U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares
Source: Reuters
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:22:50 -0700 | technology-news
Topics An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft is launched for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H...Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14, 2013. Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes...
Giants Give Once-Heralded Aaron Curry a Chance
Source: International Herald Tribune
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:17:51 -0700 | sports-news
Wake Forest and East Carolina were the only programs to offer him a scholarship despite a stellar career at E...Smith High School in Fayetteville, N.C., driving him to prove wrong the many college coaches who had ignored him. Beyond that,...
Watchdog update: Bill would give EPA power to ban toxic chemicals
Source: Chicago Tribune
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 21:00:32 -0700 | political-news
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force harmful...
Boston given 60 percent boost in Homeland Security funding
Source: Boston Herald
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:06:45 -0700 | travel-news
The Obama administration has given Boston a 60 percent boost in Homeland Security money to beef up law enforcement efforts in the wake of the deadly marathon attack. Following the tragic events of Marathon Monday, we have shown the world...
Some Obama Cabinet secretaries already framed in official portraits, while some Bushies aren't
Source: Washington Post
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:21:55 -0700 | political-news
AFP/Getty Images) When it comes to the official portraits of Cabinet secretaries, it seems some folks get framed faster than others. This spring has seen a mini-flurry of portrait unveilings, including two Obama officials who were still in office when...
Tool Kit: How to Detect Swindles and Spam Lurking in Your Search Results
Source: The New York Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:59:27 -0700 | technology-news
May 22, 2013 Most of our ventures onto the Web still begin with a search a fact readily exploited by spammers and swindlers who rely on excessive use of keywords, link exchanging and other manipulation techniques to push their content...
Palm-reader, accused of scamming customer, charged with felony theft
Source: United Press International
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:56:17 -0700 | allnews
A Seattle-area psychic was charged with felony theft after she scammed one customer out of nearly $30,000, court records showed. Palm reader Paula Ann Adams, 36, of Issaquah persuaded a woman in the midst of a divorce and seeking spiritual...
Ousted premier seeks return to power in Caymans
Source: The Boston Globe
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:11:58 -0700 | political-news
Jamaica (AP) A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges is heading into elections with a chance of returning to leadership of the British Overseas Territory. McKeeva Bush's United Democratic Party is one of just two parties with...
Experts cast doubt on Mars mission plans
Source: The Washington Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:32:24 -0700 | green-news
Mars by mid-2030s, a leading astronomer told lawmakers this week...Squyers , an astronomy professor at Cornell , said Congress should not dictate new milestones for space exploration without first supplementing the space agency's shrinking budget...Mr. Squyres was among several scientists...
Game thread: Mariners try to end trip with a win
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 21:21:59 -0700 | sports-news
Daily coverage of the Mariners during the season and all year long. May 22, 2013 at 3:57 PM Game thread: Angels 6, Mariners 0, bottom 3rd Posted by Geoff Baker Mike Trout hit a one-out triple and scored on a...
Careers carved at wood-tech center
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:50:26 -0700 | technology-news
Page modified May 22, 2013 at 7:34 PM Careers carved at wood-tech center Seattle Central Community College has opened a new facility for its wood-construction center just as the market for woodworking jobs is starting to improve. By Katherine Long...
Postcards from the past: West Seattle Hi-Yu, 1962
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 21:03:17 -0700 | entertainment-news
Oink, a 350-pound singing pig, playfully pushed a baby carriage July 19, 1962, at the opening of the four-day 12th annual West Seattle Hi-Yu in West Seattle Stadium...Standing, from left: Tom Espinosa, 9; Lorraine Turrell, 7; Jackie Hermann, 4; Carrie...
Chef Tom Douglas offers advice on how to properly prepare lingcod
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 20:53:03 -0700 | sports-news
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest...Douglas will contribute some of his tasty recipes for the Reel Time Fishing NW blog in our Catch of the Week each Wednesday through October. Catch of the Day will also...
Zach and Daniel Scott to square off in Sounders-Rowdies U.S. Open Cup game
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 20:02:01 -0700 | sports-news
Open Cup game Sounders FC's Zach Scott will face his younger brother, Daniel, in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup next week but says it will be like any other game: "He wants to win.
Head to Kitsap Harbor for festival fun
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:48:06 -0700 | entertainment-news
Bremerton Marina & Boardwalk, Second Street and Washington Avenue, Bremerton; and Port Orchard Boardwalk/Waterfront Marina Park, Bay Street and Harrison Avenue, Port Orchard.
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