And now, here is a chance - because we have peace and certainly economically, it's getting on its feet after all these years, and that's very exciting - here's a chance to say, here's a good news story about Northern Ireland.

NPR: Orchestrating Goodwill for Northern Ireland

Here's a story from just this past week, December 22.

CNN: Guns endanger more than they protect

Here's a true story.

FORBES: Cluster of excellence

But here it's a different story.

BBC: Making women safe at work in India

There's a bigger story here.

CNN: Abu Ghraib head finds vindication in newly released memos

So we think there's a nice growth story here.

FORBES: Page 2 of 3

Here's a closer look at another Washington story.

NPR: Battle Looms over Cuts in Federal Programs

Here's a "good news" economic story.

BBC: Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard talks Welsh economy

You can see his claims in our story, and here's a detailed account which makes grim reading.

BBC: The Great Escape

"There's a big story to tell here, and it's going to take between now and the holiday season to get all the details out there, " Tretton said in an interview.

WSJ: Sony shows PlayStation 4 capabilities, but no box

He's got a great sea story here.

CNN: Crew of Alabama says sailors jumped pirates to retake control

But it's Friday, and this here story has real-live carbon nanotubes, so you know it's a winner.

ENGADGET: Another flexible circuit project emerges, carbon nanotubes to blame

Look beyond the interesting scene that contributing editor Tim Treadgold turned up in a South Australian fishing village ( click here to view story) and past Anthony Plummer's wonderful photography, and you see this is really a story about property.

FORBES: Law of This Sea

"They're actively putting out a reality TV show that will be edited and slanted to make my client look guilty but here in this case there's a whole other side to the story, " he said.

WSJ: 'DA' Show Will Go On

These changes seem to have resulted in a reduction in organ availability, according to the World Health Organization's Dr. Luc Noel, and they may have contributed to the failure of Kevin Scott's family ( click here for story) to get a liver in time to save him.

FORBES: Export Industry

Click here to read a recent story by the Wall Street Journal's Rachel Emma Silverman about a crowdsourcing project at AOL Inc.

WSJ: Small firms, Start-ups Drive Crowdsourcing Growth

Global businesses from Apple to GM and Starbucks have been targeting China for growth at a time of sluggish gains in the U.S. and especially Europe. (Click here for a related story about Chinese government treatment of Apple.) Belle, besides selling its own brands, is a distributor for Nike.

FORBES: China's Biggest Footwear Retailer Warns Country Shifting To Slower Growth

And here's where the story gets nutty: I met two girls in a hallway, I nervously played a couple of old-time songs with them and a record executive walked up and invited me to come to Nashville to make a record!

CNN: Singing songs to connect America and China

If Marwa's story were a work of fiction, it would probably end somewhere about here.

BBC: Marwa's story: 10 years since the bomb fell