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| Montana author, survivor of 2 grizzly attacks dies
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:09:03 GMT AP - A Montana man who recently published a book about surviving two attacks by grizzly bears has died of natural causes. Jim Cole was 60. |
| Brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher dies
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:19:27 GMT AP - John R. Branca, brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and father of prominent entertainment lawyer John Branca, who is co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate, has died, his family said Thursday. |
| Former Nazi SS officer Steidtmann dead at 95
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:05:50 GMT AP - A German newspaper says that former Nazi SS officer Erich Steidtmann, suspected but never convicted of involvement in World War II massacres, has died at age 95. |
| Editor-anthologist Les Pockell dies at 68
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:43 GMT AP - Les Pockell, a publishing executive and literary anthologist known for his deep and unpredictable intellect and an equally eclectic range of book projects, has died. He was 68. |
| Canadian actor Maury Chaykin dies at age 61
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:01:26 GMT AP - Canadian actor Maury Chaykin has died at age 61. |
| James Akins, former Saudi ambassador, dead at 83
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Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:00:31 GMT AP - James E. Akins, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s, has died. He was 83. |
| Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dies at age 93
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| Blues guitarist Phillip Walker dies at 73
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Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:01:08 GMT AP - Blues guitarist and singer Phillip Walker, who backed such stars as Etta James and Lowell Fulson, has died. He was 73. |
| Former Nev. Gov. Kenny Guinn dies in Las Vegas
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Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:21:37 GMT
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| Australian inventor of 'black box' recorder dies
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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:20:17 GMT
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| Longtime Mugabe foe dies in exile in South Africa
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:54:54 GMT AP - A veterans' group says the last white commander of forces that opposed the guerrilla armies that swept Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to power has died. |
| Country studio musician Fred Carter Jr. dies
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:58:18 GMT AP - Fred Carter Jr., a longtime Nashville studio musician and father of country musician Deana Carter, has died. He was 76. |
| Climate scientist Stephen Schneider dead at 65
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:11:18 GMT AP - Stephen Schneider, a Stanford University scientist who served on the international research panel on global warming that shared the 2007 Nobel Prize with former Vice President Al Gore, has died. He was 65. |
| 'Major League' actor James Gammon dies at 70
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:46:31 GMT AP - James Gammon, the gravel-voiced actor who played the manager of the Cleveland Indians in the 1980s comedy "Major League" and had a host of other movie and TV roles, has died. He was 70. |
| Berkeley mathematician David Blackwell dead at 91
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:45:21 GMT AP - David Blackwell, a pre-eminent mathematician and the first black scholar in the National Academy of Sciences, has died. He was 91. |
| World's oldest opera singer dies at age 98
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Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:15:56 GMT AP - The world's oldest opera singer, Cantonese Opera star Luo Pinchao, has died. He was 98. |
| Country songwriter Hank Cochran dead at 74
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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:57:00 GMT AP - Hank Cochran, a consummate songwriter who composed a string of country hits including "Make the World Go Away" for Eddy Arnold, died Thursday. He was 74. |
| Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras dies at 84
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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:20 GMT
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| Medal of Honor hero Vernon Baker dies at age 90
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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:58:18 GMT AP - Vernon Baker, a black U.S. soldier who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for his World War II battlefield valor after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied the military's top award because of his race, died at his home near St. Maries, Idaho. He was 90. |
| Ex-UN chief peacekeeper Marrack Goulding dies
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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:21:38 GMT AP - Marrack Goulding, a British diplomat who served as the first head of U.N. peacekeeping operations, has died at age 73. |
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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.