Walk This Way: "Humans' two-legged gait evolved to save energy, new research says"
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Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Racoon steals carpet
Those of you that have pet doors will see how a professional thief uses them to gain entry to your home....
755 Percent Increase In Bay Area Foreclosures - News Story - KNTV | San Francisco
755 Percent Increase In Bay Area Foreclosures - News Story - KNTV | San Francisco: "SAN JOSE, Calif. -- New statistics about the number of foreclosures in the state of California are causing alarm among those who keep watch on the real estate market, NBC11's Vicky Nguyen reported Wednesday.
According to DataQuick, a company that provides real estate and land data, the number of homeowners who could not pay their mortgages has hit an 11-year high in the state of California.
There were 258 foreclosures in the Bay Area in the second quarter of 2006. That number spiked to 2,206 in the second quarter of 2007. That's a 755 percent jump, according to DataQuick.
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According to DataQuick, a company that provides real estate and land data, the number of homeowners who could not pay their mortgages has hit an 11-year high in the state of California.
There were 258 foreclosures in the Bay Area in the second quarter of 2006. That number spiked to 2,206 in the second quarter of 2007. That's a 755 percent jump, according to DataQuick.
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KOIN News 6 for Local News Weather and Sports, Portland, OR; KOIN.com - Tree Disease On Oregon coast
EDITOR: For years we have been trying to figure out what this was throughout the park. They say a fungicide will kill it. Anybody know the name of it?
KOIN News 6 for Local News Weather and Sports, Portland, OR; KOIN.com - Tree Disease On Oregon coast: "Tree Disease On Oregon coast
ASTORIA, Ore. - Oregon coastal forests are seeing a resurgence in Swiss needle cast disease, a fungus that kills the needles on Douglas fir trees.
It doesn't kill trees but reduces growth rates by up to half.
Aerial surveys show more than 338-thousand acres infected by the disease - almost double the 2004 total.
The fungus thrives in warm, wet conditions and turns needles yellow before the tree 'casts' them off.
Foresters say they can do little to contain the disease. They say a fungicide would do it but that it would be expensive and risky to spray it over the hundreds of thousands of infected acres.
The disease tends not to spread inland more than about 18 miles because of weather conditions.
The surveys show that Tillamook County has the most extensive damage."
KOIN News 6 for Local News Weather and Sports, Portland, OR; KOIN.com - Tree Disease On Oregon coast: "Tree Disease On Oregon coast
ASTORIA, Ore. - Oregon coastal forests are seeing a resurgence in Swiss needle cast disease, a fungus that kills the needles on Douglas fir trees.
It doesn't kill trees but reduces growth rates by up to half.
Aerial surveys show more than 338-thousand acres infected by the disease - almost double the 2004 total.
The fungus thrives in warm, wet conditions and turns needles yellow before the tree 'casts' them off.
Foresters say they can do little to contain the disease. They say a fungicide would do it but that it would be expensive and risky to spray it over the hundreds of thousands of infected acres.
The disease tends not to spread inland more than about 18 miles because of weather conditions.
The surveys show that Tillamook County has the most extensive damage."
Oregon's First IKEA Opens - Forbes.com
Oregon's First IKEA Opens - Forbes.com: "PORTLAND, Ore. -
Pass the Swedish meatballs Oregonians, IKEA is here.
The state's first IKEA store opened Wednesday in Portland. Eager customers had lined up for days to be the first to shop at the new Oregon outlet for the home furnishing retailer.
The 280,000-square-foot IKEA store is located at Cascade (nyse: CAE - news - people ) Station, near the Portland International Airport."
Pass the Swedish meatballs Oregonians, IKEA is here.
The state's first IKEA store opened Wednesday in Portland. Eager customers had lined up for days to be the first to shop at the new Oregon outlet for the home furnishing retailer.
The 280,000-square-foot IKEA store is located at Cascade (nyse: CAE - news - people ) Station, near the Portland International Airport."
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "'Eat a live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.'"
BBC NEWS | Technology | Exploring the last frontier
BBC NEWS | Technology | Exploring the last frontier: "The great length of cable is to be installed during August and September over the northern part of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, a 200,000 sq km (77,000 sq miles) region off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon."
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Newport News-Times: Red Dragon now open in Newport
Newport News-Times: Red Dragon now open in Newport: "The Red Dragon recently opened at 554 SW Coast Hwy. in Newport, and features Chinese, Japanese and Korean cuisine."
Newport News-Times: Downloadable audiobooks coming to local libraries
Newport News-Times: Downloadable audiobooks coming to local libraries: "The Newport Public Library and Driftwood Public Library are joining libraries across the state in offering downloadable audiobooks, starting Aug. 1. "
.: Corvallis Gazette-Times: Community News
.: Corvallis Gazette-Times: Community News: "Dam regulators in the Willamette Valley are trying to maintain minimum flows in the Willamette River even while reservoirs have less water than usual."
Study backs drug-cancer link - OregonLive.com
Study backs drug-cancer link - OregonLive.com: "Breast cancer rates among Northwest women have plummeted since 2002, when thousands abruptly quit taking hormone-replacement medicines, a large new study shows."
29,000 Sex Offenders Have MySpace Profiles, Social-Networking Site Reported Just 7,000 Offenders Two Months Ago - CBS News
29,000 Sex Offenders Have MySpace Profiles, Social-Networking Site Reported Just 7,000 Offenders Two Months Ago - CBS News: "CBS/AP) MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders with profiles on the popular social networking Web site, more than four times the number cited by the company two months ago, North Carolina officials said Tuesday.
North Carolina's Roy Cooper is one of several attorneys general who recently demanded the News Corp.-owned Web site provide data on how many registered sex offenders were using the popular social networking site, along with information about where they live. "
North Carolina's Roy Cooper is one of several attorneys general who recently demanded the News Corp.-owned Web site provide data on how many registered sex offenders were using the popular social networking site, along with information about where they live. "
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "'I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.'"
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "'Nothing says, 'I have no idea what to get you,' quite like giant beige bath towels.'"
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
NW companies plan to launch wave-power project next month | Local News | kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington
NW companies plan to launch wave-power project next month | Local News | kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington: "NW companies plan to launch wave-power project next month
11:20 AM PDT on Monday, July 23, 2007
By WILSON CHOW, Special to kgw.com
MILWAUKIE, ORE. --- It is small spark in a single project that one company hopes will lead to a bigger innovation.
That innovation is taking place near Milwaukie inside the massive factory floor at Oregon Iron Works. There, workers armed with welding torches piece together a prototype ocean buoy that may one day lead to new advancements in wave energy.
After looking towards the sun, rivers and even wind as a source for power, more companies are now turning to the ocean."
11:20 AM PDT on Monday, July 23, 2007
By WILSON CHOW, Special to kgw.com
MILWAUKIE, ORE. --- It is small spark in a single project that one company hopes will lead to a bigger innovation.
That innovation is taking place near Milwaukie inside the massive factory floor at Oregon Iron Works. There, workers armed with welding torches piece together a prototype ocean buoy that may one day lead to new advancements in wave energy.
After looking towards the sun, rivers and even wind as a source for power, more companies are now turning to the ocean."
Monday, July 23, 2007
Health Update: Botulism Warning Expanded Additional consumer products & pet products - The Emergency Email & Wireless Network .......... www. Emergenc
Health Update: Botulism Warning Expanded Additional consumer products & pet products - The Emergency Email & Wireless Network .......... www. EmergencyEmail.ORG ........ NewsEmergency.com: "Health Update: Botulism Warning Expanded Additional consumer products & pet products
chick bio security and doctore.GIF
Private Health Alert: The Federal government is expanding its original July 18 warning to consumers.
This expansion is for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry Food Company of Augusta, Ga., due to the risk of botulinum toxin. Castleberry is expanding the recall to include all of the following canned products with all 'best by' and code dates, and Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or eat any of the canned products listed in the table below."
chick bio security and doctore.GIF
Private Health Alert: The Federal government is expanding its original July 18 warning to consumers.
This expansion is for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry Food Company of Augusta, Ga., due to the risk of botulinum toxin. Castleberry is expanding the recall to include all of the following canned products with all 'best by' and code dates, and Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or eat any of the canned products listed in the table below."
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Chief Mark Miranda speaks to the below making Neighborhood Watch Work article
Ron,
Practicing with the e-form is a great idea. TEST will be important to be noted in case a form does get sent our way. Everyone should be reminded that these e-forms are for what we call COLD calls. These are incidents that occurred overnight or in the past. If the incident is going on right NOW, people should either call 9-1-1 or Lincom dispatch at 265-4231. Thanks for all that you do.
Mark
Ga. processor expands meat recall - More Health News - MSNBC.com
Ga. processor expands meat recall - More Health News - MSNBC.com: "WASHINGTON - A Georgia meat processor on Saturday expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.
Castleberry’s Food Co. of Augusta recalled more than 80 types of canned chili, beef stew, corned beef hash and other meat products in addition to the 10 brands it had recalled Thursday.
Cans of chili sauce made at the Castleberry’s plant were found in the homes of an Indiana couple and two children in Texas who had been hospitalized with botulism. All four are expected to survive."
Castleberry’s Food Co. of Augusta recalled more than 80 types of canned chili, beef stew, corned beef hash and other meat products in addition to the 10 brands it had recalled Thursday.
Cans of chili sauce made at the Castleberry’s plant were found in the homes of an Indiana couple and two children in Texas who had been hospitalized with botulism. All four are expected to survive."
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "'How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?'"
NewsGator Online
NewsGator Online: "T. S. Eliot
7/21/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]
'Humankind cannot stand very much reality.'"
7/21/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)]
'Humankind cannot stand very much reality.'"
FEMA Runs for Cover - New York Times
FEMA Runs for Cover - New York Times: "FEMA Runs for Cover
Published: July 22, 2007
How many times can the federal government let down the victims of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast two years ago?
First there was the inept response to Hurricane Katrina by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which stood haplessly by as the water rose in New Orleans, bloated bodies floating in the fetid current. Then came the delay in providing temporary housing for tens of thousands of evacuees.
More than 66,000 of the victims still live in FEMA’s trailers, unable to return home. In a sickening twist to their woeful tale of neglect, it appears that their trailers have been poisoning them. FEMA, which knew of the problem for more than a year, ignored warnings from its own staff and avoided addressing it because it was worried about being sued."
Published: July 22, 2007
How many times can the federal government let down the victims of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast two years ago?
First there was the inept response to Hurricane Katrina by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which stood haplessly by as the water rose in New Orleans, bloated bodies floating in the fetid current. Then came the delay in providing temporary housing for tens of thousands of evacuees.
More than 66,000 of the victims still live in FEMA’s trailers, unable to return home. In a sickening twist to their woeful tale of neglect, it appears that their trailers have been poisoning them. FEMA, which knew of the problem for more than a year, ignored warnings from its own staff and avoided addressing it because it was worried about being sued."
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