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09 Feb ' 17:04
Friday February 10 2012 
Thursday, February 09, 2012A new type of solar cell which could boost the efficiency of solar panels by over 25 percent compared to silicon-based cells has been developed by British scientists...
We have 439 guests and 7 members onlineThank you for writing your newsletter, Some Good News! I enjoyed reading the positive stories ... I am heartened by the goodness and generosity that I see in people ... Keep up your good work.
- former Sec. of State Colin Powell
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09 Feb ' 10:43
Free McCartney Concert on iTunes Features New Renditions of Old Jazz Standards
Thursday, February 09, 2012Paul McCartney will perform selections from his new album Kisses on the Bottom in a live video streaming concert tonight, with downloads of the show available to people who buy the CD. The new LP released three days ago features a collection of favorite standards from Paul's childhood...
Thursday, February 09, 2012Generation Y is generally thought to describe those born between 1980 and 1995. They may have been born in the "me" generation, but came of age in the "we" generatio...
Thursday, February 09, 2012After doctors told his wife there was a "one in a thousand chance" of the Akron police officer walking again, Mark Dodez continues to defy the odds. Through physica...
After a debilitating motorcycle accident, former Marine John Miller, saw opportunity in the face of adversity. Crushed by the weight of his Harley after an SUV ran...
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Volleyball was invented by William Morgan (1895) - Joanne Woodward awarded the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960)
- Jamaica became independent (1962)
- The Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show for a record-busting audience of 73 million (1964)
- Satchel Paige became the first Negro League player in the Baseball Hall of Fame (1971)
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Wayne Dyer's Advice About Fulfilling Your Wishes - on PBSWe have 551 guests and 12 members onlineEvery day I get to work in the morning, get my coffee, jump online and read the news. Every day I go home sad and depressed... Then I found your site and after reading the first story I immediately felt my spirits lift and I never went home sad again. Reading ordinary news we get a sense that that's all there is, but your site reminds us the world is not as bad as the news would lead us to believe. Thank you for everything.Sean Nolan -
09 Feb ' 05:03
We have 431 guests and 5 members onlineA media diet of hostility, blame, confrontation and violence corrodes your civic outlook.
- Mark Gerzon, Campaign for Common Ground; Organizer of a bipartisan congressional retreat in May '97
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08 Feb ' 23:09
We have 350 guests and 5 members onlineI have a 7 year old son and we don't watch TV, listen to the news, or read newspapers because so much of it is negative and full of pain and hate -- things his little body does not need. I am SO thrilled to be able to show him stories on your Website and talk to him about the positive, Good work that is occurring here on Earth. You have given me a safe place where I can allow my son to browse and follow the stories that interest him. Thank you! - Esther Colwell -
08 Feb ' 17:23
Thursday February 9 2012 We have 562 guests and 7 members onlineAre we supposed to be boosters or promoters? What are we supposed to be? Not destroyers of community; not extinguishers of hope. We need to think about our impact. We tend to say we don't have one; we just pass along the news. Readers say otherwise.
- former Washington Post ombudsman, Geneva Overholser
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08 Feb ' 11:28
Marine Vet Crushed on Harley Invents Illuminated Windshield for Bikers
Wednesday, February 08, 2012After a debilitating motorcycle accident, former Marine John Miller, saw opportunity in the face of adversity. Crushed by the weight of his Harley after an SUV ran over him, he wondered, "How could this happen?" Miller’s motorcycle was well lit at night from the front and back, but...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012The Dutch are bicycle fanatics. Almost half of daily travel in the Netherlands is by bicycle. Devotees of the two-wheelers have taken the next logical step by launch...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012Before she died last September, Lelia Boroughs, 84, told her attorney she had no family to whom to leave her estate. So she crafted her will to leave her $400,000 co...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012Interested in adventure and exploring new places? An international magazine is looking for volunteers to spend a month in Cuenca, Ecuador to test its potential as a...
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Happy 80th Birthday to John Williams! He componsed some of the best film scores in history, including Star Wars, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Home Alone and Harry Potter.
- The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated (1910)
- The Government of Sindh (in a province in Pakistan) abolished its Jagirdari feudal system. One million acres (4000 km²) of land acquired in the process was to be distributed among the landless peasants (1955)
- Senate deliberations were broadcast on radio for the first time (1978)
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We have 869 guests and 14 members onlineThe Good News Network is an extremely important initiative. I recommend that each person makes it a habit to visit the website at least once a day. Positive information benefits us emotionally, physically, and mentally. It can contribute in a meaningful way to a happier and healthier life.- Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard University psychology professor -
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08 Feb ' 01:33
We have 906 guests and 1 member onlineAfter reading another horrible story on CNN, I typed in “good news”. To my delight, there IS actually some. Thank you for your fabulous website that puts a little hope back into my soul. -Meredith
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07 Feb ' 20:27
We have 671 guests and 9 members onlineAfter being in several very depressing conversations with seemingly EVERYONE about the high price of gas, the state of the economy and upcoming presidential election, I don't think I've even smiled in a few days - until I found your site... You've gently reminded me that there is a lot in the world to smile about. Perspective is everything, and despite what appears in mainstream news, good does happen - a lot more than I was lead to believe.- Stacey Long, Hayward, CA -
07 Feb ' 16:07
We have 548 guests and 4 members onlineWhen I read the newspaper, I look for the good news because every thought we think changes our biochemistry. Your hormones are all affected by your thoughts. Pay attention to things that bring you joy.
- Dr. Christiane Northup
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