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Vincent Vlemx : "As I watched the president walk on camera like a failing jazz musician stating 'We will not default..' Default? We were never going to default! Face it, we are all screwed. We are now the U.S.G.A. (United States of Greece America)"

Ameneh Bahrami: Iranian blinded in acid attack spares Majid Mohavedi from same fate | Mail Online : "'I have been trying for seven years to get the qisas [retribution] sentence, but today I decided to pardon him,' Ms Bahrami was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. Spared: Majid Mohavedi will not be blinded despite his vicious crime She said the international interest in the case was one reason for deciding to drop her demand for the sentence of retribution to be carried out: 'It seemed like the entire world was waiting to see what we did.' The case attracted international media attention, and the rights group Amnesty International urged Iran not to inflict the retributive form of punishment. The concept of 'qisas' also applies to other crimes in Iran, such as murder. A victim’s family can demand the death of a convicted murderer or commute the sentence in return for financial compensation from the criminal."

Norway shooting: Anders Behring Breivik had plastic surgery to look more Aryan | Mail Online : "Using the name 'andersbrei', Breivik bought a pound of sulphur from a supplier in north London, while the 'hazmat' suit he wore to mix chemicals was purchased from a Briton now living in the U.S. Andrew Christou, who sold Breivik the sulphur, said that when he realised his unwitting involvement in the attack, 'my shock and horror was multiplied 10-fold'. Breivik, who is believed to have considered targeting other high-profile sites in Norway such as a royal palace and the headquarters of the Labour party, has made bizarre demands about his time in prison and in court. He has requested not to be given halal meat and, having been refused permission to wear a military uniform, he says he will only wear a red Lacoste jumper during his public appearances."

News from The Associated Press : "Evan Clayson came out as gay to his Mormon congregation from the pulpit in Houston earlier this year. 'I was asked to talk about how the Holy Ghost can be a comforter,' the 24-year-old software developer said. 'I talked about relying on the Holy Ghost to boost my self-esteem ... It got a positive reaction. I had a couple of members give me hugs.' But like many gay Mormons, Clayson wasn't always so open, given the church's stance on homosexuality."

News from The Associated Press : "Letters written by Helen Keller. Forty-thousand photographic negatives of John F. Kennedy taken by the president's personal cameraman. Sculptures by Alexander Calder and Auguste Rodin. The 1921 agreement that created the agency that built the World Trade Center. Besides ending nearly 3,000 lives, destroying planes and reducing buildings to tons of rubble and ash, the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks destroyed tens of thousands of records, irreplaceable historical documents and art."

'It has to go away': Facebook director calls for an end to internet anonymity | Mail Online

Which 71-year-old TV host put his life in jeopardy, snapping his foot while chasing a burglar..? "Veteran television host Alex Trebek snapped his Achilles tendon while valiantly chasing down a burglar who ran off with his cash and jewellery. The 71-year-old, who has hosted U.S. game show Jeopardy for more than 25 years, came back to the hotel room in San Francisco where he was staying last night to find a 56-year-old woman stealing the valuables. While chasing her down the hallway, he twisted and fell, snapping his Achilles tendon in one foot and injuring the other."

Feds lay down rules for contacting relatives of deceased debtors : "Generally speaking, family members (and, of course, friends) are not obligated to pay -- out of their own pockets -- the debts solely acquired by a deceased relative or friend. If, however, a family member or friend co-signed a credit card or loan application with the now-deceased person, that relative or friend likely is obligated to repay the debt. If the deceased left a will and the estate has gone to probate, debt collectors can attempt to satisfy their claims from the assets of that estate. 'Most debts incurred in life do not simply vanish upon death ... ,' the FTC wrote in its 33-page 'Statement of Policy' issued on July 20, 2011. 'Regardless of whether the decedent was current or delinquent on a bill at the time of death, creditors and collectors, for a period of time, generally are permitted under state law to seek to recover from the decedent's estate.'"

If U.S. can't make payroll, federal workers, aid recipients will have help, lenders say : "USAA is among a handful of financial institutions that have announced plans to help customers who may be impacted should the federal government be unable to pay its employees. The Navy Federal Credit Union, which has 3.7 million members from every branch of the military as well as the Department of Defense, will 'cover any gap in pay that the government doesn't cover,' says Jennifer Sadler, assistant vice president of corporate communications. 'We'll make them whole ... We'll cover the gap."

Atheists file lawsuit over Christian symbol to be placed permanently at WTC memorial | Mail Online : "The 9/ll Memorial and Museum is due to open in September, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. A statement on the American Atheists website said: 'This was an attack against America, not Christianity, and Christianity does not deserve special placement just because the girders look like their religious symbol.' American Atheists also stated on their website that either they would pay for a memorial of equal size inside the museum, or the museum will not include the cross. 'Equality is an all-or-nothing deal,' the statement said."

Judge arrested on rape charges after his victim secretly filmed him carrying out the attack | Mail Online : "'This was an ongoing investigation over a not very long period of time when information came to our attention and it is a continuing investigation now. FBI agents seized several items, including the judge's computer after the victim said she saw porn images on the monitor. The prostitute said she first met Murdoch when he responded to an advert she had placed online and paid her $200 for sex."

By Betsy Rothstein on July 26, 2011 10:53 AM A sweep of publications around town finds an abundance of stories about Facebook.  WaPo .  NJ .  Roll Call . They’re all writing them. On Sunday  WaPo  ran a first-person account of one reporter’s decision to give up Facebook. Today  NJ ‘s  Ethan Klapper , a recent AU graduate,  writes  about how Capitol Hill offices prefer Facebook for Social Media. His lede: “Congress would rather friend you than follow you, a new study says.” Not surprisingly, the study shows that staffers 30 and older think Social Media is worthwhile while those 51 and older are not so convinced. Roll Call , in the meantime, has two Facebook-themed stories today. Features Editor  Ryan Teague Beckwith writes about how lawmakers make Facebook personal — well, predominately one lawmaker. His  story  focuses on 58-year-old Rep.  Brad Miller  (D-N.C.) and his Facebook habits. An intriguing detail comes three fourths of the way down when he reports that Miller has received ex

Transcript: Boehner's remarks on debt fight - Political Hotsheet - CBS News : "House Speaker John Boehner's remarks -- as prepared for delivery -- on the debt ceiling fight, July 25, 2011: Good evening. I'm John Boehner. I serve as Speaker of the whole House -- of the members of both parties that you elect. These are difficult times in the life of our nation. Millions are looking for work, have been for some time, and the spending binge going on in Washington is a big part of the reason why."

Former Heat star Alonzo Mourning charged with leaving scene of an accident | AHN : "Former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning was charged with leaving the scene of a crash with property damage Monday. The charge is a second-degree misdemeanor and was announced by the Florida Highway Patrol. Mourning also was cited for failure to leave his driving and contact information. “Our investigation is complete,” FHP spokesman Sgt. Thomas Pikul said. The charges against Mourning will move into court, where he can plead or fight the charges. Mourning is also one of several people named in a civil suit filed on behalf of the man whose car he hit. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Mourning was involved in a crash just after 3 a.m. July 17. Mourning, 41, was driving home to Coral Gables with his wife, Tracy, from the wedding of Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh at the Fontainebleau Hotel."

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Daunting space task: Send astronauts to asteroid - USATODAY.com : "The challenges are innumerable. Some old-timers are grousing about it, saying going back to the moon makes more sense. But many NASA brains are thrilled to have such an improbable assignment."

Cowboys & Aliens: Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter : "Fusion is everything in gourmet cuisine these days, so why shouldn’t filmmakers mix and match movie genres no matter how crazy? Cowboys & Aliens -- well, the title says it all. Taking the idea from a Platinum Studios graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, this film from Jon Favreau shrewdly blends an alien-invasion movie into a Western. The key to its success lies in the determination by everyone involved to play the damn thing straight. Even the slightest goofiness, the tiniest touch of camp, and the whole thing would blow sky high. But it doesn’t."

Daily Monitor: - Sunday Life |Strange ways of putting governments to the book : "It all started with the walk-to-work campaign. And hardly anyone can say they saw it coming. After nearly half a decade of utter pandemonium along the streets of Kampala whenever there were protests, finally, here was an out-of-the-box way of expressing dissent that, on the surface, did not seem like it would call for tear gas or shops closing. But anyhow, tear gas trucks came out with all guns blazing and shops were closed, just like in previous cases. And after walk to work, traders, taxi drivers, medical workers and teachers have all either gone on strike or threatened to do just that. Walk to work could have been a really unusual way of striking but there have been many more astonishing strikes and protests that could easily throw you back to your seat in strong bursts of laughter, or, gawk with apprehension."

Hybrid Animal-Human Experiments Face Ethical Concern | The State Column : "Scientific advantages continue to push the limit on experiment, always trying to find the best model. In Britain, the law forbids any experiments involving combining human cells into the great ape family. But alternatively, in China, there have been cases of combining human stem cells with goats. Currently, American scientists are considering putting human brain cells into mice."

Local News | 11 wounded as gunfire erupts at Kent car show | Seattle Times Newspaper : "Police did not know Saturday evening how many shooters there were, and they were continuing to interview victims and witnesses. No arrests had been made by Saturday night. 'People were leaving as we were coming, and victims were our first priority,' said Kent police Sgt. Jarod Kasner. A fight broke out just before the shooting, which occurred at the La Plaza shopping center, Kasner said. Eight people — six males and two females ranging from age 14 to 32 — were taken to Harborview Medical Center with injuries to arms, legs, feet and torso."

Biggest dog in the world: Meet George the 7ft long Great Dane... who's terrified of chihuahuas | Mail Online

News from The Associated Press : "NEW YORK (AP) -- Ronald Tackman has spent much of his adult life behind bars. And trying to get out of them. While serving a prison term on robbery convictions in the 1980s, he briefly commandeered a bus full of inmates by brandishing a fake gun carved out of soap, and months later fired a makeshift pistol fashioned from soda cans at officers who were taking him to court"

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Rick Perry Accuses Obama Of Leaving Astronauts To 'Hitchhike Into Space' - The Note : "As America bids farewell to the space shuttle era on Thursday, likely presidential candidate Rick Perry appears none too pleased with the Obama administration, accusing the president of “leaving American astronauts with no alternative but to hitchhike into space.” In a sharply worded statement issued by the governor of Texas -- the state is home to the Johnson Space Center -- Perry charges that the Obama Administration “continues to lead federal agencies and programs astray, this time forcing NASA away from its original purpose of space exploration, and ig"

Tyler Hadley, 17, who 'killed parents with hammer' then had Facebook house party appears in court | Mail Online : "'Despite the fact that the case may otherwise in all respects warrant the death penalty, we are prohibited from seeking it as a result of Hadley being approximately six months short of his 18th birthday.'"

Every change to Facebook has come with a bit of criticism. Most eventually gain acceptance, but some people cotinue to groups about the  photo viewer . The photo viewer creates a lightbox effect.  When you click on a photo in a news feed or album, it pops up in a “theater view” with a black border. You can browse through photos like a  slideshow  but must click out of the pop-up to get back to the original page. You can’t right-click to save the photo. Instead, you must click “download” in the bottom-left of the pop-up window. There are five simple ways to turn off the photo viewer. The first two must be done manually each time and the others are extensions that require access to your Facebook profile. While using the photo viewer, just refresh the page and the lightbox will disappear. The photo can be viewed and saved the old-fashioned way with a right-click. Delete everything from  &theater  on in the URL and it will revert back to the old way of viewing photos. Facebook Photo

Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Ryan Debolt, in what was described as an extremely romantic moment in the city of love – Paris.

Shaquille O’Neal kidnapping case: Victim urged NBA star’s ex-wife to ‘pay up’ - latimes.com : "Bisnow remarked to the judge that the Facebook message showed a “continuing pattern of a person who lies and will do anything for money.”"

Report: Nearly 80% of Obama’s Top Bundlers Given “Key Administration Posts” - Political Punch : "The report says that 184 out of 556, or about one third of 2008 Obama campaign “bundlers” -- donors who agree to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for a campaign – “or their spouses joined the administration in some role. But the percentages are much higher for the big-dollar bundlers. Nearly 80 percent of those who collected more than $500,000 for Obama took ‘key administration posts,’ as defined by the White House."

News from The Associated Press : "That could be difficult: More than a dozen television trucks already were outside the jail by noon Saturday, though the facility was otherwise quiet. Scores of reporters and cameramen were expected to be outside later on, and local television stations were planning to go live with coverage starting late Saturday night."

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony end seven year marriage | Mail Online : "Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have split after seven years together. The couple, who are parents to three-year-old twins Max and Emme, made the shock announcement in a joint statement this afternoon. 'We have decided to end our marriage,' they said."

Casey Anthony social media: Casey Anthony social media changed defense strategy - OrlandoSentinel.com : "'It's really a question of cost. We do not have the resources to spend time reviewing social media,' Tavernier said. 'We have other cases to prosecute, but maybe it's something that could develop in the future.'"

News from The Associated Press : "With its budget-conscious, family-friendly approach, Redbox is a good option for hurried families looking to pick up a movie on the way home from the grocery store."

The judge in the Casey Anthony trial has been branded by a former mistress as big a liar as Casey! Judge Perry was praised for his cool, methodical handling of the controversial Casey trial but a source close to alleged mistress Janis Williamson paints an entirely different picture. The 61-year-jurist was a cheating cad who relentlessly pursued Miss Williamson and then dumped her to protect his career, claims the source. Shocking allegations: Healthcare consultant Janis Williamson says Judge Perry is a big lair Father-of-two Judge Perry repeatedly lied to federal investigators after she brought their relationship out into the open and slapped him with a lawsuit, The National Enquirer quotes the source as saying. 'Judge Belvin Perry is as big a lair as Casey Anthony!' the source told the National Enquirer. 'Janis told me, "The main is a flat-out liar who tried to destroy my life. It sickens me to hear people praising him. They don't know him like I do. He's a

Obama to return to Indonesia for Asia summit "'Indonesia is a part of me,' Obama said, recalling how his late mother had married an Indonesian man and brought her son to Jakarta, where he would fly kites, run in rice paddies and catch dragonflies."

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Can Anthony Be Tried In Federal Court? - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville : "Priester said people sometimes assume that double jeopardy means someone can't be tried for the same crime twice. Not quite, he said. A person can be tried twice as long as it's by two bodies of law, one being state, the other federal."

DailyTech - Harvard Sociologists in Hot Water Over Facebook Study; Student Privacy Called into Question : "The research team, which consisted of four Harvard sociologists and one researcher from the University of California at Los Angeles, conducted a study back in 2006 that aimed to build a data archive for social-science research by collecting data concerning race, ethnicity and public health. But now, problems have surfaced in regards to how these sociologists collected their data."

News from The Associated Press : "The city's two major newspapers said Monday that they will give heavily-discounted Android tablet computers to paid digital subscribers as part of a new venture designed to shore up readership and revenue nearly a year after the publications emerged from bankruptcy."

Casey Anthony juror, 60, quits work and flees town in fear of her life | Mail Online : "A juror in the Casey Anthony trial has told how she received death threats and has been unable to work since she was cleared of murder. The woman, known only as juror number 12 left her job and went into hiding fearing co-workers would 'want her head on a platter'. Her husband said before leaving she told him: 'I’d rather go to jail than sit on a jury like this again."

NASA astronauts trial urine sports drink : "The crew of Atlantis, the final mission of the US space shuttle program, are testing a urine recycling system developed by NASA that is capable of turning astronauts' pee into a tasty sports drink."

Scientists discover first gonorrhea strain resistant to all available antibiotics : "An international research team has discovered a strain of gonorrhea resistant to all currently available antibiotics. This new strain is likely to transform a common and once easily treatable infection into a global threat to public health. The details of the discovery made by Dr. Magnus Unemo, Dr. Makoto Ohnishi, and colleagues will be presented at the 19th conference of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research (ISSTDR) which runs July 10-13 in Quebec City, Canada."

Police: 1 Arrested In Anthony Trial Fight - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando : "Melbourne Beach officers were called to the Melbourne Beach pier at around 11:54 p.m. Saturday about a fight in progress. Once at the scene, officers said they tried to make contact with the suspect, 42-year-old Robert Aydin Hakimoglu, who was accused of hitting a woman in the face while he was intoxicated. Police said Hakimoglu saw officers approaching, so he jumped off the pier and into the Indian River after officers ordered him to stop, and proceeded to swim towards the middle of the river."

Beware: Facebook Scams Use Casey Anthony and Video Chat as Bait | PCWorld : "If you see a post on Facebook about a Casey Anthony confession, or a link to download the video chat app, run away. These two new Facebook scams demonstrate why the social network is such fertile ground for attackers to target. Malware attacks frequently use social engineering to spread and current events as bait. With the recent unveiling of Facebook's partnership with Skype to deliver video chat from within the social network, and the public outrage over the acquittal of Casey Anthony, attackers have the key ingredients they need to dupe victims into installing malware."

Casey Anthony's Parents -- Catching Some Rays | TMZ.com : "According to a witness, the Anthonys stayed by the pool for about two hours, trying to remain anonymous. They didn't interact with anyone, but once it became obvious people were starting to recognize them ... they took off. Cindy tried to visit Casey in jail on Friday, but was turned away by Casey. An attorney for the Anthonys tells TMZ, 'They are trying to get their lives back together and move forward.'"

Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end) — Scobleizer : "How can I state that so clearly? Easy. Most “average users” are locked into Facebook and aren’t willing to consider a new social tool until they hear about it from their friends. Since most of the people who are on Google+ so far are geeks, insiders, social media stars, journalists, and other people (Google admitted tonight they are only accepting people who have strong social graphs so that they can both make sure everyone has a good first experience as well as test out some of the technology before opening it up to a wider audience) the chances normal people (metaphorically speaking, your mom) won’t hear about Google+ from normal users for quite a while."