‘Coingate’ Figure Indicted
“A federal grand jury has indicted Tom Noe — the former Toledo-area coin dealer at the center of a state investment scandal — on three counts for allegedly laundering money into President Bush’s re-election campaign.
10/30/2005
Women take lead as lifespan heads for the happy 100s
MAKE sure you have plenty of plans for your retirement. New research into longevity has estimated that the average professional woman now in her twenties is likely to live into her mid-nineties.
Separate figures support that life expectancy for women in all social groups could even come close to 100 for people born in 20 years’ time if health continues to improve at the rate of recent decades.
10/29/2005
List of open source software packages
Although not complete, this is a good listing.
Rich Senators Defeat Minimum-Wage Hike
U.S. senators — who draw salaries of $162,100 a year and enjoy a raft of perks — have rejected a minimum wage hike from $5.15 an hour to $6.25 for blue-collar workers.
AIM worm plays nasty new trick
A worm found spreading via America Online’s Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.
Scientists Tie Two Additional Genes to Dyslexia
One year after scientists discovered a gene whose flaw contributes to dyslexia, two more such genes have now been identified.
Scientists aim to beat flu with genetically modified chickens
THE long-term threat of an avian flu pandemic could be greatly reduced by a project to produce genetically modified chickens that can resist lethal strains of the virus.