LOS ANGELES -- A jurisdictional issue delayed Monday's scheduled start of a trial focusing on whether Donald Sterling's estranged wife had the authority under terms of a family trust to unilaterally negotiate a $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Lawyers for Donald Sterling moved late last week to shift the case to federal court due to alleged medical privacy violations.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas delayed the start of the trial while Donald Sterling's lawyers sought a decision from a federal judge on whether to take the case.
The motion was assigned to a U.S. District Court judge to consider and Levanas ordered parties to return to his court at 2:30 p.m. PDT. "It may very well be this is not going to be in my hands," Levanas said.
Shelly Sterling was present for the day's initial court session but her husband was not.
"Unfortunately the case is in procedural limbo," said her attorney, Pierce O'Donnell.
Shelly Sterling struck the deal to sell the Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer after Donald Sterling's racist remarks to a girlfriend were publicized and the NBA moved to oust him as team owner.
In order to do so, she had two doctors examine her 80-year-old husband and they declared him mentally incapacitated and unable to act as an administrator of The Sterling Family Trust, which owns the Clippers.
The terms of the trust say incapacitation can be determined by two licensed doctors without ties to the family who are specialists in their field. A trustee must cooperate with such exams.
A court must find that Shelly Sterling acted in accordance with the trust and that the deal still applies - even though the trust has since been revoked by Donald Sterling - for the sale to proceed.
Donald Sterling's attorneys say that his wife "blindsided" him and he submitted to examinations under false pretenses. They allege there was undue influence in the doctors' findings, and that the exams and letters regarding his mental capacity were defective and incomplete.
They say that if he had been properly informed, he would have participated at a more convenient time instead of being pulled out of legal meetings.
But Shelly Sterling's attorney said that Donald Sterling voluntarily went to take scans of his brain and there was no requirement to remind Donald Sterling, who is an attorney, or his legal team of the trust's conditions.
Last month, Shelly Sterling's lawyers alleged that Donald Sterling and his attorneys threatened her legal team and the doctors who assert that he is mentally incapacitated.
In May, Donald Sterling's attorney told CBS News the diagnosis of the 80-year-old being mentally incapacitated is a "vast overstatement" and that Sterling only has a "modest mental impairment" and is "slowing down."
Also at issue is the question of what happens to a deal that hasn't been closed when a trust is revoked. Donald Sterling revoked the trust on June 9 - weeks after Shelly Sterling negotiated the deal with Ballmer.
Shelly Sterling's attorneys also contend that finishing the deal is part of "winding down" the trust's affairs and that she has an obligation to close or Ballmer will sue.
Donald Sterling's attorneys argue that the probate court lacks jurisdiction and that winding down affairs refers to passive actions, not a sale that markedly changes the assets in the trust and its value.
On Sunday night, lawyers for Shelly Sterling and Ballmer filed an emergency brief in federal court opposing Donald Sterling's motion to remove the trial to federal jurisdiction. They argued that no federal issue has been raised by him and he waived his right to move the case when he participated in the probate case with numerous motions. They argued that Levanas should order the trial to go forward in probate court.
Whatever happens, timing is tight. NBA owners must approve what would be a record-breaking deal and are scheduled to meet July 15 to vote. The brief filed Sunday said any delay will deny Shelly Sterling the chance to close the deal with Ballmer "without ever having had an opportunity for a hearing on the matter."
July 15 is the same day Ballmer's offer is set to expire - and there is no deal without the judge's approval of the sale.


Woods now has won the PGA of America's award eight times in his 10 full years on the US PGA Tour.
Along with his fifth straight victory, Tiger Woods captured another prize at the Deutsche Bank Championship. His seventh victory of the year was enough for him to mathematically clinch US PGA Player of the Year. Woods now has won the PGA of America's award eight times in his 10 full years on the US PGA Tour. The only two times he did not win the points-based award was in 1998 when Mark O'Meara won two majors, and in 2004 when Vijay Singh won nine times. Players receive 30 points for winning a major, 20 points for The Players Championship and 10 points for every other PGA Tour victory, with a 50-point bonus for winning two majors. As many as 20 points are awarded on a sliding scale for the scoring average and money list.
With only nine tournaments left in the season, no one can catch Woods.
Woods also has a commanding lead in competition for the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average at 68.30. Jim Furyk is second at 69.06.
But whether he wins that award for the seventh time in his career might depend on his schedule. Because he missed the cut at the US Open and withdrew after two rounds of the Nissan Open with the flu, Woods has played only 51 rounds this year. Unless he plays Disney, he would be four rounds short of the 60 minimum required to win the Vardon Trophy.
The US PGA Tour award for lowest scoring average --the Byron Nelson Trophy-- requires only 50 rounds.


When President Donald Trump’s administration argued last August that they were going to save 1,000 lives a year by axing gas mileage rules, you pretty much knew it was BS. Now the same expert the administration relied on to make the claim has helped dismantle the argument in hilarious detail.
Let’s be honest here: Everything below will only confirm your initial impression that the administration’s arguments were hollow. Still, it’s satisfying to see what happened when experts took the time to scrutinize them.
The lead author of this critique — just published in Science — is the economist the EPA cited most frequently in making the case for rolling back the fuel standards, Antonio Bento, a professor at the University of Southern California. Bento and ten other researchers found that the administration’s justification “has fundamental flaws and inconsistencies,” and “is misleading.” For instance, they found that the EPA simply wished away 6 million cars, which made the regulatory rollback look at least $90 billion cheaper for Americans.
To grasp how nutty this is, you have to understand that the Trump administration’s basic argument was that fuel economy standards raise the price of new cars. So instead of buying new ones, people keep driving their old cars longer. That risks lives, they claimed, because new cars have better safety features. But if we scrapped fuel standards, people would be more likely to buy new cars, and therefore less likely to die.
As it happens, Politico reported this week that EPA staffers disputed the agency’s analysis and that the agency will revise its estimates.


As a manufacturer, your ability to grow in this digital marketplace depends on how you leverage the latest best-practice technology. Is your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system keeping pace? This Forrester Research report—presented by Epicor Software—details the latest insight on software as a service (SaaS) business solutions. SaaS applications will evolve in the cloud to new levels of value in: •	Intelligence •	Flexibility •	Connectivity •	User experience Read the report for predictions and recommendations to help guide your strategic growth initiatives.
This Forrester Wave report evaluates the top applications management and digital operations services (AMDOS) providers.
With digital transformation accelerating across every industry, practically every modern business initiative has become an IT project, and IT is now more crucial to the success of the business than ever before. Businesses must bring innovative products and services to market faster than their competitors, which, in turn, means that IT must rapidly and continuously deliver applications and services that drive productivity and efficiency.


One of Australia’s richest men has unveiled plans to launch a Titanic replica in 2016 and promised the ship won’t repeat the fate of her predecessor. Clive Palmer is not obsessed with prejudices but will he find passengers free from superstitions?
Just weeks after the centenary of the sinking of the ill-fated Titanic, mining magnate Clive Palmer announced he would build a new one. The replica liner will be as close to the original as possible.
It will have the same dimensions, with 840 rooms and nine decks.
The billionaire aims to reconstruct the ship in design and specifications, but equip it with modern technology.
The liner would run on diesel rather than coal power.
"It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st Century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems," Mr Palmer announced.
The original ship that sunk in 1912 killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew was the world's largest liner of the time.
The giant vessel measured nearly 270 meters long, 53 meters high and weighed approximately 40,000 tons.
Like many replicas this one will have a “Made in China” marking. Mr Palmer says he has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese CSC Jinling Shipyard to construct the cruise liner.
The cost of the project is not known, a spokesman for Mr Palmer told the Australian media.
"Titanic II will be the ultimate in comfort and luxury with on-board gymnasiums and swimming pools, libraries, high class restaurants and luxury cabins," Mr Palmer said.
The mining magnate from Queensland has a fortune of $5.3 billion and is Australia’s fifth-richest person, according to BRW magazine rankings.
Mr. Palmer also has strong business connections with China and recently expanded into tourism.
The billionaire owns a luxury resort on the Sunshine Coast and has plans to build a fleet of luxury liners.


John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia. Like his father, Tyler served as governor of Virginia. Representing the Whig Party, he was the first vice president to become president due the death of his predecessor (President William Henry Harrison). Tyler was sworn in as the 10th president of the United States in 1841. He died after suffering a stroke on January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia.
John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia, to a prominent family. Raised by parents John and Mary Armistead Tyler, he grew up with eight siblings, and they all received the best education available.
He studied law at the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807, at the age of 17. After his admittance to the bar in 1809, Tyler worked for a prominent law firm in Richmond. His father became governor of Virginia that year, and at age 21, Tyler used his father's contacts to gain a position in the Virginia House of Delegates. After his father's passing, Tyler inherited a significant number of properties and slaves.
In the War of 1812, Tyler served as a military captain. He was then elected to the House of Representatives; he gained influence during his tenure in the House, from 1816 to 1821.
After leaving the House of Representatives, Tyler served in the Virginia State House of Delegates for several years before serving as the state's governor from 1825 to 1827. A champion for the South, Tyler joined Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and their newly formed Whig party in opposition to President Andrew Jackson.
In 1840, the Whig Party nominated Tyler as vice president to presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. Promoting themselves as "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" (Harrison fought in the Battle of Tippercanoe), Harrison and Tyler won the election, and were inaugurated in March 1841.
Just one month later, President Harrison died from a cold that had developed into pneumonia. Subsequently, Tyler became the first U.S. vice president to be sworn in as president due the death of his predecessor. Opponents dubbed President John Tyler the "Accidental President" and "His Accidency."
The Whig Party expelled Tyler from its party after he vetoed a bill to revive the Bank of the United States. The following year, the president vetoed a tariff bill, and the Whig Party, led by Henry Clay, attempted to impeach him for misuse of veto power. The impeachment process failed to gain traction, and Tyler remained in power.
To gain favor during his bid for his re-election in 1844, Tyler supported the annexation of Texas into the Union. Concerned that he and Democrat James Polk would split the vote in the three-way presidential election with rival Henry Clay, Tyler withdrew to ensure Clay's loss.
After leaving the presidency, Tyler led efforts for Southern secession. He became a member of the Confederate House of Representatives. Tyler died in office on January 18, 1862, after suffering a stroke in Richmond, Virginia. He was buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia—the same town that he died in.


Microsoft and Google both recently added to their in-the-clouds application offerings. Microsoft, in particular, highlighted its Software Plus Services strategy with two announcements this week.
First, Microsoft rolled out betas of its Exchange Online and SharePoint Online Web services, which are part of the Microsoft Online Services offering. Organizations of all sizes will now be able to access these services. Prior to this announcement, Microsoft had just provided them to organizations with 5,000 users plus. Now, the company is signaling its interest in supporting hosted services for the small-to-medium business (SMB) market.
The second announcement was the full beta rollout of Microsoft Office Live Workspace (OLW), an online suite of tools enabling collaboration.
Microsoft OLW is frequently cast as a competitor to Google Apps, since both solutions offer online e-mail and workspace storage, plus collaboration using less-than-full-featured word processors and spreadsheets. Competition at the level of the cloud-based productivity suite is still in its early stages, and other players, such as ThinkFree and Zoho, offer alternative hosted solutions, but Microsoft and Google tend to get the attention.
However, whether enterprises will widely adopt online productivity suites, such as Microsoft OLW or Google Apps, still remains to be seen.
"Adoption of Google in the enterprise has been sparse to date," stated Rob Koplowitz, principal analyst at Forrester, in an e-mail. "They continue to build out functionality and address enterprise concerns regarding stronger security and authentication. Microsoft’s announcement regarding SharePoint and Exchange on-line certainly validates the model of delivering business functionality in the cloud."
Microsoft's revenue stream largely depends on its business customers, although there's some money to be made from advertising on the consumer side, explained Mark Levitt, an analyst with research firm IDC. Levitt described Google, with its free online apps, as more of a long-term threat to Microsoft.
"Microsoft's business model is based on charging for value," Levitt said. "So they are not going to follow Google's example entirely and say software should be free and we will essentially give away all of our intellectual property as a competitive hammer against Google."
Software as a service (SaaS) appeals to companies that don't want to run their own software, which entails maintaining a support structure. And it's not just smaller companies that could benefit from hosted solutions.
"Software as a service, when it first came out, people assumed it would be most appealing to small businesses because small businesses don't have the IT resources to run their own datacenters," Levitt explained. "It turns out that most of the early software-as-a-service customers were actually groups within large enterprises. They couldn't wait for their IT departments to deploy the solutions they needed, so they went outside their organization to software as a service."
Software as a service will gain inroads into the SMB market, particularly with regard to e-mail provisioning, according to Matthew Cain of Gartner.
"We believe that 20% of enterprise e-mail seats will use a SaaS provisioning model by 2012, compared with 1% in 2007," stated Cain in news analysis, "Microsoft Matches Google With SaaS for E-Mail/SharePoint."
Many of Microsoft's partners already offer hosted Microsoft applications to their customers, and Microsoft provided some case studies with its announcement. Yet partners are still somewhat at pioneering stages when it comes to monetizing Microsoft's Software Plus Services initiatives.
"We believe that the partners that can do this [Software Plus Services] successfully will be the ones that survive in the long run," stated Kevin Doherty in an e-mail. Doherty is the CEO of Phase 2 International, a provider of customized solutions to SMBs and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
"If you are simply offering out-of-the-box software and reselling it, you can expect to be a commodity in the near future," he added.
Phase 2 has taken a number of steps to customize Microsoft's products for its clients, including developing a SharePoint plug-in that helps customers manage their AutoCAD files.
"We continue to believe that by offering a suite of applications, training, customization and a single contact for support is what the average customer is looking for," Doherty said.
IDC analyst Levitt viewed Microsoft's move toward supporting small-to-medium customers with Exchange Online and SharePoint Online as a long-term branding and competitive issue.
"This is a perfect example where they don't have to be doing this," Levitt said. "They could be relying on their partners more to be successful. But they are recognizing that to beat Google in the long term, there needs to be a Microsoft brand associated with this in a way that's more direct than just relying on hosting partners."


Fox Television Stations has renewed Dish Nation for two years, through 2019. The daily half-hour entertainment news program features radio-show teams from around the country offering their perspectives on breaking celebrity and pop culture news.
Averaging 4.1 million weekly viewers this season, Dish Nation is the youngest-skewing magazine show, with 49.8 as its median age. The show ranks No. 2 in adults 18-34 and women 18-34 among magazines with African-American viewers, according to FTS.
The weeknight program also has grown in households in key time slots, year over year: WWOR New York (+13%), KTTV Los Angeles (+17%), KSAZ Phoenix (+50%), KCPQ Seattle (+67%), KTBC Austin (+20%), KOKH Oklahoma City (+14%) and WNAC Providence (+43%). Ratings reflect the November 2016 sweep vs. November 2015 sweep.
Dish Nation’s radio teams include Atlanta’s Rickey Smiley Morning Show, heard locally on Atlanta’s WHTA and syndicated in over 60 markets nationwide, and Heidi & Frank, heard weekdays on KLOS in Los Angeles.


Published: August 15, 2014 12:00 am Updated: Aug. 15, 2014 2:34 p.m.
With community members watching from the background, New York State Police crime scene investigators work the scene of an abduction near a roadside vegetable stand in Oswegatchie, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. They were searching for clues in the disappearance of sisters, Delila, 6 and Fannie Miller, 12, who were reported taken from the stand around 7:30 on Wednesday evening.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Residents of a peaceful rural community are reluctant to let their children play outdoors unattended and some took down their farm stands after two young Amish sisters were kidnapped from their family's roadside stand, officials said Friday.
The sisters were kidnapped from their family farm stand and police are seeking more than one person responsible, St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin Wells said Friday. The two are now safe at home, and Wells said they provided information that is helping investigators.
Authorities weren't releasing any details about what happened to the girls during their daylong disappearance. They said they don't want to compromise a potential prosecution. Descriptions of the suspects and their vehicle are also being withheld.
Seven-year-old Delila Miller and 12-year-old Fannie Miller vanished Wednesday evening after a car pulled up to the roadside stand in Oswegatchie, a farming community near the Canadian border. They turned up unharmed Thursday evening at a house in Richville, about 15 miles away.
St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain also declined to discuss details Friday, but said, "We're hopeful there will be an arrest sooner rather than later."
The episode has left a sense of vulnerability in a community where residents said even small children often walk unaccompanied to school.
"One thing that comes from this is that people learn this can happen in a small town," Rain said. "I think the public will take precautions, and that's the sad thing."
Patricia Ritchie, the state senator representing the region, said people are "unnerved those responsible are still at large."
And many are now reluctant to let their children play outdoors unattended, she said.
"This has sent a shockwave through their community," she said.
Word of the girls' return came shortly after about 200 people attended a candlelight prayer vigil at Cornerstone Wesleyan Church in nearby Heuvelton. Dot Simmons, a member of the congregation and neighbor of the Miller family, said despair turned to joy when she returned home from the vigil to word that the girls were safe.
Authorities initially said the sisters vanished at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after a light-colored car pulled up to the farm stand and they went down to tend to the customers while the rest of their family stayed at a barn for the evening milking. By Thursday night, however, they were looking for a red car.
Searchers had scoured Oswegatchie, a farming community of about 4,000 people about 150 miles north of Albany, in a hunt hampered by a lack of photos of the girls for authorities to circulate. The Amish typically avoid modern technology, and the family had to work with an artist who spoke their language, a German dialect known as Pennsylvania Dutch, to produce a sketch of the older girl.
The girls are among the youngest of Mose and Barb Miller's 13 children, who range in age from 1 to 21 years, said Simmons. The girls routinely took on the chore of selling the fruits, vegetables, jams and other products of the farm, Simmons said.


From Google Picasa to Cloud, these photo managers will help clear space on your device.
By now, you’ve probably amassed a truckload worth of digital photographs. It will eat up the storage space on your devices and you’ll never find the photo you’re looking for.
Apple’s own Photos app has seen a lot of useful updates in the past couple of years and is now our favorite photo manager for Mac. It automatically sorts all your photos into different albums and even has built-in face recognition (it sorts photos by identifying people — and works remarkably well).
By default, all your photos are placed in a single album along with a separate album for last imported photos, videos and panoramas. You can easily create a custom album and move photos to it in batches, view photos sorted on basis of date/time or location. There is also an option to add tags/keywords to search for photos easily.
Google Picasa was our choice of app for photo organization and management on Windows platform but Google has since discontinued it. You can now opt for the built-in Microsoft Photos app that lets you organise photos via date, album, or folder — it automatically groups related pictures too. If you want a more powerful organizer, try Magix Photo Manager (www.magix.com) — it is one of the few apps available for Windows that supports face recognition (the free version limits it to 10 people). Your photos can be organised with folders, data, albums or you can sort them on the basis of tags/keywords added in the Exif information of the photos.
For iOS users, the Photos app works great as it has organizing features like the desktop app. Your photos are automatically sorted under various albums (selfies, screenshots, slomo, panoramas, etc.). There is also a memories section which compiles photos from previous dates or locations into short videos.
Android users have the Google Photos apps pre-loaded that scans through media on your devices and sorts them into albums like places, people, collages, videos and so on. However, it also takes things one step forward by grouping photos based on things such as flowers, sky, cars, beaches and food which makes finding photos simpler.
If you’re running out of local storage for photos, it is possible to resize photos without losing too much quality. One of our favourite ways to do this is by using a free program called IrfanView (www.irfanview. com). IrfanView is a great image viewer and basic editor on its own but it also has powerful batch resizing tools built in. This means that you can open up a large folder of photos, select them all, select an output size (as a percentage of the original, as specific pixel dimensions, in cm/inches or as megapixels) and resize all of them in one go. If you only want to save them for viewing on digital devices, you can choose a smaller size. If you want to retain the ability to print, you can keep the dimensions intact — IrfanView’s image compression algorithms will still be able to reduce the overall folder size between 20 to 40%. Just open IrfanView and type ‘B’ on the keyboard to open the Batch Conversion window. Make sure that you set a different output directory so that you don’t replace the original photos. Once you’re satisfied, you can go ahead and delete the original folder to reclaim space.
You probably know that Google Photos offers unlimited storage for photos from your smartphone, but they are uploaded in reduced quality (unless you have a Google Pixel, that is). On the other hand, Flickr offers 1,000GB of space for free to store photos and they also have apps for Android and iOS. Sign in with your Yahoo account and you can keep your camera roll in the cloud. Obviously, you can also edit and share easily.
Printed photos decay fast — if you have memories you want to preserve, you’ll need to scan them. If you want the best possible quality, you will need a dedicated scanner. But smartphone cameras are getting so good that you can get good scans with the right app. If your phone has a good camera, one of our favourite apps is Office Lens by Microsoft. It can scan and save photos (in high quality) apart from other documents, business cards and whiteboards. Google’s new app (PhotoScan) is also really quick and easy but it does reduce the quality of the scan as compared to Office Lens. It’s built more for speed, ease-of-use and integration with Google Photos. If you want to scan negatives, there’s a free iOS app called Film Photo Scanner (by Nusoft). Keep in mind that you’ll need to place a light behind the negative for best results. On Android, you can also try Camera Scanner by Accountstudio.
On phones with non-expandable storage, you might need to manage the size of your local photo library. One of the ways to do this is by deleting duplicates and you’ll need an app if your photos number in the thousands. On iOS, get Photo Cleaner by Jimpyo Hong — it scans through and quickly finds duplicates. You can multi-select and remove them all in one go. As a bonus, Photo Cleaner will also compress your photos (slightly) without affecting the quality. The app is free and ad supported (banner ads) but not limited in functionality. On Android, get Gallery Doctor by AVG Labs. It will identify duplicates as well as ‘bad’ photos. Or you could try Duplicate Photos Remover by Tweaking Technologies.
One the easiest, most crosscompatible and most inexpensive ways to transfer photos between devices is by using Sandisk’s Connect Wireless Stick. It’s available in capacities of 16GB (Rs 1,599) to 200GB (Rs 6,999) and is barely larger than a USB drive. It has its own battery, creates a WiFi hotspot and you can use the app to transfer/share full resolution photos. You can also use it to transfer from phone to phone, phone to tablet or phone to laptop. If you’re OK with something a bit larger, Kingston has the MobileLite Wireless Pro (Rs 8,999) with 64GB internal storage. You can transfer to it wirelessly, transfer using an SD card or USB drive or use it as a power bank. The low-cost method to transfer between portable devices is by using OTG USB drives: these have a micro USB port on one side and a full size USB on the other. A USB 3.0 compatible 16GB OTG drive is as low as Rs 479. Sandisk has something equivalent for iOS devices (with an Apple certified Lightning connector) called the iXpand, which is available in capacities from 16GB (Rs 3,099) to 128GB (Rs 7,325). You can only use it for transfers between iOS devices (including iPads) by using the companion app.


The Chicago Bulls will be without second-year forward Lauri Markkanen for six to eight weeks as the result of a high-grade lateral elbow sprain.
Markkanen, 21, suffered the injury during practice on Thursday. The No. 7 overall pick in last year’s draft, Markkanen averaged 15.2 points and 7.5 rebounds in 68 games as a rookie.
The Bulls also announced Friday that guard Denzel Valentine has a mild left ankle sprain and will sit out until he can be re-evaluated in a week or two. The injury, which occurred during practice Tuesday, leaves Valentine in doubt of being ready to start the season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 18.
Drafted 14th overall by the Bulls in 2016, Valentine averaged 10.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 27.2 minutes across 77 games (37 starts) last season.
—The Los Angeles Lakers brought in two big men in the offseason, but they could be counting on 6-foot-9 forward Kyle Kuzma to play center in some situations.
The Lakers signed one 7-footer in JaVale McGee, formerly of Golden State, and drafted another in Moritz Wagner from Michigan to join 7-foot-1 Ivica Zubac. But head coach Luke Walton said as the team started camp that he wanted to look at small lineups. LeBron James also could play center in some scenarios.
Julius Randle, a 6-foot-9 power forward, played some center for the Lakers last season, but he signed with New Orleans as a free agent. Walton said he could see Kuzma, a 23-year-old in his second season, doing the same thing.
—Magic Johnson reached back into Lakers history and hired his former teammate, Kurt Rambis, to help plot the franchise’s future.
Rambis, 60, will serve as senior basketball advisor and will report to team president Johnson, who announced the news. Rambis’ job will be to help the coaches and the basketball operations staff with their day-to-day duties. He worked in a variety of coaching and front office jobs with the Lakers from 1994-2009 and again from 2013-14.
Rambis was the Minnesota Timberwolves’ head coach from 2009-11 and spent the past four seasons as associate head coach of the New York Knicks. He served briefly as the team’s interim head coach. The 6-foot-8 Rambis spent 14 years as an NBA power forward, including nine with the Lakers.
—Two key veteran players on the Minnesota Timberwolves — Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose — admit they were caught off-guard by the trade demands of teammate Jimmy Butler.
Gibson and Rose each played with Butler on the Chicago Bulls, with Gibson in particular close with the 29-year-old star forward. The two each offered their support for Butler despite the situation.
—Philadelphia 76ers forward Wilson Chandler exited the team’s 104-84 preseason victory over Melbourne United with a left hamstring strain.
Chandler was injured in the first half of the contest and did not return.
Chander, 31, played four minutes off the bench, totaling two rebounds. It was his 76ers debut after being acquired in a trade with the Denver Nuggets over the offseason.


In a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls sat down with host Brian Hiatt for a no-holds-barred, unforgettable interview. Smalls – who is about to release his first solo album, Smalls Change, and is embarking on a tour backed by various orchestras – told all about going solo, his band’s drummer curse, that airport incident, and much, much more. Click play below to hear the entire interview, recorded in glorious hi-fi “Dobly,” or download and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.
On Spinal Tap’s drummer problem: “It was a curse, and a curses are not to be sneezed at, or even burped at, for that matter. But the interesting thing to me is we had half a dozen or more drummers on Smalls Change. And all of them are fine! For me, I guess it’s almost a reverse curse, because a couple of drummers said they’d never felt better. But they all wanted a nice insurance policy for the wives and kiddies just to be on the safe side. Some waivers were signed, some incantations were laid, I’ll admit it. You want to propitiate the supreme evil one before you take on another drummer.
Comparing Nigel Tufnel with Smalls Change guest guitarist Joe Satriani: I’d say Joe is less random in his approach. And Nigel is, probably, in his own way, more spiritual. I’d say. As he was doing his solos. I don’t think Nigel saw people in the audience. I think he saw imaginary animals and was playing to enchant them. I don’t think Joe does that. But If you’re asking me to rate guitarists on the basis of their speed, dexterity, fondness for certain notes? Joe’s clearly the better technician. Nigel, I think, is the more imaginative artist. I don’t think Joe’s ever done a solo where he played the guitar with a violin and Nigel has. I don’t think anyone else has even thought that was a good idea, let alone tried it.
On being caught with a zucchini in his pants at airport security in This Is Spinal Tap: I think it was, in fact, an amazing look forward into the future. We could never have anticipated where everyone was going to be embarrassed and humiliated at airport security. You know, everyone is Derek Smalls now. I would say to young people listening, don’t try to go to airport security with anything wrapped in aluminum foil. That was my mistake. If you’ve ever put a zucchini down your trousers without foil wrapping and you sweat, you’ve got a bit of a mess on your hands at the end.
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CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RMED) today announced the schedule of key DABRA Excimer Laser Atherectomy events at the upcoming Charing Cross International Symposium in London April 16–18. These events include case and podium presentations and hands-on workshops with Charles Bailey, MD, interventional cardiologist at Heart Endovascular and Rhythm of Texas in San Antonio, USA, and Max Amor, MD, interventional cardiologist at Clinique Louis Pasteur in Nancy, France.
DABRA (Destruction of Arteriosclerotic Blockages by laser Radiation Ablation) is a novel, minimally invasive excimer laser atherectomy system that non-thermally, photochemically ablates channels in vascular blockages. Unlike many mechanical, acoustic, or thermal treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) that may damage the arterial wall, DABRA treats blockages with minimal vascular trauma.
Additional information can be obtained on site at Ra Medical Systems’ Booth #509.
The Charing Cross Symposium is one of the largest vascular and endovascular symposiums in the world. The Symposium facilitates scientific exchanges and peer-to-peer interactions between a world-class faculty and 4,000 participants from 86 countries.
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Healthy snacking is an important part of a weight loss program.
Popular Bollywood celebrity who makes it a point to eat all kinds of food and still maintains her weight is Shilpa Shetty Kundra. Fitness diva and a foodie herself (take a look at her famous series of Sunday binges), the actress always encourages her fans to eat healthy and delicious foods. For this, she always shares a nutritious diet for her fans to stay fit and shape. Shilpa is a celebrity who knows how to maintain a balance and believes that you don't have to starve in order to lose weight. Yes! There is always a way out to eat your favourite foods without worrying about those extra calories. Don't believe us? See what she has in store for you this week!
Healthy snacking seems to help meet your daily energy needs and even helps incorporate more nutrients into their diet. The ideal snack should contain three key nutrients: fiber, protein and healthy fat.
Being a South Indian I just love idlis, I love them even more because they are steamed and super healthy. Today, we will give them a healthier twist by adding oats to it. These Oats Idlis are healthy, tasty and fluffy, and can be eaten with sambhar or any chutney of your choice. You must try this recipe and let me know how you like my version.
This week Shilpa Shetty gives a new twist to the famous South Indian food; idli. She prepares idli with oat flour which makes the dish extremely nutritious. Whole grain oats are high in nutrients and make an incredibly nutritious oat flour. They are an excellent source of dietary fibre and proteins making it a weight-loss friendly food. They also reduce the cholesterol levels which makes them beneficial for heart as well. Rich in healthy fats and low in carbohydrates, making idli with oat flour can add the nutritional value of your dish.
Apart from oat flour, Shilpa Shetty uses semolina and curd to make the idli batter. She also adds some carrots and coriander leaves into the mixture. Carrots are rich in anti-oxidants and are good for eyes. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, carrots can also reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Apart from the above mentioned ingredients, even lentils go into the making of this dish. One cannot afford to miss the health benefits of lentils. Lentils are a staple food in the Indian diets. They are a good source of proteins and keep you full for a longer duration.
Healthy snacking is an important part of a weight loss program. You might be eating all kinds of healthy foods in order to lose weight. But an unhealthy snack can ruin both your diet regime and can hamper your weight loss goals. A healthy snack like idli can provide you optimum nutrition in terms of protein, fat, fibre and carbohydrates.
You can have idlis in your snack, lunch or even dinner. They are light and can be digested easily. You can have them with sambhar or any chutney of your choice.
Hurry! Try this weight loss snack right now!


Google Search turns 20, but will we every fully trust it?
Google Search is 20 years old today. Judging by the Google Doodle and recent feature upgrades, Google would like the day to be a celebration of how the company's algorithms have evolved over the years, cementing its position as the dominant player in the space.
But, more than ever, tech doesn't exist in a vacuum. Google Search is turning 20 in a time where the public is questioning both our relationship with technology and the fundamental principles and motivations of the companies building it. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter have borne most of the criticism, but Google has been a target as well.
Criticisms of Google Search usually go like this: someone sees what they deem as unfair results in either search or tools like autocomplete, with the suggestion being that Google is skewing the "pure" results to show bad things about one side of a group or issue and good things about the other.
Lately such speculative criticism has come mostly from conservatives, but liberals have hammered Google over it as well. In particular, in the lead-up to the 2016 election, supporters of Bernie Sanders suggested a conspiracy to filter results unfavorable to Hillary Clinton to help her win her primary race over Sanders.
On a recent appearance on Fox Business, I spoke to some panelists who pointed out the incident Google had unfairly produced a result that linked the California GOP with Nazism. The panel suggest that Google, as a tech company based in the heart of Silicon Valley (an area that overwhelmingly favored for Hillary Clinton in the last election), had a bias against conservatives and that may have influenced the result.
While I suggested there is often a technical reason for odd or incorrect results — and that I highly doubt there was a room in Mountain View where Google executives could stick their heads in when they wanted to change search results to favor a certain point of view — most appeared unconvinced.
In a way, the criticism is validation for Google — these complaints about Search would be happening if nobody used it. But Google's enviably high perch atop the search market means it has responsibilities, too, and now more than ever the feature it needs to care most about is integrity.
Luckily, it knows that, or at least seems to. I recently sat down with Google Vice President Nick Fox, the product and design lead for Search, to talk about the state of Google's core service, and I asked him about how Google ensures the fairness of Search.
It all starts with Google's guidelines for search, Fox explained. The guidelines are a 164-page document that represents Google's "value judgments" as to how search should work, mostly having to do with providing the best user experience in matching the search terms to web pages.
"It's our expression of how we think the Search product should work," said Fox. "The reason it's public is because we want to be very transparent about how we think Search should work and what we think ideal Search is."
Whenever Google makes a change to its search algorithm, the new results are judged by how they adhere to the guidelines. But it's not technically Google that's doing the judging — the company hires outside contractors called raters to evaluate changes, and they're not just a bunch of engineers in Northern California.
"The raters that we hire are across the US, across the world," said Fox. "We try to make sure the raters represent as much as we can a cross-section of society. It's important to us that search works for everyone, and no individual's point of view can influence what that looks like."
If, say, a Google employee or executive wanted to change how Search worked to favor or eliminate certain results, Fox says the request would have to go through the same public request system that everyone in the world must use, and then the change would have to survive the rater process.
"There is a process by which anyone in the world can report bad results. Whether it's internal or external, everyone has to report bad results to the exact same mechanism."
However, not every change to search results involves changing the algorithm. Google Search sometimes "edits" links out of results because of various laws. For example, if a search would have surfaced copyrighted content that's been posted illegally, a search results page might note that some links weren't shown because there were claims against them regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Depending on the region or the specific law or policy being enforced, a note explaining the change may or may not appear.
The bigger takeaway, however — and the one that fuels search-editing conspiracy theories — is that those situations show there is a tool for eliminating bad or undesirable links that doesn't involve an algorithm change. Fox admitted there was a "separate process" for that, but he did say Google had "incredibly strong safeguards" against any individual altering search results, including documenting of every change (although not all of that documentation is public).
He also said, as a matter of philosophy, Google prefers algorithmic changes over editing results.
"As much as we can, we endeavor to change things in an algorithmic way. If we do see a bad result, it's likely the case that there's something more systemic going on that needs to be fixed. There's probably a whole class of results that needs to be addressed."
Fox's responses were helpful, although there's no way for Google to allay every fear of search manipulation without fully revealing its algorithms and providing full, public documentation of all changes to search, algorithmic or otherwise. Of course, it would never do that, for many reasons — partly because it would give a huge advantage to Google's competitors, but it would also be a gold rush for link farms, spammers, or anyone looking to game the system.
And Google's record on Search isn't exactly spotless. Years ago, in a bid to boost engagement on its Facebook competitor, Google+, Google began to favor official Google+ pages of companies in search results over Facebook pages.
Google+, of course, is all but gone, but now Google must contend with new challenges: tech-savvy bad actors looking to spread fake news and propaganda and an increasingly polarized public that's constantly looking for evidence of bias from either side.
Given that reality, and the fact that Google's process will never be 100 percent transparent, the conspiracy theories will continue, something CEO Sundar Pichai will have to contend with when he meets with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday. And Google presses on, launching a suite of new search tools and integrating AI more deeply in Search — it won't just be linking terms or synonyms to topics, but also their fundamental concepts, so when you Google "why does my TV look weird" the engine knows you want troubleshooting tips or a manual.
It's great stuff, and may even take Search to heretofore unheard-of levels of usefulness, getting us to spend even more time using Google's products. But what Google may or may not realize is that whenever it asks for more engagement, it's also asking for more trust. For a public burned by so many tech scandals, there's not a lot left to give.


Smartphone users, regardless of their mobile preference, consider Apple the ‘coolest brand’ for wearable technology, followed by industry rivals Samsung, Google, LG and Sony.
Findings from Juniper Research also claims that only one in five consumers would be willing to pay more than $US175 for a wearable of any sort with tech brands still considered the best for wearables, with fashion and sports brands lagging behind.
As a result, Juniper predicts that the smartwatch market is moving towards a duopoly of Apple-Samsung - with over 75 percent of respondents preferring either Apple or Samsung.
“As well as a more definite use, fitness devices also win on value,” adds James Moar, Research Analyst, Juniper Research.
Despite the prevailing opinion that wearable devices need to be more fashion oriented, Moar claims that it is “apparent that non-technology brands were not popular” - with no fashion or sports brand supported by more than three percent of respondents.
The Juniper Research Consumer Wearables Market Survey asked over 2,000 smartphone users (1,003 in the UK, 1,028 in the US) aged 14 and over about their use of and attitudes towards wearable technology.
The survey also revealed that, even with tech savvy buyers, the value proposition for wearable devices still remains unclear for many.
Juniper cites the lack of a convincing use-case as being one of the main barriers.
Conversely fitness wearables have a very clear use-case, and have consequently become the most popular wearables category e.g. activity trackers have a definite purpose and use-case.
Other key findings claim that battery life is relatively unimportant, only deterring four percent of respondents from buying a wearable.
“While iOS users were more likely to buy a wearable in the near future than Android users, there was little difference in the type of device they were likely to buy,” Moar adds.


Harold Tucker, a longtime area resident, died Thursday, August 23, 2007 at his home. He was 84 years old.
The son of the late John and Ada Nixon Tucker, he was born on December 12, 1922 in Queens, N.Y.
Harold will be remembered for his remarkable personality. He was the guy that everyone liked and he never had a bad word to say about anyone.
He is survived by his wife of Eleanor at home; one son, Robert Tucker of Brooklyn, niece Gail of Albany; sister-in-law Doreen and loving nephew, John; as well as his grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins, and a host of friends.
Visitation will be held Sunday, August 26 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Applebee McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc., 130 Highland Ave., Middletown.
Burial with military honors will take place at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 27 in Orange County Veterans Cemetery, Goshen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Harold's name may be made to the Tucker Cancer Care Center, c/o ORMC Horton Campus, 60 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940.


England's Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, are 12 weeks pregnant. In the true culture of social media twitter has reacted.
Brits and the world are shocked, happy and even concerned about how soon the bundle has come. The couples first child is due in the Spring of 2019.
Fans were extra excited on the news of the latest addition to the royal family. Congratulations went all around.
Some fans already had their own images of the new baby, Harry's hair and Meghan's skin tone. While the pictures shown were nothing to write home about, we are certain this baby will be extra cute! Freckles and all!
Other fans spoke about how the announcement overshadows Princess Eugenie's wedding which took place over the weekend.
With their wedding only taking place four months ago, some fans were shocked that there is already a baby on the way.
Others were just in awe of the news and felt it's a wonderful way to start the week.


If you’ve heard of anyone in the cast, it’s Jackie Hoffman, the Emmy-nominated comedian (for Feud) whose Broadway credits have included scene-stealing in everything from Hairspray to Xanadu to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is also extremely, very, super Jewish. She has performed musical parodies of pretty much every Jewish holiday you can think of— including Shavuot. Hoffman will be playing Yenta the matchmaker, because of course she will.
Your Tevya is Steven Skybell, who has been on Broadway several times, including in the last revival of Fiddler (he was a replacement Lazar Wolf). He grew up Jewish in Lubbock Texas, which would make shtetl-dwellers’ heads spin.
Jill Abramovitz will play Golda, and, yes, her Broadway credits too include the last run of Fiddler (she replaced Grandma Tzeitel, and understudied both Golda and Yenta). She’s also a songwriter, including contributing lyrics for Broadway intermarriage musical It Shoulda Been You.
Neither of the leads are big names, so it’s exciting to see what could be the big breaks of actors who have been in the business for some time.
Kirk Geritano as Avram, Samantha Hahn as Bielke, Cameron Johnson as Fyedka, Daniel Kahn as Perchik, Ben Liebert as Motel, Stephanie Lynne Mason as Hodel, Rosie Jo Neddy as Chava, Raquel Nobile as Shprintze, Bruce Sabath as Lazar Wolf, Jodi Snyder as Fruma-Sarah, Lauren Jeanne Thomas as The Fiddler, Bobby Underwood as the Constable, Michael Yashinsky as Mordcha, Rachel Zatcoff as Tzeitel.
Also in the production is: Jennifer Babiak, Joanne Borts, Josh Dunn, Michael Einav, Evan Mayer, Nick Raynor, Kayleen Seidl, Adam Shapiro, and James Monroe Stevko.
Of course, the director is the legendary Joel Grey. Some of the cast members have experiences performing in Yiddish, but for some, it’ll be like a mamaloshen boot camp.


NEW YORK: Tom Nicholson has been appointed as the new executive director of the Arthur Page Society.
He was formerly VP of PR and communications for HSBC, and has help PR positions for Sears and various agencies. Nicholson is succeeding Paul Basista, who held the executive director position for the past six years and was the Page Society's first full time executive director.
The Page Society announced Nicholson's role at its spring seminar, held in New York.


Come closer. I want to tell you a secret: That championship the Yankees won last year was for George Steinbrenner, but it was by Hal Steinbrenner.
It means that in all significant ways when it comes to running the Yankees, George Steinbrenner was already gone. He was, at best, Vito Corleone after handing the family business over to Michael. Maybe there was some counseling or some explaining of history by the old man.
But if are you are wondering what the post-George Yankees are going to look like, here is my advice: Look at these Yankees. They have the highest payroll, a stacked rotation and last week they were on the doorstep of obtaining Cliff Lee. It was a George move, but approved by his youngest son.
It might not be business as usual if by usual you are referring to how George ran the Yankees in his prime. But it will be business like the past few years when the understated Hal ran it — and apparently how it will run for years with a Steinbrenner remaining atop the masthead.
Hank Steinbrenner — think a combination of hot-headed Sonny and underwhelming Fredo — briefly oversaw baseball operations after the 2007 season. He quickly burned out, not fully understanding the time and scrutiny that came with the job, especially if you were going to try to be Boss Jr. with loud proclamations.
Hal stepped into the breach, though it felt more out of responsibility to the family business than love for the job. So there was an assumption that whenever George died, so to would the Steinbrenner obligation to owning the franchise. It was not hard to imagine a frenzy of the super-rich bidding to buy the Yankees after George’s death.
Reserved and protective of his privacy, Hal projected the wrong fit for the job. Except Hal did a funny thing: He changed the way the Yankees Boss operates. Over the past few years, he learned he actually could run the Yankees under the radar. He has managed leadership without bluster or much inspection of his private life. He rarely speaks in public, offering almost none of the state of the Yankees messages that his father could deliver multiple times a day, especially in bad times. Does Hal burn to run the Yankees like his father? No. However, he has learned to like this job, and — as it turns out — the Yankees are in the Steinbrenner family blood now; George’s four children all having grown up in pinstripes.
Signs are all four want to continue to run it for their father’s memory, but also for their children’s future.
That is largely because the succession already has taken place. Even in periods when George was more alert and clear in his thoughts and words, which ironically included the few weeks before the heart attack that killed him Tuesday morning, he was still now mostly a figurehead despite lingering attempts by some in the inner circle to keep the legend of the in-charge Boss flourishing.
Instead, Hal had taken a few key criteria from his dad: Keep the payroll, star power and attention to the brand high. But he has added a few distinctly non-George elements. He is way more analytical than his go-with-your-gut father. He is demanding, but not a yeller or quick to demean or threaten. He will bend sometimes on payroll, as he did with Mark Teixeira. But unlike his dad, he will not be influenced nearly as much by the smell of a championship or the whiff of sentimentality. That is why he refused to expand payroll during last season after Cashman had worked out a trade for Mike Cameron or after the season to keep a beloved veteran in Johnny Damon.
In the end, Hal’s slightly more cautious version of what we have been programmed to believe Steinbrenner ownership should be will be judged just like his dad’s tenure: with championships. So he has one in the bank already as a farewell gift for the original Boss and as a calling card that there is a new Steinbrenner in town.


PANAMA CITY � There will come a day when the phrase �it�s still early� will be moot.
That would be just fine for the Gulf Coast baseball team, which stayed unbeaten in the Panhandle Conference following Monday�s 5-0 shutout of visiting Northwest Florida State. Conversely, the Raiders hope time doesn�t run out for them after falling to 0-4 in the conference.
It is indeed early with 16 games to go for both teams. But the importance of playing well this soon can�t be underscored. GC (25-9, 4-0) surged behind Brendan Leach�s five-hitter, while the Raiders dropped another game to a top team in the conference.
�The thing is, it is early, but every win counts,� GC coach Mike Kandler said. �A win today will be just as important as a win on April 13.
That�s easy for Kandler to say, as he watched Kevin Husum score three times and Trevin Hall account for two RBIs in the Commodores� second conference shutout. NWF State (16-12) put together only two threats against Leach in the second and fifth innings. Scottie Peavey had two of the Raiders� five hits and was doubled off first base to end the eighth.
Leach made sure to quell any chance for momentum on Monday. The DeFuniak Springs product has worked his way into the ace role and tossed the first nine-inning complete game for a GC starter this season. He had six strikeouts and one walk while hitting Brandon Harigel with a pitch in the second inning.
The Commodores manufactured a 2-0 lead after three innings with a Hall sacrifice fly and a Tyler Dial ground out plating Husum twice. They broke the game open in the fifth with three hits and RBIs from Hall, Matt Miller and Dakota Spikes against starting and losing pitcher Luke Papanicolaou (3-3).
The Australian right-hander had five strikeouts and three walks while giving up all of GC�s eight hits through six innings. Jake Molkentin tossed two 1-2-3 innings in relief.
Husum and Hall each had two hits for GC, which won its seventh game in a row. Leach threw just 103 pitches in improving to 7-1.
The second contest in a three-game series takes place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Niceville. Kandler said the mood is good on GC�s side, as expected. NWF State seeks a turnaround and quickly.


Environmental groups took legal action this week, stating that water users along the Sacramento River misused water that should have gone to endangered winter-run salmon.
The complaint will be added onto existing litigation the groups have filed against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Sacramento River settlement contractors. That previous lawsuit is about water use that allegedly fails to protect the delta smelt, also an endangered species.
Under the Endangered Species Act, species on the ESA list cannot be killed or harmed without a permit, said Doug Obegi, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, which is joined in the lawsuit by Earthjustice, San Francisco Baykeeper, The Bay Institute, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, and Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Association/Institute for Fisheries Resources.
This year the amount of cold water in Lake Shasta ran out, Obegi said. Cold water is critical for the survival of salmon eggs in the Sacramento River, as well as survival of the juvenile salmon later in the season.
This year and last, the Bureau of Reclamation was not able to keep the water temperatures at the level crucial for egg and young salmon. Eggs and young fish died.
Naming the settlement contractors in the legal documents may persuade the courts to renegotiate water delivery contracts, Obegi explained.
California will experience droughts in the future, droughts that will again threaten salmon in the Sacramento River, he said.
By naming water users, the legal action is targeting farmers of 450,000 acres of land in the Sacramento Valley.
In 2014 and 2015, the most challenging of the recent drought, water users delayed water deliveries so more cold water would be available in Lake Shasta, a letter from the water users states. Water diversions were also cut back for even those with the most senior water rights.
The lawsuit also accuses water users of “illegally” diverting water, an accusation the water groups firmly refute.
Water users worked very closely with federal water managers, going beyond their legal right to water during the drought, the group says.
Lewis Bair is manager of Reclamation District 108, which provides water to farmers in the Colusa area. He said water districts, wildlife and fisheries agencies, and the Bureau, worked together to work out water diversions.
One of many issues is that salmon are not the only endangered species. The giant garter snake relies on wet land near rice fields for survival. If water was completely cut off for winter-run endangered salmon, another species would be in peril, Bair pointed out as one example.
The NRDC lawsuit states 95 percent of juvenile winter-run salmon died during the past drought year, Bair said. That’s terrible, he said. Yet, even in a good year 80 percent of young salmon would be eaten by predators or die in other ways in the river.
Bair said farmers worked more closely with federal water managers this year than they ever have in the past. To accuse them of illegally diverting water is unfair, the group says.
As a result, there was 440,000 acre-feet more water in Lake Shasta at a time critical for fish, the group of irrigators said.
Bair said the water districts are working on projects to increase fish habitat, such as the Painter’s riffle project near Redding, which cleared gravel to create a side channel for fish.
“Our livelihood depends on the survival of salmon” Bair said.
Litigation such as this doesn’t help the fish, he said. What’s needed is for groups to work together to solve problems, he said.
Obegi, of the NRDC, said the past two years have been so extreme that the survival of the endangered winter-run salmon has been touch-and-go.
If there were just a few more years that warm water killed the remaining fish, the species could be lost forever, he said.
Contracts need to be changed so that fish survival takes precedence, he said. This could mean farmers waiting longer in the season to receive water.
Also, the bottom line is that water users do not have permits that allow them to “take winter run” fish, which are endangered, he said.
“We believe that is illegal under the” Endangered Species Act.
The defendants in the lawsuit include San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority, State Water Contractors, Westlands Water District, California Department of Water Resources, California Farm Bureau Federation, Glenn-Colusa irrigation District, Natomas Central Mutual Water Company, Pelger Mutual Water Company, Princeton- Codora-Glenn Irrigation District, Provident Irrigation District, Reclamation District 108 and River Garden Farms.


SOUTHAMPTON might struggle to retain the services of Nathaniel Clyne in the summer.
That is according to former Saints boss Lawrie McMenemy.
Clyne has been heavily linked with £25million moves to Manchester United and Chelsea.
The 24-year-old right-back has yet to commit his future to Southampton.
And McMenemy, who was unveiled as a Football Foundation Ambassador and speaking at a visit to one of nearly 500 3G pitches the Foundation has delivered, told Express Sport: "If a player like Clyne has one year left on his contract, big clubs can double or treble the wages we can offer.
"It depends on what contract they are on.
"If a player is on a longer contract, and you don't want to go, I would wish them a good summer and say: 'See you next season'.
"If they're on a short contract, it's very difficult to keep hold of a player these days!"
Clyne has just over a year left to run on his present deal.


Heather Mills to compete in Paralympics?
Heather Mills is to compete in the 2014 Winter Paralympics, according to reports.
Heather Mills has revealed that she wants to compete in the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
Mills, ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney, lost a leg in a motorcycle accident in 1993. She recently took part in the last series of Dancing on Ice.
Speaking to the Sunday Express, she said: "Iâ€™ve been skiing for many years and Iâ€™m much better at that than ice skating, so Iâ€™m training hard to try to get on the British Paralympic downhill team.
"That would be so great. You know when you set in your head things that you want to do and achieve? Well, Iâ€™ve ticked about 90 percent of all the boxes, and this is one of the major ones remaining for me.
"If I manage to compete it would be phenomenal - very inspiring for all the kids that I counsel. They didnâ€™t believe they could do anything and they are now trying ice skating and roller blading and biking and swimming, which is wonderful."
She added: "Having loved sport my whole life, competing in a Paralympics would be a dream come true."


Midshipman Dominic Waters. Picture: Craig Keating.
A 23-year-old man from Milton Keynes took part in a formal parade before a Crown Prince to celebrate his officer status.
Midshipman Dominic Waters, from Grange Farm, celebrated his formal commissioning as a Royal Navy officer during a parade attended by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister from the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Dominic was one of 152 officer cadets taking part in Lord High Admiral’s Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth. Around 800 families, friends and distinguished guests, watched as HRH inspected the parade.
Dominic has completed an intensive 29-week training course at the college which also included being assigned for six weeks to the amphibious assault ship HMS Albion, operating in the Mediterranean.
The highlights of the training so far for Dominic have been completing the Basic Sea Survival Course (BSSC): firefighting and damage control.
Dominic graduated from the University of Hull in 2016 with a BSc (Hons) in physical geography and prior to joining the Royal Navy he was employed at Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports. Dominic has had some experience of the armed forces having joined Yorkshire URNU whilst an undergraduate.
With the first phase of his training complete Dominic will join HMS Raleigh to begin his professional course to ultimately qualify as a Logistics Officer.
Cadets how to operate and lead in the field. The course is progressive and designed to ensure that the Cadets are equipped to undertake assignments both at sea and on land, working jointly with other parts of the UK Armed Forces and in partnership with other nations. Fitness training is delivered using a disciplined method of military fitness, which focuses on developing co-ordination and individual physical strength and endurance. Command, leadership and management training is a constant thread throughout the course with an emphasis on coaching, mentoring and development activities.


WASHINGTON (July 25, 2014) -- Vietnam era members of the Chaplain Corps were honored during the 239th Chaplain Corps Anniversary celebration at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia.
"Today we gather on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery to reinforce historical linkages from the past with the goal of bringing them to the present," said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mitch Butterworth, U.S. Army Military District of Washington deputy command chaplain. "May we remember today their example and sacrifice as we stand amongst these rows of headstones and monuments."
The Chaplain Corps was born on July 29, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized pay for one chaplain for each regiment of the Army. Since the regiments' creation, nearly 25,000 Army Chaplains have served as religious and spiritual leads for 25 million Soldiers and their families. Army Chaplains have served in more than 270 major wars and combat engagements.
"As we reflect on the service of our Vietnam-era chaplains and chaplain assistants, one conclusion becomes very clear," said Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Donald L. Rutherford, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains. "The Army Chaplain Corps has a legacy of valor and heroism under fire while serving in Vietnam."
Rutherford and Sgt. Maj. Alvin J. Chaplin, regimental sergeant major of the Chaplain Corps, paid tribute to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice by laying wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknowns and at Chaplain's Hill, in Arlington National Cemetery.
"I'm going to share a couple of vignettes from the lives [of Chaplain Charlie Watters and Chaplain Connie Walker], but I'm not going to draw religious leadership lessons from them," said Rutherford. "These are powerful stories that integrated every leadership doctrine and phrase we teach."
Thirteen Army chaplains were killed in action during the Vietnam War. Among them was Chaplain (Maj.) Charles Watters. Watters, was a Catholic priest who had volunteered for another year-long tour in Vietnam, when on Nov. 19, 1967, he found himself in the battle for Hill 875, at Dak To.
During the battle, he aided wounded Soldiers, gave last rites to dying Soldiers, and left the perimeter three times to assist the injured, despite Soldiers of his unit trying to restrain him from doing so. He was assisting medics in treating the wounded, as well as offering comfort to them when he was mortally wounded. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously, and is buried on Chaplain's Hill in Arlington National Cemetery.
Following the wreath-laying ceremonies, the celebration continued with the cutting of the Chaplain Corps Anniversary cake at the Spates Community Club on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. In keeping with Chaplain Corps tradition, the cake was cut by the chief of chaplains, the regimental sergeant major of the Chaplain Corps, along with the oldest chaplain and youngest chaplain assistant in the command.
Four hundred Army chaplains have been killed in combat. Eight members of the Chaplain Corps have been awarded the Medal of Honor.


NEW YORK — Dictionary.com announced Monday that “complicit” is the site’s word of the year in a contentious 2017.
Site lexicographer Jane Solomon says numerous events, from politics to natural disasters, drove more people to look up “complicit” at particular times of the year. Overall, she said, look-ups of the word increased nearly 300 per cent over 2016.


H1 revenue expected to be similar to that in 2016 at approximately Â£2.5bn.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â H1 operating profit lower than expectations primarily due to phasing of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) equity disposals, which are now expected to be in H2.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Strong work-winning performance, with Â£2.6bn of new work secured in H1 - Â£2.1bn in support services.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Progress made against strategic objectives set at full year results, with cost reduction underway and disposal of 50 per cent of the economic interest in the Group's business in Oman, Carillion Alawi, for an immediate cash consideration of Â£12.8m.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Deterioration in cash flows on a select number of construction contracts led the Board to undertake an enhanced review of all of the Group's material contracts, with the support of KPMG and its contracts specialists, as part of the new Group Finance Director's wider balance sheet review.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â This review has resulted in an expected contract provision of Â£845m at 30 June 2017, of which Â£375m relates to the UK (majority three PPP projects) and Â£470m to overseas markets, the majority of which relates to exiting markets in the Middle East and Canada.Â The associated future net cash outflows in respect of these contracts is Â£100m-Â£150m (primarily in 2017 and 2018).
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Deterioration in cash flows on construction contracts, combined with a working capital outflow due to a higher than normal number of construction contracts completing and not being replaced by new contract starts, means H1 average net borrowing is now expected to be Â£695m (Full year: 2016: Â£586.5m).
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Disposals to exit non-core markets and geographies to raise up to a further Â£125m1 in the next 12 months.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Further annual cost savings to be quantified as part of the strategic and operational review.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maximising the recovery of receivables.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â The Board announces today that it is undertaking a comprehensive review of the business and the capital structure, with all options to optimise value for the benefit of shareholders under consideration. An update on the Board's review of the business and capital structure will be provided at the Group's interim results, in September.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Significant actions already taken to reposition the business.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Exit from construction PPP projects.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Exit from construction markets in Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Â·Â Â Â Â Â Â Only undertaking future construction work on a highly selective basis and via lower-risk procurement routes.
"Despite making progress against the strategic priorities we set out in our 2016 results announcement in March, average net borrowing has increased above the level we expected, which means that we will no longer be able to meet our target of reducing leverage for the full year.
"We have therefore concluded that we must take immediate action to accelerate the reduction in average net borrowing and are announcing a comprehensive programme of measures to address that, aimed at generating significant cashflow in the short-term.
"In addition, we are also announcing that we are undertaking a thorough review of the business and the capital structure, and the options available to optimise value for the benefit of shareholders. We will update the market on the progress of the review at our interim results in September.
The announcement contains inside information.Â The person responsible for the release of this announcement on behalf of Carillion plc is Zafar Khan, Group Finance Director.


There’s some bad news today for Netflix subscribers in the United States. The streaming service is raising prices for subscribers in the country across all tiers. There isn’t going to be a cooling off period here as well. The price hike goes in effect immediately which means subscribers will be charged the higher rate when their next billing cycle begins.
Netflix last raised prices for subscribers in the United States back in 2017. CEO Reed Hastings said at that time that the company will have to raise prices incrementally as it pours more money into original programming. And pour it does, Netflix spends billions of dollars annually on creating original content.
The company also spends a decent chunk of money on licensing some of the most popular content. While it never confirmed the figure, reports suggested that it paid over $100 million to secure streaming rights to Friends, which happens to be one of the most popular series on the service.
The basic Netflix plan which doesn’t offer access to HD content will now cost $9 per month instead of $8. The HD streaming plan, which happens to be the most popular, is going up to $13 from $11 per month. The most expensive plan which provides access to 4K content and up to four streams simultaneously on four different devices is being bumped up to $16 from $14.


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NowLive operates as a media network and technology platform for live interactive shows. The company's innovative Social Broadcasting platform eliminates the cost and complexity of creating and distributing live broadcasts that have kept "big" media companies in control of the $180b a year market. The platform's elegant integration of social networking elements allows these live broadcasts to become highly interactive social events for the audience and hosts. Since launching http://www.nowlive.com/ in March 2007, the company has proved user demand, scalability and integration of the platform and has now clarified its business model.
The company will generate the majority of its revenue through a "branded" solution where prospective customers, such as TV networks, terrestrial radio stations, branded websites and Internet stars can easily deploy live, interactive shows. These customers will benefit from the platform through greater utilization of content assets and by creating new and deeper levels of engagement with their audiences (more impressions, greater attention, stronger brand loyalty and ultimately increased enterprise value). The partners can choose to deploy these highly engaging shows immediately at no cost by sharing in ad revenue or they can eliminate the ads by paying a monthly licensing fee. The company will continue to run the NowLive.com network to support branded partner syndication, user-generated shows and an active environment for testing of rapid and ongoing white label product enhancements. The destination site will be monetized through premium service options and advertising.
NowLive's platform is a powerful B2B solution that provides its partners with the ability to deploy their own branded TV or radio networks on their websites. While the competition is focusing on building user generated destinations, our platform is designed to enable our customers to deploy their own solutions. This core difference in business models guided our development team to create a sophisticated back end infrastructure that enables partners to schedule, administrate, moderate and monetize their live networks. This back end infrastructure, along with our unique group participation features (Callers, YouTube sharing...) provides the company with a 12 month lead on any new company entering the space.


More and more, you’re beginning to suspect your nickname might be pejorative.
You’ll continue playing dress-up this week, despite being almost 30, and feeling kind of silly every time you put on that professional-looking suit.
Remember: God means something different to everyone, but only you, and those who agree with you, are right.
The presence of Saturn in your sign this week indicates strength, determination, and you getting repeatedly struck by a Model SL1 Series.
The human mind is a thing of startling beauty. Unfortunately yours is mostly filled with old phone numbers and minor celebrity trivia.
Nobody knows the troubles you’ve seen. Remind them of this fact at every possible opportunity.
A tall, dark stranger stops by, lucky numbers 7 and 29 are in the studio, and musical guest Vampire Weekend—all that and much, much more, tonight on Later With Libra.
After weeks of setbacks, false-alarms, and outright obstructionism, Congress will finally pass a massive, 3.4 ounce kidney stone this Friday.
Any hope you once had of aging with grace and dignity will be dashed this week, when you turn 25.
Ignorance and stupidity will soon be yours, when the Tree of Wisdom is cut down to make room for another mini-mall.
Financial reward is most definitely in your future. Keep scooping out those “take-a-penny” trays at the truckstops along I-90.


Q: Is there a Shrine to Our Lady of Penrhys in Wales?
A: The Legend of Penrhys, is lost in obscurity and mystery, but there definitely was great devotion to Our Blessed Lady here, and a nearby spring or well had come to be known as miraculous.
At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, Latimer wrote to Cromwell suggesting the destruction of five of the most renowned Shrines of Our Lady, including Penrhys. The image was sent to Cromwell's own house in Chelsea on the September 14, 1538. There it was burned publicly together with the statues of Walsingham, Ipswich and other images on September 26, 1538.
In spite of everything, the faithful continued to visit Penrhys and pray to Our Lady for four-hundred years. There is record of such devotion up until 1842, although barely a trace of the original shrine or buildings remained. But, in the early years of this century, little groups of pilgrims again wound their way up the mountainside to the well. In 1912, excavations were carried out which unearthed fragments of glass and tiles; and in the farm house, original timbers were found. A church was built at Ferndale two miles away from the shrine. It was built as a memorial church largely through the generosity and efforts of a Miss M. M. Davies of Llantrisant, a convert. The same devoted lady also procured for this church a beautiful oak replica of the ancient statue of Penrhys, standing in a richly carved tree trunk. This beautiful work of art can still be seen in Ferndale Church.
It was not until 1936 that the pilgrimages were revived, and it was about this time, in 1939, that the Rhondda Borough Council, took it upon themselves to preserve the historical well, and put railings around it for the first time. Two years later, the ground where the statue is situated, was given to Archbishop Mostyn for the Archdiocese of Cardiff, by Miss M. M. Davies. The pilgrimages had continued to come, even though there was no statue. The present statue was officially erected and blessed on the site itself, by Archbishop McGrath on July 2, 1953. It had been designed to resemble as near as possible the description of the original statue, found in Medieval Welsh poetry, and carved of Portland Stone.
Viv Condon informs us that, at present, there is a church in Ferndale, S. Wales dedicated to the Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys which has "a steady stream of visitors during the summer months and the church plays host and provides refreshments." She claims that the shrine dates back to the twelfth century and was very popular in its day. She adds that the church has "a beautiful oak statue, a replica of the statue burned, given by a convert who also paid for the building of the church in 1912." The Deanery has proposed closing the church; and the parishioners would appreciate your prayers for the Church of the Shrine.
Kay Warren-Morgan wrote on June 12, 2018 to tell us that "sadly the Church has closed and was sold a few years ago."
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THERE will be two very good reasons for Colchester United fans to keep an eye on Friday's Sky Bet League Two monthly awards for December.
The U's have boss John McGreal included in the list of nominees for the Manager-of-the-Month award, while Sammie Szmodics is in the list of nominations for Player-of-the-Month.
December was successful for Colchester as they went through the final month of 2017 unbeaten, with wins against Exeter City, Swindon Town and Crawley and draws against Chesterfield and Port Vale giving them 11 points from a possible 15.
McGreal has won his place on the shortlist after extracting mature performances from a side with an average age of just 23 as he led them into contention for the League Two promotion race in the second half of the season.
Also in line for the monthly managerial award are Neil Aspin of Port Vale, Luton Town's Nathan Jones and former Braintree Town and now Lincoln City boss Danny Cowley.
But McGreal's nomination is not the only interest for the U's as Szmodics' performances in December have earned him a spot in the Sky Bet League Two Player-of-the-Month shortlist.
The 22-year-old former U's trainee played in all five of the U's games in the month, scoring five goals, including a brace in the 3-1 win against Exeter.
It is form like that that has seen Szmodics become the subject of transfer speculation this week, with Premier League AFC Bournemouth reported to be lining up a £1 million offer.
Also in the monthly player shortlist are Morecambe striker Callum Lang, Lincoln forward Matt Rhead and Luton defender Alan Sheehan.
The winners of both monthly awards are due to be announced on Friday.


Gloria’s favorite Flat Rock Pudding.
Editor’s note: Gloria will return in her regular format next week. This week, Gloria and her mother wanted to share two favorite recipes from their Flat Rock community.
This dessert originated when a woman in church used chocolate chip cookies instead of the graham crackers in the recipe she had gotten. It really became a hit in our church, everyone just loves it.
Heat 4½ cups of the milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until the milk is scalded (180 degrees Fahrenheit). Whisk in the flour, sugar, salt, vanilla, egg yolks, and the remaining 1½ cups of cold milk. Heat the milk mixture until thick, stirring continuously. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Fold in the whipped topping. Spread some peanut butter between two chocolate chip cookies to form cookie sandwiches. Repeat until all four dozen cookies have been used. Cut or crumble the cookie sandwiches into the pudding mixture, and stir until well-combined.
Illinois is corn country and during the height of summer, fields are filled with rows of towering stalks. Corn is used in casseroles and enjoyed on the cob, slathered with butter. This scalloped corn recipe is also a favorite and is extra tasty when it’s made with fresh Silver Queen or sweet corn during the summer.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole and set it aside.
Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until well distributed. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 40 minutes, until bubbly and golden.


The Stanford/UC Berkeley Dual Degree MD-MPH Program is designed to be an extension of work begun through the Scholarly Concentration in Community Health. It is an explicit partnership with the Interdisciplinary Program at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, the most flexible of Berkeley’s one-year MPH programs designed primarily for medical students and other health professionals at various stages of their careers. The program allows medical students to integrate and apply their public health training and perspective throughout their medical education, to complete original public health research, and to fulfill the requirements for both degrees within five years.
Stanford interested in the Dual Degree must comply with the standard application requirements for the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and admission is not guaranteed. To avoid paying tuition at both institutions, Dual Degree students must take a leave of absence from Stanford University while completing the MPH at UC Berkeley.


DENVER (April 1, 2019) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the premier professional bass fishing league, has named Jeff Clachko, Senior Vice President, Sponsorship and Media Sales. The announcement was made today by Major League Fishing President and CEO, Jim Wilburn.
Clachko joins MLF from NBC Sports where he served as Sr. Vice President, Advertising Sales for the portfolio's sports properties. In this role, he was responsible for linear and digital ad sales for Sunday Night Football, NASCAR, NHL, EPL and Horse Racing. He worked closely with production to help create custom content and marketing solutions that helped his clients achieve their marketing objectives.
“Major League Fishing has taken professional bass fishing by storm with their newly launched Bass Pro Tour,” Clachko said. “MLF's ability to integrate sponsors into league IP, MLF Now! digital live stream, and linear tv, has me super excited. I look forward to joining their amazing sales and marketing team and helping them expand their client base in this rapidly growing sport."
Clachko is a graduate of Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in History. He resides in Westport, Conn. with his wife Betsy, and their three children.
About Major League Fishing: Developed through a joint effort between Outdoor Channel and the PBT anglers in 2011, Major League Fishing brings the high-intensity sport of competitive bass fishing into America's living rooms in the form of riveting two-hour TV episodes. World-class anglers are filmed over the course of a six-day event. The show captures their efforts as they utilize a demanding format that allows them to weigh all the "scorable bass" they catch. Unlike other competitive fishing events, live leaderboards in the boats allow anglers to know their standings at all times. For more information about the game, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com and follow Major League Fishing on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can catch all current and past episodes of Major League Fishing on #MyOutdoorTV, the world's leading outdoor television global, streaming service provider. Also, for more information about MLF anglers, see Game & Fish magazine, the official publications of MLF.


You wear different sunblock depending on the intensity of the climate, so why shouldn't the sort of solar technology vary depending on the part of the country where you live. That is exactly what is happening, of course, which is why you will start hearing more about the adoption of concentrating photovoltaic technology in the weeks and months to come.
This was the theme of a conference call that I attended last week, hosted by the Solar Energy Industries Association. More on that in a moment, but first I want to point to an entirely separate report recently released by GTM Research.
That report notes that concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology remains a small fraction of the installed solar technology capacity today: only 28 megawatts of the estimated 33,000 megawatts that are installed worldwide. But the pipeline of CPV projects has begun to grow, because of the potential for lower cost per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated. We're not talking about wild growth, but CPV capacity should reach 1,000 megawatts by 2015, if anticipated cost reduction and technology performance targets are met.
There are three companies emerging at the front of the CPV crowd, according to GTM Research: Amonix, Concentrix Solar and SolFocus. According to the research firm, those companies account for almost 96 percent of the projects that are in operation or under development with signed power purchase agreements.
During a recent press conference to discuss the potential for technology diversification in the utility-scale solar market, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, said more companies in the business of solar are moving to diversify their investments in solar photovoltaic versus concentrating solar technologies.
Resch and other participants on the call saw the technologies as complementary, not competitive. For example, concentrating solar only makes sense where there is lots of land exposed to bright sunlight for most of the day, said Tom Georgis, senior vice president of development for SolarReserve. But it has the potential to be less intermittent than other photovoltaic technologies, when couple with the right energy storage technology. SolarReserve has been able to expand beyond its original focus in the southwest by adding solar photovoltaic technologies to its development portfolio, Georgis said. It has roughly 3,000 megawatts of concentrating solar projects under development. And in mid-May, SolarReserve snagged a conditional loan guarantee of $737 million from the Department of Energy for a project in Tonopah, Nevada, that would be the largest molten salt power tower project in the world.
The big downside of concentrating projects has been the capital required upfront. "Uncertainty is problematic for the industry as a whole," said Pat Dinkel, vice president of resource planning for Arizona Public Service. Over the past few years, the financial markets have been unable to bear those investments. It could easily cost $1.5 billion to $2 billion to finance a concentrating project, estimates Dinkel. That compares with the $50 million to $100 million you are talking about for many smaller-scale photovoltaic projects.
It is also why you will see more solar developers working on utility-scale projects begin to hedge their bets, potentially combining different solar technologies within the same location or choosing different technologies depending on the geography. "The most important part of this proposition is making sure we are aligned with state regulators," Dinkel said.


We hear incessantly about Russian oligarchs. But do they also exist in the United States? You wouldn’t know it by watching cable news, says Jeff Cohen.