Month: August 2010

A Louisiana pastor was arrested in a case of mistaken identity. Gregory Jones, pastor at Eden Worship Center was placed behind bars for nearly eight hours while police proved he was who he claimed to be. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Scott Curley, 23, was taken into custody without incident on Monday. Officials had offered a 10,000 reward for Curley, who hid out in the desert armed with a military rifle. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Two hundred Saudi teachers staged a rare protest in the Saudi capital of Riyadh over the weekend, calling on the government to give them jobs. The protesters, mainly Arabic language teachers trained for two years in community colleges, called on the Ministry of Education to provide them with work, some claiming they have been unemployed…

An exchange-traded fund that specializes in merger-arbitrage has received a lukewarm reception in the market, but a burst of deal activity may invite some investors to take a closer look. Read the original post by MarketWatch

Dell Inc said on Sunday it was assessing its bid for 3PAR Inc after the data storage company’s board of directors late on Friday said Hewlett-Packard Co’s $2 billion offer was a “superior proposal.” The Fremont-California based 3PAR had also notified Dell Inc of its intention of terminating its merger agreement. Read the original post…

“The Last Exorcism” finished first at the weekend box office race, beating the “Takers” and “The Expendables” with $21.3 million. Returning to the big screen, “Avatar: Special Edition” failed to enter the top 10. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

“American Idol” wants Elton John to replace Simon Cowell. And although the Rocket Man’s jam-packed schedule leaves no room for judging talent shows, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe reportedly hasn’t given up on him yet. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

President Barack Obama will address the nation on Tuesday to mark the end of American combat operations in Iraq, which also signals a shift to U.S. diplomacy in Baghdad and increased medical support and job training for veterans. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

A small plane lost power and was forced to make an emergency landing on a Georgia golf course. The incident occurred on Sunday at the Acworth Golf Course in Paulding County. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Indian-born British Actress Archie Panjabi wins her first Emmy Award for the television show “The Good Wife” recently at the 62nd Emmy Awards. Archie has also won the Cannes trophy “The Chopard” in 2007 for her souful portrayal of former Wall Street Journal reporter Asra Noomani. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

China’s IT giant Lenovo has said it will launch a video games console this year to vie with Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s XBox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 in the booming motion-gaming market. Read the original post by Physics Blog

As we’ve covered a number of times now, AMD has been heavily pushing Eyefinity across its entire range of Radeon HD 5000 series cards. Read the original post by AnandTech

A man in a bitter custody battle over his children was found dead on Sunday after allegedly shoot dead five people in northwestern Arizona and then kidnapping his children. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Back in the days when I super young and super broke, I used to leave dying AA batteries under the sun to squeeze some extra juice out of them. Read the original post by About.com

With Apple preparing updates to iPods on Wednesday, the music industry needs something to boost digital music sales. Read the original post by Ringtonia.com