You are my brother... You are my sister.. proven
Roots of Human Family Tree Are Shallow, Roots of the Human Family Tree Are Remarkably Shallow - All Alive Today Share 1 Common Ancestor - CBS News: "It also means that all of us have ancestors of every color and creed. Every Palestinian suicide bomber has Jews in his past. Every Sunni Muslim in Iraq is descended from at least one Shiite. And every Klansman's family has African roots.
How can this be?
It's simple math. Every person has two parents, four grandparents and eight great-grandparents. Keep doubling back through the generations _ 16, 32, 64, 128 _ and within a few hundred years you have thousands of ancestors.
It's nothing more than exponential growth combined with the facts of life. By the 15th century you've got a million ancestors. By the 13th you've got a billion. Sometime around the 9th century _ just 40 generations ago _ the number tops a trillion."
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Genealogists Discover Royal Roots for All, Genealogists Discover Royal Roots on Every Family Tree - Along With Lots of Nobodies - CBS News
Genealogists Discover Royal Roots for All, Genealogists Discover Royal Roots on Every Family Tree - Along With Lots of Nobodies - CBS News: "Even without a documented connection to a notable forebear, experts say the odds are virtually 100 percent that every person on Earth is descended from one royal personage or another."
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NewsGator Online: "F. Scott Fitzgerald
7/1/2006 3:49:21 AM
'The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.'"
7/1/2006 3:49:21 AM
'The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.'"
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NewsGator Online: "Ludwig Wittgenstein
7/1/2006 3:49:21 AM
'I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.'"
7/1/2006 3:49:21 AM
'I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.'"
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Asteroid set for close encounter
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Asteroid set for close encounter: "Asteroid set for close encounter
Televisual impression of asteroid (BBC)
Scientists keep a close eye on asteroids passing near Earth
A large asteroid is set to pass Earth in a close encounter which scientists say will pose no danger.
The asteroid, estimated at half a mile (800m) wide, will sweep within 270,000 miles (433,000km) of the planet - only slightly further away than the moon."
Excerpt from an article on display of the flag
Manner of Display
* The flag should be hoisted briskly at dawn and lowered ceremoniously at dusk. The flag should be displayed at night only if it is lighted dramatically, as from below. To fly the flag at half-staff, raise it briskly to the top of the pole, keep it there for a moment and then lower it to half-staff. Before taking the flag down for the day, return it briefly to the top of the pole.
* The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is used.
* When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle, the union (the blue rectangle on which stars are embroidered or fastened) should be at the staff's peak, unless the flag is being flown at half-staff.
* When displayed horizontally against a wall the union should be to the left of the observer, looking from the street or in the audience. The same holds when a flag is displayed horizontally in a window. When the flag is displayed vertically against a wall, the union is also to the observer's left. Likewise, when a flag is hung vertically in a window.
* When displayed directly over a street, the flag is hung vertically, and it is centered in the street with the union aligned with the north or east. In a north/south street, this means the flag is hung across the street with the union on the east side of the street. Conversely, on an east/west street, the union is on the north side of the street.
* For visual reference on all of this, visit the American Legion Web site (www.legion.org).
Prohibitions
* Never use the flag for advertising purposes, as drapery, linens or as clothing, or print it on items soon to be discarded--napkins and paper plates, for example. It should not be used as part of a uniform--athletic or otherwise, unless you are a member of the military, a patriotic organization, police force, fire department or rescue/ambulance squad.
* Never attach a flag directly to a vehicle or drape it over a vehicle. Instead, the flag should be attached to a staff secured to a vehicle's chassis or to the right front fender. The flag should be displayed on floats in a similar manner. When bunting is used for patriotic display instead of a flag, the colors are arranged from top to bottom: blue, white and red.
* Never display the flag in a manner in which it is easily damaged or with it touching the ground.
* Never display the flag upside down--as this is a distress signal.
In Patriotic Observance
In unabashedly old-fashioned and refreshingly blunt language the code calls on all those present to recognize the flag when it passes as part of a holiday parade:
* Stand.
* Place your right hand over your heart. And in particular, the code says: "Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart." Military personnel in uniform should "render the military salute."
Flowers and Other Patriotic Facts
Suppose you were to give someone flowers, and you wanted to be patriotic about it. Which flower should you choose? The rose is designated as the National Floral Emblem. Although no color is specified in the code, our choice would be a dark red type, such as the hybrid tea rose, Mr. Lincoln.
If you were to utter our national motto, what would you say? It would be, "In God we trust."
And if the heat weren't too great, and you were roused to march, what tune should you march to? The National March is "Stars And Stripes Forever," by John Philip Sousa.
And although it's unlikely that anybody will raise a fuss about how you fly the flag, its display and even your conduct regarding it is codified in national law. If you want to read the specifics, see U.S. Code, Title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances, Chapter 10, Patriotic Customs. You can read this and other U.S. Codes at the outstanding Web site posted by the Cornell University School of Law (www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/).
Friday, June 30, 2006
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NewsGator Online: "Abraham Lincoln
6/30/2006 2:20:58 AM
'If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?'"
6/30/2006 2:20:58 AM
'If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?'"
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "Alfred Hitchcock
6/30/2006 2:20:58 AM
'The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.'"
6/30/2006 2:20:58 AM
'The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.'"
About AARP Foundation Legal Advocacy
About AARP Foundation Legal Advocacy:
AARP Foundation Litigation is one of the few national organizations that defends and supports the legal rights of older Americans across the United States—assuring that they have a voice in our judicial system.
Our legal work encompasses areas of federal and state laws that affect older Americans day-to-day lives including: "
AARP Foundation Litigation is one of the few national organizations that defends and supports the legal rights of older Americans across the United States—assuring that they have a voice in our judicial system.
Our legal work encompasses areas of federal and state laws that affect older Americans day-to-day lives including: "
Thursday, June 29, 2006
The Coming Disaster
The Coming Disaster and What’s Being Planned
Ron Thomas
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is the grass roots component of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. On the local, Newport level the Police, Fire Department, US Coast Guard, The RED CROSS and paramedics spent hours in class room situations teaching the first and second classes of CERT volunteers. Of those two classes Longview Hills has the largest group. ... 8 volunteers.
We were all graduates of the very first class, charter members if you will. Each team member has undergone a police background check to assure the community they are not criminals and were issued equipment and identification.
In order for us to prepare our community for emergencies that may present in the future, our first order of business is to evolve a community emergency plan using the techniques we have been instructed in.. At the same time we need to practice drills of an increasingly realistic nature in order to gain the skill and confidence that team members must maintain and to exhibit to you, the folks that make up our community the serious nature of potential threats to Newport. In preparing ourselves we will raise the interest level and therefore the level of preparedness of you our neighbors. As a result of our training we feel a natural urgency to bring our community to the state of preparedness that it must have to successfully survive a disaster be it man made or a natural occurrence.
We will be having a Community Town hall meeting at the clubhouse on JULY 12th at 5:00pm to roll out the staging plans for our first emergency drill here at LVH. There will be a short VCR program on tsunami’s in Oregon and Washington recorded from the Weather Channel’s “It could happen here”. Some CERT team members will say a word or two about CERT. Our equipment will be displayed for people to look at and question us about. Then a detailed account of the drill agenda will be shown and the goals to be attained from it.
Two days later on Friday the 14th the drill will take place starting at 10:00am and lasting until about noon. The drill involves what is referred to as a Rapid Response Triage. It will be a method in which we will find out as much information about injuries in the park and data needed for future emergencies.. Our goal is to canvas the entire park in 40 minutes. We will ask you 3 questions. A 4th would be necessary if this were a real event. We will leave an Advisory on what you need to do. We will leave a form the answers of which will help us with rescue activities. Lastly we will leave a booklet that is a great source of emergency information.
This is impossible for 8 people to do and we may have only 6. So what we ask is that you volunteer to work under the direction of a CERT Team member. The more volunteers we have the faster the drill will go..We think that Neighborhood Watch Block Captians would be fantastic in this job. Talking about FAST. The quicker we find out what we need to know in a disaster equates to helping and rescuing the injured and infirm quickly. So you see this race for time and data is really a race to save as many lives as possible in the shortest amount of time. HELP us help you ... sign up at the clubhouse today.
Ron Thomas
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is the grass roots component of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. On the local, Newport level the Police, Fire Department, US Coast Guard, The RED CROSS and paramedics spent hours in class room situations teaching the first and second classes of CERT volunteers. Of those two classes Longview Hills has the largest group. ... 8 volunteers.
We were all graduates of the very first class, charter members if you will. Each team member has undergone a police background check to assure the community they are not criminals and were issued equipment and identification.
In order for us to prepare our community for emergencies that may present in the future, our first order of business is to evolve a community emergency plan using the techniques we have been instructed in.. At the same time we need to practice drills of an increasingly realistic nature in order to gain the skill and confidence that team members must maintain and to exhibit to you, the folks that make up our community the serious nature of potential threats to Newport. In preparing ourselves we will raise the interest level and therefore the level of preparedness of you our neighbors. As a result of our training we feel a natural urgency to bring our community to the state of preparedness that it must have to successfully survive a disaster be it man made or a natural occurrence.
We will be having a Community Town hall meeting at the clubhouse on JULY 12th at 5:00pm to roll out the staging plans for our first emergency drill here at LVH. There will be a short VCR program on tsunami’s in Oregon and Washington recorded from the Weather Channel’s “It could happen here”. Some CERT team members will say a word or two about CERT. Our equipment will be displayed for people to look at and question us about. Then a detailed account of the drill agenda will be shown and the goals to be attained from it.
Two days later on Friday the 14th the drill will take place starting at 10:00am and lasting until about noon. The drill involves what is referred to as a Rapid Response Triage. It will be a method in which we will find out as much information about injuries in the park and data needed for future emergencies.. Our goal is to canvas the entire park in 40 minutes. We will ask you 3 questions. A 4th would be necessary if this were a real event. We will leave an Advisory on what you need to do. We will leave a form the answers of which will help us with rescue activities. Lastly we will leave a booklet that is a great source of emergency information.
This is impossible for 8 people to do and we may have only 6. So what we ask is that you volunteer to work under the direction of a CERT Team member. The more volunteers we have the faster the drill will go..We think that Neighborhood Watch Block Captians would be fantastic in this job. Talking about FAST. The quicker we find out what we need to know in a disaster equates to helping and rescuing the injured and infirm quickly. So you see this race for time and data is really a race to save as many lives as possible in the shortest amount of time. HELP us help you ... sign up at the clubhouse today.
Take Your Brain to Boot Camp
Take Your Brain to Boot Camp:
by Phil Scott
Illustration by Mark Matcho
Boot camp sounds like the perfect place to send that mouthy brat who used to sit in the back row constantly disrupting class. But Gary Small, MD, isn’t exactly a drill instructor from Parris Island: He’s slender, smiles, wears glasses, and doesn’t have a haircut so close and flat that you could land a jet fighter on it. He won’t even yell “Maggot! Git down and gimme 20!” Yet Small, professor of psychiatry at UCLA and director of the UCLA Center on Aging is just as serious as a typical Marine DI about his two-week memory boot camp."
by Phil Scott
Illustration by Mark Matcho
Boot camp sounds like the perfect place to send that mouthy brat who used to sit in the back row constantly disrupting class. But Gary Small, MD, isn’t exactly a drill instructor from Parris Island: He’s slender, smiles, wears glasses, and doesn’t have a haircut so close and flat that you could land a jet fighter on it. He won’t even yell “Maggot! Git down and gimme 20!” Yet Small, professor of psychiatry at UCLA and director of the UCLA Center on Aging is just as serious as a typical Marine DI about his two-week memory boot camp."
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NewsGator Online: "Granville Hicks
6/29/2006 2:20:21 AM
'A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.'"
6/29/2006 2:20:21 AM
'A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.'"
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NewsGator Online: "Granville Hicks
6/29/2006 2:20:21 AM
'A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.'"
6/29/2006 2:20:21 AM
'A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.'"
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "Mark Twain
6/29/2006 2:20:21 AM
'If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.'"
6/29/2006 2:20:21 AM
'If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.'"
Sports.... New!!
Paying attention to the recent poll and to recent developements.... i.e. loss of sports input. We have done away with the LVH Sports and Commentary. In its place we have put 4 new links to blogs written for Oregon Blogs. We hope this will be a more interesting format for sports enthusiasts. One nice thing is they are specific to Oregon teams.
We hope you like them.. Let us know what you think.
Paying attention to the recent poll and to recent developements.... i.e. loss of sports input. We have done away with the LVH Sports and Commentary. In its place we have put 4 new links to blogs written for Oregon Blogs. We hope this will be a more interesting format for sports enthusiasts. One nice thing is they are specific to Oregon teams.
We hope you like them.. Let us know what you think.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Sent in by Arletta Lucht for your enjoyment..
A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in
sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he dialed the employee's home phone number and was reeted with a child's whisper
"Hello." "Is your daddy home?" he asked.
"Yes," whispered the small voice.
May I talk with him?"
The child whispered, "No."
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?"
"Yes."
"May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered,
"No."
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave! A message, the boss
asked, "Is anybody else there?"
"Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman"
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, May I speak with the policeman?"
No, he's busy", whispered the child.
Busy doing what?"
"Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came the whispered answer.
Growing more worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
"A helicopter" answered the whispering voice.
"What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.
Again, Whispering, the child answered, "The search team just landed the
helicopter."
Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle: "ME."
A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in
sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he dialed the employee's home phone number and was reeted with a child's whisper
"Hello." "Is your daddy home?" he asked.
"Yes," whispered the small voice.
May I talk with him?"
The child whispered, "No."
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?"
"Yes."
"May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered,
"No."
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave! A message, the boss
asked, "Is anybody else there?"
"Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman"
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, May I speak with the policeman?"
No, he's busy", whispered the child.
Busy doing what?"
"Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came the whispered answer.
Growing more worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
"A helicopter" answered the whispering voice.
"What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.
Again, Whispering, the child answered, "The search team just landed the
helicopter."
Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle: "ME."
Oregon to test mileage tax as replacement for gas tax
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Let's pretend someone waves a magic wand and turns every car into a fuel-sipping, gas-electric hybrid. What difference would it make?
The air would be cleaner. Oil imports would drop.
And the transportation budgets of Oregon, Washington and almost every other state would deflate like a punctured balloon.
Think about it: Most money for highway construction and maintenance comes from state and federal taxes on gasoline. If people bought a lot less gas, highways would get a lot less money.
In Oregon, a state task force has concluded this scenario isn't all that far-fetched. It has proposed a possible long-term replacement for the gas tax, something no one has tried before:
A tax based on how many miles you drive.
LINK to story
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Let's pretend someone waves a magic wand and turns every car into a fuel-sipping, gas-electric hybrid. What difference would it make?
The air would be cleaner. Oil imports would drop.
And the transportation budgets of Oregon, Washington and almost every other state would deflate like a punctured balloon.
Think about it: Most money for highway construction and maintenance comes from state and federal taxes on gasoline. If people bought a lot less gas, highways would get a lot less money.
In Oregon, a state task force has concluded this scenario isn't all that far-fetched. It has proposed a possible long-term replacement for the gas tax, something no one has tried before:
A tax based on how many miles you drive.
LINK to story
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NewsGator Online: "George Ade
6/28/2006 6:34:29 AM
'Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.'"
6/28/2006 6:34:29 AM
'Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.'"
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "Will Durant
6/28/2006 6:34:29 AM
'One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.'"
6/28/2006 6:34:29 AM
'One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.'"
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "Gore Vidal
6/28/2006 6:34:29 AM
'Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.'"
6/28/2006 6:34:29 AM
'Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.'"
Dinosaur Shocker
Ron says:
This is just a cool read. I enjoyed all 4 pages. Hope you like it.
Dinosaur Shocker: "Dinosaur Shocker
By Helen Fields
Related links
Neatly dressed in blue Capri pants and a sleeveless top, long hair flowing over her bare shoulders, Mary Schweitzer sits at a microscope in a dim lab, her face lit only by a glowing computer screen showing a network of thin, branching vessels. That’s right, blood vessels. From a dinosaur. “Ho-ho-ho, I am excite-e-e-e-d,” she chuckles. “I am, like, really excited.”
After 68 million years in the ground, a Tyrannosaurus rex found in Montana was dug up, its leg bone was broken in pieces, and fragments were dissolved in acid in Schweitzer’s laboratory at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “Cool beans,” she says, looking at the image on the screen."
This is just a cool read. I enjoyed all 4 pages. Hope you like it.
Dinosaur Shocker: "Dinosaur Shocker
By Helen Fields
Related links
Neatly dressed in blue Capri pants and a sleeveless top, long hair flowing over her bare shoulders, Mary Schweitzer sits at a microscope in a dim lab, her face lit only by a glowing computer screen showing a network of thin, branching vessels. That’s right, blood vessels. From a dinosaur. “Ho-ho-ho, I am excite-e-e-e-d,” she chuckles. “I am, like, really excited.”
After 68 million years in the ground, a Tyrannosaurus rex found in Montana was dug up, its leg bone was broken in pieces, and fragments were dissolved in acid in Schweitzer’s laboratory at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “Cool beans,” she says, looking at the image on the screen."
FLOWERS AND SHRUBS FOR OREGON
Landscape Plants Images, Identification, and Information:
This site contains images and information on over 900 landscape plants (mostly woody) listed in alphabetical order by genus, from Abelia to Zelkova. Because of the large number of plant entries, the site is divided into four "sub-sites" or "volumes". Volumes 1, 2 and 3 cover a separate portion of the alphabetical plant list, as shown below:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
Landscape Plants Images, Identification, and Information:
This site contains images and information on over 900 landscape plants (mostly woody) listed in alphabetical order by genus, from Abelia to Zelkova. Because of the large number of plant entries, the site is divided into four "sub-sites" or "volumes". Volumes 1, 2 and 3 cover a separate portion of the alphabetical plant list, as shown below:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
"CHANGING ON THE HILL"
(pictures by Charles Burke)
Changes going on around Longview Hill's, growing on the inside and also the large 110 house development started at the NW outside edge of LVH's. Not many lot's left within our community. We welcome the newcomers to our community and hope you enjoy your new home, we look forward in meeting you and your family.
(pictures by Charles Burke)
Changes going on around Longview Hill's, growing on the inside and also the large 110 house development started at the NW outside edge of LVH's. Not many lot's left within our community. We welcome the newcomers to our community and hope you enjoy your new home, we look forward in meeting you and your family.
June 27, 2006
For More Information: Joe Harwood, Public Information Officer
06-185-R2
541-726-2442
ODOT working to prevent future U.S. 101 traffic delays
YACHATS - The Oregon Department of Transportation is working with the contractor hired to pave the section of Highway 101 between Waldport and Yachats to prevent future traffic delays.
Under the contract approved by ODOT and the contractor, LTM Inc., paving activities for the project may only occur between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. ODOT specified the 12-hour, off-peak work period in order to keep delays minimal during the normal workday.
Paving operations for the project started at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 25, about 2 miles south of Yachats. Due to material delivery issues, the contractor worked past the 7 a.m. Monday deadline. The contractor continued work until about 3 p.m. Monday, causing 20-minute delays for motorists on this section of the highway. On Tuesday, the contractor again worked past the 7 a.m. deadline and did clear the work area until 9:30 a.m.
ODOT takes traffic mobility seriously and works hard to prevent traffic delays. Substantial financial penalties are allowed under the contract when deadlines are not met. ODOT has, and will, assess penalties anytime the paving work continues past the 7 a.m. deadline.
ODOT apologizes for any inconvenience to motorists and affected residents resulting from the contractor's inability to conclude paving operations in a timely manner. ODOT is working with the contractor to make sure deadlines are met.
If the weather cooperates, the paving should be completed by mid-August.
For More Information: Joe Harwood, Public Information Officer
06-185-R2
541-726-2442
ODOT working to prevent future U.S. 101 traffic delays
YACHATS - The Oregon Department of Transportation is working with the contractor hired to pave the section of Highway 101 between Waldport and Yachats to prevent future traffic delays.
Under the contract approved by ODOT and the contractor, LTM Inc., paving activities for the project may only occur between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. ODOT specified the 12-hour, off-peak work period in order to keep delays minimal during the normal workday.
Paving operations for the project started at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 25, about 2 miles south of Yachats. Due to material delivery issues, the contractor worked past the 7 a.m. Monday deadline. The contractor continued work until about 3 p.m. Monday, causing 20-minute delays for motorists on this section of the highway. On Tuesday, the contractor again worked past the 7 a.m. deadline and did clear the work area until 9:30 a.m.
ODOT takes traffic mobility seriously and works hard to prevent traffic delays. Substantial financial penalties are allowed under the contract when deadlines are not met. ODOT has, and will, assess penalties anytime the paving work continues past the 7 a.m. deadline.
ODOT apologizes for any inconvenience to motorists and affected residents resulting from the contractor's inability to conclude paving operations in a timely manner. ODOT is working with the contractor to make sure deadlines are met.
If the weather cooperates, the paving should be completed by mid-August.
SAFE ON THE FOURTH!!!!!!!
Holidays and pets don't go together well under any circumstances. Animals are creatures of habit, and holidays are big breaks from routine. From a pet's point of view, the Fourth of July may be the worst of all holidays.
http://www.uclick.com/client/aap/pc/
Holidays and pets don't go together well under any circumstances. Animals are creatures of habit, and holidays are big breaks from routine. From a pet's point of view, the Fourth of July may be the worst of all holidays.
http://www.uclick.com/client/aap/pc/
Eat More, Stay Thin
By Brian Good, May & June 2006
10 fat-fighting tricks of the naturally lean
You see them. Your rail-thin coworker who seems to live on pizza and never exercises. The skinny sibling whose best friends are Ben & Jerry. The svelte buddy who never met a second helping he didn't like. We hate these people.
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/health/stay_thin.html
By Brian Good, May & June 2006
10 fat-fighting tricks of the naturally lean
You see them. Your rail-thin coworker who seems to live on pizza and never exercises. The skinny sibling whose best friends are Ben & Jerry. The svelte buddy who never met a second helping he didn't like. We hate these people.
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/health/stay_thin.html
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "Will Rogers
6/27/2006 2:33:39 AM
'The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.'"
6/27/2006 2:33:39 AM
'The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.'"
Super Animals: Fast Fliers, Heavy Lifters, and High Jumpers
Super Animals: Fast Fliers, Heavy Lifters, and High Jumpers: "Super Animals: Fast Fliers, Heavy Lifters, and High Jumpers
John Roach
for National Geographic News
June 23, 2006
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's not a plane, and it's not Superman.
But with a cruising speed of about 50 miles (80 kilometers) an hour and a maximum velocity of 200 miles (322 kilometers) an hour while dive-bombing prey, the peregrine falcon flies with real-world superpower speed."
John Roach
for National Geographic News
June 23, 2006
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's not a plane, and it's not Superman.
But with a cruising speed of about 50 miles (80 kilometers) an hour and a maximum velocity of 200 miles (322 kilometers) an hour while dive-bombing prey, the peregrine falcon flies with real-world superpower speed."
Monday, June 26, 2006
Sodoku!
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A new addiction for you to learn. Get that mind reved up and working. Just as you can become lost in a good book or a crossword puzzle so you can be absorbed into the world of Sodoku. This is a game that requires no numbers skills but it is played with numbers. You don't add them multiply or do anything like that but you find yourself absorbed in their positions relative to one another in a mind challenging puzzle. If you are bad at math, doesn't matter.. S0doku is not math but it is about numbers... Sounds strange huh?
Well the Davi's introduced me to the puzzles a couple of weeks ago and I have played an online version a few times. I am thinking that Donna could be convinced to show you how to do it sometime in the future... If you see her ask.
If you want to take a look at the online puzzles here is a link for you:
http://www.sodoku-sodoku.com/sudoku-play-online.php
AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com
AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com: "Man, Henrietta the Chicken Best Buddies
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Terry Morris' pet and traveling companion weighs less than a pound and loves Mexican food. Morris and his pint-sized pet chicken named Henrietta have been chums for about a dozen years, and their friendship has hatched a new children's book.
'She's my buddy,' Morris said, as Henrietta walked across his shoulders. 'It's pretty strange, I know. But she's a good pet.'"
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Terry Morris' pet and traveling companion weighs less than a pound and loves Mexican food. Morris and his pint-sized pet chicken named Henrietta have been chums for about a dozen years, and their friendship has hatched a new children's book.
'She's my buddy,' Morris said, as Henrietta walked across his shoulders. 'It's pretty strange, I know. But she's a good pet.'"
WEATHER IN BAGHDAD HOT..HOT..HOT..
It is currently 100 degrees at 9: 10 PM in Baghdad: Here is the 5 day forecast, please remember our men and women there and pray without ceasing for a safe return and their ability to cope with this heat.
5-Day Forecast for Baghdad
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
113° F 87° F 45° C 31° C
111° F 86° F 44° C 30° C
109° F 86° F 43° C 30° C
111° F 87° F 44° C 31° C
109° F 86° F 43° C 30° C
It is currently 100 degrees at 9: 10 PM in Baghdad: Here is the 5 day forecast, please remember our men and women there and pray without ceasing for a safe return and their ability to cope with this heat.
5-Day Forecast for Baghdad
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
113° F 87° F 45° C 31° C
111° F 86° F 44° C 30° C
109° F 86° F 43° C 30° C
111° F 87° F 44° C 31° C
109° F 86° F 43° C 30° C
IT COULD HAPPEN HERE...Please, Please read this!
ron thomas thanks Jim Rose for finding this!
A must see for our community. There is a showing on television, 30 minutes long, that tells why the Pacific Northwest is due for a large earthquake and it shows how a tsunami will impact our coast. It shows how scientist are doing everything that they can to provide an early warning detection system. They make suggestions about what you can do. This Friday on the weather channel... Channel 54 for Charter Cable users. It's on the satelite channels also (we don't know the numbers for that). Times are 6:30pm, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. Please watch one of these showings. This is just one of the disasters our LVH CERT TEAM is trying to prepare our community for.
If you think it is all so much fal-der-rah... consider this... has your insurance company cancelled your earthquake insurance? All State cancelled ours and no longer will issue it... Why is that? Are they stupid? I think not. What do you think?
For everyones information the Davi's have found an insurance company that will insure your home against earthquake. Maybe they will comment here?
BBC NEWS | Technology | PC users 'want greener machines'
EDITOR:
I have been going to Thompson's Sanitary Fill for the last few days, hauling off cuttings. While there I asked the prices to safely dispose of old computer equipment. $9 for a monitor and $6 for each other component. These things are really loaded with toxins please bite the bullet and dispose of them properly.
BBC NEWS | Technology | PC users 'want greener machines': "
Last Updated: Monday, 26 June 2006, 14:56 GMT 15:56 UK
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PC users 'want greener machines'
Junk yard in Nanyang (Greenpeace/Natalie Behring)
Old technology often ends up in junk yards in China
Consumers are willing to pay up to an extra £108 ($197) for a PC containing fewer chemicals, a survey has found.
People also feel manufacturers should take responsibility for the disposal of old machines, the research shows.
So-called e-waste is a growing global problem, with 30 million PCs being dumped each year in the US alone.
The study by Ipsos-Mori for Greenpeace coincides with an announcement by PC maker Dell to phase out a number of toxic chemicals in its products.
The nine-nation research found that UK computer users were willing to pay an extra £64 ($117), while people in China were prepared for spend up to £108 ($197) for a more environmentally sound PC.
E-waste
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Computer, BBC
1: Lead in cathode ray tube and solder
2: Arsenic in older cathode ray tubes
3: Selenium in circuit boards as power supply rectifier
4: Polybrominated flame retardants in plastic casings, cables and circuit boards
5: Antimony trioxide as flame retardant
6: Cadmium in circuit boards and semiconductors
7: Chromium in steel as corrosion protection
8: Cobalt in steel for structure and magnetivity
9: Mercury in switches and housing
A report published by the UN University in 2004 said making the average PC required 10 times the weight of the machine in chemicals and fossil fuels.
The study also found that the short life of computer equipment was leading to a mountain of toxic waste, mainly in India and China.
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a massive global problem. Thirty million computers are thrown out every year in the US alone.
About 70% of heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, in landfill sites come from e-waste."
I have been going to Thompson's Sanitary Fill for the last few days, hauling off cuttings. While there I asked the prices to safely dispose of old computer equipment. $9 for a monitor and $6 for each other component. These things are really loaded with toxins please bite the bullet and dispose of them properly.
BBC NEWS | Technology | PC users 'want greener machines': "
Last Updated: Monday, 26 June 2006, 14:56 GMT 15:56 UK
E-mail this to a friend Printable version
PC users 'want greener machines'
Junk yard in Nanyang (Greenpeace/Natalie Behring)
Old technology often ends up in junk yards in China
Consumers are willing to pay up to an extra £108 ($197) for a PC containing fewer chemicals, a survey has found.
People also feel manufacturers should take responsibility for the disposal of old machines, the research shows.
So-called e-waste is a growing global problem, with 30 million PCs being dumped each year in the US alone.
The study by Ipsos-Mori for Greenpeace coincides with an announcement by PC maker Dell to phase out a number of toxic chemicals in its products.
The nine-nation research found that UK computer users were willing to pay an extra £64 ($117), while people in China were prepared for spend up to £108 ($197) for a more environmentally sound PC.
E-waste
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Computer, BBC
1: Lead in cathode ray tube and solder
2: Arsenic in older cathode ray tubes
3: Selenium in circuit boards as power supply rectifier
4: Polybrominated flame retardants in plastic casings, cables and circuit boards
5: Antimony trioxide as flame retardant
6: Cadmium in circuit boards and semiconductors
7: Chromium in steel as corrosion protection
8: Cobalt in steel for structure and magnetivity
9: Mercury in switches and housing
A report published by the UN University in 2004 said making the average PC required 10 times the weight of the machine in chemicals and fossil fuels.
The study also found that the short life of computer equipment was leading to a mountain of toxic waste, mainly in India and China.
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a massive global problem. Thirty million computers are thrown out every year in the US alone.
About 70% of heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, in landfill sites come from e-waste."
an email from Dick Garvey.. I think you will love the pictures
"Much of life can never be explained but only witnessed."
- Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on
the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old
tortoise, in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said.
The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about 300 kilograms (650
pounds), was swept down Sabaki River into the Indian Ocean, then forced back to
shore when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, 2004 before
wildlife rangers rescued him.
"It is incredible. A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted a male
tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with
being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu, who is in charge of Lafarge Park,
told AFP.
"After it was swept and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It
had to look for something to be a surrogate mother. Fortunately, it landed on
the tortoise and established a strong bond. They swim, eat and sleep together,"
the ecologist added. "The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it follows
its mother. If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive,
as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.
"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and by
nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their mothers for four
years," he explained.
This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter much
when we need the comfort of another. We could all learn a lesson from these
two creatures of God. Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the
path together.
Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate
Sunday, June 25, 2006
WILD CRITTERS ARE EVERYWHERE
Since most of us moved here from the city we forget that wild creatures are everywhere. Spending time at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter brings that point into focus daily. We have reports of a Bubba size Raccoon here in the park. Some of us probably think: okay so what? Well though Raccoons are cute to look at they can be deadly to our pets. A small dog or cat is no match for two Raccoons. Usually the only think left will be a small tuff of fur from your pet.
We are surrounded by forest and though it is lovely to look at it contains wild animals. This past Saturday the animal shelter had a report of a Panther citing on the Bay Road about ½ mile from Newport. We enjoy our view of the forest but remember we are the visitors not the animals. Let us be aware of our surroundings and protect the pets we care for and love.
Since most of us moved here from the city we forget that wild creatures are everywhere. Spending time at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter brings that point into focus daily. We have reports of a Bubba size Raccoon here in the park. Some of us probably think: okay so what? Well though Raccoons are cute to look at they can be deadly to our pets. A small dog or cat is no match for two Raccoons. Usually the only think left will be a small tuff of fur from your pet.
We are surrounded by forest and though it is lovely to look at it contains wild animals. This past Saturday the animal shelter had a report of a Panther citing on the Bay Road about ½ mile from Newport. We enjoy our view of the forest but remember we are the visitors not the animals. Let us be aware of our surroundings and protect the pets we care for and love.
The Calendar and the Posters on the bulletin board and the tickets for catered events...
ron thomas
As we wind down to elections of new officers I felt the need to curtail looking after those above events. It was fun figuring out how to apply computer technology and setting it up. We asked for volunteers to help but it all sounded so imtimidating so there were no takers. Finally, Jacky said she would learn how to do this stuff.
It all required patience and a few months of working the various systems. But as all things computer if you learn how to do something in one program you learn how to do it in all programs. So as your basic knowledge grows so does the more programs you can use grow.
Jacky has always been an artist. In point of fact in her large High School she was the editor of the school annual and when her art work was submitted in a national competition it came in second in that competition. She has catered many dinners and built hundreds of wedding cakes. Her creativity led her to own and run a gift shop in a tourist destination as well as create and manufacture gifts in another facility she built from the ground up . Her art and creativity has graced the shelves of bussineses and gift shops all over the United States.
When it came to the computer she balked, however. Finally, we sat together and she began to learn how to make posters and then tickets... She is having a ball. Now after my last months calendar errors she sat once again and started learning how to work the electronic calendar. Guess what? Since all the lessons she learned making posters apply to the calendar she learned how to run many features in about ten minutes. Last night she smugly announced she had updated the calendar and it was a piece of cake.
Of course she is sitting in again for another term as Activity Coordinator.. All these things have to do with art and I am happy she enjoys what she is doing for the coming year.
Meanwhile, this gives me some more time to pursue new activities such as the CERT team and The Community Emergency Plan, building websites for community organizations and other ideas bouncing around in my half empty head.
We are having fun now!
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NewsGator Online: "Thomas A. Edison
6/25/2006 4:50:59 AM [Quotes of the Day]
'We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.'"
6/25/2006 4:50:59 AM [Quotes of the Day]
'We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.'"
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