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 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:04:11 EST Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:04:11 EST GlobalGoodNews.com In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126825902245992995 Canadian employers plan to hold staffing levels steady in the second quarter, though hiring intentions are up from a year ago, according to a survey released on Tuesday by employment services company Manpower Inc. The survey also showed 17 per cent plan to increase their staffing in the second quarter. The global company's quarterly employment survey showed hiring intentions were up in 19 of 35 countries. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=126819060544035358 Egypt wants visitors to discover its Mediterranean coast at a marine reserve being established near the border with Libya, the government said on 9 March. 'The goal is to protect endangered species ... and encourage ecotourism in the reserve area, putting it on the global ecotourism map,' Environment Minister Maged George said. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126825524445861180 China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise. February's growth rate was boosted by comparison with last year's weak trade amid the global downturn and came despite the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday, when many companies shut down. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126825168645756608 French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. Ministers from countries of the Amazon and Congo river basins and Indonesia -- whose massive forests, most at risk, are at the heart of efforts to end deforestation -- were among those attending the one-day conference. A follow-up meeting is scheduled for May in Oslo, Norway. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=126810417241749212 Gabon has banned the levying of taxes by all agencies except by the central treasury in a bid to eradicate the plethora of local charges squeezing the margins of small businesses. It is the latest in a series of measures by new President Ali Bongo Odimba aimed at stimulating enterprise and weaning the Gabonese economy away from dwindling oil revenues. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126819099844048352 Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third. The 15,000 tonne 'Maartje Theadora' is the first fishing vessel to use the system, in which a 160 square meter blue and white kite similar to a paraglider pulls the ship on a 300 meter rope, assisting its main engine. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126826357546165334 The number of US households with a net worth of at least $1 million jumped 16 per cent last year after dipping sharply during the financial crisis, an industry consulting group said on 9 March. The study also found ultra high net worth families -- those with at least $5 million -- grew 17 per cent last year. Last year's spike came as US stock markets rallied. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=126826534546220310 Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church that have been hidden for centuries. 'We have uncovered a secret Giotto,' said the head of Florence's Opificio delle Pietre Dure, one of the world's most prestigious art restoration laboratories. Under ultra-violet light, all of a sudden all the very faint paintings that were ruined by old restorations took on a new life, the project co-ordinator said. Giotto's paintings in the chapel are believed to have had a major influence on Michelangelo. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126826290546146309 Restaurants and office buildings in China's commercial capital Shanghai are scrambling to set up nonsmoking areas as the city bans lighting up in indoor public spaces ahead of the World Expo. There is rising awareness of the health risks of smoking in China, and this modern city of 20 million is cleaning up its act as it prepares to host the Expo, which begins 1 May. That six-month event is expected to attract 70 million people, with exhibits from 192 countries. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126826206046120890 Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that US employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The report is a sign that the economy is soon likely to generate consistent job gains. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126818416643845470 A three-point plan is being implemented to bring a balancing influence to Haiti and Chile after their recent earthquakes. This programme is one of many initiatives of the Global Country of World Peace moving ahead on a large scale to establish invincible peace, progress, and prosperity in countries throughout Latin America. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126823578745289465 'I have been a meditator for about 12 years. It has given me energy, strength, health, wisdom, and access to my own inner stillness, inner silence, inner bliss. It is my connection to myself; it is my connection to the universe,' says renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Russell Simmons. Russell Simmons practises the Transcendental Meditation Technique and is on the board of advisors of the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126824022345420982 In a statement on the new website tmwomenprofessionals.org, Dr Kulreet Chaudhary comments that by 2017, health care spending in the United States is projected to reach just over $4.3 trillion and comprise 20 per cent of GDP. 'The only permanent solution to the health-care crisis is to prevent disease from happening in the first place,' she says. Dr Chaudhary adds that the Transcendental Meditation Technique has been shown to be the most effective wellness programme for promoting health and reducing health-care utilization and medical expenses. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126816124043245233 A new EEG study, published in the journal Cognitive Processing, discovers that the practice of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) Technique helps the brain 'reset' to a natural state of restful alertness. The three-month randomized, controlled study was conducted on college students at American University, in Washington, DC, USA. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126814718142816139 Rebecca Beuchert, MD, received her doctorate in medicine from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in the United States. She has had fifteen years experience as a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in private practice in Washington, DC. On the website tmwomenprofessionals.org, Dr Beuchert states that 'both personally as a woman, and professionally as a physician, I have found that the reduction of stress and deep relaxation during Transcendental Meditation practice benefit all women.' Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126819044144029901 The editor of Conscious Times, Maharishi University of Management's online student voice, discovered MUM by seeing Dr John Hagelin talk about consciousness in a movie. Leon Lewis, a student in the BA in Communications and Media programme, is also a filmmaker and web designer. As an artist, he appreciates the effect of Consciousness-Based Education on his creativity. 'Being able to know your true self, you can incorporate it into what you are creating.' Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126724151425212898 Two new publications offer profound knowledge of the qualities and diverse uses of purest, highest quality VedAroma essential oils. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126797593038716726 In a global assembly on 3 March, Dr Bevan Morris reflected on the profound principles of administration through silence set forth by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of the Global Country of World Peace, in December 2007 and January 2008, for the leadership of his worldwide organizations. Dr Morris is Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126781753234900836 A statement by eminent American cardiologist Dr Abraham Bornstein about the value of Transcendental Meditation for the treatment of cardiovascular disease is featured on the new website tmwomenprofessionals.org. Dr Bornstein, a board-certified cardiologist and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Dr Bornstein has done cardiovascular research in the areas of electrophysiology, pacemaker insertion and congenital heart disease, and also spent time on the pediatric cardiology service. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126801147139721732 Dr Robert Schneider recently presented a synopsis of the progress and achievements in the United States in the field of Maharishi Ayur-Veda natural health care. The same presentation was also given to the Board of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) of the Government of India, as part of the Board's initiative to spread knowledge of Ayurvedic medicine outside of India. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST