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

sent in by Mike Larsen
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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Sent in by Jim & Bonnie Rose

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FREE !

SONY DVD PLAYER

Bob and Carmen Dean have a Sony DVD that they will give away. Find their phone number on the community phone list.

SCAM

Sent in by Barb Dudley

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."