Miracle for Skydiver

Good Mood — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:20:15 +0000

Woman survived 1,000 meters plunge to the ground after she got caught up in the lines of her parachute. The 26 years old woman suffered only bruises, a broken leg and concussion.

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Do You Want to Fly?

Good Mood — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:53:43 +0000

World’s first commercial jetpack will be available soon for the price of $75,000. The jetpack can fly for 30 minutes at top speed of almost 100Kmh lifting up to 120Kg and reaching top altitude of 2,400 meters. The Martin Aircraft company plans to manufacture 500 units per year.

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Shark-Fishing Ban in Maldives

Good Mood — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:04:45 +0000

The territorial waters of Maldives which spreads over 90,000 square kilometers will become shark sanctuary. By that Maldives is joining Palau to become the first two nations to forbid shark fishing where both of them are regarded as top scuba-diving destinations.

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American Express Encourage Volunteering

Good Mood — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:40:54 +0000

American Express and Take Part begin new project in which they will donate $4 million annually to charity organizations according to public vote and reward people for $5 per hour of volunteer to up to $100 per year. All of this is in addition to about $30 million charity given by American Express.

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New Clean Energy Source for China

Good Mood — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:03:04 +0000

China is estimated to have in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau “Combustible ice” reserves equal more than 35 billion tones of oil which could supply China energy demands for 90 years. The “ice” contains low proportion of impurities which makes it generating almost no pollutants. The country now invests in researching this type of energy.

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“Smallest-Ever” Baby Born in Germany Survived

Good Mood Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:26:27 +0000

A medical miracle happened as the world’s smallest baby boy which has been born in Germany weighing only 275g survived. The baby was born last June after only 25 weeks of pregnancy and has been released by the hospital only now when doctors are confident he is strong enough to survive.

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Breakthrough in Growing Stem Cells

Good Mood — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:47:56 +0000

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a way to grow and maintain adult stem cells in large amounts for weeks. Until now it was impossible to keep stem cells ‘alive’ for more than 4-5 days. this discovery can lead to applications for regeneration of organs, inhibition of cancer cell growth and more.

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Brazil and the US Combat Deforestation

Good Mood — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:17:41 +0000

Secretary Clinton signed an agreement with Brazil to combat deforestation with the objective of slash greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation. The deal marks the first time the two countries have formally agreed to work together on this subject.

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Medal for Charity is granted to Shakira

Good Mood — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:51:42 +0000

Shakira, the Colombian pop star, received from the United Nations a medal in respect to her charity work for children. Shakira has founded the Barefoot Foundation which provides education and nutrition to 6,000 children and is a founding member of the ALAS foundation.

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US Reduces Nuclear Weapons

Good Mood — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:28:46 +0000

US president Barack Obama vows to reduce the number of the nuclear weapons. Marking 40th years for the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Mr. Obama will host a nuclear security summit in Washington next month and will pursue the ultimate vision of a world without nuclear weapons.

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