http://www.globalgoodnews.com/global-news.html Good News From Around The World en-us Copyright Global Good News(sm) Service 2004 rss-feeds@globalgoodnews.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:30:12 EST Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:30:12 EST GlobalGoodNews.com In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=132836730089298120 Bosnia passed laws on Friday seen as crucial to reviving its European Union accession bid, with Serb, Croat, and Muslim leaders agreeing to the first census since 1991 and to a single state-level body to coordinate EU aid programmes. The new census will be conducted in April 2013. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=132831848784257253 Canadian stocks closed at their highest level in nearly four months on Friday, boosted by financial and energy issues as surprisingly healthy US employment figures offset sluggish Canadian jobs data and uncertainty over a Greek debt deal. 'We've had a stream of generally positive numbers and the rally is already looking pretty strong,' said Gavin Graham, President at Graham Investment Strategy. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=132831883384298343 The Canadian dollar bounced to its strongest level in just over three months on Friday as a surge in US job creation boosted investor confidence about the outlook for the world's biggest economy. Shaun Osborne, chief currency strategist at TD Securities, said the currency outperformed against most of the crosses, including the euro, yen, and Swiss franc. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/science-news-a.html?art=132828846681289257 Astronomers have created the world's largest virtual optical telescope linking four telescopes in Chile, so that they operate as a single device. Linking all four units will give scientists a much more detailed look at the universe than previous experiments using just two or three telescopes to create a virtual mirror. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=132832652785236401 China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), China's biggest offshore energy firm, is spending $300 million for a majority stake in a new joint venture with Spain's solar company Isofoton SA, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. 'The joint venture will be formally launched in March or April, and will first focus on investing in solar power projects before building a component plant,' said the source. It will build solar projects in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=132832593185161343 Britain's top shares surged on Friday as a surprisingly strong US employment report offered further proof of a healthier global economy, enabling the FTSE-100 to post its biggest weekly gain in two months. The strong US data added to earlier upbeat numbers on the British services sector and Chinese manufacturing, brightening the prospects for global demand for everything from restaurant meals to metals. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=132831960184387354 Children who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest. The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months of life, continued for two years or longer. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=132836656889215378 A white room filled with a single wave of sound contrasts with a dark room that is pierced by a cone of light in the first German solo exhibition of Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda. 'You can't see music or touch the light, but it fills the whole space,' he told Reuters in an interview. 'I made the space extreme, to open you up.' Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=132831751384160165 A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labour market is on a steady path to recovery. The broad-based gains on solid trading volume also sent the Dow Jones industrial average near a four-year high. The S and P 500 extended its 2012 advance to about 7 per cent and was at its highest level in more than six months. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=132828605981038983 Nepal's former communist rebel fighters began leaving the camps they have called home for five years on Friday after receiving government checks as part of a plan to integrate them into society. Government monitors started handing the checks to the former fighters Friday and will take a few more days to complete the process, said Balananda Sharma, the chief monitor. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=132832551185108643 Dr Dennis Heaton, professor of management at Maharishi University of Management, and his son, Colin Heaton, a teaching assistant in the MUM Sustainable Living programme, recently delivered a paper at an international conference about spirituality and sustainability. The presentation was titled 'Consciousness-Based Education: Cultivating sustainable minds.' Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=132831445983857018 Dr Bevan Morris, Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace, has embarked on a 14-country tour of Africa. The tour, which began last week in Ghana, comes during the Golden Jubilee anniversary of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's first visit to Africa in 1961, and will highlight the rising success of Maharishi's programmes in many areas of life--the blossoming of seeds Maharishi planted over 50 years ago, to promote enlightenment for every individual and invincible peace and progress for every nation and the whole continent. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=132833823186395742 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US has provided over $26 million in grants to study the effects of the Transcendental Meditation Technique on heart disease. Findings include a 47 per cent reduction in heart-related deaths--findings relevant to veterans, given the greater risk of heart attacks in people who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS). Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=132824016376347522 Personal growth, inner fulfilment, and success in every area of life through the development of consciousness are at the heart of the mission and vision of the Global Women's Organization for Total Knowledge. The organization offers programmes for women and girls around the world. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=132790963950183132 'Doing Transcendental Meditation is probably the most value additive in terms of the work that I do,' says James Scott, a professional in corporate finance. Mr Scott, and other professionals like him, were interviewed for a new introductory video produced in the UK about Transcendental Meditation. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=132824765977075693 Stress today is so prevalent that many people maintain a chronic stress response, which means that they stay in the fight or flight response mode for a long time, said clinical neuropsychologist William Stixrud, Ph.D., in a recent discussion about the effects of stress on the brain and health and how to alleviate them through the Transcendental Meditation Technique. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=132815845068068034 Several years ago Sultan Salah was looking for a deeper experience in higher education. He became interested in meditation and discovered Maharishi University of Management on the Internet. He enrolled in 2008 and is majoring in Physiology and Health as well as Maharishi Vedic Science. 'What I appreciate most about MUM,' he says, 'is the opportunity to study and explore the inner, subjective field of life as well as the many outer, objective fields of life.' Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=132816119268338964 The natural, effective, scientifically proven programmes offered by the Global Women's Organization for Total Knowledge enable women and girls of all ages to develop their full potential and bring fulfilment to every area of their lives. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=132782851444852524 A new video produced in the UK highlights the healthy effects of practising Transcendental Meditation. Amanda Leat, a digital agency director, said, 'As soon as I started TM I noticed improvements straight away. It was amazing and it changed my life. I haven't had a migraine since I first began meditating, and that was nearly two years ago.' Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=132806621260388637 British journalist Julie Eagleton writes lifestyle and travel articles for The Times, the Telegraph, and the Independent. She learned Transcendental Meditation last year to help maintain her energy and meet the challenges of being a freelancer, and to keep on top, creatively, of a very competitive field. Since then, she says, 'I have found that I am able to concentrate and focus for much longer periods of time without getting tired, and that ideas come much more freely and with greater clarity.' Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST