A new Idea

We will be working on a new feature that we will introduce soon... Here it is...

Have you ever watched something really important, really intense, informative, entertaining, etc., on TV and wished you could share it with friends? Especially when your friends don't even know what you are talking about?

Ha!

I knew it!

Well what we are going to do is have a listing right here on this site of neat things to watch with the rater's view as 3 to 5 star rating. We are going to post times and dates (we have Tivo and one of its features is it allows you to look into the future and see dates and times that a program will appear again.) of shows that are excellent which means you won't have to watch reruns or flip through channels endlessly.

The way it will work is we will have a special email address and you can mail your recommendation to that address. You give a rating, ***really good, **** Really rocked my boat and *****Knocked my socks completely off. Your name goes on the recommendation. If you can enclose dates and times of the next airing if not we will look it up but we would appreciate it if you did this small task as we have many irons in the fire.

Be careful how you rate things because your friends will begin to wonder about your ratings.. Ohhh so and so rates this 5 stars must be good or it's a real stinker.

We will have some fun with this for awhile and see how it goes...

Just put it in the coming Soon column while we set it up.. RT

icWales - Archaeologists figure out mystery of Stonehenge bluestones

icWales - Archaeologists figure out mystery of Stonehenge bluestones: "Archaeologists figure out mystery of Stonehenge bluestones

Jun 24 2005

Staff Reporter, Western Mail


ARCHAEOLOGISTS have solved one of the greatest mysteries of Stonehenge - the exact spot from where its huge stones were quarried."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Wind shifts devastate ocean life

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Wind shifts devastate ocean life: "It was unlike anything that we've measured along the Oregon coast in the past five decades,' said Dr Francis Chan, of Oregon State University (OSU)."








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Google News

Google News: "(Newport, Oregon) - To the whales passing by, the Oregon coast is probably just a pit stop for a few million bites of phytoplankton on the way to the Bering Sea."

View The Valentine Dinner on our LVH Album page. The link is on the left. When you get there click this picture and all the pictures will show. Then find the link that says slide show and click it.

Why get a Gmail account?

For those of you who would enjoy a visual explanation to get the picture of why gmail is so superior click the below link for the gmail theater...

:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBbmiQhuAhU

BBC NEWS | Health | Brain creates 'new' nerve cells

BBC NEWS | Health | Brain creates 'new' nerve cells: "This opens another direction by which we may discover ways to repair human brains that are damaged from injury or diseases, and underscores the importance of animal research in guiding biomedical research in humans.'"

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Trials for 'bionic' eye implants

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Trials for 'bionic' eye implants: "About 1.5 million people worldwide have retinitis pigmentosa, and one in 10 people over the age of 55 have age-related macular degeneration.

Both diseases cause the retinal cells which process light at the back of the eye to gradually die.

The new devices work by implanting an array of tiny electrodes into the back of the retina.

A camera is used to capture pictures, and a processing unit, about the size of a small handheld computer and worn on a belt, converts the visual information into electrical signals."

Ancient Coin Dulls Cleopatra's Beauty, Ancient Roman Denarius Coin Undermines Legend of Cleopatra's Beauty - CBS News

Ancient Coin Dulls Cleopatra's Beauty, Ancient Roman Denarius Coin Undermines Legend of Cleopatra's Beauty - CBS News: "Ancient Coin Dulls Cleopatra's Beauty
Ancient Roman denarius coin undermines legend of Cleopatra's beauty"




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Mama Cat Adopts Baby Rottweiler, Nursing Days-Old Puppy Along With Her Own Kittens - CBS News

Mama Cat Adopts Baby Rottweiler, Nursing Days-Old Puppy Along With Her Own Kittens - CBS News: "Charlie, a Rottweiler mix whose own mother rejected him, snuggles Feb. 14, 2007, with his substitute mother, Satin, at the Meriden Humane Society in Meriden, Connecticut. "







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This funny..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1lDBx1gBww

Opinion - StatesmanJournal.com

Opinion - StatesmanJournal.com: "Another Day: Rainy day fund for Oregon

February 15, 2007

An editorial from the News-Review, Roseburg, Feb. 6, 2007

It wasn’t long ago that it was painfully clear that Oregon had no emergency savings account, no rainy day fund."

Presidential dollar coin unveiled to mixed reviews. - Feb. 15, 2007

Presidential dollar coin unveiled to mixed reviews. - Feb. 15, 2007: "Presidential $1 coin unveiled to mixed reviews
1st coin, with likeness of George Washington, promises to benefit consumers, collectors."












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Recently, we asked Newport Police Chief Mark Miranda when to call 911 and when to call the business number... He emailed this response:

When to Call 9-1-1

Call 9-1-1 when it is an emergency and a prompt response is needed. Call 9-1-1 if it is a life-threatening situation or something is occurring at the time of the call. Fire, medical problems, assault, fight, traffic accident or any situation that could result in loss of life or major property loss should be called in to 9-1-1.

When to call the non-emergency number

The non-emergency number in the Newport area is 265-4231, which you can dial 24 hours a day for non-emergency help. Using the non-emergency number keeps 9-1-1 call takers available for true emergencies. 9-1-1 call takers receive non-emergency and emergency calls often, most frequently the call is from someone wanting to report a crime which occurred a few hours, or even days ago.

Some examples of events when you should call 265-4231 are:

Life or property is not in immediate danger.

Your runaway child has returned home.

You need to add additional information to a report already worked by Law Enforcement.

If you think that something does not look right or is suspicious , it probably is. It is best for the police to check the situation out. Call 265-4231.

Photo in the News: Hubble Spies Dazzling Death of a Sunlike Star

Photo in the News: Hubble Spies Dazzling Death of a Sunlike Star: "Photo in the News: Hubble Spies Dazzling Death of a Sunlike Star"

















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NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "Oscar Wilde
2/13/2007 5:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]

'I am not young enough to know everything.'"

WHY DO YOU KEEP CHANGING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS?

One thing you can do to uncomplicate your life and make email a really great experience is to stop changing your email address. Maybe you think that when you get a new email provider you have to use their free email service.. (Free until you change providers or move) Maybe you have Outlook Express and think that is the best because you learned to use it when you first got your computer. It works kind of ok but it stores your old mail on your computer... What happens when you get a new computer? Or when your computer stores too many things? Something has to go... Start deleting email.. Completely unnecessary.

These are non problems if you change the way you look at email. Email evolved years ago and has done nothing but get better. If you are stuck in the above loop you are losing out in so many ways and it does not have to be that way. You know how much you like updating your email address book when a friend or relative changes their email address? Well, it's time to stop doing that and you can tell them too.

What you need to do is get a free email service that lives on-line, has unlimited storage, categorizes and files every email you get. One that has your own private search engine that has looked at every word written to or by you .... Enter a key word and up pops all messages sent or received by you about the keyword for the rest of your life. No need to ever delete any email sent or received.. keeps them all on a computer that lives online not your computer at home. Travel somewhere? Not a problem .. everything is right there from any computer any place. Move? Change Internet provider? Not a problem your email is permanent and not dependent on a provider. Choose one address, one time and it is yours until you pass on.

Type the first letter of anyone in your address book on the email form and up pops all your contacts in alphabetical order of the one letter you type..click the one you want and you are ready to write.

Spam checker that stops them cold.. Add a label to special emails. Put a star on something really important. Send a friend an email ... they answer ... then you answer..etc. and it strings them together automatically so you can see what your entire conversation has been. Hi-lite sentences EZ link sending..

There is more and it will change the way you use email.. and it's free.

Gmail is its name. I'm not sure if you can signup for it now because it has been in "beta" (beta means test) for sometime. You had to know someone who had it that would send you an invitation. If you can't sign up for it just send me an email. I have quite a few invitations I'm willing share with residents. Give it a try. It's free.

Email me at : teckron@gmail.com

MAZZEO'S DOG HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR ALL THE LOOKERS!!!!!!!
JACKY

LOST!!! Millie

The Mazzeo's are having problems with Frank in the Hospital in Corvallis with Heart Problems. On top of that their doggie "Millie" has taken this opportunity to run away and explore the world. If you find Millie (she is a doxie) Please give Jean Hart a call and she will come and get her.

GE Consumer & Industrial Lighting: Ask Us: FAQs - Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

For Ruthanne

GE Consumer & Industrial Lighting: Ask Us: FAQs - Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: "Is it true that CFLs contain mercury? Why and how much?
CFLs contain a very small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing – an average of 5 milligrams (roughly equivalent to the tip of a ball-point pen). Mercury is an essential, irreplaceable element in CFLs and is what allows the bulb to be an efficient light source. By comparison, older home thermometers contain 500 milligrams of mercury and many manual thermostats contain up to 3000 milligrams. It would take between 100 and 600 CFLs to equal those amounts.

There is currently no substitute for mercury in CFLs; however, manufacturers have taken significant steps to reduce mercury used in their fluorescent lighting products over the past decade."

Edison's light bulb could be endangered - USATODAY.com

We brought this article back to the top of the page because Ruthanne made an interesting comment and we thought you all might read it and weigh in with your 2cents.


Ron says: If you use 50% less energy for lighting you will decrease your electric bill, buy bulbs less often and help reduce dependence on the middle east for energy. One problem, and we are looking at solutions now.... It is not possible to dim fluorescents with a regular dimmer switch found in most homes today. I'll report on this later. Also, you use less power because fluorescents put out way more light per watt than incandescent lights. For instance a 15 watt fluorescent light put out about what a 60 watt incandescent would. They do not put out a harsh white light like they used to.. after about 10 seconds of warm up they put out the same orangish white that you are used to.

Edison's light bulb could be endangered - USATODAY.com: "And Thursday, New Jersey Assemblyman Larry Chatzidakis introduced a bill that calls for the state to switch to fluorescent lighting in government buildings over the next three years.

'The light bulb was invented a long time ago and a lot of things have changed since then,' said Chatzidakis, a Republican from Burlington. 'I obviously respect the memory of Thomas Edison, but what we're looking at here is using less energy.'"

Sent in by Barb Dudley

RETARDED GRANDPARENTS
This is great! (and was actually reported by a teacher).


After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their
holiday away from school. One child wrote the following:

We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa. They used
To live in a big brick house but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to

Arizona. Now they live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look
like grass. They ride around on their bicycles and wear nametags because
they don't know who they are anymore. They go to a building called a
wrecked center but they must have got it fixed because it is okay now, and
do exercises there, but they don't do them very well. There is a swimming

pool too, but in it, they all jump up and down with hats on. At their
gate, there is a dollhouse with a little old man sitting in it. He watches
all day so nobody can escape!


Sometimes they sneak out. They go cruising in their golf carts. Nobody
there cooks, they just eat out. And, they eat the same thing every night.
Early Birds. Some of the people can't get out past the man in the
dollhouse. The ones who do get out, bring food back to the wrecked center
and call it pot luck. My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to
earn his retardment and says I should work hard so I can be retarded
some day too. When I earn my retardment, I want to be the man in the
dollhouse. Then I will let people out so they can visit their grandchildren.

Carl Sagan's Familiar and Prescient Voice, Brought to Life - New York Times

Carl Sagan's Familiar and Prescient Voice, Brought to Life - New York Times: "It’s been a long 10 years since we’ve heard Carl Sagan beckoning us to consider the possibilities inherent in the “billions” of stars peppering the sky and in the “billions” of neuronal connections spiderwebbing our brains."

Fossil Meat Found in 380-Million-Year-Old Fish

Fossil Meat Found in 380-Million-Year-Old Fish: "Fossil Meat Found in 380-Million-Year-Old Fish
Sean Markey
for National Geographic News
February 12, 2007

Australian scientists say they have found morsels of fossilized muscle—the oldest vertebrate tissue ever known—in the remains of two fish that lived 380 to 384 million years ago."

NOTE TO ALL READERS OUT THERE............

I am Charles Burke and have been taking care of the Senior Humor Site, which one can click on the ICON to the left to get to the site. My main question is how does the readers like the site and do you have any suggestions. Do the readers know you can also make comments after each entry on the humor site. I do thank those who do take time to read this site and thank you for any suggestions you may have. Thank you again.............Charles

WE NEED A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN.............

TO HELP US SET UP FOR THE VALENTINES DINNER. WE SETTING UP AT 4PM TOMORROW...TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13.. HOPE TO SEE YOU... WITH A LOT OF HELP WE ARE DONE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR... THANKS AHEAD OF TIME...
JACKY

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "Mae West
2/11/2007 5:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]

'Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.'"

KnowZone

KnowZone Update

More residents are buying FRS radios to tie into the Know Zone with. It's a trickle to be sure but as you become used to the idea you will see the big picture for the use of the system we think. The tipping point will be the day we have all the block Captains tied in... We continue to work for that day.

Here are somethings you should KNOW that happened recently....

• Friday Frank Mazzeo went to the hospital because of a suspected Heart Attack and was transported the next day to Corvallis..
  

• Saturday, around midnight, in the vicinity of 62nd st 6 shots were heard to be fired either from the south or west.. the resident reporting wasn't sure. The resident told neighborhood watch the next day. The block Captain advised the neighbor to call 911 immeadiately if that happened again. I would like you to know that I have regular dealings with Mark Miranda our Police Chief and he has told me over and over that an immeadiate 911 call gives them a chance to catch the crook and they want you to do it and will not treat you as if you are crying, "WOLF!".

• On another occasion it was reported that one of the new and vacant homes had an open door with no one around. A discussion at CERT Training unanimously agreed that it could be someone forgot to lock up or it could have been a robbery in progress. It was recommended that 911 be called and asked to investigate. You put yourself in jeopardy if it turned out to be an armed robber or crack head. We opt for the man with the badge and gun.

There is a link on the left that explains the KNOWZone to you.

ContraCostaTimes.com | 02/12/2007 | Oregon may mandate onshore shipbreaking

Ron says: We thought this was laid to rest? Here it is knocking at the back door again.


ContraCostaTimes.com | 02/12/2007 | Oregon may mandate onshore shipbreaking: "Oregon may mandate onshore shipbreaking
Dry docks keep contaminants from infiltrating local waters
By Jeff Barnard
ASSOCIATED PRESS

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Wary of the invasive species and toxic materials that can come with dismantling old ships, two coastal lawmakers want to make Oregon the first state in the nation to specifically require shipbreaking to be done in fully contained dry docks so nothing escapes into the water.

The bill was prompted by the uproar that greeted a Virginia shipbreaking company last year when it tried to find a site in Oregon to open the only West Coast facility to dismantle obsolete ships from the 'Ghost Fleet' of deteriorating government vessels -- a problem that has been slowing the disposal of ships in California's Suisun Bay."

Ron says: How Abe became a penny.. click the link

Penny Foolish - New York Times: "The millionaire may seldom
Those noble outlines grasp,
But childhood’s chubby fingers
The image oft will clasp.
The poor man will esteem it,
And mothers hold it dear —
The plain and common people
He loved when he was here."

Tony Little Extreme AB Workout. It is great for the tummy muscles, back muscles and over all stretching. It can fold up for storage. Excellent condition. Comes with workout booklet and CD: Paid $150.00 on QVC will sell for $100.00 Call Donna 265-5530




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