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Cabinet minister crossed the line: failed health board candidate
The executive director of a health-care lobbying group says Alberta's health minister went too far when he revealed the director was a failed candidate for a health board position.
The wired White House
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The tech-savvy campaigners who helped put Barack Obama in the White House say the nation is in for a historic four years of tech-savvy governance.
Obama's transition team raises hopes for developing world science
Two internationally minded scientists have joined the US president-elect's transition team, raising hopes for science in the developing world.
Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-stricken Areas
New research has yielded a way to double the output of rice crops in some of the world's poorest, most distressed areas.
Stolen IDs Peddled In Murky Chatrooms
Thieves put millions up for bid online each year. Susan Koeppen gave Early Show viewers a peek at one such chatroom as she described the extent of the problem.
Female Directors Pay Less for Companies in Mergers and Acquisitions: Study
When taking over companies, female executives get a better purchase price than their male counterparts, according to researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
What is Natural?
Correctly or incorrectly, consumers perceive that natural products are better for them and for the environment. This month's Food Technology takes a closer look at the regulatory agencies that set...
Latest and greatest in personal media players for the holidays
People craving a mobile media fix have an incredible array of choices these days, both in terms of price and features, and that means deciding which of the myriad players...
Iranian-Canadian 'blogfather' reportedly arrested in Tehran
A well-known Iranian-Canadian credited with leading Iran's blogging boom has been arrested in Tehran and accused of spying for Israel, say reports.
e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein's proven right
It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists.
NIST Releases Final WTC 7 Investigation Report
NIST today released its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center 7 (WTC 7) in New York City. Strengthened by clarifications and supplemental...
E-mail In Zero G: Astronauts And The Web
In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.
Can't wait? MySpace streams long-delayed Guns N' Roses album
Just days before the long-awaited Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy hits stores, the band has released the complete album to social networking site MySpace.
Foundations for the World Wide Grid
The dream of using the internet to allow people to access as much computer processing and storage power as they need, when they need it, is a step closer thanks...
U.S. Panel Warns Of Chinese Espionage
A congressional advisory panel said Thursday that China has stepped-up computer espionage attacks on the U.S. government, defense contractors and American businesses.
Science, technology funding to drop in 2008-09: StatsCan
Statistics Canada reported Thursday that federal spending on science and technology is expected to decline this fiscal year for the first time in five years, a result at least one...
Study shows messiness leads to behavior decline
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Does a messy neighborhood make a difference on how people act? It sure does! Graffiti on the walls, trash in the street, bicycles...
Calgary cracks down on illegal parking in disabled spots
Calgary's parking bylaw enforcement officers are cracking down on motorists who illegally use spots reserved for the disabled.
Underwater stock options drive top executives turnover
When the market price of company stock falls below the exercise price, the options are considered to be "out of the money" or underwater. Many publicly traded firms have become...
Iowa State researchers to develop national energy/transportation model and plan
You're starting with working equipment full of expensive parts. So you don't want to throw everything away and start over. You want to put together just the right combination of...
Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility Wins the High Performance Computing Challenge
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been named a winner of the annual High Performance Computing (HPC) Challenge Award at the SuperComputing 08 Conference in...
International cooperation to boost Peruvian S&T
Peru has signed scientific cooperation agreements with Spain and El Salvador, and is planning joint projects with Ecuador.
A Laptop That Thwarts Thieves
Tales of Testing Lauren Aaronson, Associate Editor One day I walked into work, and my new Lenovo X301 laptop was gone. Good thing it had Phoenix FailSafe, a program that lets...
ThruVision wins Grand Security Product Award 2008
An innovative security screening system from ThruVision, that can detect hidden explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics and ceramics from a distance, has received the grand security product award in the...
Queen's University Belfast 'secures' 25 million for UK's cyber-safety
Queen's University Belfast is to become the United Kingdom's lead centre for the developing technology to counter malicious 'cyber-attacks' after a funding boost from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter
(AP) -- Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, a new report says.
Ministerial Council 2008
Europe’s excellence in space, its increased recognition worldwide and the recent successes are all the result of decisions and investments made by European Ministers years and even decades ago. To...
4 Botwood nurses disciplined, union says
The Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union said Thursday that four members have been disciplined, while sticking to the goals of a union campaign to pressure government and health boards.