Oregon held to account for failing to protect coastal waterways | Oregon Environmental News - – OregonLive.com

Oregon held to account for failing to protect coastal waterways | Oregon Environmental News - – OregonLive.com: "The agencies want the state to start dealing with muddy runoff from the vast network of old logging roads; forbid loggers from cutting all trees right up to the banks of certain small streams; and restrict logging in places with a high risk of landslides that could impact water quality.

The agencies have already signed off on the forestry portions of California and Washington's coastal protection plans.

'The fact is, California and Washington have riparian protections that are two to three times as strong as Oregon's,' said Dave Powers, EPA's regional manager for forests and rangelands."

Two found dead in crashed plane

Two found dead in crashed plane: "Benton County sheriff’s deputies and search and rescue personnel found the wreckage of a plane that crashed on Sunday west of Philomath.

Both the pilot and a passenger were found deceased at the scene. Names of the victims are being withheld pending notification.

A single-engine Cessna registered to the U.S. Department of the Interior disappeared Sunday afternoon on a flight from Newport to Corvallis."

Cantwell, others ‘troubled’ by NOAA’s planned move to Oregon - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

Cantwell, others ‘troubled’ by NOAA’s planned move to Oregon - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):: "A letter sent to Gary Locke, Department of Commerce Secretary (and former governor of Washington), was signed by Cantwell and the state’s other Democratic senator, Patty Murray, as well as six of the state’s nine U.S. Representatives. The eight ask Locke why NOAA was allowed to select the Newport site, which is located in a floodplain development, without conducting environmental assessments of the site that they say are required."

Sea otter at Newport's Oregon Coast Aquarium getting the best of care | Oregon Local News - OregonLive.com

Sea otter at Newport's Oregon Coast Aquarium getting the best of care | Oregon Local News - OregonLive.com: "NEWPORT – Veterinarians here are consulting with some of the best minds in the aquarium world to try to save the life of one of the Oregon Coast Aquarium's most entertaining residents.

It all started when Aialik, an 11-year-old Northern sea otter, came down with a persistent bladder infection, and, simply put, couldn't pee. Veterinarian Steven Brown suspected a protozoan infection was the culprit, and feared it might have caused a lesion on the lower part of the spine."

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News: Local | "Wolf sightings on rise in Cascades" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "Wolf sightings on rise in Cascades" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist John Stephenson said the reports of sightings and tracks have been growing since last January, when a photo was taken of an animal that looked like a wolf along U.S. Highway 20 east of Sisters.

In December, tracks were spotted in the southern Ochoco Mountains and near Wickiup Reservoir in the Cascades, Stephenson said."

Washington lawmaker backs off sales tax threat to Oregonians | Jeff Mapes on Politics - OregonLive.com

Washington lawmaker backs off sales tax threat to Oregonians | Jeff Mapes on Politics - OregonLive.com: "Rep. Deb Wallace, D-Vancouver, who is also running for Congress, thought a nifty way to raise some extra cash for the strapped Washington budget would be to remove the sales-tax exemption for Oregonians shopping in Washington."

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"How much wood can a beaver chomp? Alert travelers along U.S. Highway 20 from Toledo to Newport are getting a good idea. This line of trees along the north side of the highway next to King Salvage Co. about three miles east of Newport continues to fall, showing the telltale marks of industrious beaver logging."

How the Israelis do airport security - CNN.com

How the Israelis do airport security - CNN.com: "Isaac Yeffet, the former head of security for El Al and now an aviation security consultant in New York, said El Al has prevented terrorism in the air by making sure every passenger is interviewed by a well-trained agent before check-in.

'Stop relying only on technology,' Yeffet told CNN. 'Technology can help the qualified, well-trained human being but cannot replace him.'"

An earth-sheltered house takes shape on a coastal hillside | Homes & Gardens - OregonLive.com

An earth-sheltered house takes shape on a coastal hillside | Homes & Gardens - OregonLive.com: "Jeff Ingram and Steve Travis had long shared a dream of living on land overlooking the Yaquina River, a 50-mile serpentine ribbon of blue that empties into the Pacific Ocean at Newport. Low on cash but rich in skills and experience, the couple saw their opportunity the day the For Sale sign went up on a piece of hilltop property with soaring views of the river. They were the first to visit -- and promptly bought -- the 18-acre parcel."

News: Local | "Veterans’ clinic will be worth millions" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "Veterans’ clinic will be worth millions" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "Landowners in Eugene and Springfield are vying to provide the site of a major new regional Veterans Affairs medical clinic — worth as much as $40 million — for the Eugene-Springfield area."

News: Local | "Bay Area sea lions may have come to Oregon" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "Bay Area sea lions may have come to Oregon" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "Hundreds of sea lions that abruptly blew out of San Francisco Bay’s Pier 39 last Thanksgiving apparently have found a new home at another tourist attraction — 500 miles north on the Oregon coast.

Thousands of California sea lions started showing up in December at Sea Lion Caves, a popular tourist draw because of the Stellar sea lions living in the caves."

Unclaimed money is owed to a million Oregonians | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal

Unclaimed money is owed to a million Oregonians | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal: "The state of Oregon is in possession of more than $360 million in financial assets and some of it could be yours, according to the State Treasurer's office.

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The money, which really belongs to more than 1 million people, has ended up in the state's possession because the rightful owners could not be located, said James Sinks, the spokesman for Treasurer Ben Westlund."

Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' - Times Online

Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' - Times Online: "Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”."

On Public Restrooms...

Last night the LVH CERT team held its first meeting of the year. I was surprised to hear the members ask why I hadn't written anything about our trip home from CA. Evidently, some find those essays to be humorous?

So, I started to tell them about a constant pet peeve I've noticed everywhere we travel. It got laughs so I am going to put it in today.

Somehow, there is an element of sadism across America these days that is taken out on travelers when they are at there most vulnerable position... hunkered down over a restroom toilet.

Oh yes, there have been made great strides in public restrooms since I was a kid. Take for instance the larger stalls that accommodate wheelchairs and those chrome handrails that can be a big help for old arthritic joints... Kudos to Americans for such thoughtfulness even if laws and ordinances had to be passed in order for them to become a reality.

But........

There is always a "but" isn't there? Buts tend to wipe out anything nice that was said before in a conversation like this and so it is now.

The toilet paper roll! Owners of public restrooms are either cruel or unconscious... maybe even cheap... It's hard to say..

Here you are, ensconced on the throne and it is time... well it's time to gather toilet paper to finish the job. Where is the roll? Oh! Here it is in a plastic container mounted upside down ... right here down between my ankle and knee???? You're going to need those handrails my friend as you try to coax toilet paper from the plastic, upside down, dispenser. You can't see the paper but if the oversized roll inside is big enough ..you can with use of the handrails, and a twisting action get the roll to spin and hopefully the tail of the roll will drop down enough that you can grab it. With this minor triumph in hand you must pull, ever so gently, straight down because the toilet paper is 1ply and will rip off if you so much as blink. This causes the toilet paper to twist and should you be successful in getting a piece you will have to straighten it out... Eventually, your piece of paper will break off due to to much pulling stress and that will be what you have. Now to go back a bit, should you start your pull of the paper in the dispenser at an angle instead of straight down you will have the convenience of having a serrated knife on the dispenser slice of an inch or two of paper for you.

My two knees which have been renamed, "Snap, Crackle and Pop", complain constantly about the above indignity for hours after the task is completed and my back which has been renamed, "Pain in the", isn't to happy about the situation either. My thought is that you should carry a roll of T-paper with you into any public restroom or be prepared for a gymnastic struggle with the toilet paper dispenser.

Competition brings deals to online shopping websites on clarkhoward.com

Competition brings deals to online shopping websites on clarkhoward.com: "The Wall Street Journal lists the Big Three online merchandising sites as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Ebay.com. In their testing, they found the best overall shopping experience was to be had on Amazon. Ebay came in second, featuring cheaper prices overall. Walmart lagged behind, with a far inferior user experience."

People in 541 area code will need to dial 10 digits | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal

People in 541 area code will need to dial 10 digits | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Starting Jan. 10 in much of Oregon that uses a 541 area code, every phone call we make, even to someone on the other side of the street, will require that we dial a full 10 digits, instead of the seven needed now."

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News: Local | "Law helps place automated electronic defibrillators" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "Law helps place automated electronic defibrillators" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "Now another life-saving device — automated electronic defibrillators, or AEDs — are starting to gain traction as a standard feature of any building where large numbers of people congregate. And a new state law that takes effect today is expected to accelerate that trend. The law requires owners of buildings that are at least 50,000 square feet, and where at least 25 people congregate, to have an AED on the premises."

Starting today, you can't just trash that old TV or monitor | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal

Starting today, you can't just trash that old TV or monitor | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Residents who toss TVs, computers or monitors in the trash could draw more than disapproving looks from environmentalists. As of today, it's illegal in Oregon and could mean a $500 fine.

Oregon joins 11 other states and New York City with laws banning the disposal of certain electronics."

Ron & Ryan's Excellent trolley adventure.

For years I have wanted to ride the trolley that runs down the way from my daughter's house. So this morning grandson Ryan and I took the trolley all over the place. We were going to just go a short way and come home later. 4 hours later and a transfer to the wrong train we found ourselves in Milpitas quite away from where we were supposed to be. The train kept going somewhere else instead of where I wanted it to go.

When we bought our tickets from a machine at the station it said it would take a twenty dollar bill and make change. Tickets cost $15. I figured it would give me 3 $5's but it tarted spitting out quarters like a Casino Machine. Didn't seem like enough quarters though... Turns out to be $1 coins.. Then I spent the rest of time hiking my pants up as the dollars would drag them down.

Jolly Man in Red Makes Apparent Emergency Landing on Oregon Beach

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Ron & Jacky in San Jose

We arrived at our daughters home today... Let the festivities begin.

On the way here we saw 3 elk herds... One near Prairie Creek in California another outside of Eureka and a monster herd south of Laytonville. It was chilly on the way down but no snow. Today was clear and sunny all the way to San Jose. On the way out of Eureka today we saw a big hairy cow. I saw a Gnu at a Tokyo zoo when I was in the service and this looked like one of those. It could of been a Yak maybe.

Part of my fun when going this way is to watch Jacky try to navigate the traffic circle at the off ramp in Arcata. It's been there for years and she has been in it dozens of times but will always choose the wrong way to go and then panic, crying out, "Which way? Which way?" It's one of my favorite rituals. :)

Weight Watchers bit the dust when we walked in the door... Oh well, there's next year.

While driving through the city we saw a funny thing at stop lights ... There would be maybe 20 cars when we stopped at a light and not once did we see more than 2 of them to be American cars and we were one of them.

Before leaving home I saw Marlene Crites at the mailroom and her car had broken a timing belt which blew her engine apart. She is looking at a $4500 repair job on a car which is worth about $1500... and that she owes about that much on. Anybody got any ideas that would help her?

Well that's all for now... Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a little sunshine...perhaps a cupa cheer too.

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Oregon Law relating to the right of first refusal

Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.760, 90.800, 90.8010, 90.815, 90.820, 316.791

When is notice required? The owner of the community must provide written notice when all or any portion of the community is subject to a listing agreement, and also within ten days of receipt of an offer that the owner intends to consider.

When must the owner provide the notice? The owner must notify the tenants’ association or facility purchase association (a group of three or more tenants who reside in a community and have organized for the purpose of eventual purchase of the community) within 10 days of any written offer he receives to purchase the facility, which he intends to consider; or any listing agreement entered into to sell the community. Notice must be mailed.

To Whom? The owner must provide written notice to no more than three people or addresses within the tenants’ association and the facility purchase association.

Will notice be provided automatically? No. The tenants’ association (or a facility purchase association) must give written notice to the owner requesting notice if all or a portion of the community is put up for sale. The statute can be interpreted, however, to require the owner to give the tenant association or facility purchase association notice of an offer to purchase the community even if the association has not sent this notice to the owner.

Do residents have a right of first refusal? No. They are entitled to notice. Within 14 days of delivery of the notice, the tenants’ or facility purchase association must notify the community owner that it is interested in purchasing the community. The owner is then obligated to negotiate with the tenants’ or facility purchase association in good faith and provide the association with the same opportunity that a bona fide third party would have to purchase the community.

Any exceptions to the requirements? Yes, notice is not required for any sale or transfer to: (1) the owner’s heirs; (2) by gift, devise or operation of law; (3) by a corporation to an affiliate; (4) by a partnership to a partner; (5) conveyance of interest incidental to financing; (6) any conveyance resulting from foreclosure of the mortgage or deed of trust; (7) between or among joint tenants or tenants in common; (8) exchange of the community for other real estate; and (9) under eminent domain.

Is there a tax incentive? Yes. Proceeds from the sale of a community to a tenants’ or facility purchase association, a tenants’ association supported nonprofit, a CDC, or a housing authority are exempt from taxation. This is a temporary provision, originally applying to tax years 2006 and 2007, but extended in 2007 to apply to tax years beginning 2006 through 2013.

Penalty: None specified

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http://www.oregon.gov/OHCS/HFS_Mobile_Home_Parks_Purchase_Program.shtml

Art Beat | Weekly Poem: 'From Here to There' | Online NewsHour | PBS

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Weekly Poem: 'From Here to There' | Online NewsHour | PBS: "There are those great winds on a tear
Over the Great Plains,
Bending the grasses all the way
Down to the roots
And the grasses revealing
A gracefulness in the wind's fury
You would not otherwise
Have suspected there."

CDC says 1 in 6 in U.S. have swine flu | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal

CDC says 1 in 6 in U.S. have swine flu | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal: "ATLANTA — Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday."

CDC says 1 in 6 in U.S. have swine flu | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal

CDC says 1 in 6 in U.S. have swine flu | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday.



That means about 1 in 6 Americans has had the illness, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Grandson scam, fraud; how to help grandchildren - MSN Money

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Grandson scam, fraud; how to help grandchildren - MSN Money: "If someone claiming to be a relative asks you to wire money for an emergency, be suspicious. Scammers have already bilked 'grandparents' for more than $3.5 million."

Octopus to be Released on Oregon Coast; Birders Events

Octopus to be Released on Oregon Coast; Birders Events: "(Newport, Oregon) – Everyone who's ever visited the central Oregon coast attraction Hatfield Marine Science Center as a kid vividly remembers its octopus in the front. It’s a tradition in Oregon that goes all the way back to the early 70’s. No, it’s not been the same octopus all these decades: in fact there’s a new one nearly every year."

Octopus to be Released on Oregon Coast; Birders Events

Octopus to be Released on Oregon Coast; Birders Events: "(Newport, Oregon) – Everyone who's ever visited the central Oregon coast attraction Hatfield Marine Science Center as a kid vividly remembers its octopus in the front. It’s a tradition in Oregon that goes all the way back to the early 70’s. No, it’s not been the same octopus all these decades: in fact there’s a new one nearly every year."

News: Local | "Surplus of sea lions" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "Surplus of sea lions" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "Why else would a male California sea lion come to Oregon this time of year?

No, it’s not unusual to see sea lions, lots of them, on the Oregon Coast. But more than usual have been sighted on Heceta Head beach north of here this fall.

In short, they are everywhere."

News: Local | "Cattle rustlers still at work in Oregon" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "Cattle rustlers still at work in Oregon" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "JORDAN VALLEY — They were spotted from a small airplane, two cattle rustlers on horseback hazing 125 white-faced cows across Malheur County’s forbidding empty quarter in Oregon’s far southeast corner.

The men, sighted last spring, were pushing the stolen herd south through a high-desert tapestry of chaparral, manzanita, juniper and sagebrush. They looked like ordinary cowboys."

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It happened at Wal-Mart (Supercenter Store #1279, 10411 N Freeway 45, Houston , TX 77037 a month ago. I bought a bunch of stuff, over $150, & I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the bags. I saw a cash-back of $40. I told her I didn't
request a cash back & to delete it. She said I'd have to take the $40 because she couldn't delete it. I told her to call a supervisor. Supervisor came & said I'd have
to take it. I said NO! Taking the $40 would be a cash advance against my Discover & I wasn't paying interest on a cash advance!!!!! If they couldn't delete it then they would have to delete the whole order. So the supervisor had the cashier delete the whole order & re-scan everything! The second time I looked at the electronic pad before I signed & a cash-back of $20 popped up. At that point I told the cashier & she deleted it. The total came out right. The cashier agreed that the electronic pad must be defective. Obviously the cashier knew the electronic pad was defective because she NEVER offered me the $40 at the beginning. Can you imagine how many people went through before me & at the end of her shift how much money she pocketed?

Just to alert everyone. My co worker went to Milford , DE Wal-Mart last week. She had her items rung up by the cashier. The cashier hurried her along and didn't give her a receipt. She asked the cashier for a receipt and the cashier was annoyed and gave it to her. My co worker didn't look at her receipt until later that night. The receipt showed that she asked for $20 cash back. SHE DID NOT ASK FOR CASH BACK! My co-worker called Wal-Mart who investigated but could not see the cashier pocket the money. She then called her niece who works for the bank and her niece told her this. This is a new scam going on. The cashier will key in that you asked for cash back and then hand it to her friend who is the next person in line.

Please, please, please check your receipts right away when using credit or debit cards!
This is NOT limited to Wal-Mart, although they are the largest retailer so they have the most incidents

I am adding to this. My husband and I were in Wal-Mart North Salisbury and paying with credit card when my husband went to sign the credit card signer he just happen to notice there was a $20 cash back added. He told the cashier that he did not ask nor want cash back and she said this machine has been messing up and she cancelled it. We really didn't think anything of it until we read this email.


I wonder how many "seniors" have been, or will be, "stung" by this one????

To make matters worse ...THIS SCAM CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE, ATANY RETAIL OR WHOLESALE LOCATION!!

STORM ALERT

According to Weather Bug we are in for heavy winds on Monday afternoon through Tuesday with sustained winds of 50mph and gusts to 95. This can mean power outages. Check your extra blankets and bottled water supplies.

LVH CERT Team will monitor FRS Radio CH 6... Get new batteries for your radio or charge them up.Call if you need assistance... Charge your Cell phones. Get your flashlights out ready to go.

PICTURES: WWII "Samurai Subs" Found -- Carried Aircraft

PICTURES: WWII "Samurai Subs" Found -- Carried Aircraft: "Two bombers inside the samurai sub I-14's watertight hangar (pictured in a computer-generated cutaway image) could catapult off the deck within minutes of surfacing, say archaeologists who found the wreck of the World War II Japanese submarine off Hawaii in February 2009.

In dry dock the I-14 submarine stood almost four stories high and, at 375 feet (114 meters), was longer than a football field. The Japanese aircraft-carrying submarine held up to three folding-wing float planes armed with 1,800-pound (816-kilogram) bombs."

News Flash! Oregon voters adopt sales tax | Jeff Mapes on Politics - OregonLive.com

News Flash! Oregon voters adopt sales tax | Jeff Mapes on Politics - OregonLive.com: "In Tuesday night’s election, the so-called meal tax won in a landslide, with 59 percent of Ashland voters saying they wanted to continue the tax for another 20 years."

Near death, aided by ghostly companion - CNN.com

Near death, aided by ghostly companion - CNN.com: "At first, James Sevigny didn't know where he was. He was sprawled on the ground when he came to, and he shivered as he noticed how much of his blood had splattered across the snow.
Sevigny had had a premonition that he would die like this. He just didn't have any inkling that it would happen on this spring morning.".........

Enormous Waves, Tornado, Rattle Oregon Coast

Enormous Waves, Tornado, Rattle Oregon Coast: "(Oregon Coast) – It's been a little of everything on the beaches of Oregon when it comes to crazed weather. Massive foam inundated Depoe Bay, inclement weather caused several rescues, and a tornado even cut a swath through the central coast last night.

Monstrous waves have been reported and documented along the Oregon coast the last two days, including a rather bizarre video of a woman who defied all wisdom and common sense and was nearly swept away or killed on several occasions by wandering a stormy beach."

APOCALYPSE PICTURES: 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies

APOCALYPSE PICTURES: 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies: "APOCALYPSE PICTURES: 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies"

News: Local | "CEDAR TRIM LEAVES OWNER INCENSED" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

News: Local | "CEDAR TRIM LEAVES OWNER INCENSED" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "Dude, where’s my tree?

If you’re Aaron Parecki, formerly of Eugene, it was mostly on the ground when he arrived in town from Portland on Saturday, Halloween of all days, and witnessed the homeowner horror story he’d dealt with for two hours by phone on Friday."

News Times Newport News Times - local news, vacation rentals, entertainment, school sports, event calendar, real estate, breaking news, Lincoln City,

News Times Newport News Times - local news, vacation rentals, entertainment, school sports, event calendar, real estate, breaking news, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay: "Most of the incidents occurred at South Beach. One of Meier’s friends reported seeing a shark - whose tail fin and dorsal fin were at least 10-feet apart - swim between a group of surfers. A week later, another friend surfing in the same area saw a large shark explode completely out of the water and take a sea lion."

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Niki Price's Top Five Oregon Coast Ideas

Niki Price's Top Five Oregon Coast Ideas: "The 11th annual Glass Galore Art Fair, a kick-off for the annual Finders Keepers glass float giveaway, is a chance to see beautiful glass made by Northwest artisans. And, in the words of the fair Vivian in “Pretty Woman,” let me give you a tip. It’s a sure thing. Your chance to find a float may be just around a corner — heck, it might arrive this weekend — but Glass Galore offers you a chance to buy exactly what you want, when you want it. Color you happy. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Chinook Winds Casino Resort."

Oregon Coast News

Oregon Coast News: "On the Oregon Coast, the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District—Newport, will receive $9,849,450. The funds will be used to provide two-way communication between the utility and its customers and deploy smart grid communication and control"

Oregon Coast News

Oregon Coast News: "Nearly 350 seabirds were rescued from the Pacific Ocean and North Oregon Coast and South Washington Coast beaches and shipped Monday night, Oct. 26th to a wildlife rescue center at Fairfield, CA after they were sickened by a foamy toxic algae bloom. Wildlife officials believe thousands of birds may have died after coming in contact with the sea foam."

Commentary: Are baby boomers turning into outsiders? | McClatchy

Commentary: Are baby boomers turning into outsiders? | McClatchy: "Not long ago, I was blithely driving along, listening to a public radio story on senior citizens and unemployment."

Personal Health - Patient Advocates Help to Manage Care - NYTimes.com

Personal Health - Patient Advocates Help to Manage Care - NYTimes.com: "Two days after surgery to replace both my knees, a social worker employed by the hospital told me that the insurance company would not pay for me to stay any longer. Seeing that I was barely able to get to the bathroom on my own, she told the company I was not ready to enter rehab and insisted that I needed at least another day in the hospital."

Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found : Discovery News

Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found : Discovery News: "Tall, slender, blonde and brave, Earhart disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator. Her final resting place has long been a mystery."

Oregon Coast Foam Puts on Spectacular but Deadly Display: "The algae – although harmless to humans or pets – washes off the natural oils that seabirds have to keep them insulated from the cold. Without that oil, they get hypothermia and die. They've been washing up on the beaches covered in foam - usually dead."

10 Ways You Put Yourself at Risk for Swine Flu Without Realizing It - Page 2 - MSN Health & Fitness - Cold and Flu

10 Ways You Put Yourself at Risk for Swine Flu Without Realizing It - Page 2 - MSN Health & Fitness - Cold and Flu:

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"First, check the ingredients in your hand sanitizer: It should contain 60% to 95% alcohol, ethanol, or isopropanol, to work best. (If alcohol-based sanitizers are not available to you or not allowed in your workplace, alcohol-free products may also be helpful, the CDC says.)"

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Artificial Retina Can Restore Sight to the Blind : Discovery News

Artificial Retina Can Restore Sight to the Blind : Discovery News: "The artificial retina is designed to help people with advanced macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, progressive diseases that permanently blind patients, usually older patients.
Some drugs can delay the process, but once the cells that detect light (rods) and color (cones) die, they are gone."

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Commentary: Health care as a moral issue --Calling Dr. Salk | McClatchy

Commentary: Health care as a moral issue --Calling Dr. Salk | McClatchy: "this conversation between famed broadcaster, Edward R. Murrow and Dr. Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine. �

Murrow asked, 'Who owns the patent on this vaccine?'

Salk answered, 'Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. �Could you patent the sun?'"

Op-Ed Columnist - The Peace (Keepers) Prize - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - The Peace (Keepers) Prize - NYTimes.com: "All that said, I hope Mr. Obama will take this instinct a step further when he travels to Oslo on Dec. 10 for the peace prize ceremony. Here is the speech I hope he will give:"

What a Disapointment :(

Ron Thomas

I went to the clubhouse computer room today thinking I might be able to take a look at some of the problems folks have been telling me about. Larry Henson had told me awhile back in August, I believe, that the feature using the internet had crashed and he bought new equipment (modem) and made one computer work and he said the wifi part still worked out in the main hall.

Looking at the disarray in that once orderly room dedicated to the enrichment of all our neighbors... I was really let down. All the computers save one had been disconnected and their monitors turned to the wall. When I think of the time and hours people put in to build that room it just completely lets the air out of my sails.

Those computers were donated by residents and the paper mill in Toledo. People like former resident Jim Dodds who is a computer tech was able to create a network that would run everything and create a wi-fi hot spot in the club house. He further loaded them with tons of programs and games and checked them out for us.

The park managing owner, Brian Fitterer bought cable high speed internet and allowed us to connect free to the office computers.

Bill Furgason helped do the heavy lifting and so did Jim Rose as well as the storage. Other folks generously gave their old equipment as they acquired new.

I had hoped it would go on when I could no longer look after it...maybe someone else would step forward... but it looks as if that is not the case. What a shame.

Wayde and I were out at the South Jetty yesterday afternoon. If you are looking for an enjoyable way to spend an hour or so, go out and watch the pelicans while they are in town. They are a wonderful sight!

"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."

Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death: Discovery News

Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death: Discovery News: "Oct. 6, 2009 -- A study of seven terminally ill patients found identical surges in brain activity moments before death, providing what may be physiological evidence of 'out of body' experiences reported by people who survive near-death ordeals."

Idaho woman mistakes own hearing aid for a Milk Dud | Northwest Headlines - OregonLive.com

Idaho woman mistakes own hearing aid for a Milk Dud | Northwest Headlines - OregonLive.com: "Violet Bishop, 87, of Coeur d’Alene was tucked into bed with a box of Milk Duds, ready to watch� “Dancing With the Stars,” when something went horribly wrong. In her words:"

Debunking Canadian health care myths - The Denver Post

Debunking Canadian health care myths - The Denver Post: "As a Canadian living in the United States for the past 17 years, I am frequently asked by Americans and Canadians alike to declare one health care system as the better one."

Profiles of NOAA research ships | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Profiles of NOAA research ships | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Profiles of NOAA research ships"

Cities that lost bid for NOAA center protest to federal officials | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Cities that lost bid for NOAA center protest to federal officials | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "'They're just pushing because they were embarrassed,' she said. 'Theydidn't ask their community to help. They didn't ask their state to help. Now they want a do-over, which is in no way legal.'

Newport and NOAA signed a contract Aug. 7.

'We have a signed contract with the government that can't be broken,' Goblirsch said."

Video: Fleet is Newport's biggest catch in years | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Video: Fleet is Newport's biggest catch in years | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

We Don’t Surrender Until We Have To - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com

We Don’t Surrender Until We Have To - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com: "More specifically, my job as a journalist required me to sit at a battered kitchen table in the middle of the Wind River Indian Reservation, swapping stories with a quadriplegic Northern Arapaho horse gentler and traditional healer named Stanford Addison."

Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary Steps' | Online NewsHour | October 1, 2009 | PBS

Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary Steps' | Online NewsHour | October 1, 2009 | PBS: "TIM WHITE: Well, the first thing you do when you find a time capsule like this with that kind of evidence is assemble a team, a team of experts. And this particular team, the announcement we're making tomorrow in Science, is 47 total people, specialists in everything from the soil isotopes to the plants to the shrews to the bats to the hominids."

Teen Inventors Fight Tinnitus: Scientific American Podcast

Teen Inventors Fight Tinnitus: Scientific American Podcast: "Ever get a ringing in your ears after a loud blast of music on your iPod? That’s one example of the usually temporary condition called tinnitus, the sensation of sound even when no sound is being produced. But a new invention—created by high school students—may help."

A GPS Drive

What is a GPS Drive? Well, Jacky and I go somewhere that we would like to explore and then ask the GPS machine where the points of interest are. We select a good looking one from the list and have the lady who lives in the machine drive us to the interesting point.

This time we took some pictures of the area.. We aren't telling you where it is exactly. That would take the fun out of it.

But, we will tell you what the latitude and longitude is so you can put those coordinates into your GPS and let it take you on an adventure.

43 35 44 NORTH by
123 50 53 WEST

It is about a three hour drive and the scenery all the way there and back is magnificent. Just a hint the water you see was loaded with fish. We saw one guy get up and walk on their backs they were so thick.

Let us know if you visit it and what you saw.

Safe and Well List

Safe and Well List: "Providing Safe and Well Information

Welcome to the American Red Cross Safe and Well Website. If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as “safe and well.” From a list of standard messages, you can select those that you want to communicate to your family members, letting them know of your well-being.

Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who have registered themselves as “safe and well.” The results of a successful search will display a loved one’s First Name, Last Name, an “As of Date”, and the “safe and well” messages selected."

90-year-old SC man relives WW II parachute jump in Holland | McClatchy

90-year-old SC man relives WW II parachute jump in Holland | McClatchy: "Jumping tandem with a female former Dutch paratrooper, Burriss touched down firmly, fell back onto the soft earth and beamed.

'I've been waiting a long time to do that again,' he said."

Wayde and I have been watching, rather sadly, the last couple of weeks as several people have been cleaning and fixing the little blue house on the right as you go down the hill and out of the LVH gate. Sadly, because we knew there was an elderly man living there and we have to surmise he either went into a home or passed away. It is nice to see the house fixed up, though. As we were driving by yesterday afternoon we noticed a man cleaning the roof. I thought I saw something else on the roof and asked Wayde to go back to take a look. Sure enough, as you see to the left of the stove pipe there is a small raccoon. The raccoon just stood there while the man worked, apparently they were friends. What a nice way to end the day!

Goodbye Mary...

Color-blindness Cured by Gene Injection in Monkeys

Color-blindness Cured by Gene Injection in Monkeys: "A simple injection of cells has cured monkeys of color-blindness—giving a green light to future research into improving human vision with gene therapy, a new study says."

Oregon Coast Dining Guide: A Look at Newport Restaurants

Oregon Coast Dining Guide: A Look at Newport Restaurants: "Along Oregon's coast, Newport sports something different in the way of eateries. There are more restaurants with outdoor eating areas than anywhere along these shores. And there's a unique mix of places to eat along the bay, with a beachfront view or in especially handsome interiors."

Cat and faucet

Coyotes @ play Damascus, OR

fire behind Passadena @ Jet Propulsion Labratories

This photo emailed by John Spangler

Navy to Make Jet Fuel From Seawater: Discovery News

Navy to Make Jet Fuel From Seawater: Discovery News: "The U.S. Navy could soon be sailing through an ocean of jet fuel if new research proves economical.

By extracting dissolved carbon dioxide from seawater and combining it with hydrogen stripped from water molecules, Navy chemists hope to one day secure a cheap and steady fuel source for its fleet of jets."

Still Life: Bear in a Chair - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

Still Life: Bear in a Chair - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com: "A black bear sat in a lawn chair briefly during a backyard foray in Philipstown, N.Y., in mid-August."

Google Reader (558)

Google Reader (558): "'Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.'"

What the Heck is the Public Option in simple language

I found this on the internet and it explained the public option in terms I can understand...