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UN agencies say open defecation on the decline Associated Press GENEVA Almost 170 million people have moved from the outdoors to at least the outhouse to defecate in what the United Nations is calling a major advance in global sanitation over the last two decades. The U.N. health and children's agencies say open defecation is the riskiest sanitation practice. Nearly a quarter of the world practiced it in 1990, but that figure has dropped to 17 percent. They say rates remain high in India. Open defecation can lead to deadly diarrhea, worms that enter food sources and the spread of lethal diseases such as cholera and polio. The agencies said Monday that 2.6 billion people are still without decent sanitation. But the situation is better with safe drinking water, which 87 percent of the world now enjoys. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_re_eu/un_un_global_sanitation http://tinyurl.com/ya368xn
[FairfieldLife] Global Good News = Head In The Sand News?
Just as a counterpoint to all the real news about Haiti, if you need a break go to the by country reports on the Global Good News site. On this first page you will see All the news that's fit to print about Haiti as of today. http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-news-c.html?abv=HTIcountry=Haiti Digging down into one of them, you find this fascinating talk by Raja Lucien Mansour on how TM and TM programs are creating Invincibility for Haiti. http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=121449800444950238 Good to know that it's all Good News from that part of the world, and that Invincibility reigns.
[FairfieldLife] Global Good News?
Hey, is it a good thing that the Tamil Tigers have been defeated in Sri Lanka? I can't help but feel it's a good thing for the organization that raised suicide bombing to a high art to be eliminated, but I haven't followed the conflict.
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[Positive Trends] http://globalgoodnews.com/about-this-site.html Germany: Berlin to turn Tempelhof airport into park 28 November 2008 - Tempelhof airport, which served as a lifeline for West Berlin during the Soviet blockade, will be turned into a park, ending years of controversy over its future. The city government said it will spend 61 million euros ($80 million) converting the airport, which was closed last month, into a 250-hectare garden in central Berlin, the size of New York's Central Park. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12277176491353605 ) Italian solar cell venture to benefit from $1.6 billion investment 28 November 2008 - Japan's Sharp Corp, Italy's Enel SpA, and a European machine maker will invest about 150 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in an Italian solar cell venture, local media said, as the sector continues to ramp. Sharp and Enel plan to build a thin-film solar cell plant, aiming for initial output of 480 megawatts by the summer of 2010, and ultimately raise output to 1,000 megawatts to meet demand for renewable energy sources. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12278387402768004 ) National heritage day honours American Indians 28 November 2008 - For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving to honour the contributions American Indians have made to the United States. Although only approved by President Bush last month for this year only, some tribes hope the day after Thanksgiving becomes a national commemorative day known as Native American Heritage Day. The measure notes that more American Indians than any other group, per capita, serve in the US military. It also cites tribes' artistic, musical, and agricultural contributions. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=12278866263285880 ) New global anti-whaling campaign launched by South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu 28 November 2008 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a new global anti-whaling campaign Thursday, which seeks to ban all whaling. The world imposed a moratorium on all whale hunts in 1986 after many species were driven toward extinction by decades of exploitation. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12278370822739408 ) Somalia: First doctors graduate in 18 years 28 November 2008 - Somalia's first medical doctors in 18 years officially graduated in Mogadishu on 20 November. Twelve men and eight women completed their studies at the Benadir University Medical College (BUMC) and are now working at various hospitals in Mogadishu. The college is funded by donations from Somali physicians and an annual fee of US$1,500 per student, he said. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=12277360571593265 ) Spanish wind power hits record 43 per cent of demand 28 November 2008 - Spain's wind farms briefly provided a record 43 per cent of demand for electricity early on Monday, producers' association AEE said. Renewable energy has boomed in recent years in Spain, as the country tries to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce its heavy dependence on fuel imports. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12277486641760657 ) Supermarket chain in Canada encouraging customers to use alternatives to plastic bags 28 November 2008 - Loblaw Co, Canada's biggest supermarket chain, said on Thursday that it will start charging customers a fee for every plastic shopping bag they use. Loblaw's move comes just days before city council in Toronto, Canada's biggest city, debates passing a controversial bylaw to put a surcharge of 5 Canadian cents on all plastic shopping bags used in the city. Loblaw competitor Sobeys said on Thursday it plans to redirect the money it receives from the Toronto plan into environmental and sustainability initiatives in the city. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=12278378952751590 ) UK newspaper readers vote Cape Town, South Africa 'Best World City' 28 November 2008 - The Telegraph Travel Awards for 2008 were released Wednesday and New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa were voted the readers' 'favourite destinations on earth'; while their favourite cities were voted as Cape Town, South Africa; San Francisco, California; Sydney, Australia; and Vancouver, Canada. The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town was named one of the favourite city hotels in the world to visit. (more http://globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=12278373792744216 ) US: Federal Trade Commission will no longer back up cigarette claims 28 November 2008 - The cigarette industry for 42 years has made factual claims about tar and nicotine levels based on machine testing blessed by the Federal Trade Commission. Now the FTC has dropped the test, known as the Cambridge Filter Method, like a hot rock. The commission has rescinded guidance it issued 42 years ago, saying the test method is flawed. It also said the resulting marketing touting tar and nicotine levels could cause
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Albania: Europe bank aids waste paper recycling efforts 26 November 2008 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest in Albania's only paper firm to help it produce recycled paper and set up waste paper recycling networks, the EBRD said on Wednesday. Dan Berg, the EBRD's Albania head, said the investment would create a precedent with environmentally friendly production backed by an organized collection and recycling network. (more) Germany: Berlin to turn Tempelhof airport into park 26 November 2008 - Tempelhof airport, which served as a lifeline for West Berlin during the Soviet blockade, will be turned into a park, ending years of controversy over its future. The city government said it will spend 61 million euros ($80 million) converting the airport, which was closed last month, into a 250-hectare garden in central Berlin, the size of New York's Central Park. (more) Malaysia reverses yoga ban 26 November 2008 - Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said Wednesday Muslims should still take up yoga, reversing an outright ban that has drawn widespread protests amid concerns over growing Islamic fundamentalism in the multiracial nation. The decision from Malaysia's National Fatwa Council to avoid yoga had drawn a sharp rebuke from many Muslims and even Malaysia's sultans, or hereditary rulers, who said that they should be consulted on any matters involving Islam. (more) Rate of new US cancer cases drops for first time 26 November 2008 - Cancer rates have dropped for the first time in the United States and declines in cancer deaths are continuing, a report released on Tuesday showed as cancer-fighting efforts produced solid results. 'But the real news here is that this is first time that we've got declines in incidence (the rate of new cases per year). We've never had incidence go down since we've been keeping records starting in the 1930s,' Dr Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, said in a telephone interview. (more) Scotland: The race begins for tide power bonanza 26 November 2008 - Scotland's tidal power may be utilized as plans emerge for a 500-turbine, underwater 'tidal farm' for possible developed in the Pentland Firth that could potentially power one million homes. (more) US: Broadway's 'Great White Way' goes green 26 November 2008 - Marquees in New York City's Broadway theater district will go 'green' this year as part of a plan to save energy and the environment. Broadway's 'Great White Way,' nicknamed for the many marquee and billboard lights that flood the theater district with light, will soon be the 'Great Green Way,' New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference to launch the initiative. (more) Vatican unveils ambitious solar energy plans 26 November 2008 - The Vatican on Wednesday activated a new solar energy system and announced an ambitious plan that could one day make it an alternative energy exporter. The massive roof of the 'Nervi Hall' where Popes hold general audiences and concerts are performed, has been covered with 2,400 photovoltaic panels to provide energy for lighting, heat, and air conditioning. The new system on the 5,000 square meter roof will produce 300 kilowatt hours (MWh) of clean energy a year for the audience hall and surrounding buildings. (more)
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9/11: FIVE YEARS ON By RALPH PETERS September 11, 2006 -- THE biggest story since 9/11 is that there hasn't been an other 9/11. According to our hysterical media culture, everything's always going wrong. The truth is that we've gotten the big things right. On this fifth anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of thousands of Americans by Islamist fanatics, it's tempting to settle for grand rhetoric honoring our dead and damning our enemies. But the greatest tribute to those lost on that September morning is what we've since achieved. In this vile political season, with those on the left suggesting that our president's a worse threat to civilization than Islamist terror, the rest of us should just review what's happened - and what hasn't: Islamist fanatics have not been able to stage a single additional attack on our homeland. For all its growing pains, our homeland- security effort worked. In this long war with religion-poisoned madmen, the most important proof of success is what doesn't happen - and we haven't been struck again. Wail as loudly as they can, the president's critics can't change that self-evident truth. Eventually, some terrorists will get through. That's just the law of averages. But we've enjoyed five golden years of safety and prosperity, thanks to our men and women in uniform and those who serve at all levels of government. Al Qaeda is badly crippled. While the terror organization and its affiliates remain a deadly threat, al Qaeda is no longer the powerful, unchallenged outfit it was in the years of Clinton-era cowardice. Instead of holding court, Osama bin Laden's a fugitive. Almost all of his deputies are dead or imprisoned. The rest are hunted men. And yes, we'll get Osama. Those who whine that we haven't offer no specific solutions themselves - and they'd like us to forget how long it took to apprehend criminals such as the Unabomber here at home. Al Qaeda can still kill, but its power has been reduced by an order of magnitude. Terrorists no longer operate in freedom. Even Europeans have begun to awaken to the nature of Islamist fanaticism. One terror plot after another has been foiled. Those that succeeded proved counterproductive, mobilizing anti-terrorist sentiment. The world hasn't fully come to grips with the threat, but the progress has been remarkable. The terrorists are now on the defensive. Our enemies fear our military again. Despite tragic mistakes in Iraq, we've already accomplished one crucial mission neglected for a generation: We've resurrected the reputation of the American soldier. After our maddening retreats from Beirut and Mogadishu, and the Clinton administration's unwillingness to retaliate meaningfully after terrorist attacks, Islamist extremists concluded - and bragged - that Americans were cowards who wouldn't fight and hid behind technology. Well, Iraq proved that our troops don't run, but fight more fiercely than any other soldiers on earth. Now it's the terrorists who rely on stand-off weapons - roadside bombs. They're terrified of taking on our forces in combat. The importance of regaining our street cred can't be stressed enough. Iraq has become al Qaeda's Vietnam. No end of lies have been broadcast about our liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan creating more terrorists. The terrorists were already there, recruited during the decades we looked away. Our arrival on their turf just brought them out of the woodwork. As for Iraq, Osama Co. realized full well how high we'd raised the stakes. They had to fight to prevent the emergence of a Middle Eastern democracy. As a result, they've thrown in their reserves - who've been slaughtered by our soldiers and Marines. The media obsesses on the price of this fight for us, but the terrorists have been forced to pay a terrible cost in trained fighters - while alienating fellow Muslims with their tactics. Pundits will argue forever over whether deposing Saddam was a diversion from the War on Terror, but the proof of its relevance - even if unexpected - is the unaffordable cost we've forced on al Qaeda. We've achieved new levels of domestic security without compromising civil liberties. Frisking granny at the airport may be silly, but (despite the lies of the Left) Americans continue to live in unprecedented freedom. The Patriot Act and other measures worked - without harming the rights of a single law-abiding citizen. The only people who lost out were the terrorists and their supporters. We should be applauding the feds, not running them down. America is much stronger today than we were five years ago. We have new homeland-security structures up and running, improved intelligence agencies - and the most experienced military in the world. The dishonest nature of domestic politics and the media's irresponsibility obscure the fact that no one - not even the terrorists - now believes that our enemies can win a global victory. The terrorists
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In a message dated 9/11/06 5:04:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /11: FIVE YEARS ONBy RALPH PETERSSeptember 11, 2006 -- THE biggest story since 9/11 is that there hasn't been an other 9/11. According to our hysterical media culture, everything's always going wrong. The truth is that we've gotten the big things right.On this fifth anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of thousands of Americans by Islamist fanatics, it's tempting to settle for grand rhetoric honoring our dead and damning our enemies. But the greatest tribute to those lost on that September morning is what we've since achieved.In this vile political season, with those on the left suggesting that our president's a worse threat to civilization than Islamist terror, the rest of us should just review what's happened - and what hasn't:Islamist fanatics have not been able to stage a single additional attack on our homeland. For all its growing pains, our homeland-security effort worked. In this long war with religion-poisoned madmen, the most important proof of success is what doesn't happen - and we haven't been struck again. Wail as loudly as they can, the president's critics can't change that self-evident truth.Eventually, some terrorists will get through. That's just the law of averages. But we've enjoyed five golden years of safety and prosperity, thanks to our men and women in uniform and those who serve at all levels of government.Al Qaeda is badly crippled. While the terror organization and its affiliates remain a deadly threat, al Qaeda is no longer the powerful, unchallenged outfit it was in the years of Clinton-era cowardice. Instead of holding court, Osama bin Laden's a fugitive. Almost all of his deputies are dead or imprisoned. The rest are hunted men.And yes, we'll get Osama. Those who whine that we haven't offer no specific solutions themselves - and they'd like us to forget how long it took to apprehend criminals such as the Unabomber here at home. Al Qaeda can still kill, but its power has been reduced by an order of magnitude.Terrorists no longer operate in freedom. Even Europeans have begun to awaken to the nature of Islamist fanaticism. One terror plot after another has been foiled. Those that succeeded proved counterproductive, mobilizing anti-terrorist sentiment. The world hasn't fully come to grips with the threat, but the progress has been remarkable. The terrorists are now on the defensive.Our enemies fear our military again. Despite tragic mistakes in Iraq, we've already accomplished one crucial mission neglected for a generation: We've resurrected the reputation of the American soldier.After our maddening retreats from Beirut and Mogadishu, and the Clinton administration's unwillingness to retaliate meaningfully after terrorist attacks, Islamist extremists concluded - and bragged - that Americans were cowards who wouldn't fight and hid behind technology. Well, Iraq proved that our troops don't run, but fight more fiercely than any other soldiers on earth. Now it's the terrorists who rely on stand-off weapons - roadside bombs. They're terrified of taking on our forces in combat. The importance of regaining our street cred can't be stressed enough.Iraq has become al Qaeda's Vietnam. No end of lies have been broadcast about our liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan "creating more terrorists." The terrorists were already there, recruited during the decades we looked away. Our arrival on their turf just brought them out of the woodwork.As for Iraq, Osama Co. realized full well how high we'd raised the stakes. They had to fight to prevent the emergence of a Middle Eastern democracy. As a result, they've thrown in their reserves - who've been slaughtered by our soldiers and Marines.The media obsesses on the price of this fight for us, but the terrorists have been forced to pay a terrible cost in trained fighters - while alienating fellow Muslims with their tactics. Pundits will argue forever over whether deposing Saddam was a diversion from the War on Terror, but the proof of its relevance - even if unexpected - is the unaffordable cost we've forced on al Qaeda.We've achieved new levels of domestic security without compromising civil liberties. Frisking granny at the airport may be silly, but (despite the lies of the Left) Americans continue to live in unprecedented freedom. The Patriot Act and other measures worked - without harming the rights of a single law-abiding citizen. The only people who lost out were the terrorists and their supporters. We should be applauding the feds, not running them down.America is much stronger today than we were five years ago. We have new homeland-security structures up and running, improved intelligence agencies - and the most experienced military in the
[FairfieldLife] Global Good News gets accurate
Usually GGN reprints all articles touting meditation as being about TM, whether they are or not, but a recent post goes accurate: Global Good News comment: Although only the study on 'younger biological age' was credited to the Transcendental Meditation Technique, virtually all of the research listed above is research that has been conducted on the Transcendental Meditation Technique. This research can be viewed online at www.tm.org. There have been more than 600 scientific research studies conducted at more than 200 universities and independent research institutions in 35 countries validating the benefits the Transcendental Meditation Technique for mind, body, behaviour, and environment. http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=1138212632795495 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
