US-Iranian Reporter Released from Prison Today

Although she has been banned from working as a journalist in Iran for five year, US-Iranian reporter, Roxana Saberi, has been released today from her controversial incarceration. To learn more, click on the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8044193.stm

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Calendar Girls are Back Baring All

If you've been living under a rock for the past ten years and have no idea who the "Calendar Girls" are, then I urge you to read on, watch the videos, and be amazed at what a group of brave Yorkshire women have done to change the world in so many ways. This year's calendar marks the tenth year anniversary since the original calendar was created to raise money for a local hospital in the wake of the illness and early death of one of the calendar girls' husbands. Their charity efforts have gone on to raise two million pounds for Leukaemia Research. In 2003, a movie was made about their story, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Waters. The story has now also come to stage, bringing this touching and funny story to the Noel Coward Theatre.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8043687.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8025460.stm


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7755797.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/breakfast/7998150.stm

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Celebrating Animal Mothers

There are mothers all around the world and some of them live in your backyard or at the zoo or the aquarium or in the park. While we are celebrating Mother's Day on this side of the world, All Good News is going to focus on images of mothering in its many facets, including mothers of another species nurturing someone else's babies. Having spent years and years of my life nurturing other people's children, as well as my own pets, I know firsthand that mothering is an instinct that is not restricted to biological parents. Enjoy.


http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44490183


http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/pod-animal-mothers-babies.html

http://images.google.com/images?q=animal+mothers&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GPCK_enUS324US325&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=kUcHSrvNIZPksgPCuNnXAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2009-05-08-voa12.cfm

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Reaching Out a Helping Hand

Once again Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times writer, has a struck a responsive chord in an article that posted yesterday. She talked about all the needy families and individuals being helped during difficult times by the local area food banks. She also reminded her readers that the "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive is happening today in King County. They are doing a food drive here in Kitsap County as well. The postal deliverer left a plastic grocery type bag in my mailbox yesterday. I put in my nonperishable items for them to pick up again today as they go around delivering the mail. I even got out early this morning and strolled down to the mailbox to make sure I got it ready in time.

Even if you don't have a food drive event like that going on in your neighbor this week, I hope you'll use this blog as a reminder to share what you can spare for those in need. If we all do a little, a lot of people are benefited.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2009194119_brodeur08m.html

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Some Green News Clippings

Using green energy to run green technology makes perfect sense to me. To learn more about generating hydrogen fuel using green energy, click on the article below:
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39862

Ever wonder how on earth to recycle styrofoam? Well, apparently other people have too, which led them to the following solution:
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39868

This link takes you to an article about generating electricity using the power of waves and sea snakes:
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39867

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Three-Year-Old Found Safe after 2 Days Alone in the Woods

Linked below is a remarkable story about a three-year-old who "went on a hike" and got lost. All Joshua Childers was wearing when he left was a T-shirt, sneakers, and a pull-up diaper. After a massive search, Joshus was found after two days on his own.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30608210/

Below is another link to this story, which also provides information of finding missing persons and on how to survive on your own should you get lost. I highly recommend this sensible article as must-read information for everyone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-sherwood/lost-how-a-three-year-old_b_198883.html

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No Ugly Ducklings Here

My friend, Lee Harris, author of Never Let Your Cat Make Lunch for You, sent me a link yesterday, which I'm including in today's blog. It's an amazing story about humans and wildlife working together to get things done.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/amazingduck.asp

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Happy Cinco de Mayo

For historical information on Cinco de Mayo, check out the links below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/04/cinco-de-mayo-history-of_n_195769.html

http://clnet.ucla.edu/cinco.html

http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

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Gates Foundation Funding Global Health Research

Bill Gates (Microsoft mogul) and his life Melinda have a wonderful organization called the Gates Foundation, which provides grants and funding for various projects that might otherwise not reach fruition. The Gates Foundation is one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world. It handed out nearly three billion dollars during last year alone. Click below to learn more about the research being funding by the Great Challenges Exploration, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project focused on health-research projects that might prevent or treat infectious diseases.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009174221_gatesfoundation05.html

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Fashion Fun Supports Research for Genetic Diseases

My favorite Seattle Times journalist brings us a story today about how a fashion fundraiser (Thaw) is fueling research for cures for genetic neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's and Lou Gehrig's disease. Click below for more information about the fun fundraiser as well as the UW clinic that is benefited from what has become a hot scene. Thanks, Nicole, for bringing this important event to our attention.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2009174220_brodeur05m.html

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