What? Positive quotes on hygiene? How you expect that to be uplifting? Let’s put it this way, hygiene makes the world a much more pleasant place to live in…don’t you agree? Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it. Gilbert K. Chesterton Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me. Jim Carrey I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and…
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Positive Quote Wednesday - on Hygiene
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‘Most Earth-like’ planets discovered
Great News Network19 Apr 2013 | 12:41 pmThe search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. -
Students Donated Nearly $50,000 Through Magnified Giving
Good Things Going Around by Lisa Desatnik17 May 2013 | 1:02 pmLast fall it was so wonderful to have been given the opportunity to learn about one of our region’s truly great philanthropists – Roger Grein when I helped raise awareness of his contributions. Roger has given to local nonprofits with his resources and his heart. However, his greatest legacy is in the hearts of thousands of young people in whom he and his Magnified Giving team of staff and volunteers have instilled long lasting generosity. Magnified Giving is a nonprofit organization whose mission it is to educate, inspire, and engage students in philanthropy. Its vision of Magnified… -
Positive Quote Wednesday - on Waiting
Only Positive News8 May 2013 | 8:27 amDid you ever have to wait for news? Of course you have. We all have. Not the easiest process but part of our complex human experience. Here are some tips to make waiting a little easier: We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. Paulo Coelho Maturity includes the… -
Online Tarot Readings for E-guidance
Only Positive News20 May 2013 | 6:43 amDoesn’t sound very magical, reading your Tarot cards online. But the images still have a deep resonance and who’s to say that spiritual guidance can only be found in the dark cobwebbed room of a fortune teller? So draw 3 Tarot cards today. Ask a question and see what the cards reveal. Stay open and remember: there’s no right or wrong answer. You’ll naturally find one that resonates with you! 3 Tarot Card Reading
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Online Tarot Readings for E-guidance
20 May 2013 | 6:43 amDoesn’t sound very magical, reading your Tarot cards online. But the images still have a deep resonance and who’s to say that spiritual guidance can only be found in the dark cobwebbed room of a fortune teller? So draw 3 Tarot cards today. Ask a question and see what the cards reveal. Stay open and remember: there’s no right or wrong answer. You’ll naturally find one that resonates with you! 3 Tarot Card Reading -
Positive Quote Wednesday - on Hygiene
15 May 2013 | 6:16 amWhat? Positive quotes on hygiene? How you expect that to be uplifting? Let’s put it this way, hygiene makes the world a much more pleasant place to live in…don’t you agree? Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it. Gilbert K. Chesterton Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me. Jim Carrey I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and… -
The Bees May Continue to Buzz
14 May 2013 | 7:25 amMost of you have heard about the rapidly decreasing number of bees and the very real need to do something about it. This recent EU ban is a step in the right direction. From TheScotsman.com: The two-year, EU-wide ban on the use of three neonicotinoids – insecticides which have been strongly linked to declining bee numbers – is a victory for bees and for independent science. The European Commission and many European governments have reacted responsibly to the British and European scientific evidence showing clearly that a suspension is justified, despite the UK government opposing the ban. -
Mindfulness and the Workplace
13 May 2013 | 9:09 amWhen we think of meditation, we imagine ourselves in a field or on a remote beach….certainly not in the office. But the beauty with meditation is that it spills over into all aspects of our lives, including our professionalism and ability to be employed. Read on: As 2012 drew to a close, Labour MP Chris Ruane kicked off a debate in parliament about mindfulness and its potential impact on unemployment. The ensuing discussion gave a clear signal to the public that this powerful mind-body practice is firmly on the agenda of our country’s leaders. Mindfulness can both prevent people… -
Positive Quote Wednesday - on Waiting
8 May 2013 | 8:27 amDid you ever have to wait for news? Of course you have. We all have. Not the easiest process but part of our complex human experience. Here are some tips to make waiting a little easier: We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. Paulo Coelho Maturity includes the…
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EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
29 Apr 2013 | 8:24 amThe European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. -
‘Most Earth-like’ planets discovered
19 Apr 2013 | 12:41 pmThe search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. -
New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
17 Apr 2013 | 9:50 amNew Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. -
New law to protect Puerto Rico leatherback turtles
14 Apr 2013 | 12:05 pmPuerto Rico has introduced a new law protecting a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the world's largest turtle, the leatherback. -
U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
3 Apr 2013 | 9:55 amThe 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers.
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TOMS – New Shoes for Children
14 May 2013 | 8:05 amPositiveTV loves to back companys who have a BIG heart!Tom’s Shoes is just that!They state:- “With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One. Using the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good is what we’re all about.”The TOMS StoryTOMS was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, inspired by a trip to Argentina where he saw extreme poverty and health conditions, as well as children walking without shoes. That’s when he recognized the traditional Argentine alpargata shoe as a simple, yet revolutionary… -
PTV interviews Altheris
22 Apr 2013 | 3:10 pmThis is one of PositiveTV’s most unusual interviews EVER! PTV’s Jeremy Colledge was lucky enough to be invited to meet Simon Rowe. Simon is a channel. That is to say that he is able to bring forth entities from another dimension, which use his body and voice to pass messages to the human race. He channels a group of 144 individuals who call themselves Altheris. There’s nothing scary about this process, and you really don’t have to believe what you see if you don’t wish to! The wonderful thing about the process is that the beings that Simon channels with, send a… -
The Secret Of Trees
30 Mar 2013 | 8:20 am“What do trees know that we don’t?”13-year-old inventor Aidan realized that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests.Then he wondered why we don’t collect solar energy in the same way. -
Active and in touch
30 Mar 2013 | 7:50 amFrome Community Crowd Funding Campaign starts in earnest for Active and InTouch.A crowd funding campaign started this week in Frome to raise £12,000 for the localcommunity project Active and In Touch. The project reaches out to people who arealone or isolated, offering them companionship and help.Active and In Touch Frome is an important social action volunteering project thatconnects members of the community volunteering to help the isolated, elderly anddisadvantaged people in Frome and surrounding neighbourhoods. Volunteers assistmembers to help improve their lives, wellbeing and… -
Lady Tracy Worcester
25 Feb 2013 | 9:00 amPositiveTv has been following the fortunes of Lady Tracey Worcester since her hard hitting film about the Pork Industry.Recently she appeared on the Front page of the Telegraph, telling us about her recent brush with Breast and Lymph Cancer, and how she’d used an Alkaline diet to mitigate the worst effects of Chemotherapy.Tracy was a TV actress in the 80′s and is now and has been for 25 years, an environmental campaigner.Here Wikipedia entry reads thus..In 1989, Tracy Worcester began working with Friends of the Earth. Since then, she has been active in green politics as patron of…
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First wind-current power system to be installed off Japan's coast
14 May 2013 | 11:52 amA Japanese company will soon test the first renewable energy source to harvest the power of the wind and ocean. Originally posted at Crave -
Levitating bike powers your phone, creates Wi-Fi hot spot
7 May 2013 | 11:45 amA futuristic concept bicycle that harnesses your pedal power does more than just get you where you're going. Originally posted at Crave -
Tesla eyes 'autopilot' partnership with Google
7 May 2013 | 9:21 amTesla CEO Elon Musk says that while his company could build its own autopilot feature, it could also partner with Google for that. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge -
Shine on: Solar Impulse plane begins journey across America
3 May 2013 | 6:51 amThe solar-powered airplane departs California on a tour that will take it across the nation ahead of a globe-circling journey in 2015. Originally posted at Crave -
Vertical modular kitchen goes up, up, and microwave
1 May 2013 | 9:32 amNot everyone has a giant kitchen to fill with appliances. The Ecooking Station takes a stacked, modular approach to kitchen design. Originally posted at Crave
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Good Things Going Around by Lisa Desatnik
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Students Donated Nearly $50,000 Through Magnified Giving
17 May 2013 | 1:02 pmLast fall it was so wonderful to have been given the opportunity to learn about one of our region’s truly great philanthropists – Roger Grein when I helped raise awareness of his contributions. Roger has given to local nonprofits with his resources and his heart. However, his greatest legacy is in the hearts of thousands of young people in whom he and his Magnified Giving team of staff and volunteers have instilled long lasting generosity. Magnified Giving is a nonprofit organization whose mission it is to educate, inspire, and engage students in philanthropy. Its vision of Magnified… -
Kennedy Heights Arts Center Needs Help To Earn $35,000
16 May 2013 | 12:13 pmThe Kennedy Heights Arts Center is one of 14 semi-finalists in the ArtsFwd Business Unusual Challenge. They are the ONLY Cincinnati organization from a national pool of applicants – and if they win, it could earn them a $35,000 innovation grant. How can you help? Vote for them once a day through May 31, 2013 at this link. About the Kennedy Heights Arts Center Kennedy Heights Arts Center strives to be the anchor of an increasingly vibrant, diverse, inclusive and creative community. It serves more than 3,500 people annually with its rotating art exhibitions, arts education programs for youth… -
Northern Kentucky University Students Learn About Philanthropy
16 May 2013 | 6:10 amLearning about philanthropy is such a powerful lesson for college students, and, when taught young, tends to permeate their adult lives. At Northern Kentucky University, that lesson has amounted to $18,550 invested by college students in 12 Greater Cincinnati area nonprofit organizations during the spring 2013 semester. It is all part of the nationally recognized Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project. Student philanthropy classes at NKU combine grant-making with classroom learning, so that students become more engaged in their reading and research. Nearly 90 percent of the students who take a… -
One 7 Year Old Has A Great Idea For Making Our Country Safer
14 May 2013 | 4:59 amIf you ever want a creative idea for solving world problems…just ask a child. Myles, a 7 year old, second grader at Downtown Montessori Academy in Milwaukee, wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden with a suggestion for making our country safer. “If guns shot chocolate bullets, no would get hurt,” it said. (Teacher Jenny Aicher told AP) Below is a photo of the letter Myles received from our Vice President. -
Leo Calderon To Be Honored By Santa Maria Community Services
6 May 2013 | 2:11 pmI want to extend a warm congratulations to Leo Calderon, director for Latino Student Affairs at Northern Kentucky University, and his entire staff. On Friday, they are being honored by Santa Maria Community Services for all they do to strengthen the lives of Hispanics/Latinos in our Greater Cincinnati area. Leo Calderon It is a well deserved honor. I have seen the commitment of Leo and his staff first hand through my public relations work with the YMCA Black & Latino Achievers Program. Leo’s extensive civic involvement has included board memberships at the Kentucky Board of Education,…
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The PR Verdict
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Prince Jackson: To Be A Celeb, Or Not To Be A Celeb?
20 May 2013 | 5:00 amHow easy is it to turn the PR spotlight on and off? That might be the question that Prince, the son of the late Michael Jackson, may need to ponder. The performer’s oldest son has just turned sixteen and is now making tentative steps into the world of celebrity entertainment. His family is protective and has made clear they and Prince are unavailable for comment. But is it possible to have your celebrity cake and eat it? Prince is a busy sixteen-year-old. Currently studying at an expensive private school he has made a number celebrity debuts in the past three months, claiming “he wants to… -
The PRV Report Card: Winners & Losers
17 May 2013 | 5:00 amPR Winner: “A” (PR Perfect) for the Republicans who have turned up the heat on the Obama’s second term. If true that life comes at you in threes, then this week was the triumvirate of PR gifts. Obama found himself on the back foot regarding the IRS/ Tea Party scandal, the Justice Department/AP phone record snooping, and finally the ongoing thorn in the side of the Administration that is Benghazi. No matter the merits, the concerted drum beating has been an effective PR attack. Objective one: change the news agenda and place the Administration on the defensive, unable to talk about what… -
Angelina Jolie’s Brave Announcement
16 May 2013 | 5:00 amThe New York Times editorial started off sentimentally, with superstar Angelina Jolie writing of how her mother died young, at just 56 years-old, and before she had a chance to meet all of Jolie’s six children. Soon, though, it was clear Jolie was making a shocking announcement: she had recently undergone an elective double mastectomy after learning she carries a genetic mutation linked to significantly higher incidence of both breast and ovarian cancer. The decision to have her breasts removed without a cancer diagnosis was surely an anguishing one for the 37-year-old Jolie, considered one… -
Three Steps FWD, Two Steps Back?
15 May 2013 | 5:00 amPolitical advocacy group FWD.us was launched last monthby Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and so far it has run up an impressively depressing string of PR gaffes. As a tax-exempt social welfare organization(a la Citizens United), it can raise and spend money to promote political and legislative aims virtually unchecked. But the group’s missteps have made it the story instead of its cause and FWD.usnow runs the risk of having little influence or gravitas. Its initial focus was clear: comprehensive immigration reform. As a cause this made perfect sense. It is near and dear to… -
How to Take On A Media Giant
14 May 2013 | 5:00 amA golden rule of corporate PR? Threatening to sue a newspaper or media outlet is a waste of time. Even trying to intimidate through an endless volley of legal letters usually backfires. Unless you can call out a media outlet on its polices and procedures, complaining about perceived unfairness usually falls on deaf and everlastingly hostile ears. Which is why Bloomberg’s recent misstep with Goldman Sachs makes interesting reading. Bloomberg, a robust news organization, prides itself on high standards and journalist integrity, but is now wiping egg from its face following the admission and…
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Team from India wins Dell Social Innovation Challenge
16 May 2013 | 6:48 amA newly crowned winner for the 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge has been announced. Solar Conduction Dryer took home the $60,000 grand prize in Austin after competing with four other finalist teams. The competition aims to recognize undergraduate and graduate students’ socially innovative projects that help communities worldwide. Solar Conduction Dryer’s solution is to tackle food spoilage so that farmers can keep more of their crops to sell. The team revealed that 25 percent of farmers in India commit suicide as they are trapped in a cycle of poverty, and an idea as simple as… -
Singapore’s largest water sports festival hosts a social enterprise carnival
16 May 2013 | 5:11 amFor two consecutive weekends beginning May 18, the DBS Marina Regatta 2013 dragon boat and water sports festival will transform Singapore’s Marina Bay into four days of live performances, games, boat races, food, and for the first time this year, a social enterprise carnival. Together with the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the ministry notorious for nurturing social enterprises in Singapore, DBS Bank organized this carnival to be held at the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade to celebrate and raise the profile of social enterprises. Over twenty social enterprises will be present… -
Understanding blindness with Dialogue in the Dark Vienna
15 May 2013 | 7:54 amAt every crossing in Vienna, there is a small box mounted on a traffic signal post. On one side of the box, there are rectangular bumps placed in two columns and divided by a line going down the middle. Each bump represents a traffic lane and the centre line divides the direction of traffic. For the average person, this box may not mean anything to them. But for someone who is visually impaired, the box can help them judge the width of the street that they’re about to cross. There is also a ticking sound at the crossing. When the light turns green, the sound ticks faster, meaning it… -
Visiting Prague through the eyes of the homeless
24 Apr 2013 | 7:16 amPhoto: Karim (left), a tour guide at Pragulic, leads a group through the streets of Prague at night. Prague attracts millions of tourists each year. All over the city, and especially from the beginning of spring when the weather gets warmer, tourists gather around Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, and Prague Castle. If you ask the locals – from a city known for showing visitors its charm – whether they frequent the city centre or other landmarks that tourists are so eager to snap photos of, the answer is an unmistakable no. In spite of this, a group of twenty locals gathered one Friday… -
Social entrepreneurship in Latvia
22 Apr 2013 | 6:12 amWhen talking about social entrepreneurship in Europe, one may bring up Finland, the UK, or Belgium. After all, the 2011 GEM Report on Social Entrepreneurship estimated the share of the population involved in social entrepreneurship to be 7.5 percent in Finland, 5.7 percent in the UK, and 4.1 percent in Belgium. Across the EU, 1 out of 4 businesses set up are social enterprises. In Finland, France, and Belgium, that number is 1 out of 3. With the economic crisis looming over its head, the EU set out the agenda for the Europe 2020 growth strategy, aiming to generate smart, sustainable, and…
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This Hungover Teen Will Never Forget This
20 May 2013 | 1:09 pmThis is the Trondhjems Studentersangforening (say that, like, one time fast. Good lord), a Norwegian choir that has been around for 100 years. According to Youtube user, DailyTuberHD, the choir gathered around the statue of Olaf Tryggvason to sing “Olaf Tryggvason” for Norway’s Constitution Day. To their surprise, there was a hungover teenager who decided to “set up shop” at the bottom of Olaf’s feet. DailyTuberHD said, “That teen will forever rue the day he decided to pass out right at that spot.” Personally, I’d love every minute of… -
Why We Need Stories Of Disability
20 May 2013 | 11:48 amIt may seem odd that as a good-news website, we feature countless stories of people with disabilities. The deliberate reason is, they give us hope. Hope for abundant happiness in life despite being deaf, or having no arms, or, like the 22 year old college student in today’s video, living with spinal muscular atrophy. Their ability to focus on what one can do versus what one can’t do reminds us all we can be happy with what we have if for a second we just stopped complaining about it. The caption over a photo recently posted on I Waste So Much Time, sums it up well: If he… -
Dog Sings Along With Adele
20 May 2013 | 8:53 amRev sings his favorite Adele song: Youtube user, Superdatsun, has been singing Adele’s “Make You Feel My Love,” to his dog, Rev, ever since he was a puppy. Apparently the city sounds in the beginning of the track wake him up from naps and as soon as Adele starts sining, he joins in. It’s one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen, and it’s clear I’m not alone. Since it was posted five days ago, it’s reached nearly 3 million views. The post Dog Sings Along With Adele appeared first on HooplaHa.com. -
Baby Soccer Star
20 May 2013 | 8:30 amBeing the son of Chlesea Football Club’s goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, Josh was born to be a soccer star. This little guy makes possibly the cutest goal you will ever see and the fans at the stadium are there to cheer him on! The post Baby Soccer Star appeared first on HooplaHa.com. -
Dare to Be Remarkable: Living w. Spinal Muscular Atrophy
20 May 2013 | 1:00 amWhen Alyssa was 5 months old, she was diagnosed with a genetic disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). At the time of the diagnosis, the doctors told my parents I wouldn’t live past the age of 2. Today, Alyssa is a 22-year-old college graduate from Bryant University dedicated to raising awareness about SMA and inspiring others to overcome life’s obstacles. The post Dare to Be Remarkable: Living w. Spinal Muscular Atrophy appeared first on HooplaHa.com.
