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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- First Open House on Mason County PUD No. 3 Johns Prairie Operations Center Today
- Truck Stolen From Under Him: California Cable Repairman in Crane Basket Hurt
- Gillnets: Oregon Lawmakers Are Leaving This Tangle for another Day
- BPA News Advisory - Friday, May 8: Northwest Tribes and Federal Agencies Commemorate Columbia River Basin Fish Accords
- Wash. Sea Otters Face Potential Disease Threats
- Canada - New Rules Eyed for Whale-Watching Tour Operators
- California Scientists Side with Drakes Bay Oyster Farmer
- Avista Corp. Deal Allows Spokane Falls to Flow All Summer
- Eastern Oregon Dam Site Group Will Update Commissioners
- After Emergency Landing: Washington May Fine Airline for Dumping Fuel
- Rules to Limit Emissions in the Making of Ethanol
- Lack of Money Biggest Block for Biofuels
- Compressed Air: A Down-To-Earth Approach to Storing Energy
- Reuters Op/Ed - Wind Energy is Too Inefficient to Catch On
- PUD 3 and Mason County EDC Promote Conservation Programs
- Chelan PUD Sets Conservation Goals
- Tiny Particles Make LED Light More Pleasing
- News Release - Utilities Aim to Save Billions with Energy Efficiency
- Obama Urges Dems to Compromise on Warming
- Prince Charles Ramps up Rain Forest Effort
- Latest Round of Microsoft Layoffs May Not Be Last
- Libraries Eye Stimulus Money for Their Web Access
- Gregoire Names New Head of Information Services
- North Carolina Broadband Bill Shelved For Now
- Hawaii Broadband Bill Fails in State Legislature
- Google and Others Urge Inventory of National Airwaves
- Qwest’s 1st Rule of Bandwidth Caps: Don’t Talk about the Caps
- A Fifth of US Homes Have Cell Phones, No Landlines
- Date Set For Charter Communications Reorganization Plan Hearing
- Swine Flu Confirmed In Washington State
- Belfair-Tahuya Bridge to Close Overnight
- Locke Names Courtney Gregoire Legislative Director
- Viaduct Replacement Foreshadowing? Unexpected Holes Result from Sound Transit Tunneling
- Federal Stimulus Spending Could Take Us Down the Wrong Road
- Federal Way Council Ousts City Manager
- Portland’s Quality Of Life 42nd-Best in the World
WORD OF THE DAY
Kosher • \KOE-sherr\ • adjective - 1a: sanctioned by Jewish law; especially: ritually fit for use b: selling or serving food ritually fit according to Jewish law 2: being proper, acceptable, or satisfactory
There’s got to be a sentence that I could use today for kosher that would relate to the swine flu, but for the life of me I cannot come up with an appropriate example. Therefore I’m leaving it up to you, the FONDS (friends of the news digest) to come up with your own. It’s easy and fun!
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and 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
First Open House on Mason County PUD No. 3 Johns Prairie Operations Center Today (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7164/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Truck Stolen From Under Him: California Cable Repairman in Crane Basket Hurt (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2000593~Cable_repairman_in_crane_basket_hurt_in_carjacking.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
FISH & WILDLIFE
Gillnets: Oregon Lawmakers Are Leaving This Tangle for another Day (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/gillnets_lawmakers_are_leaving.html
BPA News Advisory - Friday, May 8: Northwest Tribes and Federal Agencies Commemorate Columbia River Basin Fish Accords (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/271651/
Wash. Sea Otters Face Potential Disease Threats (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009179603_apwaseaotters2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Canada - New Rules Eyed for Whale-Watching Tour Operators (Oak Bay News, BC)
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/44383972.html
California Scientists Side with Drakes Bay Oyster Farmer “…second time in a year that the Park Service has been put under a spotlight for fudging data to show that the company harmed the environment…” (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/06/MNIQ17ERPE.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Avista Corp. Deal Allows Spokane Falls to Flow All Summer (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009180914_spokanefalls06.html?syndication=rss
Eastern Oregon Dam Site Group Will Update Commissioners (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Dam-site-group-will-update-commissioners
After Emergency Landing: Washington May Fine Airline for Dumping Fuel (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/841288.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Rules to Limit Emissions in the Making of Ethanol - rules would limit emissions of climate-changing gases from the manufacture of ethanol (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/energy-environment/06ethanol.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Lack of Money Biggest Block for Biofuels (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/06/BUTB17F9IA.DTL&feed=rss.business
Compressed Air: A Down-To-Earth Approach to Storing Energy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4921-down-earth-approach-storing-energy/
Reuters Op/Ed - Wind Energy is Too Inefficient to Catch On
http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-wind-energy-is-too-inefficient-to-catch-on
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
PUD 3 and Mason County EDC Promote Conservation Programs (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=551
Chelan PUD Sets Conservation Goals (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090506/NEWS04/705069984
Tiny Particles Make LED Light More Pleasing (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/05/financial/f135749D87.DTL&feed=rss.business
News Release - Utilities Aim to Save Billions with Energy Efficiency (Washington Energy Services)
http://www.washingtonenergy.com/articles/article/205/utilities-aim-to-save-billions-with-energy-efficiency
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obama Urges Dems to Compromise on Warming (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/05/MNGT17F9HP.DTL&type=politics
Prince Charles Ramps Up Rain Forest Effort (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/prince-charles-ramps-up-rain-forest-effort/?partner=rss&emc=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Latest Round of Microsoft Layoffs May Not Be Last (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2009180671_microsoft06.html?syndication=rss
Libraries Eye Stimulus Money for Their Web Access (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/05/financial/f090134D80.DTL&feed=rss.business
Gregoire Names New Head of Information Services (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/841720.html
North Carolina Broadband Bill Shelved For Now - State will study bill's impact in more detail (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/North-Carolina-Broadband-Bill-Shelved-102300
Hawaii Broadband Bill Fails in State Legislature (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/06/financial/f072537D95.DTL&feed=rss.business
Google and Others Urge Inventory of National Airwaves (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12300916
Qwest’s 1st Rule of Bandwidth Caps: Don’t Talk about the Caps (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/05/05/qwest-the-first-rule-of-bandwidth-caps-is-dont-talk-about-bandwidth-caps/
A Fifth of US Homes Have Cell Phones, No Landlines (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/06/national/w090056D59.DTL&feed=rss.news
Date Set For Charter Communications Reorganization Plan Hearing (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/05/financial/f135743D98.DTL&feed=rss.business
GENERAL NEWS
Swine Flu Confirmed In Washington State (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009180832_flu06m0.html?syndication=rss
Belfair-Tahuya Bridge to Close Overnight (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/may/05/belfair-tahuya-bridge-to-close-overnight/?partner=RSS
Locke Names Courtney Gregoire Legislative Director (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_commerce_gregoire.html
Viaduct Replacement Foreshadowing? Unexpected Holes Result from Sound Transit Tunneling (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009180823_hole06m0.html
Federal Stimulus Spending Could Take Us Down the Wrong Road (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/05/06/transportation/18989/
Federal Way Council Ousts City Manager (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009182803_webfedwaymanager06m.html?syndication=rss
Portland’s Quality Of Life 42nd-Best in the World – Seattle is 50th (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/05/04/daily26.html?ana=from_rss
Link to Quality of Life Summary is here (Mercer Quality of Living Survey)
http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.htm?idContent=1173105#Top_50_cities:_Quality_of_living
DIVERSIONS
Afghanistan’s Only Pig Quarantined in Flu Fear
http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Afghanistan+only+quarantined+fear/1565423/story.html
British Scientists Unveil Chocolate-Fueled Race Car They Hope Will Go 145 Mph
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12298720
Thieves Use a Crane to Steal Man's Vacation Home and Everything Inside
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12307156
German Court Bans Very Long Names
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/europe/06germany.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
String of Pearls - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2uoH6kcpMc
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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