2005
12.31

The DeLay Abramoff Money Trail

"Nonprofit Group Linked to Lawmaker Was Funded Mostly by Clients of Lobbyist."  See this article here at the Washington Post website.


2005
12.30

Sites exploit Windows image flaw

BBC reports here: Computer users are being alerted to a new flaw in Microsoft Windows which can be used to attack a PC. Users are advised not to click on links in e-mails from unknown sources. And remember: NEVER open e-mail attachments where you are not sure what they contain.


2005
12.30

So asks Spiegel Online in this article here: "Recent reports in the German media suggest that the United States may be preparing its allies for an imminent military strike against facilities that are part of Iran’s suspected clandestine nuclear weapons program."


2005
12.30

The Washington Post reports here: "….a growing number of young, otherwise healthy Americans who are being stricken by the bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile — or C. diff — which appears to be spreading rapidly around the country and causing unusually severe, sometimes fatal illness."


2005
12.30

Apple 60 GB iPod with Video Playback

apple-video-ipod-30gb.jpgThe new Apple 60 GB iPod with Video Playback is now available in our store.
Compatible with Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later, stores up to 15,000 songs, 20,000 photos, or 150 hours of video playback, 2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight, Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 3 hours of slideshows with music; up to 2 hours of video playback, comes with earbud headphones and USB cable
See the new Apple 60 GB Video iPod here in our store and the new Apple 30 GB iPod with Video Playback - here.


2005
12.28

Spiegel Online reports here: "The European Galileo program, the Old World’s answer to the US navigation system GPS, launched its first satellite on Wednesday. When completed in 2010, it will be even more accurate than GPS — and won’t be controlled by the military."


2005
12.27

Intelligent Design is once again making headlines in the United States. But what is the attraction? Daniel Dennett spoke with SPIEGEL about the attraction of creationism, how religion itself succumbs to Darwinian ideas, and the social irresponsibility of the religious right in America. You can read the interview here at Spiegel Online and please let s know what you think.


2005
12.27

Washington Post reports here: "Nearly 50 people have been indicted in connection with a scheme that bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Red Cross program to put cash into the hands of Hurricane Katrina victims, according to federal authorities."

 


2005
12.27

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Climate change could melt the top 11 feet of Alaska permafrost by the end of the century, according to a new study. See the report here at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer web site.