currency feeds and educates children worldwide. (Business)

5) CA Utility Vows to Increase Solar Use Fivefold - Good news in the advancement of renewable energy from Pacific Gas and Electric. Already PG&E has 12,000 customers using solar panels to produce enough electricity to power more than 66,000 homes. (Earth)

6) Saving Old Growth One Click at a Time - With one click you can save a section of old growth forest in Sweden. "Ett klick for skogen" in Swedish means, "A click for the forest". Every time you click, sponsors contribute towards the purchase of old growth forests. (Earth)

7) A Grieving Mother's Incredible Forgiveness - A great story of compassion in the NY Daily News: The mother of a Harlem teen gunned down by a 12-year-old told her son's baby-faced killer she forgives him - then asked the judge if she could hug him. (Inspired! Individual)

8) Comatose Man's Brain Rewired Itself - Wallis was 19 when he suffered a traumatic brain injury that left him briefly in a coma and then in a minimally conscious state, uncommunicative other than occasional nods and grunts for 20 years. Doctors are now excited by the development he's shown -- regaining speech and movement. (Health)

9) Generosity of a Stranger - An Act of Kindness happened to me yesterday, in The Illawarra, NSW - Australia. I was at the chemist needing a perscription filled as I was suffering from a very bad ear infection, but unfortunately I did not have all of the money to cover what I needed... (Inspired! Individual )

10) Inspiration Point: Coping With Disappointment - "I love the story Charles Edison, former Gov. of New Jersey, tells of his father, Thomas Edison. He says in 1914 when Edison Industries of West Orange, New Jersey was practically destroyed by a great fire, most of Edison’s life work was going up in flames. So the young man, concerned, looked about for his father and he finally came upon him..." (Inspired!)

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