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Optimist T shirts

We finally found a reliable good quality T-shirt supplier on who's website we just opened our OptimistWorld Shop. ... Read more >>


Inspiring Quotes by Move Beyond - Maximising Potential

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they're supposed to help you discover who you are..." ~ Bernice Johnson Reagon...Read more >>

Smile-activated ice cream vending machine

The underlying technology is sophisticated, but the concept is simple: consumers walk up to the machine, smile and are rewarded with a frozen treat....Read more >>

Malcolm Levene - Power Of One Principles

Personal Branding and Your Personal Taste – A Winning Combination ...Read more >>

Claire Perez Ekman - Inspiring Optimist Blog

Beauty Stared Back - Sometimes, it happens that one takes Beauty straight in the face without any warning. Our planet offers us so many wonders that it is difficult to name them all;...Read more >>

Volounteers wanted for paid photo shoot for ASDA

Shelley Durkan Casting are looking for male and females that work in the public sector, ie. nurses, volunteers, policemen etc. for the next George of Asda clothing shoot....Read more >>

Corporate Social Responsibility - Optimist CSR Blog by Jo Matthews

Positive Perceptions - In the quest to be green and ethical and responsible and all that jazz, sometimes it’s too easy to be negative.  ...Read more >>

The Inspired Times Blog - an 'Alternative Lifestyle’ magazine

Inspired Times Magazine: 'A Dedication to Healing.....' The Global Natural Healthcare Trust (GNHCT) is a small charity doing a big job in South Africa! They provide herbal formulas to those with the HIV/AIDS virus free of charge. Inspired T...Read more >>

Volunteering for Charity in Ethiopia – Katie Prescott’s Optimist Blog

“But why Ethiopia?” people ask when I tell them what I’m going to be doing for the next six weeks. And the truthful answer is – I’m not entirely sure how it happened....Read more >>

Dan and Jared Austin - 88 Bikes - donating bicycles to a local orphanage in Cambodia

A little over a year ago, NY-based film maker Dan Austin decided to join his brother on a trip to Cambodia. Jared Austin is a young pediatrician in Minneapolis who wanted to volunteer for 2 weeks at a children's hospital in Pnom Phen....Read more >>

Researchers unveil Formula 3 racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots

Researchers at the University of Warwick have today, Tuesday 5th May, unveiled the "WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car" which is powered by chocolate, steered by carrots, has bodywork made from potatoes, and can still do 125mph around corners....Read more >>

World Malaria Day 2009: NetsforLife® Launches Phase 2

NetsforLife® (netsforlifeafrica.org) brings together corporations, foundations, faith-based organizations and private donors in a collaborative initiative focused on eliminating malaria in Africa....Read more >>

Shamans and horses work magic on autistic Rowan

Rupert Isaacson was almost at his wits' end over his son's demonic fits, but a riding trip in Mongolia to visit local healers brought an amazing change...Read more >>

More than 1000 new species discovered

In the decade of 1997-2007, over a thousand new species were discovered in Greater Mekong (Southeast Asia). Such biodiversity was identified mostly in jungles and wetlands... ...Read more >>

Let us Smile

As I looked everywhere for some good news to give to you, I remembered one amazing picture I saw on December 1st. I am sure you have seen it too: the sky smiling at us down on Earth. ...Read more >>

Oldest living tree is in Sweden

Yesterday, as I was hunting for good news to give my readers, I stumbled upon a few months old news that cheered me up very much indeed!...Read more >>

Good news - new population of endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey discovered

A new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, so-called because of its unusual and distinctive up-turned nose, has recently been discovered in a remote forested area of northern Vietnam....Read more >>

Sustainability and Economy - Barrack Obama's Green Jobs

Barack Obama promised a $150bn "Apollo project" to bring jobs and energy security to the US through a new alternative energy economy, if his final push for votes would bring victory in the presidential election on Tuesday....Read more >>

African wall of trees was adopted at the Community of Sahel—Saharan States (Cen-Sad) summit

Three years after it was first proposed, preparations for an African 'wall of trees' to slow down the southwards spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting underway.

The 'Great Green Wall' will involve several stretches of trees from Maurita...Read more >>

Let's talk to Coca Cola about saving the World's children

After 120-something years Coco-Cola still pushes all thecampaigning buttons in remaining to be a leading global soft drink....Read more >>

Cooking to end fuel poverty

As global oil prices continue to rise, a study by a UK energy supplier last week revealed the knock-on effects on the domestic energy market. ...Read more >>

A step closer to Redress: new torture bill opens the way for state accountability

“Governments hate to be embarrassed,” says Carla Ferstman, Director of Redress, an NGO dedicated to seeking justice for survivors of torture. “If this bill is enacted it'll send a message: there are consequences for everyt...Read more >>

Belize Chess Project

This is a such an amazing project helping to get children off the street through introducing them to chess in the most imaginative way....Read more >>

Susan Boyle's got Talent

I detest these talent shows, but I guess we're stuck with them. Talent isn't a beauty pageant, it's about discovering unrecognised raw ability wherever it is,and Susan Boyle has ability by the bucketload...Read more >>

Free Phonecalls to Tibet

/PRNewswire/ -- Manifone, an innovative telephony service provider and ING Telecom, a major French telecommunication termination provider have today announced, that in a joint action they would offer non-profit organizations free phone calls to Tibet. ...Read more >>

Commuting Joy

First day back from holiday and after an interesting journey on my way to a client's office in Twickenham I felt I truly deserved a nice cup of freshly grounded espresso and maybe even splash out on a high calorie pastry. After all, I needed to be eased back g...Read more >>

Julio Diaz

Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner....Read more >>

Glen Forbes - how my friend’s idea changed the lives of many underprivileged children

In December 2003, my friends Glen Forbes and Ludovico D'Elia went on an extensive travel expedition to Ethiopia. They travelled to the agricultural town of Jinka as part of their trip to the southern Ethiopian Omo Valley region. To gain an insight into the loc...Read more >>

A Pleasant Surprise- It's Not Often London Gives you One

London travel doesn't give you many but when it does there is nothing better than one of its unexpected and pleasant surprises...Read more >>



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