^ 'jß o r tla n h (©hsertier September 7, 2005 Page B3 E M B R A C IN G D IV E R SIT Y Katrina Scams Follow Tragedy Agencies urge caution when donating funds Condoleezza Rice As South Drowns, Rice Shops (E d ito r’s note: The fo llo w in g is fr o m the N ew York D aily N ew s.) Like P resident Bush, Secretary o f State C ondoleezza was on vaca tion during the H urricane K atrina crisis, with Rice enjoying h erdow n tim e in N ew York. The cabinet m em ber’s responsibilities are usu ally international, but her tim ing contributed to the “fiddling w hile Rom e b u m s" im pression given by her boss during the disaster, w hich may have claim ed thousands o f lives. On W ednesday night. Secretary Rice was booed by som e audience members at “Spam alot!,” the Monty Python musical at the Shubert, when the lights w ent up after the perfor mance. Thursday, Rice w ent shopping at Ferragam o on Fifth A venue. A c c o r d in g to th e W e b site w w w .G aw ker.com , the 50-year-old bought “several thousand dollars' worth o f shoes” at the pricey leather- goods boutique. A fellow shopper shouted, “How dare you shop for shoes w hile thou sands are dying and hom eless!” - presum ably referring to Louisiana and M ississippi. The w om an expressing her First A m endm ent rights was promptly re m oved from the store. A Ferragam o store m anager confirm ed to us that Rice did shop there Thursday. (A P)— Federal and state regu- lators are w arning donors and investors to bew are o f “oppor tunistic investm ent scam s” in the w ake o f H urricane Katrina. T he N orth A m erican Securi ties A dm inistrators Association, w hich represents state securi ties regulators, urged investors to be on guard against invest m ents that prom ise profits from hurricane relief and recovery ef forts in L ouisiana, M ississippi, A labam a and Florida. O il-and-gas deals and invest ments in w ater-purification tech nology and energy-generating devices also should raise red fla g s , N A S A A P re s id e n t Franklin W idm ann said. Federal regulators also are on the lookout for “financial para sites w ho feast on hum an suffer ing,” said S ecurities and E x change C om m ission spokesm an John Nester. Scam s involving charitable Emergency food supplies are delivered to victims in New Orleans. (AP photo) Americans will give generously to the relief effort fo r Hurricane Katrina and should make sure the charities they pick match their good intentions. - C huck G rassley , S enate F inance C ommittee C hairman , R -I owa contributions are another co n cern. T he Internal R evenue Ser vice said people w ho w ant to investigate the background o f a specific charity can check a list o f IR S-approved charities on http://w w w .lR S.gov. “ A m ericans will give g en er ously to the rel ief effort for H ur ricane K atrina and should m ake sure the ch a ritie s they pick m atch their good intentions,” cautioned Senate Finance C o m m itte e C h a ir m a n C h u c k G rassley, R-Iowa. The B e tte r B u s in e s s Bureau’s W ise G iving A lliance, at http://w w w .give.org is ag o o d resource for those looking to m ake contributions, G rassley said. If you w ould like to assist in som e way, the follow ing infor mation may be useful: A merican Red Cross, 1-800-HELP-NOW ; Salvation Arm y International, 1- 800-S A L -A R M Y ; N orthw est MedicalTeams, 1-800-959-4325; and A m erica’s Second Harvest ( food bank ), 1 -800-344-8070. All donations should specifi cally designate the “hurricane relief'effort. Hurricane Season Not Over Yet, More Storms Expected (A P) — A m id the unfolding disaster left by H urricane Katrina, C olorado State U niversity researchers said Fri day they expect more storm s over the next tw o months. “T he very active season we have seen to this point is far from over,” researcher Philip K lotzbach said. “W e expect that by the tim e the 2005 hurricane season is over. w e will w itness seasonal tropical cyclone activity at near record levels.” T he school’s hurricane forecast team o f W illiam G ray and K lotzbach said there is a 43 percent chance an intense hurri cane will hit the U.S. coast in Septem ber and a 15 percent chance in O ctober. The long-term average is 27 percent in Septem ber New Season of ‘Judge Mathis’ Begins “Judge M athis” returns for its seventh season on M onday, Sept. 12 with new cases, new litigants and a brand new season o f justice. In Portland, “Judge M athis” airs on K PD X /U PN Channel 49 at 12 p.m .and K PTV /FO X 1 2 at4 p .m . 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