BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Smith River Grange hosts garage sale and breakfast REEDSPORT - Smith River Grange will hold a breakfast and garage sale from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grange, located at mile post 9 on Smith River Road. All-you-can-eat pancakes will be served along with eggs, sausage sausage, food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to and beverages. Cost is $4 for adults, $2 for children 10 years and under. City council meetings go high tech with Web casts Eugene City Council meetings are now accessible for viewing at the city's Web site. To access past and present meeting Web casts, locate the links at the bottom of the city's main Web page at www.eugene-or.gov. The first Web cast took place during the council's Monday meeting. Streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. Web casts require computers with a media player, enabled sound and high speed Internet access See how to access the Internet. . For best results, use Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 6 or Netscape 7.1 browsers and Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. version 9, city officials said. Meetings will be archived and accessible through an index of agenda items, enabling users to select a specific item without having to search through an entire meeting for the desired topic. Forum to discuss letter to editor regarding Israel The Pacifica Forum will meet at 4 p.m. Friday at 123 McKenzie Hall at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . The topic will be an analysis of a letter to the editor about statements concerning Israel. The event is free. For information, call 344-0483. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, fax 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@guardnet.com. |
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