Bush's back rub magnified in cyberspace (AP).

AP - An impromptu back rub that President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel is now massaging millions of funny bones.

Funny bone must be in the back.

And she's a physicist, you know.

Douglas Avenue getting a new look. Some spiffy improvements are in line for Douglas Avenue in downtown Roseburg around the Douglas County Courthouse, including drinking fountains, historic street lamps, a grass-and-tree median and faux brick crosswalks. [News Review - News] 

I'm afraid it will be more "faux" than "spiffy".

Poisoned PowerPoint attacks users. Users are being warned to watch out for booby-trapped PowerPoint presentations that can take over their computer. [BBC News | Technology | World Edition] 

So, is it a booby-trap, or is it poison?

Killing a nation, one airstrike at a time. From Beirut to the Beqaa Valley to the south, Israel is methodically smashing Lebanon into the dust. A report from the ground. [Salon] 

If I was interested in what's happening to the dust, the ground would be who I would want to interview for my report.

Microsoft establishes 12 principles for Windows development. Microsoft has announced 12 principles by which the company will guide its development... [MacDailyNews] 

So they finally developed "principle".....

It was bound to happen, sooner or later.

Linux-Powered Robots From France? Oui! (PC Magazine). PC Magazine - A French start-up created to build autonomous, easily programmable, affordable humanoid robots has emerged from stealth mode. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 

Aaiiee!! Ze uncrashable linux, she make zem unstoppable, yes, no?

News: Grado Labs releases $49 headphones. Grado Labs has released the iGrado, a new set of headphones priced lower than most of its other products. 

GRADO. Say it again with me. GRADO.