Killer grizzly shot near Sundre

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:09 PM EDT (Canada.com)

Provincial wildlife officers have destroyed a female grizzly bear they say killed a Sundre-area hunter last week. Acting on a tip from a local resident, Fish and Wildlife officials travelling in a helicopter spotted the sow Thursday afternoon.

killed, hunter, world-news, grizzly, euthanasia, alberta, sundre, sport-hunting

The Associated Press: McCain says Obama policies will deepen recession

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:47 PM EDT (Associated Press - Google)

Lagging in the polls, Republican presidential candidate John McCain unleashed a blistering attack Monday on his Democratic rival, saying the race comes down to a simple question: "Country first or Obama first?" In his first public appearance since Friday night's debate, McCain s …

us, financial, election, politics, mccain, obama, recession

The Associated Press: Analysis: Debate contrasts styles of leadership

Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:01 PM EDT (Associated Press - Google)

John McCain and Barack Obama put their contrasting leadership styles on display as they staged what amounted to an audition for president during the great financial bailout debate of 2008. Their vast differences: McCain tends to be action-oriented and given to dramatic gestures.

us, election, politics, mccain, obama

The Russian Conundrum: Growing Economy, Failing Society

Seeded on Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:48 PM EDT (dissentmagazine.org)

THE TVER REGION, which lies two hundred kilometers to the north of Moscow in the direction of St. Petersburg, was the capital of a powerful medieval state.

russia, economy, politics, financial-times, viktor-khristenko, communism, capitalism, putin-fears

'Protecting the global poor' by Ha-Joon Chang

Seeded on Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:50 AM EDT (prospect-magazine.co.uk)

Once upon a time, the leading car-maker of a developing country exported its first passenger cars to the US. Until then, the company had only made poor copies of cars made by richer countries.

us, world, toyota, politics, nations, poor, subsidies, rich, protectionism

Renewable Sources Contributed Nearly 10 Percent To US Electric Generation In 2006

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:19 PM EDT (energy-daily.com)

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Green Energy in the US: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth and Future Outlook to their offering. The future of power generation in the US is at an interesting cross-road.

energy, oil, green, science, electricity, renewable

Did a Yale archeologist come across Macchu Picchu in 1911 and smuggle its gold out through Bolivia? In Peru, locals are convinced...

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:08 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The stones at Machu Picchu seem almost alive. They may be alive, if you credit the religious beliefs of the ruler Pachacuti Yupanqui, whose subjects in the early 15th century constructed the granite Inca complex, high above a curling river and nestled among jagged green peaks.

history, peru, new-york-times, yale-university, machu-picchu, inca, ancient-civilizations, national-geographic-society

Nashville Nigiri

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:04 PM EDT (Political Animal)

Midway through The Breakfast Club, John Hughes's seminal film about Reagan-era teen angst, the five main characters tuck into brown-bag lunches.

business, food, sushi, delicacy, sushi-economy, true-world-foods

Paris Hilton syndrome and how to avoid it

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:02 PM EDT (The Times)

At 7.30am at the University of California–Irvine campus, a stream of Land Rovers, BMWs and Mercedes pulls into a car park. A collection of tired-looking twentysomethings shuffle out of their cars, file into a class-room and introduce themselves over Diet Cokes and doughnuts.

entertainment, hilton, beverly-hills, rich, super-rich

Iron Curtain Lady, A Review by Paul Hollander

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:01 PM EDT (city-journal.org)

In 1960, the Soviet newspaper Izvestia extended an invitation "to writers of the world" to "describe as exactly as possible one day of that year, specifically the 27th of September." The request was the revival of a similar idea by Maxim Gorky in 1935.

entertainment, eastern-european, comunism, capitalism, east-german, east-germany, west-germany

Ryan Smyth scores twice, adds assist to lead Oilers past Ducks 4-1

Seeded on Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:09 PM EST (NHL.com)

The Edmonton Oilers' fans were denied a chance to boo Chris Pronger again, but they were just as happy cheering Ryan Smyth.

nhl, sports, hockey, ducks, oilers, teemu-selanne, ice-hockey, ales-hemsky, ryan-smyth, dwayne-roloson

Crosby and Christensen both score two as Penguins punish Islanders 5-2

Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:29 AM EST (NHL.com)

Sidney Crosby and Erik Christensen each scored two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

nhl, sports, new-york, islanders, penguins, sidney-crosby, pittsburgh, erik-christensen

Face-hunting software will scour web for targets

Seeded on Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:13 PM EST (newscientisttech.com)

A search engine that uses sophisticated facial recognition to allow users to identify and find people in online images will launch next month. But civil liberties groups say the biometric-style tool could compromise the privacy of anyone who has their picture online.

technology, privacy, online, search, internet, science, pictures, search-engine, face-recognition

Superefficient, Cost-Effective Solar Cell Breaks Conversion Records

Seeded on Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:49 PM EST (Sciam)

A tiny chip similar to the solar cells carried by many satellites and other spacecraft today--including the surprisingly long-lived Mars Rovers--has shattered previous records for maximum efficiency in producing electricity from sunlight.

science, electricity, solar, sun, alternative-energy

Location is key for trees to fight global warming

Seeded on Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:57 AM EST (New Scientist)

Everybody knows that trees are good for the climate, because they absorb greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, right? Maybe not, says a team of US and French climate experts. They say that whether or not trees help fight global warming depends on where they are.

technology, global-warming, science, trees, climat-change

Crosby (goal, three assists) propels Penguins past Isles

Seeded on Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:17 AM EST (ESPN.com)

The Penguins' status in Pittsburgh might be clouded, but their future on the ice appears brighter every day. Fueled by their young stars, the Penguins won their fourth in a row, 7-4 over the New York Islanders Friday night.

nhl, sports, hockey, penguins, crosby, pittsburgh

False bid grounds sky-high Velvet Underground auction

Seeded on Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:29 PM EST (CBC)

A rare Velvet Underground recording owned by a Montreal music collector has failed to sell, after the winning bid in a highly anticipated auction turned out to be false.

entertainment, ebay, music, auction, arts, andy-warhol, velvet-underground

Russian League scoring leader Morozov eyes return to NHL next season

Seeded on Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:49 AM EST (Yahoo! Sports)

Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Semin have had a sizeable impact on their respective NHL clubs this season.

nhl, sports, russia, hockey, penguins, pittsburgh, alexander-semin, super-league, evgeni-malkin, russian-super-league

The alternative to war - A landmark in the peace process

Seeded on Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:08 PM EST (The Economist)

INDONESIA'S province of Aceh, once a byword for the intractability of conflict, is witnessing one of the world's most successful peace processes.

indonesia, peace, politics, war, aceh, conflict, world-news, east-timor, free-aceh-movement, mr-irwandi

Crystal printing promises flexible electronics

Seeded on Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:46 PM EST (newscientisttech.com)

A method for growing organic semiconducting crystals onto a surface could lead to better flexible electronic devices and video displays, researchers claim.

technology, video, electronics, organic, transistors, flexible, semiconducting-crystals

Did the air belong to mammals first?

Seeded on Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:37 PM EST (New Scientist)

Time for some mammalian bragging. It appears, following the discovery of a unique fossil in Inner Mongolia, China, that mammals might have taken to the air before birds.

china, air, flight, birds, science, squirrel, mongolia, mammals

Rainforest dwellers get the road to illness

Seeded on Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:01 AM EST (New Scientist)

It's no surprise that roads through rainforests are bad news for the trees; deforestation often follows infrastructure. They could also be bad for people, though.

illness, health, disease, forest, science, e-coli, infrastructure, jungle, rainforest

DNA-like ice 'seen' inside carbon nanotubes

Seeded on Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:50 AM EST (newscientisttech.com)

Nanoscale ice formations resembling the double helices of DNA will form when water molecules are frozen inside carbon nanotubes, detailed computer simulations suggest.

technology, us, water, science, dna, ice, university-of-nebraska, super-computer, carbon-nanotubes

Malkin's shootout goal earns Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 win over Capitals

Seeded on Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:21 PM EST (NHL.com)

Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby set the stage, Evgeni Malkin made the difference.

nhl, sports, hockey, penguins, crosby, washington-capitals, pittsburgh, erik-christensen, ovechkin, michel-therrien

Millions of dollars missing in Ontario

Seeded on Wed Dec 6, 2006 4:21 PM EST (The Globe and Mail)

Millions of dollars charged to taxpayer-funded credit cards in Ontario are unaccounted for, the province's Auditor General Jim McCarter reported on Tuesday.

canada, taxes, money, politics, government, world-news, ontario, civil-service, public-sector, hydro-one

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