| Senator Conrad hosts energy roundtable
The new energy bill signed into law last month represents enormous progress in boosting North Dakota's economy because of its strong support for renewable fuels produced in North Dakota and the Midwest, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said. BISMARCK We are in the sweet spot, he told a group of representatives from conventional and renewable energy industries Friday, pointing to a map showing a deep color in this region. Some provisions of Conrad's BOLD (breaking our long-term dependence) energy plan are in the bill, which he called an exciting beginning. He is disappointed that a tax incentive package for the bill was defeated in the Senate by one vote. It needed a 60-vote majority and received 59. It would have extended wind energy tax credits that make building and operating wind farms financially viable, the industry representatives said.
Internet Gambling Deserves a New Chance
Officers and board members of Internet gambling companies vetted and approved for trading on London markets—and underwritten by some of the globe's most respected financial institutions—have been taken into custody while on U.S. soil. And U.S. authorities have arrested online-payment company executives on specious charges of money laundering. It remains too early to tell how much this untenable war against Internet gaming will cost the U.S. in trade flows, innovation, and moral authority. But it is perfectly clear that it is time for America to stop pretending that the rule of law is a one-way street. .
Authorities unsure how tiger got out
Police and San Francisco Zoo officials said Wednesday that they had not determined how a Siberian tiger managed to escape her enclosure and then go on a deadly Christmas Day attack. The tiger, pictured here in December 2006, killed a 17-year-old boy identified Wednesday as Carlos Sousa Jr. of San Jose. .
Beautiful Miss Idaho in LCHS Parade
Below, Family Phil's shot of historic downtown Wallace. BTW, Phil has a Little-Ears-Have-Big-Windows post here. *HBO's still trying to figure out what Stebbijo/Your Choice means by done-r here. *CDADave/Thin Air is trying out a new look as he prepares to return to the HBO blogosphere in a big way on Monday. He's asking folks what they think here. *Amy Crooks/That's Life. Life Goes On sounds as though she's been working hard for her money and not blogging too much here. *Marianne Love/Slight Detour has some fascinating historical info about Bonner County, including how Hoodoo Creek was formed and how Sagle got its name after losing out to Eagle in southern Idaho here. Also: Herb Huseland/Bay Views puts in his 2 cents about the inheritance tax here, Digital Fog has another fine parody here, ErinG/Idaho Native is getting nervous about the birth process here and Cis Gors/From A Simple Mind analyzes an online quiz she took here.
Hyderabad, November 14
Forty-two years after his demise, French architect and town planner Le Corbusier known for his genius, continues to live through his breathtaking buildings and furniture designs. Uttarakhand hikes money for bravery awards
Dehra Dun, November 14
Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri has announced unprecedented hike in gallantry awards money as well as annual grant for the soldiers hailing from the state. Chandrayan-2: ISRO to provide orbiter
Bangalore, November 14
The Indian Space Research Organisation today claimed the agreement signed between it and Russia�s Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) on November 12 would involve a lunar orbiting spacecraft and a lander on the moon�s surface. ULFA not sincere about talks: Gogoi
Guwahati, November 14
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today fired a broadside at the banned United Liberation Front of Asom for being �insincere� towards coming forward for talks with the government to find a solution to the insurgency problem respecting the people�s longing for restoration of peace.
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