editor: Let them get the bugs out before you invest in a new computer.
Analysts happy, users annoyed with Vista upgrade - USATODAY.com: "With Vista now shipping on most new computers, it's all but guaranteed to become the world's dominant PC operating system — eventually. For now, some users are either learning to live with workarounds or sticking with Vista's predecessor, Windows XP."
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Planting Trouble in Your Garden - TIME
Planting Trouble in Your Garden - TIME: "If you thought composting your organic waste and planting greenery in your garden were enough to earn you a gold star in environmental responsibility, think again. Those sweet-smelling blooms in your backyard patch may brighten the yard, but they could actually be doing much more harm than good to the local ecosystem."
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NewsGator Online: "'Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.'"
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'We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.'"
'We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.'"
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NewsGator Online: "'Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.'"
Cutting Medicare.. stay upto date on this..
The American Medical Association (AMA) National House Call campaign came to Oregon to draw attention to an imminent access to care problem for Oregon's nearly 504,000 Medicare patients. The government will cut Medicare physician payments 10 percent on January 1, 2008, forcing physicians to limit the number of new Medicare patients they can treat.
"More than half a million seniors in Oregon depend on Medicare for their health care coverage, and they will be negatively affected by Medicare cuts to physicians," said AMA House of Delegates Speaker Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD. "According to the AMA's new physician survey, 60 percent of physicians say they will be forced to limit new Medicare patients when the government cuts payment rates 10 percent next year."
Congressional action is the only way to stop the Medicare cuts and preserve seniors' access to physician care. The AMA and the Oregon Medical Association (OMA) are urging patients to contact Oregon's congressional delegation to stop the Medicare physician payment cuts and provide physicians with a payment update in line with increases in the costs of caring for patients.
"Physicians want to care for seniors, but drastic Medicare cuts will force physicians to make difficult practice changes," said Dr. Lazarus. "Oregon physicians will lose $41 million for the care of elderly and disabled patients next year due to the 10 percent cut in Medicare payments."
"Seniors in Oregon cannot afford to lose their doctors," said Klaus Martin, MD, President of the Oregon Medical Association. "With just 19 practicing physicians per 1,000 Medicare Beneficiaries, Oregon has a below-average physician-to-population ratio - and this is before the cuts go into effect this January."
"Next year's cut is just the tip of the iceberg," said Dr. Lazarus. "The government plans to cut Medicare payments to physicians about 40 percent over the next nine years, while practice costs increase 20 percent. Seventy-seven percent of physicians say they will be forced to limit the number of new Medicare patients they can treat if the nine years of cuts occur."
"Military families are also at risk, because, by law, the military health insurance program TRICARE ties its physician payment rates to Medicare. We are deeply concerned about access to care for Oregon's 67,000 TRICARE beneficiaries," said Dr. Lazarus.
"We thank the Oregon Congressional delegation for their past support to stop Medicare physician payment cuts," said Dr. Lazarus. "Now, we urge them to stop the pending 2008 cut and instead adopt a positive update to preserve access to care for seniors and military families."
"Congressional action is needed now to preserve seniors' access to care and put Medicare on a firm foundation for the future. The government must keep its promise to America's seniors," said Dr. Lazarus.
The American Medical Association (AMA) National House Call campaign came to Oregon to draw attention to an imminent access to care problem for Oregon's nearly 504,000 Medicare patients. The government will cut Medicare physician payments 10 percent on January 1, 2008, forcing physicians to limit the number of new Medicare patients they can treat.
"More than half a million seniors in Oregon depend on Medicare for their health care coverage, and they will be negatively affected by Medicare cuts to physicians," said AMA House of Delegates Speaker Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD. "According to the AMA's new physician survey, 60 percent of physicians say they will be forced to limit new Medicare patients when the government cuts payment rates 10 percent next year."
Congressional action is the only way to stop the Medicare cuts and preserve seniors' access to physician care. The AMA and the Oregon Medical Association (OMA) are urging patients to contact Oregon's congressional delegation to stop the Medicare physician payment cuts and provide physicians with a payment update in line with increases in the costs of caring for patients.
"Physicians want to care for seniors, but drastic Medicare cuts will force physicians to make difficult practice changes," said Dr. Lazarus. "Oregon physicians will lose $41 million for the care of elderly and disabled patients next year due to the 10 percent cut in Medicare payments."
"Seniors in Oregon cannot afford to lose their doctors," said Klaus Martin, MD, President of the Oregon Medical Association. "With just 19 practicing physicians per 1,000 Medicare Beneficiaries, Oregon has a below-average physician-to-population ratio - and this is before the cuts go into effect this January."
"Next year's cut is just the tip of the iceberg," said Dr. Lazarus. "The government plans to cut Medicare payments to physicians about 40 percent over the next nine years, while practice costs increase 20 percent. Seventy-seven percent of physicians say they will be forced to limit the number of new Medicare patients they can treat if the nine years of cuts occur."
"Military families are also at risk, because, by law, the military health insurance program TRICARE ties its physician payment rates to Medicare. We are deeply concerned about access to care for Oregon's 67,000 TRICARE beneficiaries," said Dr. Lazarus.
"We thank the Oregon Congressional delegation for their past support to stop Medicare physician payment cuts," said Dr. Lazarus. "Now, we urge them to stop the pending 2008 cut and instead adopt a positive update to preserve access to care for seniors and military families."
"Congressional action is needed now to preserve seniors' access to care and put Medicare on a firm foundation for the future. The government must keep its promise to America's seniors," said Dr. Lazarus.
Friday, July 13, 2007
POLICE REPORTDo you folks recall the suspicious person Shirley Parsons reported to the LVH Neighborhood Watch radio network a few days ago?
I went out immediately and found the black and trashy van cruising the park that she reported. I was in the little red truck with the LVH Neighborhood Watch signs on it. I let the driver see the signs and looked him in the eye and transmitted to the Neighborhood Watch Network his license plate number. Swung a u and got behind him and followed him.. He then headed for the gate. Followed him to 101 where he made a left turn.
I then came home and went on the Newport Police Website where I filled out their report form and sent it via email to Lt. Dave Teem of the NEWPORT POLICE.
One bad thing.... no one copied the license plate down for me. Fortunately , I remembered it.
Here is the police response to the email form:
Ron,
I printed and posted your information into our patrol book and asked the officers to keep an out. Thanks for forwarding the information.
DT
Dave Teem
Lieutenant
Newport Police Department
541-574-0637
FBI NA #228
Outdoors - StatesmanJournal.com
Outdoors - StatesmanJournal.com: "Oregon Coast: The first fall migrant western sandpipers were reported at the north spit of Coos Bay and and at New River, a 10-mile-long river on the southern Oregon coast about eight miles south of Bandon and 12 miles north of Cape Blanco. A scrub jay was was west of Charleston. A breeding-plumaged cattle egret was at Florence. A goshawk was seen along the Trask River southeast of Tillamook. A bird believed to be a black-tailed gull was reported by birders at Ona Beach State Park, eight miles south of Newport."
Claudia Johnson, 1912-2007 | theledger.com
Claudia Johnson, 1912-2007 | theledger.com: "Claudia Johnson, 1912-2007"
Struck by lightning?
In the park we have a resident that has been struck by lightning and lived to tell about it.. This person has a problem as a result of that incident. Watches self destruct after a week or less when the person wears them. Who is it? Can they be compelled to write the story for all to read?
In the park we have a resident that has been struck by lightning and lived to tell about it.. This person has a problem as a result of that incident. Watches self destruct after a week or less when the person wears them. Who is it? Can they be compelled to write the story for all to read?
China Finds Gold In U.S. & European Trash, Booming Recycling Industry Helps Slow Destruction Of Forests Worldwide - CBS News
China Finds Gold In U.S. & European Trash, Booming Recycling Industry Helps Slow Destruction Of Forests Worldwide - CBS News: "The industry includes one of the country's richest people, Zhang Yin, the founder of the Nine Dragons Paper Co. Her fortune was made from turning recycled paper from America into packaging products. "
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NewsGator Online: "'A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.'"
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NewsGator Online: "'Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative.'"
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Ginger Dale and Barb Dudley.... HOMEWORK!
Hello advanced LVH computer class. Lori Thomas has discovered a link that I really like and would like to put it on the website. Being Lazy I thought maybe you two would do it for me. Maybe a good spot would be under the news? But I leave it to you to figure out. Barb... Ginger really got a good lesson in how to this week so maybe you two can collaborate and figure it out.
The website gives a tip on how to do things that make our environment greener and save $$$$.
Here is the link:
http://www.idealbite.com/blog
Call or email me if you get stuck... Next weeks lesson deals with how to make sign-up lists for the bulletin board.. and more work on how to do posters.
Happy HTML
RT
Hello advanced LVH computer class. Lori Thomas has discovered a link that I really like and would like to put it on the website. Being Lazy I thought maybe you two would do it for me. Maybe a good spot would be under the news? But I leave it to you to figure out. Barb... Ginger really got a good lesson in how to this week so maybe you two can collaborate and figure it out.
The website gives a tip on how to do things that make our environment greener and save $$$$.
Here is the link:
http://www.idealbite.com/blog
Call or email me if you get stuck... Next weeks lesson deals with how to make sign-up lists for the bulletin board.. and more work on how to do posters.
Happy HTML
RT
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NewsGator Online: "'A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.'"
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Granite Construction Announces Agreement to Suspend US 20 Project in Oregon
Editor:
Delayed work until June 2008....at least
Granite Construction Announces Agreement to Suspend US 20 Project in Oregon: "WATSONVILLE, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Construction Incorporated today announced that Granite Construction Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, and the Oregon Department of Transportation ('ODOT') have reached an agreement in principal on a negotiated temporary suspension of the US 20 Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville Design-Build project."
Delayed work until June 2008....at least
Granite Construction Announces Agreement to Suspend US 20 Project in Oregon: "WATSONVILLE, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Construction Incorporated today announced that Granite Construction Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, and the Oregon Department of Transportation ('ODOT') have reached an agreement in principal on a negotiated temporary suspension of the US 20 Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville Design-Build project."
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NewsGator Online: "'Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.'"
Your Lot/Mailbox number could save your life!!
The CERT team is in the process of cutting time consuming problems from their rescue operations. Addresses of homes are a problem because duplicate numerical addresses exist all across the park on adjacent streets. This may become confusing during a disaster because it is already confusing under normal conditions. Some houses actually have their front facing on one street but for some strange reason have their address on another... very confusing.
One thing is precisely individual for each house and that is its lot number. There are no duplicates. Every home has a number unique to it alone. The CERT team is developing their Community Rescue plan based on that number. Each team has a map of the park split into 3 areas that show the lot # of each home and a number on the map that shows the number of folks that are normally at that location.
You are all familiar with the globe light addresses that are on most homes now. We have received extensive praise from fire, ambulance and police for doing that. Now we are going to do the same thing to help the CERT team find you quickly in case of an emergency.
We are thinking that we will put the lot numbers in a smaller size on the post of the globe light in white. (The post is black it ought to be a good contrast.) Automatically, some of you will think this is a good deal while others will not that is the way things work here. Over time more will come on board as they see the value of it.
As a start, Most of you know where we live on Windmill? The green house with the little red Neighborhood Watch truck in the driveway. I will put numbers on the post this week so you can see what they look like. Maybe you won't mind the idea at all if you can see what it will look like. We can have a small fee and put them on for everyone as a fund raiser or you can do it yourself. First, though take a look as you drive by. I'll try to get it on tomorrow.
The CERT team is in the process of cutting time consuming problems from their rescue operations. Addresses of homes are a problem because duplicate numerical addresses exist all across the park on adjacent streets. This may become confusing during a disaster because it is already confusing under normal conditions. Some houses actually have their front facing on one street but for some strange reason have their address on another... very confusing.
One thing is precisely individual for each house and that is its lot number. There are no duplicates. Every home has a number unique to it alone. The CERT team is developing their Community Rescue plan based on that number. Each team has a map of the park split into 3 areas that show the lot # of each home and a number on the map that shows the number of folks that are normally at that location.
You are all familiar with the globe light addresses that are on most homes now. We have received extensive praise from fire, ambulance and police for doing that. Now we are going to do the same thing to help the CERT team find you quickly in case of an emergency.
We are thinking that we will put the lot numbers in a smaller size on the post of the globe light in white. (The post is black it ought to be a good contrast.) Automatically, some of you will think this is a good deal while others will not that is the way things work here. Over time more will come on board as they see the value of it.
As a start, Most of you know where we live on Windmill? The green house with the little red Neighborhood Watch truck in the driveway. I will put numbers on the post this week so you can see what they look like. Maybe you won't mind the idea at all if you can see what it will look like. We can have a small fee and put them on for everyone as a fund raiser or you can do it yourself. First, though take a look as you drive by. I'll try to get it on tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
A conversation with Larry Henson about Leonard Johnson......
Folks things are being done about the problem however, rumors are starting throughout the community and we will address one right now. There was never any gunshots fired in this community by Leonard or anyone else.
There is one thing Larry Henson can do and that is to give Leonard notice of eviction for disturbing the peace of the neighborhood and violating the rules of the lease. That is the only thing he can do within the law. If you are curious as to whether he has done that you must ask him.
Larry said, "The judge views Leonard's wife as a molested and battered woman and has used the law to protect her and her son with a restraining order. The judge is not likely to allow an eviction of these two he is protecting. From the woman's point of view she being alone would want protection and it is only reasonable that she would want her grown son there to do that."
When the time comes for Larry Henson to appear before the judge and argue for an eviction order from the court ... Leonard may argue that Henson is vindictive and seeking revenge. In the past that argument has worked 50% of the time for the resident and not the park owner. The only way to put pressure on the court to issue the eviction order is to have residents present at the proceedings willing to tell how they feel about this situation. That will have a high likelihood of success.
Petitions, demands, and other tacts are futile. If you believe in the law you have to stand up for it when it is your turn.
Larry did say if and when he has a court time and date he would consider posting it on the clubhouse door.
Folks things are being done about the problem however, rumors are starting throughout the community and we will address one right now. There was never any gunshots fired in this community by Leonard or anyone else.
There is one thing Larry Henson can do and that is to give Leonard notice of eviction for disturbing the peace of the neighborhood and violating the rules of the lease. That is the only thing he can do within the law. If you are curious as to whether he has done that you must ask him.
Larry said, "The judge views Leonard's wife as a molested and battered woman and has used the law to protect her and her son with a restraining order. The judge is not likely to allow an eviction of these two he is protecting. From the woman's point of view she being alone would want protection and it is only reasonable that she would want her grown son there to do that."
When the time comes for Larry Henson to appear before the judge and argue for an eviction order from the court ... Leonard may argue that Henson is vindictive and seeking revenge. In the past that argument has worked 50% of the time for the resident and not the park owner. The only way to put pressure on the court to issue the eviction order is to have residents present at the proceedings willing to tell how they feel about this situation. That will have a high likelihood of success.
Petitions, demands, and other tacts are futile. If you believe in the law you have to stand up for it when it is your turn.
Larry did say if and when he has a court time and date he would consider posting it on the clubhouse door.
Earth Is Smaller Than Thought, New Measurements Show
Earth Is Smaller Than Thought, New Measurements Show: "Although the change is tiny, experts say it could have implications for predicting sea-level rise and the effects of global warming (get the facts on global warming).
Using a suite of sophisticated techniques, a team of international scientists has spent the last two years measuring nooks and crannies all over Earth, noting how they have changed and comparing the new measurements with those taken in 2002."
Using a suite of sophisticated techniques, a team of international scientists has spent the last two years measuring nooks and crannies all over Earth, noting how they have changed and comparing the new measurements with those taken in 2002."
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NewsGator Online: "Napoleon Bonaparte
7/9/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]
'The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.'"
7/9/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]
'The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.'"
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Baby mammoth discovery unveiled
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Baby mammoth discovery unveiled: "A baby mammoth unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists have said."
Nation & World | Oregon man takes lawn chair up to 13,000 feet, travels 193 miles | Seattle Times Newspaper
Nation & World | Oregon man takes lawn chair up to 13,000 feet, travels 193 miles | Seattle Times Newspaper: "BEND, Ore. — Last weekend, Bend gas station owner Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some drinks and snacks — and a parachute.
Attached to the lawn chair were 105 balloons of various colors, each 4 feet around. Bundled together, the balloons rise three stories high."
Attached to the lawn chair were 105 balloons of various colors, each 4 feet around. Bundled together, the balloons rise three stories high."
Monday, July 09, 2007
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NewsGator Online: "Walt Disney
7/8/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]
'It's kind of fun to do the impossible.'"
7/8/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]
'It's kind of fun to do the impossible.'"
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN COMBINATION WITH OFFSHORE EAST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR
ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF SW WA & NW OR.
TEMPS INLAND COULD BE CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.
WHILE TEMPS AT THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE
80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES.
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPS IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM.STAY OUT OF THE SUN.& CHECK UP
ON RELATIVES.NEIGHBORS.THE ELDERLY & THE INFIRM. AVOID
STRENUOUS EXERCISE DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Heat Waves - Summer - Temperature - Heat Index - Weather - New York Times
CLICK CHART TO ENLARGE IT!!!
Heat Waves - Summer - Temperature - Heat Index - Weather - New York Times: "The National Weather Service uses a heat index to calculate the temperature the body feels when heat and humidity are combined.
The danger zone begins at a heat index of 104 degrees, when, with prolonged exposure, sunstroke, heat cramps or heat exhaustion are likely, and when heat stroke, which can be deadly, is possible.
A heat index of 126 or higher is extremely dangerous. And it is not as hard to reach as it might sound. A temperature of 92 degrees with a relative humidity of 85 percent puts you there."
Newport News-Times: Henan Performers to appear July 23 in Newport
Newport News-Times: Henan Performers to appear July 23 in Newport: "Henan Performers to appear July 23 in Newport
The Henan Chinese Performance Ensemble will appear on the Alice Silverman Stage of the Newport Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Monday, July 23.
The ensemble brings a combination of four different art forms, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Chinese Opera, and Chinese Classical Music. Each form will have a 15 to 20 minute segment in the program.
The Henan Performing Arts Ensemble is brought to the United States with sponsorship from Oregon State University, and this performance is sponsored in part by the City of Newport and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts.
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Tickets for the concert are $15 general admission, $10 for OCCA members and $5 for students. Tickets are available by calling the Newport Performing Arts Center Box Office at 265-ARTS."
The Henan Chinese Performance Ensemble will appear on the Alice Silverman Stage of the Newport Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Monday, July 23.
The ensemble brings a combination of four different art forms, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Chinese Opera, and Chinese Classical Music. Each form will have a 15 to 20 minute segment in the program.
The Henan Performing Arts Ensemble is brought to the United States with sponsorship from Oregon State University, and this performance is sponsored in part by the City of Newport and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts.
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Tickets for the concert are $15 general admission, $10 for OCCA members and $5 for students. Tickets are available by calling the Newport Performing Arts Center Box Office at 265-ARTS."
Soon, even Yaquina Head's rocks may be a sight to behold - OregonLive.com
Soon, even Yaquina Head's rocks may be a sight to behold - OregonLive.com: "And Ashor gave the proposal his blessing. In the sculpture, Ashor saw not only an opportunity to add one more draw to Yaquina Head, which attracts about 345,000 visitors a year, but also a chance to find a silver lining in a disappointment that had clouded the park for years."
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