Saturday, May 16, 2009
Lifehacker - Voyij Finds Best Deals for Travelers with an Open Calendar - Deals
Lifehacker - Voyij Finds Best Deals for Travelers with an Open Calendar - Deals: "Sometimes your vacations are elaborate, months-long planned excursions. Other times, you just want to get out of Dodge as cheap and quick as possible. Voyij can help with the latter.
Tell Yoyij where you want to leave from and give it a rough time frame to work with. You can also search destinations and departure dates in a truly wide-open style if you're adventurous, or narrow it with parameters like 'next weekend' or 'June'. Once Voyij has the basics, it searches for the best prices for airfare, hotel accommodations, and vacation package deals and brings them back. From there, you can refine the deal search and your whimsical mini-vacation with various filters, as seen in the screenshot above."
Tell Yoyij where you want to leave from and give it a rough time frame to work with. You can also search destinations and departure dates in a truly wide-open style if you're adventurous, or narrow it with parameters like 'next weekend' or 'June'. Once Voyij has the basics, it searches for the best prices for airfare, hotel accommodations, and vacation package deals and brings them back. From there, you can refine the deal search and your whimsical mini-vacation with various filters, as seen in the screenshot above."
Friday, May 15, 2009
Nicole Mangum
A young member of the CERT team that lives just across 101 from LVH brought this to our attention:
Two wolves.
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, ' My son, the battle is between two ' wolves ' inside us all.
One is Evil. - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. '
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: ' Which wolf wins? '
The old Cherokee simply replied, ' The one you feed. '
Mid-Valley man's 100 years of memories include looting Hitler's house | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal
Mid-Valley man's 100 years of memories include looting Hitler's house | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Of course, he never thought he would make it to the century mark, either.
'I didn't think I'd ever get half that old, but I did.'
Beitel was born May 9, 1909, on the family farm in South Salem. He pinpoints the location by referencing a story we published the day I visited — the newspaper is on his couch — about the red dirt from Jory Hill that is being considered as Oregon's official state soil. The Beitels and the Jorys were neighbors.
Tony Beitel was the third of seven children. A brother and a sister, both in their 90s, are still living.
He became a farmer, like his father, and then a skilled sheep shearer.
'I used to sheer about 7,000 a year, so I know how to shear sheep,' he says. 'I did it all over the country.'"
'I didn't think I'd ever get half that old, but I did.'
Beitel was born May 9, 1909, on the family farm in South Salem. He pinpoints the location by referencing a story we published the day I visited — the newspaper is on his couch — about the red dirt from Jory Hill that is being considered as Oregon's official state soil. The Beitels and the Jorys were neighbors.
Tony Beitel was the third of seven children. A brother and a sister, both in their 90s, are still living.
He became a farmer, like his father, and then a skilled sheep shearer.
'I used to sheer about 7,000 a year, so I know how to shear sheep,' he says. 'I did it all over the country.'"
SOLV Program Uncovers Hidden Graves on Central Oregon Coast
SOLV Program Uncovers Hidden Graves on Central Oregon Coast: "The gravesites were discovered at South Beach Cemetery Saturday, May 9 as part of Take Care of Oregon, a community cleanup program held in conjunction with SOLV and as part of the celebration of Oregon’s 150th anniversary of statehood. An entire dumpster full of garbage and debris was removed from the spot as well.
The identity of those buried in the graves is not known, as the metal markers were actually made to host paper placards with the names of the deceased. Those had decayed long ago, said Loretta Harrison, executive director of the Lincoln County Historical Society."
The identity of those buried in the graves is not known, as the metal markers were actually made to host paper placards with the names of the deceased. Those had decayed long ago, said Loretta Harrison, executive director of the Lincoln County Historical Society."
Thursday, May 14, 2009
BBC NEWS | Technology | Underwater 'flying machine' launched
BBC NEWS | Technology | Underwater 'flying machine' launched: "The oceans of the world remain one of the great mysteries but one man believes his latest invention will change all that.
Graham Hawkes has built a state of the art submersible that offers 'exotic new capabilities to explore one of the least understood parts of the planet'."
Now 4,298 cases of new flu in U.S., CDC says | U.S. | Reuters
Now 4,298 cases of new flu in U.S., CDC says | U.S. | Reuters: "CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States now has 4,298 confirmed cases of the new H1N1 influenza across 47 states and Washington, D.C., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
The outbreak of swine flu has been mostly mild in the United States, with only three deaths, the CDC said in a statement."
The outbreak of swine flu has been mostly mild in the United States, with only three deaths, the CDC said in a statement."
"In Seuss room, sleep settles score with Poe" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon
"In Seuss room, sleep settles score with Poe" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "NEWPORT — Two years ago, when asked to speak about book writing to the Willamette Writers’ Oregon Coast chapter, I was offered a room at the Sylvia Beach Hotel.
For the unfamiliar, it’s a four-story, nearly century-old hotel on a bluff at Nye Beach. And is distinguished by its 22 rooms decorated in the spirit of 22 authors.
Feeling adventurous, I chose the room of Edgar Allan Poe, he of the neurotic obsession with mystery, death and ravens.
I confess, the pendulum above the bed with the blood-red covers was a tad unsettling, as was the stuffed raven. A storm tattered the window with rain. Just before retiring, I opened the guest book."
For the unfamiliar, it’s a four-story, nearly century-old hotel on a bluff at Nye Beach. And is distinguished by its 22 rooms decorated in the spirit of 22 authors.
Feeling adventurous, I chose the room of Edgar Allan Poe, he of the neurotic obsession with mystery, death and ravens.
I confess, the pendulum above the bed with the blood-red covers was a tad unsettling, as was the stuffed raven. A storm tattered the window with rain. Just before retiring, I opened the guest book."
Travel & Outdoors | The $20M lessons of "freeing" Keiko the whale | Seattle Times Newspaper
Travel & Outdoors | The $20M lessons of "freeing" Keiko the whale | Seattle Times Newspaper: "'In terms of giving Keiko a better life, it was 100 percent successful,' Rose said.
After two years of 'rehab' at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport to restore his health, Keiko spent four years living in net pens and venturing into the open ocean off the coast of Iceland. He then swam on his own to Norway, where he lived another year, free to come and go.
When he died of an apparent lung infection in December 2003, Keiko was estimated to be 27 years old — a longer life span than any other captive male orca, said Dave Phillips, director of the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation."
After two years of 'rehab' at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport to restore his health, Keiko spent four years living in net pens and venturing into the open ocean off the coast of Iceland. He then swam on his own to Norway, where he lived another year, free to come and go.
When he died of an apparent lung infection in December 2003, Keiko was estimated to be 27 years old — a longer life span than any other captive male orca, said Dave Phillips, director of the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation."
I think she was wrong..
Some of you have written me to say that you read this blog every day. One of you pointed out that it is a slice of history for LVH. That was one of the goals for this blog... I will continue just as I have been while I can. Some of you should consider learning how to write on the site. It can be just as simple as sending what you want on it to a special email address I would give you. If you want to be more advanced and put pictures on... That takes about a half hour to learn. The blog would be more interesting with your input either in comments or stories you write or pictures you send...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Let me know?
Jacky was talking to me today... She mentioned in passing that nobody really reads this blog anymore. She is pretty in tune with the community...
So, I've been mulling over whether it's time to hang it up? I have more projects waiting on the sideline that I can put my attention to.
I wouldn't shut it down entirely... It has some really good links that people may still find helpful and a couple of residents like to put up articles and pictures once in awhile. I just wouldn't post news or videos anymore. If someone wants to take it over and head off in a new direction that would be fine to0. I would be glad to share what I have learned with anyone wanting to dabble in it.
So, I've been mulling over whether it's time to hang it up? I have more projects waiting on the sideline that I can put my attention to.
I wouldn't shut it down entirely... It has some really good links that people may still find helpful and a couple of residents like to put up articles and pictures once in awhile. I just wouldn't post news or videos anymore. If someone wants to take it over and head off in a new direction that would be fine to0. I would be glad to share what I have learned with anyone wanting to dabble in it.
Acupuncture for Bad Backs: Even Sham Therapy Works - TIME
Acupuncture for Bad Backs: Even Sham Therapy Works - TIME: "Anyone who has suffered from back pain knows that when the throbbing gets bad enough, you'll try anything to find relief — heating pads, acupuncture, pain relievers, physical therapy, even poking yourself with toothpicks."
New Kind of Rain
Since moving to Oregon 12 years ago, I have always been amazed at the number of adjectives the weathermen have to describe different kinds of rain. Today, I would like to suggest a new name...... Sunny Rain!
As I looked out at the sunny vista in my living room this morning I could hear rain hitting the skylight in the kitchen. Every day is an environmental adventure here, isn't it?
As I looked out at the sunny vista in my living room this morning I could hear rain hitting the skylight in the kitchen. Every day is an environmental adventure here, isn't it?
Now 3,009 cases of new flu in U.S., CDC says | U.S. | Reuters
Now 3,009 cases of new flu in U.S., CDC says | U.S. | Reuters: "The United States now has 3,009 confirmed cases of the new H1N1 influenza across 45 states and Washington, D.C., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday."
Monday, May 11, 2009
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