Bush's Katrina pledge rattles right - National - theage.com.au: "Bush's Katrina pledge rattles right
By Julian Borger
Washington
September 18, 2005
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US president George Bush's promise to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast 'higher and better' has triggered a wave of anxiety among conservatives in his own party, shocked at the expansion of the federal role in disaster relief.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
COOL! TURN UP YOUR SPEAKER! RT
Video in the News: Why Harvest Moon Looms Large: "Video in the News: Why Harvest Moon Looms Large
With the harvest moon scheduled to shine Saturday, September 17, our video shows why it's so big and bright, how it got its name, and more."
Video in the News: Why Harvest Moon Looms Large: "Video in the News: Why Harvest Moon Looms Large
With the harvest moon scheduled to shine Saturday, September 17, our video shows why it's so big and bright, how it got its name, and more."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Samuel Goldwyn
'I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.'"
'I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Gary Trudeau
'I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.'"
'I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.'"
Friday, September 16, 2005
County lists sex offender information on Internet
County lists sex offender information on Internet:
County lists sex offender information on Internet
The Web site has names, photos and details of 193 deemed predatory to help the public be aware
Friday, September 16, 2005
KIMBERLY A.C. WILSON
Some of the faces on a new Multnomah County Web site are smiling. But visitors to the site aren't likely to smile back.
On Thursday, the Department of Community Justice launched its revised catalog of predatory sex offenders, a rogue's gallery of 193 convicted rapists, child molesters and sexual abusers under supervision by Multnomah probation officers.
Some are would-be pimps; others target children for sex; still others attack strangers on darkened streets. A few are calculating, and many are opportunistic. Most are men, but two are women.
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In all, the county supervises about 900 sexual offenders, 22 percent of them identified as 'predatory.' That's a legal term for offenders who have demonstrated a tendency to victimize or injure others, and who have been convicted for crimes such as rape, sodomy, sex abuse and sexual penetration.
The site, www.co.multnomah.or.us/dcj/acjsoffendersup.shtml, features the names, photographs, addresses and other information about each offender currently on probation or post-prison supervision, as well as contact information for the offender's probation officer.
Most of them are in regular contact with probation"
County lists sex offender information on Internet
The Web site has names, photos and details of 193 deemed predatory to help the public be aware
Friday, September 16, 2005
KIMBERLY A.C. WILSON
Some of the faces on a new Multnomah County Web site are smiling. But visitors to the site aren't likely to smile back.
On Thursday, the Department of Community Justice launched its revised catalog of predatory sex offenders, a rogue's gallery of 193 convicted rapists, child molesters and sexual abusers under supervision by Multnomah probation officers.
Some are would-be pimps; others target children for sex; still others attack strangers on darkened streets. A few are calculating, and many are opportunistic. Most are men, but two are women.
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In all, the county supervises about 900 sexual offenders, 22 percent of them identified as 'predatory.' That's a legal term for offenders who have demonstrated a tendency to victimize or injure others, and who have been convicted for crimes such as rape, sodomy, sex abuse and sexual penetration.
The site, www.co.multnomah.or.us/dcj/acjsoffendersup.shtml, features the names, photographs, addresses and other information about each offender currently on probation or post-prison supervision, as well as contact information for the offender's probation officer.
Most of them are in regular contact with probation"
USATODAY.com - Congressman says hijacker documents destroyed
USATODAY.com - Congressman says hijacker documents destroyed: "Congressman says hijacker documents destroyed
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon employee was ordered to destroy documents that identified Mohamed Atta as a terrorist two years before the 2001 attacks, a congressman said Thursday.
The employee is prepared to testify next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was expected to name the person who ordered him to destroy the large volume of documents, said Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon employee was ordered to destroy documents that identified Mohamed Atta as a terrorist two years before the 2001 attacks, a congressman said Thursday.
The employee is prepared to testify next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was expected to name the person who ordered him to destroy the large volume of documents, said Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa."
USATODAY.com - Cages kept children from hurting each other, parents say
USATODAY.com - Cages kept children from hurting each other, parents say: "Cages kept children from hurting each other, parents say
CLEVELAND (AP) — The parents under investigation for having some of their 11 adopted children sleep in cages defended their actions, saying the homemade 'enclosures' were meant to protect youngsters who set fires and injured each other."
CLEVELAND (AP) — The parents under investigation for having some of their 11 adopted children sleep in cages defended their actions, saying the homemade 'enclosures' were meant to protect youngsters who set fires and injured each other."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Hansell B. Duckett
'What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.'"
'What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.'"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Casey Stengel
'There comes a time in every man's life and I've had many of them.'"
'There comes a time in every man's life and I've had many of them.'"
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Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "P. G. Wodehouse
'At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.'"
'At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.'"
Konquest Online » Roman Villa Discovered Via Google Earth
Konquest Online » Roman Villa Discovered Via Google Earth: "While searching around his hometown in Google Earth, Luca Mori stumbled on what looked like the meanders of an ancient river. On the satellite image, it looks like “prominent, oval, shaded form more than 500 metres long.“. However, his eye caught what he described as “rectangular shadows“. He led further analysis only to convince himself that these shadows could be nothing else than a human construction."
BBC NEWS | Business | Insurers being sued over Katrina
BBC NEWS | Business | Insurers being sued over Katrina: "Insurers being sued over Katrina
A row of houses in Biloxi, Mississippi, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Emotions are running high over the post-Katrina clean-up
Five US insurance companies are being accused of trying to trick Hurricane Katrina survivors out of millions of dollars in damage payouts.
The claim has been made by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood who has launched legal proceedings.
He said representatives for the firms had been asking people to sign forms saying they sustained flood damage, which is not covered by their policies."
A row of houses in Biloxi, Mississippi, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Emotions are running high over the post-Katrina clean-up
Five US insurance companies are being accused of trying to trick Hurricane Katrina survivors out of millions of dollars in damage payouts.
The claim has been made by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood who has launched legal proceedings.
He said representatives for the firms had been asking people to sign forms saying they sustained flood damage, which is not covered by their policies."
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Home prices continue uptick
Home prices continue uptick:
Home prices continue uptick
The Portland area's median home price jumps 19.4 percent since last year, setting a record; the average price hits $300,100
Thursday, September 15, 2005
DYLAN RIVERA
Even as home-price escalation appeared to cool in some of the nation's hottest markets, housing prices in the Portland area rose faster than ever in August.
The area's median home sales price jumped by 19.4 percent over August 2004 -- a record since the Regional Multiple Listing Service began tracking sales in 1992. The median sale price was $253,100, compared with $212,000 a year ago -- a rise of $41,100, according to the report released Wednesday."
Home prices continue uptick
The Portland area's median home price jumps 19.4 percent since last year, setting a record; the average price hits $300,100
Thursday, September 15, 2005
DYLAN RIVERA
Even as home-price escalation appeared to cool in some of the nation's hottest markets, housing prices in the Portland area rose faster than ever in August.
The area's median home sales price jumped by 19.4 percent over August 2004 -- a record since the Regional Multiple Listing Service began tracking sales in 1992. The median sale price was $253,100, compared with $212,000 a year ago -- a rise of $41,100, according to the report released Wednesday."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Roger Allen
'In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation.'"
'In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation.'"
KR Report: 'Confused' Chertoff Delayed Federal Katrina Response
KR Report: 'Confused' Chertoff Delayed Federal Katrina Response: "KR Report: 'Confused' Chertoff Delayed Federal Katrina Response
By E&P Staff
Published: September 14, 2005 12:30 PM ET
NEW YORK In a major scoop, three reporters with Knight Ridder's Washington bureau report that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, not ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown, was the “federal official with the power to mobilize a massive federal response to Hurricane Katrina.”
In a damning allegation, they suggest that Chertoff “may have been confused about his lead role in disaster response and that of his department.”"
By E&P Staff
Published: September 14, 2005 12:30 PM ET
NEW YORK In a major scoop, three reporters with Knight Ridder's Washington bureau report that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, not ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown, was the “federal official with the power to mobilize a massive federal response to Hurricane Katrina.”
In a damning allegation, they suggest that Chertoff “may have been confused about his lead role in disaster response and that of his department.”"
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Mangia... Mangia..
Italian Potluck Night at the Clubhouse..
This Wednesday at 5:00pm for Social Hour 5:30.. Let's EAT! Bring your favorite Italian dish to share. If you bring extra people ...Bring extra food. We all pay a dollar a head in addition... Except those with Season Passes.
Sign up in the clubhouse.. Remember signing up helps the volunteers that set up for the affair know what to get ready.
See you there. New folks in the community... Come on down.We welcome you to the neighborhood and look forward to meeting you.
Italian Potluck Night at the Clubhouse..
This Wednesday at 5:00pm for Social Hour 5:30.. Let's EAT! Bring your favorite Italian dish to share. If you bring extra people ...Bring extra food. We all pay a dollar a head in addition... Except those with Season Passes.
Sign up in the clubhouse.. Remember signing up helps the volunteers that set up for the affair know what to get ready.
See you there. New folks in the community... Come on down.We welcome you to the neighborhood and look forward to meeting you.
Emergency response equipment goes on public display
EDITOR:
Tommorow (Thursday) at 5:00pm there will be a CERT meeting at City Hall. Training of individuals in our community to respond and use equipment such as mentioned in this story will start with this meeting. I will be there and Bill Furgason will be there. Won't you come join us and plan for the future safety of our community here at LVH?
Emergency response equipment goes on public display:
Emergency response equipment goes on public display
Agencies will show and explain how Homeland Security money has helped with local preparations
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
HOLLY DANKS
HILLSBORO -- As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, so did anger about the slow response of government agencies to catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.
One of the major complaints was that with Department of Homeland Security dollars focused on fighting terrorism, no one was prepared for a natural disaster.
Emergency responders say that won't be the case in Washington County. They are inviting the public to see what Homeland Security grants have provided during an equipment display from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Hillsboro Stadium."
Tommorow (Thursday) at 5:00pm there will be a CERT meeting at City Hall. Training of individuals in our community to respond and use equipment such as mentioned in this story will start with this meeting. I will be there and Bill Furgason will be there. Won't you come join us and plan for the future safety of our community here at LVH?
Emergency response equipment goes on public display:
Emergency response equipment goes on public display
Agencies will show and explain how Homeland Security money has helped with local preparations
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
HOLLY DANKS
HILLSBORO -- As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, so did anger about the slow response of government agencies to catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.
One of the major complaints was that with Department of Homeland Security dollars focused on fighting terrorism, no one was prepared for a natural disaster.
Emergency responders say that won't be the case in Washington County. They are inviting the public to see what Homeland Security grants have provided during an equipment display from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Hillsboro Stadium."
Time to fly
Time to fly:
Time to fly
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
KATY MULDOON
Cool morning air will succumb to the first hint of midday heat. A young California condor will step through a door into a boxed-in corner of the pen where he has lived since spring.
He'll reach his beak into a carcass placed there as a lure. Suddenly, another door will slide open. Cautiously, he'll investigate and find that it leads out.
Out to a grassy ridge on the edge of Pinnacles National Monument in Central California. Out to the wild, where he belongs."
Time to fly
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
KATY MULDOON
Cool morning air will succumb to the first hint of midday heat. A young California condor will step through a door into a boxed-in corner of the pen where he has lived since spring.
He'll reach his beak into a carcass placed there as a lure. Suddenly, another door will slide open. Cautiously, he'll investigate and find that it leads out.
Out to a grassy ridge on the edge of Pinnacles National Monument in Central California. Out to the wild, where he belongs."
Senator may run for governor
Senator may run for governor:
Senator may run for governor
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
METSGER Welches Democrat
State Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches, said Tuesday that he may join the crowded race for governor.
Metsger said he will file an exploratory effort next week to test whether he can mount a challenge in the Democratic primary against Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Lane County Commissioner Peter Sorenson has joined the Democratic primary, and state Sen. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, has launched an exploratory candidacy.
The Republican race has already attracted Salem attorney Kevin Mannix, Portland attorney Ron Saxton and state Sen. Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point."
Senator may run for governor
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
METSGER Welches Democrat
State Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches, said Tuesday that he may join the crowded race for governor.
Metsger said he will file an exploratory effort next week to test whether he can mount a challenge in the Democratic primary against Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Lane County Commissioner Peter Sorenson has joined the Democratic primary, and state Sen. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, has launched an exploratory candidacy.
The Republican race has already attracted Salem attorney Kevin Mannix, Portland attorney Ron Saxton and state Sen. Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point."
Toyota Says It Plans Eventually to Offer an All-Hybrid Fleet - New York Times
Toyota Says It Plans Eventually to Offer an All-Hybrid Fleet - New York Times: "Toyota Says It Plans Eventually to Offer an All-Hybrid Fleet
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
Published: September 14, 2005
FRANKFURT, Sept. 13 (Bloomberg News) - The Toyota Motor Corporation said this week that all its vehicles would eventually be run by hybrid gasoline-electric motors, as record fuel prices curb demand for conventional automobiles.
'In the future, the cars you see from Toyota will be 100 percent hybrid,' Kazuo Okamoto, executive vice president, told reporters in Frankfurt Monday, without giving a specific timetable."
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
Published: September 14, 2005
FRANKFURT, Sept. 13 (Bloomberg News) - The Toyota Motor Corporation said this week that all its vehicles would eventually be run by hybrid gasoline-electric motors, as record fuel prices curb demand for conventional automobiles.
'In the future, the cars you see from Toyota will be 100 percent hybrid,' Kazuo Okamoto, executive vice president, told reporters in Frankfurt Monday, without giving a specific timetable."
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