Daily Archives: January 2nd, 2006 «

 

Embracing life

Posted by: ST on January 2, 2006 at 11:44 pm » 4 Comments

Tonight I watched a program on TLC about a woman who has functioned since she was two years old without legs. Her name is Rose Siggins. Her courage and strength was very inspiring. Sometimes we think we have it so tough with our day to day problems, but this woman has overcome extraordinary odds to [...]

 

‘Huge’ virus threat for Windows PCs

Posted by: ST on January 2, 2006 at 8:16 pm » 8 Comments

Pretty scary stuff: Computer security experts were grappling with the threat of a newweakness in Microsoft’s Windows operating system that could put hundreds of millions of PCs at risk of infection by spyware or viruses. The news marks the latest security setback for Microsoft, the world’s biggest software company, whose Windows operating system is a [...]

 

France’s ‘annus horribilis’

Posted by: ST on January 2, 2006 at 5:07 pm » 21 Comments

Sounds like a personal problem, doesn’t it? Seriously, AFP has a recap of one of the worst years France has had in recent history. No doubt France would like to see a more peaceful year, but with some asserting that the Muslim rage in their country is “only asleep” and some in the French leadership [...]

 

Michael Moore to make film about himself?

Posted by: ST on January 2, 2006 at 3:56 pm » 8 Comments

Well, no – but it sure sounds like it based on the movie title: This time last year, word was that the incendiary auteur behind “Fahrenheit 9/11″ had the country’s top pharmaceutical companies looking over their shoulders in anticipation of “Sicko,” his look at the American healthcare industry. But since then, the usually outsized Moore [...]