“He was El Salvador’s equivalent of Oskar Schindler, a man who was given a chance to do something about the Holocaust – and took it.” Now, six decades later, José Castellanos’s story of helping to save 25,000 Jews by granting bogus nationality certificates during the second world war has been rediscovered.” (Read the full story in The Guardian)
An intuitive specialist, Joan Marie Whelan helps readers to explore their sacred and authentic selves to discover the soul that exists within us all. Her new book, “Soul-Discovery: 9 Principles for Revealing Your Sacred Gifts,” premieres today as the perfect beach read for this summer. This is motivational reading for men and women who have reached a crossroad in their lives, and who are seeking exciting and innovative ways to acquire prosperity and happiness in life through journeying into their inner soul.
If you’re an avid fan of “The Secret,” then Whelan’s unique exploration of the soul takes you on yet another journey in your life and tells how you can effectively use each moment in your life to benefit you in the greatest and most productive ways.
Totals from this year’s waterfowl breeding population survey showed that Minnesota’s breeding mallard and blue-winged teal numbers are higher than last year by over 20% and the total duck population has also increased.
“This year’s survey revealed the state’s breeding mallard population to be about 298,000, which is 23 percent above last year and nearly identical to the most recent 10-year average. Additionally, the number of breeding mallards this spring is 34 percent above long-term averages. Blue-winged teal numbers increased 23-percent from last year to 152,000, but remained 32-percent below the long-term average.”
Although the mother doe couldn’t be saved, a conservation officer knew there was hope for her unborn fawns. He took the inhured mother to a vet where the fawns were successfully delivered by c-section. (CTV has the story and photos)
I received some bad news recently when told by several readers that they were getting dozens of — in one case 107 — emails in a span of a couple minutes sent by the new software we’ve installed to manage subscriptions for our new membership site. We are trying to get this crazy bug fixed (Frankenstein in a box), and in the meantime, I am turning off the notifications, which are supposed to send single emails at a point 7 days prior to expiration of a free-trial or a subscription renewal.
I apologize for this hassle and I hope people don’t hold it against the site believing it to be typical of operations. Normally, we HATE spam and do not send anything to members that isn’t necessary or inspired.
“A SUPER-RICH City financier has given nearly HALF-A-BILLION pounds to charity — the largest ever single donation by a Briton — to help poor people in Third World countries.”
The UK Sun has a photo of the 43 year-old hedge fund manager.
Hey everybody, I wanted to pass the word that the Good News Network was mentioned in Womens World magazine this week as one of the websites that can make you happy at times when you have nothing to do! Thanks to Gabrielle Lichterman for helping to get the word out that news doesn’t have to be depressing!
A new visionary voice in the field of particle physics is only in his mid-30s, but is distinguished as one of the leading thinkers. One of his theories — that there are at least 11 dimensions — will finally be tested this summer using a new $10 billion particle accelerator in Switzerland. “We’re essentially guaranteed that there’s going to be something surprising,” said Nima Arkani-Hamed, who was lured away from his Harvard professorship to Princeton where Einstein practiced until his death. “If the results confirm any of Arkani-Hamed’s predictions, they would be the first extension of our notions of space-time since Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity,” reports CNN in their fascinating report of May 9 .
“Brazil decreed a new 3.8 million acre (1.5M hectare) Indian reservation Friday in the heart of the Amazon rainforest’s logging frontier. The land had been sought by the Kayapo Indians in their ancestral territory since 1994. Studies show that Indian reservations tend to be the best preserved areas of the rainforest.” (Seattle Times has the AP Story)
After six months of eating only McDonald’s food, amVirginia man has lost about 85 pounds eating mostly salads and wraps, with an occasional bunless burger. He says the healthier choices means he can now be more active with the family. (Also see the Wall Street Journal video report at the bottom)
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With fossil fuels pushing electricity costs ever higher, bringing solar power to the market is looking more attractive every day. This solar array in the Israeli desert is testing technology for solar plants under construction in California.
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Vietnam’s communist rulers are easing restrictions on Catholics after a history of church-state land disputes, reports the Reuters News agency.
Cuba is to end its policy of equal pay for all and allow workers and managers to earn performance bonuses — another in a series of new reforms coming from the government of president Raul Castro.
In other good news for Cubans, EU nations yesterday agreed to lift their sanctions against the island nation in the hope of encouraging democracy there. (AFP report has that story)
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Donors have pledged $216 million for a fund to protect the Congo Basin forests, an area in central Africa consisting of 26 percent of the world’s remaining tropical forests, second only to the Amazon, the African Development Bank said on Wednesday. (All Africa.com)
We all want to scream about the miseries of high gas prices… But, are there any “silver linings” in which we can find solace? In fact, there are five silver linings brightening the black clouds of high oil prices. Instead of feeling totally stressed at the pump, learn about the ways that life is already improving thanks to $138-per-barrel oil.
A new study that followed 4,500 adults between the ages of 30 and 75 years showed that having a cat for a pet can reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke by just under 50 percent. (Full story at Natural News) Read heartwarming news stories in our PETS section.
A company called Sustainable Power says it has been working with “an undisclosed airline” to test a blend of petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-fuel that is made from a renewable resource like algae. News from CheapFlights.com says other airline industries and the government are pushing for such a fuel. Just imagine, a cheaper airline ticket thanks to pond scum…
“The welcome cease-fire that is supposed to come into effect today can succeed, and it is necessary to give it a real chance instead of looking for disadvantages… The aim is to create an atmosphere of restraint, calm and routine in Sderot and the Gaza Strip. Quiet has a dynamic of its own, and if that is what serves the interests of both sides it can last for years.” (A Haaretz Editorial)
16,969 species new to science were discovered and described in 2006 — an average of nearly 50 species per day — reports the International Institute for Species Exploration in partnership with the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
“Four miniature tunnels have been built south of Calgary to save hundreds of migrating salamanders from being squashed to death by traffic. The special underpasses opened this week — a first for Canada’s national parks — to help long-toed salamanders cross a busy roadway as they migrate to and from Linnet Lake.” (Full story on CBC News )
