OK Go Daddy Go!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
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VOLUNTEER WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING ( 7 PM to 8:30 PM on 17 Oct. 2007 )
Now here is a Really Cool Volunteer Opportunity >><<>
This training will be held, in Newport, at our Local County Court House, in room 104, on the date/time shown above.
Weather Spotters will be trained to recognize cloud features & other weather phenomena that can be the precursor of severe weather on our coast. We will be assigned a reporting code, which we can use to make Spotting Reports to the National Weather Service. They will compile & assimilate our various Spotter Reports into their Computer Forecasting Models. The end result will be Improved Coastal Weather Forecasts.
We think all Anglers & possibly various LVH Residents would find this Weather Training of interest >><<>><<>
THE HOOK
Friday, October 12, 2007
FYI..................
I had a collection of used AA, AAA, D, C and other small battiers to be taken to a a local retail store to be properly disposed of. But when I took then in, they have stopped taken them. So I called Thompson's Sanitary Service and they advised me they can be taken to the local City Hall, Library or Fire Station to be probably disposed of. So help Mother Earth and turn them in to the right place.
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SPACE.com -- Inauguration Day for Alien Signal-Hunting Telescope
SPACE.com -- Inauguration Day for Alien Signal-Hunting Telescope: "Today, in the remote northeast corner of California, technology innovator and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will hit the big red button. No, he won't be throwing heavy-duty machinery into an emergency shutdown, nor will he be sending ICBMs screaming from their silos (traditional functions for ruddy buttons). Instead, he'll be christening a new telescope that, in its significance, could eventually outpace the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. The famous technologist will be inaugurating the initial 42 antennas of his namesake, the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) – the first major radio telescope designed from the pedestal up to efficiently (which is to say, rapidly) chew its way through long lists of stars in a search for alien signals. Within two decades, it will increase the number of stellar systems examined for artificial emissions by a thousand-fold. The ATA will shift SETI into third gear."
Thursday, October 11, 2007
[Safety] Kitchen Oil Fire
Barb Dudley found this clip and wanted to share it with everyone
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It's the Oregon Coast Storm That Wasn't
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
New Health Alert: Salmonella Outbreak Impacts 30 States - The Emergency Email & Wireless Network .......... www. EmergencyEmail.ORG ........ NewsEmerg
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Sea Monsters
Haven't seen this on TV yet but it looks like a good one
BBC NEWS | Health | MS nerve damage repaired in lab
BBC NEWS | Health | MS nerve damage repaired in lab: "US scientists have repaired the nerve damage caused by multiple sclerosis in lab experiments on mice. The team, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, hope their work will eventually lead to new treatments. MS is caused by a defect in the body's immune system, which turns in on itself, and attacks the fatty myelin sheath which coats the nerves."
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BYM Marine Environment News
BYM Marine Environment News: "Finavera Renewables Inc. ('Finavera Renewables' or 'the Company') (TSX VENTURE:FVR) is pleased to update the status of the deployment of the AquaBuOY 2.0 wave energy converter. The AquaBuOY 2.0 continues to produce hydraulic power off the coast of Newport, Oregon following its deployment in early September. Key positive results from testing thus far include confirmation of the hose pump system's excellent performance, survivability, and the successful overall integration of the hose pump system. The hose pump technology is one of the key components of the AquaBuOY 2.0, and its performance has been improved dramatically over the last 3 years due to the successful joint development program between Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd and Finavera Renewables. Dunlop O&M Ltd. (a division of Continental AG), is the manufacturer of the AquaBuOY 2.0 hose pump."
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Here at Longview hills we are proactive when we can be. The windstorm predicted by NOAA weather has the potential of not only causing damage to our resident's homes but it could cause a prolonged power outage.
Here then is our plan:
First we have warned the community visa vie our community website of the coming storm. Our team have all signed up for NOAA weather alerts via our email so we can stay up to date.
The concern for us over power outages is generated by the fragile nature of a community composed entirely of Senior Citizens. We certainly don't want our residents (265 people) stumbling around in the dark trying to find a flashlight. We have made our community aware by broadcasts over our Neighborhood Watch FRS radio network and the website that it is time to prepare now. Why? Broken hips and other breaks can often lead to death or long and expensive recovery. No power here also means no heat.. Keeping warm for seniors is a critical problem.
Prolonged power outage also creates problems for those that use oxygen full time to breathe and last but not least many of our seniors are single families and have expressed fear of these storms.. So we have for them our radio network which keeps all informed and we will send someone to help.
If the storm makes a power outage of over two hours the team will go into Incident Command mode and start handling the problems of an outage as if it is a limited disaster.
One thing we really wish that would happen is that those that have the authority to call out CERT teams and thereby make their actions legally supported by the city would become more proactive and do just that at some point during a storm.
Environment: The best and worst countries and cities to live in
Sunday, October 07, 2007
WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, OCT 27 AT THE CLUBHOUSE.. THE HART CREW WILL BE HOSTING AND COOKING THIS EXTRAVAGANZA FOR US.. THE MENU IS FREEDOM TOAST, SAUSAGE, JUICE AND FRUIT ( IF INEXPENSIVE). $3.50 WILL BUY YOU THIS YUMMY SPREAD... SEASON PASS HOLDERS WILL EAT FREE!!!!!!!! SERVING IS FROM 8AM - 10AM.. PLEASE USE THE SIGN UP SHEETS SO WE CAN HAVE ACCURATE HEAD COUNTS. THANKS JACKY THOMAS
Bushwhacker. Botanist. Elder. And writer of his people - OregonLive.com
Local News | Tapping tidal energy: the wave of the future | Seattle Times Newspaper
Local News | Tapping tidal energy: the wave of the future | Seattle Times Newspaper: "The future of clean power in the Northwest may look like the 75-foot-tall yellow buoy now bobbing like a cork in the waves off the Oregon coast. Or maybe it will more closely resemble a gargantuan red snake, riding the swells and capturing their energy. It might even take the form of underwater sails rigged to tap the power of the tides. Each design is a horse in the race to wring kilowatts from the restless motion of the sea — and make money doing it. Several of the contenders will be tested in the waters off Washington and Oregon in the coming months and years, as inventors and entrepreneurs jockey for dominance in a field so new some compare it to aviation in the era of the Wright brothers."
Ball Of Fire Explodes Over Tacoma Foundry, Propane Explosion Heard For Miles Sends Four People To The Hospital - CBS News
Ball Of Fire Explodes Over Tacoma Foundry, Propane Explosion Heard For Miles Sends Four People To The Hospital - CBS News: "An explosion heard miles away sent a ball of fire over the historic Atlas Foundry Saturday afternoon, shutting down a major highway and cutting power to the city's industrial area. Four people were taken to a hospital - the driver of a propane truck and three employees of the foundry - after two propane tanks exploded around 3 p.m., said The News Tribune newspaper."
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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon Issued by the National Weather Service
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon Issued by the National Weather Service: "Special Weather Statement Central Oregon Coast (Oregon) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 347 AM PDT SUN OCT 7 2007 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-072300- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CATHLAMET 347 AM PDT SUN OCT 7 2007 A PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OFF THE COAST OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON AS IT STRENGTHENS TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE STORM WILL TRACK FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE SO THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE. SHOULD THE TRACK OF THIS STORM DEVIATE CLOSER TO THE COAST THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HIGH WINDS WOULD REACH THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON. THE COASTAL HEADLANDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY AREA FOR POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH TUESDAY."