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California`s Landmark Clean Air Legislation Threatened by Prop 23

Those against the legislation include Nature Conservancy and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - If passed, California's Proposition 23 would Suspend AB 32, the Global Warming Act of 2006. The item is on the November 2, 2010 ballot in California as an initiated state statute.

According to figures gathered by MapLight and released today, large contributions to the opposing side keep rolling in and the figures are sizable.

The Oregon Digital Library Consortium adds more than 15,000 public domain books

Only the best EPUB eBooks will be added to Library2Go

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Digital Library Consortium has added more than 15,000 public domain eBooks from Project Gutenberg to its Library2Go website. This featured collection enables library users to discover and download thousands of free classic eBooks, in the industry standard EPUB format, without holds or waitlists.

Port of Hood River and Kapsch TrafficCom Introduce First Tolling System Deployment Based on 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE in U.S.

(Hood River, Oregon) - Port of Hood River is the first road operator in the United States to deploy an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system based on the advanced 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE technology platform. The installation of the equipment provided by Kapsch TrafficCom on the Hood River – White Salmon Interstate Bridge, located between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington, was completed on September 8. 2010. Kapsch TrafficCom U.S. Corp.’s Managing Director Richard Arce stated, "We are very excited about the Port of Hood River’s decision to be the first agency in the U.S. to deploy a high-performance 5.9 GHz DSRC toll system".

Cyber Security Tip : Understanding Bluetooth Technology

(US-CERT) - Many electronic devices are now incorporating Bluetooth technology to allow wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices. Before using Bluetooth, it is important to understand what it is, what security risks it presents, and how to protect yourself.

Salem-News Goes Mobile, Driving Innovation Through the Roof

Everyone can now easily access Salem-News.com on handheld devices, on the go at mobile.Salem-News.com.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We are proud to present Salem-News.com's latest expansion into the world of New Media: mobile news! Consumer usage of mobile devices is exploding, and Salem-News.com is there.

Salem-News.com goes beyond the PC to reach more people around the world, 24 hours a day, bringing news to wherever they may be.

CandidateCheck.Net Launches Background Check Service for Upcoming Elections

Nonpartisan website seeks to build voters' trust

(Bellevue, WA) - CandidateCheck plans to publicize those candidates who have, as well as those who have not, conducted their background check on www.CandidateCheck.net. CandidateCheck is currently in discussions with select regional and national media outlets to drive bi-partisan adoption of this tool for voter awareness.

Mars Hoax

‘NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN’

(NASA) - For the seventh year in a row, the Mars Hoax is infecting email boxes around the world. Passed from one reader to another, the message states that on August 27th Mars will approach Earth and swell to the size of a full Moon. "NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN," the email declares -- always in caps.

The hoax began in 2003 when on August 27th Mars came within 56 million km of Earth the nearest it has been in 60,000 years.

Soviet Shuttle Spare Bar in Simferopol

The history of a Crimean airport that used to be the region's busiest.

(SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine) - In January 2011 we will observe the 75th anniversary of Simferopol airport. Its history began 21 January 1936, when it was decided by the of Council of people commissars of Crimean Authonomy to create flying field to the north of Simpferopol.

Thus a place was chosen obviously not by chance - latitude sharply 450 N, longitude 340 E. The opening of the first airline route between Simferopol and Moscow took place in May, 1936.

Letter to the Editor:
Oregon; A State of Transit Deception

Without real change, Oregon will remain a state of transit deception; superior now but in serious trouble for the future.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Look around the Willamette Valley and you will see the Max train running through Portland, buses riding through neighborhoods, and trains that cross state lines into Washington.

You may see all of this and think Oregon has public transportation pretty well figured out, as most people do, and reside in the comfort that with all the problems our country faces today, at least Oregon can get from point A to point B better than anyone else in America.

Israel`s Pillars of Samson; Not Quite Armageddon, But...

Israel has had ongoing access for decades to US nuclear codes and systems, and may well be able to override safeguards here to obtain command and control

(JACKSON, Miss.) - As the US edges toward an unprovoked and utterly needless war with Iran, some remarks by an eminent and experienced observer of that part of the world caught my attention.

First, he noted that, “Israel and the US realize that the next war will burn much of the Middle East and may well spell the end of Israel.”