Thursday, March 13, 2008
NOVA Online | Search for the Lost Cave People | Before and After
NOVA Online | Search for the Lost Cave People | Before and After: "Many ruins from the ancient cultures of Central America are now the stuff of postcard images. But have you ever wondered what they looked like before they were excavated, when the jungle had taken root and trees masked the structures beneath? Take a journey back through time, and examine some famous ruins, before and after."
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
News - StatesmanJournal.com
News - StatesmanJournal.com: "Salem police Officer Jeff Keniston was headed to assist another officer on State Street late Friday night when it came out of nowhere.
'I didn't even see it. There was just a loud thud and the windshield just shattered,' Keniston said.
Keniston thought he had hit a pedestrian at 50 mph — a crater of cracked glass covered the passenger side of his patrol car.
But when Keniston swerved to a stop, he saw a bystander crouched on the side of the road — with a dazed goose in her arms."
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BBC NEWS | Health | Pollution 'alters brain function'
BBC NEWS | Health | Pollution 'alters brain function': "'It is conceivable that the long-term effects of exposure to traffic nanoparticles may interfere with normal brain function and information processing. Further studies are necessary to explore this effect.'"
Cherry Creek News - NOAA Launches Final Two Buoys to Complete U.S. Tsunami Warning System
Cherry Creek News - NOAA Launches Final Two Buoys to Complete U.S. Tsunami Warning System: "These final deep-ocean assessment and reporting of tsunami (DART) stations, deployed off the Solomon Islands, will give NOAA forecasters real-time data about tsunami that could potentially strike the U.S. Pacific coast, Hawaii and U.S. Pacific territories. Tsunami sensors are now positioned between Hawaii and every seismic zone that could generate a tsunami that would affect the state and beyond, including the U.S. West Coast. Buoys already in the western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean have been keeping watch over the U.S East and Gulf coasts."
Monday, March 10, 2008
Busy Tourist Weekend Brought Danger, Deaths to Oregon Coast
Busy Tourist Weekend Brought Danger, Deaths to Oregon Coast: "Gleneden Beach, Oregon) – Sunny conditions and somewhat deceptively calm seas brought a flood of visitors to the Oregon coast over the weekend, but with that came a run of rescues and two fatalities. One rescue was in Cannon Beach and two were near Depoe Bay.
It all caused beach experts to issue more warnings about playing on the beaches or in the ocean.
An Oakridge, Oregon boy died at a Lincoln City hospital on Saturday after he drowned in the waters of Gleneden Beach, between Lincoln City and Depoe Bay. Another 16-year-old boy who tried to rescue the boy was lost in the ocean and presumed dead."
It all caused beach experts to issue more warnings about playing on the beaches or in the ocean.
An Oakridge, Oregon boy died at a Lincoln City hospital on Saturday after he drowned in the waters of Gleneden Beach, between Lincoln City and Depoe Bay. Another 16-year-old boy who tried to rescue the boy was lost in the ocean and presumed dead."
There Are Drugs in Drinking Water. Now What? - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog
There Are Drugs in Drinking Water. Now What? - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog: "A 2,550 word article from The Associated Press is drawing attention to the widespread problem of trace amounts of pharmaceutical chemicals turning up in the drinking water supply of millions of Americans, but no one seems to know how to react. The report itself culminated with a doctor offering a tried-and-true deduction for the Ages: “That can’t be good.”"
Sunday, March 09, 2008
News - StatesmanJournal.com
News - StatesmanJournal.com: "At a cost of nearly $42 million, the IRS wants you to know: Your check is almost in the mail.
The Internal Revenue Service is spending the money on letters to alert taxpayers to expect rebate checks as part of the economic stimulus plan.
The notices are going out this month to an estimated 130 million households who filed returns for the 2006 tax year, at a cost $41.8 million, IRS spokesman John Lipold confirmed."
The Internal Revenue Service is spending the money on letters to alert taxpayers to expect rebate checks as part of the economic stimulus plan.
The notices are going out this month to an estimated 130 million households who filed returns for the 2006 tax year, at a cost $41.8 million, IRS spokesman John Lipold confirmed."
NewsGator Online
Seasons Bring Railroad and Arts Fun to Oregon Coast
Seasons Bring Railroad and Arts Fun to Oregon Coast: "May and the fall months will provide an extra thrill for two kinds of people: those in love with old railroads and steam engines, and those with a passion for arts and crafts. Two big arts festivals are announcing their dates for spring and fall in the Yachats area, and Oregon Coast Steam Adventure will take to the rails for a zesty trip through time, along the rails of the north coast.
In spring and fall, the Oregon Coast Steam Adventure will embark on a tantalizing daylong journey that starts in Garibaldi, and then it will zoom over a stretch of tracks that have not seen steam locomotives since the fifties. The spring run is set for May 17, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Another happens October 4."
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Rare White Killer Whale Spotted
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Rare White Killer Whale Spotted: "A white killer whale—fin pictured here— was recently spotted in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, sending researchers and their ship's crew scrambling for cameras.
'I had heard about this whale, but we had never been able to find it,' said Holly Fearnbach, a research biologist with the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle who photographed the rarity. 'It was quite neat to find it.'"
TheStar.com | News | Why daylight saving time is bad for the environment
TheStar.com | News | Why daylight saving time is bad for the environment: "The results? Instead of saving electricity and money by adding an extra hour of sunlight to evenings most of the year, it cost Indiana homes an extra $8.6 million in electricity bills – mostly from chugging air conditioners – each year. And since 95 per cent of that extra energy was generated by coal-fired power plants, that meant much more atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide was spewed into the air.
Expanded nationally, those results would translate to at least two coal-fired electricity plants pumping power just to feed the daylight savings habit.
'In Indiana, I can tell you unambiguously now, there are social and environmental costs associated with daylight savings time because of the pollution emissions and carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change,' Kotchen says."
Expanded nationally, those results would translate to at least two coal-fired electricity plants pumping power just to feed the daylight savings habit.
'In Indiana, I can tell you unambiguously now, there are social and environmental costs associated with daylight savings time because of the pollution emissions and carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change,' Kotchen says."
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