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 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:04:12 EST Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:04:12 EST GlobalGoodNews.com In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126564597435977431 Britain's Eco City Vehicles has launched an electric prototype of the Mercedes Vito taxi, which will it trial later this year to test its suitability for use as part of London's taxi fleet. 'The eVito is the first all-electric wheelchair accessible taxi with a 25-foot turning circle to be launched in the world and a major step toward our goal to become a leading supplier of niche eco-friendly vehicles,' said CEO Peter DaCosta. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126564310535812976 Chadian President Idriss Deby on Monday began a rare visit to Sudan, part of a rapprochement aimed at ending a proxy war between the two African neighbours. Sudan analysts say Darfur peace talks cannot succeed without a solution to the tense relations between Chad and Sudan. 'There will be serious discussions aimed at achieving a lasting solution to (these) issues,' Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor told reporters on Deby's arrival in Khartoum. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126560239435078587 A senior Chinese envoy was in North Korea on Monday on a mission to persuade North Korea to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, reports said, while officials from the two Koreas met in the North to discuss restarting joint tour programmes. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126564908636037296 The government said on Monday India's economy would grow 7.2 per cent this fiscal year, picking up from a six-year low the previous year. It also backed the market view that the government could announce steps to unwind its stimulus measures in the annual 2010/11 budget presentation on 26 February as a recovery in Asia's third-biggest economy shows a more solid footing. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126566053836332658 Business activity among Indian services companies expanded at its fastest pace in 16 months in January, rising for a second straight month on sharp increase in new work orders, a survey showed. The HSBC Markit Business Activity Index, based on a survey of 400 firms, rose to 58.96 in January, its highest since September 2008, after rising to 57.41 in December. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126523521829433338 Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for India's economic growth to 8.5 per cent in 2010/11 from 8 per cent earlier, citing a pick-up in domestic consumption. 'The key driver for this higher growth will be domestic demand, particularly investments,' the investment bank said on 4 February. Morgan Stanley also revised its gross domestic product growth forecast for 2009/10 to 7.1 per cent from 6.7 per cent earlier. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126564359835840320 The Irish National Liberation Army, one of Northern Ireland's deadliest paramilitary groups, has dumped all its weapons in front of independent witnesses, the commission overseeing the province's disarmament process said on Monday. The following is a timeline since a 1998 peace deal. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126564470835915884 One of Northern Ireland's deadliest paramilitary groups has dumped all of its weapons in front of independent witnesses, the militants and the commission overseeing the province's disarmament process said on Monday. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) said it had got rid of all its weapons and ammunition, four months after announcing an end to its armed struggle. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126565015436079006 An official think tank has forecast China's gross domestic product (GDP) will expand around 10 per cent in 2010, driven by investment and domestic consumption, the official Xinhua agency reported on Sunday. China's GDP last year grew 8.7 per cent. The median 2010 GDP forecast of economist polled by Reuters late last month was 9.5 per cent. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/business-news-a.html?art=126564830836003398 Poland will add 200-300 megawatts of wind power in 2010, roughly the same as 275 megawatts added last year, the Polish wind-energy lobby told Reuters on Monday. Poland's economy ministry estimates renewable energy sources will generate 9.1 per cent of the country's usage by end-2010. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126559056034887077 A new Maharishi Gandharva Veda Course for girls and ladies of all ages was recently announced. The course, which has been one year in preparation, will make it easy for participants at any level of experience to sing Maharishi Gandharva Veda music. In addition to being offered through Maharishi Invincibility Centres worldwide, the course will be the first online offering of Maharishi University of Enlightenment Online. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126535507231493160 Expansion of Maharishi Ayur-Veda spas and Health Centres, research on the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation Programme for cardiovascular disease, and models of Veda in the human physiology are among significant achievements in the field of health in the past year. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126566361436386382 This week's '1-minute update' on Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA, includes: a YouTube video 'day in the life' of two students on campus; the Rotating University trip to India; the next Visitors Weekend 19-22 February; and a professor's insights into an Emily Dickenson poem from her own experience during Transcendental Meditation. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=126549064533459543 In the 1990s, more than one per cent of the population of Estonia learned the Transcendental Meditation Programme. Evidence of positive trends in the country, created by the increased coherence in national consciousness, includes a recent report in the Financial Times that Estonia has weathered the global economic crisis very calmly and creatively, drawing renewed investment. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/science-news-a.html?art=126551814333786959 One of the world's most published researchers on the brain, meditation, and education, Dr Fred Travis, visited London, England, in December 2009. Dr Travis, Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi University of Management, USA, presented a live EEG (electroencephalogram) demonstration of increased coherence in the frontal lobes of the brain during Transcendental Meditation. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126549096833466514 Interest in research on the effects of meditation is growing at universities in Holland. A group of psychiatrists and psychologists recently had the opportunity to hear experts speak about research on the Transcendental Meditation Programme, creating the potential for new collaborative projects. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126538840531920985 Veterans returning from military service describe how practising Transcendental Meditation helped them with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) within a short time: 'My health has definitely improved. Transcendental Meditation has also given me a lot of patience,' said one veteran. Others comment on finding deep rest, relaxation, and growing inner stability and resilience through the technique. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=126535407431477147 A variety of courses in approaches of Maharishi's Vedic Approach to Health--including courses in Veda Aroma Therapy, Maharishi Light Therapy with Gems, and expansion of Maharishi Ayur-Veda products--are among initiatives contributing to a healthier world. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126549987033570817 The broad mix of cultural backgrounds on campus inspired students at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA to organized a five-session lecture series this year, titled 'The World Is My Family: Diversity Lecture Series'. The series aims to promote ideal interactions among members of the university community, based on an understanding of different cultures. Ultimately the key to greater sensitivity is the Transcendental Meditation Technique, which removes stress and helps people behave in a spontaneously right manner, said Baruti KMT, President of the Global Student Council. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=126541240332321011 Maharishi University of Management Professor Fred Travis recently toured the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, and Holland, addressing educators and education officials about the effects of the Transcendental Meditation Technique on full brain development. Dr Travis is Director of the M.U.M. Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition in the United States. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST