Food is getting scarce and bears are getting hungry and getting ready for winter

"That bear can smell trash for 100-miles."

Flathead folks encouraged to check out "Date With a Dog"

Instead of asking potential pet owners to come look at adoptable shelter dogs, the Flathead County Animal Shelter will now start bringing dogs to the people in places where they gather.

Atom bomb survivors join opposition to nuclear power

“They convinced us that nuclear power was different from nuclear bombs,” said Mr. Yamada, 80, who was in junior high school when Nagasaki was bombed. “Fukushima showed us that they are not so different.”

LRD light fixtures can be economical, says Bridgelux Corp.

To get the same economics of the computer semiconductor industry, the LED lighting world needs to start manufacturing on the same equipment, says Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins.
The LED light source maker said today that it demonstrated the production of LED light chips on silicon, a transition that will cut production costs by 75 percent and ultimately result in cheaper, energy-efficient light fixtures.

A great blog: Innovation (Ideas) from Smithsonian Magazine

"Usually I get along fine with my clothes, but lately I’ve been feeling that they’re coasting, that they could be doing so much more for me. In fairness, these are new feelings. I used to be perfectly happy if things matched. But since I started reading about wearable tech, I’ve come to expect my shirt to give me directions and my pants to make all the lights turn green."