Archive for August, 2011
Office Depot Foundation, Samaritan’s Feet International Join Forces to Help 40,000 Children Succeed in School
Inaugural ‘Back to Basics Initiative’ Provides New Shoes and Sackpacks to Kids in the U.S. and Internationally BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One sackpack and one pair of shoes at a time, the Office Depot Foundation and Samaritan’s Feet International are bringing hope to 40,000 kids across the United States during back-to-school season. “We are exceptionally pleased [...]
Merriam-Webster dictionary adds "tweet," "bromance," "fist bump"
By Molly O’Toole WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:02pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Crowdsourcing tweeters bonding in bromance and tracking cougars earned an official place in the English lexicon on Thursday when Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 150 words to its 2011 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Social media-influenced terms like “crowdsourcing,” which is “the practice [...]
Libyan comedian says harder to joke without Gaddafi
By Robert Birsel BENGHAZI, Libya | Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:24am EDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – For 35 years Milood Amroni, Libya’s top comedian, used humor as a weapon to poke fun, ever so carefully, at the government of Muammar Gaddafi. But an uprising wrested Amroni’s home, the eastern city of Benghazi, from Gaddafi’s rule [...]
Astronomers discover planet made of diamond
By Ben Hirschler LONDON | Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:26pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard. The new planet is far denser than any other known so far and consists largely of carbon. Because it [...]
Baby tossed from Calif. hospital has died
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A 7-month-old baby boy who was tossed from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure died Wednesday, the same day his mother made an initial court appearance on charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse, a police spokesman said.
