What It Means to Forgive: Scientific American Podcast

What It Means to Forgive: Scientific American Podcast: "This New Year's as we reflect on our experiences with friends and family we might think about forgiveness, both given and received. Philosopher Charles Griswald provides some guidance. Christie Nicholson reports
 | January 1, 2011 |
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This New Year's, maybe sparked by renditions of Auld Lang Syne, we might reflect on times with friends and family. And maybe we might think about forgiveness.

Well Charles Griswald, professor of Philosophy at Boston University, outlines the complexities of forgiveness in a recent blog post."

Ore. gas tax jumps 6 cents on New Years Day | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon - Portland, Oregon | Business

Ore. gas tax jumps 6 cents on New Years Day | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon - Portland, Oregon | Business: "UNDATED – Gas prices have been going up for awhile now and are about to go higher.

Oregon legislators approved a 25 percent increase in the state gas tax, effective Jan. 1, 2011.  The tax will go from 24 to 30 cents a gallon the first of the year."

BBC News - A science news preview of 2011

BBC News - A science news preview of 2011: "Nasa's twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity are about to enter their seventh year on Mars. And it shouldn't be too long before they are joined by another roaming robot nicknamed Curiosity. The US space agency's Mars Science Laboratory mission is scheduled to launch in late 2011, to land the Curiosity rover on Mars's surface in the summer of 2012."

Ron says,
Go to the link and watch the rover movie.... Beyond cool... RT

Boomers Take The 'Retire' Out Of Retirement : NPR

Boomers Take The 'Retire' Out Of Retirement : NPR: "Sixty-five used to be the age when Americans stopped working, kicked back and embarked on serious leisure to make up for all those decades of the daily grind. But just like with every other stage of life they've gone through, baby boomers are expected to transform how we think about 'retirement.'"

You Can Now Lend Your Kindle Books to Friends for 14 Days

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News Times Room with a view

News Times Room with a view: "Room with a view

Posted: Wednesday, Dec 29th, 2010



Oregon Department of Parks & Recreation Whale Watching Spoken Here volunteer Larry Bordner scans the ocean from Don Davis Park in Newport for signs of migrating gray whales.


Winter Whale Watch Week runs through Jan. 1. Trained volunteers at 26 sites along the coast educate visitors about whales and with luck, help them spot a blow spout or even one breaching or sticking its head out of the water in what is known as a “spy hop.” About 18,000 gray whales migrate from the Bering Sea to their breeding grounds around Baja, Mexico every December and January. For more information on whale watching, go to www.whalespoken.org"

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: An Age of Radical Seeking (Part One)

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: An Age of Radical Seeking (Part One): "The modern world has witnessed a different type of consciousness emerging over the past 150 years, a post-Industrial Revolution cognitive mind. New technological innovations that helped to alter our perceptions of the dimensions of space and time in the world began to birth a psychological consciousness; a consciousness that wanted to look beyond the borders and horizons of the physical frontier."

News Times Fire displaces residents in Newport

News Times Fire displaces residents in Newport: "The Newport Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire Monday night at a residence in the 6200 block of NE Evergreen Drive.

At approximately 9:15 p.m., 18 firefighters responded to a report of a residence filled with smoke. Upon arrival, crews found fire toward the back of the house and were able to knock down the fire from the doorway. Extinguishing the flames took about 15 minutes. Personnel remained on scene for an additional 90 minutes, securing the structure and ensuring that the fire was out.

For the complete article see the 12-24-2010 issue."