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Saturday, August 20, 2005
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Abraham Lincoln
'Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.'"
'Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Dan Rather
'An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.'"
'An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.'"
adn.com | alaska : Killer whale bumps but doesn't bite boy splashing in bay
adn.com | alaska : Killer whale bumps but doesn't bite boy splashing in bay: "Killer whale bumps but doesn't bite boy splashing in bay
NOT PREY: Experts say encounter may have been an aborted attack.
The Associated Press
Published: August 19th, 2005
Last Modified: August 19th, 2005 at 05:25 AM
KETCHIKAN -- Whale researchers say it was highly unusual for a killer whale to bump a 12-year-old boy splashing in shallow water near Ketchikan.
Ellis Miller found himself face-to-face with an orca charging at him in 4 feet of water Saturday in Helm Bay. The animal, estimated to be more than 25 feet long, bumped but did not bite him.
'I looked underwater and there was this huge head right in front of me,' Ellis told the Ketchikan Daily News."
NOT PREY: Experts say encounter may have been an aborted attack.
The Associated Press
Published: August 19th, 2005
Last Modified: August 19th, 2005 at 05:25 AM
KETCHIKAN -- Whale researchers say it was highly unusual for a killer whale to bump a 12-year-old boy splashing in shallow water near Ketchikan.
Ellis Miller found himself face-to-face with an orca charging at him in 4 feet of water Saturday in Helm Bay. The animal, estimated to be more than 25 feet long, bumped but did not bite him.
'I looked underwater and there was this huge head right in front of me,' Ellis told the Ketchikan Daily News."
Friday, August 19, 2005
Be alerted to all em
Be alerted to all emergencies in and around Newport
RT
A short time ago we bought a Public Alert radio. Now that it is up and programmed we thought we would give you a description of what it does.
This radio receives both CIVIL and Weather emergency alerts and is broadcast from NOAA radio towers across the USA. There are more than 900 of these towers. Each tower is programmed to transmit information about your local area and national emergency information.
When NOAA broadcasts a message it displays an Led light “Advisory (yellow)”, “Watch (orange)”, or “Warning (red)”. External handicapped devices can also be hooked to the unit. There is an alert siren that will sound depending on what you want to set it for. You can block many events that do not interest you and that you don’t want to be bothered with such as Avalanche Warnings or weekly tests, etc. The alarm siren can also be hooked up to a public address system.
Working with other federal agencies and the FCC’s Emergency Alert System (EAS) NOAA is the single source for weather and civil emergency information available to the public.
Here are some examples of the more than 80 possible broadcasts that this system will make:
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
BOIL WATER WARNING
SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORY
BLIZZARD WARNING
SHELTER IN PLACE
CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
SEVERE WEATHER
CIVIL EMERGENCY WARNING
TSUNAMI WATCH
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
VOLCANO WARNING
CHEMICAL HAZARD WARNING
WILD FIRE WARNING
CONTAMINATED WATER
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE WARNING
EMERGENCY ACTION NOTIFICATION
EARTHQUAKE WARNING
EVACUATION
FLASH FLOOD
FIRE WARNING
FREEZE WARNING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
HIGH WINDS
LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
LANDSLIDE WARNING
This all cost about $46 for the best unit I could buy at Amazon .com
The name of the product is
FIRST ALERT
Model WX-167
Public Alert Radio
Personally, given the reasonable price of the radio and all that it offers I think this is a must have item for all the residents in our community as well as all of Newport. Trying to set up some kind of calling system to alert everyone depends on people receiving and passing on the message as well as the phones working. This radio will run for 24 hours (on battery) without power and has a critical memory that holds all of the essential information even if it totally loses power.
WANTED FOR AN EXPERI
WANTED FOR AN EXPERIMENT....
RT
We are toying with another idea to enhance park security. We have some donated parts for it on hand now and a couple pieces from the good old junk pile. But we need something that you may have put away on a garage shelf somewhere....
We need something like these plastic newspaper boxes some folks have in their front yards to have their papers put in as enclosure for the new device.
Anyone got one they would not mind parting with forever?
RT
We are toying with another idea to enhance park security. We have some donated parts for it on hand now and a couple pieces from the good old junk pile. But we need something that you may have put away on a garage shelf somewhere....
We need something like these plastic newspaper boxes some folks have in their front yards to have their papers put in as enclosure for the new device.
Anyone got one they would not mind parting with forever?
DONT MISS OUR NEW FE
THE SUNDAY FUNNIES
RT
The Sunday Funnies made its debut last Sunday and you can expect to see it on a weekly basis for at least awhile based on what you the readers think.
The funnies consist of amusing things emailed to me during the week. Not all emails are put on. Those that look like they would entertain the community the most are posted.
They are only going to show up from late Saturday night until early Monday morning at which time they will be erased (and not archived). Nothing will be left on that website until the following Sunday.
This week’s contributors include:
Kathy Furgason (animal pictures)
Jim Rose (cartoon) and a ( Puzzler)
Charles Burke (picture)
Lori Thomas (Pictures from a world renowned sidewalk artist)
Remarkable friendship not lost in translation
Remarkable friendship not lost in translation: "More | Subscribe | 14-Day Archives (Free) | Long-Term Archives (Paid)
Remarkable friendship not lost in translation
A Japanese woman is reunited with a U.S. soldier nearly 60 years after they first exchanged smiles in war-torn Japan
Friday, August 19, 2005
TOM HALLMAN JR.
In the hour before the ghost from his past floated into Portland, Robert Mitchell sat in a living-room chair while his oldest daughter puttered outside, hanging a welcome sign on the front of the house and sticking a small Japanese flag next to the American counterpart on the front stoop.
Inside, the 79-year-old waited alone with his memories, dressed in a burgundy cardigan despite Thursday's heat. In his hand, he grasped the dozen red roses he planned to give to his guest, a woman he last saw nearly 60 years earlier."
Remarkable friendship not lost in translation
A Japanese woman is reunited with a U.S. soldier nearly 60 years after they first exchanged smiles in war-torn Japan
Friday, August 19, 2005
TOM HALLMAN JR.
In the hour before the ghost from his past floated into Portland, Robert Mitchell sat in a living-room chair while his oldest daughter puttered outside, hanging a welcome sign on the front of the house and sticking a small Japanese flag next to the American counterpart on the front stoop.
Inside, the 79-year-old waited alone with his memories, dressed in a burgundy cardigan despite Thursday's heat. In his hand, he grasped the dozen red roses he planned to give to his guest, a woman he last saw nearly 60 years earlier."
USATODAY.com - Ariz. high school trades books for laptops
USATODAY.com - Ariz. high school trades books for laptops: "Ariz. high school trades books for laptops
By Arthur H. Rotstein, The Associated Press
VAIL, Ariz. — Students at Empire High School here started class this year with no textbooks — but it wasn't because of a funding crisis. Instead, the school issued iBooks — laptop computers by Apple Computer Inc. — to each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first U.S. public schools to shun printed textbooks."
By Arthur H. Rotstein, The Associated Press
VAIL, Ariz. — Students at Empire High School here started class this year with no textbooks — but it wasn't because of a funding crisis. Instead, the school issued iBooks — laptop computers by Apple Computer Inc. — to each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first U.S. public schools to shun printed textbooks."
USATODAY.com - Spacewalkers retrieve radiation monitor
USATODAY.com - Spacewalkers retrieve radiation monitor: "Spacewalkers retrieve radiation monitor
By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL — The two residents of the International Space Station floated outside Thursday and collected a close-to-lifesize radiation-measuring doll and other science experiments from the exterior of their orbiting home."
By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL — The two residents of the International Space Station floated outside Thursday and collected a close-to-lifesize radiation-measuring doll and other science experiments from the exterior of their orbiting home."
USATODAY.com - Nanotech researchers report big breakthrough
USATODAY.com - Nanotech researchers report big breakthrough: "Nanotech researchers report big breakthrough
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
An advance in nanotechnology may lead to the creation of artificial muscles, superstrong electric cars and wallpaper-thin electronics, researchers report.
A sheet of nanotubes created by a new process emits polarized light when electricity is applied.
Science
Nanotechnology has tantalized researchers for decades, promising a new era in stronger and lighter electronic materials. Nanotechnology is the science of engineering such properties at the molecular, or nanometer, scale. For all its promise, the technology has mostly been locked in laboratories."
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
An advance in nanotechnology may lead to the creation of artificial muscles, superstrong electric cars and wallpaper-thin electronics, researchers report.
A sheet of nanotubes created by a new process emits polarized light when electricity is applied.
Science
Nanotechnology has tantalized researchers for decades, promising a new era in stronger and lighter electronic materials. Nanotechnology is the science of engineering such properties at the molecular, or nanometer, scale. For all its promise, the technology has mostly been locked in laboratories."
New Scientist Breaking News - Supernova shock wave creates halo effect
New Scientist Breaking News - Supernova shock wave creates halo effect: "Supernova shock wave creates halo effect
* 10:50 19 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Maggie McKee
The shock wave from supernova 1987A heated gas around the dead star to millions of degrees, causing it to glow at X-ray wavelengths (Image: NASA/CXC/PSU/S Park/D Burrows)
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The shock wave from supernova 1987A heated gas around the dead star to millions of degrees, causing it to glow at X-ray wavelengths (Image: NASA/CXC/PSU/S Park/D Burrows)
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Optical hotspots glow pearly pink as the supernova's shock wave slams into cool, dense fingers of gas on the edge of a cavity surrounding the exploded star (Image: NASA/STScI/CfA/P Challis)
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Optical hotspots glow pearly pink as the supernova's shock wave slams into cool, dense fingers of gas on the edge of a cavity surrounding the exploded star (Image: NASA/STScI/CfA/P Challis)
The shock wave from a bright supernova that exploded in 1987 has now reached the edge of a cavity around the dead star, reveal new observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
As intense heat from the shock wave continues to spread, it will illuminate the dense gas blown off by the detonating star, which was originally about 20 times more massive than our Sun."
Lions, Elephants to Roam the U.S. Plains?
Lions, Elephants to Roam the U.S. Plains?: "Lions, Elephants to Roam the U.S. Plains?
Blake de Pastino
National Geographic News
August 17, 2005
Cheetahs prowling Texas? Elephants roaming Oklahoma? You just might live to see it, if a bold new plan to save endangered species becomes reality.
A team of U.S. biologists and conservationists is proposing a plan that's equal parts Jurassic Park and Jumanji."
Blake de Pastino
National Geographic News
August 17, 2005
Cheetahs prowling Texas? Elephants roaming Oklahoma? You just might live to see it, if a bold new plan to save endangered species becomes reality.
A team of U.S. biologists and conservationists is proposing a plan that's equal parts Jurassic Park and Jumanji."
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Breast Cancer stamp
New Breast Cancer Stamp ... You can help!
As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that affects so many of our mothers, sisters and friends.
Instead of the routine 37 cents for a stamp, this one cost 40 cents. The additional 3 cents will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book costs $7.40. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $35,000,000 for this vital research.
Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. What a statement it would make that we care. I would urge you to do two things TODAY:
1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.
2. E-mail your friends to do the same. We all know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. I think we can all afford the additional 60 cents the new book costs.
via email from Charles and Frieda Burke...
As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that affects so many of our mothers, sisters and friends.
Instead of the routine 37 cents for a stamp, this one cost 40 cents. The additional 3 cents will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book costs $7.40. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $35,000,000 for this vital research.
Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. What a statement it would make that we care. I would urge you to do two things TODAY:
1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.
2. E-mail your friends to do the same. We all know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. I think we can all afford the additional 60 cents the new book costs.
California Cows Fail Latest Emissions Test: "California Cows Fail Latest Emissions Test
James Owen
for National Geographic News
August 16, 2005
Standing around chewing the cud, cows don't look especially threatening. But dairy herds in California are the latest livestock to be branded an environmental health risk on account of their flatulent behavior."
James Owen
for National Geographic News
August 16, 2005
Standing around chewing the cud, cows don't look especially threatening. But dairy herds in California are the latest livestock to be branded an environmental health risk on account of their flatulent behavior."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "As the Worm Turns
Since Sunday, when Security Fix first warned readers about the Zotob worm, nearly a dozen variants have emerged, each slightly more dangerous or sneaky than the one before. Tuesday it came to light that many companies, including news outlets, had fairly extensive infections by the worm and its brethren. This should be a surprise to no one, and these threats can be expected to continue to affect companies and individuals for several weeks -- if not months and years. (Washington Post)"
Since Sunday, when Security Fix first warned readers about the Zotob worm, nearly a dozen variants have emerged, each slightly more dangerous or sneaky than the one before. Tuesday it came to light that many companies, including news outlets, had fairly extensive infections by the worm and its brethren. This should be a surprise to no one, and these threats can be expected to continue to affect companies and individuals for several weeks -- if not months and years. (Washington Post)"
New Scientist Breaking News - Cord blood yields 'ethical' embryonic stem cells: "Cord blood yields 'ethical' embryonic stem cells
* 00:01 18 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Andy Coghlan
Hopes for treating disease with stem cells from umbilical cord blood has received a major boost, following the discovery of primitive cells with clinical potential matching that of the far more controversial embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The latter are originally derived from human fetuses, which are then destroyed, and have become a major ethical issue, especially in the US."
* 00:01 18 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Andy Coghlan
Hopes for treating disease with stem cells from umbilical cord blood has received a major boost, following the discovery of primitive cells with clinical potential matching that of the far more controversial embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The latter are originally derived from human fetuses, which are then destroyed, and have become a major ethical issue, especially in the US."
Slots come up $-$-$ for Oregon:
Slots come up $-$-$ for Oregon
The new games put the state on course to pocket an extra $60 million a year; but some fear they're also creating more addicts
Thursday, August 18, 2005
JEFF MAPES
The Oregon Lottery's new electronic slot games are paying off big for the state while lightening the wallets of players in record amounts.
Video lottery sales climbed by 20 percent over the same time last year after the new games were installed in bars and restaurants in late May. And even though summer is usually the slowest time of year for the lottery, video gambling sales recently topped $13 million, a weekly record.
The increase is good news for state government, which is on track to meet its budget projections of gaining an extra $60 million a year in profits from the slot games."
Slots come up $-$-$ for Oregon
The new games put the state on course to pocket an extra $60 million a year; but some fear they're also creating more addicts
Thursday, August 18, 2005
JEFF MAPES
The Oregon Lottery's new electronic slot games are paying off big for the state while lightening the wallets of players in record amounts.
Video lottery sales climbed by 20 percent over the same time last year after the new games were installed in bars and restaurants in late May. And even though summer is usually the slowest time of year for the lottery, video gambling sales recently topped $13 million, a weekly record.
The increase is good news for state government, which is on track to meet its budget projections of gaining an extra $60 million a year in profits from the slot games."
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Reminder 100pm Thur
Reminder … 1:00pm Thursday..
A House warming for Ron Anderson at the Clubhouse…
Everybody welcome!
Bring your beverage, a snack to share and a gift...
DONT MISS THE SUNDAY
DON’T MISS THE SUNDAY FUNNIES THIS SUNDAY...
RT
WE have received some jokes and great animal pictures that will be coming Sunday and only Sunday.... Also some great 3D side walk art... Don’t miss it.
RT
WE have received some jokes and great animal pictures that will be coming Sunday and only Sunday.... Also some great 3D side walk art... Don’t miss it.
Do you have a worm
Do you have a worm?
Via email from Jim Dodds
If you believe you have been infected or would just like to be prepared for the
W32.Zotob.E worm
I have made available the removal tool for downloading at:
www.myuplink.net/zotob
The removal tool and instructions are on this page: If you need assistance feel free to call me.
Via email from Jim Dodds
If you believe you have been infected or would just like to be prepared for the
W32.Zotob.E worm
I have made available the removal tool for downloading at:
www.myuplink.net/zotob
The removal tool and instructions are on this page: If you need assistance feel free to call me.
BLOGGER CREATES THE
BLOGGER CREATES THE BEST COMMUNICATION TOOL YET!
Ron Thomas
Most folks here are getting “Feet Wet” by discussing questions in the comments and learning how to use that feature. We have tried over the years to get everyone interested to sign up and write articles on the web page and regard the recent discussions in the comments as a step forward in that direction. But writing on the page has always been a learning process that some find to be daunting. Now, there is nothing left for you to learn ... it’s all done automatically.
Today, there has come a new innovation that strips away all the difficulties of learning how to write on a blog. This new step in communication asks of you only one thing..... “Can you write what you want on Microsoft Word?”
If you can write on “Word” you only need to click the “publish button” on the toolbar that you can now download to your Microsoft Word. It’s simple as that.
You also have to go through signing up for an account “User Name” and a “password” But that’s it.
Since you will be writing with your word processor you can use all the features like “spell check”, fonts and all the other features. If you would like to give it a try simply send me an email and I will take care of getting you up and running.
teckron@hotmail.com
Ron Thomas
Most folks here are getting “Feet Wet” by discussing questions in the comments and learning how to use that feature. We have tried over the years to get everyone interested to sign up and write articles on the web page and regard the recent discussions in the comments as a step forward in that direction. But writing on the page has always been a learning process that some find to be daunting. Now, there is nothing left for you to learn ... it’s all done automatically.
Today, there has come a new innovation that strips away all the difficulties of learning how to write on a blog. This new step in communication asks of you only one thing..... “Can you write what you want on Microsoft Word?”
If you can write on “Word” you only need to click the “publish button” on the toolbar that you can now download to your Microsoft Word. It’s simple as that.
You also have to go through signing up for an account “User Name” and a “password” But that’s it.
Since you will be writing with your word processor you can use all the features like “spell check”, fonts and all the other features. If you would like to give it a try simply send me an email and I will take care of getting you up and running.
teckron@hotmail.com
TESTING NEW FEATURE
TESTING NEW FEATURE
123 xyz SMALL/ LARGE SIZE 14 FONT CAPS..no caps size 10 no caps/ green/blue/purple
123 xyz SMALL/ LARGE SIZE 14 FONT CAPS..no caps size 10 no caps/ green/blue/purple
USATODAY.com - Study describes stellar bar at center of Milky Way
USATODAY.com - Study describes stellar bar at center of Milky Way: "
Posted 8/16/2005 5:55 PM Updated 8/16/2005 6:09 PM
Study describes stellar bar at center of Milky Way
By Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — After creating the most detailed analysis yet of what the Milky Way looks like, astronomers say a long bar of stars cuts through the galaxy's center at an angle."
Posted 8/16/2005 5:55 PM Updated 8/16/2005 6:09 PM
Study describes stellar bar at center of Milky Way
By Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — After creating the most detailed analysis yet of what the Milky Way looks like, astronomers say a long bar of stars cuts through the galaxy's center at an angle."
USATODAY.com - Mind a few summer science questions?
USATODAY.com - Mind a few summer science questions?: "Mind a few summer science questions?
Despite the back-to-school sales and shorter days, summer's not over yet.
Bumblebees vibrate their wings and bodies to shake the pollen from flowers, causing that buzzing in your ears.
By David Pulliam, The Kansas City Star via AP
In fact, it doesn't officially end until Sept. 22. That day is the fall equinox, when the strongest rays of the sun hit the equator directly to give every place on Earth 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
There are lots of interesting science facts associated with summer, and they may answer questions your kids have posed this season. Why isn't a vacation ever long enough? Scientists may never know. But in the meantime, USA TODAY's Michelle Lefort has scoured books and Web sites to answer other science questions you might have been asked, or pondered yourself, this summer.
Questions Answers"
Despite the back-to-school sales and shorter days, summer's not over yet.
Bumblebees vibrate their wings and bodies to shake the pollen from flowers, causing that buzzing in your ears.
By David Pulliam, The Kansas City Star via AP
In fact, it doesn't officially end until Sept. 22. That day is the fall equinox, when the strongest rays of the sun hit the equator directly to give every place on Earth 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
There are lots of interesting science facts associated with summer, and they may answer questions your kids have posed this season. Why isn't a vacation ever long enough? Scientists may never know. But in the meantime, USA TODAY's Michelle Lefort has scoured books and Web sites to answer other science questions you might have been asked, or pondered yourself, this summer.
Questions Answers"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.
'In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.'"
'In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Queen Juliana
'I can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.'"
'I can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.'"
Science News Article | Reuters.com
Science News Article | Reuters.com: "Crocodile blood may yield powerful new antibiotics
Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:06 AM ET
By Michael Perry
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the HIV virus.
The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans, preventing life-threatening infections after savage territorial fights which often leave the animals with gaping wounds and missing limbs."
Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:06 AM ET
By Michael Perry
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the HIV virus.
The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans, preventing life-threatening infections after savage territorial fights which often leave the animals with gaping wounds and missing limbs."
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
clarkhoward.com: Clarchives clarkhoward - Clarchives August 09, 2005
clarkhoward.com: Clarchives clarkhoward - Clarchives August 09, 2005: "Are you paying the highest interest rates?
Cardweb.com recently learned the highest interest rates from the ten largest credit card companies. These are the rates companies impose based on “cross default clauses.” Cross default clauses are any negative marks on your credit report that allow credit card companies to raise your interest rate. Here are the rates: Chase – 30%; Citibank – 30%; Bank of America – 30%; MBNA – 20%; Discover – 26%; Capital One – 27%; American Express – 28%; HSBC – 28%; Providian – 30% and Wells Fargo – 24%. So, if you have a credit card with one of these cards and you carry a balance, you run the risk of paying a 30 percent interest rate. In addition, there is no appeals process to the cross default clauses. If it’s an error on your credit report, credit card companies don’t care. They can still charge that rate. The only power you have is to pay your bills in full and on time. If you do that, you will never be charged these exorbitant rates."
Cardweb.com recently learned the highest interest rates from the ten largest credit card companies. These are the rates companies impose based on “cross default clauses.” Cross default clauses are any negative marks on your credit report that allow credit card companies to raise your interest rate. Here are the rates: Chase – 30%; Citibank – 30%; Bank of America – 30%; MBNA – 20%; Discover – 26%; Capital One – 27%; American Express – 28%; HSBC – 28%; Providian – 30% and Wells Fargo – 24%. So, if you have a credit card with one of these cards and you carry a balance, you run the risk of paying a 30 percent interest rate. In addition, there is no appeals process to the cross default clauses. If it’s an error on your credit report, credit card companies don’t care. They can still charge that rate. The only power you have is to pay your bills in full and on time. If you do that, you will never be charged these exorbitant rates."
My Two Cents on the Social Club..
In my opinion... ron thomas
As the time for the Social Club meeting approaches we have many items on the agenda that I would like to see considered in a different way. Of course my way of thinking is just that. It is not necessarily the way you should think.
Here is my first thought about the Social Club. It should have a definition of itself written into its bylaws in bold red letters. If I were to make that definition I would put it this way..... The Social Club's sole function at LVH is the entertainment of the residents of LVH.
I think it should not be involved in park political and grievance procedures. When it tries to do that it tries to becomes an Association. It loses site of its goal.. the entertainment of the residents. Meetings become a place of discontent and degenerate into groups backing various factions of arguments. Such an arrangement creates a culture of folks angry with the Social Club. Meeting attendance and activity attendance drop accordingly.
I think the board of the Social Club should decide if an issue is to be brought up before the Social Club is an entertainment or a fund raising issue or an occasional philantropical issue. If it isn't then those that would request time or start speaking on issues not germane to the stated goal of the Social Club (in my opinion the entertainment of residents) should be politely told that the Social Club is not the forum for their issue.
BUT!!!! There is always a but isn't there? Some say there is no other community organization that
exists here at LVH to present these other kinds of issues.... And, that's the problem..... Isn't it?
Until the Social Club starts turning down requests for involvement in other community affairs it will always be embroiled in the turmoil that those issues cause.
The Community created the Social Club.. Why can't the Community call a town hall meeting by putting posters on the bulletin board, articles in the Newsletter and on the website and notices in the mailboxes to discuss issues, form committees and other community organizations? For instance you may be concerned about leases ... Why try to force the people at a Social Club meeting, who have come together to discuss ways to have community entertainment, to take up an unrelated cause? This will just result in lower attendance at Social Club meetings.
I'm not convinced that our community is apathetic at all. I think the root cause in lack of interest in the Social Club lies in the way it good heartedly over reaches itself moving into affairs that it has no business being in. That ends up alienating people who came to have a Social experience and instead find themselves embroiled in an issue that they are not interested in.
If you want your cause to have any teeth you need to call on the community to get those interested together at a meeting about your cause and stay on topic. Don't pull another subject out of the hat and try to interest people in something they didn't come to hear about. If you have folks interested in your cause one of the very things that needs to be discussed before you close out your meeting is how you intend to finance your group. In short you then have a dedicated group with a goal.
Because the Social Club is solvent people have started looking upon its treasury as a means to finance a myriad of issues not even remotely tied to the entertainment of the community. That money was donated and earned over the years for the entertainment of all the folks at LVH. Not as a handy fund to raid for funding whenever a non social Club issue comes up.
That's my two cents... RT
Business 2.0 :: Magazine Article :: What's Next :: Free Wi-Fi? Get Ready for GoogleNet.
Business 2.0 :: Magazine Article :: What's Next :: Free Wi-Fi? Get Ready for GoogleNet.: "What if Google (GOOG) wanted to give Wi-Fi access to everyone in America? And what if it had technology capable of targeting advertising to a user’s precise location? The gatekeeper of the world’s information could become one of the globe’s biggest Internet providers and one of its most powerful ad sellers, basically supplanting telecoms in one fell swoop. Sounds crazy, but how might Google go about it?
First it would build a national broadband network -- let's call it the GoogleNet -- massive enough to rival even the country's biggest Internet service providers. Business 2.0 has learned from telecom insiders that Google is already building such a network, though ostensibly for many reasons. For the past year, it has quietly been shopping for miles and miles of 'dark,' or unused, fiber-optic cable across the country from wholesalers such as New York’s AboveNet. It's also acquiring superfast connections from Cogent Communications and WilTel, among others, between East Coast cities including Atlanta, Miami, and New York. Such large-scale purchases are unprecedented for an Internet company, but Google's timing is impeccable. The rash of telecom bankruptcies has freed up a ton of bargain-priced capacity, which Google needs as it prepares to unleash a flood of new, bandwidth-hungry applications. These offerings could include everything from a digital-video database to on-demand television programming."
First it would build a national broadband network -- let's call it the GoogleNet -- massive enough to rival even the country's biggest Internet service providers. Business 2.0 has learned from telecom insiders that Google is already building such a network, though ostensibly for many reasons. For the past year, it has quietly been shopping for miles and miles of 'dark,' or unused, fiber-optic cable across the country from wholesalers such as New York’s AboveNet. It's also acquiring superfast connections from Cogent Communications and WilTel, among others, between East Coast cities including Atlanta, Miami, and New York. Such large-scale purchases are unprecedented for an Internet company, but Google's timing is impeccable. The rash of telecom bankruptcies has freed up a ton of bargain-priced capacity, which Google needs as it prepares to unleash a flood of new, bandwidth-hungry applications. These offerings could include everything from a digital-video database to on-demand television programming."
USATODAY.com - Puzzling hot spot found on moon of Saturn
USATODAY.com - Puzzling hot spot found on moon of Saturn: "Puzzling hot spot found on moon of Saturn
By Ker Than, Space.com
In July, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its latest flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, revealing an unexpected hot spot on the moon's south pole.
Enceladus is coated in a layer of ice that reflects nearly all of the sunlight striking it, making it the brightest object in the solar system apart from the Sun.
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
The finding flipped everything scientists knew about Enceladus on its head, because what should have been a dead moon appeared to be geologically active and what was supposed to be the moon's coldest region turned out to be its warmes"
By Ker Than, Space.com
In July, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its latest flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, revealing an unexpected hot spot on the moon's south pole.
Enceladus is coated in a layer of ice that reflects nearly all of the sunlight striking it, making it the brightest object in the solar system apart from the Sun.
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
The finding flipped everything scientists knew about Enceladus on its head, because what should have been a dead moon appeared to be geologically active and what was supposed to be the moon's coldest region turned out to be its warmes"
U.S. Still Unprepared for Al Qaeda Attacks, Expert Says
This is a "must see" for us RT
U.S. Still Unprepared for Al Qaeda Attacks, Expert Says: "U.S. Still Unprepared for Al Qaeda Attacks, Expert Says
Brian Handwerk
National Geographic News for
the National Geographic Channel
August 12, 2005
On TV: Don't miss Inside 9/11, premiering on the National Geographic Channel (U.S.), Sunday, August 21, 9 p.m. ET/PT, and Monday, August 22, 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Terrorists would not have much more difficulty attacking the U.S. today than they did before September 11, 2001, says a former senior analyst of the Central Intelligence Agency.
'The reason it's going to occur is because we've done nothing about our borders,' said Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit. Scheuer also authored, anonymously, a controversial analysis of the war on terror entitled Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror.
Scheuer is one of several experts who contributed to Inside 9/11, a documentary that airs on the National Geographic Channel. The documentary uses declassified documents and scores of interviews to piece together how terrorists succeeded in catching the U.S. intelligence apparatus off guard."
U.S. Still Unprepared for Al Qaeda Attacks, Expert Says: "U.S. Still Unprepared for Al Qaeda Attacks, Expert Says
Brian Handwerk
National Geographic News for
the National Geographic Channel
August 12, 2005
On TV: Don't miss Inside 9/11, premiering on the National Geographic Channel (U.S.), Sunday, August 21, 9 p.m. ET/PT, and Monday, August 22, 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Terrorists would not have much more difficulty attacking the U.S. today than they did before September 11, 2001, says a former senior analyst of the Central Intelligence Agency.
'The reason it's going to occur is because we've done nothing about our borders,' said Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit. Scheuer also authored, anonymously, a controversial analysis of the war on terror entitled Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror.
Scheuer is one of several experts who contributed to Inside 9/11, a documentary that airs on the National Geographic Channel. The documentary uses declassified documents and scores of interviews to piece together how terrorists succeeded in catching the U.S. intelligence apparatus off guard."
National Geographic News Photo Gallery: "Dynamite" Pictures of Ligers
National Geographic News Photo Gallery: "Dynamite" Pictures of Ligers: "At Shambala Preserve, not far from Hollywood, Patrick the liger looks ready for his close-up. The preserve, run by The Birds star Tippi Hedren, bills itself as 'a haven for endangered exotic big cats.'
Though few ligers exist, they may not exactly be endangered, since they are not thought to exist in the wild. It's a matter of geography and genetics: Lions generally live in Africa, tigers in Asia. Plus, interspecies breeding tends to result in 'diminished fitness of the offspring,' according to Ronald Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley."
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LIGER FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
Though few ligers exist, they may not exactly be endangered, since they are not thought to exist in the wild. It's a matter of geography and genetics: Lions generally live in Africa, tigers in Asia. Plus, interspecies breeding tends to result in 'diminished fitness of the offspring,' according to Ronald Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley."
CLICK TO MAKE THE IMAGE BIGGER... MAKE SURE AND VISIT THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LINK HERE TO SEE ALL THE LIGER PICTURES!!!
LIGER FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
USATODAY.com - In case of emergency, put your cell on ICE
USATODAY.com - In case of emergency, put your cell on ICE: "In case of emergency, put your cell on ICE
By Elyse Andrews, USA TODAY
A movement is underway to turn the ubiquitous cell phone into a source of information for paramedics and other emergency personnel responding to accidents, crimes and disasters.
Phone users are being encouraged to list their emergency contact under the acronym ICE, shown here.
By Leslie Smith Jr., USA TODAY
A British paramedic came up with the idea of asking cell phone users to input an entry into their cellular phonebook called ICE for 'in case of emergency.' Accompanying that acronym would be the name and phone numbers of the person who should be called if something has happened to the owner of the phone."
By Elyse Andrews, USA TODAY
A movement is underway to turn the ubiquitous cell phone into a source of information for paramedics and other emergency personnel responding to accidents, crimes and disasters.
Phone users are being encouraged to list their emergency contact under the acronym ICE, shown here.
By Leslie Smith Jr., USA TODAY
A British paramedic came up with the idea of asking cell phone users to input an entry into their cellular phonebook called ICE for 'in case of emergency.' Accompanying that acronym would be the name and phone numbers of the person who should be called if something has happened to the owner of the phone."
Robert Frost Quotes - The Quotations Page
Robert Frost Quotes - The Quotations Page: "The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
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Robert Frost"
Xinhua - English
Xinhua - English: "BEIJING, August 16 -- US reserchers find that women who take higher doses of common, over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen and even Tylenol have higher blood pressure than women who do not.
The findings add to a growing list of research that suggests all painkillers, prescription and non-prescription, carry health risks and should be used carefully.
The study, which looked at the medical records of more than 5,000 women -- aged 34 to 77 -- for up to eight years, found that those who took 500 milligrams or more of acetaminophen daily were twice as likely to develop high blood pressure as women who did not take the drug, according to the report in the Aug. 16 issue of Hypertension."
The findings add to a growing list of research that suggests all painkillers, prescription and non-prescription, carry health risks and should be used carefully.
The study, which looked at the medical records of more than 5,000 women -- aged 34 to 77 -- for up to eight years, found that those who took 500 milligrams or more of acetaminophen daily were twice as likely to develop high blood pressure as women who did not take the drug, according to the report in the Aug. 16 issue of Hypertension."
From Jim Dodd's via email...
If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 take Note and Patch Your Operating System:
A new Internet virus targeting recently uncovered flaws in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system is circulating on the Internet, an anti-virus computer software maker said Monday.
The ZOTOB virus appeared shortly after the world's largest software maker warned of three newly found "critical" security flaws in its software last week, including one that could allow attackers to take complete control of a computer. Windows 95, 98, ME, NE, 2000 and XP platforms and can give computer attackers remote access to affected systems.
PATCH: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-039.mspx
ZOTOB INFORMATION: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.zotob.b.html
If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 take Note and Patch Your Operating System:
A new Internet virus targeting recently uncovered flaws in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system is circulating on the Internet, an anti-virus computer software maker said Monday.
The ZOTOB virus appeared shortly after the world's largest software maker warned of three newly found "critical" security flaws in its software last week, including one that could allow attackers to take complete control of a computer. Windows 95, 98, ME, NE, 2000 and XP platforms and can give computer attackers remote access to affected systems.
PATCH: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-039.mspx
ZOTOB INFORMATION: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.zotob.b.html
Monday, August 15, 2005
A NEW ROSE...NATALIE JOY
5:37PM ET
Louisville, Ky.
8lbs - 1oz
5:37PM ET
Louisville, Ky.
8lbs - 1oz
At about 11:30am Bonnie called from her car enroute to the hospital to excitedly proclaim that daughter Dena was on the way to the hospital to introduce a new grandchild to the world.
Jim and Bonnie have been in Kentucky since early June with their daughter. They have been helping because the Dr. had restricted their daughter to complete bed rest.
They have chronicled their stay as long and hot and wistfully longed for the cool coast breeze of Newport. We expect that they will hurry back as soon as they can get Mommy and baby on solid footing.
Congrats to Mommy, Grandmommy and Gramps.
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Bill Cosby
'I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.'"
'I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.'"
BBC NEWS | Americas | Chavez makes US oil export threat
BBC NEWS | Americas | Chavez makes US oil export threat: "Chavez makes US oil export threat
Banner at World Festival of Students and Youth
Chavez's speech talked about the need to defeat imperialism
Oil exports to the US could stop amid growing tensions between the two countries, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said.
He described recent US government actions as 'aggressive' in a speech at a youth festival in Caracas.
As a result, Venezuelan oil 'instead of going to the United States, could go elsewhere,' he said."
Banner at World Festival of Students and Youth
Chavez's speech talked about the need to defeat imperialism
Oil exports to the US could stop amid growing tensions between the two countries, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said.
He described recent US government actions as 'aggressive' in a speech at a youth festival in Caracas.
As a result, Venezuelan oil 'instead of going to the United States, could go elsewhere,' he said."
BBC NEWS | Health | Folic acid 'cuts dementia risk'
BBC NEWS | Health | Folic acid 'cuts dementia risk': "Folic acid 'cuts dementia risk'
Broccoli
Broccoli is one of the foods which contains folic acid
Eating plenty of folic acid - found in oranges, lemons and green vegetables - can halve the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a study has suggested.
US National Institute on Aging experts monitored diets over seven years.
They found adults who ate the daily recommended allowance of folates (B vitamin nutrients) had a reduced risk of the disease.
UK researchers said the study added weight to previous suggestions folates could reduce Alzheimer's risk."
Broccoli
Broccoli is one of the foods which contains folic acid
Eating plenty of folic acid - found in oranges, lemons and green vegetables - can halve the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a study has suggested.
US National Institute on Aging experts monitored diets over seven years.
They found adults who ate the daily recommended allowance of folates (B vitamin nutrients) had a reduced risk of the disease.
UK researchers said the study added weight to previous suggestions folates could reduce Alzheimer's risk."
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Restaurant removed from LVH U Rate It
Restaurant list...
rt
Due to other reports and our own experience last night we have removed a Newport restaurant from our recommended list... Remember, the only way to make it on to the list is someone emails us with a good report. Bad reports cancel out good ones.
Bad reports has caused this restaurant to be removed from the list.
If a restaurant is not on the list... no one has emailed in a favorable report on it or it has received enough bad reports to cancel out the good ones. Therfore, If it is not listed you can consider it in limbo and make your choice accordingly.
Also this page rates service to our residents. If a company provides good service and gets a good recommendation... It goes on the list... Bad reports subtract from the good untill the business is removed from the recommended list.
Your reports are confidential and are deleted after they earn a business a star or cause them to lose one.
If you don't see a contractor listed no one wrote in to recommend them or they have been removed because of to many bad reports.
We do not critcise any of these services and businesses we only tally good, warm fuzzy reports for your perusal based on the concensus of reports received. We do not recommend anybody only tally the negative and positive reports of our readers and post the positive results only.
Danger ahead: U.S. 101
Danger ahead: U.S. 101: "More From The Oregonian | Subscribe To The Oregonian
Danger ahead: U.S. 101
Sunday, August 14, 2005
LORI TOBIAS
CLOVERDALEWhen word of the crash came just after 6 a.m., Gus Peterson raced downtown to his wife's seashell shop, then right back home.
'He said, 'You have nothing left,' ' Lois Peterson recalls.
Moments later, she stood outside The Shell Game, the business she'd built from scratch over nearly 20 years. Three walls had collapsed, shattered glass covered the ground and, worst of all, her two cats were missing."
Danger ahead: U.S. 101
Sunday, August 14, 2005
LORI TOBIAS
CLOVERDALEWhen word of the crash came just after 6 a.m., Gus Peterson raced downtown to his wife's seashell shop, then right back home.
'He said, 'You have nothing left,' ' Lois Peterson recalls.
Moments later, she stood outside The Shell Game, the business she'd built from scratch over nearly 20 years. Three walls had collapsed, shattered glass covered the ground and, worst of all, her two cats were missing."
Your team's schedule at your fingertips : Fanblogs College Football Blog
Your team's schedule at your fingertips : Fanblogs College Football Blog: "August 12, 2005
Your team's schedule at your fingertips
Looking for an easy way to keep up with your team's schedule? Go download Yahoo! Widgets (formerly known as Konfabulator) and then add the outstanding FanWidget liveSchedule to your desktop.
The widget is programmed to update the schedule list on it's own - adding new teams as they are ready and updating your team's schedule every week with the game results. The team selection is limited right now, but they intend to have all the teams updated before the start of the season.
And if you REALLY want the latest on college football, download this RSS widget and add our Fanblogs headline feed or your team's news feed.
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Your team's schedule at your fingertips
Looking for an easy way to keep up with your team's schedule? Go download Yahoo! Widgets (formerly known as Konfabulator) and then add the outstanding FanWidget liveSchedule to your desktop.
The widget is programmed to update the schedule list on it's own - adding new teams as they are ready and updating your team's schedule every week with the game results. The team selection is limited right now, but they intend to have all the teams updated before the start of the season.
And if you REALLY want the latest on college football, download this RSS widget and add our Fanblogs headline feed or your team's news feed.
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