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Hot weather and outdoor food mark Fourth of July celebration as much as do parades and fireworks.
Here are two very American salad ideas for home or picnic dining this Fourth.
Their Americaness, however, is not quite as robust as it might seem. Let me explain.
Fourth of July backyard "barbecues" in my childhood always included potato salad. I thought it must be the most American, and patriotic, of dishes. Hot dogs, after all, are really Germanic sausages, frankfurters and wieners literarily named, in German, for the cities of Frankfurt and Vienna. And hamburgers are similarly named for the city of Hamburg.
Of course, later I learned that potato salad is a specialty throughout Central and Northeastern Europe, from Germany to Sweden to Russia and all points in between. Ah, well!
But I love potato salad, preferably tangy sweet-sour potato salad without much glubby mayonnaise.
For fun, I now make Fourth of July potato salad in the colors of red, white and blue. That's not to be confused with the French national colors "bleu, blanc et rouge" (blue, white and red).
When I began this culinary prank, I used small red-skinned potatoes and purple-blue potatoes. But the red skins cook to a weak pinkish-tan, and the blue potatoes fade to pale violet. That's pretty wimpy for the Fourth of July.
Now I go bold, as our national honor dictates: red from diced beets and blue from blueberries.
The beets, made brighter red with a touch of vinegar, are stirred into the salad shortly before serving so they don't stain it pink.
The trick for making good potato salad is proper simmering of the potatoes to achieve firmness yet without an undercooked crunch.
Aside from potato salad, what can shout Fourth of July louder than watermelon?
Since I had few inhibitions in tampering with the "good old" mayonnaise-laden potato salad of my childhood Fourth of July fare, I have fun with watermelon, too: watermelon salad.
In recent years, chefs at fancy modern restaurants, especially farm-to-table sorts of restaurants, have put forth watermelon salads on their summer menus. These salads typically are enhanced with tangy cheeses to play against the melon's cool sweetness and gorgeous color. The first such I tasted in Athens was a Hugh Acheson creation at Five & Ten. Chris Rountree, chef de cuisine at Heirloom, does a good one, too.
My own offering in this genre pairs watermelon with salty feta cheese and a vinaigrette infused with lemon, jalapeño and fresh herbs.
Add a little arugula, and all the tastes are covered: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and chili hot. Even better — it's beautiful.
I had assumed that watermelon and cheese salad was a modern, adult-aimed twist on an old American childhood favorite fruit.
However, to begin the disillusionment, it turns out that watermelon, which even the Chinese were tricked into calling "shih gwa," or "Western" melon, originated in Africa. Second, watermelon and feta salad is traditional in Greece, where other sweet seasonal fruits also are paired with that salty, tangy sheep's cheese. Ah, well again!
But watermelon salad is well worth making for a Fourth of July feast, even if it's more cosmopolitan — like potato salad — than it first appears.
The availability of "seedless" watermelon makes for simpler preparation and easier eating. I find pure olive oil heavy for dressing a salad containing fruit, and cut it with 3 parts of sunflower or canola oil.
Each of the two salad recipes serves six as a side dish or appetizer.
2 pounds small red-skinned potatoes
1 medium-sized fresh beet or canned beet
1 large or 2 medium scallions (green onions), or 2 tablespoons minced red onion
4 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons mayonnaise ("real" mayonnaise works best)
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1⁄2 cup fresh blueberries
In large, uncovered pan with plenty of water, bring potatoes just to a simmer over medium heat. Do not boil them or cover the pan. If water begins boiling, pour in a little cold water to slow it. Swirl the pan occasionally to gently move the potatoes around. After 8-10 minutes, test a potato for doneness by piercing with a toothpick. When tender except for firmness at the very center, remove from the heat. Drain and cool.
In a separate pan of water, boil the beet, unpeeled. When tender when pierced with toothpick, let cool. Peel it. Alternatively, use a canned beet. Cut in small dice, season with a little salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon of vinegar. Set aside.
Do not peel potatoes. Slice them 1⁄4-inch thick, cutting in half first if large. Place in a large bowl for easy mixing.
Slice scallion finely, including green parts, or use minced onion. Mix in a small bowl with vinegar, sugar, mayonnaise, salt and pepper until mayonnaise breaks up.
Stir mixture into potatoes, mixing gently with a large spoon or hands (use plastic gloves). Let sit for 10 minutes. Mix again and taste. If necessary, add salt, vinegar and/or sugar. The taste should be slightly salty (the potato will absorb more) and tangy sweet-sour.
Potato salad is best if made in advance and refrigerated a few hours or up to several days.
Shortly before serving, stir again. Taste and add salt, if needed. Stir in diced beets (drained) and part of blueberries.
Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with remaining blueberries.
3 tablespoons sunflower or canola oil
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 lengthwise strips lemon zest, cut from lemon with vegetable peeler
8 thin slices jalapeño pepper
1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme, on the stems, or 6 medium basil leaves
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice or balsamic vinegar
Approximately 3 pounds "seedless" watermelon (half of a medium-small one)
Approximately 11⁄2 cups arugula, rinsed and drained
1⁄4 pound feta cheese, crumbled
A few sprigs parsley, coarsely chopped for garnish
In a bowl, make dressing by combining oils, zest, pepper slices, fresh herb and salt. Bruise zest, jalapeño and herb with back of a spoon. Stir in lemon juice or balsamic vinegar. After 20 minutes, remove solids with fork.
Slice watermelon to desired thickness: 1⁄4 inch for watermelon triangles, 3⁄4 inch for chunks. Cut off rind. Cut flesh into 2-by-3-inch triangles or 3⁄4-inch chunks.
Place bed of arugula on salad plates or platter. Stack up watermelon attractively on arugula. Sprinkle crumbled feta on and between watermelon pieces. Drizzle dressing evenly over watermelon. Dust with parsley.
• Tim Dondero is a medical researcher as well as cooking teacher, chef and caterer. Contact him at timdondero@ gmail.com or visit his blog, t-jintan.blogspot.com.

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SWTOR: No plans for cross-server PVP queuing in near future, says BioWare
With plans to implement a separate level 50 PVP queue in Star Wars: The Old Republic, many players are worried this could increase queue times even longer than they already are. Given the complaints of a "dead end-game" feeling, it's easy to understand players fears.
Anyone who is level 50 knows that the player population drops considerably once you reach max level. Of course, with the game being relatively new that is to be expected. In fact, back in December (10 days after SWTOR's official release), BioWare revealed that the majority of players were in the sub-level 30 range of the game. I can't imagine it changing that much since.
The problem is, once a player reaches level 50 now, the new queue could leave them waiting quite a bit before they get into a PVP match. This will change as more players reach max level, but until then player's are rightfully concerned.
Responding to a fan's concerns, Senior Online COmmunity Manager Stephen Reid said: "Your server isn't 'dead' by any means, but it's a lower population server than some others. The good news is, the population is growing daily as more people buy the game and get online (we can see the growth)."
Reid did admit, however, "You're right in that the number of level 50 players is going to be small and won't increase dramatically in a short period of time."
Another big problem, even now, is that Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn't have cross-server PVP queues - and according to Reid, there are no plans to implement it in the near future.
"Cross-server queuing for PvP is something that the development team wants to happen, but it's not going to be available in the near future," Reid informed fans.
Reid suggested re-rolling a new character while you wait for other players to catch up to level 50.
"On your own server, you'll be able to PvP all the way from L10 to L49 without any issue, and by the time you get close to the cap you can see how the L50 Warzone 'scene' is," said Reid. "On another server - especially a PvP server - you may find a more PvP-centric community."
The problem is, even those end-game level 50 Warzones are dead right now. The massive size of Ilam coupled with the lack of level 50 characters are hindering PVP in a game that focuses on war between two sides.
I have no clue why cross-server PVP isn't on BioWare's upcoming updates. Not only are queue times up, but players on servers that are heavily one-sided only get to experience certain PVP zones. For instance, my server is heavy Sith which results in me having to play Huttball a lot. For the Republic, they get to play more of Alderaan and Voidstar


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Shipping boots: Essential if you want to take your pony somewhere in a trailer.
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Mayor should draw on his successes to push for improvements to schools
Mayor Byron W. Brown took the oath of office the other day, marking the start of his third four-year term. Some politicians grow stale in the job. The good ones reinvent themselves, bringing fresh ideas and new solutions to old problems.
For the future of the city and his own legacy, Brown must ensure that he falls into the latter category. We believe the mayor has moved the city in the right direction; the city's stable finances and building boom testify to that. However, the city is facing some big problems. Here are some areas on which the mayor should focus:
SCHOOLS. There is absolutely nothing more important to the strength, vitality and future of the City of Buffalo than the public school system. Right now, it's failing. The graduation rate still hovers around a dismal 50 percent.
Brown has long insisted that he and his administration have been involved in the public school system. From a financial standpoint, that is true. But the public wants and needs more of the mayor's time and attention spent on schools.
Brown seems to have gotten the message. Speaking after his swearing-in ceremony, Brown pledged to a standing-room-only crowd of elected officials and invited guests to "… advocate even more passionately for the needs of our students …"
That's good. His office may have no direct authority over the school district, but it does have influence and the mayor needs to exercise it.
DEVELOPMENT. When Brown was first elected mayor in 2005, the word "development" was hardly mentioned in the same sentence as Buffalo. Planners had wonderful architects' renderings, and little else besides their wishful thinking. But construction has steadily picked up steam during Brown's tenure. To his credit, he assisted when appropriate and got out of the way when appropriate.
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is expanding in ways that once were unimaginable. The energy is palpable. The same can be said of waterfront development. Brown eased the way for projects such as Canalside, a fast-growing development district with two hotels, two hockey rinks, re-created canals and other attractions on the way. Sections of outer harbor land long owned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will be transferred to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. The city wanted that land, badly. Brown, showing true leadership, acted in the best interest of all Western New Yorkers by giving up the city's claim.
POVERTY. The mayor is focused on the city's improving economy, but he is also keenly aware that not all parts of the city are in play. Western New York Regional Economic Development Council and Buffalo Billion efforts are directly targeted at helping lift the city's poor. The mayor can assist through the Buffalo Employment and Training Center and other avenues, such as partnering with Erie Community College, in training residents for in-demand jobs.
CRIME. Under the mayor, several crime-fighting initiatives have been undertaken, most notably Buffalo's partnership with the U.S. Attorney's Office. The effort is aimed at aggressively prosecuting gang members, who are responsible for much of the violence across the city.
Reducing crime remains a huge factor in reshaping the city's image. It's simple: People need to feel safe visiting, let alone living, in the city. This is a tough nut to crack for any big city, but the mayor's continued efforts in working with partners should make a measurable difference.
The mayor and the city have made significant strides in the past eight years. Improving the schools is the key to maintaining that momentum. Renewed focus on education will help the city in the other key areas of development, poverty and crime. We welcome Brown's promise to do more to fix education in Buffalo.


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Corporate Rot--Readers Respond
The April 5 entry on "Corporate Rot" drew a number of thoughtful responses from readers, some supporting the thesis and others contesting it.
While I understand how fluid labor markets contribute mightily to the "productivity" and adaptability of the U.S. economy, I am not persuaded that an obsession with short-term financial results, human-resource software filters and an atrophying of long-term experience are healthy trends. The facts are that corporate profits have risen to post-World War II highs ($1.3 trillion a year, fully 10% of the entire GDP) while wages have remained flat except within the top tier of wage-earners.
Is this imbalance justified in a Darwinian way, i.e. corporations have successfully adapted to post-industrial globalization while 90% of American workers have not? The larger question is: have U.S. corporations eaten their seed corn by throwing off long-term employment as a profit-diminishing yoke?
Here are six (very different) commentaries contributed by readers. In order to keep this page's file size managable, I've placed all the commentaries on a separate page. I think you'll find the variety of viewpoints most interesting.
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MW president awarded Fulbright
WORTHINGTON -- Dr. Richard Shrubb, president of Minnesota West Community and Technical College, will travel to Russia in early April to help forge relationships between rural Russian farmers and agribusiness professionals and farmers from southwest Minnesota.
Shrubb, recently awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant, is one of five college administrators -- and the only Minnesotan -- to make the 17-day journey to Russia. The group will spend two weeks "in country" as representatives of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Joining Shrubb on the journey are college officials from Florida, California, Texas and New Jersey.
"We go first to Moscow and participate in Department of State functions," Shrubb said of the trip. "About half of the trip can be customized for each participant. That's when we'll separate from the group and do individually specialized goals."
Now in the process of getting his VISA application completed, Shrubb said his goal for the trip is to meet with rural Russian farmers to "amplify education and the exchange of people and equipment."
"My hope is to establish relationships and exchange knowledge and people between southwest Minnesota and rural Russia," he added.
"Ideally, what I would like is to see Russian farmers come here and live with farmers for a week or two and just look at equipment and talk about soil analysis, marketing grain, inoculations for livestock, transportation of livestock -- even (meet) people not directly involved in farming ... that's a huge opportunity for Russian farmers."
Shrubb had applied for a Fulbright Scholar while in graduate school more than 30 years ago, but unlike his application then, this time he had a specific purpose in mind -- one that grew out of a connection he made with a Minnesota West student a year ago.
Brandon Dreesen of Slayton was a student in Jeff Rogers' class at Minnesota West and spoke of the work his dad, Don, was doing to get agricultural equipment to Russian farmers. The family-owned business dismantles farm implements, ships the pieces in containers to Russia, and then has the products assembled there for use by farmers.
"It's just a wonderful service to Russia," said Shrubb. "The market (for implements) is so small, so the really big companies ... it's not a big enough market for them to open a business there. It's really perfect for a family-owned business."
Shrubb visited Dreesen's Russian Ag Export business early last summer with Rogers.
"Jeff was so impressed with this business that he invited our provost and me to go to their family and learn about this business they have in Slayton," Shrubb explained. "We learned about the concept that they have, which was very direct and common sensical. It was successful because of its directness and simplicity."
Within weeks after visiting the Dreesens, Shrubb attended a training for college presidents where he spoke with a college president from Florida who had recently returned from a Fulbright trip. That discussion "connected the dots" for Shrubb, who applied for a Fulbright grant to Russia just days after returning from the summer training.
"The trip (to Russia) is so brief that I could do it without disturbing my presidency here," Shrubb said. "All the participants have to have very specific plans about what we want to do."
Shrubb said his ultimate goal is to share farmers back and forth between southwest Minnesota and Russia in hopes of advancing Russia's farming practices. Most farmers in Russia practice subsistence farming, meaning they use their farm to feed their family.
"Their equipment is very, very old in relation to what we have now," Shrubb said. "We want to promote the business model of agriculture in Russia and the transportation of knowledge back and forth between the United States and Russia for farming and community development that's wrapped around agriculture."
As a requirement of the Fulbright Scholar program, Shrubb will make public presentations about his Russian experience upon his return. He plans to speak at local Kiwanis and Rotary groups, as well as promote the Fulbright program during the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities meeting of presidents.
Shrubb's trip to Russia is completely funded by the Fulbright grant, and he will not get any funds from Minnesota West or the MnSCU program for the mission.
Approximately 1,100 faculty and professionals from across the U.S. will travel abroad in 2013 and 2014 through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Sponsored by the U.S. government, the Fulbright program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries. The U.S. Congress makes an annual appropriation to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to fund the Fulbright Scholarship Program.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for relationship building and business exchange of agricultural practices," Shrubb said. "If we can achieve that, it would be better for us as global citizens and as agricultural professionals."
Daily Globe Reporter Julie Buntjer may be reached at 376-7330.


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From: Dan Pennucci
To: Janet Eagleson
Sent: Monday, Sept. 16
Subject: Game On!
And we're back!
Training camps are open and it's just about two weeks until the puck drops and the inevitable Stanley Cup hangover that will set in for Chicago, a term which I'm assuming has a different meaning for Patrick Kane.
We've already seen a few interesting developments in the first few days of training camp, or to put it another way, more news tidbits than fans who attended the Nashville-Florida preseason contest on Monday. That said it was middle of the day on a Monday in September for a prospect scrimmage.
Speaking of Florida, Tim Thomas leaves reemerges and heads to Florida on a tryout basis. I figured it would be a team like the Panthers to roll the dice on Thomas, but I can't entirely see him in a defensive system which is predicated on allowing as many shots as possible. Also, how much longer do they keep Jacob Markstrom waiting?
Jaromir Jagr is already injured in New Jersey, apparently dealing with lower body soreness. I figured it'd be at least a day. Maybe that $2 million bonus which kicks in when Jagr plays 45 games was a sage choice by the New Jersey brass.
A few good ole Canadian boys are finding themselves with a larger passbook balance after last week, as Alex Pietrangelo and Nazem Kadri have committed long-term to their new team. (Although Kadri crosses the bridge in Toronto while Pietrangelo flies right over it.) I love what Pietrangelo brings both from a hockey and fantasy hockey perspective, obviously the type of talent you want to lock up. As for Kadri, I give the Leafs credit for not signing a huge deal, seems like more of a "let's see you do that again," type of contract.
Lastly, let's examine a potentially murky goaltending situation from a fantasy perspective in each message this exchange, kicking off with Philadelphia.
Steve Mason or Ray Emery: From a wins perspective, the Flyers are in a tough division and their system hasn't done much to insulate goaltenders, too many turnovers in their own zone. Mason seems to be the starter per-se but Emery wasn't brought in to play sparingly, especially after his outstanding statistical season with Chicago last year. I'm wary of Mason, but he looked good playing out the stretch for Philly, with a 4-2 mark, 1.90 GAA and .944 save percentage. That said, I'm still wary and think Emery is the value play.
From: Janet Eagleson
To: Dan Pennucci
Sent: Monday, Sept. 16
Subject: Goalies Galore
Damn, it feels good to have hockey back.
I'm honestly not all that surprised by Florida's interest in Tim Thomas. Beggars can't be choosers, Mr. Thomas -- who cares if you're pelted with pucks? His presence on the kitties would actually help save Jacob Markstrom's career -- there's no better way than to destroy a young goalie who's adjusting to smaller pads by tossing him to the wolves. I like the move. And besides, there aren't that many media outlets that cover the kitties. Timmy won't have as many ways to showcase his stupidity ... but I digress.
You know I've long been critical of Nazem Kadri and I'm not entirely ready to give that up. The Leafs signed a great deal. And if he can do the things he believes he can, Kadri will absolutely own Toronto. And I mean OWN. I don't know what my hang up on him is exactly -- I like P.K. Subban's cockiness, but Kadri's grates me to no end. Maybe it's because I'm such a sucker for hot shot defenders.
Speaking of which, Alex Pietrangelo's deal is bang on -- I do not have a problem with it at all. He's foundational to the Blues -- a pillar for their team like Erik Karlsson is to the Sens and Shea Weber is to the Preds. On the ice, I'd rather have him than Kris Letang.
Now to Philly's goaltending situation. I'll get this over quick -- I'm not owning one without the other. I've long been a Steve Mason fan and liked what he did once he arrived on [South] Broad Street. But back to my sideways comment about Jacob Markstrom above -- those new regs around pad sizemeans there are going to be a lot of open five holes. The pads now can't block things off quite as effectively missing three-to-four inches of knee flaps. So Mason will struggle with that. And Emery's bad hip will be stressed by it, too. It's likely to start as an ugly platoon -- both guys will get yanked and fast in the impatient world of orange and black.
Speaking of goalies, what's your take on the Karri Ramo - Rito Berra - Joey MacDonald show in Calgary? Can Ramo really carry those snuffled Flames? And what happens in Anaheim? Does Viktor Fasth finally steal Jonas Hiller's starting minutes or do they end up in a platoon, too? And speaking of platoons, what happens in Tampa with Ben Bishop and Anders Lindback?
As for Jagr's injury? Toronto has Joffrey Lupul's bad back. Some things never change.
From: Dan Pennucci
To: Janet Eagleson
Sent: Wednesday, Sept. 18
Subject: Padding the Crease
Yes, I may have baited you with the Kadri question.
I tried watching some of the Devils-Rangers preseason and I just couldn't get excited about it. Sure, Corey Schneider made some great saves and it was good seeing Reid Boucher get some NHL ice time, albeit preseason hockey. However, it's just a lower grade of hockey and there aren't too many compelling roster battles on the Devils, but I'll force my way through a few games in the coming week.
Great call with Philly's goaltending duo. Usually when I roster a 1a and 1b from the same team, I always seem to have the wrong guy on my active roster, thus leading to more frustration.
The words Calgary and goaltending are enough for me to consider not drafting a goaltender if I have to pick from one of those three. The Flames are not looking the most reliable of teams and it'll be weird not seeing Kipper on the team. That said, of those three, Joey MacDonald has been bouncing around from team to team, so maybe some regular ice time can help him. Karri Ramo hasn't been Stateside for quite some time after he was thought to be the savior in Tampa. Berra seems akin to Viktor Fasth last season as a solid netminder who's making his North American debut, albeit without the Anaheim team in front of them. I wouldn't draft any of them as more of a late-round lottery ticket. Ramo seems to have the inside track, but Berra is the wild card. Calgary is a team to avoid outside of a few tremendous young prospects, but their goalies do not strike me as players that can help my roster.
Speaking of the leg pad regulations that are now in effect, which of the top five goalies could be the most affected? Obviously, Lundqvist comes to mind since the knock on him is that he's a puck-blocker, but the guy is always in great position. Are you thinking this could affect the larger netminders like Pekka Rinne or players more like the athletic Jonathan Quick? Is the concern about the pads enough to make you shy away from anyone?
I'm going to go with Fasth if I take any Anaheim netminder this season. Hiller doesn't seem like his job is the most secure. I like Bishop better than Lindback in Tampa Bay, but not as a regular starter on my roster, maybe a reserve. Neither of them distinguished themselves much in their limited roles as a starter and Bishop is on his third team in the last few seasons after being such a highly touted prospect in the Blues organization.
Let's look at two overachievers last season, Sergei Bobrovsky and Corey Crawford. Where do we slot them after the usual top five netminders have been drafted? I can't see repeats from either of them in terms of their production, but I still like them better than a few of the other second-tier starters and would be fine taking them if it's a value, just not based on last season's stats.
From: Janet Eagleson
To: Dan Pennucci
Sent: Wednesday, Sept. 18
Subject: New Faces
It's interesting that you tossed out Corey Crawford's name -- he's a guy whose pads reached his armpits. OK, so that's an exaggeration, but I'll bet he'll lose anywhere between two to four inches off the top of those pads. That kind of change is going to impact his game.
Honestly, I'm a little worried about all of the tall goalies and the adjustments they will need to make. Even two inches off each pad will result in a spiffy, four-inch increase to the five-hole. That's a tasty treat for snipers. And most goalies got their new pads in August. The psychology of that is going to weigh on the fragile psyches of most goalies. They're different dudes. Change isn't good. They may think they haven't had enough time to adjust.
But will it really impact fantasy? Not if it's a universal problem -- all counting categories will generally go down, and that will affect everyone relatively equally. But I'm a little worried about two of my leagues where we assign points to things like saves, goals against, etc. I guess it's wait-and-see.
'Nuf about the twinetenders. What does Minny do for Nino Niederreiter? Can he resurrect his once-hot status? Who delivers more for their teams -- Daniel Alfredsson in Detroit or Jarome Iginla in Boston? Does Corey Schneider start 50 games for your Devils? Can Valtteri Filppula both rebound and shake off the Vinny Lecavalier comps? Which sniper pots more goals -- Corey Perry, James Neal or Marian Gaborik? And why?
Lastly, let's speculate on this -- which current playoff teams do not make the postseason if -- or when -- both Columbus and Carolina make this year's playoffs?
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To: Janet Eagleson
Sent: Saturday, Sept. 21
Subject: Poorly Named Divisions
A deluge of questions...I love it.
Nino Niederreiter in the Twin Cities I'm buying. Pair him up with Zach Parise, Charlie Coyle, Michael Granlund and the rest of the Wild's underrated scorers (Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville) and he can make a savvy late round selection in most leagues. Be ready to pull the trigger on him earlier in keeper leagues. However, his spot on the Wild roster isn't certain, but he has shown flashes.
This past summer, you mentioned the mere fact that Bobby Ryan will be playing with a renewed vigor for Ottawa to prove the Anaheim brass wrong for them constantly trying to trade him; I see it as the same situation with Niederreiter. It wasn't a good situation for him on Long Island and there wasn't much communication between the two parties based on published reports. Niederreiter needed to get away from the Islanders, as he didn't fit into their future plans or their physical system. I know it sounds odd to say someone's offensive skills will be able to flourish in Minnesota (just because of all the old Lemaire connotations). It's a burgeoning situation with one of the league's best defensemen and two future blue studs as well, plenty of veteran leaders and talent there as well to insulate the budding Swiss star.
Filppula in Tampa Bay I'm less certain about. We talked this past summer about being able to hide out, for lack of a better term, in the Detroit system, as he now could be exposed in Tampa Bay. The Bolts paid a hefty price for him at $5 mil per for 5 years, but, unless he rides shotgun with Mighty Mite and Stamkos, I don't see Filppula being hugely productive.
Iggy in Boston - Iginla is a traditionally slow starter, but I think this could be exacerbated from a fantasy perspective with the Bruins. Boston's scoring is always balanced and I've found owning their offensive players can be a bit frustrating simply due to the fact that their scoring is so spread out. Boston doesn't need many goals to win games with that defense and system. Guys like Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron are solid mid-round additions, but their fantasy value will never match what they do on the ice, so many intangibles that can't be measured statistically. The question with Iginla is on which of the top two lines does he skate? Lucic-Krecji, or Bergeron-Marchand? Remember, Iggy isn't the only new top six forward on Boston, as the perennially consistent and underrated Loui Eriksson heads to the Hub. I'm leaving Iggy and grabbing Loui. Iggy can be a boost to teams in leagues that count shots, but I'm only drafting him if it's a situation where other younger, more talented players have been snagged.
Alfredsson in Detroit - I'm more indifferent about the situation. He'll see some production with a place alongside either Datsyuk or Zetterberg, but I'm wondering where the upside is with Alfie. I see him around 45 points and not much more. Still sad how the situation ended with him in Ottawa.
I'm saying Corey Perry leads that trio of snipers, then Neal and Gaborik. You can't deny the offensive situation Perry is in alongside Hair Club model Ryan Getzlaf. They're the primary options on their team and I think the Ducks will be hungry after that disappointing playoff exit last year. It's going to be interesting seeing them play Vancouver often this year. Perry plays big and can be a boon for owners in multi-category leagues. Neal will be alongisde either Malkin or Crosby, so he has that going for him, which is nice. Gaborik. Where's the center to get him the puck? True, he's off Broadway and a continent away from John Tortorella, but the offensive systems of Anaheim and Pittsburgh have me convinced over Columbus.
Carolina and Columbus have a tough road in the horribly named "Metropolitan Division" (seriously, who focused-group that one?). That said, Philadelphia and New Jersey are in transit (definitely a euphemism) while Washington will battle with the Islanders for the wild-card spot. At this point I'm saying: Pittsburgh, Rangers, Isles, Canes, Washington, Devils, Columbus, and the Flyers.
What can owners expect from Mikhail Grabovski in Washington? Filip Forsberg in Hockey Tonk?
Any players who you'll be avoiding, whether it's a situation they're in or injury issues?
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To: Dan Pennucci
Sent: Saturday, Sept. 21
Subject: Injury Report
Metropolitan? Some of those cities just aren't that important or big (sorry, Raleigh et al.). Maybe it should be have the cosmopolitan division. But then again, there's not much that's cosmopolitan about Columbus, Raleigh or Uniondale. But I digress.
I like Mikhail Grabovski in Washington, but he's nothing more than a 55 to 60 point player at the very best. Filip Forsberg has impressed Preds' staff, but I suspect anyone who can score would impress them. He just turned 19 in August and Seth Jones will hit that mark in early October. Will the Preds really carry two 19-year-olds? Seems like a stretch to me. Even if they do, Forsberg will be making the leap from the Swedish second division. There are a lot of adjustments he needs to make and that system carves about 15-20 points off a player's upside.
Injuries? Tomas Vokoun's blood clot problem from Saturday scares me. He has a rare clotting disease called pelvic thrombophlebitis that originally flared up 2005-06. Can Marc-Andre Fleury carry the load after the team all but tossed him under the bus last year? Claude Giroux's tendon surgery is concerning -- tendons are slow to heal because of a poor blood supply. And the immobilization needed is significant (his whole forearm would have been in a fixed position). He could get off to a slow start. (Ed. Note: Giroux has had the splint removed from his right arm).
Other than those guys, I think Pekka Rinne's recovery from hip surgery should be watched. Ryan Callahan's absence from the Rangers will have a big bearing on the team's start. But Alexei Emelin's absence might just have the biggest impact on any team. The Habs desperately need his physicality and the complexion of the entire team changes without him.
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Miami Heat Take Game 3 And Lead Series Over The Oklahoma City Thunder
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The Miami Heat returned home to the American Airlines Arena for Game 3 of the NBA Finals and put on a show for the hometown crowd stomping on the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85.
The Thunder showed toughness through games 1 &2 but showed their signs of weakness during game 3. Kevin Durant, Russel Westbrook and James Hardin could not stay on the same page nor knock down wide open jumpers or much needed free throws.
The Thunder looked like the younger, less immature team and the Miami Heat noticed that and took advantage. Lebron James led the Heat to victory with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. Dewayne Wade added 25 points and 7 rebounds. Durant finished with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists. Russel Westbrook added 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
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Diaper Discounts Disappear as the Masses Leave the Streets
When the masses took to the streets, Mega started importing Huggies from Turkey, instead of buying them from the brand's Israeli manufacturer, lowering prices.
The cost of Huggies diapers at supermarket chain Mega is back up again, some months after the summer's cost-of-living protests subsided.
When the masses took to the streets, diapers were one of the many products that came under fire. Mega then started importing Huggies from Turkey, instead of buying them from the brand's Israeli manufacturer. The move enabled the chain to lower prices to NIS 36 per package - less than the price of Huggies manufactured locally by Holga-Kimberly.
Holga-Kimberly is partly owned by Nochi Dankner's IDB group, which also controls Mega's biggest rival, the Super-Sol chain. IDB owns 49% of Holga-Kimberly through subsidiary Hadera Paper.
While Mega said it had been importing diapers on its own in an attempt to lower prices, sources said the real reason was a conflict with Holga-Kimberly. Mega had sent the diaper maker and other suppliers a bill for millions of shekels due to "the chain's eroding profitability."
While other chains argued that Mega couldn't keep up with the imports for long, Mega responded that this was a long-term strategic decision and denied accounts that a reconciliation with Holga-Kimberly would halt the imports.
Now, in the wake of an agreement with the local manufacturer, Mega has stopped selling Turkish diapers, according to a source close to Holga-Kimberly. Under the recent agreement, Mega will return much of the millions of shekels it one-sidedly decided it would not be paying the supplier.
Sources close to Mega denied this, and said it was possible that the international parent company Kimberly-Clark intervened with the imports, since every local manufacturer has the international company's permission to distribute only within the country.
More than 300 million Huggies diapers are sold in Israel every year. Mega sells 15% of that, meaning it buys 45 million units from suppliers every year.
Mega's price cut drove other retailers to cut their prices on both Huggies and Pampers diapers, but a check by TheMarker found that prices are back up again. After cutting prices to NIS 36 in July, Mega is now selling Huggies for NIS 55.99 a package - or two for NIS 100.
Super-Sol, which started selling Huggies for NIS 38.80 a package in the wake of Mega's price cut, is now selling them from NIS 49.59 each.
Rami Levi cut its prices to NIS 35.90 in July, and now charges NIS 38.99.
Kimat Hinam had been offering club members two packages of Huggies diapers for NIS 90 and single packages of Pampers for NIS 38.99 over the summer, but is now selling Pampers for NIS 59.90 and Huggies for NIS 54.80 each - or NIS 105 for two.
Prices at Super-Pharm are similar to what they were in July. Meanwhile, Super-Sol, Mega and Rami Levi have stopped advertising their diaper prices on their websites.
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Just a few hours after its $500 million sale to Avis Budget Group became official, Zipcar's CEO has resigned.
Today, Scott Griffith (pictured, above) told employees that chief operating officer Mark Norman will assume the top job. The news was reported by Fortune and first announced by a series of tweets from Boston Globe columnist Scott Kirsner.
As we reported in January, when word got out about the acquisition, Zipcar has never been able to turn an annual profit, losing about $55 million since 2007.
The 12-year-old car-sharing network has more than 730,000 members and about 1 million customers.
In his farewell memo to employees, Griffith says that his work isn't "completely done." He writes:
After a thoughtful review of the company's needs over the next several years, I've concluded it's best if I step back and give someone else the opportunity to put the pedal down and take Zipcar to the next level. This is a bittersweet decision because I don't feel like my work here is completely done.


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the 20-1 they are talking about has got to be El Padrino!!!!!
El Padrino is the forgotten horse now?!?!?!?!?! I think at 20-1 he is a HUGE overlay in the morning line
El Padrino's money earned is low.... it's a shame if he can't enter the field...
Looking forward to seeing the next big thing for the Repole / Pletcher / Velazquez connection on 7/24 in the Sanford at Saratoga!.. the name is OVERDRIVEN!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early to tell, but ARTEST looked solid in his debut race at Belmont on June 10th!!!
If Uncle Mo is healthy, he will win the Derby, then we'll see about the Preakness and Belmont... one race at a time... and he's got to get healthy after his infection
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The Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC is organizing a Consular Camp at Atlanta ( Georgia ) on Saturday and Sunday, from 16 th to 17 th June, 2012 respectively.
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Sunday, 17 June, 2012
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b) Mr. Qadeer Siddiqui Cell No. 678 - 558 - 8858
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The following guide lines for the facility of our applicants for Consular Camp at Atlanta.
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Carlton: As scary as it may seem, Baylor Bears offense still getting better
WACO — Baylor may be an even more difficult matchup for Big 12 defenses the rest of the season, even if the Bears are no longer That '70s Show.
Case in point: the growing maturity of quarterback Bryce Petty and the return to form of running back Glasco Martin from a broken ankle.
"There definitely is (more to defend)," Martin said Monday as Baylor began preparations for Iowa State in the last homecoming game at Floyd Casey Stadium. "The way I see it, our offense is limitless. We can do anything we want to on offense."
Certainly the options have increased from the first four games when Baylor averaged an astronomical 70.5 points. Petty passed his latest test, winning at Kansas State with three touchdown passes and no interceptions, although he did fumble once. In all five career starts, he's thrown for at least 312 yards. He has 13 touchdown passes to one interception and still leads the nation in passing efficiency.
Just as important for coach Art Briles, Petty handled the late pressure and game management during the clinching drive against Kansas State.
Briles called Petty over with four minutes remaining and pointed to the clock. Petty responded that he would break the huddle with 10 seconds left on the play clock and snap it at two.
"I turned around and thought, 'That's pretty good for a guy in that scenario, first time ever,'" Briles said. "That's reassuring to not only us (coaches) but to those guys around him because they feel him. You can get lost in those situations in a hurry."
Petty said he drew confidence from his knowledge of Baylor's offense and from the mental reps he got as an understudy to Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence.
"You know for me in that kind of situation, I've been waiting four years for this," Petty said. "I've kind of put myself in this situation a couple of times."
The other half of the equation was Martin, who took five consecutive handoffs from Petty and gained 21 yards on the last one. That was commonplace last season, when Martin ran for 15 touchdowns as the counterbalance to Lache Seastrunk.
Then came a broken ankle in a May pickup basketball game.
Martin was limited to cameo appearances in the first three games as Baylor athletic trainer Mike Sims opted to bring him along slowly. Briles credited Sims "for getting him back and keeping us calm and patient, which is hard to do during the season. But we did it. We listened."
In his past two games, Martin has averaged 66.5 yards with three touchdowns.
If Martin isn't 100 percent, he's getting close.
Martin admitted he probably would have rushed his comeback and been in and out of the lineup. The cautious approach has alleviated problematic swelling.
Now he gets a chance to do what he does best and gives Baylor's offense an extra ingredient.
"Everybody has to do their part," Martin said. "I see myself as the downhill, tough runner, the person who's going to get the dirty yardage when there isn't necessarily a hole."
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Having a beautiful garden is one thing. Being able to eat it is another. Happily, we can have both.
Contra Costa Master Gardener Shelley Somersett says mixing edibles in with your ornamental landscape not only is a good idea, it also can increase the space you have for vegetable gardening and reduce the nation's carbon footprint.
Right now, we eat a lot of imported fruits and vegetables, which means a lot of energy is being expended shipping them into this country and distributing them. We need to eat locally, Somersett told the Our Garden class this week. What's more local than our own yards?
When planting a vegetable garden, we think more about spacing and plant needs; when creating an edible landscape, we should consider form, line, texture, color, scent and function. We want to be able to eat what we grow, but we also want it to be pretty.
Here are Somersett's tips for growing an edible landscape:
Treat edibles as you would ornamentals in designing a garden. What colors do you want to highlight? Where do you need texture, height, scent or a privacy screen? Consider using an edible there instead of an ornamental, then harvest the plant when you need to.
The form of a garden involves element that give it shape and dimension.
Ground covers: Strawberries, thyme, nasturtiums and dianthus
Shrubs: Blueberries, kale, herbs
Trees: Citrus, stone fruit, apples, cordon or espalier
Vines: Grapes, kiwi, cherry tomatoes, scarlet runner beans
When planning a garden, we usually like to see a variety of tall and short plants, ones that create vertical and horizontal lines that the eye naturally follows. The create these elements with edibles, consider these plants.
Horizontal: Citrus on trellis, grapes on cable, strawberries in planters
Vertical: Hops on string, beans on string, climbing nasturtiums
Cylindrical: Pomegranates, strawberry guavas
Spherical: Herbs in ball shapes
Artful shapes: Boxes, balls and walls. Make use of boxwoods, rhaphiolepsis and sheared plants to create a backdrop for edibles.
You might not think about it, but plants have different textures, which give the garden a sense of style. Fine plants with airy foliage can make a space seem larger, while plants with large leaves give it a tropical feel. Grasses give movement to the garden, and plants with strong branches gives an architectural feel.
Fine: Asparagus, chives, lemon grass
Large leaves: Rhubarb, mustard, kale, artichokes, chard
Branching: Espaliered fruit trees, artichokes, deciduous trees such as persimmons and figs
Grasslike: Wheat, Triticum, barley, rye and corn
Shiny: Avocados, citrus, persimmons
Hairy: Woolly thyme, peaches, Cuban oregano, kiwis, borage
Some people like a riot of color in their gardens, while others prefer something more cohesive. Whether you see a garden with a rainbow of hues or one with a basic palette, here are some edibles that will give you the color you seek.
Figs, red table grapes and black cherries for black; chard, rhubarb, apples, beets and strawberries for red; citrus, pumpkin and persimmons for orange; squash, nasturtiums, wax beans and lemons for yellow; winter squash for beige; blueberries, borage, kale and elderberries for blue; lavender, rose petals, eggplant viola and artichokes for lavender; pink pearl apples, roses and amaranth for pink; eggplant, grapes and Royal purple beans for purple; and broccoli, kale, sugar snap peas and lettuce for green.
Aroma can add another dimension to your garden.
Flowery: Lavender, roses, violets
Savory: Rosemary, shiso, basil
Medicinal: Feverfew, chamomile, mint
Clean: Lemon verbena, citrus, strawberries
Plants can be useful in your garden as well as looking pretty. Consider these edible plants to serve your needs:
Privacy: Dwarf citrus trees, asparagus
Flowers: Citrus, squash, hops
Seasonal interest: Sunflowers, pumpkins
Low maintenance: Artichokes, olives, chives, herbs, table grapes, chard
Borders: Amaranth, marmalade bush, borage, penstemon, Moon and Stars watermelon, nasturtium
Color: Sunflowers, pumpkins, lemons, oranges, persimmons, rhubarb, chard, kale
Shade: Citrus, apples, figs
New in the garden
Crews from Home Depot, Scott's MiracleGro, 4 Winds Growers, and the Contra Costa Master Gardeners spent hours in the hot sun Thursday planting fruit trees, spreading soil and mulch and finishing up the prep work for hanging a fence at Our Garden Too. A mixup with the fencing delayed the installation, but everything else is in place for the Master Gardeners to create a dream demonstration farm at a new site.
Work on Our Garden Too began last year when news arrived that this newspaper is selling its building and property and moving staff to other locations. Not knowing what a new owner would mean, Master Gardeners began working with various agencies to find a new site. The city of Walnut Creek, as well as Pleasant Hill, Concord and Pittsburg, generously offered sites, but a large empty lot very near the original garden was the perfect place.
While negotiations progressed between the city and the University of California, the organization that oversees Master Gardeners, we had a chance meeting with Jim McCutcheon, assistant manager of Home Depot in Concord, and began discussions about what we'd need to create a new garden. Within weeks, we had secured an unofficial offer to install the fence that is necessary to keep out the area's ground squirrels. That offer became real with a donation of $30,000 worth of materials and labor.
Many thanks to Walnut Creek officials, who agreed to lease the property to the Master Gardeners, and to Home Depot for putting us months ahead of our goal. Joining in were Scott's, which donated truck loads of mulch and organic soil, and 4 Winds Growers, which gave us several trees, including some that have multiple grafts. We will continue to garden and have classes at the original Our Garden site through the season as we do the necessary work of installing irrigation and preparing the beds for planting at the new site.
Next time
Composting will be the topic of the day. Our Garden classes are at 10 a.m. Wednesdays at the Contra Costa Times, 2640 Shadelands Drive, Walnut Creek. Classes are free. Master Gardeners are on hand to answer questions, diagnose sick plants and identify pests. Vegetable and ornamental plants also are available for sale.
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Want to see an industry triple its sales in just five years? Keep an eye on tablet gaming, because that's what Juniper Research is predicting will happen by 2019. The typically well-regarded research firm claims that this year's revenue figure for tablet gaming -- a healthy $3.6 billion -- will hit $13.3 billion in just five years' time.
Juniper points to increasingly powerful tablets, higher storage capacities, and improved internet speeds across the globe as contributing factors to the booming growth of tablet gaming. At the same time, the firm suggests that PC and console gaming revenues will actually shrink by several billion dollars, though at over $40 billion across the industry, it will still far outperform tablets.
I also have to imagine that the strong drive of free-to-play games plays into the rapid growth as well, with casual gamers throwing huge amounts of cash at games like Kim Kardashian's Hollywood. Without consumers willing to pay into the same game repeatedly over the course of weeks or months, it might be a very different story.
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With this step, Net Advantage Jordan aims to expand its area of operations and sales base in the Jordan from Amman to Aqaba, Irbid and other vital areas in the Kingdom and enhance its post-sales services that include periodic detailed reports for clients, campaign success rates and others.
On this occasion, Mr. Bashir Mraish, Net Advantage's Regional Manager and manager of the company's operations in Jordan, commented, "The appointment of Ms. Tamara Al-Hassan is due to her extensive experience in sales and customer service, where she was selected after a series of interviews and competency assessments."
"Net Advantage Jordan's team is known for its dynamic and extensive experience in the online advertising domain. As a team, Net Advantage always seeks to provide services with high technical efficiency and the advertising and promotion domains with a comprehensive and integrated base. Consequently, the appointment of a new sales manager was a key procedure for a fresh, promising start for the New Year," Mraish added.
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If you don't believe I'm like a hollywood hooker. A woman with a heart of gold, sans the hooking and sleeping around for money, I don't blame you. I've known myself my whole life and I've only just discovered I have the capacity to love, or at least appreciate the art of other people who can love.
I can't get this God damn U2 song out of my head. I'm not even a U2 fan.
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One of the all-time great '90s shows, Twin Peaks, has had its intro remade in some good ol' 8-bit NES style graphics and I must say that it's pretty dang cool. There was once talk of a TP NES video game being made way back in the day, but unfortunately it didn't happen. I guess we just have to settle for this intro remake and rely on our imaginations to envision what could have been.
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Obama's big carbon crackdown readies for launch — FERC answers lawmakers' questions on security study
With help from Andrew Restuccia
IN TWO WEEKS — OBAMA's BIG CARBON CRACKDOWN READIES FOR LAUNCH: The EPA will launch the most dramatic anti-pollution regulation in a generation early next month, a sweeping crackdown on carbon that offers President Barack Obama his last real shot at a legacy on climate change — while causing significant political peril for red-state Democrats.
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The rule could produce a dramatic makeover of the power industry, shifting it away from coal-burning plants toward natural gas, solar and wind. While this is the big move environmentalists have been yearning for, it also has major political implications in November for a president already under fire for what the GOP is branding a job-killing "War on Coal," and promises to be an election issue in energy-producing states such as West Virginia, Kentucky and Louisiana. Erica Martinson tells you what to expect when you're expecting: http://politico.pro/1t5zAKE
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FERC ANSWERS LAWMAKERS' QUESTONS ON SECURITY STUDY: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee late on Friday released FERC's answers to dozens of questions lawmakers posed about the release of a sensitive agency study to the Wall Street Journal discussing key electric substations. Lawmakers pounced following a Wall Street Journal story earlier this year that reported the country could be plunged into darkness by taking out nine critical substations. Darius Dixon shuffled through the 70-plus pages ( http://1.usa.gov/1jWKVKX) of FERC responses — and while there's no smoking gun — here are the highlights:
— Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff directed agency staff to conduct the study on substations, but his fellow commissioners seem to know fairly little about it. According to FERC, none of the commissioners have a copy. Acting FERC Chairwoman Cheryl LaFleur was told about the study before Wellinghoff left the agency last fall and she was briefed on two related PowerPoint presentations in February. Some commissioners were eventually briefed on a memo that summarized the findings or shown a copy.
— It appears that FERC energy infrastructure security director Joe McClelland was the first to raise concerns about disclosing the contents of the FERC study about critical substations. The study was deemed critical energy infrastructure information, triggering the need for non-disclosure agreements.
— No "current employee" provided either the study or the summary "Tao memo" to the Journal, according to FERC. However, the study was shared with FERC's "governmental partners."
— In February, more than two months after resigning from FERC and joining Stoel Rives, Wellinghoff called the agency to express concerns about a physical security tour being run by federal agencies. He also wanted to know if there had been any changes to the FERC study on substations and asked for a status update on the FBI's investigation into the attack on the Metcalf substation in California. FERC rebuffed his requests.
— A log of contacts made between FERC employees and the press about the FERC study shows that Wellinghoff called WSJ's Rebecca Smith last June — but the agency says the topic of discussion and whether any material was exchanged was "not available to current staff." The log also shows that Smith filed two FOIA requests for information related to the study earlier this year but neither produced any documents.
THIS ITEM IS A SPOILER ALERT: Darius Dixon and wife went to see the new Godzilla flick this weekend and discovered that, despite the movie's attempt at being a pseudo-realistic monster mash, it took poetic license with one aspect of the energy world. In the movie, DOE's Yucca Mountain project is a fully fleshed out facility.
2014 WATCH — DETAILS COMING SOON ON STEYER MIDTERM PLANS: Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer's super PAC is set this week to detail its strategy for making climate change a prominent issue in the midterm elections, according to a source familiar with the issue. Steyer, whose agenda includes staunch opposition to the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, has so far kept the specifics of his midterm plans close to the vest. But the source said Steyer's political committee, NextGen Climate Action, will provide more information on the states and races it will focus on at a briefing in Washington. Andrew Restucia has more for Pros: http://politico.pro/1lAzMgh
Plus: NextGen confirmed that Steyer recently gave $5 million to the Senate Majority PAC, the political committee that is trying to protect Democrats' majority in the upper chamber. The contribution, the latest indication that Steyer is working in lockstep with Democrats in Washington, was reported on Saturday by The New York Times:
MILLER CALLS REPUBLICAN OPPONENTS CLIMATE 'ALARMISTS': Tea party Republican Joe Miller is using his denial of climate change science to position himself to the right of the other GOP candidates running for Senate, writes the Anchorage Daily News. Miller said last week that GOP opponents Dan Sullivan and Mead Treadwell should "come clean with voters on their history of support for the man-made 'global warming' agenda," and took a shot at Democrat incumbent Mark Begich for "climate change deception." Both Sullivan, as a Bush-era State Department official, and Treadwell, formerly chairman of the Arctic Research Commission, have spoken about acting on climate change before. ADN: http://bit.ly/1gepJzW
WEST VIRGINIA HOUSE CANDIDATES TUSSLE OVER COAL: Republicans pounced on Democratic House candidate Nick Casey last week for his ties to President Barack Obama, whose coal policies have drawn scorn in West Virginia. But Casey's Republican opponent Alex Mooney has also taken heat over his record on coal. Darren Goode has the story: http://politico.pro/1jJ3OM8
BROWN SPOKE WITH GOP SENATORS, BUT IT 'WASN'T LOBBYING' SPOX SAYS: Scott Brown did speak to several Republican senators ahead of a vote on the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill, with Brown speaking recently to Marco Rubio, John McCain and Mark Kirk, according to the Concord Monitor. However, Brown spokeswoman Elizabeth Guyton told the Monitor that "he wasn't lobbying." "He talks to [other Republicans] all the time about a lot of things, not just this one bill," Guyton told the Monitor. "He wasn't lobbying, that's been his position on it. . . . He wasn't lobbying against her bill." More: http://bit.ly/1gWZyJ0
** Americans like you are hitting the road for Memorial Day Weekend. That means you will pay sky-high prices at the gas pump while oil companies block competition from cheaper, homegrown renewable fuels. Stand up for American consumers. Ask the EPA to protect America's Renewable Fuel Standard: http://bit.ly/1mBAjkX. **
OBAMA HITS THE LINKS WITH ENERGY EXEC: President Barack Obama's golf outing Saturday included CenterPoint Energy Executive Chairman Milton Carroll, who is also the founder of the oil-tool manufacturing company Instrument Products. Also golfing at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va., were former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and a man identified as Joe O'Neill. This isn't the first time putting around with the president for Carroll, who previously pulled on the plaid with Obama in Florida in February 2013. CenterPoint, a Houston-based oil and gas utility, recently shuttered its in-house Washington, D.C., office after it spun off most of its federally overseen assets.
NORTH DAKOTA POLS GATHER AT UPGRADED HESS FACILITY: North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Rep. Kevin Cramer will be on hand today to commemorate the completed expansion of a Hess gas facility in Tioga. The company says the expansion reduces gas flaring at Hess operations, from 25 percent before the facility shut down for the expansion to between 15 and 20 percent now. The facility is online as processes about 120 million standard cubic feet of gas daily, and could eventually handle more than 300 MMSCFD. "It's an example of what we need to see, which is more capturing of natural gas and more added value to the product," Dalrymple said in a statement.
FROM ME'S MAILBAG: Texas Gov. Rick Perry urges President Barack Obama to approve Keystone XL, speed up liquefied natural gas export approvals and expand oil and gas production on federal lands, among other things: politico.pro/1mM3nGm
MORNING READ: The New York Times Magazine profiles anti-Keystone XL activist Jane Kleeb: NYT: http://nyti.ms/1p38y4y
Plus: In an A1 Sunday story, the Times looks at David H Koch's 1980 vice-presidential run how that affected the Koch brothers' subsequent political activities: http://nyti.ms/1gWeN4Z
— The final body count in last week's Turkish coal mine disaster is 301, the worst in the nation's history. CNN: http://cnn.it/1sHRG3x
— An ExxonMobil subsidiary is considering drilling the deepest well ever in the Arctic. Wall Street Journal: http://on.wsj.com/1jXGBuN
— Russia' seizure of Crimea gave it access to significant oil and gas reserves. New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1qN0rO7
— Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has vetoed a bill that would have probably stopped a proposed wind farm that House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says would mess would radar used to test stealth fighter jets. Washington Post: http://wapo.st/1gNgW2M
— The Wall Street Journal looks at new fracking technologies: http://on.wsj.com/1vqQkhR
— The New York Times has the latest on GreenTech Automotive's plans: http://nyti.ms/1o3IjLl
— Florida Gov. Rick Scott's beachfront mansion in Naples is vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by climate change. Tampa Bay Times: http://bit.ly/1hS7Cet
— In a new movie, Nicholas Cage will play a disgraced congressman dealing with the aftermath of the BP oil spill. Times-Picayune: http://bit.ly/S6Mpap
— The head of Wanxiang says he will build electric cars in the U.S. and eventually China. BusinessWeek: http://buswk.co/1kgm7Np
— A boom in electric bike riders in China is proving to be a road safety issue. Bloomberg: http://bloom.bg/1iRxMNW
— Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) narrates an American Council for Capital Formation video pressing for expanded liquefied natural gas exports: http://youtu.be/5S1td9GJz6c
Tuesday — The Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing on the nominations of Norman Bay to chair FERC and Cheryl LaFleur to be a FERC commissioner. http://1.usa.gov/1gb1Itv. 10:15 a.m., Dirksen 366
Tuesday — The Appropriations Committee's ag panel marks up its 2015 spending bill. 3 p.m., Dirksen 192
Wednesday — The Appropriations Committee's defense panel holds a hearing on energy security and research. Witnesses include Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs Edward Morehouse and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment Dennis McGinn. 10 a.m., Dirksen 192
Thursday — The Appropriations Committee marks up several spending bills, including its ag bill. 10 a.m., Dirksen 106
Tuesday — The Natural Resources Committee's public lands panel holds a hearing on several bills. http://1.usa.gov/1jCYsSt. 9:30 a.m., Longworth 1324
Tuesday — Natural Resources' energy panel holds a hearing on U.S. energy jobs and manufacturing. http://1.usa.gov/RZU6PE. 10 a.m., Longworth 1334
Tuesday — The Appropriations Committee's ag panel marks up its 2015 spending bill. http://1.usa.gov/1n4jTjf. 10 a.m., Rayburn 2362-A
Tuesday — The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's pipelines panel hold a hearing on the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration chief Cynthia Quarterman testifies. http://1.usa.gov/1oXr9ik. 2 p.m., Rayburn 2167
Tuesday — The Veterans' Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity holds a hearing on energy sector job opportunities for veterans. http://1.usa.gov/1sHjVzj. 2 p.m., Cannon 334
Tuesday — Natural Resources' wildlife panel holds a hearing on oil and gas activities within the National Wildlife Refuge System. http://1.usa.gov/1qIKetc. 2 p.m., Longworth 1324
Wednesday — The Energy and Commerce Committee's energy and power panel holds a hearing on the Promoting New Manufacturing Act. http://1.usa.gov/1lwDpTi. 10 a.m., Rayburn 2322
Wednesday — The Appropriations Committee marks up its 2015 transportation spending bill. http://1.usa.gov/1sB06K1. 10 a.m., Rayburn 2359
Wednesday — The Foreign Affairs Committee's Eurasia panel holds a hearing on developing energy resources in Central Asia. http://1.usa.gov/1nap7Ky. 2 p.m., Rayburn 2200
Thursday — The Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East panel holds a hearing on rifts and challenges with the Gulf Cooperation Council. http://1.usa.gov/1qMVncu. 9:30 a.m., Rayburn 2172
THAT'S ALL FOR ME. Have a great week.
** Stand up for American consumers and the Renewable Fuel Standard. Americans like you are hitting the road for Memorial Day weekend, and that means you're paying sky-high prices at the gas pump. Oil companies are trying to rig the system to block competition from cheaper homegrown renewable fuels, pressuring the Administration to weaken the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). And right now, the EPA's plan to gut the RFS would have disastrous consequences for your wallet, our environment, and our energy security. Oil companies shouldn't drive American energy policy. This Memorial Day weekend, stand up for our environment and American consumers like you. Tell the EPA to protect America's Renewable Fuel Standard: http://bit.ly/1mBAjkX. **


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DENVER, July 4 (UPI) -- Calm winds Wednesday morning helped firefighters battling the Waldo Canyon blaze west of Colorado Springs, officials said.
But fire crew spokesman Richard Hadley said the calm and moderate rains over parts of the burned area could give way to afternoon thunderstorms, which in turn might produce flash floods and high winds, The (Colorado Springs) Gazette reported.
The newspaper said the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday morning for the Waldo Canyon burn scar area. Hadley said the public needs to stay aware of changing conditions.
By Wednesday morning, 80 percent of the wildfire had been contained, though 18,247 acres had been burned.
The Gazette said firefighter progress has moved the total containment date of the fire, which started June 23, to Sunday.
The fire has cost $13.6 million so far, and more than 1,200 firefighters remained on the fire lines, Hadley said.


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You'll never be bored in Bordeaux!
One of my friends had spent a year in Bordeaux and she had told me what a lovely city it was so I expected to enjoy my time there – but I was surprised just how much I loved it! Lovely architecture, historic buildings, restaurant after restaurant and lively nightlife – what's not to love!
During my trip I stayed in a studio apartment in one of the school's ApartHotels and was pleased with the standard of the room and the facilities. I was a bit nervous about being able to find the school in Bordeaux as I have such a bad sense of direction, so I decided to take the bus the first day. However, I soon realised how easy it was to reach the school whether I walked or took the bus. The staff at the school were so friendly and helpful too. There's also a comfortable student lounge where you can chill out on the sofa on your break and when the sun is shining you can make the most of the school's garden.


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Industry 4.0 in NRW
In the research hall for "Cellular Transport Systems" (CTS), which covers an area of more than a thousand square meters, the transport vehicles find the way all by themselves. The researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics have built a complete warehouse center in the CTS hall with shelves and picking stations, where scientists investigate how "swarm intelligence" can be exploited for logistics. At the same time, the hall is one of the largest fields of experimentation for the application of artificial intelligence in logistics. A swarm of 50 vehicles decide among themselves who takes on the job and can therefore adapt much more flexibly. Industry 4.0 is being created and designed in NRW.
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|... that Europe's currently largest logistics research project is the efficiency cluster LogistikRuhr with 120 partner companies and 11 research institutions in NRW?
|... that one of the world's leading research institutes for logistics is the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) in Dortmund?
|... that the Cologne start-up ParStream is the fastest real-time database for Big Data analysis?
Quick Facts
- Nearly a quarter of all German companies in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) have their headquarters here.
- More than 205,000 people work in the ICT sector in NRW.
- The companies in NRW generate almost half of the German ICT sales of 228 billion euros.
- North Rhine-Westphalia has the densest university and research landscape in the ICT sector in Germany.
- Around 75,000 students in the fields of computer science and electro-technics provide great potential as skilled professionals as well as a creative start-up scene.
NRW is setting the course for Industry 4.0
It is approaching stealthily, but at a rapid pace: The merging of the real and virtual world, the networking of humans, machines and products. In short: Industry 4.0. The Internet has opened the door to flexible production processes: You would like to order your new car online in your favorite color, perhaps with your name engraved on the hood? No problem, thanks to intelligent machines: You book capacities on various machines, procure the necessary parts yourself, download the required data from the manufacturer, control production and also notify the carrier of the delivery date – welcome to the factory of tomorrow.
As an industrial state, NRW is predestined to be involved in shaping the future of industrial production. And it is precisely here that NRW finds itself in the middle of the chase: From uniform mass production to flexible production processes – and the intelligent factory.
Best Practice
In Blomberg/NRW the manufacturer of connection and automation technology, Phoenix Contact, uses modern, self-controlling machinery for the labeling and inspection of components. When these components have arrived at the laser station, the unit automatically becomes active. It reads the information from a radio chip and immediately starts printing. In the course of production, the system automatically detects a vacant test bed. It sends the component there and begins with the test. Even errors are no problem for the intelligent factory: If a fault occurs, the system automatically requests a service technician via SMS and specifies the reason for the malfunction. Production meanwhile continues uninterrupted.
In St. Augustin/NRW the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT) tries out techniques to coordinate material usage, machine running time and energy as efficiently as possible. To this end, each individual work step is carefully examined and evaluated. This is done with a computer system which monitors the factory using numerous sensors. The feedback from the sensors allows the researchers to improve all the processes and detect machines that are not being used efficiently.
The agricultural machinery from Claas is equipped with a variety of sensors that continuously supply the latest information to the driver's cab. For example, samples relating to crop yields, moisture or test weight are continuously transmitted in a combine harvester if required. The vehicles are now even connected to the cloud: Readings are transmitted to the cloud using the LTE wireless communication standard. Special software processes the data and makes it available to the relevant employees. Due to the rapid expansion of LTE in the countryside, farmers can access fast Internet connections even at remote locations.
The leading-edge cluster and technology network "it's OWL" | In the technology network Intelligent Technical Systems OstWestfalenLippe – it's OWL – a unique technology platform is being created in a joint venture involving technology leaders and leading research institutions that will provide growth and jobs in the region and contribute to securing production in Germany. Recognized as a leading-edge cluster by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), it develops intelligent technical systems in 46 research projects, turning Industry 4.0 into reality.
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