Ron says.. this article explains the real reason they wanted to come to Newport..
Ship-scrappers still face tough sailing: "Ship-scrappers still face tough sailing
After rejection in Newport, a salvage firm will encounter similar hard questions no matter where it sets its sights
Saturday, January 28, 2006
I t's hard not to feel some sympathy for executives of Bay Bridge Enterprises, the Virginia company that wanted to bring deteriorating old ships to Oregon's Yaquina Bay for salvaging.
Local and state officials led company officials to think they'd be warmly greeted in the coastal community as job-creating heroes.
That vision turned out to be as fanciful as predictions of U.S. tanks being showered with flower petals on the streets of Baghdad. Instead, Newport townspeople gave port commissioners a standing ovation last week when they rejected the shipbreaking deal."
Saturday, January 28, 2006
USATODAY.com - Scientists find frozen methane gas deposit
USATODAY.com - Scientists find frozen methane gas deposit: "Scientists find frozen methane gas deposit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists have discovered an undersea deposit of frozen methane just off the Southern California coast, but whether it can be harnessed as a potential energy source is unknown.
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in tapping methane hydrates, ice-like crystals that form at low temperatures and high pressure in seabeds and in Arctic permafrost."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists have discovered an undersea deposit of frozen methane just off the Southern California coast, but whether it can be harnessed as a potential energy source is unknown.
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in tapping methane hydrates, ice-like crystals that form at low temperatures and high pressure in seabeds and in Arctic permafrost."
Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him - New York Times
Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him - New York Times: "Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
James E. Hansen, top NASA climate scientist, on Friday at the Goddard Institute in Upper Manhattan.
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The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
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The scientist, James E. Hansen, longtime director of the agency's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said in an interview that officials at NASA headquarters had ordered the public affairs staff to review his coming lectures, papers, postings on the Goddard Web site and requests for interviews from journalists."
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The scientist, James E. Hansen, longtime director of the agency's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said in an interview that officials at NASA headquarters had ordered the public affairs staff to review his coming lectures, papers, postings on the Goddard Web site and requests for interviews from journalists."
How many do you remember?
> "Hey Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?"
>
> "We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him. "All the food was slow."
>
> "C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?"
>
> "It was a place called 'at home,'" I explained. "Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it."
>
> By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it:
>
> Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis, set foot on a golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card. In their later years they had something called a revolving charge card. The card was good only at Sears Roebuck. Or maybe it was Sears AND Roebuck. Either way, there is no Roebuck anymore. Maybe he died.
>
> My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11, but my grandparents had one before that. It was, of course, black and white, but they bought a piece of colored plastic to cover the screen. The top third was blue, like the sky, and the bottom third was green, like grass. The middle third was red. It was perfect for programs that had scenes of fire trucks riding across someone's lawn on a sunny day. Some people had a lens taped to the front of the TV to make the picture look larger.
>
> I was 13 before I tasted my first pizza, it was called "pizza pie." When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin and burned that, too. It's still the best pizza I ever had.
>
> We didn't have a car until I was 15. Before that, the only car in our family was my grandfather's Ford. He called it a "machine."
>
> I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was in the living room and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line.
>
> Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was.
>
> All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a newspaper, six days a week. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents. I had to get up at 4 AM every morning. On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers. My favorite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change. My least favorite customers were the ones who seemed to never be home on collection day.
>
> Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. Touching someone else's tongue with yours was called French kissing and they didn't do that in movies. I don't know what they did in French movies. French movies were dirty and we weren't allowed to see them.
>
> If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing.
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?
MEMORIES from a friend:
My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.
How many do you remember?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall.
Real ice boxes.
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about Ratings at the bottom.
1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3 Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5 Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H Green Stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17 Metal ice trays with lever
18 Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25 Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!
I might be older than dirt but those memories are the best part of my life.
Don't forget to pass this along!!
Especially to all your really OLD friends....
=====
"Senility Prayer"...God grant me...
The senility to forget the people I never liked
The good fortune to run into the ones that I do
And the eyesight to tell the difference."
> "Hey Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?"
>
> "We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him. "All the food was slow."
>
> "C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?"
>
> "It was a place called 'at home,'" I explained. "Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it."
>
> By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it:
>
> Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis, set foot on a golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card. In their later years they had something called a revolving charge card. The card was good only at Sears Roebuck. Or maybe it was Sears AND Roebuck. Either way, there is no Roebuck anymore. Maybe he died.
>
> My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11, but my grandparents had one before that. It was, of course, black and white, but they bought a piece of colored plastic to cover the screen. The top third was blue, like the sky, and the bottom third was green, like grass. The middle third was red. It was perfect for programs that had scenes of fire trucks riding across someone's lawn on a sunny day. Some people had a lens taped to the front of the TV to make the picture look larger.
>
> I was 13 before I tasted my first pizza, it was called "pizza pie." When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin and burned that, too. It's still the best pizza I ever had.
>
> We didn't have a car until I was 15. Before that, the only car in our family was my grandfather's Ford. He called it a "machine."
>
> I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was in the living room and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line.
>
> Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was.
>
> All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a newspaper, six days a week. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents. I had to get up at 4 AM every morning. On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers. My favorite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change. My least favorite customers were the ones who seemed to never be home on collection day.
>
> Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. Touching someone else's tongue with yours was called French kissing and they didn't do that in movies. I don't know what they did in French movies. French movies were dirty and we weren't allowed to see them.
>
> If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing.
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?
MEMORIES from a friend:
My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.
How many do you remember?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall.
Real ice boxes.
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about Ratings at the bottom.
1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3 Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5 Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H Green Stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17 Metal ice trays with lever
18 Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25 Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!
I might be older than dirt but those memories are the best part of my life.
Don't forget to pass this along!!
Especially to all your really OLD friends....
=====
"Senility Prayer"...God grant me...
The senility to forget the people I never liked
The good fortune to run into the ones that I do
And the eyesight to tell the difference."
Strange snow
Strange.... snow!!
Jacky went on a little ride over to Otter Rock and then on up the hill.. There was snow on the road shoulder... So last night brought an hour and a half of cloud to cloud lightning with snow.. Who’d a thunk it?
Jacky went on a little ride over to Otter Rock and then on up the hill.. There was snow on the road shoulder... So last night brought an hour and a half of cloud to cloud lightning with snow.. Who’d a thunk it?
The Computer Giveawa
The Computer Give-away
Has about run its course. There are still a few pieces of equipment over there so if you want that stuff and are on the list of winners check it out ... GOING ONCE.
The Chinese New Year Dinner
The Chinese Dinner is Sunday with 38 tickets sold. Best ticket seller was Buzzy Byerrum ... 19 tickets. For a treat you may want to check out the decorations today...Pretty cool.
Computer Lab Update...
Not much has been taking place in the lab itself but at my home we have been building the interconnecting cables that will tie all the computers together and a special crossover cable that will tie the wired router into the WiFi router. It’s very slow going because the work is intricate and tiny. We have made plenty of mistakes but have 6 completed cables.
Over at Jim Dodds’ home he is working on repair and loading of the remaining computers.. One of which is ready to come to the lab. He has also been helping me decipher the color code and instructing me how to make the cables.
Jim Rose toted over 4 more monitors, keyboards and mice to the lab and helped hook them up.
Ron Gibbs donated the router that will put a wireless network through out the clubhouse.
The old equipment has been pretty much given away.
Super Bowl @ the Clubhouse???
Midge Southwell has offered to have her 42” TV be brought to the clubhouse for the Super Bowl and returned afterward. Jacky thought popcorn and hot dogs would be fun too. We would like to get a feel for the level of interest for such an event... Please comment. We got to know what you think soon.
Has about run its course. There are still a few pieces of equipment over there so if you want that stuff and are on the list of winners check it out ... GOING ONCE.
The Chinese New Year Dinner
The Chinese Dinner is Sunday with 38 tickets sold. Best ticket seller was Buzzy Byerrum ... 19 tickets. For a treat you may want to check out the decorations today...Pretty cool.
Computer Lab Update...
Not much has been taking place in the lab itself but at my home we have been building the interconnecting cables that will tie all the computers together and a special crossover cable that will tie the wired router into the WiFi router. It’s very slow going because the work is intricate and tiny. We have made plenty of mistakes but have 6 completed cables.
Over at Jim Dodds’ home he is working on repair and loading of the remaining computers.. One of which is ready to come to the lab. He has also been helping me decipher the color code and instructing me how to make the cables.
Jim Rose toted over 4 more monitors, keyboards and mice to the lab and helped hook them up.
Ron Gibbs donated the router that will put a wireless network through out the clubhouse.
The old equipment has been pretty much given away.
Super Bowl @ the Clubhouse???
Midge Southwell has offered to have her 42” TV be brought to the clubhouse for the Super Bowl and returned afterward. Jacky thought popcorn and hot dogs would be fun too. We would like to get a feel for the level of interest for such an event... Please comment. We got to know what you think soon.
"Seahawks' Gray seeking different results
1/27/2006, 6:04 p.m. PT
By JIM COUR
The Associated Press
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) ? In Chris Gray's mind, the biggest game of his career so far came in his senior year at Homewood High School in Birmingham, Ala.
Not the NFC title game the Seahawks won to reach the Super Bowl. Nor any of those Iron Bowl matchups with Alabama he played in while at Auburn."
1/27/2006, 6:04 p.m. PT
By JIM COUR
The Associated Press
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) ? In Chris Gray's mind, the biggest game of his career so far came in his senior year at Homewood High School in Birmingham, Ala.
Not the NFC title game the Seahawks won to reach the Super Bowl. Nor any of those Iron Bowl matchups with Alabama he played in while at Auburn."
"Portland 88, New Jersey 83 Blazers wilt, still hang on
Saturday, January 28, 2006
ANNE M. PETERSON
Juan Dixon couldn't help but show a flash of frustration. The Trail Blazers almost let another one slip away.
Dixon had 26 points, and the Blazers nearly squandered a 20-point lead before holding off the New Jersey Nets 88-83 on Friday night at the Rose Garden. "
Saturday, January 28, 2006
ANNE M. PETERSON
Juan Dixon couldn't help but show a flash of frustration. The Trail Blazers almost let another one slip away.
Dixon had 26 points, and the Blazers nearly squandered a 20-point lead before holding off the New Jersey Nets 88-83 on Friday night at the Rose Garden. "
"Learning the ABCs of the D-League
Blazers Martell Webster and Sergei Monia are adjusting
Saturday, January 28, 2006
MIKE TOKITO
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Two days had passed since Martell Webster executed the play, but the Fort Worth Convention Center still was buzzing about it Thursday.
Late in the Fort Worth Flyers' game against the Florida Flame on Tuesday, Webster took the ball near the three-point arc and drove to the basket. "
Blazers Martell Webster and Sergei Monia are adjusting
Saturday, January 28, 2006
MIKE TOKITO
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Two days had passed since Martell Webster executed the play, but the Fort Worth Convention Center still was buzzing about it Thursday.
Late in the Fort Worth Flyers' game against the Florida Flame on Tuesday, Webster took the ball near the three-point arc and drove to the basket. "
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Solomon Short
1/28/2006 2:20:59 AM [rss@quotationspage.com (Michael Moncur)]
'Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true.'"
1/28/2006 2:20:59 AM [rss@quotationspage.com (Michael Moncur)]
'Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true.'"
Ancient papyrus goes on display in Turin
Ancient papyrus goes on display in Turin: "Ancient papyrus goes on display in Turin
(AP Photo/Palazzo Bricherasio Press Office, HO) :: Photo released by the Palazzo Bricherasio Press Office Friday Jan. 27, 2006, showing a section of the 1st-century B.C. Papyrus of Artemidorus, which will be on display next month in Turin, Italy.
By Associated Press
MARTA FALCONI
Updated: 01/27/06
ROME
It served first as a notebook for ancient painters and then as part of a mummy's wrapping. Now, a first century B.C. parchment believed to contain the earliest cartography of the Greek-Roman era will be on display next month in the northern city of Turin."
(AP Photo/Palazzo Bricherasio Press Office, HO) :: Photo released by the Palazzo Bricherasio Press Office Friday Jan. 27, 2006, showing a section of the 1st-century B.C. Papyrus of Artemidorus, which will be on display next month in Turin, Italy.
By Associated Press
MARTA FALCONI
Updated: 01/27/06
ROME
It served first as a notebook for ancient painters and then as part of a mummy's wrapping. Now, a first century B.C. parchment believed to contain the earliest cartography of the Greek-Roman era will be on display next month in the northern city of Turin."
Friday, January 27, 2006
FDA Approves First Inhalable Insulin - Los Angeles Times
FDA Approves First Inhalable Insulin - Los Angeles Times: "FDA Approves First Inhalable Insulin
By Jesus Sanchez, Times Staff Writer
The Food and Drug Administration today approved the first inhaled insulin that could reduce or eliminate the need for diabetics to take injections to control their blood sugar.
The approval of Exubera, a powder that is breathed into the mouth and lungs through a 6-inch inhaler, was hailed by many health officials and is expected to be a blockbuster seller for drug maker Pfizer Inc.
ADVERTISEMENT
Exubera is scheduled to go on sale this summer.
Pfizer and supporters of Exubera said the powdered insulin could make life easier for the estimated 5 million Americans who take daily injections and will encourage many more diabetics who had shunned or feared using needles to start treatment.
"
By Jesus Sanchez, Times Staff Writer
The Food and Drug Administration today approved the first inhaled insulin that could reduce or eliminate the need for diabetics to take injections to control their blood sugar.
The approval of Exubera, a powder that is breathed into the mouth and lungs through a 6-inch inhaler, was hailed by many health officials and is expected to be a blockbuster seller for drug maker Pfizer Inc.
ADVERTISEMENT
Exubera is scheduled to go on sale this summer.
Pfizer and supporters of Exubera said the powdered insulin could make life easier for the estimated 5 million Americans who take daily injections and will encourage many more diabetics who had shunned or feared using needles to start treatment.
"
OREGON'S ENVIRONMENT
NOW PORTLAND IS GETTING UP TIGHT ABOUT SHIPBREAKING IN THEIR BACKYARD!!
OREGON'S ENVIRONMENT: "OREGON'S ENVIRONMENT
No ship-scrapping with weakened DEQ
Friday, January 27, 2006
Give us your tired, your poor, your aging contaminated hulks, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores.
Got an environmentally harmful enterprise that simply won't be tolerated by the regulators in your state? Oregon may be just the new home you are looking for. Anyone harboring the illusion that Oregon has been engaged in anything other than a race to the regulatory bottom in recent years need look no further than the red carpet that state leaders are rolling out to Bay Bridge Enterprises, the ship-scrapper looking to set up shop in Oregon."
OREGON'S ENVIRONMENT: "OREGON'S ENVIRONMENT
No ship-scrapping with weakened DEQ
Friday, January 27, 2006
Give us your tired, your poor, your aging contaminated hulks, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores.
Got an environmentally harmful enterprise that simply won't be tolerated by the regulators in your state? Oregon may be just the new home you are looking for. Anyone harboring the illusion that Oregon has been engaged in anything other than a race to the regulatory bottom in recent years need look no further than the red carpet that state leaders are rolling out to Bay Bridge Enterprises, the ship-scrapper looking to set up shop in Oregon."
"Stenson leads Qatar Masters
1/27/2006, 9:00 a.m. PT
By RIZWAN REHMAT
The Associated Press
DOHA, Qatar (AP) ? Henrik Stenson shot a 4-under 68 Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Qatar Masters, and Ernie Els equaled a European Tour record by making the cut for the 69th straight time.
Els, who won the Qatar Masters last year in his tournament debut, equaled the mark set by Bernhard Langer. The South African, who shot his second straight 71 at the Doha Golf Club, made the cut by three strokes."
1/27/2006, 9:00 a.m. PT
By RIZWAN REHMAT
The Associated Press
DOHA, Qatar (AP) ? Henrik Stenson shot a 4-under 68 Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Qatar Masters, and Ernie Els equaled a European Tour record by making the cut for the 69th straight time.
Els, who won the Qatar Masters last year in his tournament debut, equaled the mark set by Bernhard Langer. The South African, who shot his second straight 71 at the Doha Golf Club, made the cut by three strokes."
"Cautious angling limits set
Friday, January 27, 2006
BILL MONROE
OREGON CITY -- Sport anglers will be allowed to fish for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River daily until at least April 19, but only below the Interstate 5 Bridge for the time being.
Oregon and Washington set sportfishing and commercial gill-net seasons Thursday, settling on an allocation that allows anglers to catch about 8,100 hatchery salmon from the mouth to Bonneville Dam. Netters will be allowed to take about 3,600 hatchery fish in the same area. "
Friday, January 27, 2006
BILL MONROE
OREGON CITY -- Sport anglers will be allowed to fish for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River daily until at least April 19, but only below the Interstate 5 Bridge for the time being.
Oregon and Washington set sportfishing and commercial gill-net seasons Thursday, settling on an allocation that allows anglers to catch about 8,100 hatchery salmon from the mouth to Bonneville Dam. Netters will be allowed to take about 3,600 hatchery fish in the same area. "
"Seattle's Bernard redefines his role
An increased effort has boosted his numbers and playing time
FACTBOX
? Super Bowl XL
Friday, January 27, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Tired of hearing the words 'inconsistent' and 'uncommitted' in the same sentence as his name, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Rocky Bernard committed himself in the offseason to becoming a more consistent player.
The hard work paid off when Bernard produced a career-best season punctuated with two sacks of Carolina's Jake Delhomme in the NFC championship game on Sunday. "
An increased effort has boosted his numbers and playing time
FACTBOX
? Super Bowl XL
Friday, January 27, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Tired of hearing the words 'inconsistent' and 'uncommitted' in the same sentence as his name, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Rocky Bernard committed himself in the offseason to becoming a more consistent player.
The hard work paid off when Bernard produced a career-best season punctuated with two sacks of Carolina's Jake Delhomme in the NFC championship game on Sunday. "
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Car firms 'blocking green fuel'
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Car firms 'blocking green fuel': "Car firms 'blocking green fuel'
Toyota Prius
Japanese firms have taken the lead in hybrid cars, industry body says
Car makers are not doing enough to develop green alternatives to petrol, an influential government adviser says.
Japanese companies had a better record than European or American ones, Professor Stephen Blythe said."
Toyota Prius
Japanese firms have taken the lead in hybrid cars, industry body says
Car makers are not doing enough to develop green alternatives to petrol, an influential government adviser says.
Japanese companies had a better record than European or American ones, Professor Stephen Blythe said."
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Car firms 'blocking green fuel'
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Car firms 'blocking green fuel': "Car firms 'blocking green fuel'
Toyota Prius
Japanese firms have taken the lead in hybrid cars, industry body says
Car makers are not doing enough to develop green alternatives to petrol, an influential government adviser says.
Japanese companies had a better record than European or American ones, Professor Stephen Blythe said."
Toyota Prius
Japanese firms have taken the lead in hybrid cars, industry body says
Car makers are not doing enough to develop green alternatives to petrol, an influential government adviser says.
Japanese companies had a better record than European or American ones, Professor Stephen Blythe said."
RED HERRING | Google Meets with US on China
RED HERRING | Google Meets with US on China: "Google Meets with US on China
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco invited to Capitol Hill for a meeting on U.S. business practices and censorship in China.
January 27, 2006
The U.S. government will wade into the thorny question of Internet freedom in China and the role played by U.S. technology companies such as Google in complying with Chinese government censorship.
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus has invited Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cisco Systems to a public hearing on “Human Rights and the Internet—The People’s Republic of China” on Wednesday on Capitol Hill."
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco invited to Capitol Hill for a meeting on U.S. business practices and censorship in China.
January 27, 2006
The U.S. government will wade into the thorny question of Internet freedom in China and the role played by U.S. technology companies such as Google in complying with Chinese government censorship.
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus has invited Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cisco Systems to a public hearing on “Human Rights and the Internet—The People’s Republic of China” on Wednesday on Capitol Hill."
Chicago Tribune | 2 tons of marijuana found in tunnel
Chicago Tribune | 2 tons of marijuana found in tunnel: "2 tons of marijuana found in tunnel
Associated Press
Published January 27, 2006
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities said they found more than 2 tons of marijuana in a cross-border tunnel that began near the Tijuana airport and ended inside a California warehouse.
The 2,400-foot passageway is longer than most of the 21 such tunnels found since authorities began keeping track after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said."
Associated Press
Published January 27, 2006
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities said they found more than 2 tons of marijuana in a cross-border tunnel that began near the Tijuana airport and ended inside a California warehouse.
The 2,400-foot passageway is longer than most of the 21 such tunnels found since authorities began keeping track after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said."
Thursday, January 26, 2006
John AND Kathy McHug
Winners of the computer equipment drawing:
How it works:
Winner #1 comes in and makes their selection. (i.e. one complete computer system or 1 piece of equipment.)
Then winner #2 and so on until all the equipment is gone.
Each time a winner makes their selection they cross their name off this list so the next winner can make their choice.
If equipment is left at the end call me Ron Thomas and we will give it away on a first come first serve basis.
- John AND Kathy McHugh
- Ramon Ramos
- Marilyn Kalar
- Jim Chase
- Jim Gamb
- Buzzy Byerrum
- Gerry Shermer
- Earl Dobson
- Nancy Lee Moore
- Leona Teilman
- Jim Dunlap
- Marlene Crites
How it works:
Winner #1 comes in and makes their selection. (i.e. one complete computer system or 1 piece of equipment.)
Then winner #2 and so on until all the equipment is gone.
Each time a winner makes their selection they cross their name off this list so the next winner can make their choice.
If equipment is left at the end call me Ron Thomas and we will give it away on a first come first serve basis.
IN MY OPINION
And the other side says...
IN MY OPINION: "IN MY OPINION
SHIPBREAKING - Salvage operations could fit coast nicely
Thursday, January 26, 2006
MIKE DUNAVANT AND MARC McPHERSON
Oregon's new economy demands a sustainable relationship between growing jobs and protecting the environment. This means working in ways that integrate environmental, economic and social needs without compromising future generations. After five years of Oregon's leading the nation in the dubious category of unemployment, it would be easy to abandon the principles of environmental protection that make the state such a precious place to live."
IN MY OPINION: "IN MY OPINION
SHIPBREAKING - Salvage operations could fit coast nicely
Thursday, January 26, 2006
MIKE DUNAVANT AND MARC McPHERSON
Oregon's new economy demands a sustainable relationship between growing jobs and protecting the environment. This means working in ways that integrate environmental, economic and social needs without compromising future generations. After five years of Oregon's leading the nation in the dubious category of unemployment, it would be easy to abandon the principles of environmental protection that make the state such a precious place to live."
Effort to save wild fish will switch to smaller catch
Effort to save wild fish will switch to smaller catch: "Effort to save wild fish will switch to smaller catch
Salmon - The new federal policy will de-emphasize hatcheries, closing some, but specifics are still to come
FACTBOX
• Online
Thursday, January 26, 2006
MICHAEL MILSTEIN
Saying it makes little sense to eat imperiled salmon, the Bush administration on Wednesday revealed plans to cut back the catch of wild Northwest salmon and shut down hatcheries that churn out competing but inferior fish.
James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, told fish biologists in Portland that the administration is shifting its focus from merely keeping protected Columbia River salmon from extinction to ensuring they recover."
Salmon - The new federal policy will de-emphasize hatcheries, closing some, but specifics are still to come
FACTBOX
• Online
Thursday, January 26, 2006
MICHAEL MILSTEIN
Saying it makes little sense to eat imperiled salmon, the Bush administration on Wednesday revealed plans to cut back the catch of wild Northwest salmon and shut down hatcheries that churn out competing but inferior fish.
James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, told fish biologists in Portland that the administration is shifting its focus from merely keeping protected Columbia River salmon from extinction to ensuring they recover."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Fran Lebowitz
'Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.'"
'Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Emily Dickinson
'They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.'"
'They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Bill Vaughan
'If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.'"
'If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Evan Esar
'America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.'"
'America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.'"
Voice of Reason: The Reality of Bigfoot
Voice of Reason: The Reality of Bigfoot: "Voice of Reason: The Reality of Bigfoot
By Benjamin Radford
from the Skeptical Inquirer
posted: 28 July 2005
04:43 pm ET
Bigfoot's been a busy beastie recently, especially in Canada. In April a Manitoba ferry operator videotaped a large, dark, indistinct creature moving along a riverbank. Whatever it was -- Bigfoot, bear, bison, or otherwise -- it caused quite a stir and made international news.
Three months later, in nearby Yukon province, Teslin resident Trent Smarch found a tuft of coarse, dark hair in a forest where he and other locals heard a large, mysterious animal in the brush. They believe the creature was a Sasquatch, the Canadian version of the huge, hairy, humanoid mystery creature known as Bigfoot. The find was reported across North America and around the world, and many wondered if this hair find might finally prove Bigfoot's long-disputed existence. The hair sample was sent to University of Alberta wildlife geneticist David Coltman for analysis. Coltman was asked to extract any available DNA from the hair, sequence the mitochondrial genes, and compare them to a database of known regional creatures."
By Benjamin Radford
from the Skeptical Inquirer
posted: 28 July 2005
04:43 pm ET
Bigfoot's been a busy beastie recently, especially in Canada. In April a Manitoba ferry operator videotaped a large, dark, indistinct creature moving along a riverbank. Whatever it was -- Bigfoot, bear, bison, or otherwise -- it caused quite a stir and made international news.
Three months later, in nearby Yukon province, Teslin resident Trent Smarch found a tuft of coarse, dark hair in a forest where he and other locals heard a large, mysterious animal in the brush. They believe the creature was a Sasquatch, the Canadian version of the huge, hairy, humanoid mystery creature known as Bigfoot. The find was reported across North America and around the world, and many wondered if this hair find might finally prove Bigfoot's long-disputed existence. The hair sample was sent to University of Alberta wildlife geneticist David Coltman for analysis. Coltman was asked to extract any available DNA from the hair, sequence the mitochondrial genes, and compare them to a database of known regional creatures."
A science - so the Savants Say by Emily Dickinson
A science - so the Savants Say by Emily Dickinson: "A science—so the Savants say
By Emily Dickinson
A science—so the Savants say,
'Comparative Anatomy'—
By which a single bone —
Is made a secret to unfold
Of some rare tenant of the mold,
Else perished in the stone—
So to the eye prospective led,
This meekest flower of the mead
Upon a winter's day,
Stands representative in gold
Of Rose and Lily, manifold,
And countless Butterfly!
"
By Emily Dickinson
A science—so the Savants say,
'Comparative Anatomy'—
By which a single bone —
Is made a secret to unfold
Of some rare tenant of the mold,
Else perished in the stone—
So to the eye prospective led,
This meekest flower of the mead
Upon a winter's day,
Stands representative in gold
Of Rose and Lily, manifold,
And countless Butterfly!
"
Earthquake Ancestors
Earthquake Ancestors: "Earthquake Ancestors
Layers of sand in the earth have helped seismologists investigate the history of earthquakes in Chile.
by Virginia Cooper Hughes
Photo by Pierre St. Amand
Earthquake damage to homes in the town of Valdivia in Chile, near the epicenter of the earthquake.
In the spring of 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded rocked an idyllic seascape on the coast of Chile. Hundreds of locals, frightened by the violent shaking of the land, sought refuge in small boats. They thought they were safe - until the sea roared with the 75-foot waves of the quake’s daughter tsunami. And they weren’t the only ones who felt it – giant waves were triggered in Japan and Hawaii, killing people and destroying homes."
Layers of sand in the earth have helped seismologists investigate the history of earthquakes in Chile.
by Virginia Cooper Hughes
Photo by Pierre St. Amand
Earthquake damage to homes in the town of Valdivia in Chile, near the epicenter of the earthquake.
In the spring of 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded rocked an idyllic seascape on the coast of Chile. Hundreds of locals, frightened by the violent shaking of the land, sought refuge in small boats. They thought they were safe - until the sea roared with the 75-foot waves of the quake’s daughter tsunami. And they weren’t the only ones who felt it – giant waves were triggered in Japan and Hawaii, killing people and destroying homes."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Trivia - 4411 to 4420
Did you that the koala is the world's fussiest eater and feeds uniquely on eucalyptus leaves. And that the origin of the word butterfly comes from the fact that butterflies were thought to steal milk? Find out even more weird and wonderful facts in this week's Fact File..."
Did you that the koala is the world's fussiest eater and feeds uniquely on eucalyptus leaves. And that the origin of the word butterfly comes from the fact that butterflies were thought to steal milk? Find out even more weird and wonderful facts in this week's Fact File..."
BBC NEWS | Europe | Saudis recall envoy in Danish row
BBC NEWS | Europe | Saudis recall envoy in Danish row: "
Last Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2006, 17:35 GMT
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Saudis recall envoy in Danish row
Protest over cartoons in Copenhagen
The cartoons prompted protests in Copenhagen
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Denmark in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published by a best-selling newspaper.
A Saudi government spokesman said the ambassador had been recalled for talks following Denmark's failure to deal with the insults to the Prophet."
Last Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2006, 17:35 GMT
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Saudis recall envoy in Danish row
Protest over cartoons in Copenhagen
The cartoons prompted protests in Copenhagen
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Denmark in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published by a best-selling newspaper.
A Saudi government spokesman said the ambassador had been recalled for talks following Denmark's failure to deal with the insults to the Prophet."
THANK YOU
I just wanted to say thank you very much for all the kind words in the comments regarding me being under the weather. As you can see I´m not myself yet and hopefully in a few more weeks I´ll be out and about again taking pictures. Then
I´ll beable to get the ''Meet Your Neighbors'' article going again. I miss the fellowship at the morning coffee sections and meeting the great residents that live here a Longview Hills. Thank you again for your kindness.
Best to all.........Charles Burke
REMINDER PINOCHIE
“REMINDER: PINOCHIE NIGHT LVH’s
Just a reminder that tonight at the Club House from
7PM to 9PM those who enjoy playing pinochie, it’s your
night to have some great fellowship with other residents.
There is always room for more players, even the beginners.
OregonLive.com: Outdoors News
OregonLive.com: Outdoors News: "
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Willamette Valley/Metro: Columbia River anglers still are looking for consistent sturgeon action downstream of Bonneville Dam. With the downturn in smelt numbers, sturgeon are scarce. "
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
? Outdoors Forecast
Willamette Valley/Metro: Columbia River anglers still are looking for consistent sturgeon action downstream of Bonneville Dam. With the downturn in smelt numbers, sturgeon are scarce. "
Seahawks' Morris stands by to step in
Seahawks' Morris stands by to step in:
Former Duck Maurice Morris proved his value when Shaun Alexander was injured, and he's ready to do it again
FACTBOX
? Super Bowl XL
Thursday, January 26, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Maurice Morris is a patient man.
The former Oregon running back has remained positive and has taken advantage of his limited opportunities, despite not getting very many chances as the backup to Seattle Seahawks star running back Shaun Alexander. "
Former Duck Maurice Morris proved his value when Shaun Alexander was injured, and he's ready to do it again
FACTBOX
? Super Bowl XL
Thursday, January 26, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Maurice Morris is a patient man.
The former Oregon running back has remained positive and has taken advantage of his limited opportunities, despite not getting very many chances as the backup to Seattle Seahawks star running back Shaun Alexander. "
Another heartbreak for Blazers
Another heartbreak for Blazers:
Lack of execution and poor defense down the stretch turn a double-digit lead into a three-point loss to Denver
FACTBOX
? The Blazers
Thursday, January 26, 2006
JASON QUICK
Chalk up another coulda-woulda-shoulda night for the Trail Blazers.
The Blazers lost an 11-point fourth quarter lead Wednesday thanks to some hideous perimeter defense and a confused and harried offense that tripped all over itself, which led to a painful 97-94 loss to the Northwest Division leading Denver Nuggets. "
Lack of execution and poor defense down the stretch turn a double-digit lead into a three-point loss to Denver
FACTBOX
? The Blazers
Thursday, January 26, 2006
JASON QUICK
Chalk up another coulda-woulda-shoulda night for the Trail Blazers.
The Blazers lost an 11-point fourth quarter lead Wednesday thanks to some hideous perimeter defense and a confused and harried offense that tripped all over itself, which led to a painful 97-94 loss to the Northwest Division leading Denver Nuggets. "
Ship scrapper considers Portland
Ship scrapper considers Portland: "Ship scrapper considers Portland
Industry - Bay Bridge Enterprises, turned away in Newport, shifts its attention to several metro sites
Thursday, January 26, 2006
PETER SLEETH
A shipbreaking firm that tried and failed to set up shop in Yaquina Bay now says the Portland metro area is the more likely arena to dismantle and scrap a federal fleet now at anchor in California.
The company -- Bay Bridge Enterprises -- has toured sites in the past 30 days that include a former mill at the Willamette River town of Linnton, a former ship repair site below the St. Johns Bridge and two sites in Vancouver, according to documents obtained by The Oregonian.
In addition, company officials have looked at locations in St. Helens on the Columbia River, Astoria and Coos Bay."
Industry - Bay Bridge Enterprises, turned away in Newport, shifts its attention to several metro sites
Thursday, January 26, 2006
PETER SLEETH
A shipbreaking firm that tried and failed to set up shop in Yaquina Bay now says the Portland metro area is the more likely arena to dismantle and scrap a federal fleet now at anchor in California.
The company -- Bay Bridge Enterprises -- has toured sites in the past 30 days that include a former mill at the Willamette River town of Linnton, a former ship repair site below the St. Johns Bridge and two sites in Vancouver, according to documents obtained by The Oregonian.
In addition, company officials have looked at locations in St. Helens on the Columbia River, Astoria and Coos Bay."
365,000 lose health files to thief
365,000 lose health files to thief: "365,000 lose health files to thief
Providence data - Critics question safeguards after a car burglar steals the records of home services patients
FACTBOX
• What to do
Thursday, January 26, 2006
JOE ROJAS-BURKE
and JOSEPH ROSE
Medical privacy advocates expressed horror over Providence Health System's revelation Wednesday that a car thief had walked away with the medical records of 365,000 patients across Oregon and Washington."
Providence data - Critics question safeguards after a car burglar steals the records of home services patients
FACTBOX
• What to do
Thursday, January 26, 2006
JOE ROJAS-BURKE
and JOSEPH ROSE
Medical privacy advocates expressed horror over Providence Health System's revelation Wednesday that a car thief had walked away with the medical records of 365,000 patients across Oregon and Washington."
USATODAY.com - Scientists use website to predict disease
USATODAY.com - Scientists use website to predict disease: "Scientists use website to predict disease
By Alicia Chang, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Scientists think they may have found a better way to predict how diseases like a global flu epidemic could spread: Follow the money.
Using the popular 'Where's George?' website that tracks U.S. dollars, researchers developed a mathematical tool that could help chart the path of an infectious disease.
'We are optimistic that this will drastically improve predictions about the geographical spread of epidemics,' said Theo Geisel of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, which developed the tool along with the University of California, Santa Barbar"
By Alicia Chang, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Scientists think they may have found a better way to predict how diseases like a global flu epidemic could spread: Follow the money.
Using the popular 'Where's George?' website that tracks U.S. dollars, researchers developed a mathematical tool that could help chart the path of an infectious disease.
'We are optimistic that this will drastically improve predictions about the geographical spread of epidemics,' said Theo Geisel of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, which developed the tool along with the University of California, Santa Barbar"
Neandertals Hunted as Well as Humans, Study Says
Neandertals Hunted as Well as Humans, Study Says: "Neandertals Hunted as Well as Humans, Study Says
Ann Parson
for National Geographic News
January 25, 2006
Through the years dozens of theories have sprung up about why Neandertals (often spelled 'Neanderthals') went extinct approximately 30,000 years ago.
Those heavy-browed, big-boned hominids who inhabited Europe and parts of Asia for roughly 200,000 years may have met their demise for any number of reasons."
Ann Parson
for National Geographic News
January 25, 2006
Through the years dozens of theories have sprung up about why Neandertals (often spelled 'Neanderthals') went extinct approximately 30,000 years ago.
Those heavy-browed, big-boned hominids who inhabited Europe and parts of Asia for roughly 200,000 years may have met their demise for any number of reasons."
Two Large Lakes Discovered Under Antarctic Ice
Two Large Lakes Discovered Under Antarctic Ice: "Two Large Lakes Discovered Under Antarctic Ice
By LiveScience Staff
posted: 25 January 2006
09:10 pm ET
Antarctica has at least 145 small lakes buried under its ice and one large one called Vostok. Now scientists have found the second and third largest known bodies of subsurface liquid water there.
Exotic ecosystems frozen in time may thrive in the lakes, untouched for 35 million years, scientists said.
Vostok has a surface area of 5,400 square miles. One of the newfound lakes measures 770 square miles in size, or roughly the size of Rhode Island. The other is about 620 square miles."
By LiveScience Staff
posted: 25 January 2006
09:10 pm ET
Antarctica has at least 145 small lakes buried under its ice and one large one called Vostok. Now scientists have found the second and third largest known bodies of subsurface liquid water there.
Exotic ecosystems frozen in time may thrive in the lakes, untouched for 35 million years, scientists said.
Vostok has a surface area of 5,400 square miles. One of the newfound lakes measures 770 square miles in size, or roughly the size of Rhode Island. The other is about 620 square miles."
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
NOTICE
NOTICE!!!!
TOMMOROW is the last day to purchase tickets for the Chinese New Year Buffet. Get yours now from:
Buzzy Byerrum
Gloria Mazzeo
Jean Hart
Betty Hanus
TOMMOROW is the last day to purchase tickets for the Chinese New Year Buffet. Get yours now from:
Buzzy Byerrum
Gloria Mazzeo
Jean Hart
Betty Hanus
SCIENCE NEWS AND EVENTS
SCIENCE NEWS AND EVENTS: "Forces shaping beaches will be topic in Newport
Rob Holman, an Oregon State University oceanographer, will discuss the forces that shape Oregon's beaches at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport."
Rob Holman, an Oregon State University oceanographer, will discuss the forces that shape Oregon's beaches at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport."
Ash plumes call attention to active volcano in Alaska
Ash plumes call attention to active volcano in Alaska: "Ash plumes call attention to active volcano in Alaska
Eruption - Augustine awakens on an uninhabited island in Cook Inlet, causing disruptions in air traffic
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
RICHARD L. HILL
While winter clouds cloak Mount St. Helens' ongoing eruption, Alaska's Augustine volcano is throwing up steam and ash for all to see.
Dormant for 20 years, the 4,134-foot volcano in south-central Alaska began erupting two weeks ago today. Small earthquakes and steam emissions began last spring."
Eruption - Augustine awakens on an uninhabited island in Cook Inlet, causing disruptions in air traffic
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
RICHARD L. HILL
While winter clouds cloak Mount St. Helens' ongoing eruption, Alaska's Augustine volcano is throwing up steam and ash for all to see.
Dormant for 20 years, the 4,134-foot volcano in south-central Alaska began erupting two weeks ago today. Small earthquakes and steam emissions began last spring."
Newport's Port rejects plans to scrap ships
Newport's Port rejects plans to scrap ships: "Newport's Port rejects plans to scrap ships
Yaquina Bay - The Port's director says dollars and cents, not environmental questions, drove the vote
FACTBOX
• Time line
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
LORI TOBIAS
NEWPORT -- Yaquina Bay won't become the West Coast's only shipbreaking yard.
To the delight of many in a crowd of about 200 people, the Port of Newport's five commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a proposal by a Virginia-based company to tow as many as 60 aging government ships to the central coast bay for salvage."
Yaquina Bay - The Port's director says dollars and cents, not environmental questions, drove the vote
FACTBOX
• Time line
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
LORI TOBIAS
NEWPORT -- Yaquina Bay won't become the West Coast's only shipbreaking yard.
To the delight of many in a crowd of about 200 people, the Port of Newport's five commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a proposal by a Virginia-based company to tow as many as 60 aging government ships to the central coast bay for salvage."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Pablo Picasso
'There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.'"
'There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Arthur Brisbane
'A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.'"
'A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.'"
In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers - New York Times
In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers - New York Times: "In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers
Article Tools Sponsored By
By GARDINER HARRIS
Published: January 25, 2006
The gifts, drugs and classes that makers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices routinely give doctors undermine medical care, hurt patients and should be banned, a group of influential doctors say in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association."
Article Tools Sponsored By
By GARDINER HARRIS
Published: January 25, 2006
The gifts, drugs and classes that makers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices routinely give doctors undermine medical care, hurt patients and should be banned, a group of influential doctors say in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists find 'smallest fish'
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists find 'smallest fish': "Scientists find 'smallest fish'
By Roland Pease
BBC science correspondent
The world's smallest known fish can measure as little as 7.9mm
Enlarge Image
Researchers have found the smallest known fish on record in the peat swamps of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Individuals of the Paedocypris genus can be just 7.9mm long at maturity, scientists write in a journal published by the UK's Royal Society."
By Roland Pease
BBC science correspondent
The world's smallest known fish can measure as little as 7.9mm
Enlarge Image
Researchers have found the smallest known fish on record in the peat swamps of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Individuals of the Paedocypris genus can be just 7.9mm long at maturity, scientists write in a journal published by the UK's Royal Society."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Time changes modern human's face
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Time changes modern human's face: "Time changes modern human's face
By Rebecca Morelle
BBC News science reporter
A plague victim's skull (Birmingham Univeristy, courtesy of the Museum of London)
Our ancestors had more prominent features but lower foreheads
Researchers have found that the shape of the human skull has changed significantly over the past 650 years.
Modern people possess less prominent features but higher foreheads than our medieval ancestors.
Writing in the British Dental Journal, the team took careful measurements of groups of skulls spanning across 30 generations.
The scientists said the differences between past and present skull shapes were 'striking'."
By Rebecca Morelle
BBC News science reporter
A plague victim's skull (Birmingham Univeristy, courtesy of the Museum of London)
Our ancestors had more prominent features but lower foreheads
Researchers have found that the shape of the human skull has changed significantly over the past 650 years.
Modern people possess less prominent features but higher foreheads than our medieval ancestors.
Writing in the British Dental Journal, the team took careful measurements of groups of skulls spanning across 30 generations.
The scientists said the differences between past and present skull shapes were 'striking'."
TIME.com: The GOP's Medicare Drug Problem -- Page 1
TIME.com: The GOP's Medicare Drug Problem -- Page 1: "
Web Exclusive| Nation
The GOP's Medicare Drug Problem
The initial furor over the controversial drug plan may be just the beginning—and it could spark a senior rebellion at election time
By DOUGLAS WALLER/WASHINGTON "
Web Exclusive| Nation
The GOP's Medicare Drug Problem
The initial furor over the controversial drug plan may be just the beginning—and it could spark a senior rebellion at election time
By DOUGLAS WALLER/WASHINGTON "
Entertainment: People Article | Reuters.com
Entertainment: People Article | Reuters.com: "Actor Chris Penn dead, no sign of foul play
Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:52 AM ET6
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Palestinians vote, Hamas challenging Fatah rule
Iran defiant as world weighs action
Senate set to debate high court nominee
VIDEO: South Korean overtures to North
VIDEO: Israeli wall makes voting tricky
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PICTURES: Young Chinese Gymnasts
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Please read in 4th paragraph ...Penn, 40, was a character actor... instead of ...Penn, 43, was a character actor...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Character actor Chris Penn, younger brother of Oscar-winner Sean Penn, was found dead on Tuesday at an apartment near the Pacific Ocean in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, police sources said."
Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:52 AM ET6
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Top News
Palestinians vote, Hamas challenging Fatah rule
Iran defiant as world weighs action
Senate set to debate high court nominee
VIDEO: South Korean overtures to North
VIDEO: Israeli wall makes voting tricky
PICTURES: Cuba Protest March
PICTURES: Young Chinese Gymnasts
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Please read in 4th paragraph ...Penn, 40, was a character actor... instead of ...Penn, 43, was a character actor...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Character actor Chris Penn, younger brother of Oscar-winner Sean Penn, was found dead on Tuesday at an apartment near the Pacific Ocean in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, police sources said."
Science News Article | Reuters.co.uk
Science News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "2005 was warmest year on record: NASA
Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:04 PM GMT173
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By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year was the warmest recorded on Earth's surface, and it was unusually hot in the Arctic, U.S. space agency NASA said on Tuesday.
All five of the hottest years since modern record-keeping began in the 1890s occurred within the last decade, according to analysis by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
In descending order, the years with the highest global average annual temperatures were 2005, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004, NASA said in a statement."
Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:04 PM GMT173
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By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year was the warmest recorded on Earth's surface, and it was unusually hot in the Arctic, U.S. space agency NASA said on Tuesday.
All five of the hottest years since modern record-keeping began in the 1890s occurred within the last decade, according to analysis by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
In descending order, the years with the highest global average annual temperatures were 2005, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004, NASA said in a statement."
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
On Charles Burke..
Charles is a bit under the weather but still continues to publish sport stories and items of interest he finds. He is concerned that you readers will be disappointed that he does not keep up with his commitment to continue with his special "KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR FEATURE." Of course this speaks volumes about his honor. I hope you will all join in keeping Charles in your thoughts as he goes through a time of illness.
A nice comment below would probably help make him feel better.
Charles is a bit under the weather but still continues to publish sport stories and items of interest he finds. He is concerned that you readers will be disappointed that he does not keep up with his commitment to continue with his special "KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR FEATURE." Of course this speaks volumes about his honor. I hope you will all join in keeping Charles in your thoughts as he goes through a time of illness.
A nice comment below would probably help make him feel better.
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Robert Frost
'You can be a rank insider as well as a rank outsider.'"
'You can be a rank insider as well as a rank outsider.'"
A Wide-Eyed Astronaut Becomes a NASA Critic - New York Times
A Wide-Eyed Astronaut Becomes a NASA Critic - New York Times: "A Wide-Eyed Astronaut Becomes a NASA Critic
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By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: January 24, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - It may be a little early, at 9 a.m., to hear a motivational speaker. Any motivational speaker. A certain bleariness sits over this crowd of about 50 financial and insurance conference planners.
Skip to next paragraph
Enlarge This Image
Rick Scibelli Jr./NASA, for The New York Times
Col. R. Michael Mullane, right rear, with his space shuttle crew.
Multimedia
Audio & Photos Remembering the Challenger
Remembering the Challenger
Related Space Shuttle Disasters Help Chart Its Future
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (Nasa.gov)
NASA
PORTRAITS OF AN ASTRONAUT Col. R. Michael Mullane, above, when he was a space shuttle astronaut. Top, Colonel Mullane last week at home in Albuquerque. 'Testosterone is neurotoxic,' he said, explaining the behavior of early male astronauts toward their female counterparts.
But their attention sharpens as a video screen shows a space shuttle preparing to launch and a thin, reedy voice begins to describe what the takeoff feels like - from the inside.
At 15 seconds before launch, Col. R. Michael Mullane tells them, 'Our hearts are pounding, deep adrenal surges.'
He continues: 'T-"
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By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: January 24, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - It may be a little early, at 9 a.m., to hear a motivational speaker. Any motivational speaker. A certain bleariness sits over this crowd of about 50 financial and insurance conference planners.
Skip to next paragraph
Enlarge This Image
Rick Scibelli Jr./NASA, for The New York Times
Col. R. Michael Mullane, right rear, with his space shuttle crew.
Multimedia
Audio & Photos Remembering the Challenger
Remembering the Challenger
Related Space Shuttle Disasters Help Chart Its Future
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (Nasa.gov)
NASA
PORTRAITS OF AN ASTRONAUT Col. R. Michael Mullane, above, when he was a space shuttle astronaut. Top, Colonel Mullane last week at home in Albuquerque. 'Testosterone is neurotoxic,' he said, explaining the behavior of early male astronauts toward their female counterparts.
But their attention sharpens as a video screen shows a space shuttle preparing to launch and a thin, reedy voice begins to describe what the takeoff feels like - from the inside.
At 15 seconds before launch, Col. R. Michael Mullane tells them, 'Our hearts are pounding, deep adrenal surges.'
He continues: 'T-"
'Rising Above the Gathering Storm' - New York Times
'Rising Above the Gathering Storm' - New York Times: "Rising Above the Gathering Storm'
Published: January 24, 2006
We know that American high-tech companies often look abroad for workers who are cheaper. But the situation gets much more dire if they say they need to go overseas just to find employees who are skilled in math and science. The scope of this problem is made clear in an alarming report, 'Rising Above the Gathering Storm,' from the National Academies, the country's leading advisory group on science and technology. It decries the dismal state of math and science education and calls for an ambitious national program that would retrain the current teacher core, while attracting 10,000 new math and science teachers into the profession every year for the foreseeable future."
Published: January 24, 2006
We know that American high-tech companies often look abroad for workers who are cheaper. But the situation gets much more dire if they say they need to go overseas just to find employees who are skilled in math and science. The scope of this problem is made clear in an alarming report, 'Rising Above the Gathering Storm,' from the National Academies, the country's leading advisory group on science and technology. It decries the dismal state of math and science education and calls for an ambitious national program that would retrain the current teacher core, while attracting 10,000 new math and science teachers into the profession every year for the foreseeable future."
Dig Adds to Cherokee "Trail of Tears" History
Dig Adds to Cherokee "Trail of Tears" History: "Dig Adds to Cherokee 'Trail of Tears' History
Willie Drye
for National Geographic News
January 23, 2006
Archaeologists working in the rugged mountains of southwestern North Carolina are adding new details to the story of a tragedy that took place more than 160 years ago.
The scientists are uncovering the remains of farms and homes belonging to the Cherokee Indians before they were forced to abandon their property and move to Oklahoma."
Willie Drye
for National Geographic News
January 23, 2006
Archaeologists working in the rugged mountains of southwestern North Carolina are adding new details to the story of a tragedy that took place more than 160 years ago.
The scientists are uncovering the remains of farms and homes belonging to the Cherokee Indians before they were forced to abandon their property and move to Oklahoma."
Depressed? Take a Hike
Depressed? Take a Hike: "Depressed? Take a Hike
By Liz Austin
Associated Press
posted: 23 January 2006
07:58 pm ET
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Just 30 minutes of brisk walking can immediately boost the mood of depressed patients, giving them the same quick pick-me-up they may be seeking from cigarettes, caffeine or binge eating, a small study found.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that people suffering from depression who walked on a treadmill for 30 minutes reported feeling more vigorous and had a greater sense of psychological well-being for up to an hour after completing the workout."
By Liz Austin
Associated Press
posted: 23 January 2006
07:58 pm ET
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Just 30 minutes of brisk walking can immediately boost the mood of depressed patients, giving them the same quick pick-me-up they may be seeking from cigarettes, caffeine or binge eating, a small study found.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that people suffering from depression who walked on a treadmill for 30 minutes reported feeling more vigorous and had a greater sense of psychological well-being for up to an hour after completing the workout."
Democrats and Republicans Both Adept at Ignoring Facts, Study Finds
Democrats and Republicans Both Adept at Ignoring Facts, Study Finds: "Democrats and Republicans Both Adept at Ignoring Facts, Study Finds
By LiveScience Staff
posted: 24 January 2006
10:03 am ET
Democrats and Republicans alike are adept at making decisions without letting the facts get in the way, a new study shows.
And they get quite a rush from ignoring information that's contrary to their point of view.
Researchers asked staunch party members from both sides to evaluate information that threatened their preferred candidate prior to the 2004 Presidential election. The subjects' brains were monitored while they pondered.
The results were announced today."
By LiveScience Staff
posted: 24 January 2006
10:03 am ET
Democrats and Republicans alike are adept at making decisions without letting the facts get in the way, a new study shows.
And they get quite a rush from ignoring information that's contrary to their point of view.
Researchers asked staunch party members from both sides to evaluate information that threatened their preferred candidate prior to the 2004 Presidential election. The subjects' brains were monitored while they pondered.
The results were announced today."
Baffled Scientists Say Less Sunlight Reaching Earth
Baffled Scientists Say Less Sunlight Reaching Earth: "Baffled Scientists Say Less Sunlight Reaching Earth
By Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
posted: 24 January 2006
10:47 am ET
After dropping for about 15 years, the amount of sunlight Earth reflects back into space, called albedo, has increased since 2000, a new study concludes.
That means less energy is reaching the surface. Yet global temperatures have not cooled during the period.
Increasing cloud cover seems to be the reason, but there must also be some other change in the clouds that's not yet understood."
By Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
posted: 24 January 2006
10:47 am ET
After dropping for about 15 years, the amount of sunlight Earth reflects back into space, called albedo, has increased since 2000, a new study concludes.
That means less energy is reaching the surface. Yet global temperatures have not cooled during the period.
Increasing cloud cover seems to be the reason, but there must also be some other change in the clouds that's not yet understood."
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza: "Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza
Ambergris pebbles (Pic: www.ambergris.co.nz)
Ambergris is often smoothed by the ocean (Image: ambergris.co.nz)
An Australian couple who picked up an odd-looking fatty lump from a quiet beach are in line for a cash windfall.
Leon Wright and his wife took home a 14.75kg lump of ambergris, found in the innards of sperm whales and used in perfumes after it has been vomited up.
Sought after because of its rarity, ambergris can float on the ocean for years before washing ashore."
Ambergris pebbles (Pic: www.ambergris.co.nz)
Ambergris is often smoothed by the ocean (Image: ambergris.co.nz)
An Australian couple who picked up an odd-looking fatty lump from a quiet beach are in line for a cash windfall.
Leon Wright and his wife took home a 14.75kg lump of ambergris, found in the innards of sperm whales and used in perfumes after it has been vomited up.
Sought after because of its rarity, ambergris can float on the ocean for years before washing ashore."
OregonLive.com: SportsFlash - Sharon Robinson: Retire Clemente's number
OregonLive.com: SportsFlash - Sharon Robinson: Retire Clemente's number:
1/24/2006, 3:34 a.m. PT
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) ? The daughter of Jackie Robinson thinks Major League Baseball should not retire Roberto Clemente's No. 21, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.
The Hispanics Across America advocacy group wants Clemente's number set aside the way the late Robinson's No. 42 was nine years ago. But Sharon Robinson said that honor should remain for her father only."
1/24/2006, 3:34 a.m. PT
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) ? The daughter of Jackie Robinson thinks Major League Baseball should not retire Roberto Clemente's No. 21, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.
The Hispanics Across America advocacy group wants Clemente's number set aside the way the late Robinson's No. 42 was nine years ago. But Sharon Robinson said that honor should remain for her father only."
Sought-after football duo stays in Oregon:
Lake Oswego's Gabe Miller commits to Oregon State, while Barlow's Bo Thran chooses the Oregon Ducks
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
JOE FREEMAN
Two of Oregon's most sought-after college football recruits gave oral commitments to in-state schools on Monday, nine days before national signing day.
Lake Oswego's Gabe Miller, the state's top-rated prospect according to oregonpreps.com, committed to Oregon State and Barlow's Bo Thran, the fourth-rated recruit, committed to Oregon. "
Lake Oswego's Gabe Miller commits to Oregon State, while Barlow's Bo Thran chooses the Oregon Ducks
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
JOE FREEMAN
Two of Oregon's most sought-after college football recruits gave oral commitments to in-state schools on Monday, nine days before national signing day.
Lake Oswego's Gabe Miller, the state's top-rated prospect according to oregonpreps.com, committed to Oregon State and Barlow's Bo Thran, the fourth-rated recruit, committed to Oregon. "
Reality still setting in for Seahawks:
Mike Holmgren says Seattle players have a 'pinch me' attitude after earning the long-suffering team's first Super Bowl berth
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Shaun Alexander received 87 text messages and spent early Monday morning -- 'around 2 a.m.' -- cleaning up his house after a party.
Mike Holmgren went to dinner with his family, and Matt Hasselbeck celebrated with his wife and kids.
The congratulatory messages, telephone calls, hugs and handshakes continued Monday after the Seattle Seahawks defeated Carolina in Sunday's NFC championship game and earned their first spot in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "
Mike Holmgren says Seattle players have a 'pinch me' attitude after earning the long-suffering team's first Super Bowl berth
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Shaun Alexander received 87 text messages and spent early Monday morning -- 'around 2 a.m.' -- cleaning up his house after a party.
Mike Holmgren went to dinner with his family, and Matt Hasselbeck celebrated with his wife and kids.
The congratulatory messages, telephone calls, hugs and handshakes continued Monday after the Seattle Seahawks defeated Carolina in Sunday's NFC championship game and earned their first spot in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "
Monday, January 23, 2006
Incident Newport
Incident: Newport Community Emergency Response Team Graduates after final drill Saturday
Location: Old City Hall
Date/Time: 01-21-06 9:00 AM
Details:
Newport’s first class of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) conducted its final drill and examination today. Twenty community volunteers who attended a drill at the old city hall were faced with several disaster scenarios, such as locating victims, providing first aid, recognizing hazardous materials, and triaging patients. The Newport Fire and Rescue, Newport Volunteer Fire Department, the local chapter of the Red Cross, Lincoln County Emergency Service Department, Pacific West Ambulance, Oregon National Guard, Toledo Fire Department, and the Newport Police Department participated in the training.
The Community Emergency Response Teams were first established in Los Angeles in 1987 as a result of several earthquakes. CERT teams are organized to train individuals to be their own first responders in the event of a major emergency. People will have to rely on each other for help in a major emergency as fire, police, and EMT’s will be busy attending the most serious situations.
The CERT program goals are to promote emergency preparedness; develop skills to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster, and develop neighborhood self-sufficiency before, during and after a natural or man-made disaster. Topics taught and completed by the participants included Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Fire Suppression, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue, Terrorism, Disaster Psychology, CERT Organization, and the Final Drill.
CERT graduates now have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to, not only help their family be better prepared for emergencies, but to assist their neighborhood in becoming better prepared to take action when Newport is threatened by a major emergency or disaster.
CERT members will maintain and refine their skills by participating in exercises and activities. They can attend supplemental training opportunities offered by the Newport Fire and Rescue, Lincoln County Emergency Services Department, and the Newport Police Department. Citizens interested in future CERT training courses may obtain further information by calling Sgt. Dean Sawyer of the Newport Police Department at 574-0633, by visiting the Newport CERT website at http://certlvh.blogspot.com , or the Newport Fire Department website at www.newportfire.net , or the Newport City website at www.thecityofnewport.net .
# # #
Information Released By: Sgt. Dean Sawyer, 574-0633
Location: Old City Hall
Date/Time: 01-21-06 9:00 AM
Details:
Newport’s first class of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) conducted its final drill and examination today. Twenty community volunteers who attended a drill at the old city hall were faced with several disaster scenarios, such as locating victims, providing first aid, recognizing hazardous materials, and triaging patients. The Newport Fire and Rescue, Newport Volunteer Fire Department, the local chapter of the Red Cross, Lincoln County Emergency Service Department, Pacific West Ambulance, Oregon National Guard, Toledo Fire Department, and the Newport Police Department participated in the training.
The Community Emergency Response Teams were first established in Los Angeles in 1987 as a result of several earthquakes. CERT teams are organized to train individuals to be their own first responders in the event of a major emergency. People will have to rely on each other for help in a major emergency as fire, police, and EMT’s will be busy attending the most serious situations.
The CERT program goals are to promote emergency preparedness; develop skills to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster, and develop neighborhood self-sufficiency before, during and after a natural or man-made disaster. Topics taught and completed by the participants included Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Fire Suppression, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue, Terrorism, Disaster Psychology, CERT Organization, and the Final Drill.
CERT graduates now have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to, not only help their family be better prepared for emergencies, but to assist their neighborhood in becoming better prepared to take action when Newport is threatened by a major emergency or disaster.
CERT members will maintain and refine their skills by participating in exercises and activities. They can attend supplemental training opportunities offered by the Newport Fire and Rescue, Lincoln County Emergency Services Department, and the Newport Police Department. Citizens interested in future CERT training courses may obtain further information by calling Sgt. Dean Sawyer of the Newport Police Department at 574-0633, by visiting the Newport CERT website at http://certlvh.blogspot.com , or the Newport Fire Department website at www.newportfire.net , or the Newport City website at www.thecityofnewport.net .
# # #
Information Released By: Sgt. Dean Sawyer, 574-0633
Computer Lab Update
Computer Lab Update
RT
Today we found the power cables we needed at J&R computer for $1 a piece. Sure beats Wal-Mart, Radio Shack and Staples who all felt that $9 a piece was a nice price to charge.
Every Computer in the Computer Lab is now working! Jim Dodds has done a super job of installing software and guiding me in what I had to do. Don’t forget Donna Talarski who’s effort to get these computers for us is now coming to fruition. There are more computers to come. There is a network to be hooked up yet and Wifi and a high speed internet connection. Support for getting set up has come from Jim Rose and Bill Furgason. Additionally Ron Gibbs donated a WiFi Router to the project which will speed up phase 2 and provide a free internet connection to those who want to bring laptops to the clubhouse.
While I am busy with this project I haven’t forgotten the three people that have red light problems and will get there as soon as I can. Nor have we forgotten the front gate automation project.
As Social Club Members I request that you all think about paying the $20 to $40 a month that a high speed internet connection is going to cost out of the Social Club treasury. By so doing all the computers will be able to access the internet simultaneously including any laptop computer brought to the clubhouse with Wifi capability. This means it will be possible to hold classes on how to use the internet. I will be making a motion that the Social Club sponsor this monthly cost at the next meeting..
What is a computer lab anyway? If you were going to college you would have access to such a lab to go and practice skills that you have learned during formal classes. Here at LVH it will be different.. Our lab is available to you to use anytime. It is available for classes. The computers are chock full of learning programs and fun new games. You are invited to go play and look and ask questions. Soon you will be able to surf the internet at your leisure and learn how this computer is the ultimate tool for the retired senior. You can look and touch when you want .. Take a friend and enjoy games for hours. Explore new programs before you go down and buy them.
Basic classes will probably start next week. Look for a poster and sign up on the Bulletin Board.
Meanwhile, Sid Adkins and Donna Davi and anybody else that can teach some facet of computers we need to meet and set up a curriculum... Call or email me teckron@hotmail.com
RT
Today we found the power cables we needed at J&R computer for $1 a piece. Sure beats Wal-Mart, Radio Shack and Staples who all felt that $9 a piece was a nice price to charge.
Every Computer in the Computer Lab is now working! Jim Dodds has done a super job of installing software and guiding me in what I had to do. Don’t forget Donna Talarski who’s effort to get these computers for us is now coming to fruition. There are more computers to come. There is a network to be hooked up yet and Wifi and a high speed internet connection. Support for getting set up has come from Jim Rose and Bill Furgason. Additionally Ron Gibbs donated a WiFi Router to the project which will speed up phase 2 and provide a free internet connection to those who want to bring laptops to the clubhouse.
While I am busy with this project I haven’t forgotten the three people that have red light problems and will get there as soon as I can. Nor have we forgotten the front gate automation project.
As Social Club Members I request that you all think about paying the $20 to $40 a month that a high speed internet connection is going to cost out of the Social Club treasury. By so doing all the computers will be able to access the internet simultaneously including any laptop computer brought to the clubhouse with Wifi capability. This means it will be possible to hold classes on how to use the internet. I will be making a motion that the Social Club sponsor this monthly cost at the next meeting..
What is a computer lab anyway? If you were going to college you would have access to such a lab to go and practice skills that you have learned during formal classes. Here at LVH it will be different.. Our lab is available to you to use anytime. It is available for classes. The computers are chock full of learning programs and fun new games. You are invited to go play and look and ask questions. Soon you will be able to surf the internet at your leisure and learn how this computer is the ultimate tool for the retired senior. You can look and touch when you want .. Take a friend and enjoy games for hours. Explore new programs before you go down and buy them.
Basic classes will probably start next week. Look for a poster and sign up on the Bulletin Board.
Meanwhile, Sid Adkins and Donna Davi and anybody else that can teach some facet of computers we need to meet and set up a curriculum... Call or email me teckron@hotmail.com
JOHN MURTHA'S WAR RECORD
JOHN MURTHA'S WAR RECORD: "OHN MURTHA'S WAR RECORD
Monday, January 23, 2006
Standing up against yet another smear
Before 2004, I'd never been involved in politics and considered my duty done at the ballot box. My memory of a man I served with in combat in Vietnam -- Lt. John Kerry -- became my sole reason for leaving the sidelines in the last presidential election. Watching the assault on his military record by partisan operatives armed with falsehoods was a shock. Perhaps I was naive. Watching those same tactics now being used against another decorated Vietnam veteran, Rep. John Murtha, who, like Kerry, dared to speak his mind, has been a reminder of not just why I felt compelled to get involved, but why I must remain involved."
Monday, January 23, 2006
Standing up against yet another smear
Before 2004, I'd never been involved in politics and considered my duty done at the ballot box. My memory of a man I served with in combat in Vietnam -- Lt. John Kerry -- became my sole reason for leaving the sidelines in the last presidential election. Watching the assault on his military record by partisan operatives armed with falsehoods was a shock. Perhaps I was naive. Watching those same tactics now being used against another decorated Vietnam veteran, Rep. John Murtha, who, like Kerry, dared to speak his mind, has been a reminder of not just why I felt compelled to get involved, but why I must remain involved."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Henry Kissinger
'Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.'"
'Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Will Durant
'One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.'"
'One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Johnny Carson
'I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.'"
'I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.'"
Telegraph | News | TV's West Wing dropped after seven series
Telegraph | News | TV's West Wing dropped after seven series: "TV's West Wing dropped after seven series
(Filed: 23/01/2006)
Political drama The West Wing is being cancelled after suffering a fall in ratings.
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen played the president in the show
Set in the White House, the show will end after seven series with the inauguration of a new president, according to makers NBC.
Kevin Reilly, NBC's entertainment president, said the decision to drop the show was made before John Spencer, the actor who played former presidential chief of staff Leo McGarry, died of a heart attack in December.
'It's no secret that the ratings have been tough for the last couple of seasons,' said Mr Reilly.
'There's a point where you look at the ratings and you just say, 'it's time'.'"
(Filed: 23/01/2006)
Political drama The West Wing is being cancelled after suffering a fall in ratings.
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen played the president in the show
Set in the White House, the show will end after seven series with the inauguration of a new president, according to makers NBC.
Kevin Reilly, NBC's entertainment president, said the decision to drop the show was made before John Spencer, the actor who played former presidential chief of staff Leo McGarry, died of a heart attack in December.
'It's no secret that the ratings have been tough for the last couple of seasons,' said Mr Reilly.
'There's a point where you look at the ratings and you just say, 'it's time'.'"
LVH CRIBBAGE NIGHT
"CRIBBAGE NIGHT"
Longview Hills Cribbage Night
at the Club House tonight from
7PM to 9PM, always open for more
players. Come enjoy in the fellowship
with other residents on the hill.
Longview Hills Cribbage Night
at the Club House tonight from
7PM to 9PM, always open for more
players. Come enjoy in the fellowship
with other residents on the hill.
OREGON COAST
"BEAUTY OF THE OREGON COAST"
(photo's by Frida Burke)
(photo's by Frida Burke)
Photo's taken evening of January 22, 2006 at Boiler Bay State Park, OR and Beverly Beach area onlong the Oregon Coast, a person never tires of watching the Ocean or the Sunset.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
The Pacific Northwest... According To Jeff Foxworthy...
1. You know the state flower (Mildew)
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the
"Walk" Signal.
8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently
erupted, its not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's
Best, andVeneto's.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye
salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon,
Yakima and Willamette.
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. You can tell the difference betwe! en Japanese, Chinese and
Thai food.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the
dark while only working eight-hour days.
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by
rain,"and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
17 You have no concept of humidity without precipitation
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state
of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see
through the cloud cover.
20. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and
you can actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50,
but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep
the socks on.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
24. You think! people who use umbrellas are either wimps or
tourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find
the old ones after such a long time.
26. You measure distance in hours.
27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a
raincoat.
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter,
Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer),
Deer & Elk season (Fall).
30. You actually understood these jokes and will probably forward
them.
1. You know the state flower (Mildew)
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the
"Walk" Signal.
8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently
erupted, its not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's
Best, andVeneto's.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye
salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon,
Yakima and Willamette.
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. You can tell the difference betwe! en Japanese, Chinese and
Thai food.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the
dark while only working eight-hour days.
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by
rain,"and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
17 You have no concept of humidity without precipitation
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state
of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see
through the cloud cover.
20. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and
you can actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50,
but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep
the socks on.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
24. You think! people who use umbrellas are either wimps or
tourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find
the old ones after such a long time.
26. You measure distance in hours.
27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a
raincoat.
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter,
Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer),
Deer & Elk season (Fall).
30. You actually understood these jokes and will probably forward
them.
Steelers' route heads to Detroit
Steelers' route heads to Detroit:
Pittsburgh becomes the first team in 20 years to earn a Super Bowl berth with three postseason road victories
Monday, January 23, 2006
FROM WIRE REPORTS
DENVER -- The Pittsburgh Steelers had to travel 1,449 miles west and 5,280 feet above sea level to end their string of agonizing losses in AFC championship games.
After so many championship Sundays had turned into Black Mondays in the Steel City, thousands of towel-waving Steelers fans will fly home to a celebration. The party will be short-lived, according to Bill Cowher, he of the protruding jaw and the unfair label as the coach who couldn't get back to the Super Bowl. "
Pittsburgh becomes the first team in 20 years to earn a Super Bowl berth with three postseason road victories
Monday, January 23, 2006
FROM WIRE REPORTS
DENVER -- The Pittsburgh Steelers had to travel 1,449 miles west and 5,280 feet above sea level to end their string of agonizing losses in AFC championship games.
After so many championship Sundays had turned into Black Mondays in the Steel City, thousands of towel-waving Steelers fans will fly home to a celebration. The party will be short-lived, according to Bill Cowher, he of the protruding jaw and the unfair label as the coach who couldn't get back to the Super Bowl. "
OregonLive.com: SportsFlash - Seahawks ride defense into Super Bowl
OregonLive.com: SportsFlash - Seahawks ride defense into Super Bowl:
1/22/2006, 9:13 p.m. PT
By GREGG BELL
The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) ? Blue, green and silver confetti fell on the home of the Seahawks, the kind of rain this soggy region had been waiting for since 1976.
It wasn't just Seattle's potent offense doing the celebrating Sunday. The defense had something to say, too.
'We're going to the Super Bowl, you know what I'm saying?' Seattle cornerback Andre Dyson said while hugging teammate Kelly Herndon on the field."
1/22/2006, 9:13 p.m. PT
By GREGG BELL
The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) ? Blue, green and silver confetti fell on the home of the Seahawks, the kind of rain this soggy region had been waiting for since 1976.
It wasn't just Seattle's potent offense doing the celebrating Sunday. The defense had something to say, too.
'We're going to the Super Bowl, you know what I'm saying?' Seattle cornerback Andre Dyson said while hugging teammate Kelly Herndon on the field."
Coyote hunter takes calling seriously
Coyote hunter takes calling seriously:The experienced Jim Crotts, who keeps his howler by his side, shares his tips and techniques
Monday, January 23, 2006
BILL MONROE
SHEDD -- Jim Crotts never goes anywhere without either his howler or his wounded cottontail rabbit call.
Or both.
A guy just never knows when he might jump out of the rig and call in a coyote"
Monday, January 23, 2006
BILL MONROE
SHEDD -- Jim Crotts never goes anywhere without either his howler or his wounded cottontail rabbit call.
Or both.
A guy just never knows when he might jump out of the rig and call in a coyote"
HELP
HELP..
RT
As you know we have been working on the new computer lab here at LVH. We have run into a costly snag that we believe you can help with. Won’t cost you a thing.
The Problem:
These new computers did not come with power cords for the computer towers nor the monitors. I exhausted my cannibalized supply and now we are out. Pricing the cords at Staples they are $9 each... Right now we need 8 to hook up the computers we have. 9X8=$72. Ridiculous! So ...
The solution:
I know that many of you are on your second and third computers with the others sitting out there in the garage wasting away. Old monitors have a power cord and so do old towers.. We want you to donate them to us for the lab. For every old computer you have setting around you have 2 power cords. Please call me or Jim Rose and we will come and get them.
Come on now give us a call or write something in the comments below... Don’t know what the cord looks like? Call us we will come and look at your stuff. It looks like a beveled plug on the female end and it goes into a slot on the back of the computer or monitor.
Some wines put their stamps on the world
Some wines put their stamps on the world: "Some wines put their stamps on the world
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Wine, like stamp collecting, puts the world at your feet . As a boy, I remember marveling that this colorful stamp came from Togo (the African nation always had especially nice stamps) while another one was from China or Switzerland. It made the world seem real and accessible.
Wine does the same thing for me today. I still marvel that in far-off Portland (that's how we seem to others), wine messages in bottles constantly wash up on our shore. Like stamps from the tiny city-state of San Marino, these wines can come from impossibly small vineyards. It's a wonderment."
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Wine, like stamp collecting, puts the world at your feet . As a boy, I remember marveling that this colorful stamp came from Togo (the African nation always had especially nice stamps) while another one was from China or Switzerland. It made the world seem real and accessible.
Wine does the same thing for me today. I still marvel that in far-off Portland (that's how we seem to others), wine messages in bottles constantly wash up on our shore. Like stamps from the tiny city-state of San Marino, these wines can come from impossibly small vineyards. It's a wonderment."
The miracles of medicine – restoring sight
The miracles of medicine – restoring sight: "The miracles of medicine – restoring sight
(Zuhra Momin) :: Today thanks to Dr. Sanjay Dhawan at the Max Eye Care in New Delhi, Zuhra Momin is leading a new life with renewed vision.
By Charu Bahri
HappyNews Citizen Journalist
Updated: 01/22/06
A month ago a courageous, sight impaired, Afghan woman named Zuhra Momin was struggling to get by in her daily life. Today thanks to Dr. Sanjay Dhawan at the Max Eye Care in New Delhi, Zuhra is leading a new life with renewed vision. It was her faith and self-determination that delivered Zuhra her treatment and recovery."
(Zuhra Momin) :: Today thanks to Dr. Sanjay Dhawan at the Max Eye Care in New Delhi, Zuhra Momin is leading a new life with renewed vision.
By Charu Bahri
HappyNews Citizen Journalist
Updated: 01/22/06
A month ago a courageous, sight impaired, Afghan woman named Zuhra Momin was struggling to get by in her daily life. Today thanks to Dr. Sanjay Dhawan at the Max Eye Care in New Delhi, Zuhra is leading a new life with renewed vision. It was her faith and self-determination that delivered Zuhra her treatment and recovery."
Hong Kong dolphins are pretty in pink
Hong Kong dolphins are pretty in pink: "Hong Kong dolphins are pretty in pink
(AP Photo/Vincent Yu) :: In this file picture shows a Chinese white dolphin jumps out of the water off of Hong Kong, Sept. 15, 2000.
By Associated Press
WILLIAM FOREMAN
Updated: 01/22/06
HONG KONG
Some might think the closest you can get to eco-tourism in Hong Kong is watching a shark's fin floating in a bowl of soup."
(AP Photo/Vincent Yu) :: In this file picture shows a Chinese white dolphin jumps out of the water off of Hong Kong, Sept. 15, 2000.
By Associated Press
WILLIAM FOREMAN
Updated: 01/22/06
HONG KONG
Some might think the closest you can get to eco-tourism in Hong Kong is watching a shark's fin floating in a bowl of soup."
BBC NEWS | Africa | US navy captures Somali 'pirates'
BBC NEWS | Africa | US navy captures Somali 'pirates': "US navy captures Somali 'pirates'
The suspect vessel ignored orders from the Churchill
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The US navy says it has captured a number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia.
The guided missile destroyer USS Winston S Churchill went in pursuit of a suspect vessel after receiving a report of piracy, the navy said.
When other efforts failed, the Churchill fired warning shots to bring the boat to a halt."
The suspect vessel ignored orders from the Churchill
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The US navy says it has captured a number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia.
The guided missile destroyer USS Winston S Churchill went in pursuit of a suspect vessel after receiving a report of piracy, the navy said.
When other efforts failed, the Churchill fired warning shots to bring the boat to a halt."
Osama unplugged - Los Angeles Times
Osama unplugged - Los Angeles Times: "EDITORIALS
Osama unplugged
IT'S ALWAYS DISCONCERTING TO HEAR from Osama bin Laden, as we did Thursday. It would be like hearing from Adolf Hitler, had he gone into hiding, in 1950. These Bin Laden tapes must be particularly disturbing for President Bush, given his administration's utter failure to find the nation's No. 1 enemy 'dead or alive.'"
Osama unplugged
IT'S ALWAYS DISCONCERTING TO HEAR from Osama bin Laden, as we did Thursday. It would be like hearing from Adolf Hitler, had he gone into hiding, in 1950. These Bin Laden tapes must be particularly disturbing for President Bush, given his administration's utter failure to find the nation's No. 1 enemy 'dead or alive.'"
OregonLive.com: SportsFlash - Campbell maintains Hope Classic lead:
1/22/2006, 12:52 a.m. PT
By KEN PETERS
The Associated Press
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) ? Given a choice, Chad Campbell would prefer to be where he is ? in front. Campbell shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to hold off Scott Verplank and his 64 and hang onto a one-stroke lead through four rounds of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
Asked if he would rather be coming from behind in the final round, Campbell shook his head no and said, 'I'd actually rather have a one-shot lead, to be honest. Then you have a shot to play with.'"
1/22/2006, 12:52 a.m. PT
By KEN PETERS
The Associated Press
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) ? Given a choice, Chad Campbell would prefer to be where he is ? in front. Campbell shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to hold off Scott Verplank and his 64 and hang onto a one-stroke lead through four rounds of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
Asked if he would rather be coming from behind in the final round, Campbell shook his head no and said, 'I'd actually rather have a one-shot lead, to be honest. Then you have a shot to play with.'"
Just in time, purchasing licenses will get easier:
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Frustration is mounting over the decline of hunting and fishing license sales in Oregon.
Technology and complicated laws have turned Oregon's once-simple outings into a maze of red tape. The problems were outlined in a recent story by The Oregonian's Michael Milstein (New endangered species: Oregon hunters, anglers, Jan. 8).
While the Legislature -- despite many unrealistic demands of its own members and their constituents for more bio-politics -- can't do much to change the facts of wild life, such as habitat loss, disease and ever-increasing demands, lawmakers can improve technology.
On Friday, they did just that. "
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Frustration is mounting over the decline of hunting and fishing license sales in Oregon.
Technology and complicated laws have turned Oregon's once-simple outings into a maze of red tape. The problems were outlined in a recent story by The Oregonian's Michael Milstein (New endangered species: Oregon hunters, anglers, Jan. 8).
While the Legislature -- despite many unrealistic demands of its own members and their constituents for more bio-politics -- can't do much to change the facts of wild life, such as habitat loss, disease and ever-increasing demands, lawmakers can improve technology.
On Friday, they did just that. "
Extreme makeover: "In one year, the revamped Seahawks have gone from near collapse to having their best season, thanks to a string of shrewd moves
FACTBOX
? NFL playoffs
? Seattle offense
Sunday, January 22, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
SEATTLE T he Seattle Seahawks improved from 9-7 in the2004 season to 13-3 this season. The team won its first playoff game since the 1984 season, and is one win away from reaching the Super Bowl.
As impressive as those accomplishments are, the Seahawks' turnaround is more startling than the record reflects. "
FACTBOX
? NFL playoffs
? Seattle offense
Sunday, January 22, 2006
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
SEATTLE T he Seattle Seahawks improved from 9-7 in the2004 season to 13-3 this season. The team won its first playoff game since the 1984 season, and is one win away from reaching the Super Bowl.
As impressive as those accomplishments are, the Seahawks' turnaround is more startling than the record reflects. "
Wilderness areas created in two states
Wilderness areas created in two states: "Wilderness areas created in two states
(Martin Heinrich) :: Photograph of the The Ojito Wilderness Study Area's phenomenal landscape less than an hour northwest of Albuquerque.
The Wilderness Society
Updated: 01/21/06
Washington, D.C.
Though most of the environmental news coming out of the capital these days involves fierce struggles over oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Refuge and the Rockies, logging in roadless national forests, global warming, and endangered species, there is some good news involving wilderness."
(Martin Heinrich) :: Photograph of the The Ojito Wilderness Study Area's phenomenal landscape less than an hour northwest of Albuquerque.
The Wilderness Society
Updated: 01/21/06
Washington, D.C.
Though most of the environmental news coming out of the capital these days involves fierce struggles over oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Refuge and the Rockies, logging in roadless national forests, global warming, and endangered species, there is some good news involving wilderness."
The Great Dying
The Great Dying: "The Great Dying
250 million years ago something unknown wiped out most life on our planet. Now scientists are finding buried clues to the mystery inside tiny capsules of cosmic gas.
NASA
Link to story audio Listen to this story via streaming audio, a downloadable file, or get help.
see captionJanuary 28, 2002: It was almost the perfect crime.
Some perpetrator -- or perpetrators -- committed murder on a scale unequaled in the history of the world. They left few clues to their identity, and they buried all the evidence under layers and layers of earth.
The case has gone unsolved for years -- 250 million years, that is."
250 million years ago something unknown wiped out most life on our planet. Now scientists are finding buried clues to the mystery inside tiny capsules of cosmic gas.
NASA
Link to story audio Listen to this story via streaming audio, a downloadable file, or get help.
see captionJanuary 28, 2002: It was almost the perfect crime.
Some perpetrator -- or perpetrators -- committed murder on a scale unequaled in the history of the world. They left few clues to their identity, and they buried all the evidence under layers and layers of earth.
The case has gone unsolved for years -- 250 million years, that is."
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