Positive News Update March 7, 2006

Here's some of the Positive News I discovered
in the past week...it reinforces my belief that
there's many positive news stories out there,
if that's what you are looking for...Dave

New Positive TV Show

First, most publicity around TV is geared towards
shows that are racy or raunchy and the uproar
they create. I prefer to applaud TV shows that
inspire and uplift you.

ABC's new show "Miracle Workers" is a
very positive show that deserves your attention
and time.

Miracle Workers is a life-changing new series
about real people overcoming insurmountable
odds with the help of an elite team of medical
professionals.

Think "Extreme Home Makeover" with a
medical twist. Each week, the show will feature
two stories of ordinary people who will be helped
by the medical team and have their lives transformed.

Last night's show was amazing and I'm sure you'll
enjoy future episodes. Check your local listings for
days & times.

Now with all the "American Idol" publicity this
story caught my attention...

Young Muslims Find Pop-Star Role Model

With a British accent, Islamic lyrics and trendy
video clips, 25-year-old Yusuf has become a
music idol to a young generation of Muslims
eager to reconcile their religious impulses with
the appeal of modernity and pop and to proudly
display an Islamic identity many feel is under attack.

He rejects the "clash of civilizations" theories fueled
by the current angry exchanges over cartoons of
prophet Muhammad.

He seeks to dispel stereotypes and to show that the
Western and Muslim cultures he straddles can coexist.

Click here for the rest of the story...


College Students Pass on Spring Break
Parties to Work on Katrina Relief Projects.

College kids from across the United States have
answered the call to forsake March parties in
Daytona Beach, Florida, and Cabo San Lucas,
Mexico, in favor of fixing and cleaning homes,
schools and community centers in Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana.

Click here to read more...

If you're a BlackBerry User Here's
Some Very Positive News!

The maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device
Friday said it settled its long-running patent
dispute with a small Virginia-based firm,
averting a possible court-ordered shutdown
of the BlackBerry system and a disruption
of wireless service for millions of users.

Whew! That was close...

A New Tool for Students
and History Buff's Too!

The Biographical Directory of the United
States Congress, from 1774 through 2005,
is the definitive reference book about federal
lawmakers and it's online for the first time.

The entries in the directory's 16th edition,
the first update since 1989, were written
by congressional historians to provide basic
information — dates, places and positions
— rather than personal stories.

Occasionally, though, startling tales appear
amid the plain facts.

To View The Biographical Directory
of the U.S. Congress, please click the
link below.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/