tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9546406631699147052011-11-28T07:05:18.871+07:00Inventive PeopleBlog of invention, education, science, human, computer, internet and more.InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-66866772307046139272009-08-31T09:51:00.000+07:002009-08-31T09:51:31.507+07:00Experts: Jaycee Dugard's Story Just Beginning Jaycee Lee Dugard's story has placed the city of Antioch, CA on the map, though not in a good way. Kidnapped at age 11 in South Lake Tahoe, found on Wednesday in Antioch, seeing her mother for the first time since June 1991 on Thursday, can she, now 29, ever have a normal life? While imprisoned in the compound in the backyard of kidnapper Phillip Craig GarridoInventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-40079759293132291412009-08-31T08:51:00.000+07:002009-08-31T08:51:36.029+07:00Updated map of Station fire August 30 2:16 am The updated map of the Station fire near Los Angeles shows major spread of the fire on the north side. The map shows heat detected by satellites at 2:16 a.m. Sunday morning. The red areas are the most recently burned. The Morris fire to the east shows no recent heat.As of early Sunday morning the Station fire had grown to 35,000 acres and had come to within 5 miles of the community of Acton. TheInventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-10218438561398554242009-08-31T08:44:00.000+07:002009-08-31T08:44:59.715+07:00Yosemite's Big Meadow fire continues to spread to the north NPS photo of the Big Meadow fire, August 27The Big Meadow fire, which was planned to be a 90-acre prescribed fire, has fire lines around about 80% of the perimeter but continues to spread on the north side where it has crossed Big Oak Flat Road and is within one to two miles of Tioga Road. Officially, as of 1:00 p.m. PT, August 30 it has burned 4,382 acres and is 50% contained.This map of the InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-74815286582598692842009-08-31T08:35:00.000+07:002009-08-31T08:35:35.240+07:00Station Fire Update: Evacuations, School Closures & Other Info Photo by curiouser via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Station Fire continues to hold the San Gabriel Mountains under siege as the northeastern flank of the 35,000+ acre blaze rages in the Acton area, continues to burn out of control with dangerous hotspots near homes in neighborhoods of La Crescenta, and could pose a threat to Mount Wilson (where 22 broacast InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-10868494673997393632009-08-29T08:54:00.002+07:002009-08-31T09:15:58.989+07:00Fire in Yosemite NPS Photo/Adrienne Freeman Fire crews ignite Cooks Meadow during a Yosemite Valley prescribed burn Fire in Yosemite has many faces. It is a force that some people are fearful of, and others are inspired by. It is a phenomenon that is both fascinating and dangerous. In Yosemite, it is something that we manage carefully and continue to learn more about.Yosemite's has an extensive fire history. InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-71373225940587851712009-08-29T08:42:00.001+07:002009-08-29T08:44:03.057+07:00Kidnapped California girl found 18 years later addImpression("3098094_Related Video"); removeImpression(); addImpression("3098095_Related News"); removeImpression(); addImpression("3098094_Related Video"); removeImpression(); addImpression("3098095_Related News"); removeImpression(); By Alexandria InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-41821754169460624042009-08-28T16:39:00.000+07:002009-08-28T16:39:41.044+07:00Tropical Storm Danny headed toward US East Coast, tropical storm watch issued for NC Bureau News August 28th, 2009 Tropical Storm Danny headed toward US East CoastMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Danny has weakened over the Atlantic and is barely a tropical storm.But a tropical storm watch for the North Carolina coast remains in effect early Friday. Large swells from Danny are expected to produce dangerous surf and InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-25967356664354379262009-08-28T16:26:00.001+07:002009-08-28T16:28:29.639+07:00Hurricane Danny projected pathHurricane Danny Path – The image below shows the latest projected path for Hurricane Danny followed by the latest update from the National Hurricane Center on the storm track. Source: examiner.comInventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-39451661002594350372009-08-28T16:13:00.000+07:002009-08-28T16:13:17.792+07:00Tropical Storm Danny No Longer Forecast to Become HurricaneBy Brian K. Sullivan and Alex Morales Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Danny, no longer forecast to become a hurricane, spurred a tropical storm watch along the North Carolina coast and may brush Long Island and New England as it heads north, U.S. forecasters said. Danny’s maximum sustained winds dropped to 50 miles (80 kilometers) per hour as of about 5 p.m. Miami time, down from 60InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-72861795941003693702009-08-25T10:44:00.000+07:002009-08-25T10:44:17.335+07:00Two firefighters die as floor collapses at East Side deli fire Lt. Charles 'Chip' McCarthy and Firefighter Jonathan Croom of the Buffalo Fire Department were killed this morning after falling through a floor in a burning building.  By Gene Warner, Brian Meyer and Pete SimonNews Staff Reporters Updated: August 24, 2009, 5:50 PM  Two Buffalo firefighters were killed in an early-morning fire at a deli on Genesee Street on the city's East Side, InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-44517454665521528172009-08-25T10:27:00.003+07:002009-08-25T10:35:12.954+07:00Your Life Choices Matthew Fritch Recently, the VA re-implemented a pamphlet known as "Your Life - Your Choice" dealing with end of life decisions for Veterans.  I have briefly looked it over and here are a few pages to really pay attention to: Page 24 - this is the page mentions things like you "cant shake the blues" as a possible reason to not continue your life.  You will also notice that it even mentions "I InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-1915096332474434712009-08-25T10:18:00.000+07:002009-08-25T10:18:07.400+07:00Hillsdale High School BombToday, a suspect was arrested by police after a bomb went off on Hillsdale High School. Luckily the Hillsdale High School bomb left no one hurt.  This happened shortly after 8 a.m. in San Mateo.  According to some sources the bomb went off inside a classroom. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: “The school was evacuated, and classes canceled for the day. The nature of the explosive device was InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-76028602213859204712009-08-25T08:54:00.002+07:002009-08-25T08:58:41.089+07:00Buffalo mourns loss of 2 firefighters (CNN) -- Flags were being lowered to half-staff Monday in Buffalo, New York, after two firefighters died inside a fire-engulfed building, city officials said.The cause of a Monday morning blaze that killed two Buffalo, New York, firefighters is under investigation.The cause of a Monday morning blaze that killed two Buffalo, New York, firefighters is under investigation.The firefighters were InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-80503856719289171382009-08-24T19:27:00.006+07:002009-08-28T16:31:43.421+07:00NYPD cops save man from Hurricane Bill-aided waves off Coney Island as beaches closed again BY Michael J. Feeney and Samuel GoldsmithDAILY NEWS WRITERS Monday, August 24th 2009, 4:00 AM A 71-year-old man who was swept out to the ocean and rescued by police, on his way to a hospital via ambulance.A lifeguard watches for stray bathers at Coney Island, where beaches were closed Sunday due to Hurricane Bill's high waves. A lifeguard watches for stray bathers at Coney Island, where beachesInventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-20777333447472473992009-08-24T19:27:00.000+07:002009-08-24T19:30:15.980+07:00Waves from Hurricane Bill slam into BermudaBoaters, swimmers on U.S. coast warned of dangerous waters, riptides updated 10:05 p.m. ET Aug. 21, 2009HAMILTON, Bermuda - Hurricane Bill slammed punishing waves into Bermuda's coastal seawalls as it spun Friday over the open Atlantic, spreading big swells across the Bahamas and the southeast coast of the U.S.The Category 2 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, said the U.S. NationalInventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-62574916546627891412009-08-24T18:40:00.001+07:002009-08-24T19:27:15.984+07:00Hurricane Bill leaves perfect conditions for Jersey Shore surfersBy Rohan Mascarenhas/The Star-LedgerSunday August 23, 2009, 12:06 AMNoah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerA surfer rides a wave in the surf Sunday at the Manasquan Inlet in Manasquan.For surfers at the Jersey Shore, today Hurricane Bill left the parting gift of a literal perfect storm -- not so severe as to pose serious danger, but enough to churn up towering waves."This is probably one of best days of InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-67039400555712740932009-08-24T09:49:00.005+07:002009-08-25T15:35:31.994+07:00Hurricane Bill Blamed for Deaths in Maine, Fla.Hurricane Bill blamed for death of girl in Maine swept to sea by large wave, Florida swimmer By CLARKE CANFIELD The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept a group of surf-watchers into the sea at a Maine park Sunday, including a 7-year-old girl who died after the Coast Guard pulled her from the churning waters. The girl, her father and a 12-year-old girl InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-39015417928051138092009-08-24T09:32:00.003+07:002009-08-27T07:56:51.500+07:00USA Today Launching Digital EditionGannett has announced it will launch an e- edition of its USA Today newspaper.The e-edition will launch Monday August 3 and will be a replica of the print version of USA Today but will feature additional interactive content.The e-edition will also include a Saturday-Sunday version called USA Today Extra, the first ever-regular weekend product from USA Today."USA TODAY is perfectly modeled to suitInventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-11324848575368928652009-08-19T19:12:00.000+07:002009-08-22T19:12:24.938+07:00Popular Design Contest Site Relaunches With New Name And Broader FocusHatchWise.com's community of 2,300+ graphic designers create logos, websites and other designs for startups and small businesses, usually at a fraction of the cost charged by large agencies. Not everyone is a fan of the site, however, and the website's founder reports that they regularly receive hate mail from angry freelancers and design agencies. in less then a year we had more then 1,800 InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954640663169914705.post-88543318369134161282009-08-19T19:03:00.001+07:002009-08-24T09:59:25.481+07:00National park tropical storm updateAugust 18, 2009--The National Park Service (NPS) issued this morning report on parks being impacted by three tropical storms, Ana, Bill and Claudette:"Tropical Storm Claudette came ashore yesterday, bringing heavy rains but not much wind. Tropical Storm Ana has dissipated and at present has a less than 30% chance of again becoming a tropical system. Hurricane Bill is strengthening, but currently InventivePeoplenoreply@blogger.com0