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HAI Website > Home��::: "It may be one of the most dramatic events to take place in the history of the Southern Oregon Coast that most Oregonians have never heard about. On September 10, 1957, a young pilot in a small helicopter single-handedly rescued 15 sailors from a dredge sinking in the entrance to the Coos Bay channel. It was believed to be the largest rescue by helicopter – and by a single pilot – a record that stood for over a decade. Wes Lematta founded Columbia Helicopters just five months before taking part in the amazing rescue. Working as a truck driver during the week and selling rides at county fairs on the weekends, Lematta struggled early to give his fledgling company the boost it needed."

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.: "The Issues Education Energy Healthcare Immigration Iraq The Economy Democrats Joe Biden Introduction Hillary Clinton Introduction Christopher Dodd Introduction John Edwards Introduction Mike Gravel Introduction Dennis Kucinich Introduction Barack Obama Introduction Bill Richardson Introduction Republicans Sam Brownback Introduction Rudolph Giuliani Introduction Mike Huckabee Introduction Duncan Hunter Introduction John McCain Introduction Ron Paul Introduction Mitt Romney Introduction Tom Tancredo Introduction Fred Thompson Introduction "

Death Watch: Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma

A Box of Worms - New York Times

A Box of Worms - New York Times: "I keep worms. I keep them in the backyard in a hinged box that people call a worm bin. The term is unsatisfactory. Bins are for dirty laundry and trash; this box, sort of a plywood footlocker, has more varied and mystical functions. It is a chest of garden treasure, a microbial engine room, a guilt extinguisher and a bank for small deposits of virtue. The worms, you see, eat my garbage."

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "'The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.'"

BBC NEWS | Americas | Mummified Inca maiden wows crowds

BBC NEWS | Americas | Mummified Inca maiden wows crowds: "The remains of the girl, who was 15 when she died, were found in an icy pit on top of a volcano in the Andes, along with a younger boy and girl. Researchers believe they were sacrificed by the Incas 500 years ago. The three were discovered at a height of 6,700m (22,000ft) on Mount Llullaillaco, a volcano in north-west Argentina on the border with Chile."



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EMAIL from Larry Henson for Neighborhood Watch

Hi Ron,

Tom Scott with the project going in SE of LVH called to inform there will be a truck load of pipe coming through LVH on Monday morning, 9/10/2007.

The truck will need to be off loaded and pipe will be carried to site. Will keep residents informed as information is received. Thank you.

larry henson

Greater Paramus News and Lifestyle Magazine - Baby boomers urged to rethink future

Greater Paramus News and Lifestyle Magazine - Baby boomers urged to rethink future: "'First adulthood is what you do because you have to. Second adulthood is what you want to do.' "

Man Walks Backwards Across US to Oregon Coast, Breaking Records

Man Walks Backwards Across US to Oregon Coast, Breaking Records: "he action is set for Sunday, September 9, at 1 p.m., in front of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at 250 S. W. Bay Boulevard in Newport"

International Water Power and Dam Construction

International Water Power and Dam Construction: "Finavera deploys wave power test rig off Oregon coast 07 September 2007 Finavera Renewables has deployed a 40 ton wave power converter off the coast of Newport, Oregon, as part of R&D tests for a 100MW cluster scheme planned to the south of the area and other projects elsewhere."

6 Years After 9-11 GAO Reports Failing Marks for Department of Homeland Security - The Emergency Email & Wireless Network .......... www. EmergencyEma

6 Years After 9-11 GAO Reports Failing Marks for Department of Homeland Security - The Emergency Email & Wireless Network .......... www. EmergencyEmail.ORG ........ NewsEmergency.com: "6 Years After 9-11 GAO Reports Failing Marks for Department of Homeland Security "

Dad knew that 'we were at the mercy of the ocean'

Dad knew that 'we were at the mercy of the ocean': "Together, the 37-year-old man known as 'Big Eddie' and his son, Eddie Brown Jr., survived. They pulled an exhausted fellow crewman out of the water and onto their skiff and watched their fishing boat sink but could do nothing to save their skipper and his girlfriend, who drowned with their dog. The day began with the group traveling from Warrington, Ore., aboard the 70-foot Papa George, fishing for sardines off the Oregon and Washington coast."

News - StatesmanJournal.com

News - StatesmanJournal.com: "Vader is a drug dog. He works for the Polk County Sheriff's Office and is skilled at what he does. He's also pretty darned good at tracking a missing person, which he and his handler, Detective Curtis Pitt, demonstrated so valiantly a year ago. Their efforts may have helped save the life of a child from the Dayton area. Pitt and Vader, a 2-year-old German shepherd, are among the extraordinary local heroes who will be recognized today by the Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross during a breakfast ceremony at Salem Conference Center."

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "'Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.'"

Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life | zen habits

Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life | zen habits: "The Short List For the cynics who say that the list below is too long, there are really only two steps to simplifying: 1. Identify what’s most important to you. 2. Eliminate everything else. Of course, that’s not terribly useful unless you can see how to apply that to different areas of your life, so I present to you the Long List. The Long List There can be no step-by-step guide to simplifying your life, but I’ve compiled an incomplete list of ideas that should help anyone trying to find the simple life. Not every tip will work for you — choose the ones that appeal and apply to your life. One important note: this list will be criticized for being too complicated, especially as it provides a bunch of links. Don’t stress out about all of that. Just choose one at a time, and focus on that. When you’re done with that, focus on the next thing."

Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god - Travel News - MSNBC.com

Ron says: That should work!

Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god - Travel News - MSNBC.com: "KATHMANDU - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday. Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due to the problem. The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said."

Discovery Channel :: News - Archaeology :: Mastodon Etching Found in Lake Michigan

Discovery Channel :: News - Archaeology :: Mastodon Etching Found in Lake Michigan: "Sept. 5, 2007 — They aren't certain, but underwater archaeologists say they may have discovered a boulder with a prehistoric carving in Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. The granite rock has markings that resemble a mastodon — an elephant-like creature that once inhabited parts of North America — with what could be a spear in its side, say divers who have seen it. They came across the boulder at a depth of about 40 feet while searching for shipwrecks in June, said Mark Holley, a scientist with the Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve Council."

Teach a child today, and they will teach a child tomorrow..!

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Good Morning Ron I talked with Wade Dudley yesterday concerning the flu shot clinic and he was going to pass it by the social club.

when I responded to the request for a call back from county health they wanted to tentatively schedule the clinic for November 7 at the LVH community center from 1pm to 2pm. sure the dates and times will change and it may be residents do not want to have the service this year. more later, larry

The Mix Tape of the Gods - New York Times

The Mix Tape of the Gods - New York Times: "The probe did all that, transmitting back reams of scientific data and memorable color photos: of the sputtering red and yellow volcanoes of Jupiter’s moon Io; of the shimmering blue ice that shrouds Io’s fellow satellite Europa, beneath which a liquid ocean is suspected to dwell; of Saturn’s myriad rings and the murky mysteries of its orange satellite, Titan, whose hazy atmosphere is thought to approximate that of the early Earth. Having accomplished its mission, Voyager 1 might have quietly retired. Instead it remains active to this day, faithfully calling home from nearly 10 billion miles away — so great a distance that its radio signals, traveling at the speed of light, take more than 14 hours to reach Earth. From Voyager’s perch, the Sun is just another star, south of Rigel in the constellation Orion, and the Sun’s planets have faded to invisibility."

Outdoors - StatesmanJournal.com

Outdoors - StatesmanJournal.com: "The last day of April wrapped up a successful year at the Schooner Creek fish trap operated by Fish and Wildlife and the Forest Service with a lot of grunt work contributed by 16 members of the Newport-based Long View Hills Fishing Club, a representative of the Mid-Coast Chapter of the Association of Northwest Steelheaders, along with several nonaffiliated volunteers beginning the past November."

Decomposed Whale Beaches on Oregon Coast, Officials Puzzle Over Sharks

Decomposed Whale Beaches on Oregon Coast, Officials Puzzle Over Sharks: "(Seaside, Oregon) – Staff at the Seaside Aquarium have had their hands full this past week with having to respond to various creatures both large and small washing up on north Oregon coast beaches, sometimes with pungent, even hideous results. Baby sharks, a badly decomposed porpoise, a baby seal and a horribly decayed whale have all washed up around that area in the last few days, causing a variety of problems and investigations."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pig DNA reveals farming history

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pig DNA reveals farming history: "The first domesticated pigs in Europe were introduced from the Middle East by Stone Age farmers, a new study shows."

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "'Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.'"

Newport Police Arrests Log

Newport Police Arrests Log: "Arrested 08/27/07 Luis Alberto Garcia-Villanueva, age 28 of Lincoln Beach, on a warrant for Probation Violation; on a warrant for Failure to Appear; on a warrant for Parole Violation. Noe Montalvo Robledo, age 26 of Newport, on two warrants for Failure to Appear. Justin Lynn Frost, age 25 of Bend, for 4th Degree Assault; 3rd Degree Theft; 2nd Degree Criminal Mischief."

Prevention: Older Bones See Benefit of Calcium and Vitamin D - New York Times

Prevention: Older Bones See Benefit of Calcium and Vitamin D - New York Times: "Calcium supplements, or calcium and vitamin D taken in combination, may reduce the risk for bone fracture and bone density loss in older people, provided the supplements are taken regularly and in large enough doses."

Change in Older Brains Tied to Use of Statins - New York Times

Change in Older Brains Tied to Use of Statins - New York Times: "Elderly people taking statins had fewer of the twisted nerve-cell fibers that are common in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported last week in a study based on brain autopsies."

A 500-Mile Commute Without Gasoline?, Secretive Tech Startup Makes Bold Promises About The Future Of Electric Cars - CBS News

A 500-Mile Commute Without Gasoline?, Secretive Tech Startup Makes Bold Promises About The Future Of Electric Cars - CBS News: "CBS/AP) Millions of inventions pass quietly through the U.S. patent office each year. Patent No. 7,033,406 did, too, until energy insiders spotted six words in the filing that sounded like a death knell for the internal combustion engine. "

Newport Police News Releases

Newport Police News Releases: "Incident: Attempted Theft Case: 07N-02154 Location: Fred Meyer Store, Newport Date/Time: 083107 @ 9:37 PM Suspect: Unknown Details: On 083107, at about 9:37 PM, a 32 year old woman from Sandy, OR reported that a male subject accosted her in the parking lot of the Fred Meyer Store. The male subject attempted to wrestle her purse away from her, but when she resisted and screamed, he ran from the area."

Bandon woman heads to flooding areas

Bandon woman heads to flooding areas: "The 62-year-old can probably expect to help hundreds of people unable to return to their homes in the wake of some of the worst flooding in decades. Major portions of the Midwest, including Illinois, were devastated by tornadoes and heavy rains last week."

Why do people have to die or get injured or have something stolen before some action takes place?

Think about your life experiences.. How many accidents had to happen at the corner near your home before a stop sign was installed.. Who has to die before friends and neighbors make a loud enough noise to be heard? It seems to me that it has always been that way. That's why starting programs of prevention before cataclysmic events happen usually flop.

"It won't happen to me," seems to be ingrained into our psyche at birth. Yet tragedy still strikes randomly and I can't help but think that we all knew better before it even happened. One of the advantages of living to retirement age is personal experience. Why don't we use our experience to protect ourselves?

It seems to me that something was lost from the childhood we all grew up with. Lost in the frantic hubub of the world of high tech we grew into. Somehow a question of "What's in it for me?" became the mantra of our generation and spilled over into the succeeding evolutions of our children and grandchildren. Lost was the vision of the group standing united and gained was all the treasures that you could store in your garage.

Opportunity to fade back into our heritage and recapture what we have lost is here at Longview Hills. So much life lived. Book upon book of experience ... a treasure trove right here if only we would give up the idea of "What's in it for me" and "It won't happen to me."

Right now we are working on getting an Automatic Defibulator (AED) for the clubhouse. They are all over the Casino at Lincoln City. Why? Seems obvious doesn't it? They are in a lot of stores.. What for? Seems pretty clear if you think about it. With all the activities of a 100% Senior population with a high risk of heart failure why do you suppose there is not one in the clubhouse? Doesn't make sense does it? Give up the idea that "They" should put one in. "We" should do it. We had a poll on this website about what people would commit to giving... If people would commit to only $10 apiece we would have it. Instead about 6 people volunteered $100 apiece and about 15 $10 apiece. Let's call it an unselfish and wonderful gift to our neighbors of about $750... They (AED's) cost $1200 to $1800. Being so expensive we would probably want to insure it against theft.

The CERT team is trying to submit a grant to The Siletz Indian Tribe for assistance in this purchase. There is no free lunch. Soon I will put another poll on line and ask for your pledge for this project. You won't have to give your name but we need to see what we can expect from you so we know what to ask for in a grant... The poll should be on the left side of this site by the time you finish reading this.

Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways | Politics | Reuters

Editor: There goes more good jobs from the US....

Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways | Politics | Reuters: "Appeals in San Francisco late on Friday denied an emergency petition sought by the Teamsters union, the Sierra Club and consumer group Public Citizen to halt the start of a one-year pilot program that was approved by Congress after years of legal and political wrangling. The Transportation Department welcomed the decision and said in a statement that allowing more direct shipments from Mexico will benefit U.S. consumers. The 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement approved broader access for ground shipments from both countries but the Clinton administration never complied with the trucking provision. A special tribunal ordered the Bush administration to do so in 2001."

First Day of Cool - New York Times

First Day of Cool - New York Times: "First Day of Cool *By BRIDIE CLARK Published: September 3, 2007 IT was a humid evening at the tail end of summer. My family was eating dinner around our picnic table when my mother spotted the hot air balloon, cresting down in the distance. I don’t remember who proposed we chase it to its landing spot, or who seconded, but suddenly half-gnawed corn on the cob clattered down on plates and we raced for the driveway."

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "'Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.'"

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: " 'I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.'"

Wave Energy

Wave Energy: "Ocean Energy Could Be The Wave Of The Future At Central Lincoln, we've always kept our eye on the electricity market to find the best deal for our customers. So far, Bonneville Power Administration has always offered us the best deal, but soon we're going to have to find another source for at least some of the power we sell. One of the most interesting new sources being studied is the generation of electricity through the wave action of the ocean. And it turns out that Oregon is in the forefront of these studies. A recent study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) found that the Oregon coast could be the best spot in the United States to develop wave energy test and production facilities. Specifically, Gardiner and Newport are the most likely candidates. And Central Lincoln People's Utility District has been actively involved in the process of making it possible from the beginning."

Monday morning, Labor Day, and a foggy day in Newport . . .

Power to the People: Run Your House on a Prius - New York Times

Power to the People: Run Your House on a Prius - New York Times: "WHEN Hurricane Frances ripped through Gainesville, Fla., in 2004, Christopher Swinney, an anesthesiologist, was without electricity for a week. A few weeks ago, Dr. Swinney lost power again, but this time he was ready. Skip to next paragraph Related Thumbing Rides Online (September 2, 2007) He plugged his Toyota Prius into the backup uninterruptible power supply unit in his house and soon the refrigerator was humming and the lights were back on. “It was running everything in the house except the central air-conditioning,” Dr. Swinney said."

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "'I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.'"

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: "Mark Twain 9/1/2007 6:00:00 PM [rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)] 'Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.'"

Skiing on Sunday: Good news in Oregon, bad news in Idaho - Jim Carty - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com

Skiing on Sunday: Good news in Oregon, bad news in Idaho - Jim Carty - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com: "The brightest forecast may be for skiers and ski resort owners: Snowpack in the Cascade Mountains is expected to be well above-average this year. 'We anticipate a very good ski season,' Taylor said. One of the reasons for predictions of cooler temperatures and a higher possibility of snow in western Oregon is the development of La Nina-like conditions near the equatorial Pacific."

The Basics -- Which states give retirees the best deal? - MSN Money

The Basics -- Which states give retirees the best deal? - MSN Money: "Which states give retirees the best deal? If you're thinking about retiring to a state with no income tax, look further. Other taxes could mean you'll pay more, not less. Here's how they all stack up. By Kiplinger's "