Positive world news and perspectives. http://www.thepositiveobserver.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:45:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.thepositiveobserver.com Positive world news and perspectives. http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/January-jobs-report-Hiring-ramps-up-unemployment-falls.html Article Source: CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- American employers substantially stepped up their hiring in January, bringing the unemployment rate down for the fifth month in a row. Employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department reported Friday, marking a pick-up in hiring from December, when the economy added 203,000 jobs. Learn more... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:34:54 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/Crowdfunding-23-Unusual-Ways-it-May-be-Applied.html Article Source: The DaVinci Institute Michael Migliozzi and Brian Flatow started a website called BuyaBeerCompany.com in November 2009 who rsquo;s lofty goal was to buy the ailing century old Pabst Blue Ribbon beer company. Working to match the $300 million sale price, in less than two years the pair had attracted over 5 million investors pledging upwards of $280 million, with an average pledge of $40. The SEC found out about the money raise and put a stop to it in Sept 2011. The problem? They hadn rsquo;t registered the offering with the SEC and they targeted unaccredited investors which are two major no-nos in investment circles. Learn more... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:12:03 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/No-More-Résumés-Say-Some-Firms.html Article Source: The Wall Street Journal Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst. Instead of asking for r eacute;sum eacute;s, the New York venture-capital firm mdash;which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies mdash;asked applicants to send links representing their quot;Web presence, quot; such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating their interest in the position. Learn more... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:07:54 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/29-of-U.S.-Adults-Own-a-Tablet-or-Ereader.html Article Source: Mashable.com Nineteen percent of adults in the United States own a tablet, and 29% own either a tablet or an ereader, according to the latest study from Pew Internet. Learn more... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:11:20 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/Apple-launches-iPad-textbooks-for-high-schools.html Article Source: The Denver Post - AP NEW YORK mdash; Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books. The electronic textbooks, which include quot;Biology quot; and quot;Environmental Science quot; from Pearson and quot;Algebra 1 quot; and quot;Chemistry quot; from McGraw-Hill, contain videos and other interactive elements. Learn more... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:33:30 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/International-News/Youth-find-their-voice-on-Tunisian-radio.html Article Source: CS Monitor More than 100 young volunteers received technical training and now produce Web radio program focused on youth perspectives in Tunisia. Learn more... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:51:53 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/Abdul-Jabbar-named-State-Department-cultural-ambassador.html Article Source: USA Today Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed Abdul-Jabbar a cultural ambassador on behalf of the department. In the role, he will travel the world and talk quot;with young people on the importance of education, social and racial tolerance, cultural understanding, and using sports as a means of empowerment, quot; according to the State Department. Learn more... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:36:52 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/International-News/How-women-are-lifting-up-Haiti.html Article Source: CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- A few days ago we observed the two-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, killing an estimated 220,000 people, injuring 300,000, and leaving more than 1 million homeless. Since that day, blame for Haiti's acute vulnerability and subsequent slow recovery has been traded among the government, international donors and humanitarian organizations. Learn more... Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:44:02 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/-Fed-survey-shows-economy-ended-year-with-strength.html Article Source: USA Today - AP WASHINGTON ndash; The final weeks of 2011 were the U.S. economy's best since it had been seeming to be slipping back toward recession in late spring mdash; a shot of optimism for 2012.Consumers spent more freely. Factories made more goods. Americans stepped up travel. And the auto industry enjoyed its best stretch of the year. Learn more... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:21:41 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/Julie-Leven-brings-classical-music-to-homeless-shelters.html Article Source: CS Monitor Through Shelter Music Boston, Julie Leven brings live music to residents that feeds their souls and makes them feel 'elegant.' Learn more... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:11:53 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/-10-Social-Good-Kickstarter-Projects-Seeking-to-Change-the-World.html Article Source: Mashable.com Everyone wants to change the world, but the money to do so is rarely available. That rsquo;s where Kickstarter comes in. Although Kickstarter is primarily a funding platform for entrepreneurs of all kinds... Learn more... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:32:56 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/International-News/College-kids-vow-to-end-slavery.html Article Source: CNN For the better part of an hour, 42,000 college students stood in the frigid Atlanta night, patiently waiting for a statue illustrating the fight against human trafficking to be illuminated. Learn more... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:25:40 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/Electronic-Gadgets-OK-on-Airplanes-Study-Suggests.html Article Source: Fox News Electronics in flight? Absolutely. It may no longer be necessary to turn off your electronic gadgets while flying, a new study suggests. in fact, electronic gizmos, from smartphones to iPads, are an increasingly crucial part of how modern pilots fly the friendly skies. Learn more... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:52:23 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/International-News/Gorillas-Monkey-Around-with-Human.html Article Source: The Denver Post An incredible interaction between man and gorillas is caught on tape. See video... Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:47:30 +0100 http://www.thepositiveobserver.com/Domestic-News/Santa-Claus-passes-new-poll-with-flying-colors.html Article Source: The Denver Post - AP WASHINGTON mdash; Why do kids believe a chubby guy in a flying sleigh can deliver joy across America? Because their parents do. A whopping 84 percent of grown-ups were once children who trusted in Santa's magic, and lots cling to it still. Learn more... Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:41:18 +0100