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BY MICHAEL SASSO
Bloomberg News
NEW YORK A section of Montana
railway was closed for several hours
Monday as railroad ofcials weighed
how to recover three Boeing 737 fuse-
lages that were dumped into the Clark
Fork River in a train derailment.
Getting the aircraft hulls out of the
river could take two days, said Lynda
Frost, a Montana Rail Link Inc. spokes-
woman. Three additional fuselages also
tumbled out of the train July 3 near
Rivulet, Montana, but did not enter the
river.
Weve never done this before, Frost
said in a telephone interview. We have
a lot of heavy-duty equipment on hand
to do this. The plan is to drag them up
the bank.
BNSF Railway Co., a unit of Berk-
shire Hathaway Inc., was carrying the
fuselages and some assemblies for 777
and 747 aircraft to a Boeing Co. plant in
Renton, Washington, from Spirit Aero-
Systems Holdings Inc. in Wichita, Kan-
sas. Montana Rail Link, a regional rail-
road company, took control of the train
as it crossed Montana, and the accident
occurred on MRLs watch, Frost said.
The tracks had been closed intermit-
tently since being reopened Saturday
evening, Frost said. Railroad ofcials
were expected to close the track again
Monday for about eight hours.
Chicago-based Boeing sent a team of
technicians to inspect the fuselages and
assemblies for damage. Doug Alder, a
company spokesman, said he had no
information on how long the accident
might delay production at the Boeing
plant. He also declined to say which
company had ordered the jets.
Spirit AeroSystems has a plant in Tul-
sa that it has been trying to sell. Omaha,
Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway
also owns BH Media Group, which
bought the Tulsa World in 2013.
Montana railroad, Boeing
ponder fuselage recovery
Rafters look at Boeing jet fuselages strewn along a bank of the Clark Fork River near
Alberton, Montana, on Saturday after a train derailment sent three cars carrying aircraft
components down a steep embankment two days earlier. Crews were working Monday to
remove the wreckage.JERRY COMPTON/Wiley E. Waters Whitewater Rafting/Associated Press
A derailment sent three
jet sections made by Spirit
AeroSystems into a river.
Tulsa livestock
The state Department of Agriculture reported
the following closing prices Monday at the Tulsa
Stockyards.
Receipts: 1,236; week ago: 1,888; year ago:
1,770.
Compared to last week, even though the holiday
resulted in a decrease in receipts, steers traded
steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded 3.00 5.00
higher. Demand and quality moderate to good.
Supply includes 29 percent over 600 lbs. and 42
percent heifers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1: 8 313-345
(321) 316-326 (322.63); 7 353-375 (369) 315-319
(316.09); 16 400-425 (408) 290-297 (296.09);
11 455-488 (468) 271-280 (274.55); 9 500-545
(518) 248-258 (254.24); 10 564-590 (575)
235-239 (237.18); 8 603-630 (613) 235.50-245
(239.84); 18 651-664 (661) 221.50-229 (225.94);
4 725-730 (729) 215-217 (216.50); 20 760-764
(762) 207.75-210.50 (208.99); 10 805-828 (814)
186-197.50 (191.31).
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 11 335-
348 (339) 303-310 (305.57); 14 365-397 (379)
285-299 (291.07); 21 403-442 (430) 271-282
(278.30); 17 458-496 (487) 255-266 (261.29);
7 523-542 (532) 237-244 (240.66); 14 552-590
(563) 223-233 (224.03); 2 625 (625) 230.50
(230.50); 5 693-698 (695) 206-217.50 (212.88); 2
735 (735) 205.50 (205.50).
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2: 2 435 (435)
235 (235); 3 620 (620) 209.50 (209.50); 2 738
(738) 185.50 (185.50).
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: 10 307-
340 (327) 275-283 (280.12); 16 355-395 (376)
260-269 (263.51); 22 400-433 (424) 246-257
(248.15); 33 450-480 (469) 231-237 (233.20);
39 500-535 (516) 220-230 (223.20); 25 553-591
(570) 213-222 (217.39); 40 600-648 (624)
208-217 (212.41); 12 650-671 (660) 207-216.50
(209.28); 11 710-715 (712) 191.50-199 (195.37); 3
750-768 (762) 190-199 (192.95); 2 838 (838) 173
(173); 3 865-870 (867) 169-174 (170.67).
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 4 345
(345) 260-268 (264); 6 360-375 (366) 242-249
(246.28); 14 415-448 (428) 230-240 (235.52);
11 475-493 (487) 222-225 (223.55); 17 505-543
(530) 215-219 (216.60); 7 550-595 (581) 208-214
(209.90); 2 640 (640) 211 (211).
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2: 3 395
(395) 236 (236).
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1: 6 320-335
(332) 319-323 (319.64); 20 358-395 (366)
295-300 (297.91); 10 407-430 (419) 289-299
(294.60); 12 458-483 (475) 260-269 (264.90);
23 505-540 (531) 231-241 (237.30); 5 555-570
(560) 236-246 (239.18); 9 615-628 (621) 222-232
(226.68); 5 658-673 (667) 212-222 (215.95);
4 710-745 (719) 208-212 (209.04); 6 761-780
(767) 208-213 (211.31); 8 815-825 (824) 186-195
(193.89); 2 920 (920) 160 (160); 7 975-976 (976)
134-140 (139.14).
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 9 305-330
(324) 300-306 (302.03); 4 380-390 (385) 272-
282 (276.94); 5 432-433 (432) 276-285 (279.60);
7 452-495 (472) 241-256 (245.95); 5 534 (534)
226 (226); 4 555-560 (556) 225-235 (227.52); 2
650 (650) 203 (203).
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2: 6 400 (400)
260 (260); 2 500 (500) 218 (218); 2 580 (580)
218 (218).
Oklahoma markets
The state Department of Agriculture reported
the following closing prices.
U.S. No 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT: .08 to
.22 lower. 6.40-6.60.
Shattuck 6.40, Banner, El Reno, Geary, Okarche,
Okeene, Watonga 6.44, Clinton, Frederick,
Weatherford 6.45, Hobart 6.47, Manchester 6.49,
Cherokee, Keyes 6.50, Ponca City 6.51, Medford
6.52, Davis 6.53, Temple 6.54, Lawton 6.55, Perry,
Stillwater 6.56, Alva, Bufalo 6.57, Eldorado, Hooker
6.60, Gulf 7.495.
MILO: .14 to .16 lower. 6.45-6.95.
Medford, Ponca City 6.45, Alva, Bufalo 6.46,
Weatherford 6.53, Manchester 6.59, Shattuck 6.62,
Keyes 6.80, Hooker 6.95.
SOYBEANS: .20 to .27 lower. 12.53-12.76.
Hooker, Shattuck 12.53, Alva, Bufalo, Medford,
Ponca City 12.73, Stillwater 12.76, Gulf 13.4575.
CORN: .08 to .09 lower. 3.71-4.61.
Medford, Ponca City, 3.71, Manchester 3.81,
Weatherford 4.16, Keyes 4.51, Hooker 4.61, Gulf
4.675.
CANOLA (CWT) 18.12-19.00.
Red Rock n/a, Apache 18.12, El Reno n/a,
Dacoma 18.72, Clyde, McWillie 18.88, Bison 18.96,
Hillsdale 19.00, Yukon, N/A.
COTTON: Grade 41, Leaf 4, Staple 34 Cotton
in southwestern Oklahoma averaged 69.50 cents
per pound.
EGGS: Large 1.35; medium 1.14; small 1.12.
Oklahoma City livestock
The state Department of Agriculture reported
the following prices at the Oklahoma City Stock-
yards.
Receipts: 3,000; year ago: 5,791; year ago:
6,955.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to
4 higher, most advance on 800-900 lbs.
Feeder heifers mostly steady in a light test. Steer
and heifer calves steady to rm. Receipts are light
following the holiday weekend. Temperatures are
predicted to stay in the upper 90s throughout the
week, and Oklahoma City may see the rst 100
degree day of the year by the weekend. Supply in-
cluded 72 percent over 600 lbs; 36 percent heifers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1: Calves: 425-
450 lbs 283-287; 525-600 lbs 247-265, 500-550
lbs eshy 245-254; 550-600 lbs eshy 230.50-
239; 600-625 lbs 224.50-238; lot 645 lbs fancy
calves 232; 700-800 lbs 210-213.50; Yearlings:
600-650 lbs 235-244; 650-700 lbs 220-234.50;
700-750 lbs 221.50-228.50; 750-800 lbs 212-
223.50; 800-900 lbs 204-212.50; 925-1000 lbs
192.50-196; pkg 1025 lbs 184.
Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 300 lbs 305; 425-
500 lbs 269-276; 500-550 lbs 230-258, lot 512 lbs
thin eshed 269; 550-600 lbs 224-232; 600-650
lbs 221-234; 700-775 lbs 201-218; 825-900 lbs
195-200; pkg 1055 lbs 178.50.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Calves: pkg
405 lbs 260; 465-500 lbs 237-253; 500-550 lbs
228-238; 550-575 lbs 231-237.50; 600-650 lbs
208-219 eshy 204-206; 650-700 lbs 203-204; lot
715 lbs 194; Yearlings: few 650-700 lbs 209-214;
700-725 lbs 200.50-201; 750-800 lbs 193-196 lot
760 lbs fancy 206.50; 850-875 lbs 188.50-192.50.
Medium and Large 1-2: 400-430 lbs 248-255;
475-500 lbs 225-232; 500-600 lbs 210-226; 600-
700 lbs 206-215.50; 700-800 lbs 186-196.50; pkg
825 lbs 183.50.
OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURE
at last months RBC Capital
Markets Global Energy and
Power Conference in New
York.
Woodard said producers
have been diligent in trying to
reuse water in hydraulic frac-
turing operations with an eye
toward preserving fresh wa-
ter, but produced water poses
a more difcult challenge be-
cause of its sheer volume.
Oklahoma producers in-
jected more than 1 billion gal-
lons of water into the ground
in 2012, according to regula-
tors. The Oklahoma Corpora-
tion Commission is compil-
ing data on disposal wells to
analyze trends.
Industry ofcials acknowl-
edge it is more expensive to
treat produced water but are
reluctant to get into specics.
We consider operations-
related information to be
commercially sensitive so I
cant specically discuss wa-
ter treatment costs, Mara-
thon Oil Co. spokeswoman
Lisa Singhania said. What I
can tell you is that Marathon
Oil is committed to environ-
mental stewardship, includ-
ing the responsible use of wa-
ter resources.
Marathon Oil continuously
looks for ways to use less wa-
ter in our hydraulic fracturing
operations, including evaluat-
ing technologies for recycling
and treating produced water
for reuse in our operations.
Bosque Systems LLC, a Fort
Worth-based water manage-
ment company, focuses on
helping producers get ow-
back and produced water
ready for use in future hy-
draulic fracturing operations.
Peter Pappas, the compa-
nys vice president of growth
and business development,
said the techniques Bosque
uses vary around the country,
but the goal is to help produc-
ers limit the amount of fresh
water they use.
It truly is dependent on
what the chemistry of that
water looks like, he said.
Pappas said pressure-
pumping companies have
improved their operations to
make it simpler for Bosque
and similar treatment com-
panies to prepare water to be
used in fracking.
Its easier to do today than
it was ve years ago, he said.
Pappas said he expects the
industrys focus to remain
on treating water so it can
be used in completion opera-
tions as long as the drilling
boom continues. Processes
that can treat produced wa-
ter for industrial or other
uses are more expensive at
this point.
OIPAs Woodard said there
can be regulatory barriers to
recycling briny produced wa-
ter, which can be considered a
hazardous material if it spills.
Woodard said producers
in developing resource plays
evaluate possible uses of ow-
back water as they consider
the economics of their op-
erations. Those that operate
in Oklahoma and Texas have
been fortunate to have access
to the Arbuckle formation,
which readily accepts uids
in high volumes, he said.
Woodard said there are al-
ternatives to disposing of ow-
back water, but each one of
them has signicant costs.
He said halting the use of
disposal wells, as some have
suggested, would hamper
producers.
It would bar development
in a number of plays, Wood-
ard said, as increasing costs
would overwhelm producers
rate of return.
He questioned links be-
tween earthquakes and dispos-
al wells, noting that Oklahoma
producers have been injecting
water into the Arbuckle for
eight decades. The states in-
creased seismic activity started
only the past few years.
The latest study by a group
led by former University of
Oklahoma researcher Katie
Keranen suggested that high-
volume disposal wells can
cause earthquakes more than
18 miles away.
Information like that has
Edmond resident Collins-
Clark looking for a new place
to live. She said she just feels
the areas earthquake activity
is here to stay.
It doesnt feel like its go-
ing to all of a sudden stop,
she said.
Collins-Clark said she
hopes to move to a less seis-
mically active area by Au-
gust. She wants to stay close
enough to maintain her coun-
seling practice in Edmond,
although she is semi-retired.
Collis-Clark said Okla-
homa ofcials need to make
immediate changes to how
disposal wells are operated,
making it a priority to protect
lives and property.
It needs to be done sooner
rather than later, she said.
jmarks@opubco.com
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ruggedized smartphones,
the S5 Active merely adds
a thin bumper of tough
plastic around the sides,
with slightly thicker bulges
at each corner to absorb im-
pacts. The treatment adds
less than an ounce to the
weight, bringing it to just 6
ounces.
The phone was trim, but it
looked sturdy. Surely there
would be no harm in getting
a little rough with it, right?
Outside, I dropped it onto
the downtown Tulsa pave-
ment from 5 feet repeat-
edly. Other than one time
when the back panel ew
of and exposed the battery,
the phone kept running
as if nothing happened.
The tests only added three
minor scufs to the bumper.
Compare that to past tests
with ruggedized phones,
which earned deeper divots
with each drop.
With one nal toss over
my shoulder for the video,
it was time to test out the
phones water resistance.
Thats when things went
wrong.
The S5s buttons are built
to press without leaking,
and a ap can cover up the
USB port. I dropped the
phone into a clear pitcher
of water without hesitation,
and the S5s brilliant screen
lit up the container like a
colorful lantern. Ten sec-
onds later I pulled it out to
record the rest of the video.
Only now, the phone
refused to turn on.
No amount of button-
holding would wake the
device from its slumber.
Finally, I discovered the
answer the last impact
had knocked a tiny, almost
imperceptible part of the
back panel slightly loose,
allowing water to come in.
This was now an ex-smart-
phone.
The S5 Active does warn
you to check the back panel
before putting it in water.
And I did. But apparently,
you have to be extremely
thorough and examine ev-
ery single millimeter, even if
it seems at a glance that the
cover is secure. The phone,
sturdy as it is, requires
careful, meticulous double-
checking if you truly want
to keep water out.
Before it died, I got to try
out the phones other new
features, such as the small
active button on the side.
Press it and youll get Active
Zone, which combines a
compass, ashlight feature,
elevation and atmospheric
pressure readings, and a
stopwatch. These are things
that could all be handy if
youre on a long-term hike,
but if youre more of a
homebody you can repro-
gram the button to launch
any two apps you want with
a short press or a long press.
The other feature, Geo
News, is another example of
Samsung forgetting to ask
whether an app is useful. Its
sole functions are to tell you
if there are any wildres in
the area or any earthquakes
nearby. Wildre spotting
could be handy, but if there
are any earthquakes big
enough to cause you danger,
youve already felt them.
Other than the lack of the
wonky ngerprint sensor,
the rest of the phone repli-
cates the excellent Galaxy
S5. The screen is gorgeous,
the camera focuses fast and
takes bright photos, and the
processor blazes through
anything you throw at it.
The S5 Active is a great
phone for anyone looking
for some extra protection
from drops.
Just dont drop and dunk
at the same time.
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United States. It should be
great for us.
VGTs games are mechani-
cal, while Aristocrats units
are video-based.
VGT has a complemen-
tary product ofering, Jamie
Odell, CEO of Aristocrat, said
in a press release.
In addition to video gam-
ing systems, Aristocrat makes
table gaming equipment and
ofers other products and ser-
vices for the casino, club and
hotel industries.
VGTs website showed
15 job openings in Tulsa on
Monday, including shop tech-
nicians, materials analysts,
logistics specialists and soft-
ware engineers.
Dwyer said VGTs growth
plan calls for about 120 jobs
to be added companywide
this year.
In addition to locations
in Tulsa and Franklin, VGT
has a game design studio in
Reno, Nevada. A subsidiary,
Red Ball Gaming, is based in
Mexico.
Overall, VGT operates
more than 20,000 gaming
machines in 146 casinos.
Aristocrat, a public com-
pany, has seen its shares rise
15 percent this year.
One analyst had a cautious
reaction to the deal.
Its a market on its way
up and (Aristocrat is) paying
an astronomical premium,
Evan Lucas, a market strate-
gist at IG Ltd in Melbourne,
told Bloomberg News. Its
whether or not that actu-
ally comes out and returns
for them, not just over the
next year, but over the next
three.
The $1.3 billion purchase
price is equivalent to about
8.3 times Aristocrats 2013
earnings of $157 million.
Dwyer said the deal is
scheduled to close in the rst
half of 2015, after regulators
approve it.
VGT founder Yarbrough
will serve as an adviser for six
months after the acquisition
closes, Dwyer said.
The acquisition is the
second for Aristocrat this
month. Last week it bought
Paltronics Inc., a computer
equipment company serving
the gambling industry.
John Stancavage 918-581-8314
john.stancavage@tulsaworld.com
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Ofcials of Tulsa In-
ternational Airport were
not available to comment
Monday.
Airport ofcials previ-
ously said that most people
simply forget their con-
cealed weapons on their
person when they check
through security. In Tulsa,
the ofender usually has his
or her gun conscated and
is issued a citation.
Despite ample warning,
travelers at Tulsa Interna-
tional dont seem to be get-
ting the hint. They brought
14 rearms through security
in 2012, followed by the 17
weapons last year and the
eight so far this year.
Nationwide in 2014, some
1,020 people had rearms
conscated by TSA through
July 3, according to TSA
spokeswoman Carrie
Harmon. That follows 1,813
weapons that were taken
away in 2013.
Penalties for people who
have guns conscated difer
by jurisdiction. Fines usu-
ally run an ofender about
$250, plus legal and court
fees. Airline passengers can
simply check their weap-
ons, as long as they let the
ticketing agent know they
have a rearm in their bag.
Weapons must also be
unloaded to be allowed to
be checked with baggage,
as to prevent acciden-
tal discharge during the
often-bumpy ride from the
ticketing counter to a nal
destination.
In 2013 the TSA con-
sidered a proposal to start
allowing small knives, base-
ball bats and hockey sticks
on ights, but that idea was
squashed after complaints
from groups of ight at-
tendants, pilots and airline
customers.
Kyle Arnold 918-581-8380
kyle.arnold@tulsaworld.com
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CARACAS, Venezuela
Delta Air Lines is re-
ducing service to Vene-
zuela amid a dispute with
the government over
revenue trapped in the
South American country.
Delta spokeswoman
Sarah Lora conrmed
Monday that the carrier
is reducing service by
85 percent, replacing its
daily round-trip ight
between Atlanta and Ca-
racas with one round-
trip weekend ight as of
Aug. 1.
Lora declined to say
how much money Atlan-
ta-based Delta has stuck
in Venezuela because of
the governments hold
on repatriation of airline
revenue.
Other airlines are in-
volved in similar disputes.
American Airlines re-
duced its service to Ven-
ezuela by 80 percent last
week and now only ies in
from Miami, Florida.
The International Air
Transport Association
says Venezuela has pre-
vented the repatriation of
$4 billion in airline mon-
ey because of currency
control problems.
Delta Air Lines cuts
ights to Venezuela