• Distraction 2008: Freedom of choice _ or from it?, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Olympic opening uses girl’s voice, not face, OC Register, 8/12/08
• US human rights envoy cancels SKorea trip, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Lezak now a highlight in Olympic history, OC Register, 8/11/08
• Phelps typical 23-year-old _ ’til he hits water, OC Register, 8/12/08
• John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 5th time, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Swimming for his life, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Mario pushes Olympic gold medalist to victory, Nintendo Wii Fanboy, 8/12/08
• Russians move toward gorge despite cease-fire, OC Reigster, 8/12/08
• BEIJING BEAT: Empty seats, lack of buzz, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Egypt bans reports on killing of Lebanese singer, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Heavy damage in Tskhinvali, mostly at gov’t center, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Georgian president accepts EU cease-fire plan, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Puerto Rican statehood party seeks English ballots, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Relief supplies arrive for Georgian, other victims, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Dry ice left woman ‘moderately decomposed’, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Georgian conflict shows Russia calling the shots, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Police: Ga. man held wife, kids captive 3 years, OC Register, 8/12/08
• Cooperative burglar gets 7 1/2-year prison term, OC Register, 8/12/08
• More than 360 animals found at filthy Mo. property, OC Register, 8/12/08

• Bombing of Georgia town tears into family’s heart, OC Register, 8/11/08
• Easy-listening West Bank station goes off air, OC Register, 8/11/08
• Bush says Olympics exceeded expectations, OC Register, 8/11/08
• Comparative size of Russian, Georgian armed forces, OC Register, 8/11/08
• South Ossetians describe fleeing from the fighting, OC Register, 8/10/08
• US begins flying Georgian troops home from Iraq, OC Register, 8/10/08
• Ukraine says it reserves right to bar Russian navy, OC Register, 8/10/08
• L.A. bullying fast-food, again, OC Register, 8/11/08
• $200,000 buys O.C. man trip into space, OC Register, 8/10/08
• Scientists closer to developing invisibility cloak, Wired, 8/11/08
• Georgia Under Online Assault, Wired, 8/10/08
• France sending aid to Georgia, UN feeds displaced, OC Register, 8/11/08
• Swedish nurse put surgery photos on Facebook, OC Register, 8/11/08
• UN council to reconvene Monday on Georgia fighting, OC Register, 8/11/08
• Amid war, contrasts line the coast of Georgia, OC Register, 8/11/08

Did the U.S. Prep Georgia for War with Russia?, Wired, 8/8/08
Russia and Georgia Clash Over Separatist Region , NY Times, 8/8/08
The United States has been training and arming Georgia, which is in a conflict with separatists. Russia is backing the separatists, having already performed an airstrike and sending in ground troops.

Mexican army takes lead fighting crime, OC Register, 8/8/08. Mexican General Sergio Aponte Polito wants the army to fight crime directly because of police corruption.
Not much worth sharing today.

• Killer gets life sentence plus pizza in plea deal, OC Register, 8/7/08
• Court rejects suit opposing religion in vets care, OC Register, 8/7/08
• Report: Anglican says gay relationships okay, OC Register, 8/7/08. Apparently there are intelligent religious people!
• Chain eats tax on new gadgets for school, OC Register, 8/7/08. Circuit City will pay for tax on the 9th-10th.
• Large, weird moth descends on O.C., OC Register, 8/7/08
• Remote-control warriors suffer war stress, OC Register, 8/7/08

• Israel mulls military option for Iran nukes, OC Register 8/6/08
• Woman riding a donkey fights off lion with machete, OC Register 8/6/08
• Man shoots dog, bullet strikes 9-year-old grandson, OC Register 8/6/08. “Animal control officers seized the dog. It survived.”
• Israeli president posts peace song on Web site, OC Register 8/6/08
• Greyhound scraps ads after Canada bus beheading, OC Register 8/6/08
• Disneyland to McDonald’s: Get out, OC Register 8/6/08
• ‘Breaking Dawn’ party a hit with book’s fans, OC Register 8/6/08

George Carlin died yesterday =/

Personal Halting and Stimulation Response rifle? A PHaSR rifle? God, that’s funny. There’s an article here if you haven’t heard about it. It really looks like some weapon from a FPS or something.

I found an interesting article at Wired News titled Cell Phones Capture London Blasts. News agencies received hundreds of photos, mostly taken by cells, and even some movies. Some places now let you send the messages directly from your cell phone. Everyday people seem to be getting better at doing this as well. During the September 11 attacks, many txts were sent in, but few pictures, and the captions weren’t very good. Now the captions are almost professional quality.