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Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:13:01 GMT
AP - A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street.
Ethics panel to charge California Rep. Waters (AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:32:22 GMT

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A House investigative panel has decided to charge Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second trial this fall. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted, said Friday July 30, 2010 the charges could be filed next week. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A House investigative panel has decided to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second high-profile trial with political implications for Democrats this fall.


Antarctica Experiment Discovers Puzzling Space Ray Pattern (LiveScience.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:15:05 GMT
LiveScience.com - A puzzling pattern in the cosmic rays bombarding Earth from space has been discovered by an experiment buried deep under the ice of Antarctica.
Newman, Hamlin say they were fined by NASCAR (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:11:39 GMT

Drivers Ryan Newman, left, and Jamie McMurray laugh during a break in practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 500 auto race, Friday, July 30, 2010, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Russ Hamilton Jr.)AP - Asked the amount of his NASCAR fine, Ryan Newman kept quiet.


Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study (AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:19:19 GMT

Vitamins and supplements at a health store. Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.


Google Cries Wolf as Outage Disrupts China Operations (NewsFactor)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:12 GMT
NewsFactor - After assuming the worst with its China operations, Google on Thursday evening backed off accusations of censorship in the communist nation. Google said earlier Thursday that the Chinese government was blocking its search engine, Google Mobile, and Google Ad products. Google also said its news and image services were being "partially blocked."
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:30:34 GMT

Felipa Solario pauses as she cries while telling her story of having her husband, an illegal immigrant, taken away by authorities some months ago, while she joined hundreds at a solidarity rally at St. Matthews Church  to protest the provisions of the new Arizona immigration law that went into effect Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Phoenix, the day after portions of Arizona's SB1070 went into effect, but after a federal judge struck down some of the law's provisions. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.


Tea Parties, Glenn Beck Protest Six Flags' Muslim Day (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:06:25 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - Since 2000, the theme-park chain Six Flags has held an annual "Muslim Family Day" at its Chicago park. The event, co-sponsored with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), includes halal food and modestly dressed entertainment for local Islamic families. This year, it falls on September 12. The timing, along with the ongoing controversy over the proposed Islamic cultural center planned for lower Manhattan, has made this year's Muslim Family Day a cause célèbre for a handful of Tea Party members and certain Fox News pundits. Here's what they have to say and how observers are reacting.
NM governor considers pardon for Billy the Kid (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:41:31 GMT

Susannah Floyd Garrett, left, and her brother Jarvis Patrick Garrett, grandchildren of frontier lawman Pat Garrett, pose for photos Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is considering granting a posthumous pardon to Billy the Kid, angering descendants of Pat Garrett who call it an insult to recognize such a violent outlaw. (AP Photo/Sergio Salvador)AP - The showdown between Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid has fascinated the American public for nearly 130 years with its classic, Old West storyline of the frontier lawman hunting down the notorious gunslinger.


Sandra Bullock wants out of Gulf restoration video (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:58:51 GMT

FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Sandra Bullock arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. A spokeswoman for Sandra Bullock says the actress wants her parts of a video promoting Gulf Coast restoration removed until she learns whether oil companies influenced it. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP - A spokeswoman for Sandra Bullock says the actress wants her parts of a video promoting Gulf Coast restoration removed until she learns whether oil companies influenced it.


Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:21:46 GMT
AP - An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.
Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:22:32 GMT
AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.
Obama spokesman says Dems will keep House in fall (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:25:31 GMT

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's press secretary says he thinks the Democrats will keep control of the House after the fall elections.


Mars Rover Spirit May Not Survive Martian Winter (SPACE.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:43 GMT
SPACE.com - NASA's beleaguered Mars rover Spirit, which has been hibernating on the surface of Mars since March, is facing its toughest challenge yet – the harsh conditions of the Martian winter. And the rover may lose.
Broncos rookie Tim Tebow: Bring on the shots (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:07:11 GMT

Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels talks about quarterback Tim Tebow during a news conference after NFL football training camp after his workout at the team's facility in Englewood, Colo., on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room.


China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:36 GMT

Migrant labourers work at a construction site for a railway in Shanghai July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.


Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android (Macworld.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Returning from an inadvertent hiatus due to…er…inclement conditions in my office, I’m here to tell bring you the latest in stories you might have missed.
Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:26 GMT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during his visit to the Jefferson North Chrysler Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010, where the Jeep Grand Cherokee is assembled. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - A year after the government's big auto-industry bailouts, President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted increased car sales and progress on battery-powered vehicles as a beacon of success in his administration's battle to revive a hurting U.S. economy. But his upbeat assessment can't mask daunting challenges for U.S. automakers and painfully high unemployment.


'Cracking the Code' to Keeping Manufacturing Jobs in America (Huffington Post)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:12:03 GMT
Huffington Post - Read Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law (AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:39:21 GMT

Arizona Republicans Gov. Jan Brewer, left, and Sen. John McCain abruptly end a news conference in Glendale, Ariz., Friday, July 30, 2010.  Brewer and McCain held the news conference in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale to applaud a U.S. Air Force decision to base new F-35 combat jets at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, but the event abruptly ended when the barrage of questions were regarding the Arizona immigration law and the next steps the governor was taking in the court battle.. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to consider other steps they might take in the meantime.


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 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 31, 2010 is:

sirenian • \sye-REE-nee-un\  • noun
: any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals (as a manatee, dugong, or Steller's sea cow) that have large forelimbs resembling paddles, no hind limbs, and a flattened tail resembling a fin

Example sentence:
"Looking humanlike in certain aspects, sirenians are thought to be the basis of the myth of mermaids." (Michael McCarthy, The Independent [London], February 28, 2009)

Did you know?
"Sirenian" traces back via Latin to Greek "seirēn," which is equivalent to our word for the sirens of Greek mythology. And what is the connection between sirens and sirenians? Modern sirenians do not resemble the half bird, half woman creatures who lured sailors to their doom with their sweet singing. But as our example sentence states, sirenians are considered by some to underlie the ancient legends about mermaids. In European folklore mermaids were sometimes called "sirens," and apparently this confusion resulted in the granting of sirenians the name they bear today.

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