Energy News Digest for January 17, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon Panel Close To Fixing Renewable Energy Mandate to Avoid Ballot Fight (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/oregon_panel_close_to_fixing_r.html

Low Snowpack Prompts USDA to Issue Early Water Warning (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1843100-8/low-snowpack-prompts-usda-to-issue-early-water

Tennessee Valley Authority Asks for Resignations, Retirements to Cut Expenses (Chattanooga Times-Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jan/16/utility-asks-for-resignations-retirements-to-cut/

Group: Protect Orcas in West Coast Waters (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Group-protect-orcas-in-West-Coast-waters-240662661.html

Air Stagnation Advisory in Effect Until January 24 (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=WAZ511&warncounty=WAC045&firewxzone=WAZ655&local_place1=&product1=Air+Stagnation+Advisory#.UtmCE7TTmUk

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Tennessee Valley Authority Asks for Resignations, Retirements to Cut Expenses
• Canadian Hydro: Site C Hearings BC Hydro Proposes $20-Million Fund for Farmers
• Douglas PUD Improves Security for Web Customers
• Mason PUD 3 Commission Report for the January 14, 2014 Business Meeting
• Energy Grid ‘Duck Chart’ Used to Wade into Timing Issues
• How Smart Meters Are Helping Utilities with Voltage Management
• Report: How Transmission Line Developers Can Ease Opposition
• Group: Protect Orcas in West Coast Waters
• Anglers Irked at Green/North Toutle Wild Steelhead Proposal
• Low Snowpack Prompts USDA to Issue Early Water Warning
• Oregon Panel Close To Fixing Renewable Energy Mandate to Avoid Ballot Fight
• Washington State Bill Seeks Green Status for Spokane Waste-to-Energy Plant
• Snohomish PUD Investing in Manure Power
• Solar on a Grand Scale: Big Power Plants Coming Online in the West
• European Union Renewable Energy Targets to Be Significantly Scaled Back
• Dimmer Switch on Enforcement Unlikely to Darken Light Bulb Efficiency Standards
• Washington State Governor Inslee Says GOP Senator ‘Fear Mongering’ on Carbon Fuel Standard
• More Americans Don’t Believe Global Warming Is Happening: Survey
• Portland Utility to Install Natural Gas Truck Filling Stations
• Just Add Compost: How To Turn Your Grassland Ranch into a Carbon Sink
• IBM to Spend $1.2 Billion to Expand Cloud Services
• Crown Castle Scoops Up More Wireless Towers
• Editorial: Make Broadband a Common Carrier
• The State of Broadband
• Apple to Pay $32.5 Million over Kids’ App Purchases
• Air Stagnation Advisory in Effect Until January 24
• New “Wild Olympics” Legislation Submitted
• Underground, Bertha’s Still Stuck; Above Ground, Sniping Heats Up
• What the Media Are Saying Ahead of Seahawks vs. 49ers
• Remember When Seahawks Got An ‘F’ for Drafting Russell Wilson?

WORD OF THE DAY

Focus • \FOE-kuss\ • Noun - A subject that is being discussed or studied: the subject on which people’s attention is focused - A main purpose or interest - A point at which rays of light, heat, or sound meet or from which they move apart or appear to move apart; especially: the point at which an image is formed by a mirror, a lens, etc.

Plural foci also focuses

Focus or Foci

Multiple focuses, huh?

Oxymoron, yup.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for Shelton area for January 17, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tennessee Valley Authority Asks for Resignations, Retirements to Cut Expenses (Chattanooga Times-Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jan/16/utility-asks-for-resignations-retirements-to-cut/

Canadian Hydro: Site C Hearings BC Hydro Proposes $20-Million Fund for Farmers (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/site-c-hearings-b-c-hydro-proposes-20-million-fund-for-farmers-1.790081

Douglas PUD Improves Security for Web Customers (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2014/jan/16/douglas-pud-improves-security/

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report for the January 14, 2014 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1333

Energy Grid ‘Duck Chart’ Used to Wade into Timing Issues (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Energy-grid-duck-chart-used-to-wade-into-timing-4762718.php

How Smart Meters Are Helping Utilities with Voltage Management (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jeffstjohn/327031/how-smart-meters-are-helping-utilities-voltage-management

Co-ops Leveraging Technology (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/special-reports/ceo-closeup/2014-nreca-ceo-conference-co-ops-leverage-tech-in-many-ways/64983

Report: How Transmission Line Developers Can Ease Opposition (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/01/15/analysis-finds-common-themes-in-transmission-opposition/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Group: Protect Orcas in West Coast Waters (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Group-protect-orcas-in-West-Coast-waters-240662661.html

Anglers Irked at Green/North Toutle Wild Steelhead Proposal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jan/16/anglers-irked-greennorth-toutle-wild-steelhead-pro/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Low Snowpack Prompts USDA to Issue Early Water Warning (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1843100-8/low-snowpack-prompts-usda-to-issue-early-water

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Panel Close To Fixing Renewable Energy Mandate to Avoid Ballot Fight (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/oregon_panel_close_to_fixing_r.html

Washington State Bill Seeks Green Status for Spokane Waste-to-Energy Plant (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/17/bill-seeks-green-status-for-spokane-facility/

Snohomish PUD Investing in Manure Power (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Snohomish-PUD-invests-in-manure-power-240656981.html

Solar on a Grand Scale: Big Power Plants Coming Online in the West (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/solar-on-a-grand-scale-big-power-plants-coming-online-in-the-west/2014/01/16/80d68182-68fc-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html

European Union Renewable Energy Targets to Be Significantly Scaled Back (The Irish Times, Dublin)

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/eu-renewable-energy-targets-to-be-significantly-scaled-back-1.1658122

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Dimmer Switch on Enforcement Unlikely to Darken Light Bulb Efficiency Standards (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/01/15/dimmer-switch-on-enforcement-unlikely-to-darken-lightbulb-efficiency-standards/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Inslee Says GOP Senator ‘Fear Mongering’ on Carbon Fuel Standard (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140116/BLOG13/140119213

More Americans Don’t Believe Global Warming Is Happening: Survey (Weather Underground)

http://www.wunderground.com/news/more-americans-dont-believe-global-warming-happening-survey-20140117

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Portland Utility to Install Natural Gas Truck Filling Stations (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/portland-utility-install-natural-gas-truck-filling-stations

Just Add Compost: How To Turn Your Grassland Ranch into a Carbon Sink (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/just-add-compost-how-to-turn-your-grassland-ranch-into-a-carbon-sink/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

IBM to Spend $1.2 Billion to Expand Cloud Services (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/17/us-ibm-datacenters-idUSBREA0G05P20140117

Crown Castle Scoops Up More Wireless Towers (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/01/crown-castle-scoops-up-more-wireless.html

Editorial: Make Broadband a Common Carrier (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/01/16/net-neutrality-broadband-fcc-ruling-editorials-debates/4543059/

The State of Broadband (Information Week)

http://www.informationweek.com/infrastructure/networking/the-state-of-broadband/d/d-id/1090612

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Apple to Pay $32.5 Million over Kids’ App Purchases (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022679349_appleftcappsettlexml.html

GENERAL NEWS

Air Stagnation Advisory in Effect Until January 24 (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=WAZ511&warncounty=WAC045&firewxzone=WAZ655&local_place1=&product1=Air+Stagnation+Advisory#.UtmCE7TTmUk

New “Wild Olympics” Legislation Submitted (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9366

Underground, Bertha’s Still Stuck; Above Ground, Sniping Heats Up (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/01/16/undergroung-bertha-still-stuck-above.html

What the Media Are Saying Ahead of Seahawks vs. 49ers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/sports/What-the-media-are-saying-ahead-of-Seahawks-vs-49ers-240620691.html

Remember When Seahawks Got An ‘F’ for Drafting Russell Wilson? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/sports/seahawks/Russell-Wilson-draft-recap-240594701.html

DIVERSIONS

Pope to Sell His Harley for Charity

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/01/15/pope-francis-harley-motorcycle-sale/4488157/

Man Finds Lost Envelope Containing $40,000, Returns It to Owner

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-finds-lost-envelope-containing-40000-returns-it-to-owner-240430771.html

Elderly Colorblind Man Sees Color after Hitting Head

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Color-blind-man-sees-for-the-first-time-after-hitting-head-240429601.html

Russell Johnson, ‘Gilligan’ Professor, Dies on Bainbridge Island

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Russell-Johnson-Gilligan-professor-dies-on-Bainbridge-Island-240611641.html

SONG OF THE DAY

For the Pope:

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

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

For the Professor:

Little Roger & The Goosebumps – Gilligan’s Island (Sung to Stairway to Heaven)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg-MuLvAQe4

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for January 16, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Oregon: Talks of Extending, Reforming Manufacturing BETC Incentives Resurface in Salem (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2014/01/talks_of_extending_reforming_manufacturing_betc_incentives_resurface_in_salem.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Glaciers, Streamflow Changes Are Focus of New Columbia River Study (University Of Washington)

http://www.washington.edu/news/2014/01/15/glaciers-streamflow-changes-are-focus-of-new-columbia-river-study/

EPA: Alaska Mine Project a Threat to Sockeye Salmon Runs (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/epa-alaska-mine-project-a-threat-to-sockeye-salmon-runs/article_94378e6e-7e47-11e3-99ef-001a4bcf887a.html

The Unsettling Reasons 1.1 Million Nest Users Need to Re-Read Their Privacy Policy (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/01/the-unsettling-reasons-11-million.html

Circuit Court to FCC: You Can Restore Local Authority to Build Community Networks (Community Broadband Networks)

http://www.muninetworks.org/content/circuit-court-fcc-you-can-restore-local-authority-build-community-networks

Boulder Appeals Colorado PUC Decisions in City's Battle with Xcel Energy - PUC ruled…that it alone has the authority to decide which of Xcel’s assets — if any — Boulder can condemn and purchase (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/01/boulder-appeals-colorado-puc-decisions.html

We Can't Expect a Reliable Energy Future Without Talking Water (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/edfenergyexchange/2014/01/14/we-cant-expect-a-reliable-energy-future-without-talking-water/

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Shelton Area Weather for January 10, 2014

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for January 15, 2014

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for January 15, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Planners Ponder the Northwest without a Nuclear Power Plant (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/power-planners-ponder-northwest-without-nuclear-power-plant

Net Neutrality Takes Big Hit from Federal Appeals Court (Washington Business Journal, DC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2014/01/appeals-court-deals-blow-to-net.html

Washington State Bill Would Vacate Fish Treaty Protest Convictions from ‘Fish Wars’ (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1836843-8/bill-would-vacate-fish-treaty-protest-convictions-from

The State of Washington State - Governor Inslee Calls for Statewide Minimum Wage Increase (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gov-Inslee-calls-for-statewide-minimum-wage-increase--240160341.html

Interactive Maps - Mapping the American Carbon Footprint, Down to the Last Zip Code (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/lindsay-wilson/326341/mapping-american-carbon-footprint-down-last-zip-code-interactive-maps

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Power Planners Ponder the Northwest without a Nuclear Power Plant
• Portland General Electric Email Scam Now Targeting Individuals
• Thousands without Power as Wind Storm Batters Northeastern British Columbia
• Northern Exposure: Canadian Hydro in the Spotlight
• Fukushima Radiation (Still) Poses No California Risk
• Why Electricity’s Future Is in the Produce Aisle
• Library Offers DVD Collection of Vintage Bonneville Power Administration Films
• Washington State Bill Would Vacate Fish Treaty Protest Convictions from ‘Fish Wars’
• Acidic Oceans Eating Away at Skeletons in the Pacific, Researchers Say
• New USGS models will help clean up phosphorus on Boise River
• Google Buys another Texas Wind Farm
• With Startup Acquisition, SolarCity Will Open Up Solar Investing to Individuals
• Interactive Maps - Mapping the American Carbon Footprint, Down to the Last Zip Code
• Washington State Lawmaker Says Any Effort to Implement Low Carbon Fuel Standards Should Go through Legislative Process, Not Executive Decree
• Net Neutrality Takes Big Hit from Federal Appeals Court
• Flip - Major Change Unlikely Despite Open-Internet Ruling
• Flop - Court Ruling to Have Sweeping Effect on Internet Access
• The Nuts & Bolts of Network Neutrality
• Target Data Breach Could Be Costly for Payment Partners
• The Impact of Social Media on the Next Generation: One View
• The State of Washington State - Governor Inslee Calls for Statewide Minimum Wage Increase
• $1.1 Trillion Bill to Avoid Federal Shutdown Covers Many Local Interests
• Air Stagnation Advisory Issued by NWS Seattle
• Oregon Lawmakers Probe Columbia River Crossing Solo Plan During Hearing
• Mason General Hospital Commission Board Elects Officers; Medical Officers Elected
• Washington State Marijuana Businesses Having Hard Time Finding Landlords, Lenders
• Seahawks History: The 1983 AFC Championship Game

WORD OF THE DAY

Encrust • \in-KRUST\ • Verb - To cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust; to form a crust.

“You can never have enough parmesan and bread crumb crust on these babies,” enthused the hometown-cooking expert to his basic-cable audience. He smiled broadly as the brown bag, filled with crumbs and cheesy goodness bounced up and down, encrusting the tasty tilapia inside with their wholesome goodness.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for Mason County, WA for January 15, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Power Planners Ponder the Northwest without a Nuclear Power Plant (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/power-planners-ponder-northwest-without-nuclear-power-plant

Portland General Electric Email Scam Now Targeting Individuals (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/PGE-email-scam-now-targeting-individuals--240213581.html

Thousands without Power as Wind Storm Batters Northeastern British Columbia (Alberni Valley Times, BC)

http://www.avtimes.net/news/british-columbia/thousands-without-power-as-wind-storm-batters-northeastern-british-columbia-1.789859

Northern Exposure: Canadian Hydro in the Spotlight (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/01/northern-exposure-canadian-hydro-in-the-spotlight?cmpid=rss

Fukushima Radiation (Still) Poses No California Risk (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/fukushima-radiation-still-poses-no-california-risk/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Why Electricity’s Future Is in the Produce Aisle (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0115/Why-electricity-s-future-is-in-the-produce-aisle

Library Offers DVD Collection of Vintage Bonneville Power Administration Films (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Library-offers-DVD-collection-of-vintage-BPA-films.aspx

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Bill Would Vacate Fish Treaty Protest Convictions from ‘Fish Wars’ (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1836843-8/bill-would-vacate-fish-treaty-protest-convictions-from

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Acidic Oceans Eating Away at Skeletons in the Pacific, Researchers Say (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/01/15/acidic-oceans-eating-away-at-skeletons-in-the-pacific-researchers-say

New USGS models will help clean up phosphorus on Boise River (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/new-usgs-models-will-help-clean-up-phosphorus-on-boise-river/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Google Buys another Texas Wind Farm (Austin Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/01/google-buys-another-texas-wind-farm.html

With Startup Acquisition, SolarCity Will Open Up Solar Investing to Individuals (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/15/with-startup-acquisition-solarcity-will-open-up-solar-investing-to-individuals/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Interactive Maps - Mapping the American Carbon Footprint, Down to the Last Zip Code (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/lindsay-wilson/326341/mapping-american-carbon-footprint-down-last-zip-code-interactive-maps

Washington State Lawmaker Says Any Effort to Implement Low Carbon Fuel Standards Should Go through Legislative Process, Not Executive Decree (Washington State Republicans)

http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/news/lawmaker-says-any-effort-to-implement-low-carbon-fuel-standards-should-go-through-legislative-process-not-executive-decree/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Net Neutrality Takes Big Hit from Federal Appeals Court (Washington Business Journal, DC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2014/01/appeals-court-deals-blow-to-net.html

Flip - Major Change Unlikely Despite Open-Internet Ruling (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Major-change-unlikely-despite-open-Internet-ruling-5144018.php

Flop - Court Ruling to Have Sweeping Effect on Internet Access (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2014/01/14/court-ruling-to-have-sweeping-effect-on-internet-access/

The Nuts & Bolts of Network Neutrality (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-network-neutrality/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Target Data Breach Could Be Costly for Payment Partners (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/15/us-target-databreach-banks-idUSBREA0E03F20140115

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

The Impact of Social Media on the Next Generation: One View (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/01/the-impact-of-social-media-on-the-next.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

The State of Washington State - Governor Inslee Calls for Statewide Minimum Wage Increase (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gov-Inslee-calls-for-statewide-minimum-wage-increase--240160341.html

$1.1 Trillion Bill to Avoid Federal Shutdown Covers Many Local Interests (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/politics/1-1-trillion-bill-to-avoid-federal-shutdown-covers-many-local-interests.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Air Stagnation Advisory Issued by NWS Seattle (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA12513C683A68.AirStagnationAdvisory.12513C9700A0WA.SEWNPWSEW.06628a6d06a07d00643cde557eb215d0

Oregon Lawmakers Probe Columbia River Crossing Solo Plan During Hearing (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/politics/Oregon-lawmakers-considering-CRC-solo-project-240213151.html

Mason General Hospital Commission Board Elects Officers; Medical Officers Elected (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11978

Washington State Marijuana Businesses Having Hard Time Finding Landlords, Lenders (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2432946

Seahawks History: The 1983 AFC Championship Game (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2433433

DIVERSIONS

19 People Tasting Edible Play Dough for the Very First Time

http://gizmodo.com/19-people-tasting-edible-play-dough-for-the-very-first-1500327462

Stunning Photos of Colossal Lightning in Massive Volcano Eruption

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/incredible-photos-of-colossal-lightning-in-massive-volc-1501805277

Can Cooking with Your Bed Save You Money?

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/can-cooking-with-your-bed-save-you-money-142042281.html

Thieves Try to Steal Sigmund Freud’s Ashes

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/01/15/freud-london-urn-burglary/4490055/

SONG OF THE DAY

Crazy – Patsy Cline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5iyvHG6EE

Willie Nelson – Crazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQyeskd8CgA

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.