Torrents flood Oregon with problems: "Torrents flood Oregon with problems
Weather - People are plucked from car roofs, fields are under water, and landslides close highways
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
ANDY DWORKIN
From a drowning to flooded fields, days of heavy rain caused problems big and small in Oregon over the long New Year's weekend.
The worst weather seems to be over. Although rain is predicted throughout the week, showers should be lighter and less frequent than the torrents of recent days. Rivers that approached or topped their banks Sunday and Monday are returning to more seasonal levels, relieving boaters and residents of floating homes."
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Study finds 'double whammy' harmed murrelet's population
Study finds 'double whammy' harmed murrelet's population: "Study finds 'double whammy' harmed murrelet's population
Protection - Researchers blame logging coupled with overfishing for the seabird's declining numbers
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
MICHAEL MILSTEIN
Logging ceased across wide expanses of coastal old-growth forests through the 1990s to protect the marbled murrelet, a small seabird that lays its single egg atop mossy branches.
But now scientists scrutinizing century-old feathers have found evidence that a whole other factor besides logging also hammered the secretive bird: overfishing. Fleets that hauled sardines and other fish from the West Coast may have left murrelets to rely on poorer quality food, undermining their breeding, researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, reported."
Protection - Researchers blame logging coupled with overfishing for the seabird's declining numbers
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
MICHAEL MILSTEIN
Logging ceased across wide expanses of coastal old-growth forests through the 1990s to protect the marbled murrelet, a small seabird that lays its single egg atop mossy branches.
But now scientists scrutinizing century-old feathers have found evidence that a whole other factor besides logging also hammered the secretive bird: overfishing. Fleets that hauled sardines and other fish from the West Coast may have left murrelets to rely on poorer quality food, undermining their breeding, researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, reported."
New ID Device Reads Palms
New ID Device Reads Palms: "New ID Device Reads Palms
By Bill Christensen
posted: 03 January 2006
12:43 pm ET
Fujitsu announced recently that it will use its biometric palm vein authentication technology in a public library in Naka city (Ibaraki prefecture, Japan). Fujitsu's contactless palm vein authentication will eliminate the use of library cards."
By Bill Christensen
posted: 03 January 2006
12:43 pm ET
Fujitsu announced recently that it will use its biometric palm vein authentication technology in a public library in Naka city (Ibaraki prefecture, Japan). Fujitsu's contactless palm vein authentication will eliminate the use of library cards."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Steven Wright
'Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.'"
'Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Dave Barry
'Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.'"
'Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.'"
In Charity, Too, the Rich Get Richer - New York Times
In Charity, Too, the Rich Get Richer - New York Times: "In Charity, Too, the Rich Get Richer
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Published: January 3, 2006
Los Angeles
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David Suter
MONEY is the mother's milk of disaster relief. And over the last 12 months - with the Indian Ocean tsunami, the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and the Pakistan earthquake - fund-raising records have been broken by the King Kong of relief agencies, the American Red Cross, and by many smaller organizations as well.
While much of this money goes to worthy rescue and rebuilding projects, most Americans are unaware that a shocking amount never ends up helping the people it was intended for. In some cases, agencies take in so much aid that they simply cannot spend it all on one disaster. Sometimes the newly flush groups do little because they have no significant history of working in the stricken area or no experience dealing with a particular type of disaster. Worse, some agencies use the money to push agendas that have little to do with victims' immediate needs."
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Published: January 3, 2006
Los Angeles
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David Suter
MONEY is the mother's milk of disaster relief. And over the last 12 months - with the Indian Ocean tsunami, the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and the Pakistan earthquake - fund-raising records have been broken by the King Kong of relief agencies, the American Red Cross, and by many smaller organizations as well.
While much of this money goes to worthy rescue and rebuilding projects, most Americans are unaware that a shocking amount never ends up helping the people it was intended for. In some cases, agencies take in so much aid that they simply cannot spend it all on one disaster. Sometimes the newly flush groups do little because they have no significant history of working in the stricken area or no experience dealing with a particular type of disaster. Worse, some agencies use the money to push agendas that have little to do with victims' immediate needs."
Whales Found to Speak in Dialects
Whales Found to Speak in Dialects: "Whales Found to Speak in Dialects
By Bjorn Carey
LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 03 January 2006
08:27 am ET
Some whale species sing in different dialects depending on where they're from, a new study shows.
Blue whales off the Pacific Northwest sound different than blue whales in the western Pacific Ocean, and these sound different than those living off Antarctica."
By Bjorn Carey
LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 03 January 2006
08:27 am ET
Some whale species sing in different dialects depending on where they're from, a new study shows.
Blue whales off the Pacific Northwest sound different than blue whales in the western Pacific Ocean, and these sound different than those living off Antarctica."
Archaeologist pursued Jamestown curiosity
Archaeologist pursued Jamestown curiosity: "Archaeologist pursued Jamestown curiosity
(AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Alexa Welch Edlund) :: Archeologist William M. Kelso stands over the remains believed to be of Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, Feb. 12, 2003, at the Jamestown National Park in Jamestown, Va.
By Associated Press
SUE LINDSEY
Updated: 01/03/06
JAMESTOWN, Va.
In 1957, archaeologists determined that the remains of the historic fort at Jamestown no longer existed and had probably washed into the James River. But a young graduate student named William Kelso wasn't convinced."
(AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Alexa Welch Edlund) :: Archeologist William M. Kelso stands over the remains believed to be of Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, Feb. 12, 2003, at the Jamestown National Park in Jamestown, Va.
By Associated Press
SUE LINDSEY
Updated: 01/03/06
JAMESTOWN, Va.
In 1957, archaeologists determined that the remains of the historic fort at Jamestown no longer existed and had probably washed into the James River. But a young graduate student named William Kelso wasn't convinced."
Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2006 - Forbes.com
Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2006 - Forbes.com: "
Health
Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2006
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Early Results Mixed for New Medicare Drug Program
The new U.S. Medicare drug program that began Jan. 1 is yielding mixed results so far, The New York Times reported.
While Medicare beneficiaries who applied to the program early and received their identification cards have been able to get their prescriptions filled, others have had trouble taking advantage of the drug benefit. In some cases, pharmacists have had to spend hours on the telephone or a computer to confirm a beneficiary's enrollment and eligibility.
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Health
Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2006
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Early Results Mixed for New Medicare Drug Program
The new U.S. Medicare drug program that began Jan. 1 is yielding mixed results so far, The New York Times reported.
While Medicare beneficiaries who applied to the program early and received their identification cards have been able to get their prescriptions filled, others have had trouble taking advantage of the drug benefit. In some cases, pharmacists have had to spend hours on the telephone or a computer to confirm a beneficiary's enrollment and eligibility.
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Clock ticking for trapped miners Melbourne Herald Sun"
YAQUINA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE WORK
"WORK BEGINS ON YQUINA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE"
Lighthouse at Yaquina Head will receive paint job this coming summer to return the structure to its original colors, Joe Ashor, manager of the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, told the Newport City Council this week."Over the last several years we've had an assessment of the lighthouse and the lens on top," Ashor told the council Monday, "and the assessment is: the lighthouse is in good condition, but it looks pretty shabby."
The 132-year old lighthouse and associated oil-house will go from their present red, white and green to black, white and gray.The top, now red, will be painted black. The tower will remain white, and the walls on the adjacent oil-house will stay white too. But the window trim on the oil-house, now spruce green, will be painted "lead gray," he said.Ashor called the change in coloring "a controversial decision," but said that once completed, "it'll look close to the way it was built."The structure has gone through color changes in the past he noted, and the intent now is to return it to its original historical colors. The BLM took a survey of visitors to the Yaquina Head Visitors Center and, he said, "found 80 percent of the comments favored the historic color. The change had less support from people (living) in the county," he said. "They were 60 percent in favor of returning it" to its original colors. But either way, he noted, that gave a clear majority in favor of the change.The Frenel lens inside the top of the lighthouse will not be replaced, but will be refurbished, he said, "for the first time in 132 years, "and then we'll put it back in as a Coast Guard-managed aid to navigation."The Bureau of Land Management, which manages the lighthouse and the Outstanding Natural Area, received a specific appropriation from Congress, as part of the BLM budget, to let out a contract for major refurbishment of the lighthouse. That work, he said, will involve a new paint job and reconditioning of the entire lighthouse, from top to bottom. Each year, some state in the West, Ashor said, gets funding for a major BLM special project, "and this happened to be our year," he said.With $1 million appropriated for the lighthouse, Ashor continued, the contract is not yet be issued, but the work is planned to start in late May or early June and continue for "four, five, maybe six months." Another $20,000 for the project will come from the Yaquina Lights Foundation, and will go towards projects at the oil-house.The lighthouse will be closed for the work this summer.That led Councilor John Rehfuss to ask why it had to be done in the summer, which is the town's tourist season.Ashor replied the winds and rain of the winter make outdoor work on a scaffolding - which will completely surround the structure and be up as much as 100 feet in the air - very difficult.One of the councilors noted it would "be weird having it dark," and Ashor agreed. He said he wants to make sure everybody knows about the change, so that mariners won't be surprised or misled by the absence of the light while it is being refurbished.
Lighthouse at Yaquina Head will receive paint job this coming summer to return the structure to its original colors, Joe Ashor, manager of the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, told the Newport City Council this week."Over the last several years we've had an assessment of the lighthouse and the lens on top," Ashor told the council Monday, "and the assessment is: the lighthouse is in good condition, but it looks pretty shabby."The 132-year old lighthouse and associated oil-house will go from their present red, white and green to black, white and gray.The top, now red, will be painted black. The tower will remain white, and the walls on the adjacent oil-house will stay white too. But the window trim on the oil-house, now spruce green, will be painted "lead gray," he said.Ashor called the change in coloring "a controversial decision," but said that once completed, "it'll look close to the way it was built."The structure has gone through color changes in the past he noted, and the intent now is to return it to its original historical colors. The BLM took a survey of visitors to the Yaquina Head Visitors Center and, he said, "found 80 percent of the comments favored the historic color. The change had less support from people (living) in the county," he said. "They were 60 percent in favor of returning it" to its original colors. But either way, he noted, that gave a clear majority in favor of the change.The Frenel lens inside the top of the lighthouse will not be replaced, but will be refurbished, he said, "for the first time in 132 years, "and then we'll put it back in as a Coast Guard-managed aid to navigation."The Bureau of Land Management, which manages the lighthouse and the Outstanding Natural Area, received a specific appropriation from Congress, as part of the BLM budget, to let out a contract for major refurbishment of the lighthouse. That work, he said, will involve a new paint job and reconditioning of the entire lighthouse, from top to bottom. Each year, some state in the West, Ashor said, gets funding for a major BLM special project, "and this happened to be our year," he said.With $1 million appropriated for the lighthouse, Ashor continued, the contract is not yet be issued, but the work is planned to start in late May or early June and continue for "four, five, maybe six months." Another $20,000 for the project will come from the Yaquina Lights Foundation, and will go towards projects at the oil-house.The lighthouse will be closed for the work this summer.That led Councilor John Rehfuss to ask why it had to be done in the summer, which is the town's tourist season.Ashor replied the winds and rain of the winter make outdoor work on a scaffolding - which will completely surround the structure and be up as much as 100 feet in the air - very difficult.One of the councilors noted it would "be weird having it dark," and Ashor agreed. He said he wants to make sure everybody knows about the change, so that mariners won't be surprised or misled by the absence of the light while it is being refurbished.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Boomers hit 60; state hits brakes
Boomers hit 60; state hits brakes: "Boomers hit 60; state hits brakes
Costs of aging - Oregon struggles to prepare for what will happen after the generation edges into retirement
Sunday, January 01, 2006
MICHELLE COLE
SALEM -- Today marks the 60th birthday of the first wave in a flood of aging baby boomers, but Oregon health and social service providers aren't celebrating."
Costs of aging - Oregon struggles to prepare for what will happen after the generation edges into retirement
Sunday, January 01, 2006
MICHELLE COLE
SALEM -- Today marks the 60th birthday of the first wave in a flood of aging baby boomers, but Oregon health and social service providers aren't celebrating."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Woody Allen
'Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.'"
'Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.'"
Eggs for breakfast aid weight control
Eggs for breakfast aid weight control: "Eggs for breakfast aid weight control
(David Stilt, stock photo) :: Starting off the day with a couple of eggs can reduce your overall caloric intake for the day and help maintain a healthy body weight.
PRNewswire
Updated: 12/29/05
WASHINGTON
Eating eggs for breakfast can reduce hunger and caloric intake both at lunchtime and over the next 24 hours, according to a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition."
(David Stilt, stock photo) :: Starting off the day with a couple of eggs can reduce your overall caloric intake for the day and help maintain a healthy body weight.
PRNewswire
Updated: 12/29/05
WASHINGTON
Eating eggs for breakfast can reduce hunger and caloric intake both at lunchtime and over the next 24 hours, according to a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition."
Today the little con
WE’RE HOME!
Today the little convoy made it over the top of mountains… with no problems whatsoever. We were surprised to see blue skies once entering Oregon.
Though there was some evidence of flooding there was nothing like what we saw in California. In the parking lot Donna met a family that came over from Eureka that lives there.. They came to escape. The father said he heard a loud pounding on his home and went out to investigate. They live adjacent to the forest and what he saw was a swath about 200 yards wide by a ¼ mile long in which every tree blew down. He packed his family up and left coming to Redding..
This was an excellent training lesson for me. As you know there is book learning and there is life experience. Of the two life experience is far more memorable. Some of the things I learned are:
- If you lose electricity… You lose:
- All gas stations. What’s in your car’s tank is what you’ve got.
- All cafes.
- All grocery stores
- Motels are available with no lights or hot water and at top dollar.
- The motor homes and cars with trailers are stuck… winds are just to dangerous. I’m pretty sure you would not like to be inside one either.
- The police and firefighters are very busy … I think the crooks know that.
- Credit cards are useless. Large bills may not be accepted. The $1 bill is king.
- Aggressive people cut lines and do not wait… they don’t have to.
- People sharing the experience are friendly.
- If you have to go to the bathroom and there isn’t one eventually you will go… even the ladies.
- A hot water shower is to be cherished.
- Food can be hard to come by.
- There is nothing like a good flashlight and batteries.
- When stuck waiting for the road to clear turn off your lights, radio and engine…conserve everything.
- Always carry toilet paper.
On a side note… you may remember that aggressive deer that ran over a hundred miles to jump out at our car in the article below? Well he beat us to Oregon and was standing by the freeway with a buddy waiting to give it another shot.
Rocky Street State Park Jan 1, 06
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"Oregon Coast Waves"
We never get tired of watching the great waves during the winter on the Oregon Coast. This was taken at Rocky Creek State Park, OR on Jan 1st, 2006.
CLOUDS AT SEA ROCK, OR JAN 1,06
"BEAUTY OF OREGON COAST"
This was taken on Jan 1st, 2006 at Seal Rock, Oregon.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Quotes From Will Rogers
''QUOTES FROM WILL ROGERS''
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Broad-minded is just another way of saying a fellow is too lazy to form an opinion.
Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won't work.
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
Everybody is ignorant. Only on different subjects.
Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
Horses raise what the farmer eats and eats what the farmer raises.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.
I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Broad-minded is just another way of saying a fellow is too lazy to form an opinion.
Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won't work.
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
Everybody is ignorant. Only on different subjects.
Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
Horses raise what the farmer eats and eats what the farmer raises.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.
I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!
The Saga Continues
The Saga Continues....
Well yesterday we figured how could it get worse? First we drove up 101 from Arcata heading for home. Now this huge wind comes up with barrels of rain pouring down. We are on the narrow part of the road when suddenly a limb snaps off a tree and hits the car.. Jacky swerved and so we took only the light branches of it. Further on we came to the Prairie Creek cut off which was closed and 1 mile further 101 was closed indefinitely. Turn around and drive back to Arcata but we are blocked in because that heavy wind was a micro-burst or something like it and at least 200 trees now lie over 101 all the way back to Eureka. Crews cut and you move a few yards...
We end up hours later in Arcata at the Howard Johnson’s inn that we started from. Asking for a room for the night. The storm has knocked out all electricity in the NW area and won’t be back on for 48 hours. The rooms come with no discounts now they are top dollar. They refuse to honor their coupons. They have you. Since there is no power.. there are no restaurants or stores no gas stations. There are a few places with limited services because they have generators. There are no ATM’s our money supply is limited and dwindling.
On the bright side Donna Davi and daughter Lisa are now with us on Sunday. They got caught trying to get home too and we are now the LVH Caravan. We both left Arcata and joined up in Redding and are sharing a two bedroom suite for the night as it is snowing on the US 5. We may try again tomorrow morning to get over to Ashland. The 299 was much faster today. The crews are keeping it pretty clear but they have their hands full. It took us 3 hours to get back to Redding.
Since there was no electricity I couldn’t write yesterday.
Well yesterday we figured how could it get worse? First we drove up 101 from Arcata heading for home. Now this huge wind comes up with barrels of rain pouring down. We are on the narrow part of the road when suddenly a limb snaps off a tree and hits the car.. Jacky swerved and so we took only the light branches of it. Further on we came to the Prairie Creek cut off which was closed and 1 mile further 101 was closed indefinitely. Turn around and drive back to Arcata but we are blocked in because that heavy wind was a micro-burst or something like it and at least 200 trees now lie over 101 all the way back to Eureka. Crews cut and you move a few yards...
We end up hours later in Arcata at the Howard Johnson’s inn that we started from. Asking for a room for the night. The storm has knocked out all electricity in the NW area and won’t be back on for 48 hours. The rooms come with no discounts now they are top dollar. They refuse to honor their coupons. They have you. Since there is no power.. there are no restaurants or stores no gas stations. There are a few places with limited services because they have generators. There are no ATM’s our money supply is limited and dwindling.
On the bright side Donna Davi and daughter Lisa are now with us on Sunday. They got caught trying to get home too and we are now the LVH Caravan. We both left Arcata and joined up in Redding and are sharing a two bedroom suite for the night as it is snowing on the US 5. We may try again tomorrow morning to get over to Ashland. The 299 was much faster today. The crews are keeping it pretty clear but they have their hands full. It took us 3 hours to get back to Redding.
Since there was no electricity I couldn’t write yesterday.
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