No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum - New York Times: "No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: October 25, 2005
In 1969 Roy Koerner, a Canadian government glaciologist, was one of four men (and 36 dogs) who completed the first surface crossing of the Arctic Ocean, from Alaska through the North Pole to Norway.
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The frozen Arctic Ocean near Resolute Bay in Canada.
The Big Melt, Part 1: As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound (Oct. 10, 2005)
The Big Melt, Part 2: Old Ways of Life Are Fading as the Arctic Thaws (Oct. 20, 2005)
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LOSING GROUND Sea ice near the North Pole. Bright Arctic Ocean ice reflects sunlight, but open dark water absorbs it, warming in the process. As more ice melts, more open water could amplify the warming trend.
Now, he said, such a trek would be impossible: there is just not enough ice. In September, the area covered by sea ice reached a record low. 'I look on it as a different world,' Dr. Koerner said. 'I recently reviewed a proposal by one guy to go across by kayak.'"
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Legalized Torture, Reloaded - New York Times
Legalized Torture, Reloaded - New York Times: "Legalized Torture, Reloaded
Published: October 26, 2005
Amid all the natural and political disasters it faces, the White House is certainly tireless in its effort to legalize torture. This week, Vice President Dick Cheney proposed a novel solution for the moral and legal problems raised by the use of American soldiers to abuse prisoners and the practice of turning captives over to governments willing to act as proxies in doing the torturing. Mr. Cheney wants to make it legal for the Central Intelligence Agency to do this wet work.
Mr. Cheney's proposal was made in secret to Senator John McCain, the Arizona Republican who won the votes of 89 other senators this month to require the civilized treatment of prisoners at camps run by America's military and intelligence agencies. Mr. McCain's legislation, an amendment to the Defense Department budget bill, would ban the 'cruel, inhuman and degrading' treatment of prisoners. In other words, it would impose age-old standards of democracy and decency on the new prisons."
Published: October 26, 2005
Amid all the natural and political disasters it faces, the White House is certainly tireless in its effort to legalize torture. This week, Vice President Dick Cheney proposed a novel solution for the moral and legal problems raised by the use of American soldiers to abuse prisoners and the practice of turning captives over to governments willing to act as proxies in doing the torturing. Mr. Cheney wants to make it legal for the Central Intelligence Agency to do this wet work.
Mr. Cheney's proposal was made in secret to Senator John McCain, the Arizona Republican who won the votes of 89 other senators this month to require the civilized treatment of prisoners at camps run by America's military and intelligence agencies. Mr. McCain's legislation, an amendment to the Defense Department budget bill, would ban the 'cruel, inhuman and degrading' treatment of prisoners. In other words, it would impose age-old standards of democracy and decency on the new prisons."
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Day 4 a very Moving Experience..
Ron & Jacky,
Well we are moving Lori along to her new home. She has to go to work every day and we pack and move stuff from the old apartment to her new modular home. The apartment is in Redwood City, CA. and the new home is about 15 miles away in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is a suburb of San Jose. She is going from a 1 bedroom apartment to a 3 bedroom home... her first purchased home. Very exciting time for her.
The big stuff is going to be moved Friday by hired help... I'm to weak to move that stuff... and Jacky has that tricky back thing. Nevertheless, we have hauled many van loads so far and disassembled and reassembled lots of stuff. The rooms are stacked up with boxs at the new home so Jacky is going to go over there and unpack all that she packed over here for the last 4 days. Az usual I just do what she says has to be done.
I'm writing this at night even though Lori closed her internet service ...somebody in this complex or next door at Bed Bath and Beyond has a Wi-Fi connection with hi-speed internet so I am sharing that.
Sorry for not keeping up the website but it has been tough to do. Hope you birthday folks forgive us for being late with your greetings... We are liable to be a bit sporadic because of our internet connection which comes and goes.
Well we are moving Lori along to her new home. She has to go to work every day and we pack and move stuff from the old apartment to her new modular home. The apartment is in Redwood City, CA. and the new home is about 15 miles away in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is a suburb of San Jose. She is going from a 1 bedroom apartment to a 3 bedroom home... her first purchased home. Very exciting time for her.
The big stuff is going to be moved Friday by hired help... I'm to weak to move that stuff... and Jacky has that tricky back thing. Nevertheless, we have hauled many van loads so far and disassembled and reassembled lots of stuff. The rooms are stacked up with boxs at the new home so Jacky is going to go over there and unpack all that she packed over here for the last 4 days. Az usual I just do what she says has to be done.
I'm writing this at night even though Lori closed her internet service ...somebody in this complex or next door at Bed Bath and Beyond has a Wi-Fi connection with hi-speed internet so I am sharing that.
Sorry for not keeping up the website but it has been tough to do. Hope you birthday folks forgive us for being late with your greetings... We are liable to be a bit sporadic because of our internet connection which comes and goes.
Trouble communicatin
Trouble communicating....
RT
Hi folks!
We are moving our daughter. She had her internet connection shut down. We are using a WI-Fi connection to the internet in this apartment complex that comes and goes. At this writing it is gone.
Jacky and aye r pretty much exhausted. Sorry we aren’t able to keep up with the web page during our moving experience. This is where it would be nice for some of you to step in with articles of interest about the park or whatever. Just got the connection back so have to get this note up.
RT
Hi folks!
We are moving our daughter. She had her internet connection shut down. We are using a WI-Fi connection to the internet in this apartment complex that comes and goes. At this writing it is gone.
Jacky and aye r pretty much exhausted. Sorry we aren’t able to keep up with the web page during our moving experience. This is where it would be nice for some of you to step in with articles of interest about the park or whatever. Just got the connection back so have to get this note up.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Fortune smiles on family a little down on its luck
Fortune smiles on family a little down on its luck: "Fortune smiles on family a little down on its luck
Friday, October 21, 2005
MARK LARABEE
SALEM -- Elizabeth Howard stopped at a Portland market Wednesday to buy a loaf of bread. She said she dug into her wallet and came up with 90 cents -- 40 cents shy of what she needed.
Thursday morning she and her husband, Samuel Howard, clung to each other in disbelief as they signed papers at the Oregon Lottery office. They were holding a Megabucks ticket worth $2.6 million after correctly picking the six numbers."
Friday, October 21, 2005
MARK LARABEE
SALEM -- Elizabeth Howard stopped at a Portland market Wednesday to buy a loaf of bread. She said she dug into her wallet and came up with 90 cents -- 40 cents shy of what she needed.
Thursday morning she and her husband, Samuel Howard, clung to each other in disbelief as they signed papers at the Oregon Lottery office. They were holding a Megabucks ticket worth $2.6 million after correctly picking the six numbers."
USATODAY.com - Researchers: Technology can help elderly
USATODAY.com - Researchers: Technology can help elderly: "'An older person has a great deal invested in their self-esteem and they don't want to look like a fool in front of their kids or grandkids. So they tend to be unwilling to take risks with technology,' Pepper said."
USATODAY.com - Researchers: Technology can help elderly
USATODAY.com - Researchers: Technology can help elderly: "Researchers: Technology can help elderly
By Jennifer C. Yates, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — A group of academics, business leaders and residents are convening this week to bring together the region's large elderly community, private industry and university programs in medicine and technology.
Fannie Wolfe prepares to e-mail her daughter using software that allows users to dictate instead of typing.
ByGene J. Puskar, AP
The resulting conference is a look into the region's latest innovations involving technology and aging. From virtual communities on the Web to remote medication monitoring, technology is something that can be used to empower the elderly, said Judith Tabolt Matthews, one of the organizer's of Friday's meeting.
For decades, researchers have been exploring ways that the elderly can utilize technology to enhance their quality of life. An article by a psychiatrist and computer scientist in a 1972 journal called The Gerontologist concluded technology was necessary to keep the elderly independent.
Matthews said Pittsburgh's large elderly population gives researchers here an advantage. About 16% of the city's 334,000 residents are over 65, well above the national average of about 12%."
By Jennifer C. Yates, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — A group of academics, business leaders and residents are convening this week to bring together the region's large elderly community, private industry and university programs in medicine and technology.
Fannie Wolfe prepares to e-mail her daughter using software that allows users to dictate instead of typing.
ByGene J. Puskar, AP
The resulting conference is a look into the region's latest innovations involving technology and aging. From virtual communities on the Web to remote medication monitoring, technology is something that can be used to empower the elderly, said Judith Tabolt Matthews, one of the organizer's of Friday's meeting.
For decades, researchers have been exploring ways that the elderly can utilize technology to enhance their quality of life. An article by a psychiatrist and computer scientist in a 1972 journal called The Gerontologist concluded technology was necessary to keep the elderly independent.
Matthews said Pittsburgh's large elderly population gives researchers here an advantage. About 16% of the city's 334,000 residents are over 65, well above the national average of about 12%."
Arctic Map Vanishes, and Oil Area Expands - New York Times
Arctic Map Vanishes, and Oil Area Expands - New York Times: "Arctic Map Vanishes, and Oil Area Expands
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By FELICITY BARRINGER
Published: October 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - Maps matter. They chronicle the struggles of empires and zoning boards. They chart political compromise. So it was natural for Republican Congressional aides, doing due diligence for what may be the last battle in the fight over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to ask for the legally binding 1978 map of the refuge and its coastal plain.
It was gone. No map, no copies, no digitized version.
The wall-size 1:250,000-scale map delineated the tundra in the biggest national land-use controversy of the last quarter-century, an area that environmentalists call America's Serengeti and that oil enthusiasts see as America's Oman.
The map had been stored behind a filing cabinet in a locked room in Arlington, Va. Late in 2002, it was there. In early 2003, it disappeared. There are just a few reflection-flecked photographs to remember it by.
All this may have real consequences. The United States Geological Survey drew up a new map. On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Commerce Committee passed a measure based on the new map that opened to drilling 1.5 million acres of coastal plain in the refuge."
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Published: October 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - Maps matter. They chronicle the struggles of empires and zoning boards. They chart political compromise. So it was natural for Republican Congressional aides, doing due diligence for what may be the last battle in the fight over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to ask for the legally binding 1978 map of the refuge and its coastal plain.
It was gone. No map, no copies, no digitized version.
The wall-size 1:250,000-scale map delineated the tundra in the biggest national land-use controversy of the last quarter-century, an area that environmentalists call America's Serengeti and that oil enthusiasts see as America's Oman.
The map had been stored behind a filing cabinet in a locked room in Arlington, Va. Late in 2002, it was there. In early 2003, it disappeared. There are just a few reflection-flecked photographs to remember it by.
All this may have real consequences. The United States Geological Survey drew up a new map. On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Commerce Committee passed a measure based on the new map that opened to drilling 1.5 million acres of coastal plain in the refuge."
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Don't wait when it comes emergency readiness
Don't wait when it comes emergency readiness: "Don't wait when it comes emergency readiness
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Fred Leeson
Michael Kisor won't be caught unprepared this time.
Kisor was working in California when the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area. The 7.1 magnitude quake crippled transportation, knocked out power and started fires.
Today at his Ash Creek residence, Kisor keeps 10 days of emergency food and water along with flashlights, tools and first-aid supplies. Even when riding his bicycle, Kisor carries a fanny pack with a flashlight, keys and CPR mask."
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Fred Leeson
Michael Kisor won't be caught unprepared this time.
Kisor was working in California when the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area. The 7.1 magnitude quake crippled transportation, knocked out power and started fires.
Today at his Ash Creek residence, Kisor keeps 10 days of emergency food and water along with flashlights, tools and first-aid supplies. Even when riding his bicycle, Kisor carries a fanny pack with a flashlight, keys and CPR mask."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Alfred E. Newman
'Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.'"
'Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.'"
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Cancer cell image wins top award
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Cancer cell image wins top award: "Cancer cell image wins top award
Look At This... RT!!!!!!!!!!
Dr Andrews' prize-winning image
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A close-up image of a cancer cell, caught in the act of dividing, has won an international photography prize.
Dr Paul Andrews, from the University of Dundee, was one of only two winning entries from the UK in the Nikon Small World Competition.
The School of Life Sciences researcher took the photo using a digital deconvolution microscope.
A university spokesman said understanding the way cells segregate was critical for cancer studies.
Dr Andrews' image shows a cancer cell dividing its chromosomes (shown in white) into two new cells."
Look At This... RT!!!!!!!!!!
Dr Andrews' prize-winning image
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A close-up image of a cancer cell, caught in the act of dividing, has won an international photography prize.
Dr Paul Andrews, from the University of Dundee, was one of only two winning entries from the UK in the Nikon Small World Competition.
The School of Life Sciences researcher took the photo using a digital deconvolution microscope.
A university spokesman said understanding the way cells segregate was critical for cancer studies.
Dr Andrews' image shows a cancer cell dividing its chromosomes (shown in white) into two new cells."
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
IT WAS A TEST ONLY
IT WAS A TEST! ONLY A TEST...
People have been calling about the TSUNAMI alert this morning. Some folks called here and wanted to know if it was real.
Ed Simon called his contacts and told us that a wrong button was pushed in Astoria. Others called to say they called the radio stations locally and they reported it was only a test. The link on the left of the page for Tsunami Warnings did not mention the test (the link is from NOAA).
The announcement took over all the TV stations on Charter Cable Television but those with satellite TV didn’t hear a thing. We have a NOAA Emergency Broadcast Radio and it sounded a loud, continuous ululating wail until acknowledged.
If you listened closely you would have heard the announcement say near its end that it was a TEST WARNING. Later a follow on announcement came on and clearly stated it was a TEST only.
Personally, I feel that this was a great test of the Disaster Warning system and would like to see it occur on a regular basis. It would be nice though if it was a bit more clear that it was a TEST only so folks would not be as confused. That said, wouldn’t you be happy if you had so much advance warning that you could take the measures needed to protect yourself and your loved ones?
CERT training is teaching 13 of our residents how to deal with this type of disaster right now. You may have had your level of awareness raised by this test. Maybe you could take a moment to reflect on what you would do now if this had been a real emergency.
What would you have done? Here are a few facts to help you...
- According to a satellite mapping program, Google Earth, the elevation at the Thomas residence here at 5706 NE Windmill dr. is 204 feet above sea level.
- Local authorities have told our volunteer fireman, Jim Rose, that a TSUNAMI at Newport would probably be no more than 50ft.
An Earthquake film we watched years ago said that you should have enough water to last several days and that you could use the water in your toilet bowl tank. I’m thinking you could turn off the electricity to your hot water tank and drain it as a source of water too. Another suggestion the film made that I hadn’t heard before was that there will be no banks or ATM’s and that could last for weeks so it was suggested you keep an emergency fund of $1 bills to purchase what you need during the disaster. If you don’t, they suggested, you may end up paying $20 for a half gallon of milk because you don’t have small bills.
What are your ideas and comments?
DOG BARKING DEVICE S
DOG BARKING DEVICE SHOWS GOOD RESULTS...
RT in a conversation with Nancy Lee Moore...
Nancy recently bought a device from SmartHome.com that emits a high pitch tone, not audible to humans, when dogs bark. It claims to train the dog to stop barking. She has had it in her bedroom where the dogs race to see who is at her door if she has a visitor.
Nancy Lee says their barking has been cut significantly over the three weeks she has had the device installed. However, the device covers only so much area and leaves other areas not covered. That helps too as the dogs may bark if there is activity in an area little used thus acting as a burglar alarm.
You would need to purchase as many units that would be needed to cover the barking in the areas that your neighbors find offensive. Here then is a unique solution for neighbors who are bothered by dogs. Also, if you just can’t discuss this with a neighbor you could purchase a unit and put it in your yard facing the problem.
I know, I know... you want Larry to take care of the problem but sometimes it can be less of a hassle to solve the problem yourself. After all, the real problem is not the dog barking it is what you allow it to do to you. The raising of your blood pressure and your anger does not concern the dog one whit... The dog does not care about what any of us think is right or wrong. He is merely doing what dogs do. So if he gets a stimulation he doesn’t like when he barks then he doesn’t do it... “I bark...it hurts.... therefore I won’t bark”.
If you bring in management to solve a problem like this then the person you live next to gets their nose out of joint and more than likely will find a way to fix your wagon given the right opportunity... and given a couple of combative personalities this can escalate well beyond anything a bystander looking on can understand.
Take the high tech road... Ask Nancy Lee about her new dog bark stopper.
RT in a conversation with Nancy Lee Moore...
Nancy recently bought a device from SmartHome.com that emits a high pitch tone, not audible to humans, when dogs bark. It claims to train the dog to stop barking. She has had it in her bedroom where the dogs race to see who is at her door if she has a visitor.
Nancy Lee says their barking has been cut significantly over the three weeks she has had the device installed. However, the device covers only so much area and leaves other areas not covered. That helps too as the dogs may bark if there is activity in an area little used thus acting as a burglar alarm.
You would need to purchase as many units that would be needed to cover the barking in the areas that your neighbors find offensive. Here then is a unique solution for neighbors who are bothered by dogs. Also, if you just can’t discuss this with a neighbor you could purchase a unit and put it in your yard facing the problem.
I know, I know... you want Larry to take care of the problem but sometimes it can be less of a hassle to solve the problem yourself. After all, the real problem is not the dog barking it is what you allow it to do to you. The raising of your blood pressure and your anger does not concern the dog one whit... The dog does not care about what any of us think is right or wrong. He is merely doing what dogs do. So if he gets a stimulation he doesn’t like when he barks then he doesn’t do it... “I bark...it hurts.... therefore I won’t bark”.
If you bring in management to solve a problem like this then the person you live next to gets their nose out of joint and more than likely will find a way to fix your wagon given the right opportunity... and given a couple of combative personalities this can escalate well beyond anything a bystander looking on can understand.
Take the high tech road... Ask Nancy Lee about her new dog bark stopper.
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Well How's it doin?
RT
The website evolves from time to time. I see that folks are thinking of using it as a rapid communication source. That is a good thing. The calendar operation seems to be keeping everyone upto date and all those who have given us their birthdates get a birthday card on line.
Since we have limited time to write articles we have been putting in news links from our morning read hoping that will fill the gap. How has that been for you? What kind of stories would you like to be linked to? Maybe you have seen how I keep up with the news by reading news from everywhere. I could do a piece on how you can set up a morning (evening) read that would include your favorite news resources all in one link. There are literally hundreds of links to choose from. For example, today I added the "Mother Earth News" to my feeds and you will see a few articles linked here on this site to them. News links, magazines, all right here on the web for you to sit down with...news links for gardening, cars, baking, sewing, traveling, hobbies, poltics, world and more than you can think of.
This is called RSS (REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION). You can even read other peoples blogs only when they have made an entry.
You want to give it a try?
Comment on your likes and if you would like a try at RSS.
RT
The website evolves from time to time. I see that folks are thinking of using it as a rapid communication source. That is a good thing. The calendar operation seems to be keeping everyone upto date and all those who have given us their birthdates get a birthday card on line.
Since we have limited time to write articles we have been putting in news links from our morning read hoping that will fill the gap. How has that been for you? What kind of stories would you like to be linked to? Maybe you have seen how I keep up with the news by reading news from everywhere. I could do a piece on how you can set up a morning (evening) read that would include your favorite news resources all in one link. There are literally hundreds of links to choose from. For example, today I added the "Mother Earth News" to my feeds and you will see a few articles linked here on this site to them. News links, magazines, all right here on the web for you to sit down with...news links for gardening, cars, baking, sewing, traveling, hobbies, poltics, world and more than you can think of.
This is called RSS (REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION). You can even read other peoples blogs only when they have made an entry.
You want to give it a try?
Comment on your likes and if you would like a try at RSS.
A Tale of Two Kitties
A Tale of Two Kitties: "A TALE OF TWO KITTIES
Even the 'wise old owl' sometimes makes mistakes.
By David Petersen
© STEPHEN J. KRASEMANN/PETER ARNOLD. INC.
The great homed owl: No other hunter, bird or mammal, is as superbly equipped to survive in the wilds.
Recently I read that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who love cats, and those who don't. Well, yes, I suppose you could say that. But if we're going to generalize, then let's add that there are also two kinds of cats in this world: city kitties that keep mostly indoors and purr in their owners' laps, and semiferal country cats that prowl loose and unbelled, playfully destroying every bird and small animal they can lay claws on. The first kind is a heartwarming joy to its owner; the second can be a scourge to wildlife.
Unfortunately, the only feline I regularly come in contact with epitomizes the latter class: old Tom, a hefty white Manx belonging to a neighbor just down the mountain. Tom is a born hunter who, for several years, methodically attempted to consume every chipmunk, squirrel, rabbit kit and ground-nesting bird that crossed my little rural acreage or his own.
But poetic justice thrives in nature, and one evening last summer the hunter became the hunted. As told by Tom's owner—who happened to be outside puttering around and witnessed the drama unfold—Tom was out hunting, as usual, slinking ghostlike across a nearby meadow in the waning light. Just a normal work night for Tom the neighborhood terror. Then, suddenly and savagely, Tom became a flying feline, grasped firmly (and, one can assume, uncomfortably) about the head and neck by huge talons, jerked abruptly off the ground and hoisted skyward by a great horned owl. A few moments into its escape flight, the owl off-loaded the pussycat, then winged away into the sunset."
Even the 'wise old owl' sometimes makes mistakes.
By David Petersen
© STEPHEN J. KRASEMANN/PETER ARNOLD. INC.
The great homed owl: No other hunter, bird or mammal, is as superbly equipped to survive in the wilds.
Recently I read that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who love cats, and those who don't. Well, yes, I suppose you could say that. But if we're going to generalize, then let's add that there are also two kinds of cats in this world: city kitties that keep mostly indoors and purr in their owners' laps, and semiferal country cats that prowl loose and unbelled, playfully destroying every bird and small animal they can lay claws on. The first kind is a heartwarming joy to its owner; the second can be a scourge to wildlife.
Unfortunately, the only feline I regularly come in contact with epitomizes the latter class: old Tom, a hefty white Manx belonging to a neighbor just down the mountain. Tom is a born hunter who, for several years, methodically attempted to consume every chipmunk, squirrel, rabbit kit and ground-nesting bird that crossed my little rural acreage or his own.
But poetic justice thrives in nature, and one evening last summer the hunter became the hunted. As told by Tom's owner—who happened to be outside puttering around and witnessed the drama unfold—Tom was out hunting, as usual, slinking ghostlike across a nearby meadow in the waning light. Just a normal work night for Tom the neighborhood terror. Then, suddenly and savagely, Tom became a flying feline, grasped firmly (and, one can assume, uncomfortably) about the head and neck by huge talons, jerked abruptly off the ground and hoisted skyward by a great horned owl. A few moments into its escape flight, the owl off-loaded the pussycat, then winged away into the sunset."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Fred Allen
'California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange.'"
'California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange.'"
Learn to Can for Homegrown Flavor
Learn to Can for Homegrown Flavor: "
Learn to Can for Homegrown Flavor
Save money and enjoy delicious 'convenience' foods all winter by learning this food-preservation skill.
By Roberta Bailey
We all can agree that there is nothing like the flavor of a homegrown garden tomato. But did you also know that there is nothing like the flavor of home-canned tomatoes — or corn, peaches or salsa? After 20 years of putting up much of my own food, I took a year off because I was moving. During that year — even though I bought high-quality organic produce, canned goods and frozen foods — I was shocked to discover how much flavor and natural sweetness was missing from these store-bought products. I wondered about their nutritional value."
Learn to Can for Homegrown Flavor
Save money and enjoy delicious 'convenience' foods all winter by learning this food-preservation skill.
By Roberta Bailey
We all can agree that there is nothing like the flavor of a homegrown garden tomato. But did you also know that there is nothing like the flavor of home-canned tomatoes — or corn, peaches or salsa? After 20 years of putting up much of my own food, I took a year off because I was moving. During that year — even though I bought high-quality organic produce, canned goods and frozen foods — I was shocked to discover how much flavor and natural sweetness was missing from these store-bought products. I wondered about their nutritional value."
Country Lore
Country Lore: "Country Lore: Readers’ tips to live by
RAISED-BED GARDENING
Jeff Snyder
My husband, Ben, and I fulfilled a lifelong dream in 1988 when we retired and moved to the McGowen Circle Ranch, in a 5,400-foot-elevation valley in the Sierra Anchas Mountains of central Arizona.
We are self-sufficient with solar power, spring and well water, a fireplace and a wood-burning stove. Our concessions to the modern world are a radiotelephone, propane refrigerator and stove, and satellite TV. Our house faces south, taking advantage of passive solar design to keep it warm in the winter."
RAISED-BED GARDENING
Jeff Snyder
My husband, Ben, and I fulfilled a lifelong dream in 1988 when we retired and moved to the McGowen Circle Ranch, in a 5,400-foot-elevation valley in the Sierra Anchas Mountains of central Arizona.
We are self-sufficient with solar power, spring and well water, a fireplace and a wood-burning stove. Our concessions to the modern world are a radiotelephone, propane refrigerator and stove, and satellite TV. Our house faces south, taking advantage of passive solar design to keep it warm in the winter."
The Raw Story | Second Cheney aide cooperating in leak probe, those close to case say
The Raw Story | Second Cheney aide cooperating in leak probe, those close to case say: "Second Cheney aide cooperating in leak probe, those close to case say
Jason Leopold and Larisa Alexandrovna
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Vice President Dick CheneyA second aide to Vice President Dick Cheney is cooperating with the special prosecutor's probe into the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, those close to the investigation say."
Jason Leopold and Larisa Alexandrovna
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Vice President Dick CheneyA second aide to Vice President Dick Cheney is cooperating with the special prosecutor's probe into the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, those close to the investigation say."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Icy Dione captured in close-up
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Icy Dione captured in close-up: "Icy Dione captured in close-up
Cassini captured Dione on the gold and blue background of Saturn (Image: Nasa/JPL/SSI)
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The Cassini spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Saturn's moon Dione against the golden hue of the ringed planet.
Imaging scientists used the blue, green and infrared filters to approximate the colours as the eye would see them."
Cassini captured Dione on the gold and blue background of Saturn (Image: Nasa/JPL/SSI)
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The Cassini spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Saturn's moon Dione against the golden hue of the ringed planet.
Imaging scientists used the blue, green and infrared filters to approximate the colours as the eye would see them."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antarctic species feel the warmth
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antarctic species feel the warmth: "Antarctic species feel the warmth
Antarctic krill, PA/Bas
Many Antarctic organisms depend on krill
An alarming rise in temperature in the Southern Ocean threatens seals, whales and penguins as well as krill, which play a crucial role in the food chain.
The ocean west of the Antarctic Peninsula has warmed by more than a degree since the 1960s - contradicting the results of computer models."
Antarctic krill, PA/Bas
Many Antarctic organisms depend on krill
An alarming rise in temperature in the Southern Ocean threatens seals, whales and penguins as well as krill, which play a crucial role in the food chain.
The ocean west of the Antarctic Peninsula has warmed by more than a degree since the 1960s - contradicting the results of computer models."
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Here is something I
Here is something I have been missing
POST-IT-NOTES....
I went looking for post-it-notes for the computer and found them. You know.. those little yellow note pad thingies that you stick everywhere to remind you to do everything? Well they have them that are computer generated and boy are they handy.
Once you download the free program you just click a yellow note icon whenever you want to make a post-it note for your desk top... finished with it? Just click it and click trash and it’s gone. Set the note to give you an alarm if you like and it will. Naturally you have to play with it a little to get the hang of it but it’s pretty simple.
If the notes are in the way you can drag and drop them anywhere on the desktop or make them tiny by minimizing them. If you lose them by clicking something in the drop down menu just go to <START>< PROGRAMS > and find them on the program list and click it... back on the desktop.
Here is where to go... follow the below link:
http://www.3m.com/market/office/postit/com_prod/psnotes/download_lite.html
Once you get there read what you would like. Then just click their link about midway down the page that says....
Post-it® Software Notes - Lite
Download the program
Then close the net and open the program.. it will bring up an install wizard.. Follow the instructions and you will have your own computer post-it-notes in about 2 minutes.
Let me know how you like them... I’m pretty much happy over them... RT
POST-IT-NOTES....
I went looking for post-it-notes for the computer and found them. You know.. those little yellow note pad thingies that you stick everywhere to remind you to do everything? Well they have them that are computer generated and boy are they handy.
Once you download the free program you just click a yellow note icon whenever you want to make a post-it note for your desk top... finished with it? Just click it and click trash and it’s gone. Set the note to give you an alarm if you like and it will. Naturally you have to play with it a little to get the hang of it but it’s pretty simple.
If the notes are in the way you can drag and drop them anywhere on the desktop or make them tiny by minimizing them. If you lose them by clicking something in the drop down menu just go to <START>< PROGRAMS > and find them on the program list and click it... back on the desktop.
Here is where to go... follow the below link:
http://www.3m.com/market/office/postit/com_prod/psnotes/download_lite.html
Once you get there read what you would like. Then just click their link about midway down the page that says....
Post-it® Software Notes - Lite
Download the program
Then close the net and open the program.. it will bring up an install wizard.. Follow the instructions and you will have your own computer post-it-notes in about 2 minutes.
Let me know how you like them... I’m pretty much happy over them... RT
USATODAY.com - Tax proposal for less paper, but fewer deductions
USATODAY.com - Tax proposal for less paper, but fewer deductions: "Tax proposal for less paper, but fewer deductions
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Members of President Bush's tax commission planned to propose Tuesday to radically shrink and simplify federal tax forms, in part by doing away with popular deductions such as the one for state and local taxes.
The recommendation, which is subject to approval by the full nine-member panel, would replace the familiar 75-line Form 1040 with a 32-line '1040 SIMPLE Form.' It would also reduce the number of related schedules and worksheets from 52 to 10.
'I've been told that this is the simplest form that would be available to all taxpayers in more than 50 years,' said Jeffrey Kupfer, the panel's executive director.
The proposal is driven by Bush's demand for a simpler tax process and by a series of recommendations by the panel that would strip away scores of special tax breaks.
The latest is the deduction for state and local taxes. The proposal calls for the deduction, which will save taxpayers about $50 billion this year, to be eliminated. Last week, the panel agreed to limit popular deductions for mortgage interest and health insurance premiums."
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Members of President Bush's tax commission planned to propose Tuesday to radically shrink and simplify federal tax forms, in part by doing away with popular deductions such as the one for state and local taxes.
The recommendation, which is subject to approval by the full nine-member panel, would replace the familiar 75-line Form 1040 with a 32-line '1040 SIMPLE Form.' It would also reduce the number of related schedules and worksheets from 52 to 10.
'I've been told that this is the simplest form that would be available to all taxpayers in more than 50 years,' said Jeffrey Kupfer, the panel's executive director.
The proposal is driven by Bush's demand for a simpler tax process and by a series of recommendations by the panel that would strip away scores of special tax breaks.
The latest is the deduction for state and local taxes. The proposal calls for the deduction, which will save taxpayers about $50 billion this year, to be eliminated. Last week, the panel agreed to limit popular deductions for mortgage interest and health insurance premiums."
Hunting Habits of Wolves Change Ecological Balance in Yellowstone - New York Times
Hunting Habits of Wolves Change Ecological Balance in Yellowstone - New York Times: "By JIM ROBBINS
Published: October 18, 2005
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Hiking along the small, purling Blacktail Deer Creek, Douglas W. Smith, a wolf biologist, makes his way through a lush curtain of willows.
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Readers
Forum: Wildlife
Joel Sartore/National Geographic
A portrait of the Yellowstone gray wolf.
Nearly absent for decades, willows have roared back to life in Yellowstone, and the reason, Mr. Smith believes, is that 10 years after wolves were introduced to Yellowstone, the park is full of them, dispersed across 13 packs.
He says the wolves have changed the park's ecology in many ways; for one, they have scared the elk to high ground and away from browsing on every willow shoot by rivers and streams.
'Wolves have caused a troph"
Published: October 18, 2005
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Hiking along the small, purling Blacktail Deer Creek, Douglas W. Smith, a wolf biologist, makes his way through a lush curtain of willows.
Skip to next paragraph
Readers
Forum: Wildlife
Joel Sartore/National Geographic
A portrait of the Yellowstone gray wolf.
Nearly absent for decades, willows have roared back to life in Yellowstone, and the reason, Mr. Smith believes, is that 10 years after wolves were introduced to Yellowstone, the park is full of them, dispersed across 13 packs.
He says the wolves have changed the park's ecology in many ways; for one, they have scared the elk to high ground and away from browsing on every willow shoot by rivers and streams.
'Wolves have caused a troph"
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Internet prescription sales fly not quite under the radar
Internet prescription sales fly not quite under the radar: "Internet prescription sales fly not quite under the radar
Drug costs A Portland man whose Web pharmacy ships from India operates in a legal gray zone
LVH ED: Read this ... an absolute must.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
TED SICKINGER
To customers who frequent ProgressiveRx.com, Hayden Hamilton is a hero. He's their Robin Hood of health care, a man who brings a healthy dose of altruism to an industry where it is sorely lacking.
To the pharmaceutical industry and federal regulators, he's something else entirely. In their eyes, the 28-year-old Portland entrepreneur and his ilk are scofflaws who put the public at risk and steal others' property.
Welcome to the morally and legally ambiguous world of online drug sales, where, for now at least, customers make the call."
Drug costs A Portland man whose Web pharmacy ships from India operates in a legal gray zone
LVH ED: Read this ... an absolute must.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
TED SICKINGER
To customers who frequent ProgressiveRx.com, Hayden Hamilton is a hero. He's their Robin Hood of health care, a man who brings a healthy dose of altruism to an industry where it is sorely lacking.
To the pharmaceutical industry and federal regulators, he's something else entirely. In their eyes, the 28-year-old Portland entrepreneur and his ilk are scofflaws who put the public at risk and steal others' property.
Welcome to the morally and legally ambiguous world of online drug sales, where, for now at least, customers make the call."
A mysterious benefactor I never met molds my life
A mysterious benefactor I never met molds my life: "A mysterious benefactor I never met molds my life
Generous spirit A chance meeting between a Polish girl's father and an American traveler changes her future
Sunday, October 16, 2005
GOSIA WOZNIACKA
LVH ED:
A great read. Don't miss it
T he story begins in a train somewhere on the border of Poland and East Germany in the late '70s, when both nations are still communist. A man is caught riding without a ticket. A gruff conductor threatens to throw him off the train at the nearest station.
Another man, not related to the first, pays his passage. This man -- my father, a Pole -- knows that he will probably never get his money back. In a seat across from him, a short-haired, modestly dressed woman silently observes the scene."
Generous spirit A chance meeting between a Polish girl's father and an American traveler changes her future
Sunday, October 16, 2005
GOSIA WOZNIACKA
LVH ED:
A great read. Don't miss it
T he story begins in a train somewhere on the border of Poland and East Germany in the late '70s, when both nations are still communist. A man is caught riding without a ticket. A gruff conductor threatens to throw him off the train at the nearest station.
Another man, not related to the first, pays his passage. This man -- my father, a Pole -- knows that he will probably never get his money back. In a seat across from him, a short-haired, modestly dressed woman silently observes the scene."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Cullen Hightower
'Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.'"
'Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.'"
The Independent
The Independent: "Medicare D: A hard pill to swallow
Saturday, October 15, 2005
By ERIN PUSTAY
Erin.Pustay@IndeOnline.com
PHOTO BY GLENN B. DETTMAN
/the independent
Leana Colby straightens the shelves at Heritage Square Pharmacy in Canal Fulton.
Here’s the honest truth about Medicare Part D: It’s complicated, confusing and time consuming, but it can be understood.
Medicare Part D is a prescription drug insurance plan (PDP) that may or may not be right for everyone, but it is still important to understand the workings of the new system. Especially since there are monetary penalties for those who put off joining the program once they are qualified.
If the purpose of Medicare Part D could be boiled down into a single line of thinking, it is that every senior citizen in the United States should have affordable prescription drugs. The Federal Government tried to make this possible through the legislation of Medicare Plan D.
In a nutshell
Medicare Part D is a competitive market in which insurance providers submit prescription coverage plans that vary in cost and medication coverage. Eligible persons are asked to examine the coverage plans and choose the one that best suits their prescription needs."
Saturday, October 15, 2005
By ERIN PUSTAY
Erin.Pustay@IndeOnline.com
PHOTO BY GLENN B. DETTMAN
/the independent
Leana Colby straightens the shelves at Heritage Square Pharmacy in Canal Fulton.
Here’s the honest truth about Medicare Part D: It’s complicated, confusing and time consuming, but it can be understood.
Medicare Part D is a prescription drug insurance plan (PDP) that may or may not be right for everyone, but it is still important to understand the workings of the new system. Especially since there are monetary penalties for those who put off joining the program once they are qualified.
If the purpose of Medicare Part D could be boiled down into a single line of thinking, it is that every senior citizen in the United States should have affordable prescription drugs. The Federal Government tried to make this possible through the legislation of Medicare Plan D.
In a nutshell
Medicare Part D is a competitive market in which insurance providers submit prescription coverage plans that vary in cost and medication coverage. Eligible persons are asked to examine the coverage plans and choose the one that best suits their prescription needs."
Saturday, October 15, 2005
About the Calendar
About the Calendar...
Ron Thomas
We were thinking our LVH Calendar would be more comprehensive if we put on meeting schedules of volunteer activities outside of LVH as well as LVH activities. If you would like to add your group’s activities to our calendar we might be willing to give it a trial to see how it works. That might end up making the calendar more of an asset to the community.
If you would like to learn how to develop a web calendar such as we use here at LVH for your group let me know... I can guide you on how to do it.
Ron Thomas
We were thinking our LVH Calendar would be more comprehensive if we put on meeting schedules of volunteer activities outside of LVH as well as LVH activities. If you would like to add your group’s activities to our calendar we might be willing to give it a trial to see how it works. That might end up making the calendar more of an asset to the community.
If you would like to learn how to develop a web calendar such as we use here at LVH for your group let me know... I can guide you on how to do it.
My thoughts on our c
My thoughts on our community’s future projects...
Ron Thomas
Our community is growing projects in many ways and with that growth comes an opportunity for more volunteers. Here are some of the projects some of our folks are involved in outside of LVH:
Our local hospital has quite a few volunteers from LVH with some putting in thousands of hours a year.
Same thing with the Aquarium in South Beach.
Our local fire department has a volunteer fireman from the community as well as 13 for the CERT program.
Some of our folks give their time to the Hatfield Museum in South Beach.
We have volunteer State Police who help that agency by freeing up officers from some of their duties.
Other folks volunteer for the annual Seafood and Wine festival.
Here we have lots of unfilled opportunities to help within the community. Most notable are the positions with the Social Club which will have a large turnover rate next year.
Here are some things we would like to see happen at LVH:
It takes $$, It takes volunteers, it takes training, it takes trainers..
Just because you have retired, can’t walk, can’t see, can’t here, can’t , can’t, can’t..... does not mean that you are not valuable. There are many things to do ... Their are many levels of participation from active to at home kinds of things.
Ron Thomas
Our community is growing projects in many ways and with that growth comes an opportunity for more volunteers. Here are some of the projects some of our folks are involved in outside of LVH:
Our local hospital has quite a few volunteers from LVH with some putting in thousands of hours a year.
Same thing with the Aquarium in South Beach.
Our local fire department has a volunteer fireman from the community as well as 13 for the CERT program.
Some of our folks give their time to the Hatfield Museum in South Beach.
We have volunteer State Police who help that agency by freeing up officers from some of their duties.
Other folks volunteer for the annual Seafood and Wine festival.
Here we have lots of unfilled opportunities to help within the community. Most notable are the positions with the Social Club which will have a large turnover rate next year.
Here are some things we would like to see happen at LVH:
- We would like to see the Neighborhood Block Captains and their assistants meet every once in awhile to discuss issues that might help each other and review what does and does not work.
- A group that keeps up the calendar for the community. We would be willing to teach the group how to do it.
- A group to keep up the Bulletin Board and learn how to make posters on their computers.. We would volunteer to teach them how.
- A group that would organize physical activities for the community. Maybe Tai Chi or low impact aerobics.
- A group that would perform maintenance on our Emergency Red Light System. We would teach how to do it.
- A different person put the Neighborhood Watch Patrol signs on their car every month.
- Computers from some donating source for computing classes and the folks to teach the classes. With Windows XP operating system installed.
- 1 highspeed internet connection for the clubhouse... and a network installed so any computer can operate on the internet in the clubhouse at any time. This would allow for classes on how to use the internet
- A Wi-Fi station supplying all residents high speed internet for pennies instead of dollars.
- Our own low powered radio station.
- A security camera and recorder on the front gate.
- A hand held gate opener just like a garage door opener to open the front gate.
- An LVH community association to form with monthly or annual fees to direct non-social activities of the park.
It takes $$, It takes volunteers, it takes training, it takes trainers..
Just because you have retired, can’t walk, can’t see, can’t here, can’t , can’t, can’t..... does not mean that you are not valuable. There are many things to do ... Their are many levels of participation from active to at home kinds of things.
Friday, October 14, 2005
THE SENIOR FUNNIES
THE SENIOR FUNNIES
RON THOMAS
Well, we have ditched the Sunday Funnies and have changed it to the Senior Funnies. All stories will now archive and most pictures will be saved. Entries will be made from time to time instead of once a week. This stuff is what gets emailed to us during the week. Rather than clutter your email it is all here for you to look at when you want a chuckle or need a verbal hug. We suspect beside laughs there will be a lot of warm fuzzies.
We hope you enjoy this feature and so we have enabled the comments so that you can share with one another your test scores on the tests that come up and any other thing you want to say.. Just keep the Golden Rule in mind when you are commenting.
You will find a new link on the left side of this web page to the Senior Funnies and a return link on that page to this one.
RON THOMAS
Well, we have ditched the Sunday Funnies and have changed it to the Senior Funnies. All stories will now archive and most pictures will be saved. Entries will be made from time to time instead of once a week. This stuff is what gets emailed to us during the week. Rather than clutter your email it is all here for you to look at when you want a chuckle or need a verbal hug. We suspect beside laughs there will be a lot of warm fuzzies.
We hope you enjoy this feature and so we have enabled the comments so that you can share with one another your test scores on the tests that come up and any other thing you want to say.. Just keep the Golden Rule in mind when you are commenting.
You will find a new link on the left side of this web page to the Senior Funnies and a return link on that page to this one.
More News on the upcoming catered event on October 29th
The lady catering the breakfast on the 29th is the new chef at JIMI’s Café here in Newport. Jimi’s had been undergoing some changes due to loss of a previous chef.
Now they are on line with this new chef. Our luncheon ladies visited the café today with a group of 13 ladies. They had a great time and Jacky reports her meal was pretty darn good.
Maybe some of you ladies would like to give some input in the comments about how your entrée was?
Don’t forget to buy your tickets from:
Jean Hart
Betty Hanus
Gloria Mazzeo
Tickets are $5 and must be purchased before Wednesday, October 26th so that we can give the caterer an accurate count. There are only so many that will be sold due to the clubhouse seating capacity.
The lady catering the breakfast on the 29th is the new chef at JIMI’s Café here in Newport. Jimi’s had been undergoing some changes due to loss of a previous chef.
Now they are on line with this new chef. Our luncheon ladies visited the café today with a group of 13 ladies. They had a great time and Jacky reports her meal was pretty darn good.
Maybe some of you ladies would like to give some input in the comments about how your entrée was?
Don’t forget to buy your tickets from:
Jean Hart
Betty Hanus
Gloria Mazzeo
Tickets are $5 and must be purchased before Wednesday, October 26th so that we can give the caterer an accurate count. There are only so many that will be sold due to the clubhouse seating capacity.
USATODAY.com - Social Security checks to get largest boost since 1991
USATODAY.com - Social Security checks to get largest boost since 1991: "Social Security checks to get largest boost since 1991
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 48 million Americans will get a 4.1% increase in their monthly Social Security checks next year, the largest increase in more than a decade. For the average retiree, it will mean an increase of $39 a month.
The cost of living adjustment, or COLA, was announced Friday by the Social Security Administration. It will be the biggest increase since a 5.4% gain in 1991. The increase last January was 2.7%."
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 48 million Americans will get a 4.1% increase in their monthly Social Security checks next year, the largest increase in more than a decade. For the average retiree, it will mean an increase of $39 a month.
The cost of living adjustment, or COLA, was announced Friday by the Social Security Administration. It will be the biggest increase since a 5.4% gain in 1991. The increase last January was 2.7%."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Team widens search for 'Hobbits'
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Team widens search for 'Hobbits': "eam widens search for 'Hobbits'
By Paul Rincon
BBC News science reporter
Lian Bua cave on Flores, Mike Morwood
We've got the prospect of having other new species of human on various parts of island South-East Asia
Mike Morwood, University of New England
The team behind the 'Hobbit' finds have been widening their search for remains of the strange little humans on Flores island - with tantalising results.
Since last year, the remains of at least nine individuals have been found in a cave on the Indonesian island.
The discovery team has now excavated more than 500 stone tools from another, much older, site about 40km away.
They believe a population ancestral to the Hobbits may have lived at this site, which is 850,000 years old.
'At Mata Menge there are hundreds and hundreds of in situ stone artefacts with Stegodon fossils,' Mike Morwood, director of the excavations, told the BBC News website."
By Paul Rincon
BBC News science reporter
Lian Bua cave on Flores, Mike Morwood
We've got the prospect of having other new species of human on various parts of island South-East Asia
Mike Morwood, University of New England
The team behind the 'Hobbit' finds have been widening their search for remains of the strange little humans on Flores island - with tantalising results.
Since last year, the remains of at least nine individuals have been found in a cave on the Indonesian island.
The discovery team has now excavated more than 500 stone tools from another, much older, site about 40km away.
They believe a population ancestral to the Hobbits may have lived at this site, which is 850,000 years old.
'At Mata Menge there are hundreds and hundreds of in situ stone artefacts with Stegodon fossils,' Mike Morwood, director of the excavations, told the BBC News website."
Thursday, October 13, 2005
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Bird-like dinosaur forces rethink: "Bird-like dinosaur forces rethink
The 90 million-year-old dinosaur was excavated from a site in central Argentina
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A rooster-sized dinosaur with a long, slender snout and wing-like limbs is forcing a rethink on bird evolution.
The 90 million-year-old reptile belongs to the same sickle-clawed group of dinosaurs as Velociraptor and feathered dinosaurs from China.
Buitreraptor gonzalezorum, from the Nequén Basin in central Argentina may provide tantalising evidence that powered flight evolved twice.
Details of the discovery appear in the academic journal Nature."
The 90 million-year-old dinosaur was excavated from a site in central Argentina
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A rooster-sized dinosaur with a long, slender snout and wing-like limbs is forcing a rethink on bird evolution.
The 90 million-year-old reptile belongs to the same sickle-clawed group of dinosaurs as Velociraptor and feathered dinosaurs from China.
Buitreraptor gonzalezorum, from the Nequén Basin in central Argentina may provide tantalising evidence that powered flight evolved twice.
Details of the discovery appear in the academic journal Nature."
Photo Gallery: Earthquake Devastation in Kashmir: "Photo Gallery: Earthquake Devastation in Kashmir
Photo: Earthquake-ravaged town in Pakistan
Photograph by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
Flattened by the massive earthquake that struck South Asia on Saturday, October 8, 2005, portions of the village of Balakot slide down a hillside and block the main road below. Located near the quake's epicenter in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, Balakot is said to be the town hardest hit by the temblor.
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake is reported to have killed at least 20,000 people and left up to four million homeless, with the Pakistan-controlled area of the Kashmir region suffering the highest death tolls. In many areas relief efforts have been hobbled by landslide- blocked roads."
Photo: Earthquake-ravaged town in Pakistan
Photograph by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
Flattened by the massive earthquake that struck South Asia on Saturday, October 8, 2005, portions of the village of Balakot slide down a hillside and block the main road below. Located near the quake's epicenter in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, Balakot is said to be the town hardest hit by the temblor.
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake is reported to have killed at least 20,000 people and left up to four million homeless, with the Pakistan-controlled area of the Kashmir region suffering the highest death tolls. In many areas relief efforts have been hobbled by landslide- blocked roads."
After the Deluge, Some Questions - New York Times: "Op-Ed Contributor
After the Deluge, Some Questions
By JOHN M. BARRY
Published: October 13, 2005
Washington
THE most important questions about rebuilding New Orleans are simple ones. Can the city be made safe, and if so, how? Who should chiefly bear the burden? Only by answering these questions can the city restore the confidence of would-be residents, investors, insurers and visitors that a rebuilt New Orleans won't be devastated by another hurricane.
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David Suter
Without that public confidence, the city will never be able to thrive. But earning it will require two important measures, both of which were recommended by the flood control working group I recently headed at the request of the Louisiana congressional delegation. Clearly, New Orleans needs a new comprehensive flood control plan for the future - yet no legislation yet introduced has called for developing one. Just as important, we need to understand the failure of the city's old levee system, both in order to build a better one and in order to apportion responsibility for the losses that New Orleans suffered. As it turns out, much of the destruction resulted not from an act of god but from human error."
After the Deluge, Some Questions
By JOHN M. BARRY
Published: October 13, 2005
Washington
THE most important questions about rebuilding New Orleans are simple ones. Can the city be made safe, and if so, how? Who should chiefly bear the burden? Only by answering these questions can the city restore the confidence of would-be residents, investors, insurers and visitors that a rebuilt New Orleans won't be devastated by another hurricane.
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David Suter
Without that public confidence, the city will never be able to thrive. But earning it will require two important measures, both of which were recommended by the flood control working group I recently headed at the request of the Louisiana congressional delegation. Clearly, New Orleans needs a new comprehensive flood control plan for the future - yet no legislation yet introduced has called for developing one. Just as important, we need to understand the failure of the city's old levee system, both in order to build a better one and in order to apportion responsibility for the losses that New Orleans suffered. As it turns out, much of the destruction resulted not from an act of god but from human error."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Samuel McChord Crothers
'The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.'"
'The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.'"
USATODAY.com - Progress at light speed: Ray Kurzweil: "Progress at light speed: Ray Kurzweil
By Gregory M. Lamb, The Christian Science Monitor
The future isn't just evolving, says Ray Kurzweil — it's exploding. We just can't quite see the pyrotechnics yet. That's because change is happening at an exponential rate.
'Exponential growth looks like nothing is happening, and then suddenly you get this explosion at the end,' says Mr. Kurzweil, a prominent inventor, mathematician, and entrepreneur. Evolution has taken millions of years to bring humanity to this point, he says. With the help of technology, the pace of change is about to accelerate at an astonishing rate.
By Gregory M. Lamb, The Christian Science Monitor
The future isn't just evolving, says Ray Kurzweil — it's exploding. We just can't quite see the pyrotechnics yet. That's because change is happening at an exponential rate.
'Exponential growth looks like nothing is happening, and then suddenly you get this explosion at the end,' says Mr. Kurzweil, a prominent inventor, mathematician, and entrepreneur. Evolution has taken millions of years to bring humanity to this point, he says. With the help of technology, the pace of change is about to accelerate at an astonishing rate.
Spooky legend of the jack-o'-lantern: "Spooky legend of the jack-o'-lantern
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Nope, the good old jack-o'-lantern is not the invention of pumpkin growers. Instead, like so many traditions, it stems from a legend of good and evil, this one from Ireland. And while there are many versions of this old tale, the following is our favorite:
Alas, the original jack-o'-lantern was not a pumpkin at all. It was a man, one called Stingy Jack because he wasn't a very nice guy and didn't hesitate to tell a lie or play a trick. No one was off-limits, not even the devil. So one day, Stingy Jack tricked the devil into climbing up an apple tree. Once the devil climbed up, Stingy Jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree, making it impossible for the devil to come down. The devil was forced to make a deal and promised Stingy Jack not to take his soul when he died."
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Nope, the good old jack-o'-lantern is not the invention of pumpkin growers. Instead, like so many traditions, it stems from a legend of good and evil, this one from Ireland. And while there are many versions of this old tale, the following is our favorite:
Alas, the original jack-o'-lantern was not a pumpkin at all. It was a man, one called Stingy Jack because he wasn't a very nice guy and didn't hesitate to tell a lie or play a trick. No one was off-limits, not even the devil. So one day, Stingy Jack tricked the devil into climbing up an apple tree. Once the devil climbed up, Stingy Jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree, making it impossible for the devil to come down. The devil was forced to make a deal and promised Stingy Jack not to take his soul when he died."
Take the slow road: "Take the slow road
A series of trip guides links Oregon's high points, history and habitat
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Bill Monroe
A s kids, we didn't look forward to Sundays nearly as much as our parents.
They were inveterate Sunday drivers. And while in those days there wasn't much television to watch or many electronic games to play, I saw it as less than worthwhile to sit in a car and drive from here to there and back just because we'd never been there before.
But the concept rubbed off, and to this day our own kids -- my wife was also raised by Sunday drivers -- simply shake their heads because Dad never goes the same way twice in the same day. Not even to the store."
A series of trip guides links Oregon's high points, history and habitat
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Bill Monroe
A s kids, we didn't look forward to Sundays nearly as much as our parents.
They were inveterate Sunday drivers. And while in those days there wasn't much television to watch or many electronic games to play, I saw it as less than worthwhile to sit in a car and drive from here to there and back just because we'd never been there before.
But the concept rubbed off, and to this day our own kids -- my wife was also raised by Sunday drivers -- simply shake their heads because Dad never goes the same way twice in the same day. Not even to the store."
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Cater
Don't Forget the Catered Breakfast on the 29th !!!
Jean Hart, Betty Hanus and Gloria Mazzeo have tickets for sale. Tickets will not be sold at the door. The caterer has to know how many are coming before she buys supplies. You need to get your tickets now before the quanity runs out. There can only be enough tickets sold to fill the clubhouse.
Don't lose out buy yours now.
The menu:
Snitzel (potatoes and bacon)
Potatoe pancakes
German Sausage
Biscuits and Gravy
An egg and cheese dish
Apple Strudel...
$5.00 a person.
Don't lose out buy yours now.
The menu:
Snitzel (potatoes and bacon)
Potatoe pancakes
German Sausage
Biscuits and Gravy
An egg and cheese dish
Apple Strudel...
$5.00 a person.
Thinking Of Expandin
Thinking Of Expanding The “SUNDAY FUNNIES”...
RT
We are thinking of expanding the Sunday Funnies coverage. Here is how it might work...
We load up a new set of Funnies by Saturday of each week. We change the settings of the site to let them stay on all the time just like this webpage. We let the site archive into the future to store all this stuff. We re-enable the comments and let people put what they will in them subject to, “good taste” editing by me. We place an icon on the left as a link to the page.
There are technical problems... Some of the stuff that moves and talks (animated), much like the birthday greetings we show here on the site. cannot be kept for a long period of time because it costs money so that stuff has to be deleted from time to time. That then will show up on your computer as a blank space with a little box icon in the top left corner. Other types of pictures can be kept forever (like photos).
I’m thinking of keeping the stuff that folks submit for this page on its own separate email address to keep from clogging my personal one up. That would be displayed on the Funnies page at the top.
A better way to start this new feature would be if some of you folks were interested and would like to be a contributor by learning how to turn the page out. We could have classes and if you like what you are doing then you become a member of the Funnies publishing team and help construct the funnies...
We would appreciate your comments.
RT
We are thinking of expanding the Sunday Funnies coverage. Here is how it might work...
We load up a new set of Funnies by Saturday of each week. We change the settings of the site to let them stay on all the time just like this webpage. We let the site archive into the future to store all this stuff. We re-enable the comments and let people put what they will in them subject to, “good taste” editing by me. We place an icon on the left as a link to the page.
There are technical problems... Some of the stuff that moves and talks (animated), much like the birthday greetings we show here on the site. cannot be kept for a long period of time because it costs money so that stuff has to be deleted from time to time. That then will show up on your computer as a blank space with a little box icon in the top left corner. Other types of pictures can be kept forever (like photos).
I’m thinking of keeping the stuff that folks submit for this page on its own separate email address to keep from clogging my personal one up. That would be displayed on the Funnies page at the top.
A better way to start this new feature would be if some of you folks were interested and would like to be a contributor by learning how to turn the page out. We could have classes and if you like what you are doing then you become a member of the Funnies publishing team and help construct the funnies...
We would appreciate your comments.
Wilsonville puts its heart in proposal
Wilsonville puts its heart in proposal: "Wilsonville puts its heart in proposal
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
K eep your eyes on Wilsonville if you want to see a city grapple with a cutting-edge ordinance. Depending on how the City Council handles it, the ordinance could break ground for cities across Oregon or plunge Wilsonville into a protracted legal battle.
Maybe both at once.
This summer, the 400-some residents of the Thunderbird Mobile Club got the word that the aging mobile home park was for sale, with an eye toward upscale redevelopment. The residents, many of whom are elderly and on fixed incomes, found themselves holding the short end of the stick. Because few parks will accept mobile homes more than 10 years old, the announcement immediately made many of the approximately 250 mobile homes on the 60-acre park practically worthless.
Besides, where would the residents go?
The dilemma was apparent to city officials, who didn't want to sit on their hands and watch a potentially ugly drama unfold.
'If there was a lesson in Hurricane Katrina for us all, it was that communities have to exercise some responsibility for their fragile populations,' said Mayor Charlotte Lehan. 'The residents of Thunderbird Mobile Club are fragile both socially and physically. Even if it were physically possible and financially possible for them to move, the stress on them could be potentially life-threatening.'
City officials hit the books and went to work. A few weeks ago, City Attorney Mike Kohlhoff unveiled a proposed ordinance with a unique approach.
'The ordinance is written to address the situation as a social issue -- not land use,' Kohlhoff said. 'In fact, the title says it is 'relating to mitigating public health and welfare impacts of forced evictions associated with closure of mobile home parks.' '
Eugene has a similar ordinance, though it came at the issue from a different angle. As"
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
K eep your eyes on Wilsonville if you want to see a city grapple with a cutting-edge ordinance. Depending on how the City Council handles it, the ordinance could break ground for cities across Oregon or plunge Wilsonville into a protracted legal battle.
Maybe both at once.
This summer, the 400-some residents of the Thunderbird Mobile Club got the word that the aging mobile home park was for sale, with an eye toward upscale redevelopment. The residents, many of whom are elderly and on fixed incomes, found themselves holding the short end of the stick. Because few parks will accept mobile homes more than 10 years old, the announcement immediately made many of the approximately 250 mobile homes on the 60-acre park practically worthless.
Besides, where would the residents go?
The dilemma was apparent to city officials, who didn't want to sit on their hands and watch a potentially ugly drama unfold.
'If there was a lesson in Hurricane Katrina for us all, it was that communities have to exercise some responsibility for their fragile populations,' said Mayor Charlotte Lehan. 'The residents of Thunderbird Mobile Club are fragile both socially and physically. Even if it were physically possible and financially possible for them to move, the stress on them could be potentially life-threatening.'
City officials hit the books and went to work. A few weeks ago, City Attorney Mike Kohlhoff unveiled a proposed ordinance with a unique approach.
'The ordinance is written to address the situation as a social issue -- not land use,' Kohlhoff said. 'In fact, the title says it is 'relating to mitigating public health and welfare impacts of forced evictions associated with closure of mobile home parks.' '
Eugene has a similar ordinance, though it came at the issue from a different angle. As"
TIME.com: Hot on the 'Hobbit' Trail -- Page 1
TIME.com: Hot on the 'Hobbit' Trail -- Page 1: "Hot on the 'Hobbit' Trail
Australian scientists spark controversy with a discovery of small bones suggesting the existence of a prehistoric 'hobbit'-like species
By MICHAEL LEMONICK
SUBSCRIBE TO TIMEPRINTE-MAILMORE BY AUTHOR
Posted Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005
The world of paleontology was thrown into an uproar last year when Australian scientists Michael Morwood and Peter Brown, claimed they’d found fossils from an entirely new (though presumably extinct) human species, which they dubbed Homo floresiensis , on the Indonesian island of Flores. For one thing, the diminutive creatures, nicknamed “hobbits” by the scientists, were alive as recently as 13,000 years ago—meaning they survived tens of thousands of years longer than the Neanderthals, which we thought were our last surviving cousins. They might even have lived into modern times, if local legends of a race of forest-dwelling little people are to be believed."
Australian scientists spark controversy with a discovery of small bones suggesting the existence of a prehistoric 'hobbit'-like species
By MICHAEL LEMONICK
SUBSCRIBE TO TIMEPRINTE-MAILMORE BY AUTHOR
Posted Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005
The world of paleontology was thrown into an uproar last year when Australian scientists Michael Morwood and Peter Brown, claimed they’d found fossils from an entirely new (though presumably extinct) human species, which they dubbed Homo floresiensis , on the Indonesian island of Flores. For one thing, the diminutive creatures, nicknamed “hobbits” by the scientists, were alive as recently as 13,000 years ago—meaning they survived tens of thousands of years longer than the Neanderthals, which we thought were our last surviving cousins. They might even have lived into modern times, if local legends of a race of forest-dwelling little people are to be believed."
ConsumerReports.org - Tips for saving fuel 9/05
ConsumerReports.org - Tips for saving fuel 9/05: "Tips for saving fuel
A few simple suggestions to keep costs in check
With gas prices surging past $3.00, drivers can benefit from many different strategies to save fuel. The obvious first step is buying a fuel-efficient car.
To get the best fuel economy, choosing a four-cylinder engine rather than a V6, or a V6 rather than a V8, is usually the way to go. Small, light cars tend to be more miserly with fuel than larger vehicles. Consumer Reports' monthly road tests include our fuel-economy measurements for city and highway driving and for overall driving and we list the most fuel efficient cars that we have tested on our Web site. You can also visit the EPA's Web site, www.fueleconomy.gov to find data on fuel-efficient cars. "
A few simple suggestions to keep costs in check
With gas prices surging past $3.00, drivers can benefit from many different strategies to save fuel. The obvious first step is buying a fuel-efficient car.
To get the best fuel economy, choosing a four-cylinder engine rather than a V6, or a V6 rather than a V8, is usually the way to go. Small, light cars tend to be more miserly with fuel than larger vehicles. Consumer Reports' monthly road tests include our fuel-economy measurements for city and highway driving and for overall driving and we list the most fuel efficient cars that we have tested on our Web site. You can also visit the EPA's Web site, www.fueleconomy.gov to find data on fuel-efficient cars. "
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
USATODAY.com - Investigator of CIA leak seen as relentless
USATODAY.com - Investigator of CIA leak seen as relentless: "Investigator of CIA leak seen as relentless
By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — When defense attorney Ron Safer heard that Patrick Fitzgerald would lead an inquiry into the leak of a CIA operative's name, his first thought was that, from the Bush administration's perspective, 'they could not have picked a worse person.'
'He ... goes where the facts lead him': CIA leak investigator Patrick Fitzgerald.
By Charles Rex Arbogast, AP
Safer, a Chicago lawyer who has watched Fitzgerald since he was named U.S. attorney there in 2001, says the prosecutor 'will bring to this the same energy and aggression that he does to every other project he undertakes.'"
By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — When defense attorney Ron Safer heard that Patrick Fitzgerald would lead an inquiry into the leak of a CIA operative's name, his first thought was that, from the Bush administration's perspective, 'they could not have picked a worse person.'
'He ... goes where the facts lead him': CIA leak investigator Patrick Fitzgerald.
By Charles Rex Arbogast, AP
Safer, a Chicago lawyer who has watched Fitzgerald since he was named U.S. attorney there in 2001, says the prosecutor 'will bring to this the same energy and aggression that he does to every other project he undertakes.'"
USATODAY.com - Call her Madame President
USATODAY.com - Call her Madame President: "Call her Madame President
By Susan Page, USA TODAY
It's settled: A woman can be president.
The accidental president: Geena Davis portrays Vice President Mackenzie Allen, a mother of three who is thrust into a new role on Commander in Chief.
ABC
In Hollywood.
President Mackenzie Allen in the first two episodes of ABC's Commander in Chief already has taken the oath of office, addressed a joint session of Congress, launched a military rescue operation and foiled the machinations of the scheming House speaker, all the while conveying the cool glamour of, well, Geena Davis.
Her Gallup Poll ratings — make that the Nielsens — are doing well, too. The series is the most-watched new show this season.
Female politicians on the other coast are having a tougher time, though. Two decades after Geraldine Ferraro seemed to break the glass ceiling in American politics, no woman has been nominated or even seriously competed for national office.
'I was one of the big mouths who said, '(Political) tickets will never look the same again,' ' says Pat Schroeder, a former Colorado congresswoman who ran for president two years after Ferraro was nominated for vice president in 1984. 'And guess what? They went right back to looking the same.'"
By Susan Page, USA TODAY
It's settled: A woman can be president.
The accidental president: Geena Davis portrays Vice President Mackenzie Allen, a mother of three who is thrust into a new role on Commander in Chief.
ABC
In Hollywood.
President Mackenzie Allen in the first two episodes of ABC's Commander in Chief already has taken the oath of office, addressed a joint session of Congress, launched a military rescue operation and foiled the machinations of the scheming House speaker, all the while conveying the cool glamour of, well, Geena Davis.
Her Gallup Poll ratings — make that the Nielsens — are doing well, too. The series is the most-watched new show this season.
Female politicians on the other coast are having a tougher time, though. Two decades after Geraldine Ferraro seemed to break the glass ceiling in American politics, no woman has been nominated or even seriously competed for national office.
'I was one of the big mouths who said, '(Political) tickets will never look the same again,' ' says Pat Schroeder, a former Colorado congresswoman who ran for president two years after Ferraro was nominated for vice president in 1984. 'And guess what? They went right back to looking the same.'"
USATODAY.com - New Orleans man denies police officers' allegations
USATODAY.com - New Orleans man denies police officers' allegations: "New Orleans man denies police officers' allegations
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retired elementary teacher who was repeatedly punched in the head by police in an incident caught on videotape said Monday he was not drunk, put up no resistance and was baffled by what happened."
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retired elementary teacher who was repeatedly punched in the head by police in an incident caught on videotape said Monday he was not drunk, put up no resistance and was baffled by what happened."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Paula Poundstone
'I don't have a bank account, because I don't know my mother's maiden name.'"
'I don't have a bank account, because I don't know my mother's maiden name.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Don Marquis
'When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?''"
'When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?''"
Yahoo! Search blog: You the Media
Yahoo! Search blog: You the Media: "October 10, 2005
You the Media
During Hurricane Katrina millions of people came to Yahoo! News for authoritative information. At the same time thousands of bloggers were posting first-hand accounts, photos, personal stories, and opinions. But without mainstream exposure, many important voices went unheard.
Today we've begun the integration of blogs in Yahoo! News Search. Now when you search on Yahoo! News you will see blog results as well as content from thousands of trusted news sites. The experiences and opinions published on blogs make a great addition to the mainstream news people read everyday. And major world events are further fueling the growth of blogs as platforms for anyone who wants to have a public voice. At times, even everyday bloggers beat the mainstream media to a story."
You the Media
During Hurricane Katrina millions of people came to Yahoo! News for authoritative information. At the same time thousands of bloggers were posting first-hand accounts, photos, personal stories, and opinions. But without mainstream exposure, many important voices went unheard.
Today we've begun the integration of blogs in Yahoo! News Search. Now when you search on Yahoo! News you will see blog results as well as content from thousands of trusted news sites. The experiences and opinions published on blogs make a great addition to the mainstream news people read everyday. And major world events are further fueling the growth of blogs as platforms for anyone who wants to have a public voice. At times, even everyday bloggers beat the mainstream media to a story."
Photo in the News: Robot Fish Debut in London
Photo in the News: Robot Fish Debut in London: "Photo in the News: Robot Fish Debut in London
Photo: A robotic fish swimming in a tank
Photograph by Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images More Photos in the News
October 7, 2005—This week the London Aquarium unveiled the newest 'species' to join its collection: robo-carp.
Computer scientists at the University of Essex in the U.K. developed the self-guided robot fish, seen here swimming in the aquarium. The designers say it is the smartest such robot yet created—the fish uses artificial intelligence and built-in sensors to avoid obstacles and respond to environmental changes."
Photo: A robotic fish swimming in a tank
Photograph by Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images More Photos in the News
October 7, 2005—This week the London Aquarium unveiled the newest 'species' to join its collection: robo-carp.
Computer scientists at the University of Essex in the U.K. developed the self-guided robot fish, seen here swimming in the aquarium. The designers say it is the smartest such robot yet created—the fish uses artificial intelligence and built-in sensors to avoid obstacles and respond to environmental changes."
BBC NEWS | In Pictures | Your pictures: In the Kaghan Valley
BBC NEWS | In Pictures | Your pictures: In the Kaghan Valley: "Your pictures: In the Kaghan Valley
Follow the link below to the pictures
This is Naran, part of the Kaghan Valley in Pakistan, just before the massive earthquake struck the region. BBC News website reader James Herron took these photos before being airlifted to safety in Islamabad."
Follow the link below to the pictures
This is Naran, part of the Kaghan Valley in Pakistan, just before the massive earthquake struck the region. BBC News website reader James Herron took these photos before being airlifted to safety in Islamabad."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | More Flores 'Hobbits' described
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | More Flores 'Hobbits' described: "More Flores 'Hobbits' described
LB6 remains - scalebar = 1cm (Morwood/Brown/Nature)
Unlike modern humans, H. floresiensis has little in the way of a chin
Scientists have discovered more remains of the strange, small people that once lived on Flores island, Indonesia.
The announcement last year detailing a single, partial skeleton caused a sensation when it was claimed to be a human species new to science.
Homo floresiensis, as it was called, was little more than a metre tall and lived 18,000 years ago.
Now, the same team tells Nature journal it has skeletal remains from at least nine of the 'Hobbit-like' individuals."
LB6 remains - scalebar = 1cm (Morwood/Brown/Nature)
Unlike modern humans, H. floresiensis has little in the way of a chin
Scientists have discovered more remains of the strange, small people that once lived on Flores island, Indonesia.
The announcement last year detailing a single, partial skeleton caused a sensation when it was claimed to be a human species new to science.
Homo floresiensis, as it was called, was little more than a metre tall and lived 18,000 years ago.
Now, the same team tells Nature journal it has skeletal remains from at least nine of the 'Hobbit-like' individuals."
Monday, October 10, 2005
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Lily Tomlin
'Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them.'"
'Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them.'"
As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound - New York Times
As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound - New York Times: "As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, STEVEN LEE MYERS, ANDREW C. REVKIN and SIMON ROMERO
Published: October 10, 2005
CHURCHILL, Manitoba - It seems harsh to say that bad news for polar bears is good for Pat Broe. Mr. Broe, a Denver entrepreneur, is no more to blame than anyone else for a meltdown at the top of the world that threatens Arctic mammals and ancient traditions and lends credibility to dark visions of global warming."
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, STEVEN LEE MYERS, ANDREW C. REVKIN and SIMON ROMERO
Published: October 10, 2005
CHURCHILL, Manitoba - It seems harsh to say that bad news for polar bears is good for Pat Broe. Mr. Broe, a Denver entrepreneur, is no more to blame than anyone else for a meltdown at the top of the world that threatens Arctic mammals and ancient traditions and lends credibility to dark visions of global warming."
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Reporters' log: S Asia earthquake
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Reporters' log: S Asia earthquake: "Reporters' log: S Asia earthquake
Earthquake survivors in Muzaffarabad seek shelter in the city's sports stadium
Survivors have spent another night out in the open
More than 20,000 people are thought to have died in a powerful earthquake in Pakistan, northern India and the disputed territory of Kashmir. Pakistan's president has appealed for international help, saying his country cannot deal with the devastating aftermath on its own.
BBC correspondents in the region report on the impact of the earthquake."
Earthquake survivors in Muzaffarabad seek shelter in the city's sports stadium
Survivors have spent another night out in the open
More than 20,000 people are thought to have died in a powerful earthquake in Pakistan, northern India and the disputed territory of Kashmir. Pakistan's president has appealed for international help, saying his country cannot deal with the devastating aftermath on its own.
BBC correspondents in the region report on the impact of the earthquake."
Sunday, October 09, 2005
I wrote 2,200 stories on the state budget and your tax money. Ten years of hammering away on my computer, but a lot of you are still confused. Well, l
EDITOR:
Pretty darn good... Read the whole thing
I wrote 2,200 stories on the state budget and your tax money. Ten years of hammering away on my computer, but a lot of you are still confused. Well, let me give it one last shot.: "I wrote 2,200 stories on the state budget and your tax money. Ten years of hammering away on my computer, but a lot of you are still confused. Well, let me give it one last shot.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
JIM MAYER"
Pretty darn good... Read the whole thing
I wrote 2,200 stories on the state budget and your tax money. Ten years of hammering away on my computer, but a lot of you are still confused. Well, let me give it one last shot.: "I wrote 2,200 stories on the state budget and your tax money. Ten years of hammering away on my computer, but a lot of you are still confused. Well, let me give it one last shot.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
JIM MAYER"
BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Are you affected by the Asia quake?
EDITOR:
This article is a thread of posts from the people in the earthquake and is not news like you normally see.. Just folks like you and me talking about what's happening to them. You could say this is unfiltered news from the scene of the disaster
BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Are you affected by the Asia quake?: "Rescuers are trying to reach residents in collapsed buildings in Islamabad and Pakistan's interior ministry have said several villages may have been destroyed.
Are you in the areas affected? Or do you know anybody who is? Send us your comments and experiences.
Do you have any images? If so, you can send photos and mobile phone footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk
Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video
Click here to read a second page of your comments
We will be discussing the aftermath of the earthquake on our global phone-in programme, 'Talking Point' on Sunday 9 October at 1406GMT / 1506BST. If you would like to contribute, please leave a telephone number where we may contact you. This will not appear on the site.
If you are able to make calls using voice over internet protocol software, such as Skype, please let us know.
The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we have received so far:"
This article is a thread of posts from the people in the earthquake and is not news like you normally see.. Just folks like you and me talking about what's happening to them. You could say this is unfiltered news from the scene of the disaster
BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Are you affected by the Asia quake?: "Rescuers are trying to reach residents in collapsed buildings in Islamabad and Pakistan's interior ministry have said several villages may have been destroyed.
Are you in the areas affected? Or do you know anybody who is? Send us your comments and experiences.
Do you have any images? If so, you can send photos and mobile phone footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk
Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video
Click here to read a second page of your comments
We will be discussing the aftermath of the earthquake on our global phone-in programme, 'Talking Point' on Sunday 9 October at 1406GMT / 1506BST. If you would like to contribute, please leave a telephone number where we may contact you. This will not appear on the site.
If you are able to make calls using voice over internet protocol software, such as Skype, please let us know.
The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we have received so far:"
Saturday, October 08, 2005
SUNDAY
FUNNIES
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Well this is about the 4th edition of the funnies. It's a lot of work and just would not be possible without folks sending stuff to me in the email. It takes about 2 or 3 hours to edit and process what you see on the page so I may have to take a break from time as it is tiring unless some of you want to be a team and learn how to do it. Take it over ... I will teach you how if I get two or three volunteers. You need at least hi-speed internet and Windows XP.
FUNNIES
CLICK HERE
Well this is about the 4th edition of the funnies. It's a lot of work and just would not be possible without folks sending stuff to me in the email. It takes about 2 or 3 hours to edit and process what you see on the page so I may have to take a break from time as it is tiring unless some of you want to be a team and learn how to do it. Take it over ... I will teach you how if I get two or three volunteers. You need at least hi-speed internet and Windows XP.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Europe ice mission lost in ocean
Spacecraft launch.. European Cryosat
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Europe ice mission lost in ocean: "Europe ice mission lost in ocean
By Helen Briggs
BBC News science reporter, Frascati
Cryosat launch (Esa-S/CORVAJA)
Watch the launch
The European Space Agency has confirmed that its ice mission Cryosat has been lost off the Russian coast.
The satellite fell into the Arctic Ocean minutes after lift-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
The £90m (135m euro) craft was designed to monitor how the Earth's ice masses are responding to climate change.
Scientists said the crash was a 'tragedy' and it would be years before they could launch a similar mission, even if more funding were available.
The European Space Agency (Esa) probe lifted off at 1902 local time (1602 BST) on Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. Space officials said the flight broke up and crashed into the sea."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Europe ice mission lost in ocean: "Europe ice mission lost in ocean
By Helen Briggs
BBC News science reporter, Frascati
Cryosat launch (Esa-S/CORVAJA)
Watch the launch
The European Space Agency has confirmed that its ice mission Cryosat has been lost off the Russian coast.
The satellite fell into the Arctic Ocean minutes after lift-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
The £90m (135m euro) craft was designed to monitor how the Earth's ice masses are responding to climate change.
Scientists said the crash was a 'tragedy' and it would be years before they could launch a similar mission, even if more funding were available.
The European Space Agency (Esa) probe lifted off at 1902 local time (1602 BST) on Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. Space officials said the flight broke up and crashed into the sea."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Franklin P. Adams
'There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.'"
'There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.'"
Bayou Farewell
editor: Understanding the real problem behind Katrina... excellent read... rt
Bayou Farewell: "Bayou Farewell
News: The Louisiana Bayou has been sinking for years, and now it's almost gone—taking New Orleans and Cajun culture with it.
Mike Tidwell
Interviewed By Erik Kancler
October 3, 2005
Mike Tidwell knew nothing about the environmental perils facing the Louisiana Bayou when the Washington Post sent him down there, in the spring of 1999, to write about Cajun culture. Yet, having hit on the idea of “hitchhiking” the shrimp and crab boats of the Bayou, he soon came upon numerous and puzzling signs that something was seriously awry in Bayou Country: groves of sun-bleached and leafless Oak trees, half-drowned and hundreds of feet from land; lines of telephone poles planted in swampland; cemeteries where only the tops of graves remained visible.
Bewildered, he asked the locals for an explanation, and everywhere he heard variations on the same theme---from shrimpers, crabbers, and fishermen, no less than from local scientists and conservationists. In the words of a local shrimp-boat captain, upon whose vessel Tidwell first hitched a ride, 'All dis land around us, as far as you can see, is droppin' straight down into de water, turnin' to ocean. Someday, Baton Rouge, one hundred miles nort' of here, is gonna be beachfront property.'"
Bayou Farewell: "Bayou Farewell
News: The Louisiana Bayou has been sinking for years, and now it's almost gone—taking New Orleans and Cajun culture with it.
Mike Tidwell
Interviewed By Erik Kancler
October 3, 2005
Mike Tidwell knew nothing about the environmental perils facing the Louisiana Bayou when the Washington Post sent him down there, in the spring of 1999, to write about Cajun culture. Yet, having hit on the idea of “hitchhiking” the shrimp and crab boats of the Bayou, he soon came upon numerous and puzzling signs that something was seriously awry in Bayou Country: groves of sun-bleached and leafless Oak trees, half-drowned and hundreds of feet from land; lines of telephone poles planted in swampland; cemeteries where only the tops of graves remained visible.
Bewildered, he asked the locals for an explanation, and everywhere he heard variations on the same theme---from shrimpers, crabbers, and fishermen, no less than from local scientists and conservationists. In the words of a local shrimp-boat captain, upon whose vessel Tidwell first hitched a ride, 'All dis land around us, as far as you can see, is droppin' straight down into de water, turnin' to ocean. Someday, Baton Rouge, one hundred miles nort' of here, is gonna be beachfront property.'"
Video in the News: Robot Cars Rumble at Racetrack
EDITORS COMMENT: Turn up your speakers.. You must have hi-speed internet to view this. .... KEWELL !
Video in the News: Robot Cars Rumble at Racetrack: "Video in the News: Robot Cars Rumble at Racetrack
Engineers and amateurs alike are gathering in Nevada this weekend for a one-of-a-kind road race: a contest run by robot cars over a 175-mile (282- kilometer) course without the aid of drivers or remote controls. (Read the full news story.) Dubbed the Grand Challenge, the event is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and carries a purse of two million U.S. dollars."
Video in the News: Robot Cars Rumble at Racetrack: "Video in the News: Robot Cars Rumble at Racetrack
Engineers and amateurs alike are gathering in Nevada this weekend for a one-of-a-kind road race: a contest run by robot cars over a 175-mile (282- kilometer) course without the aid of drivers or remote controls. (Read the full news story.) Dubbed the Grand Challenge, the event is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and carries a purse of two million U.S. dollars."
Friday, October 07, 2005
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Steven Wright
'If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?'"
'If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?'"
Balloon Juice
Balloon Juice: "The Supreme Court will revisit the emotionally charged issue of physician-assisted suicide in a test of the federal government’s power to block doctors from helping terminally ill patients end their lives.
Oregon is the only state that lets dying patients obtain lethal doses of medication from their doctors, although other states may pass laws of their own if the high court rules against the federal government. Voters in Oregon have twice endorsed doctor-assisted suicide, but the Bush administration has aggressively challenged the state law.
The case, the first major one to come before the new chief justice, John Roberts, will be heard by justices touched personally by illness. Three justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens have had cancer, and a fourth Stephen Breyer has a spouse who counsels young cancer patients who are dying.
Their longtime colleague, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who once wrote about the “earnest and profound debate” over doctor-assisted suicide, died a month ago after battling untreatable cancer for nearly a year."
Oregon is the only state that lets dying patients obtain lethal doses of medication from their doctors, although other states may pass laws of their own if the high court rules against the federal government. Voters in Oregon have twice endorsed doctor-assisted suicide, but the Bush administration has aggressively challenged the state law.
The case, the first major one to come before the new chief justice, John Roberts, will be heard by justices touched personally by illness. Three justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens have had cancer, and a fourth Stephen Breyer has a spouse who counsels young cancer patients who are dying.
Their longtime colleague, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who once wrote about the “earnest and profound debate” over doctor-assisted suicide, died a month ago after battling untreatable cancer for nearly a year."
Photo in the News: Python Bursts After Eating Gator
Photo in the News: Python Bursts After Eating Gator: "Photo in the News: Python Bursts After Eating Gator"
By Now You Have Seen
By Now You Have Seen Our Birthday Greetings...
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What we were hoping is that when you see someone you know is having a birthday you tell them “Happy Birthday!” Be personal. Such small things are what make a community close knit. When you see their card here on the web page give ‘em a call and tell them “Happy Birthday!”
If you see them walking .. roll down your window and wish them a “Happy Birthday”.. At the mailroom... “Happy Birthday!” ... Give a hoot!
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What we were hoping is that when you see someone you know is having a birthday you tell them “Happy Birthday!” Be personal. Such small things are what make a community close knit. When you see their card here on the web page give ‘em a call and tell them “Happy Birthday!”
If you see them walking .. roll down your window and wish them a “Happy Birthday”.. At the mailroom... “Happy Birthday!” ... Give a hoot!
SCAMS PRESENTATION W
SCAMS PRESENTATION WAS A SUCCESS...
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You missed a good one if you weren’t one of the 23 residents present to hear Mrs. Edna Abbot’s presentation on scams in our community. Really the cleverness of crooks today is phenomenal. Edna is one of us you know? She is a Senior citizen and as such she has an insight into scams that affect seniors. She has made it her mission to educate and inform seniors about the dirty, rotten low lifes out there and she knows her stuff.
Another thing you missed was the coffee and donuts from the new donut bakery in town.. Yummm!
Still another item that you may have enjoyed was our District Attorney, Bernice Barnet who came along to give insight into the legal problems that come with identity theft and credit card scams.
Then the audience (US) interacted with our experiences and a good time was had by all.
Edna came to us when Bette Owens called Jacky and told her about a lecture she had been to featuring Edna. Soon a meeting was set up and scheduled for our community. Nancy Lee Moore made the donut run and Bev Garvey helped her set up the coffee for the meeting.
The only thing that would have made this meeting better is those of you who weren’t there.. Sorry you missed it.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
WANTED
WANTED:
IDEAS FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION...
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We have improved posters on the bulletin board at the clubhouse. We keep the calendar up to date on the bulletin board to three months in advance. On the Website we forecast events out to a year in advance on the computer and keep a weekly event calendar embedded on the top of the website. We publish 2 months worth of calendars in the newsletter we post events the day before on the clubhouse door. We write reminders on the website a day or so before the coming attraction. We use the LVH monthly Newsletter to advertise events too.
Yet we still receive many comments like, “There was nothing on the website about it.” Or, “We never saw it on the Bulletin Board.”
I have a computer addition that will transmit the events over FM radio as you approach the clubhouse on the back burner but haven’t got a clue as to why we aren’t able to communicate really well with our community. Your ideas and insights may help. We would like to turn over a really good way to communicate to the new volunteers that will take our place in August of ’06.
IDEAS FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION...
RT
We have improved posters on the bulletin board at the clubhouse. We keep the calendar up to date on the bulletin board to three months in advance. On the Website we forecast events out to a year in advance on the computer and keep a weekly event calendar embedded on the top of the website. We publish 2 months worth of calendars in the newsletter we post events the day before on the clubhouse door. We write reminders on the website a day or so before the coming attraction. We use the LVH monthly Newsletter to advertise events too.
Yet we still receive many comments like, “There was nothing on the website about it.” Or, “We never saw it on the Bulletin Board.”
I have a computer addition that will transmit the events over FM radio as you approach the clubhouse on the back burner but haven’t got a clue as to why we aren’t able to communicate really well with our community. Your ideas and insights may help. We would like to turn over a really good way to communicate to the new volunteers that will take our place in August of ’06.
USATODAY.com - Japan set to test new supersonic airliner design
USATODAY.com - Japan set to test new supersonic airliner design: "Japan set to test new supersonic airliner design
SYDNEY (AFP) — Shortly after dawn in the Australian desert on Saturday, a rocket is due to blast off with Japanese dreams of a supersonic successor to Concorde riding on its back."
SYDNEY (AFP) — Shortly after dawn in the Australian desert on Saturday, a rocket is due to blast off with Japanese dreams of a supersonic successor to Concorde riding on its back."
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Scams against Senior
Scams against Seniors.. Don't Forget!!
rtThursday at 1:00pm Edna Abbot who works with the Newport District Attorney's Office will be conducting a presentation of Senior Scams to help us all better cope with the latest criminal attacks on seniors. Forewarned is forearmed.See you there.
Neighborhood Watch Car
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Over the years you have no doubt seen the little red truck parked at our home on Windmill dr. with the Neighborhood Watch Patrol magnetic signs on it?
We plan to be away for a week or two and would like somebody to put them on their car doors. Especially someone who drives around the park often. It would be nice if they have their car out of the garage too.
We leave them on when we drive around town too... Call it free advertisement. It's not necessary to do any patroling.. Just put the signs on your vehicle... and drive as you normally do .. That's it.
The signs are meant to be a deterent in and of themselves.
rt
Over the years you have no doubt seen the little red truck parked at our home on Windmill dr. with the Neighborhood Watch Patrol magnetic signs on it?
We plan to be away for a week or two and would like somebody to put them on their car doors. Especially someone who drives around the park often. It would be nice if they have their car out of the garage too.
We leave them on when we drive around town too... Call it free advertisement. It's not necessary to do any patroling.. Just put the signs on your vehicle... and drive as you normally do .. That's it.
The signs are meant to be a deterent in and of themselves.
Hogg's Coast Range railroad runs into eventual ruin
Hogg's Coast Range railroad runs into eventual ruin: "Hogg's Coast Range railroad runs into eventual ruin
Saturday, October 01, 2005
The plan was audacious in its simplicity: a fine railroad from Yaquina Bay to tie with the Union Pacific Railroad in Idaho. Newport would be another San Francisco. Corvallis, Albany and Bend would also profit mightily.
And Portland? Poor Portland would be relegated to second-class city status, isolated far inland on the placid banks of the Willamette."
Saturday, October 01, 2005
The plan was audacious in its simplicity: a fine railroad from Yaquina Bay to tie with the Union Pacific Railroad in Idaho. Newport would be another San Francisco. Corvallis, Albany and Bend would also profit mightily.
And Portland? Poor Portland would be relegated to second-class city status, isolated far inland on the placid banks of the Willamette."
U.S. 20: Newport and all points east First in a series
U.S. 20: Newport and all points east First in a series: "U.S. 20: Newport and all points east First in a series
Sunday, October 02, 2005
At the beginning of the journey, the 445-mile caravan across Oregon on U.S. 20, the sign on the Coast Highway points resolutely east. But for a better starting line, you need to turn toward the ocean, following West Olive as it drops past the Lincoln County courthouse and the public library, the American Legion post and the Eager Beaver Second Hand store, and down into the restless heart of Nye Beach."
Sunday, October 02, 2005
At the beginning of the journey, the 445-mile caravan across Oregon on U.S. 20, the sign on the Coast Highway points resolutely east. But for a better starting line, you need to turn toward the ocean, following West Olive as it drops past the Lincoln County courthouse and the public library, the American Legion post and the Eager Beaver Second Hand store, and down into the restless heart of Nye Beach."
USATODAY.com - Why the U.S. should return to the moon and venture on to Mars
USATODAY.com - Why the U.S. should return to the moon and venture on to Mars: "Why the U.S. should return to the moon and venture on to Mars
Michael Griffin took over as NASA administrator earlier this year, at a time when the space agency faces perhaps its greatest challenges in decades. Among them: steering President Bush's proposal for manned missions to the moon and, eventually, Mars; fulfilling the U.S. obligation to the International Space Station; fixing safety problems with the space shuttle and developing the next generation of spacecraft to replace the shuttle. Griffin discussed these and other issues recently with USA TODAY editors and reporters. His comments were edited for length and clarity."
Michael Griffin took over as NASA administrator earlier this year, at a time when the space agency faces perhaps its greatest challenges in decades. Among them: steering President Bush's proposal for manned missions to the moon and, eventually, Mars; fulfilling the U.S. obligation to the International Space Station; fixing safety problems with the space shuttle and developing the next generation of spacecraft to replace the shuttle. Griffin discussed these and other issues recently with USA TODAY editors and reporters. His comments were edited for length and clarity."
The Right to Die - New York Times
The Right to Die - New York Times: "Editorial
The Right to Die
Published: October 5, 2005
The John Roberts Court will hear its first high-profile arguments today, when the justices take up a case involving doctor-assisted suicide. Oregon law allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives. But the Bush administration has tried to override this law by threatening to prosecute doctors involved in such cases. The Supreme Court should make it clear that Oregon can allow doctor-assisted suicide."
The Right to Die
Published: October 5, 2005
The John Roberts Court will hear its first high-profile arguments today, when the justices take up a case involving doctor-assisted suicide. Oregon law allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives. But the Bush administration has tried to override this law by threatening to prosecute doctors involved in such cases. The Supreme Court should make it clear that Oregon can allow doctor-assisted suicide."
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Making music far off the beaten path
Making music far off the beaten path: "Making music far off the beaten path
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Second in a series Serendipity, a familiar tour guide, brought me to Tommy Nunn's door, and the late summer heat ensured that it was unlocked, open to the breeze and whatever the breeze blew in.
Ten minutes earlier, I'd despaired of the loneliness of Highway 20, which keeps company with creek beds, litter patrols and little else on its 40-mile hike into the Coast Range. Mark Scacco, who minds the Blodgett Country Store, gently reminded me that over the years folks tended to settle around the mills, not the asphalt, and sent me up the hill to Summit, which guards the highest point on the rail line."
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Second in a series Serendipity, a familiar tour guide, brought me to Tommy Nunn's door, and the late summer heat ensured that it was unlocked, open to the breeze and whatever the breeze blew in.
Ten minutes earlier, I'd despaired of the loneliness of Highway 20, which keeps company with creek beds, litter patrols and little else on its 40-mile hike into the Coast Range. Mark Scacco, who minds the Blodgett Country Store, gently reminded me that over the years folks tended to settle around the mills, not the asphalt, and sent me up the hill to Summit, which guards the highest point on the rail line."
Rust Belt manufacturers have shiny spot
Rust Belt manufacturers have shiny spot: "Rust Belt manufacturers have shiny spot
Employment - Rising oil prices and the Chinese economy fuel need for mining equipment
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
RYAN NAKASHIMA
MILWAUKEE -- Since summer, there's been a sign on the highway from Chicago to Milwaukee that people around here haven't seen for ages -- 'Jobs now' at mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc."
Employment - Rising oil prices and the Chinese economy fuel need for mining equipment
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
RYAN NAKASHIMA
MILWAUKEE -- Since summer, there's been a sign on the highway from Chicago to Milwaukee that people around here haven't seen for ages -- 'Jobs now' at mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc."
Automakers turn key on innovative engine plant
Automakers turn key on innovative engine plant: "Automakers turn key on innovative engine plant
New work rules - Two new U.S. factories will be run by DaimlerChrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
JIM IRWIN
DUNDEE, Mich. -- DaimlerChrysler AG, Hyundai Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. began production Monday at a new plant that will supply engines for nearly two dozen vehicles worldwide."
New work rules - Two new U.S. factories will be run by DaimlerChrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
JIM IRWIN
DUNDEE, Mich. -- DaimlerChrysler AG, Hyundai Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. began production Monday at a new plant that will supply engines for nearly two dozen vehicles worldwide."
THE SUPREME COURT
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005
David Sarasohn
The Republican National Committee's first blast e-mail on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers got right to the core of what it called her 'tremendous legal qualifications':"
THE SUPREME COURT
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
David Sarasohn
The Republican National Committee's first blast e-mail on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers got right to the core of what it called her 'tremendous legal qualifications':"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "George Bernard Shaw
'If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.'"
'If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.'"
Monday, October 03, 2005
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Bill Lyon
'If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.'"
'If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.'"
The Other Black Gold - New York Times
The Other Black Gold - New York Times: "The Other Black Gold
By BRIAN SCHWEITZER
Published: October 3, 2005
Helena, Mont.
AMERICA has a substance abuse problem, and Montana may have a cure.
It is easy to forget, but before the hurricanes bumped up already outrageous fuel prices, President Bush was forced to ask the royals of Saudi Arabia - the country that gave us 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers - to lower the price of oil so Americans could afford to drive. He was refused.
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Harry Campbell
In truth, he had no choice. America is addicted to foreign oil, and like any addict we are at the mercy of the pushers and require an intervention. Montana, among other states, is trying to help America get clean by promoting a range of modern domestic energy strategies. Yet our biggest idea is actually a very old recipe: gasoline made from coal instead of oil.
Most people are surprised to learn that we can produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other petroleum products out of coal. Indeed, the process was used in America as early as 1928. In World War II, 92 percent of Germany's aviation fuel and half its total petroleum came from synthetic-fuel plants. South Africa has used a similar technology for 50 years, and now makes 200,000 barrels per day of synthetic gasoline and diesel."
By BRIAN SCHWEITZER
Published: October 3, 2005
Helena, Mont.
AMERICA has a substance abuse problem, and Montana may have a cure.
It is easy to forget, but before the hurricanes bumped up already outrageous fuel prices, President Bush was forced to ask the royals of Saudi Arabia - the country that gave us 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers - to lower the price of oil so Americans could afford to drive. He was refused.
Skip to next paragraph
Harry Campbell
In truth, he had no choice. America is addicted to foreign oil, and like any addict we are at the mercy of the pushers and require an intervention. Montana, among other states, is trying to help America get clean by promoting a range of modern domestic energy strategies. Yet our biggest idea is actually a very old recipe: gasoline made from coal instead of oil.
Most people are surprised to learn that we can produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other petroleum products out of coal. Indeed, the process was used in America as early as 1928. In World War II, 92 percent of Germany's aviation fuel and half its total petroleum came from synthetic-fuel plants. South Africa has used a similar technology for 50 years, and now makes 200,000 barrels per day of synthetic gasoline and diesel."
Good Energy - New York Times
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Published: October 3, 2005
Subject: look at the time! - can't sleep
Date: 10/03/2005 3:24 a.m. eastern daylight time
From: pilateguy@hedgemail.com
To: stillfishing@probono.org
Dear Micki and Stan,
I've decided that we will not be coming to Shelley's wedding in December. (By the way, congratulations again on this wonderful event in your lives. You should be very proud and happy with how terrifically things have turned out.) Unfortunately for us, a wedding in Westport would require non-essential driving and I must honor President Bush's wishes to limit the amount of energy I consume in order to do my part during these difficult and challenging times for our country.
I realize that if all of your guests felt the same way, there would be tremendous consequences for many decent, hard-working people. The tuxedo-rental industry, the caterers, waiters, musicians, florists and table linen people would all lose important income. But when I think of the energy saved in dry cleaning alone, it warms my heart to think I can help make a difference with a personal commitment against wasteful consumption and reckless indulgence in our sick culture."
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Published: October 3, 2005
Subject: look at the time! - can't sleep
Date: 10/03/2005 3:24 a.m. eastern daylight time
From: pilateguy@hedgemail.com
To: stillfishing@probono.org
Dear Micki and Stan,
I've decided that we will not be coming to Shelley's wedding in December. (By the way, congratulations again on this wonderful event in your lives. You should be very proud and happy with how terrifically things have turned out.) Unfortunately for us, a wedding in Westport would require non-essential driving and I must honor President Bush's wishes to limit the amount of energy I consume in order to do my part during these difficult and challenging times for our country.
I realize that if all of your guests felt the same way, there would be tremendous consequences for many decent, hard-working people. The tuxedo-rental industry, the caterers, waiters, musicians, florists and table linen people would all lose important income. But when I think of the energy saved in dry cleaning alone, it warms my heart to think I can help make a difference with a personal commitment against wasteful consumption and reckless indulgence in our sick culture."
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Activity Director
Thoughts on the Activity Director @ LVH
rt
Jacky and I were cruising the park yesterday handing out tickets for the coming catered breakfast on October 29th at 9am. We gave them to Jean Hart, Gloria Mazzeo and Betty Hanus to sell.
We were discussing what will happen next August when the Social Club Board all leave their volunteer positions to return to the community for a rest. I am sure other members who have served will understand how time consuming each of those positions are. So it is only reasonable from time to time others come forward to run the Social Club. This also injects fresh new ideas in our club which is dedicated to providing new ways for us all to have fun and be entertained.
At any rate Jacky told me about an idea that she had about directing Social Club Activities and I thought it was a good one and I am putting it down now for you to think about. She said in her ideal picture of how activities would be run in the park, several folks would volunteer to be the Activity Director for a month that they were particulairly fond of. She said her preference would be Christmas. Some of the men might like to have a huge barbecue and picnic in August or a Super Bowl Party with a rented large screen tv at the clubhouse. Maybe there is a halloween enthusiast that would like to make a haunted house.
You can see that a new Director a month would be able to throw themselves into creating a really great extravaganza and especially if they knew that once their month was over they could pass the baton to the next director ...so to speak.
rt
Jacky and I were cruising the park yesterday handing out tickets for the coming catered breakfast on October 29th at 9am. We gave them to Jean Hart, Gloria Mazzeo and Betty Hanus to sell.
We were discussing what will happen next August when the Social Club Board all leave their volunteer positions to return to the community for a rest. I am sure other members who have served will understand how time consuming each of those positions are. So it is only reasonable from time to time others come forward to run the Social Club. This also injects fresh new ideas in our club which is dedicated to providing new ways for us all to have fun and be entertained.
At any rate Jacky told me about an idea that she had about directing Social Club Activities and I thought it was a good one and I am putting it down now for you to think about. She said in her ideal picture of how activities would be run in the park, several folks would volunteer to be the Activity Director for a month that they were particulairly fond of. She said her preference would be Christmas. Some of the men might like to have a huge barbecue and picnic in August or a Super Bowl Party with a rented large screen tv at the clubhouse. Maybe there is a halloween enthusiast that would like to make a haunted house.
You can see that a new Director a month would be able to throw themselves into creating a really great extravaganza and especially if they knew that once their month was over they could pass the baton to the next director ...so to speak.
An attic discovery, a daughter's gift
An attic discovery, a daughter's gift: "An attic discovery, a daughter's gift
A Portland woman traces stories her father never told to horror and honor in Korea
Sunday, October 02, 2005
TOM HALLMAN JR.
Mary Emerton uncovered her father's secret in 1978.
She was 17, a high school senior, and her parents had asked her to clean the attic as they prepared to move from their Southeast Portland home. She sorted boxes and carted them downstairs, eventually clearing a space that revealed an old steamer trunk. It was too heavy for her to lift, so she opened the lid to remove the contents.
That's when she discovered the scrapbook.
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As books go, it was thin, maybe 50 pages. Some, brittle with age, had pulled loose from the dark-brown leather binding. Although her family enjoyed passing around photos and reminiscing, Emerton had never seen this scrapbook."
A Portland woman traces stories her father never told to horror and honor in Korea
Sunday, October 02, 2005
TOM HALLMAN JR.
Mary Emerton uncovered her father's secret in 1978.
She was 17, a high school senior, and her parents had asked her to clean the attic as they prepared to move from their Southeast Portland home. She sorted boxes and carted them downstairs, eventually clearing a space that revealed an old steamer trunk. It was too heavy for her to lift, so she opened the lid to remove the contents.
That's when she discovered the scrapbook.
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As books go, it was thin, maybe 50 pages. Some, brittle with age, had pulled loose from the dark-brown leather binding. Although her family enjoyed passing around photos and reminiscing, Emerton had never seen this scrapbook."
Assisted suicide offers early test of Roberts' court
Assisted suicide offers early test of Roberts' court: "Assisted suicide offers early test of Roberts' court
Supreme Court - Justices face the question: Did John Ashcroft overstep by targeting doctors on Oregon law
Sunday, October 02, 2005
ASHBEL S. GREEN
The first big case Chief Justice John Roberts and a reshaped U.S. Supreme Court will take on this week is one of Oregon's unique rights: doctor-assisted suicide.
The case will be watched closely in Oregon, where political and legal attacks against assisted suicide have raged almost continuously since voters first approved the Death with Dignity Act in 1994.
But the rest of the nation will be looking on as well, eager to see how a largely unknown Roberts will help the court resolve a classic clash between the federal government and a state experiment in social policy."
Supreme Court - Justices face the question: Did John Ashcroft overstep by targeting doctors on Oregon law
Sunday, October 02, 2005
ASHBEL S. GREEN
The first big case Chief Justice John Roberts and a reshaped U.S. Supreme Court will take on this week is one of Oregon's unique rights: doctor-assisted suicide.
The case will be watched closely in Oregon, where political and legal attacks against assisted suicide have raged almost continuously since voters first approved the Death with Dignity Act in 1994.
But the rest of the nation will be looking on as well, eager to see how a largely unknown Roberts will help the court resolve a classic clash between the federal government and a state experiment in social policy."
Medicare's drug benefit explained / Companies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers
Medicare's drug benefit explained / Companies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers: "Medicare's drug benefit explained
Companies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers
Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, October 2, 2005
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What in the world should you do about the new Medicare drug benefit?
The program is about to get under way and more than 40 million Medicare beneficiaries are scratching their heads, asking themselves whether to sign up for the program and, if so, which of the dozens of plans to choose from.
The marketing blitz for the program, known as Medicare Part D, began Saturday. Companies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers. Enrollment starts Nov. 15 and seniors can start using the benefit Jan. 1.
The program is big and bulky, and requires lots of choices. Seniors will be bombarded with direct mail and phone calls pitching different plans and urging a quick decision. That's a recipe for confusion."
Companies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers
Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, October 2, 2005
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What in the world should you do about the new Medicare drug benefit?
The program is about to get under way and more than 40 million Medicare beneficiaries are scratching their heads, asking themselves whether to sign up for the program and, if so, which of the dozens of plans to choose from.
The marketing blitz for the program, known as Medicare Part D, began Saturday. Companies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers. Enrollment starts Nov. 15 and seniors can start using the benefit Jan. 1.
The program is big and bulky, and requires lots of choices. Seniors will be bombarded with direct mail and phone calls pitching different plans and urging a quick decision. That's a recipe for confusion."
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Brace yourself: Medicare is changing
Brace yourself: Medicare is changing: "Brace yourself: Medicare is changing
What you should know about the new prescription plan choices arriving today Medicare: - Advocate urges seniors to look out for fraud
Saturday, October 01, 2005
JANIE HAR
For Medicare recipients who like to compare insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays: Get ready to shine.
For the rest: Get ready for a fat headache.
That's because today, private insurers will start wooing consumers with a blizzard of mailers, telemarketing calls, and television and print ads. Their goal is to get people to select their particular plan from a dizzying array of prescription-drug policies and options that make up Medicare Part D."
What you should know about the new prescription plan choices arriving today Medicare: - Advocate urges seniors to look out for fraud
Saturday, October 01, 2005
JANIE HAR
For Medicare recipients who like to compare insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays: Get ready to shine.
For the rest: Get ready for a fat headache.
That's because today, private insurers will start wooing consumers with a blizzard of mailers, telemarketing calls, and television and print ads. Their goal is to get people to select their particular plan from a dizzying array of prescription-drug policies and options that make up Medicare Part D."
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