Treasury Notes. Treasury notes are intermediate term debt securities sold by the Treasury. Initial terms for notes are 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years. A Treasury note pays a fixed rate of interest -- the coupon rate -- which is paid to an investor semi-annually.
Mount Hood (45.4N, 121.7W) is the tallest mountain in Oregon (11,237 feet, 3,426 m) and popular with skiers, hikers, and climbers. It is 45 miles (75 km) east-southeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount Hood is a stratovolcano made of lava flows, domes, and volcaniclastic deposits. Most of the volcano is andesite composition. The main cone of Mount Hood formed about 500,000 years ago. In the last 15,000 years the volcano has had four eruptive periods.
1 VOLCANO WARNING: Scores of tremors at Mt Hood signal it may be about to BLOW.  VOLCANO WARNING: Scores of tremors at Mt Hood signal it may be about to BLOW. FEARS are mounting a massive volcanic eruption could be on its way after a swarm of 62 mini-earthquakes were recorded around one of American's biggest mountains. A series of tremors continued for around 24 hours. Minor tremors are common around the Mt Hood volcano, which is located near to Portland, Oregon, with around three recorded every week within a 10 kilometre radius of the volcano. But for 63 in just 24 hours is extremely rare and could be a sign that an eruption is on its way.