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Judge issues preliminary divorce decree for Paul McCartney (AP)
 

In........<br><b> <font size= Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 14:31:56 GMT
 

O’Reilly’s meltdown: ‘F*ck it! F*cking 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)
 

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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 O*Faolain dies at 68 (AP)
 

Irish write........<br><b> <font size= 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
 
What*s wrong with working to 90?
 

George Will can*t understand why some of you people think you should be able to retire. Didn*t you know, that*s the kind of thing best left to the idle rich? After all, you*d probably just putter around the house. Or play with your grandkids.

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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)
 

In this April........<br><b> <font size= 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 that*s 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 -- I*m charmed by the little USB icon on his little briefcase (Hey! I thought you weren*t supposed to try to take anything with you when you evacuated!). Looks like you*ll 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. Kelly*s trial (AP)
 

Singer R. Kelly af........<br><b> <font size= Entertainment Mon, 12 May 2008 08:02:58 GMT
 

Joyce *Dottie* Rambo: An *earth angel* to the gospel music industry
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DMN TX Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT
 
Mental health workers blast CPS for separating polygamist families
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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 don*t 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 China*s 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
 
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