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Luciole Press Blog: Monthly Archives for August 2010

10,000-year-old boy's bones found in an underwater Mexican cave 'could rewrite the history of the Americas'

My mom loved everything to do with the Titanic long before a movie came out. New article made me think of her: "Titanic expedition shows off some crisp new images"

AP: In addition to success stories, "US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq "

Found underneath the A1, the home of Rome's legendary lost Ninth Legion

Photo: full moon in Montana, sometimes called the green corn moon

'Pregnant nun' ice cream ad faces ban in Catholic outcry

Silk's dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons

Goodbye, Mommy. Happy journey to you! Photo: a Japanese space agency picture of the Earth as it rises from behind the Moon

My mother has passed away; thanks for the support and good thoughts

U.S. vows help in fight against Congo sexual violence

New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf

My dad was a Marine. We used to go to this base often; we were stationed nearby. "Marines pour resources into mental health care"

My parents' favorite song: 'What a Wonderful World' songwriter Weiss dies

Thanks go out for the good thoughts; my mom is still holding on, but she did get into an argument with me and her deceased parents!

New poem from Luciole firend and contributor Scott Wannberg: "killer spatulas from hell, the new way of life..."

Indiana ruling halts caregiver choices based on race

Some 200 women (and at least four male babies, one only a month old) gang-raped near Congo UN base

Trapped Chilean miners not being told it may be Christmas before they can be rescued

My mother has been given 24 to 48 hours left... thank you all for your good thoughts

Love is universal: this brave monkey ran into traffic to save her baby, then fought off a hungry dog to protect her little one

Photo: carbon dioxide gas from deep underground fissures bubbles up through geothermal mudpots, over the San Andreas fault

Photo: a park ranger carries orphaned female mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, Congo

Michelangeo's "David" Gets Dragged into an Italian Proxy War

Dr. Laura, Sarah Palin, and the fight over free speech

Viruses May Cause More Cancer than Previously Thought

Why Do 20% of Americans Think Obama Is Muslim?

Experts finally solve puzzle of Roman ruins at Lullingstone

Luciole friend and contributor S.A. Griffin sent me word that there is a new book of Philomene Long's poems

Luciole friend and artist Johanna Maria Elisabeth Bergh has a new exhibit!

Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care

Fact Check: Islam already part of WTC neighborhood

Striking new image of Tarantula Nebula at the heart of one of our closest galaxies

It's official, men and women ARE from the same planet

A complete surprise to me, I apparently have a case of whooping cough. Here is an article about the California outbreak

'Desert dust' days may worsen kids' asthma

Plastic jar removed from Florida bear cub's head

They have really big frogs in Chernigov, Ukraine

TIME article: Is Tainted Milk to Blame for China's Infant Puberty Cases?

Spectacular photo: the Milky Way seen above wind generators in Minnesota

Author Jonathan Schneer traces lead-up to "The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict"

Female circumcision victims seek out Colorado doctor

New superbugs spreading from South Asia

Scarlett's dresses in bad shape, need repairs

Pet owner arrested after cat found 'marinating' in oils and peppers; thankfully the cat is alive and well

Stunning new image of two galaxies as they slowly crash into one another over millions of years

Israeli art show's portrayal of FM as a pig sparks protests

What the heck? "The 100 million-year-old 'catodile': Scientists unearth ancient feline crocodile"

Funny photo: a sheep, a wind turbine, and a rainbow in Germany

Very thought-provoking article: "Cloning, cruelty and how science sold out to greed"

Judge orders protections reinstated for gray wolf

Myanmar 'has created world's largest tiger reserve'

Really unusual: photo of a Pygmy Marmoset

New marine study finds thousands of amazing new species

Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

Patient who endured heart, liver, kidney and lung transplants has now become as a doctor

China bets future on inland cities

Tokyo's oldest listed person, age 113, is missing

TIME article: "Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero"