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Students, Community Urged to Come Together for Kindness 'Chain ...The greater Plainfield community is invited to "be a hero" by making a ... message that positive actions and beliefs can start a chain reaction of kindness. ...
Sprint Celebrates Dallas/Fort Worth's Community Spirit with More ...Kansas City Star - 4 days ago
The Sprint Community Champions Program annually
recognizes two outstanding Dallas/Fort Worth-area residents who
have made a positive impact on the community ...
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April 16, 2010 - Sorry for the hiatus but it's been a lovely spring, go outside and enjoy spring.
The Millennium Development Goals can be met by 2015, but only if all
involved break with business as usual and dramatically accelerate and
scale up action now. --Kofi Annan
No,
we're not talking about soccer. Brazil, a nation known for its
cutting-edge soccer skills, is also at the forefront of massive social
reform. While many nations are struggling to keep up with the ambitious
Millennium Development Goals put forth by the United Nations in 2000,
Brazil is unperturbed. The Latin American country has already reduced
poverty by a whopping 81 percent, drastically lowered child mortality
rates, and stabilized the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the country! And
with so much accomplished, Brazil hopes to help other countries achieve
their goals. [ more ]
Overview:
Investors reassured by positive earnings
“We continue to trade in a world where risk appetite
signals are mainly positive with the exception of events in
Economic and Monetary Union,” said Alan ...
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your
smile can be the source of your joy. --Thich Nhat Hanh
The
wider you grin, and the deeper your laughter lines, the more likely you
are to live a long life. At least that's what researchers at Wayne
University in Michigan say. In a study examining pictures of 1952 major
league baseball players, researchers found that those with the widest
grins lived an average of 79.9 years- a full seven more years than their
glum colleagues! The study also found that false smiles don't count- only
those who looked genuinely happy had longer expectancies. [ more ]
April 9, 2010 - Sorry for the hiatus but even we need to go outside and enjoy spring.
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| Barnstable Patriot |
Struggling
Schools Report Positive Results
... of his alternative schools and the NewsHour's
Education Correspondent John Merrow reports on the the results, which have
largely been positive so far. ...
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Mines, Potato Salad, And Damn Good People Huffington Post (blog) The response came: "He's a fine fella from damn good people. The kinda folks who bring potato salad to your house when mamma dies. ... |
Mr.
Positive and Little Miss
When I need a break I just head to Mr. Positive: my
son. He's an old soul. More than one person has mentioned that. If I say
I'm tired of the cold weather, ...
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| Tonic |
Job
Seekers Stay Positive Despite Rise In Unemployment
"Just trying to stay positive. You can't
really get down on yourself and wonder what you're going to do here or
there. You just have to keep putting a good ...
March 29, 2010 - The only difference between good news and bad news, is that I will actually listen to the good news.
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| NJ.com |
The
Joy of Empathy: Why It Matters & How to Teach It to Your Kids
... also encourage it -- helping them to define
themselves as the kind of people who are happy for other people will make
them feel like good people, too. ...
With
a rising awareness of religious-based conflict and violence around the
world, interfaith dialogue and education is more important than ever. As a
college student committed to issues of social justice, Eboo Patel noticed
that religion was often left out of diversity discussions. After
discovering the ways Dorothy Day used her Catholicism to inspire her
social justice work, Patel began exploring his own Muslim faith as a
foundation for social change. Now, he is the founder of the Interfaith
Youth Core (IFYC), a rapidly growing organization that serves to empower
young people through interfaith awareness and engagement. Since its
inception a decade ago, IFYC has worked with about 60 college campuses,
sponsored 50 interfaith fellows, and hosted its sixth interfaith youth
conference!
March 19, 2010 - Have you stopped to smell the roses? No roses - stop and smell a fresh baked loaf of bread, or a lovely supper someone has prepared for you.
Washington Post I have worked with good people in law enforcement for the past decade and strongly believe that profiling based on race or national origin is not only wrong ... See all stories on this topic |
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Cincinnati.com Sometimes bad things happen to good people. And then sometimes, good things happen to good people. This time, something really good happened to Rachel ... |
Former
Globetrotter deliver's positive message to students in Hemingway
Adams said his work in youth outreach could be traced back
to the positive influence of two teachers in his early years, which
is why he says he continues ...
March 16, 2010 - Maybe you have looked in the mirror and said I love you today, but have you looked out your window and said the same.
Fact of the Day:
The
figure of gladiators recalls the ideas of strength, hard training,
endurance, and deadly efficiency: a perfect fighting machine.
Historically, a gladiator was a sort of sport hero; statues and paintings
of the ancient Roman period tell us of this astonishing world of fighters.
Perhaps akin to the modern-day Mohammad Ali or Mike Tyson, these
gladiators endured long sessions of physical training. And what was their
diet? While we might expect a high protein diet, the ancient historian
Plinius refers to gladiators as "hordearii" -- barley eaters!
Analysis of their bones has put forward the hypothesis that gladiators
were vegetarian athletes! [ more ]
Scouting
serves millions, makes country stronger
I think our country would be well served if we will
encourage and support the good people who work and belong to the
Boy Scouts of America. ...
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ways to confront workplace negativity This masquerades as feeling energized, when it actually drains energy and the ability to foster positive outcomes. When planning your approach, ... We
experienced the positive, traditional China' Says Human
Rights Advocate Feisty
Hit-Girl is a positive role model -- and a rare kick in the
ass
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March 15, 2010 - We need to stay strong, but remember to embrace our weaknesses for that is what makes us strong.
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Americans more positive on environmental conditions Americans say they are more positive about environmental conditions in the United States, but a majority of them continue to rate the nation's environment ...
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March 9, 2010 Love thy enemy, but don't forget to love your friends too.
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people, good friends I woke up this morning reflecting on how lucky I am to have so many good friends. I don't mean to belabor the point about friendship because I've written ...
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March 5, 2010 Sometimes a simple smile makes my day, have you made some ones day lately?
The
crowd, straining every muscle to get a brief touch of his robe, was
violently thrown back by Indian police as the Dalai Lama passed. It was
unlike anything I had experienced before or have since: such extreme
fervor of religious devotion for a single man. How, I wondered, could this
gentle, mild-mannered monk support such a high level of expectation?
"I've never seen anything like this in my life. How do you deal with
it?" I ask. He thinks for a few moments, apparently oblivious to the
small riot developing from this brief delay (and much to the aggravation
of the Indian police and a wandering cow). "I'm carrying Buddha's
message," he finally replies. "People have affinity for Buddha,
and therefore they have affinity for me." The humility was
characteristically disarming. [ more ]
Accentuating
the Positive in the February Employment Report
Analysts are highlighting a number of positive
trends from the report that they expect to accelerate this spring, but
they clearly don't yet discount ...
McMinnville News-Register With his wife's help, he's maintaining a positive attitude. “It's pointless to just curl up in a fetal position and say, 'Why me?' You have to be positive, ... |
Positive
February Sales At Teen Retailers Power Retail Stocks
By Matt Andrejczak Retail stocks, led by teen apparel
retailers, rose early Thursday as a slew of retailers posted positive
February sales at stores open ...
Turning
a Negative into a Positive
"We're taking a piece of property that has a negative impact on the
community and tried to turn it into a positive impact on the
community," says South ...
March 3, 2010 Some of life's greatest disappointments, lead to life's greatest adventures.
Trying
to Keep Positive
by Phil Flynn of PFGBEST You've got to accentuate the positive,
eliminate the negative and latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with
Mister In-Between. ...
Beyond
the Touchline: Steve Zakuani Launches Kingdom Hope
Zakuani: Well right now its just camps [and scholarship]
so its not exactly right now, but I've got really good people
working with me to help with the ...
Another
great article from daily good.
Why
do microfinance organizations usually focus their assistance on women? And
why does everyone benefit when women enter the work force and bring home
regular pay checks? While violence against women is one of the greatest
and most under-recognized global phenomena, there's a growing recognition
among everyone -- from the World Bank to the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs
of Staff to aid organizations -- that focusing on women and girls is the
most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. Read on for
Saima, Abbas, and Tererai's tales of empowerment. [ more ]
March 2, 2010 Even when all is lost, you always have much to gain.
Good
People Popcorn
Good People Popcorn is a family-owned gourmet
popcorn shop located in Bricktown. The popcorn, made daily with real
butter and Michigan sugar, ...
The
human brain is a big believer in equality -- and a team of scientists from
Caltech and Ireland's Trinity College has become the first to gather the
images to prove it. Specifically, the team found that the reward centers
in the human brain respond more strongly when a poor person receives a
financial reward than when a rich person does. The surprising thing? This
activity pattern holds true even if the brain being looked at is in the
rich person's head, rather than the poor person's. O'Doherty notes:
"The fact that these basic brain structures appear to be so readily
modulated in response to rewards obtained by others highlights the idea
that even the basic reward structures in the human brain are not purely
self-oriented." [ more ]
| Canadian
Olympic effort receives positive feedback Sudbury Star Two weeks of Winter Olympic action proved to be a roller coaster ride for Sudbury sports fans. In the end, however, Sudburians seem united that Canadian ... See all stories on this topic |
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A positive signal Gloucester Daily Times When Cape Anners awoke Friday morning and began to pick up the pieces from Thursday night's storm, motorists driving along Eastern Avenue or the Route 128 ... |
February 26, 2010 The sun is
always shining somewhere.
Good News of the Day:
What
makes marriages last? It's the small stuff, it turns out: telling him he
looks great in his jeans, bringing her coffee in bed in the morning,
sneaking off without the kids from time to time, taking turns doing the
laundry. Terri Orbuch, a Michigan-based research professor and a family
therapist, spent decades charting the love lives of 373 married couples in
the U.S. -- the longest-running study of marriage conducted in North
America. The results were surprisingly simple. "Really great
marriages are not the result of long hours of hard work, but of everyday
behaviours and attitudes, seemingly small gestures that show your spouse
that he or she is noticed, appreciated, respected, loved and
desired," Orbuch noted. [ more ]
| Dishing
with Kent Rollins People will tell me there aren't good people in the world anymore. I tell them you ain't looking because it's full of them. The best people I've ever really ... |
A
positive prospective on healthcare reform
by Taylor Goff/Madison Academic About 47 million Americans
don't have health insurance, due to high costs or unavailability, and more
than half of all ...
February 23, 2010 We all have within us the "app" for "that."
Womens'
conference provides opportunity for inspiration, networking
“But anything I have been a part of, it has been due to
a lot of other good people. I haven't done anything by myself. I've
always had a great support and ..
Revel
in the positive
By James Carver, Vancouver Sun. February 23, 2010 1:29 AM Buy some red
mittens, Cam Cole, and quit complaining. As the 2010 Winter Olympics enter
their second ...
Good News of the Day:
Orin
spent a good chunk of 2009 sleeping on park benches. The 20-year-old
admits he made it difficult on his parents. He ran away close to a
half-dozen times. On the streets, though, he has become quite the poet.
"I just want everyone to know I have something to say," Orin
said. And every Tuesday night, Orin and other youth like him, get their
chance to share their voice through 'Art from Ashes' program. [ more ]
February 19, 2010 We need to embrace the new, especially the "new" in what we already have. Before all that we have becomes old and unwanted.
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5 Ways to Start a Kindness Revolution at Work We spend around 2,000 hours a year with our coworkers. Given how much time we spend with them, a little bit of kindness can really go a long way. It doesn't require any money or training, and you can start right away either individually or as a team. ...Read Full Story >> |
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On, Get Happy. It May Help Your Heart NPR (blog) It turns out that being positive and enthusiastic means could lower your risk of heart disease. Something to smile about: people with sunnier dispositions ... See all stories on this topic |
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Sees Positive Momentum to Start 2010
GlobeSt.com
It's not substantial; the slightest incremental gain is positive
and I think we will continue to see it gain. We are starting to see
activity… that is a ...
February 18, 2010 There are things we have never done, but there are also things we haven't done yet.
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| Scope (blog) |
| Mennonites
good neighbors, have strong economic impact on area Agri News "They are good people, and I have a lot of respect for them." He said he'd like the Mitchell County supervisors to sit down with the Mennonite farmers and ... See all stories on this topic |
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| AIG
crisis: From inside the storm CNN There are so many good people there, and there are so many good businesses, and that makes me think there's a path for them. If Bob and the board can keep ... See all stories on this topic |
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| Rotary
brings the world to Geneseo Geneseo Republic “I met so many good people and in 'good' I mean genuinely kind and open minded. People who wanted to know more about me and my country and were always open ... See all stories on this topic |
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North Myrtle Beach Times “We have good people working in this city and we should all appreciate these people. We have a human resource group talking to police officers and we have ... See all stories on this topic |
February 16, 2010 You may
only be one person to the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
| Keeping
Up With The Sweeneys: A Beautiful Tuesday And Positive Waves Hartford Courant We woke this morning to the first sign of real snow that we have seen since we arrived in Whistler. It's beautiful - and we're hoping it's a good sign of ... See all stories on this topic |
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results lift Wall Street Financial Times The positive mood was further bolstered by a higher-than-expected Empire State general business conditions index figure for February. ... |
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Cooperation is not unique to humans; it is part of nature, down to the cellular level. From these biological blocks, cooperation prevails at every level of the animal kingdom -- ants that march to the same drummer move faster, fish rid other fish of harmful bacteria for a free meal, ... |
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February 12, 2010 Love is not what you feel about others, love is what you feel about yourself and see in others.
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February 11, 2010 Take time to do things right, take all the time you need for time is infinite.
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February 6, 2010 The beauty of life is that everything is truth, even the lies.
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Concerned about the future? Want to do something about greenhouse gases and climate change? Colin Beavan (founder of the No Impact Project who wrote a book about the year his family reduced their environmental impact to close to zero and found they were healthier, and happier as a result) lists ... |
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Give
My Waitress Mom the Respect She Deserves
Thanks for reminding me that wonderful good people
like you and your mother exist out here to often I forget that.... I now
own a company. ...
A
positive attitude can affect others around you
I'm here to give a keynote speech to a large group of
very positive and energetic people. They are meeting up here, and
I'm surrounded by people hugging and ...
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people still exist I'm hoping the person who turned them in reads this. We are very thankful for his/her honesty. Good people do still exist. |
January 29, 2010 Trust in yourself and others will trust you too.
Boston Globe By Joel Brown Silvia Graziano feels connected to the dark end of the carnival midway, where sideshows promise lurid thrills and many good people fear to ... |
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| Hawaii Business Magazine |
Angels
over Haiti to send financial help, positive thoughts to earthquake ...
"I told them this was a time for people who believe
in angels and positive thought to come together. This is an
opportunity for people who don't have big ...
| Stave
off that cynicism if you want a better society But overall, even though the head office's policies drive me crazy sometimes, they're good people. And besides, I was brought up going there and it's where ... |
January 26, 2010 The beauty of life is that everything is truth.
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| AFP |
Esther
wants the good people of Renfrewshire to support her charity
CHARITY bosses are suffering a severe volunteer drought in
Renfrewshire – and they need your help to counsel abused and vulnerable
young people. ...
Afghans
Deserve Peace
(Free passage) Afghan are good people. They are extremely hard
working, out spoken and free of complexes, majority of them don't deserve
the leadership ...
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January 21, 2010 If someone tells a story about a bad/tragic event they heard about, from someone they don't know from a source they can't verify, is it really worth listening to.
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71%
of Afghans say India playing most positive role in country: Poll
... 71% of Afghans believe that India, among all
countries active in the country, is playing the most positive
role in the rehabilitation of Afghanistan. ...
Adam
Lambert on Oprah Winfrey: Positive thinking is way to success -
photos
Discussing the methods of being successful for the pop
star Lambert admitted his way positive thinking. "I was kind
of bored. I just asked for something to ...
Promoting
a positive economic environment
The Chamber Foundation supports the civic programming of
the Chamber of Commerce, to promote a positive economic
environment and quality of life. ...
January 15, 2010 "One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.”......Hafiz
Still
good people in world
... and post and putting it up before we got home.
Yes there are still good people in the world. Thank you very much
to whoever you are and may God bless you.
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January 12, 2010 The more you give the more you will be able to obtain. Natures law not mine.
Bull
market for career coaches
When bad things happen to good people, someone is
always there to help. At least for a fee. Lisa Johnson Mandell did her own
job makeover and now helps ...
Richland
Park may get garden project
Good Food for Good People, a local group that
donates and sells fresh fruit and vegetables, is requesting to enter a
partnership with Metro Parks to create ...
January 11, 2010 Every moment is special so let's cherish every moment with all of the special people in our lives.
A
positive start to the New Year
After a period of very difficult trading conditions, not
just in the North East but across the globe, this must be taken as positive
news. ...
Ghana
To Play More Positive Role In International Affairs
Peace fm Online
President John Evans Atta Mills has affirmed Ghana's commitment to play a positive
and creative role in the affairs of international organisations. ...
January 8, 2010 Sometimes the people who do us wrong, introduce us to those who do us right.
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| eFitnessNow |
Positive
Messages More Motivating for Tobacco Cessation
Callers to a tobacco quitline were nearly twice as likely
to stop in the short term when they got positive messages rather
than negative ones in a ...
Pursuing
happiness, one concrete goal at a time
Aristotle declared happiness to be the summum bonum, the chief good;
people desire other things, such as power or wealth or losing 10
pounds, because they ...
January 5, 2010 Happy Buy New Calendar Day to all
Listening
to positive lyrics can make you empathetic
Sydney: Music containing a positive message has a
beneficial impact on listeners, concludes a psychologist. To reach his
conclusion, Tobias Greitemeyer from ...
Porter:
Sometimes good things can happen to good people
Sometimes good things happen to good people. On
Monday, Chamberlain deposited the money into her bank account. She paid
off her rent arrears, ...
Poll:
Despite difficult 2000s most Americans hold positive outlook toward
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Examiner.com
Youthful optimism is abundant today with 75% aged 18-29 expressing a positive
outlook for the next twenty-years. Just 54% of elders aged 65 and over
agree .
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"I
was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an
outdoor cafe, when a disheveled homeless lady came walking
towards me. She was yelling and begging everyone who
walked past her for spare change and she looked like a
mess. My instant reaction was fear... to close off and
hope she didn't come near me, but she did. I was on the
phone and when she came over yelling, I said, 'I'm on the
phone,' in the nicest way I could, assuring myself what
she needed was a lesson in manners. After all, that is
rude to interrupt someone and I have very little money as
it is, if she only knew and on and on... She walked away,
mumbling, 'I'm annoying you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll
leave.' And she turned the corner." [ 
Garrett
Hardin's famous essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons,"
argued that individual self-interest would always destroy any land
or resource collectively held by a community. Elinor Ostrom, the
first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics last year,
thinks otherwise. Citing examples from Swiss peasants to African
farmers, Ostrom argues that community property often does flourish
and people do come together to solve communal problems. Read more
in an interview with Ostrom. [ 
