Saturday, May 24, 2008

Link City bites the dust... :(

The webpage that carried all of the links to a lot of stuff is gone. The cost of having it was $70 a year so I let the contract lapse. We can have a new link page up and running in a few days. There is no problem doing that for free so that is a project we will be tackling soon.

Many of the links were not being used. Here is what I would like you to do... Just drop me an email at:

teckron@gmail.com

and tell me what you would like to see links to and I will put them in for everyone... Try and remember where you go on line often and I will link it up for you.

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Friday, May 23, 2008

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"It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this."

New Feature.. Odd Videos

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NPD NEWS RELEASE

editor: Newport just hired a new parking enforcement officer this week... Take heed this could save you $$$$.

Parking in Newport is often hard to find, and with the summer months approaching, it may be even more difficult. The following are a few reminders to help make the most of the space that’s available.

Yellow Curbs indicate no parking. One area where this has been a problem is around Sam Case School, after school has let out and sometimes when school is beginning. Yellow curbs prevent vehicles from parking, stopping or standing in areas that obstruct visibility, such as corners and crosswalks. This is always an important safety issue, but around an elementary school where small kids are eagerly running around and darting across the street to waiting parents, this becomes even more critical.

Red Curbs are designated fire lanes where parking is also not allowed. The entire curb in front of the Newport Recreation Center is a designated fire lane. This is frequently misused to pick up and drop off those visiting the Recreation Center. A common misunderstanding is that just stopping to let someone out is not parking. Red curbs, yellow curbs and all other areas where parking is prohibited do not permit stopping, standing, dropping off or picking up, unless required to do so to comply with other traffic laws. This is especially important in the area in front of the Recreation Center. This street is already very narrow. A vehicle stopped in the fire lane restricts traffic down to just one lane. Additionally this street is an exit for police vehicles, which may be responding to emergencies.

Green curbs indicate appropriate places for “active” loading and unloading. The key word here being “active.” Stopping to let someone in or out would be active. Stopping because someone should be coming out anytime now would not. Leaving a vehicle stopped in a green zone and then arranging a room where you just took the items you unloaded is not permitted. These areas are usually located next to a business to allow easy access to persons actually loading and unloading either persons or items. When people use them as short term waiting areas, they are no longer available to those who need to use them for what they’re intended.

The city may restrict parking in other areas as well, such as the Senior Center Only parking located across from the entrance to the Recreation Center. Persons parking in the area, but visiting the Recreation Center, would be in violation and may be cited. There are a couple reasons for this, first is to allow those using the senior center to have parking in close proximity as many of the Senior Center patrons may be elderly and less mobile than other persons. In addition to this, as mentioned earlier, this street is very narrow and used by police cars responding to emergencies. Persons parking in the senior center space and going to the Recreation Center creates a lot of back and forth pedestrian traffic. Someone stepping out from beside a car can suddenly be standing in a lane of traffic with no warning and with so many of the Recreation Center patrons being young kids, this adds to the hazards.

It has been asked if the Senior Center parking is restricted all the time or is it o.k. to park there in the evenings when it’s closed. Restricted parking is always restricted, unless otherwise indicated. Signs may say, “No Parking Monday-Saturday 8am-5pm.” This clearly indicates when it’s o.k. to park and when it is not. In the case of the Senior Center, there are many activities and groups that meet at this location at all hours and days of the week,ot simply from 9-5.

Backing into angled parking spaces, parking cars marked for sale on public streets, storing boats and trailers on public streets or city right of way, and parking facing traffic are all prohibited. While it seems like a long list of “don’ts”, all of these things are either for safety reasons or to use available parking spaces as efficiently as possible. With the limited number of parking spaces in Newport, we must all share, and, by following the rules, everyone who wishes to may have an opportunity to use our shops, services and other businesses.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 5.7 055 W AMCHITKA, AK. 0333Z MAY 23: Tsunami NOT expected

Rod McCready (Coach)

Rod, known as Coach to many residents here at LVH, is having a critical recovery at Samaritan Hospital in Corvalis. He is in ICU . He has complications resulting from an earlier surgery and cannot have visitors or calls. He may have to undergo yet another surgery if his condition improves. Rod is a member of the CERT team and has trained for years to be of help to our community in a disaster... Now in his time of disaster, please think of him with good thoughts and hope for his speedy recovery.

Supernova - The Death Of A Star Brings Hope For The Future


Supernova - The Death Of A Star Brings Hope For The Future: "Theoretically, scientists have managed to explain the death of a star by mere assumptions and static observations, but things changed on January 9, 2008 when Princeton University researcher Alicia Soderberg became the first one to catch live an actual stellar explosion."

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Help Lincoln County Food Share

On Saturday, Longview Hills will be having their “Second Time Around Sale” and Food Share could use some of your leftovers. If you have any jewelry that you don’t want back Food Share will take it.

Last year Food Share tried a fund raiser that really worked. They were given jewelry that no one wanted any more and sold it. It was cleaned up, repaired and sold at a event called

“Bejeweled”. Bejeweled will not be until next February but we could use your leftovers any time from this Saturday until February.

So, it you want to get a tax deduction and give to a great cause, please give me a call:

Sue Wilson, 574-7898. We do have non-profit contribution receipts.

That’s any kind of jewelry, costume or some of the real stuff!

Sue Wilson

Polly wants to go home: Lost parrot tells vet his address - USATODAY.com


Polly wants to go home: Lost parrot tells vet his address - USATODAY.com: "When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — he recited his name and address to a stranger willing to help."

Interview with Benjamin Nugent, author of "American Nerd" | Salon Books

Interview with Benjamin Nugent, author of "American Nerd" | Salon Books: "In his absorbing new book, 'American Nerd: The Story of My People,' Benjamin Nugent chronicles this underdog class. He considers the etymology of the word 'nerd' -- possible origins include the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss' 1950 book 'If I Ran the Zoo,' and a bucktoothed ventriloquist dummy dubbed 'Mortimer Snerd' -- and explores the world of hipsters, 'an androgynous paradise where adults of both sexes look like enlarged spelling-bee champions.' He traces popular representations of nerds, from Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' to Gilda Radner and Bill Murray's sketches on 'Saturday Night Live,' to 'Napoleon Dynamite.' And he asks what a person's race has to do with their chances of being a nerd. Are nerds born, or are they made? According to Nugent, it's both."

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

What's in a 'woof'? Computer interprets prison dog barks - USATODAY.com

What's in a 'woof'? Computer interprets prison dog barks - USATODAY.com: "Six years ago, the Prisons Service joined with Bio-Sense, a high-tech company headquartered near Tel Aviv, to create a system that would notify them when dogs were barking because of something suspicious.

Bio-Sense recorded the patrol dogs barking in different situations, from playtime to cat encounters to real emergencies. They loaded thousands of these recordings into a computer program to determine 'what makes the emergency bark different than the other barks,' said Bio-Sense project manager Orit Netz."

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Memory Loss - Aging - Alzheimer's Disease - Aging Brains Take In More Information, Studies Show - Health - New York Times

Memory Loss - Aging - Alzheimer's Disease - Aging Brains Take In More Information, Studies Show - Health - New York Times: "When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that this assumption is often wrong.
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Instead, the research finds, the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information, often to its long-term benefit."

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 6.2 030 SW AMCHITKA, AK. 1354Z MAY 20: Tsunami NOT expected

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 4.3 055 S KOTZEBUE, AK. 2018Z MAY 18: Tsunami NOT expected

Men At Increased Risk Of Death From Pneumonia Compared To Women

cOME nOVEMBER...GET YER PNEUMONIA SHOT!

Men At Increased Risk Of Death From Pneumonia Compared To Women: "Men who come to the hospital with pneumonia generally are sicker than women and have a higher risk of dying over the next year, despite aggressive medical care, according to a study being presented May 20, at the 104th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in Toronto."

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Let There Be LEDs!, High-Tech Artificial Light Has Become More Colorful, Efficient, and Now Bendable - CBS News

Let There Be LEDs!, High-Tech Artificial Light Has Become More Colorful, Efficient, and Now Bendable - CBS News: "In the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, LEDs are changing lives. An organization called the Portable Light Project has provided villagers with ingenious LED-lit reflectors. Flexible solar panels are sewn onto one side of a piece of fabric.

Sheila Kennedy is a Boston architect, whose firm, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, developed the units.

'You simply take this material, put it out in the sun for about 2 1/2 or 3 hours, it harvests the sunlight, turns it into electricity,' Kennedy said, 'and then you can use that electricity for about six or seven hours at night.'"

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Newport News-Times: LinCom celebrates 25 years

Newport News-Times: LinCom celebrates 25 years: "LinCom was originally housed in the old Newport City Hall building, where space was shared with Newport Police Department. In October of 1998, LinCom moved to its current location in the basement of the Western Title Building, where enhanced 9-1-1 technology made it possible to obtain the address and phone number of a 9-1-1 caller."

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NORTH COUNTY: Fledgling amateur radio network takes first step : North County Times - Californian

Editor's note to LVH residents... LVH Cert has trained 6 Ham radio operators in our community.. We are way better covered than anyone we know of on our coast. We are dedicated and train weekly at 10:00am on Monday except the last Monday of the month when we meet at 6:00pm.. We could use a hand .. there are 285 of you to take care of and only 10 of us to do it... Do the math! Hope to see you at the meeting.

NORTH COUNTY: Fledgling amateur radio network takes first step : North County Times - Californian: "'The philosophy of it is that in a great, big disaster that hits us, we know police and fire are going to be behind the curve in the early hours,' he said. 'If you're bleeding, you're not going to get a paramedic in six minutes ---- it's going to be hours or days. CERT is trained to fill that gap.'"

NORTH COUNTY: Fledgling amateur radio network takes first step : North County Times - Californian

NORTH COUNTY: Fledgling amateur radio network takes first step : North County Times - Californian: "'The philosophy of it is that in a great, big disaster that hits us, we know police and fire are going to be behind the curve in the early hours,' he said. 'If you're bleeding, you're not going to get a paramedic in six minutes ---- it's going to be hours or days. CERT is trained to fill that gap.'"