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I'm usually publishing the newest uplifting news at my "good news network" web site.

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http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org

 

I will post the Top Ten Good News Stories of the week right here on Zaadz -- for those of you who may need some help pulling back from the brink of hopelessness once in a while . . .

  

Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend . . . from Geri

1)     Bush Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve in Hawaii

The Bush Administration announced the creation of a vast nature preserve to protect a chain of remote islands in Hawaii. The new national monument would encompass 140,000 square miles of adjacent seas and be larger than all national parks combined -- an area that would stretch from Chicago to Florida.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/earth/earth/hawaii_preserve_announced.html


2)    Congress Proposes Farm Animals Receive Humane Treatment

Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) made history for farm animals by introducing landmark legislation, The Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, that would greatly improve the welfare of millions of animals being raised in the meat, egg and dairy industries.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=684&Itemid=0

3)    EPA Plans to Phase Out Use of Pesticide

AZM, a pesticide commonly used on apples, pears, nuts and other crops will be phased out in the United States after lawsuits and complaints by farm workers and environmental groups forced the EPA to act.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/home_life/home_life/azm_phaseout.html


4)    Nigeria Signs Accord with Cameroon Ending Border Dispute

The presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon signed an agreement settling a decades-old, sometimes violent, border dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula following intensive mediation over the weekend by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/civics/civics/bakassi_accord.html

5)   Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Study Finds Older People Happier Than Anticipated

A new study suggests that the rock anthem, My Generation, portrayed a common, yet mistaken, belief: That the happiest days of people’s lives occur when they’re young. Both young and old think that young people are happier than older people — when in fact research has shown the opposite to be true in their lives.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/home_life/home_life/aging_happiness_study.html

6)  Building With Sewage - Introducing Ecobrique

A French company is winning awards for innovation with its building materials that are made from sewage.  Due to launch in 2007, the process mixes partially dried sewage sludge with clay to create bricks or aggregates such as lightweight concrete.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/earth/earth/ecobrique_introduced.html

 7)   One Thing You Can do About Global Warming: Sign Up for Wind Power

If you are in Colorado, New Mexico or Minnesota, you can purchase wind energy for your home or office. Visit Xcel Energy's website and sign up. Xcel's Windsource® program is the largest voluntary wind power program in the country. Check your local power company for similar opportunities.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/earth/earth/inconvenient_truth.html

8)    Wedding Registries for Charity

A growing number of couples who get married later in life find they don't need wedding gifts to furnish their home nor want gifts that provide a more lavish lifestyle. Instead, they are setting up gift registries for charities. http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/home_life/home_life/registries_for_charities.html

9)     Christianity Today Magazine Stands Behind Wiccan Widow

A war widow has asked the US Veterans Administration to engrave a Wiccan religious symbol on her husband's grave. Of 30 symbols approved by the VA -- including one for atheists and humanists -- none is allowed for Wicca. She now fights for inclusion./
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/inspired/religions/whitehead_on_wicca.html

10)   It's A Wonderful Life Tops 100 Most Inspiring Films List

The American Film Institute presented the list of Top 100 Most Inspiring American Films this week. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians awarded the classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, starring James Stewart, with the honor of most inspirational movie of all time. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, SCHINDLER'S LIST, ROCKY and MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON completed the top five.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/recreation/reviews/afi_100_cheers.html


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