Energy News Digest for October 12, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1095

Fifty Years Later, Columbus Day Windstorm Still Ranks as Greatest (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/50-years-ago-Northwest-struck-by-worst-storm-on-record-173755001.html

Congressman’s Cyber-Attack Warning Doesn’t Daunt Port Angeles on Wi-Fi (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121012/news/310129989/us-representative-8217-s-cyber-attack-warning-doesn-8217-t-daunt

California’s Renewable-Energy Plans May Hinge on Presidential Race (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-election-energy-20121011,0,4154109.story

U-S Struggles to Rescue Green Program Hit by Fraud (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/energy-environment/us-struggles-to-rescue-green-program-hit-hard-by-counterfeiters.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions
• Dry Conditions Plus Arrival off Windy, Wet Weather May Mean Power, Roadway Issues
• Puget Sound Energy Crews Ready for First Storm of the Season - Utility urges public to be prepared as well
• Tribes Add Potent Voice against Plan for Pacific Northwest Coal Terminals
• Avista Requests Rate Hikes in Idaho
• Op/Ed - Why the U-S Needs a Networked Energy Grid
• Japan Utility Agrees Nuclear Crisis Was Avoidable
• After Fukushima: Canada’s Nuclear Ambitions
• Welcome Home, Salmon: Time to Get Out & See Returning Fish
• Puyallup Hatchery is Historic
• Anti-Fluoride Group Collects 43,236 Signatures in Fight for Portland Vote
• California’s Renewable-Energy Plans May Hinge on Presidential Race
• Riding the Crest of Energy’s Future
• For Solar Panel Industry, a Volley of Trade Cases
• The Pine Beetle Problem: Making Renewable Energy Lemonade from Biomass Lemons
• Utilities Need to Change to Promote Renewable Energy, Conference Told
• Massachusetts - Towns Grapple with Larger Solar Projects
• Wind Power Lowers Electricity Prices & How
• “Are You Fan Enough” Campaign Promotes Energy Efficient
• How’s That Big Carbon-Capture Push Going? Slowly. Too Slowly.
• U-S Struggles to Rescue Green Program Hit by Fraud
• How a Green Fuel Turned Slimy
• Homes Made Out of Milk Bottles; Networked Water Purifiers & Other Winners from the Clean Tech Open
• Congressman’s Cyber-Attack Warning Doesn’t Daunt Port Angeles on Wi-Fi
• Broadband Spectrum Auctions a ‘Mistake’
• Dark Social: Why Measuring User Engagement is Even Harder than You Think
• Washington State’s October Revenue Report Shows $36.6M Bump
• Rain’s Back & the Weekend Could Bring a Lot of It
• Fifty Years Later, Columbus Day Windstorm Still Ranks as Greatest
• 1962 Storm Wreaked Havoc in Seattle, Along West Coast
• Columbus Day Storm Remains a Fearsome Memory
• Justin Bieber’s Tacoma Dome ‘Theft’ Story Appears to be PR Stunt

WORD OF THE DAY

Deign • \DAYN\ • Verb - To condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one’s superiority that is involved: stoop: to condescend to give or offer

Abernathy was mortified, deign to tie his own shoes? That was beneath him (literally). But even worse, having been coddled his entire life, dressed meticulously by his manservant, Bill, Abernathy had not learned the smallest mystery of how clothing worked. Buttons, zippers, belts, anything he wore was beyond his ken.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1095

Dry Conditions Plus Arrival off Windy, Wet Weather May Mean Power, Roadway Issues (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=1449941

Puget Sound Energy Crews Ready for First Storm of the Season - Utility urges public to be prepared as well (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/12/2283006/pse-crews-ready-for-first-storm.html

Tribes Add Potent Voice against Plan for Pacific Northwest Coal Terminals (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/us/tribes-add-powerful-voice-against-northwest-coal-plan.html

Avista Requests Rate Hikes in Idaho (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/11/avista-requests-rate-hikes-idaho/

Op/Ed - Why the U-S Needs a Networked Energy Grid (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-the-us-needs-a-networked-energy-grid/2012/10/11/e2c14c92-13da-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html

Japan Utility Agrees Nuclear Crisis Was Avoidable (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/10/11/2132074/japan-nuke-chief-hints-no-restarts.html

After Fukushima: Canada’s Nuclear Ambitions (Financial Post, Canada)

http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/12/after-fukushima-canadas-nuclear-ambitions/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Welcome Home, Salmon: Time to Get Out & See Returning Fish (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/fieldnotes/2019413118_welcome_home_salmon_time_to_get_and_and_see_returning_fish.html

Puyallup Hatchery is Historic (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/10/12/2329262/puyallup-hatchery-is-historic.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Anti-Fluoride Group Collects 43,236 Signatures in Fight for Portland Vote (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/10/anti-flouoride_group_collects.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California’s Renewable-Energy Plans May Hinge on Presidential Race (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-election-energy-20121011,0,4154109.story

Riding the Crest of Energy’s Future (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/sl/116736-riding-the-crest%20of-energys-future-

For Solar Panel Industry, a Volley of Trade Cases (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/global/us-places-tariffs-on-imports-of-chinese-solar-panels.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

The Pine Beetle Problem: Making Renewable Energy Lemonade from Biomass Lemons (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/10/the-pine-beetle-problem-making-renewable-energy-lemonade-from-biomass-lemons?cmpid=rss

Utilities Need to Change to Promote Renewable Energy, Conference Told (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/10/12/utilities-need-to-change-to-promote.html

Massachusetts - Towns Grapple with Larger Solar Projects (Boston Globe, MA)

http://bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2012/10/10/westborough-grapples-with-how-control-large-solar-energy-projects/FcU51E9jjChAgcIdwVli8H/story.html

Wind Power Lowers Electricity Prices & How (CleanTechnica)

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/12/wind-power-lowers-electricity-prices-and-how/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

“Are You Fan Enough” Campaign Promotes Energy Efficient (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/are-you-fan-enough-campaign-promotes-energy-efficient

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How’s That Big Carbon-Capture Push Going? Slowly. Too Slowly. (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/10/11/so-you-want-to-stash-your-carbon-emissions-underground/?wprss=rss_business

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

U-S Struggles to Rescue Green Program Hit by Fraud (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/energy-environment/us-struggles-to-rescue-green-program-hit-hard-by-counterfeiters.html

How a Green Fuel Turned Slimy (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/how-a-green-fuel-turned-slimy/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Homes Made Out of Milk Bottles; Networked Water Purifiers & Other Winners from the Clean Tech Open (GeekWire)

http://www.geekwire.com/2012/clean-tech-open/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Congressman’s Cyber-Attack Warning Doesn’t Daunt Port Angeles on Wi-Fi (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121012/news/310129989/us-representative-8217-s-cyber-attack-warning-doesn-8217-t-daunt

Broadband Spectrum Auctions a ‘Mistake’ (ZDNet News)

http://www.zdnet.com/broadband-spectrum-auctions-a-mistake-7000005674/

Dark Social: Why Measuring User Engagement is Even Harder than You Think (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/10/12/dark-social-why-measuring-user-engagement-is-even-harder-than-you-think/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State’s October Revenue Report Shows $36.6M Bump (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2282263/states-october-revenue-report.html

GENERAL NEWS

Rain’s Back & the Weekend Could Bring a Lot of It (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/rain%E2%80%99s-back-and-weekend-could-bring-lot-it.html

Fifty Years Later, Columbus Day Windstorm Still Ranks as Greatest (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/50-years-ago-Northwest-struck-by-worst-storm-on-record-173755001.html

1962 Storm Wreaked Havoc in Seattle, Along West Coast (KCPQ-TV, Tacoma/Seattle, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-1962-storm-wreaked-havoc-in-seattle-along-west-coast-20121011,0,7094874.story

Columbus Day Storm Remains a Fearsome Memory (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121011/NEWS01/710119931/1028

Justin Bieber’s Tacoma Dome ‘Theft’ Story Appears to be PR Stunt (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Justin-Biebers-Tacoma-Dome-theft-appears-to-be-PR-stunt-173904741.html

DIVERSIONS

Ten States That Sell the Most Beer are Surprising

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/11/beer-consumption-top-states/1627621/

Giant Eyeball Washes Ashore in South Florida

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2012/10/giant_eyeball_washes_ashore_in.html

Flambéd Squirrel Blamed for Building Fire

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/11/flambed-squirrel-blamed-apartments-fire?CMP=twt_fd&CMP=SOCxx2I2

Bear Helps Itself to Bee Hive Honey near Carnation

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019407870_apwahoneybear.html

SONG OF THE DAY

BJ Thomas - Everybody Loves a Rain Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QarFhP2cWtQ

Gene Kelly - Singin’ in the Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w40ushYAaYA

Energy News Digest for October 11, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1095

Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/fire-western-wash-raises-fears-spawning-salmon

Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2281768/klamath-tribes-get-share-of-record.html

SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/solarworld_wins_more_tariffs_b.html

U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-10/u-s-electric-grid-gets-regulatory-jolt-into-21st-century.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century
• Editorial - Common Ground: Public Power Lights the Past, the Future
• Thurston County Public Power Campaign Responds to Gregoire
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for October 9, 2012
• Electric Co-Op Insists 'Smart Meters' Not Capable of Monitoring Appliance Use
• Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon
• Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run
• Vancouver Island - Heber River Dam near Gold River Removed, Water Flows on Natural Beds
• Idaho Fish & Game Puzzled at Squirrel Slaughter
• SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them
• Oregon - Iberdrola's Lakeview Biomass Plans Call for More Emissions
• Oregon - Combustion Chambers Arrive at Wallowa Biomass Mill
• Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt
• Seattle Communities Are Going Solar Together, Tapping Rooftops for Clean Energy
• Michigan Voters to Decide Renewable Energy Mandate
• As Cold Returns, Tips for Saving on Heating Costs
• “Rock the Bulb” Offers Bellevue Puget Sound Energy Customers Free LEDs
• Editorial - Conservation Is the Best ‘Green' Energy
• Scientists: Growing Antarctic Ice is Strange Sign of Global Warming
• China’s Emissions Trading May Spur Global Accord, Report Says
• Op/Ed - Subsidizing Green Industry Is like Propping up a Kid’s Lemonade Stand
• Running on Sunshine: How to Charge Your Electric Car with Solar Panels
• Move Over Electric: Are Natural Gas Vehicles the Future of Cars?
• Congressman Dicks Warns of Possible 'Cyber 911,' Urges Government Action
• News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to State of Washington
• News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to Oregon
• Broadband Bargain Reached Between Oregon City & Clackamas County
• T5 Data Centers Plans Hillsboro Server Farm, Joining Stampede into Oregon
• 35th District, Position 1: Griffey, Haigh Square Off in Rematch
• 35th District, Position 2: MacEwen, Ring-Erickson Vie for Open Seat
• Washington Gubernatorial Race - Inslee's Green-Economy Bets Aren't a Sure Thing
• Tourism Group Plans to Ask Legislature for OK to Assess Mandatory Fee on Businesses for Marketing
• Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions
• Central Washington State’s Table Mountain Fire Contained, Smoke Clears Out
• California Gas Prices Take a Dip, Amid Calls to Investigate the Spike
• Mason County Safety Day Saturday
• Pacific No More? Mounting Legal Claims Could Bankrupt City

WORD OF THE DAY

Rectitude • \RECK-tuh-tood\ • Noun - 1: the quality or state of being straight 2: moral integrity: righteousness 3: the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure

Don’t tell lies buddy

Video can show the truth

Rectitude gets smashed

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-10/u-s-electric-grid-gets-regulatory-jolt-into-21st-century.html

Editorial - Common Ground: Public Power Lights the Past, the Future (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/11/common-ground-public-power-lights-the-past-the/

Thurston County Public Power Campaign Responds to Gregoire (OlyBlog)

http://olyblog.net/public-power-campaign-responds-gregoire

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for October 9, 2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1094

Electric Co-Op Insists 'Smart Meters' Not Capable of Monitoring Appliance Use (Laconia Daily Sun, NH)

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/62551-smart-meters-again

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/fire-western-wash-raises-fears-spawning-salmon

Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2281768/klamath-tribes-get-share-of-record.html

Vancouver Island - Heber River Dam near Gold River Removed, Water Flows on Natural Beds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Heber+River+near+Gold+River+removed+water+flows+natural+beds/7371711/story.html

Idaho Fish & Game Puzzled at Squirrel Slaughter (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Idaho-Squirrels-News-173731951.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/solarworld_wins_more_tariffs_b.html

Oregon - Iberdrola's Lakeview Biomass Plans Call for More Emissions (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/iberdrolas-lakeview-biomass-plans.html

Oregon - Combustion Chambers Arrive at Wallowa Biomass Mill (LaGrande Observer, OR)

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Business/Cumbustion-chambers-arrive-at-Wallowa-biomass-mill

Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/10/wind-turbine-manufacturer-suzlon-set-to-default-on-bond-debt?cmpid=rss

Seattle Communities Are Going Solar Together, Tapping Rooftops for Clean Energy (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=193244&issueID=26865

Michigan Voters to Decide Renewable Energy Mandate (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/11/162691345/michigan-voters-to-decide-renewable-energy-mandate?ft=1&f=3

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

As Cold Returns, Tips for Saving on Heating Costs (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019397235_apusonthemoneywinterfuelbills.html

“Rock the Bulb” Offers Bellevue Puget Sound Energy Customers Free LEDs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2012/10/10/rock-the-bulb-offers-bellevue-pse-customers-free-leds/

Editorial - Conservation Is the Best ‘Green' Energy (Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, CO)

http://www.postindependent.com/article/20121011/VALLEYNEWS/121019991/1083&ParentProfile=1074

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Scientists: Growing Antarctic Ice is Strange Sign of Global Warming (Associated Press)

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_21745000/scientists-growing-antarctic-ice-is-strange-sign-global

China’s Emissions Trading May Spur Global Accord, Report Says (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-10/china-s-emissions-trading-may-spur-global-accord-report-says

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed - Subsidizing Green Industry Is like Propping up a Kid’s Lemonade Stand (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2019398004_guesttoddmyersxml.html

Running on Sunshine: How to Charge Your Electric Car with Solar Panels (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2012/1010/Running-on-sunshine-how-to-charge-your-electric-car-with-solar-panels

Move Over Electric: Are Natural Gas Vehicles the Future of Cars? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1011/Move-over-electric-Are-natural-gas-vehicles-the-future-of-cars

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Congressman Dicks Warns of Possible 'Cyber 911,' Urges Government Action (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/10/dicks-warns-against-cyber-911/

News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to State of Washington (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://tinyurl.com/9ljcees

News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to Oregon (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://tinyurl.com/9ztuncs

Broadband Bargain Reached Between Oregon City & Clackamas County (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2012/10/broadband_bargain_reached_betw.html

T5 Data Centers Plans Hillsboro Server Farm, Joining Stampede into Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/10/t5_data_centers_plans_hillsbor.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

35th District, Position 1: Griffey, Haigh Square Off in Rematch

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/10/35th-district-house-griffey-haigh-square-off-in/

35th District, Position 2: MacEwen, Ring-Erickson Vie for Open Seat (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/10/35th-district-position-2-macewan-ring-erickson/

Washington Gubernatorial Race - Inslee's Green-Economy Bets Aren't a Sure Thing (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019396849_insleegreenbet11.html

Tourism Group Plans to Ask Legislature for OK to Assess Mandatory Fee on Businesses for Marketing (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/10/10/tourism-group-plans-to-ask-legislature.html

GENERAL NEWS

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1095

Central Washington State’s Table Mountain Fire Contained, Smoke Clears Out (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Table-Mountain-fire-contained-smoke-clears-out-173725731.html

California Gas Prices Take a Dip, Amid Calls to Investigate the Spike (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/1010/California-gas-prices-take-a-dip-amid-calls-to-investigate-the-spike

Mason County Safety Day Saturday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7644

Pacific No More? Mounting Legal Claims Could Bankrupt City (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Claims-by-former-mayor-ex-employees-may-bankrupt-city-of-Pacific-173593711.html

DIVERSIONS

Study Links Eating Chocolate to Winning Nobels

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/10/nobel-prizes-chocolate/1625403/

Researcher Says ‘Super-Earth’ Planet Made of Diamonds

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/10/11/researcher-say-super-earth-planet-made-of-diamonds/

Study Says Mice Can Sing

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/study-says-mice-sing-151312538.html

Kennewick Man Wasn’t from Columbia Valley

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2281267/kennewick-man-wasnt-from-columbia.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTIu_wwxkQI