HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO
BILL FURGASON
ON
JULY 13th
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
A nation is born
A nation is born: The Oregonian
Monday, July 04, 2005
A t 6 o'clock on the evening of July 9, 1776, the brigades of dispirited Continental Army troops facing an overwhelming British force in New York marched onto parade grounds to hear a newly written document read aloud. It was the Declaration of Independence."
A nation is born
David McCullough's remarkable new book, '1776,' takes Americans back to that first Fourth of JulyMonday, July 04, 2005
A t 6 o'clock on the evening of July 9, 1776, the brigades of dispirited Continental Army troops facing an overwhelming British force in New York marched onto parade grounds to hear a newly written document read aloud. It was the Declaration of Independence."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Ellen DeGeneres
'In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.'"
'In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.'"
If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution - New York Times
If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution - New York Times:
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: July 8, 2005
Yesterday's bombings in downtown London are profoundly disturbing. In part, that is because a bombing in our mother country and closest ally, England, is almost like a bombing in our own country. In part, it's because one assault may have involved a suicide bomber, bringing this terrible jihadist weapon into the heart of a major Western capital. That would be deeply troubling because open societies depend on trust - on trusting that the person sitting next to you on the bus or subway is not wearing dynamite."
If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: July 8, 2005
Yesterday's bombings in downtown London are profoundly disturbing. In part, that is because a bombing in our mother country and closest ally, England, is almost like a bombing in our own country. In part, it's because one assault may have involved a suicide bomber, bringing this terrible jihadist weapon into the heart of a major Western capital. That would be deeply troubling because open societies depend on trust - on trusting that the person sitting next to you on the bus or subway is not wearing dynamite."
Neanderthal Genome May Be Reconstructed - Yahoo! News
Neanderthal Genome May Be Reconstructed - Yahoo! News:
Wed Jul 6,10:49 AM ET
FRANKFURT, Germany - German and U.S. scientists have launched a project to reconstruct the Neanderthal genome, the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology said Wednesday.
The project, which involves isolating genetic fragments from fossils of the prehistoric beings who originally inhabited Europe, is being carried out at the Leipzig-based institute."
"Neanderthal Genome May Be Reconstructed"
Wed Jul 6,10:49 AM ET
FRANKFURT, Germany - German and U.S. scientists have launched a project to reconstruct the Neanderthal genome, the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology said Wednesday.
The project, which involves isolating genetic fragments from fossils of the prehistoric beings who originally inhabited Europe, is being carried out at the Leipzig-based institute."
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Quote Details: Abraham Lincoln: When I do good,... - The Quotations Page
Quote Details: Abraham Lincoln: When I do good,... - The Quotations Page: "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion.
Abraham Lincoln, (attributed)
16th president of US (1809 - 1865)"
Abraham Lincoln, (attributed)
16th president of US (1809 - 1865)"
FUN: How Does Your Garden Grow? -- 309 (5732): 225a -- Science
FUN: How Does Your Garden Grow? -- 309 (5732): 225a -- Science: "NetWatch
If snails or slugs are chomping your garden, offer them a beer. Attracted to yeast in the liquid, the mollusks will trail right into a dish of beer and drown, sparing your garden from their depredations. Other seemingly strange plant-care suggestions, such as composting nail clippings, also get the thumbs up at the Science of Gardening, a new exhibit from the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California. With the museum's usual flair, the site harvests tidbits on everything from the bacteria that maintain soil fertility to the origins of our modern plant varieties. Iceberg lettuce's firm, round head allows it to endure rough handling during harvest and transportation, for example. A clever section explores the relationship between plants and their pollinators with mock love letters between the parties--followed by a scientific explanation of what's happening. 'You appeared in the thousand facets of my eyes' reads a letter from a bumblebee to a lavender flower.
www.exploratorium.edu/gardening
Volume 309, Number 5732, Issue of 8 Jul 2005, p. 225. "
If snails or slugs are chomping your garden, offer them a beer. Attracted to yeast in the liquid, the mollusks will trail right into a dish of beer and drown, sparing your garden from their depredations. Other seemingly strange plant-care suggestions, such as composting nail clippings, also get the thumbs up at the Science of Gardening, a new exhibit from the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California. With the museum's usual flair, the site harvests tidbits on everything from the bacteria that maintain soil fertility to the origins of our modern plant varieties. Iceberg lettuce's firm, round head allows it to endure rough handling during harvest and transportation, for example. A clever section explores the relationship between plants and their pollinators with mock love letters between the parties--followed by a scientific explanation of what's happening. 'You appeared in the thousand facets of my eyes' reads a letter from a bumblebee to a lavender flower.
www.exploratorium.edu/gardening
Volume 309, Number 5732, Issue of 8 Jul 2005, p. 225. "
BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Witnesses tell of bomb blast hell
BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Witnesses tell of bomb blast hell:
Eyewitnesses tell what they saw and heard at blast sites around the capital.
MICHAEL HENNING, LIVERPOOL STREET
We travelled out into the tunnel and not long after we set out all I saw was yellow light and what appeared to be silver lines in front of my eyes - which turned out to be the glass."
"Witnesses tell of bomb blast hell"
At least 37 people have been killed and 700 injured in a series of explosions on the London Underground network and a bus in central London.Eyewitnesses tell what they saw and heard at blast sites around the capital.
MICHAEL HENNING, LIVERPOOL STREET
We travelled out into the tunnel and not long after we set out all I saw was yellow light and what appeared to be silver lines in front of my eyes - which turned out to be the glass."
Judith Miller Goes to Jail - New York Times
Judith Miller Goes to Jail - New York Times:
Published: July 7, 2005
This is a proud but awful moment for The New York Times and its employees. One of our reporters, Judith Miller, has decided to accept a jail sentence rather than testify before a grand jury about one of her confidential sources. Ms. Miller has taken a path that will be lonely and painful for her and her family and friends. We wish she did not have to choose it, but we are certain she did the right thing."
"Editorial Judith Miller Goes to Jail"
Published: July 7, 2005
This is a proud but awful moment for The New York Times and its employees. One of our reporters, Judith Miller, has decided to accept a jail sentence rather than testify before a grand jury about one of her confidential sources. Ms. Miller has taken a path that will be lonely and painful for her and her family and friends. We wish she did not have to choose it, but we are certain she did the right thing."
James D. 'Dave' Wilson
" From The Oregonian Obituary Column"
James D. 'Dave' Wilson LVH EDITOR'S NOTE:
Edna wilson is a longtime resident and friend of all LVH residents. We offer our condolences for the recent loss of her son.
Edna wilson is a longtime resident and friend of all LVH residents. We offer our condolences for the recent loss of her son.
Monday, July 04, 2005
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2005, in Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes for James D. 'Dave' Wilson, who died July 1 at age 46.
Mr. Wilson was born Dec. 12, 1958, in Portland, where he lived all his life. He was a landscaper for Evergreen Lawn & Turf. In 2004, he married Lori Thomas.
Survivors include his wife; daughter, Sarah L. Wilson; stepdaughters, Rachel Pruitt and Melanie Pruitt; stepsons, Joshua Cowan and Christopher Thomas; mother, Edna; sisters, Deborah Jordan and Sherry Coverdell; and brother, Larry L. Maxwell.
Note... another winery sponsoring our up coming Gala Wine Tasting...
RT as presented by Ben Davi...
Ben has another winery agreeing to sponsor our annual wine tasting in August. Remember.. to tell your friends and relatives to patronise our sponsors.
The ERATH winery is the latest sponsor and you can read about them by following the link that has their logo on the left...
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
USATODAY.com - Mobile home madness: Prices top $1 million
USATODAY.com - Mobile home madness: Prices top $1 million: "Mobile home madness: Prices top $1 million
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
MALIBU, Calif. — The crazy California real estate market has come to this: a million-dollar trailer.
Location, location: Charley Chartoff put a $1.4 million price tag on his mobile home in Malibu, Calif.
By Stephanie Diani for USA TODAY
A two-bedroom, two-bathroom mobile home perched on a lot in Malibu is selling for $1.4 million. This isn't a greedy seller asking a ridiculous amount no one will pay. (Photo gallery: Mobile home boasts of spectacular views)"
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
MALIBU, Calif. — The crazy California real estate market has come to this: a million-dollar trailer.
Location, location: Charley Chartoff put a $1.4 million price tag on his mobile home in Malibu, Calif.
By Stephanie Diani for USA TODAY
A two-bedroom, two-bathroom mobile home perched on a lot in Malibu is selling for $1.4 million. This isn't a greedy seller asking a ridiculous amount no one will pay. (Photo gallery: Mobile home boasts of spectacular views)"
Reporter Jailed After Refusing to Name Source - New York Times
Reporter Jailed After Refusing to Name Source - New York Times:
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: July 7, 2005
WASHINGTON, July 6 - Judith Miller, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, was sent to jail on Wednesday after a federal judge declared that she was 'defying the law' by refusing to divulge the name of a confidential source."
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: July 7, 2005
WASHINGTON, July 6 - Judith Miller, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, was sent to jail on Wednesday after a federal judge declared that she was 'defying the law' by refusing to divulge the name of a confidential source."
Imaging technology has doubled 100 fold in the last five years.
via email from Jim Dodds
via email from Jim Dodds
What used to be a week wait for the film developer now is instant with digital cameras. What used to take buying a web cam to copy your image now can be done with reverse imaging using your computer monitor. To see how this works click the continue button below. It will take you to the reverse imaging page where you will see only a 'Focus Point' dot. Hold at still as you can for 15 seconds while your picture is taken. When your image has been copied you will see a page that says processing and then, WOW !!!, there is your image. What will they think of next, give it a try....
my uplink
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Delores Waehlte hits jackpot ..sets record!!!
to rt as told to by Jacky Thomas
Delores broke a record at the clubhouse Bingo games last night and won five out of seven games. She is now the LVH Bingo Queen. Amazingly Delores was not injured by the other players who are known to be a shifty lot and do not look kindly to all the loot being won by one person.
Delores, I would lay low if I were you... until next month's Bingo anyhow...
to rt as told to by Jacky Thomas
Delores broke a record at the clubhouse Bingo games last night and won five out of seven games. She is now the LVH Bingo Queen. Amazingly Delores was not injured by the other players who are known to be a shifty lot and do not look kindly to all the loot being won by one person.
Delores, I would lay low if I were you... until next month's Bingo anyhow...
Marlene Crites sends some humor....
Marlene Crites via email...
Retired persons entertainment Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting.
I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about 5 minutes. When I came out there was a cop writing out a parking ticket.
I went up to him and said, "Come on, buddy, how about giving a Senior a break?"
He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a Nazi.
He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires.
So I called him a dog #@$%^. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first.
Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote.
Personally, I didn't give a damn. My car was parked around the corner.
I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired. It's important at my age.
DOOR POSTERS AT THE CLUBHOUSE...
RTEverybody... I need some help here. Some of you know about the new posters that advertise weekly and monthly events. Maybe you're hearing about it for the first time now. These posters for all reocurring events are in the plastic tray mounted on the bulletin board and are there for the convenience of everyone to hang on the door as their club event approaches. No one is assigned to keep up with this task. It is hoped that everyone will step in and lend a hand.
These calendar event posters were created because they happen on a regular basis throughout the month. Today someone placed the Women's coffee poster on the door for today... If you check the calendar posted on the bulletin board you will see that the coffee is on the last Tuesday of the month. So today was not the day to hang that poster up. Now no less than two people have called or spoke to us telling us that the sign was not on the right day. My question is simply why not take the sign down if you know it is up on the wrong day? One answer was that they waited for the person who put it up to return and take it down.. Does that make sense to you?
So we are asking everyone put up the posters when they need to go up but check the calendar to make sure you are right before you do.... On the positive side... they are getting put up and that's cool.
Red, White and Bamboo - New York Times
Red, White and Bamboo - New York Times: "Red, White and Bamboo
By ALAN LIGHTMAN
Published: July 5, 2005
Phnom Penh
THE chief of Tramung Chrum is a small, white-haired man of about 60 with a crinkled face and a quiet dignity. When my family and I arrived at his remote village last week for the inauguration of its first brick-and-mortar school, he broke out in a huge grin and said (in Khmer through an interpreter), 'I feel like a hunter who has just captured an elephant.'"
By ALAN LIGHTMAN
Published: July 5, 2005
Phnom Penh
THE chief of Tramung Chrum is a small, white-haired man of about 60 with a crinkled face and a quiet dignity. When my family and I arrived at his remote village last week for the inauguration of its first brick-and-mortar school, he broke out in a huge grin and said (in Khmer through an interpreter), 'I feel like a hunter who has just captured an elephant.'"
Deep Impact: Your First Look Inside a Comet!
Deep Impact: Your First Look Inside a Comet!: "07.04.05 - The hyper-speed demise of NASA's Deep Impact probe generated an immense flash of light, which provided an excellent light source for the two cameras on the Deep Impact mothership."
Monday, July 04, 2005
Computer maintenance can be routine - The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Computer maintenance can be routine - The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA:
July 3, 2005
By Bill Husted
Cox News Service
I just took my car in for its 30,000-mile checkup. A lot has changed since I drove an MG-B. Nowadays, they hook the car up to a computer and do mysterious things.
In the old days you didn't have to know a lot. My main gift was the willingness to get my hands dirty. So I could change the plugs, points and oil. Now I have to leave the maintenance on my car to real experts.
For purposes of maintenance, computers are still in the MG-B days. Even if the words ``hard drive'' make you think of long hours behind the wheel of your car, you can do almost all the work needed for routine maintenance of your PC."
July 3, 2005
Computer maintenance can be routine
By Bill Husted
Cox News Service
I just took my car in for its 30,000-mile checkup. A lot has changed since I drove an MG-B. Nowadays, they hook the car up to a computer and do mysterious things.
In the old days you didn't have to know a lot. My main gift was the willingness to get my hands dirty. So I could change the plugs, points and oil. Now I have to leave the maintenance on my car to real experts.
For purposes of maintenance, computers are still in the MG-B days. Even if the words ``hard drive'' make you think of long hours behind the wheel of your car, you can do almost all the work needed for routine maintenance of your PC."
Sunday, July 03, 2005
BANDWIDTH THEIF....
RT
The icons on the left of our webpage, the pictures that we put on to view are all put on the website by companies that rent us bandwidth. Bandwidth is memory that pictures use up. Normally, the webpage use about 5% of the bandwidth I have purchased so we have plenty of space and never run out... Until yesterday. Someone found one of our pictures to their liking and using the code that displays that picture on the website linked it to their own site and increased the traffic to see that picture so much that it ran us out of bandwidth. That resulted in our company shutting us off and a complete loss of all our pictures and icons.
So this morning I began removing all the recent pictures in an effort to stem the tide. If it doesn't abate the theft the site will probably lose some pixs for awhile until we can change things around a bit. So if you see printing where an Icon was you can click on it and it will act like a normal icon... until we can straighten this out.
RT
The icons on the left of our webpage, the pictures that we put on to view are all put on the website by companies that rent us bandwidth. Bandwidth is memory that pictures use up. Normally, the webpage use about 5% of the bandwidth I have purchased so we have plenty of space and never run out... Until yesterday. Someone found one of our pictures to their liking and using the code that displays that picture on the website linked it to their own site and increased the traffic to see that picture so much that it ran us out of bandwidth. That resulted in our company shutting us off and a complete loss of all our pictures and icons.
So this morning I began removing all the recent pictures in an effort to stem the tide. If it doesn't abate the theft the site will probably lose some pixs for awhile until we can change things around a bit. So if you see printing where an Icon was you can click on it and it will act like a normal icon... until we can straighten this out.
Arghhhh!!!
rt
Bill Furgason and I nearly spent the night on the clubhouse patio. Since Jim and Bonnie are away having lots of fun in a frigid climate somwhere, we were forced to find someone else with a barbecue machine for todays Picnic. Bill was kind enough to step forward and let us use his.
Bill and I transported the thing to the club house and arrived there when Jackie Memoli came for her mail. She exchanged pleasantries with us as we moved the BBQ to the patio outback. Then she went to her car. Meanwhile the @#^%$ patio door slammed shut with a gust of wind and of course it was locked from the inside.. We were stranded. As Jackie was getting into her car with her mail Bill and I were hollering her name with our noses pressed up against the windows to see if we had stopped her from leaving... We did thanks to my big mouth probably. She came back in with question marks all over her face untill she saw our predicament and walked down to let us out of prison. Smirking she promised not to tell anybody about the incident but we know she was just itching to tell someone so I'm beating her to the punch... Thanks Jackie.
rt
Bill Furgason and I nearly spent the night on the clubhouse patio. Since Jim and Bonnie are away having lots of fun in a frigid climate somwhere, we were forced to find someone else with a barbecue machine for todays Picnic. Bill was kind enough to step forward and let us use his.
Bill and I transported the thing to the club house and arrived there when Jackie Memoli came for her mail. She exchanged pleasantries with us as we moved the BBQ to the patio outback. Then she went to her car. Meanwhile the @#^%$ patio door slammed shut with a gust of wind and of course it was locked from the inside.. We were stranded. As Jackie was getting into her car with her mail Bill and I were hollering her name with our noses pressed up against the windows to see if we had stopped her from leaving... We did thanks to my big mouth probably. She came back in with question marks all over her face untill she saw our predicament and walked down to let us out of prison. Smirking she promised not to tell anybody about the incident but we know she was just itching to tell someone so I'm beating her to the punch... Thanks Jackie.
A Livable Shade of Green - New York Times
A Livable Shade of Green - New York Times:
"A Livable Shade of Green
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: July 3, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore.
When President Bush travels to the Group of 8 summit meeting this week, he'll stiff Tony Blair and other leaders who are appealing for firm action on global warming.
'Kyoto would have wrecked our economy,' Mr. Bush told a Danish interviewer recently, referring to the accord to curb carbon emissions. Maybe that was a plausible argument a few years ago, but now the city of Portland is proving it flat wrong.
Newly released data show that Portland, America's environmental laboratory, has achieved stunning reductions in carbon emissions. It has reduced emissions below the levels of 1990, the benchmark for the Kyoto accord, while booming economically."
"A Livable Shade of Green
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: July 3, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore.
When President Bush travels to the Group of 8 summit meeting this week, he'll stiff Tony Blair and other leaders who are appealing for firm action on global warming.
'Kyoto would have wrecked our economy,' Mr. Bush told a Danish interviewer recently, referring to the accord to curb carbon emissions. Maybe that was a plausible argument a few years ago, but now the city of Portland is proving it flat wrong.
Newly released data show that Portland, America's environmental laboratory, has achieved stunning reductions in carbon emissions. It has reduced emissions below the levels of 1990, the benchmark for the Kyoto accord, while booming economically."
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