https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:compsciguy/ en-us Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:41:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1820656/posts As the first wave of baby boomers edges toward retirement, a growing body of evidence suggests that they may be the first generation to enter their golden years in worse health than their parents. While not definitive, the data sketch a startlingly different picture than the popular image of health-obsessed workout fanatics who know their antioxidants from their trans fats and look 10 years younger than their age. Continued at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041902458.html?referrer=emailarticle The Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1820656/posts#comment Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:41:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434086/posts SYDNEY, Australia -- The silhouette is unmistakable. A rifle pointing upward from his hip, the man in the fedora swaggers through the smoldering ruins of a Jewish temple. Saddam Hussein is taking center stage in an Australian production of Verdi's classic opera "Nabucco." The opera, which opened at Sydney Opera House this week, tells the biblical story of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar driving the people of Jerusalem out of the Holy Temple and his subsequent battle for power with his daughter Abigaille, whom he adopted from a slave. Chicago Tribune https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434086/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:10:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1400997/posts The United States is about to make it more difficult for people to get a driver's license. The Real I.D. act would standardize license requirements nationwide - forcing all 50 states to verify that each applicant is in the country legally. Some say the bill, passed by Congress this week, is the first step toward establishing a U.S. national ID card. For almost a century, each U.S. state has been responsible for issuing its own driver's licenses. There has been no national standard. Eleven states currently grant licenses to non-citizens. A license can be used to do many things in... Voice of America News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1400997/posts#comment Wed, 11 May 2005 15:10:35 GMT