Information Statement

Information Statement: M 7.5 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA 2234Z JAN 3: Tsunami NOT expected along US west coast,BC,and AK

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 7.8 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA 1944Z JAN 3: Tsunami NOT expected along US west coast,BC,and AK

Phishing attacks get personal - USATODAY.com

Phishing attacks get personal - USATODAY.com: "Let's say you get such a message. Hover your mouse cursor over any e-mail links. This will get you the real e-mail address. So, does your bank have a server in Bulgaria? Probably not. Better delete that e-mail."

Insurer fined for handling of health claims | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Insurer fined for handling of health claims | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Officials with the state's insurance division began looking into PacifiCare's claim-denial practices earlier this month after a Portland woman filed a complaint about the insurer's refusal to pay for six of seven health claims she had filed."

Smokers now have to take it outside | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Smokers now have to take it outside | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "When the last seconds of 2008 were counted down Wednesday night, it also meant lights out for smokers inside bars, taverns and virtually all other indoor spaces except the home in Oregon."

Move to Increase Logging on Oregon Land - NYTimes.com

Move to Increase Logging on Oregon Land - NYTimes.com: "The Interior Department announced a controversial decision late Wednesday to double the rate of logging on 2.6 million acres of federally owned forests in southwestern Oregon. In doing so, it brushed aside the objections of the governor and two federal agencies charged with guarding the quality of the area’s water and the health of the fish that depend on it."

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the last 24 hours ending Jan.03,2009 at 7 am:

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 50 Low: 32 Rain: 0.28"

Temperature at 7 am is 33 degees.

THE CITY AT 5:30

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NEWPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT

“The City at 5:30” is a program designed to provide our residents the opportunity to meet the members of the City of Newport and learn about the functions of each department.

You are invited to attend the City at 5:30 this Thursday, January 8^th at 5:30 pm, at the Newport City Hall, to meet the Newport Police Department. You can meet and ask questions of Chief Mark Miranda, Lieutenant Dave Teem, NPD Sergeants, Officers and the staff of NPD. You will also be able to meet and have your photo taken with our new K-9 Team, Officer T.J. Eriksen and Eyan. There will be video presentations, information about the Mountain Bike Patrol, photo displays, and taser demonstrations as well as information on and applications for the Citizens Academy, NPD Volunteer program, Reserve Officer and Patrol Ride-Alongs.

Don’t miss this chance to meet your Newport Police Department. And, remember, there are several residents of Longview Hills who are NPD Volunteers and they will be there helping out. Come by and say “Hi”!!!

Google News

Google News: "US 20 ( Corvallis-Newport Highway ) is closed at mile point 21 due to rock and debris sliding onto the roadway. Oregon 34 ( Alsea Highway ) is open at mile point 31 after crews cleared fallen trees on the highway."

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the last 24 hours ending Jan.02, 2009 at 7 am:

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 49 Low: 41 Rain: 3.05"

Temperature at 7 am 38 degrees.

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 5.2 045 NE KODIAK CITY, AK. 1417Z JAN 2: Tsunami NOT expected

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 5.1 105 NE AMCHITKA, AK. 1236Z JAN 2: Tsunami NOT expected

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the 24 hours ending Jan.01,2009 at 7 am:

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 46 Low: 41 Rain: 0.46"

Temperature at 7 am Jan. 01 ,2009 is 46 degrees.

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the last 24 hours ending at 7 am Dec.31, 2008:

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 46 Low: 38 Rain: 0.33"

Temperature at 7am today is 46 degrees.

Lenin

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth."

Standby Me! Around the world

Thursday... Wind!!

OR
COAST ON THUR MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY BEHIND THIS WARM FRONT.INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH
BY THUR AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY.WIND GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH
WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES & HEADLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the last 24 hours ending Dec. 30, 2008 at 7am:

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 47 Low: 40 Rain: 0.08"

Temperature at 7 am is 38 degrees.

Frank Mazzeo

Frank passed away Friday. We will all miss him. Think good thoughts for Gloria... in this time of passing.

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the last 24 hours ending at 7 am Dec. 29, 2008:

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 50 Low: 43 Rain: 0.57"

The temperature at 7 am is 44 degrees.

Today's weather readings

Here are the readings for the last 24 hours ending Dec. 28, 2008 at 7 am.

Temperature: Precipitation:
Max: 48 Low: 43 Rain: 1.20"

Temperature at 7 am is 48 degrees.

Op-Ed Columnist - Win, Win, Win, Win, Win ... - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Win, Win, Win, Win, Win ... - NYTimes.com: "The two most important rules about energy innovation are: 1) Price matters — when prices go up people change their habits. 2) You need a systemic approach. It makes no sense for Congress to pump $13.4 billion into bailing out Detroit — and demand that the auto companies use this cash to make more fuel-efficient cars — and then do nothing to shape consumer behavior with a gas tax so more Americans will want to buy those cars. As long as gas is cheap, people will go out and buy used S.U.V.’s and Hummers."

Op-Ed Contributor - A Deadly Wave, a Lucky Star - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - A Deadly Wave, a Lucky Star - NYTimes.com: "ONE hundred years ago this morning, the life of my grandfather Lorenzo took a tragic and extraordinary turn.
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Raymond Verdaguer

Dec. 28 marks the Feast of the Slaughter of the Innocents on the Catholic calendar. Once the final day of the Christmas season, it instead signaled, by 1908, a return to normal life, as children were headed back to school and parents to work for the first time in weeks."