Positive News Update 7-6-05
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Positive News Update
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I'm very excited by the two largest news events of
the past few days, the Live 8 Concerts which were
held in 10 different countries to raise awareness for
The Make Poverty History campaign and NASA
actually hit a comet with a probe that was launched
from Earth!
If we can pick off a comet from 268 million miles
away surely we can end hunger and extreme poverty!
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Live 8 Concerts a Huge Success
The largest musical event ever produced was held
this weekend in 10 different countries to raise
awareness and support for The Make Poverty
History campaign which was launched around
the G8 summit.
The Make Poverty History campaign has been
endorsed by the Dalai Lama, Pope Benedict XVI
and Nelson Mandela, along with scores of others
around the world.
They have something of an ally in British Prime
Minister Tony Blair, who holds the G-8 presidency
and hosts the three-day summit opening today
at nearby Gleneagles.
"This is not Live Aid 2, said Bob Geldof, the event
organizer. These concerts are the starting point for
The Long Walk To Justice, the one way we can all
make our voices heard in unison.
This is without doubt a moment in history where
ordinary people can grasp the chance to achieve
something truly monumental and demand from
the 8 world leaders at G8 an end to poverty.
The G8 leaders have it within their power to alter
history. They will only have the will to do so if tens
of thousands of people show them that enough is
enough.
By doubling aid, fully canceling debt, and delivering
trade justice for Africa, the G8 could change the
future for millions of men, women and children."
For more information:
http://www.one.org
http://www.live8live.com
G8 Summit Begins in Scotland Today
The G8, or the ‘Group of Eight’ Summit is an annual
gathering of leaders from the world’s eight wealthiest
and most powerful countries (Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the
United States).
These leaders will gather in Scotland to decide the fate
of an entire generation living on less than ONE dollar a day.
On July 6th – 8th, President Bush and other G8 leaders
will discuss the major social, political and economic conditions
that leave nearly ONE billion people living in extreme poverty
– nearly half of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more info http://www.g8.gov.uk
Head of top Mexican drug cartel arrested
A man believed to be the chief of Mexico's top drug cartel
was arrested in a shopping mall, and police were checking
his DNA and fingerprints to confirm his identity.
If confirmed, the detention of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
would be a major blow to the Juarez cartel, the only
drug gang that hasn't had a top leader arrested amid
a nationwide crackdown.
India backs strategic Central Asian union
The External Affairs Minister of India, K. Natwar Singh,
called for the bolstering of economic and strategic ties
between India and Central Asian countries.
Natwar Singh expressed his support for a Central Asian
union shorty after arriving at the fifth Summit of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Pipeline opens relations between Greece, Turkey
For the first time in 45 years, a Greek premier has accepted
an intivation to visit Turkey. Prime Minister Costas
Karamanlis accepted the invitation by Turkish leader
Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the inuaguration of a
natural gas pipeline on the border between the two countries.
Both leaders acknowledged that the pipeline had led to
a new level of communications.
US NEWS
Deep Impact Kicks Off Fourth of July With Deep Space Fireworks
After 172 days and 431 million kilometers (268 million miles)
of deep space stalking, Deep Impact successfully reached out
and touched comet Tempel 1.
The collision between the coffee table-sized impactor and
city-sized comet occurred at 1:52 a.m. EDT. "What a way
to kick off America's Independence Day," said Deep Impact
Project Manager Rick Grammier of NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
"The challenges of this mission and teamwork that went
into making it a success, should make all of us very proud."
For more info on this historic mission...http://www.nasa.gov
ZERO DEATHS FROM TORNADOS!
WASHINGTON - For the first time since record-keeping
started in 1950 no one was killed by a tornado in April, May
or June. Normally those are the top months for tornadoes
with an average of 52 fatalities, sometimes many more.
"That is prime tornado time, so it's amazing," said Joe
Schaefer, director of NOAA's Storm Prediction Center
in Norman, Okla.
It was an unusual tornado season, when the storms never
really formed over the major cities in the area known as
Tornado Alley, Schaefer said. Tornado Alley starts in
central and northern Texas and stretches north into
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Dan McCarthy, a warning meteorologist at the center,
called it "truly a unique situation and one that we are
very happy to report."
On the Net:NOAA Storm Prediction Center:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Weather Service:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov
NOAA Tornadoes Page:
http://www.noaa.gov/tornadoes.html
US tax rebates approved for organic farms
in one Iowa county
Woodbury County, Iowa has become the first county
to offer farmers tax rebates if they switch from
conventional farming to organic farming.
The Board of Supervisors approved the policy to
encourage farmers to go organic.
Officials said that the incentive—up to 50,000 dollars
in rebates—is designed to 'help build a strong organic
farming industry in the county, create jobs, and grow
the tax base'. The article noted that the new policy has
the support of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa
Farmers Union.
STAY POSITIVE!
Mr. Positive!
Dave Boufford
Web SitesPNN-Positive News Network
http://www.positivenews.net
Mr. Positive! (View the Rules Movie)
http://www.mrpositive.com/rules.html
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move men.--Goethe
Positive News Update
+++++++++++++++++
I'm very excited by the two largest news events of
the past few days, the Live 8 Concerts which were
held in 10 different countries to raise awareness for
The Make Poverty History campaign and NASA
actually hit a comet with a probe that was launched
from Earth!
If we can pick off a comet from 268 million miles
away surely we can end hunger and extreme poverty!
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Live 8 Concerts a Huge Success
The largest musical event ever produced was held
this weekend in 10 different countries to raise
awareness and support for The Make Poverty
History campaign which was launched around
the G8 summit.
The Make Poverty History campaign has been
endorsed by the Dalai Lama, Pope Benedict XVI
and Nelson Mandela, along with scores of others
around the world.
They have something of an ally in British Prime
Minister Tony Blair, who holds the G-8 presidency
and hosts the three-day summit opening today
at nearby Gleneagles.
"This is not Live Aid 2, said Bob Geldof, the event
organizer. These concerts are the starting point for
The Long Walk To Justice, the one way we can all
make our voices heard in unison.
This is without doubt a moment in history where
ordinary people can grasp the chance to achieve
something truly monumental and demand from
the 8 world leaders at G8 an end to poverty.
The G8 leaders have it within their power to alter
history. They will only have the will to do so if tens
of thousands of people show them that enough is
enough.
By doubling aid, fully canceling debt, and delivering
trade justice for Africa, the G8 could change the
future for millions of men, women and children."
For more information:
http://www.one.org
http://www.live8live.com
G8 Summit Begins in Scotland Today
The G8, or the ‘Group of Eight’ Summit is an annual
gathering of leaders from the world’s eight wealthiest
and most powerful countries (Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the
United States).
These leaders will gather in Scotland to decide the fate
of an entire generation living on less than ONE dollar a day.
On July 6th – 8th, President Bush and other G8 leaders
will discuss the major social, political and economic conditions
that leave nearly ONE billion people living in extreme poverty
– nearly half of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more info http://www.g8.gov.uk
Head of top Mexican drug cartel arrested
A man believed to be the chief of Mexico's top drug cartel
was arrested in a shopping mall, and police were checking
his DNA and fingerprints to confirm his identity.
If confirmed, the detention of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
would be a major blow to the Juarez cartel, the only
drug gang that hasn't had a top leader arrested amid
a nationwide crackdown.
India backs strategic Central Asian union
The External Affairs Minister of India, K. Natwar Singh,
called for the bolstering of economic and strategic ties
between India and Central Asian countries.
Natwar Singh expressed his support for a Central Asian
union shorty after arriving at the fifth Summit of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Pipeline opens relations between Greece, Turkey
For the first time in 45 years, a Greek premier has accepted
an intivation to visit Turkey. Prime Minister Costas
Karamanlis accepted the invitation by Turkish leader
Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the inuaguration of a
natural gas pipeline on the border between the two countries.
Both leaders acknowledged that the pipeline had led to
a new level of communications.
US NEWS
Deep Impact Kicks Off Fourth of July With Deep Space Fireworks
After 172 days and 431 million kilometers (268 million miles)
of deep space stalking, Deep Impact successfully reached out
and touched comet Tempel 1.
The collision between the coffee table-sized impactor and
city-sized comet occurred at 1:52 a.m. EDT. "What a way
to kick off America's Independence Day," said Deep Impact
Project Manager Rick Grammier of NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
"The challenges of this mission and teamwork that went
into making it a success, should make all of us very proud."
For more info on this historic mission...http://www.nasa.gov
ZERO DEATHS FROM TORNADOS!
WASHINGTON - For the first time since record-keeping
started in 1950 no one was killed by a tornado in April, May
or June. Normally those are the top months for tornadoes
with an average of 52 fatalities, sometimes many more.
"That is prime tornado time, so it's amazing," said Joe
Schaefer, director of NOAA's Storm Prediction Center
in Norman, Okla.
It was an unusual tornado season, when the storms never
really formed over the major cities in the area known as
Tornado Alley, Schaefer said. Tornado Alley starts in
central and northern Texas and stretches north into
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Dan McCarthy, a warning meteorologist at the center,
called it "truly a unique situation and one that we are
very happy to report."
On the Net:NOAA Storm Prediction Center:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Weather Service:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov
NOAA Tornadoes Page:
http://www.noaa.gov/tornadoes.html
US tax rebates approved for organic farms
in one Iowa county
Woodbury County, Iowa has become the first county
to offer farmers tax rebates if they switch from
conventional farming to organic farming.
The Board of Supervisors approved the policy to
encourage farmers to go organic.
Officials said that the incentive—up to 50,000 dollars
in rebates—is designed to 'help build a strong organic
farming industry in the county, create jobs, and grow
the tax base'. The article noted that the new policy has
the support of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa
Farmers Union.
STAY POSITIVE!
Mr. Positive!
Dave Boufford
Web SitesPNN-Positive News Network
http://www.positivenews.net
Mr. Positive! (View the Rules Movie)
http://www.mrpositive.com/rules.html
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move men.--Goethe
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