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M World Expeditions From a Northeast Shop Like its Biblical namesake, Sheba and Solomon ’s merges cultures See Story, Metro section, inside íín rtla n h ©fase "The City Of Roses” Volume XXXII Number 2 www.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 Wednesday President Visits YO Center Jessie McDaniel gets a visit o f a lifetime Saturday when President George W. Bush meets area residents at the One Stop Career Center and Youth Opportunity Center at 3034 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The president said he wanted to show support for programs like One Stop and YO that work with community colleges to help people get hired for jobs. Bush also gave a speech on the war against terrorism and his economic priorities during a visit to ' • Parkrose High School. Bush to Sign Education Legislation W A SH IN G TO N — President Bush is signing education legislation to require public schools to test students in read ing and inath in grades three through eight. Supporters say it will give parents and schools information needed to help improve. But critics say it will crow d out subjects not on the tests, cost too much and stifle creativity. Fla. Teen Sympathized with 9/11 T A M P A — T he 15-year-old w ho crashed a small plane into a skyscraper wrote a note expressing sym pathy for O sam a bin Laden and support for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Police said Bishop was a loner with few friends, and that the boy wrote that he acted alone. Israel Says Palestinian Arms Shipment Intercepted JE R U SA L E M — A U.S. envoy held truce talks w ith Israeli and P alestinian leaders, as Israel announced th e inter ception o f a ship sm uggling in 50 tons o f Iranian-m ade w eapons to the P ales tinians . Israeli troops also raided a W est B ank village, lolling a Palestinian and arresting tw o others. Snow Creates 'Unreal' Air Delays A T L A N T A — A snow storm that blan keted die South from M ississippi to Virginia on Thursday left som e airline passengers stranded on the tarm ac here for more than nine hours waiting for jets to be de-iced. The snow led to m ore than 1,500 accidents in South Carolina and is blam ed for at least 10 deaths. D on R yan / A ssociated P ress P hotographer Jobless Claims Increase Sharply W A S H IN G T O N — N ew claim s for unem ploym ent insurance shot up for the second w eek in a row , suggesting many w orkers are still suffering from an econom y that is trying to claw its w ay out o f a recession. Claim s jum ped to the highest level since the beginning o f December. Thousands Flee Firestorm in Australia SY D N E Y , A u stralia— T housands o f evacuees sheltered on beaches w hen a fast-m oving firestorm isolated tw o coastal villages after burning as m any as 20 houses in a third ham let. A bout 7 ,000people ran for their lives w hen the inferno raced into Sussex Inlet. Bloomberg Inaugurated As N.Y. Mayor N EW YORK— During his inauguration speech, M ayor M ichael Bloomberg is sued a call for shared sacrifice, but he pledged to avoid tax increases and to w ork to keep businesses in the city as theystruggleintheafterm athofSept. 11. Hormone is Best Protection Against Ovarian Cancer W A S H IN G T O N — T he h orm one progestin in contraceptive pills pro vides the highest level o f protection against ovarian cancer, according to a study released by D uke U niversity re searchers. c 1 Continued Care for the Community health center The staff o f the North Portland Health Center start the New Year welcoming clients to their new location at 9000 N. Lombard and New York Avenue in the St. Johns community. The Multnomah County Health Department clinic offers a wide range of health care services with fees discounted based on income. The center formerly was located on North Woolsey Avenue. 9000 N lomraro hours Mon-wa-ftt it OC 50« January 09,2002 * MOP™ 9 photo by M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver American Dream of Freedom Celebrated Annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute set for Monday, Jan. 21 at University of Portland’s Chiles Center The W orld A rts F oundation, Inc., w ill host the 17th annual Rev. Dr. M artin L uther K ing, Jr., C elebration at the U niversity o f P ortland’s C hiles C en ter M on day, Jan. 21. Seating w ill begin at 11 a.m „ w ith the program com m encing at 12 p.m . w ith a national bell ring ing cerem ony, co lo r guard and national anthem s. T his y e a r’s program , ‘The A m erican D ream o f Freedom : A Tribute to Rev. Dr. M artin Luther K ing, Jr.,’ w ill be dedicated to victim s o f the Sept. 11 tragedy. This local com mem oration and celebration o f Dr. K ing ’ s life and legacy is recognized as one o f the finest com m unity-based celebra tions in the country. “T he goal o f the program is to educate the general public and illum inate the ideas o f Dr. King through high quality, diverse and culturally rich presen tatio n s,” said the program ’ s executive pro ducer K en Berry. Invited speakers and artists in clude civic and religious leaders, educators, school board members, gospel choirs from across the Pa cific Northwest, concert bands, Japanese drummers, African danc ers, Latin musicians, children per formers, Buffalo Soldiers Color Guard and many more. The entire program, which runs from 12p.m. until6:30p.m., will be sim ulcast on K BO O R adio (90.7 FM ), Portland Public Schools Television (cable channel 28) and Portland C able A ccess T elev i sion (cable channel 11). D onations o f either $2 o r three cans o f non-perishable food to be given to local food banks are suggested. The A m erican Red C ross w ill hold its annual M LK Blood D rive in low er levels o f the Chiles Center. T ri-M et has tw o bus lines, the 1-G reeley and 40-M ocks Crest, that directly serve the university w ith service running at least ev ery 30 m inutes. F or trip planning assistance, see w w w .tri-m et.org o r call 503- 238-RIDE. For more information on the King celebration, call 503- 358-6936. Oregon Death underscores Danger in Dietary Supplement A fatal case o f liver failure in a 26-year- old O regonian has been linked to the dietary supplem ent Lipokinetix, and pub lic health officials are joining the Food and D rug A dm inistration in urging co n sum ers to stop using it. “W ith this tragic death, the potential danger o f this product really hits hom e,” said Dr. M el Kohn, state epidem iologist. “T he w arning is particulary relevant this time of year because Lipokinetix is a weight loss supplem ent. M any people gain extra pounds over the holidays and then look for quick solutions for taking them off.” Lipokinetix is m arketed by Syntrax In novations as a w eight loss product. It has I been im plicated in m ultiple reports o f se rious liver problem s. T hese problem s o c curred in persons betw een 20 and 32 years old w ho had used the product be tw een tw o w eeks and three m onths, ac cording to K ohn. T he O regon case w as reported last A ugust to the U nexplained C ritical Ill nesses and D eaths Surveillance project in the Dept. o f H um an Services. Staff w orked w ith the O regon H ealth and Sci ence U niversity to identify Lipokinetix as one o f the potential factors leading to the death. C ynthia Y ounger, M .D ., m edical toxi c o lo g ist at O H S U , rep o rted the case to the F D A ’s M ed W atch p ro je c t w here it w as lin k ed w ith fiv e o th e rs in w hich L ipokinetix w as the o nly apparent cause o f liv e r injury. “O ur surveillance project is prim arily geared tow ard detecting em erging infec tions. W e feel fortunate that we also picked up a case that, w hile non-infectious, has p o ten tial p u b lic h ealth im p o rta n ce ,” K ohn said. The FDA issued its w arning about Lipokinetix on Nov. 20. C onsum ers are urged to discontinue its use and consult their physician if they experience sym p tom s associated w ith this product, par ticularly nausea, w eakness or fatigue, ab- I dom inal pain, o r any change in skin color. Lipokinetix contains the ingredients n o r p h e d r in e , a ls o know n as phenylpropanalom ine or PPA , caffeine, yohim bine, diiodethyronine and sodium usniate. Consum ers or health cafe p ro fessio n als w ho are aw are o f adverse effects fo l low ing the use o f this or oth er dietary supplem ents can m ake a report to F D A ’s M edW atch adverse event and product problem hotline at 1-800-F D A -1088 or via the W eb. M ore inform ation can be found on the FDA M edW atch site. Y ou m ay also make a report to the FDA . I I
