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	Judge issues preliminary divorce decree for Paul McCartney (AP)
	Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 14:31:56 GMT

	*O’Reilly’s meltdown: ‘Fck it! Fcking thing sucks!’*
	Between 1989 and 1995, Bill O’Reilly hosted the entertainment program “Inside Edition.” A new behind-the-scenes video from his time there has surfaced, showing O’Reilly flipping out because of a teleprompter malfunction. “I can’t read it! There’s no words on it!” shouts O’Reilly. Watch it: (........ Think Progress Mon, 12 May 2008 13:50:33 +0000

	Voters Continue to Show Unawareness about Bond Issues
	Or, maybe they are just being misled by the people who want bond packages approved. On May 10th 2008 voters in Austin, Hays City and other areas unanimously approved their bond issu........ SCS 5/12/2008 9:42:59 AM

	*Will Edie ever return to `Desperate Housewives? (AP)**
	Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 13:09:13 GMT

	TV viewership still down after strike (AP)
	AP - Television heads into its biggest week with the hangover from a 100-day writers strike persisting......... Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 13:04:39 GMT

	*Irish author Nuala OFaolain dies at 68 (AP)**
	Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 12:32:13 GMT

	QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Monday, May 12
	McLennan Community College’s Community Programs is sponsoring a trip to see the Dallas summer musical “The Drowsy Chaperone.”........ Waco Trib Mon, 12 May 2008 08:55:23 EDT

	ThinkFast: May 12, 2008
	While “the number of Americans being secretly wiretapped” or having their records reviewed by the government continues to increase, “the number of terrorism prosecutions ending up in court” has continued to decline. Experts say that the trends are evidence that “the government has compromised the privacy rights of ord........ Think Progress Mon, 12 May 2008 13:02:49 +0000

BBtv "Hacker HOWTO": Cold Boot Encryption Attack

Xeni visits the offices of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and speaks with Jake Appelbaum and Bill Paul, two of the authors of a security research paper that shows how your computer*s memory can be tricked into revealing data you thought was safely encrypted, and out of the reach of others. Link to Boing Boing tv post with discussion and downloa........
BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 00:49:31 -0500

	*Whats wrong with working to 90?**
	George Will cant understand why some of you people think you should be able to retire. Didnt you know, thats the kind of thing best left to the idle rich? After all, youd probably just putter around the house. Or play with your grandkids. ........ McBlogger Mon, 12 May 2008 08:50:04 -0600

	Paul McCartney granted preliminary divorce decree (AP)
	AP - A judge in London has granted a preliminary decree of divorce for former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills......... Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 11:38:40 GMT

	Farina arrested for allegedly bringing gun to LAX (AP)
	Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 11:40:40 GMT

	*Real-life skull worship inspires new Indy* film (AP)**
	AP - There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power of saving the Earth ? a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie......... Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 11:51:27 GMT

	Paul McCartney granted prelimintary divorce decree (AP)
	AP - A judge has granted a preliminary decree of divorce for former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills......... Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 10:39:11 GMT

Black Metal cupcakes

The Black Oven, a blog devoted to gloomy baking ("Immaculate confections succumbed to northern darkness") presents us with this fabulous recipe for Black Metal Cupcakes: Le Petit Gateau du Les Legions Noire - Traditional cupcakes inspired by untraditional black metal In a perfect world everything would be as stark and void of color as these cupcake........
BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 05:43:41 -0500

	McCain pledges to combat climate change
	PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Republican John McCain pledged to take the lead in combating global climate change if elected president in a speech that set him apart from the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush. Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 06:08:09 -0400

Microsoft tries to put a ceiling on ultra-low-cost PC power

Microsoft is aggressively pushing a new low-cost version of its operating system intended for use with "ultra low cost PCs," competing with Linux on machines like the Eee and the One Laptop Per Child XO. However, Microsoft isn*t willing to sell the low-cost license to any ULPC -- rather, the company has set out onerous conditions governing the maxi........
BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 04:42:20 -0500

	Patchwork kitchen floor made from Marmoleum ends
	The Vermont Eco Builder blog documents its project to make a kitchen floor from a patchwork of Marmoleum ends, rescuing them from a landfill. The effect is just lovely. Link (via Neatorama)... BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 04:34:00 -0500

	Floating staircase
	This "floating staircase" was designed by Jordi Vayreda of Jordivayreda Projectteam (Spain). It may look dangerous, but thats only because the guard-rails are made of the same invisible material as the risers. Link (via Neatorama)... BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 04:31:38 -0500*

Brass Brain was the equal of 100 mathematicians, weighted a mere 2500 lbs

Imagine the fearful gnashings of mathematicians in November, 1928 upon reading this account of the USGS*s new "brass brain," which could "do the work of 100 trained mathematicians" in calculating tides: The machine weighs 2,500 pounds. It is 11 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 feet high. Its whirring cogs are enclosed in a housing of mahogany and glas........
BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 04:28:56 -0500

	Chinese state media: Major quake kills 4 students
	BEIJING (AP) -- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck mountainous western China on Monday, toppling a primary school and killing four students, Chinese state media reported............ AP Top Mon, 12 May 2008 09:24:19 GMT

	Emergency Exit USB hub
	Donya has shipped this four-port USB hub in the shape of the Emergency Exit ped -- Im charmed by the little USB icon on his little briefcase (Hey! I thought you werent supposed to try to take anything with you when you evacuated!). Looks like youll have to go to Japan to buy one (for now). Link... BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 04:45:09 -0500*

	*Jury selection to start in R. Kellys trial (AP)**
	Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 08:02:58 GMT

	*Joyce Dottie* Rambo: An earth angel to the gospel music industry**
	........ DMN TX Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT

	Mental health workers blast CPS for separating polygamist families
	........ DMN TX Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT

	Congress divided on energy plan
	WASHINGTON (AP) -- As millions of people approach the summer vacation season under the threat of $4-per-gallon gasoline, Congress is scrambling to respond. But dont wait for anything that will drive down prices at the pump............ AP Top* Mon, 12 May 2008 08:19:23 GMT

Cole in Salon: Obama and Clinton on Aljazeera

My column, "Clinton and Obama on Aljazeera," is just out in Salon.com.

It is based in part on an interview I did with the editor-in-chief of Aljazeera during my recent trip to Qatar.

Excerpt:

* Many Americans incorrectly thin........
Informed Comment Mon, 12 May 2008 04:25:00 +0000

	Major earthquake hits Southwestern China
	A 7.5 quake just hit Chinas Sichuan province, about 60 miles outside of capital city Chengdu (incidentally, the city many foreign visitors -- including me, not too long ago -- fly into when traveling into Tibet). Link to USGS data, and Link to Google Map showing location, which is about 900 miles SW of Beijing. (thanks, Mike Outmesguine!)... BoingBoing* Mon, 12 May 2008 02:24:03 -0500

Cost of hops crops hits tops: Won*t someone please think of the beer?

Over at Wired.com, a piece by David Kravets on one odd effect of the (i can*t believe I*m typing this) global food shortages -- artisanal beer brewers are reformulating recipes to reduce the amount of increasingly costly hops: At Pacific Coast Brewing here, brewer Donald Gortemiller is reworking his recipes and altering his brewing styles like neve........
BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 01:48:21 -0500

Anti- genital mutilation ad campaign features blowup love dolls

"More than 140 million women in the world are condemned to feel nothing." Link to post at Ads of the World, more scans on kuteev*s livejournal. Campaign by Contrapunto BBDO, Barcelona. The ads are for a group called AMAM, Association of Women against Genital Mutilation, who have run some very provocative PSAs before, too. Oddly, AMAM appears to hav........
BoingBoing Mon, 12 May 2008 01:36:55 -0500