By John J. O’Dell I bought my Prius in 2005. Since then, I’ve racked up 107,000 miles and the car is still going strong. Am I happy with it? Yes, and although I’ve had a couple of small problems with it, the small problems were expensive. The first major problem was that my driver’s side headlight went [...]
In a very unusual accordance, Canadian folk singer Taylor Mitchell, 19, was killed by coyotes in a national park in Nova Scotia, according to a park spokesman. Taylor Mitchell, 19, was at the beginning of the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on Tuesday afternoon when she was attacked, according to Chip Bird, [...]
Coming home late from the office the other night, late enough that it was pitch dark, I saw a black bear crossing Banner Mountain Quaker road. Fortunately, I was driving slowly so I did not hit the bear and I got a good look at him. What a beautiful animal, big, with huge feet. From [...]
There is no sound, just watch the monitor screen, you can see the letters coming up, due to brain activity. Wilson, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, was confirming an announcement he had made two weeks earlier — his lab had developed a way to post messages on Twitter using electrical impulses generated by thought. [...]
Slow Loris are primates 10 to 15 long and weigh about 610 to 1000 grams. Although very cute with their large eyes, they can give you a very painful bite, since their teeth are full of toxins. Because of their cuteness they are sold on the open markets as pets in Asia and with destruction [...]
What’s the big concern about this flu that’s going around now? According to Daniel J. DeNoon and reviewed by Louise Chang, MD is that this is an unusual strain of virus. According to Mr. DeNoon, “there are four different types of swine flu strains that commonly circulate among pigs. Most recent swine flu viruses have [...]
This is a fantastic video of what’s happening in technology and the world. I realize this is not specific to Nevada County, but it certainly has implications to our area and the world we live in. There are several versions of this video and I’m posting Version Two. This video is certainly eye opening. Version Two [...]
Congratulations to local web developer Velocity7. They got an Addy award for their website SevenfortheSierra.com. The site helps people understand the challenges and solutions to environmental problems in the Sierra. Nice job. Twitter This Usuario: Password:
There was a nice blanket of snow which fell last night at my house. I would guess that there was a little over one foot of snow which made everything outside look like a winter wonder land. My house is located in Cascade Shores about 11 miles from Nevada City and at an elevation of [...]
Malcom Gladwell is one of the funnier and more interesting writers of our time. His book “The Tipping Point” is one of my favorites. His recent article from the New Yorker, “Big and Bad” is a fascinating look at the history and marketing of SUVs, why people like them, and what the auto manufacturers have [...]
