Triple Pug Tilt

Life lessons from Peyton

"I don't really like sports"

Buy a bigger shirt... Good idea.

Glass half full

Disrespect me

Failure

Frozen Moment

On the road to Roses!

A win on Saturday against Oregon in the Civil War, and the Beavers will be bound for the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1965!

2008 Election recap, highlights, memories

Obama's incredible journey in pictures

The Highway of Heroes

Counseling for troops

Wilbaer

Young polar bear Wilbaer looks through the glass wall of his pool as he dives in his enclosure in the 'Wilhelma' zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday. Wilbaer was born in this zoo on Dec. 10, 2007.
(AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

Army looks for outside help to reduce suicides

The Army's top medical officer says commanders are looking to their counterparts in the Air Force and in civilian agencies for ways to cope with an alarming increase in suicides.

DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer

Green Suns

Suns going solar to power arena

Ginger D. Richardson - The Arizona Republic

The Phoenix Suns plan to use solar panels for power at the US Airways Center, becoming one of only a handful of professional sports teams that get a portion of their energy from renewable sources like sun or wind.

The new photovoltaic system will consist of more than 1,100 panels and be installed on the fifth level of the center's parking garage at First and Madison streets in downtown Phoenix.

At 194 kilowatts, it will produce enough energy to reduce the team's power usage by the equivalent of 26 home games each season, Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said. dbacks.com/ticketspecials

The system is expected to be operational next year.

"We are not the first, but we are definitely at the forefront of this (trend)," Kerr said.

The project, which will be formally announced today, is the latest in a series of efforts by high-profile Valley businesses to get more of their energy from renewable sources. Similar systems are in place or in development at Arizona State University, Luke Air Force Base and the Phoenix Convention Center.

The Suns' installation will cost about $1.5 million, and the team estimates it will receive a yearly rebate of $60,000 to $85,000 from Arizona Public Service Co. via the utility's renewable-energy incentive program.

Last year, the team formed a green committee and began tossing around ideas for reducing its impact on the environment.

The push for solar came from point guard Steve Nash, who is passionate about green issues and, according to the team, is also installing solar panels at his home.

"He is the ultimate green boy," Suns spokeswoman Jamie Morris said.

The team's solar installation will be one of only a few large-scale, renewable-energy projects at pro sports stadiums.

The San Francisco Giants became the first baseball team to use solar power. It announced in March 2007 that it was installing 590 panels at AT&T Park. Since then, solar panels have also gone up at Fenway Park in Boston and Coors Field in Denver.

Last month, California officials announced that they were putting more than 1,700 solar panels on the roof of the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Hopefully, a lot of teams will go to this," Kerr said. "We think it's the wave of the future."

The Suns estimate their system will effectively eliminate the generation of more than 440,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. They also are pursuing other eco-friendly options, including having their maintenance crews use green cleaning products and expanding an officewide recycling program.

"We're looking at every aspect of the operation," said Ralph Marchetta, general manager of Sports & Entertainment Services at the US Airways Center. "We're committed to sustainability and being as environmentally friendly as we can possibly be."

So long, Cuckoo's Nest

Oregon is building a new state hospital to replace the 125-year-old Oregon State Hospital, made famous in the movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Home to generations of mental patients, the hospital has been plagued by overcrowding, crumbling insides and the danger that it might collapse in an earthquake. Class action lawsuits and federal threats to cut off money to the state pushed the Legislature to approve funding for a new hospital.

The new facility will be completed in 2011.

Oregon State Hospital

Arizona monsoon damage

Stadium readies for historic night tonight

Time lapse images show Invesco Field as it's prepared for Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech.

We're proud of you, Ryan

As former President George Bush and his daughter watch, Rachelle's cousin, Ryan Reser of the U.S. (blue) competes with Mongolia's Dashdavaa Gantumur during the men's -73kg judo lightweight division preliminaries at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Monday. Gantumur won.

Photo credits: Left: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. Right: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (CHINA)

When life gives you lemons...

SIX FLAGS!

Six Flags... Fright Fest!

Feed the world

Medical Miracles

Yao

Seeing Yao a lot on tv the last few days with China hosting the Olympics. It got me thinking back to some great ads Yao has done that are worth a second look.

Yo

Don't judge

Thank You

Pink Moon

Kid Wisdom

Celebrate Humanity - Olympics

Funny, isn't it
An athlete aspires to be the best
his or her country has to offer
And ends up representing the best
Humanity has to offer.
That's the strength I find in the Olympic games.
--Christopher Reeve

Fathers and Sons : Olympic Heroes

I've gotta say, I cry like a baby every time I see this video and when I watched it live: With the help of his father, an injured Derek Redmond completes his race in the 1992 Olympics.




Rick Weinberg
Special to ESPN.com
Unlike Carl Lewis and Daley Thompson, Derek Redmond is not a name that conjures up memories of Olympic gold medals. But it is Redmond who defines the essence of the human spirit.

Redmond arrived at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona determined to win a medal in the 400. The color of the medal was meaningless; he just wanted to win one. Just one.

He had been forced to withdraw from the 400 at the 1988 Games in Seoul, only 10 minutes before the race, because of an Achilles tendon injury. He then underwent five surgeries over the next year. This was the same runner who had shattered the British 400-meter record at age 19. So when the 1992 Games arrived, this was his time, his moment, his stage, to show the world how good he was and who he was.

Derek's father Jim had accompanied him to Barcelona, just as he did for all world competitions. They were as close as a father and son could be. Inseparable, really. The best of friends. When Derek ran, it was as if his father were running right next to him.

THE MOMENT
The day of the race arrives. Father and son reminisce about what it took for Derek to get to this point. They talk about ignoring past heartbreaks, past failures. They agree that if anything bad happens, no matter what it is, Derek has to finish the race, period.

The top four finishers in each of the two semifinal heats qualify for the Olympic final. As race time approaches for the semifinal 400 heat, Jim heads up to his seat at the top of Olympic Stadium, not far from where the Olympic torch was lit just a few days earlier. He is wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Have you hugged your foot today?"


With the help of his father, an injured Derek Redmond completed his race in the 1992 Olympics.

The stadium is packed with 65,000 fans, bracing themselves for one of sport's greatest and most exciting spectacles. The race begins and Redmond breaks from the pack and quickly seizes the lead. "Keep it up, keep it up," Jim says to himself.

Down the backstretch, only 175 meters away from finishing, Redmond is a shoo-in to make the finals. Suddenly, he hears a pop. In his right hamstring. He pulls up lame, as if he had been shot.

"Oh, no," Jim says to himself. His face pales. His leg quivering, Redmond begins hopping on one leg, then slows down and falls to the track. As he lays on the track, clutching his right hamstring, a medical personnel unit runs toward him. At the same time, Jim Redmond, seeing his son in trouble, races down from the top row of the stands, sidestepping people, bumping into others. He has no credential to be on the track, but all he thinks about is getting to his son, to help him up. "I wasn't going to be stopped by anyone," he later tells the media.

On the track, Redmond realizes his dream of an Olympic medal is gone. Tears run down his face. "All I could think was, 'I'm out of the Olympics -- again,'" he would say.

As the medical crew arrives with a stretcher, Redmond tells them, "No, there's no way I'm getting on that stretcher. I'm going to finish my race."

Then, in a moment that will live forever in the minds of millions, Redmond lifts himself to his feet, ever so slowly, and starts hobbling down the track. The other runners have finished the race, with Steve Lewis of the U.S. winning the contest in 44.50. Suddenly, everyone realizes that Redmond isn't dropping out of the race by hobbling off to the side of the track. No, he is actually continuing on one leg. He's going to attempt to hobble his way to the finish line. All by himself. All in the name of pride and heart.

Slowly, the crowd, in total disbelief, rises and begins to roar. The roar gets louder and louder. Through the searing pain, Redmond hears the cheers, but "I wasn't doing it for the crowd," he would later say. "I was doing it for me. Whether people thought I was an idiot or a hero, I wanted to finish the race. I'm the one who has to live with it."

One painful step at a time, each one a little slower and more painful than the one before, his face twisted with pain and tears, Redmond limps onward, and the crowd, many in tears, cheer him on.

Suddenly, Jim Redmond finally gets to the bottom of the stands, leaps over the railing, avoids a security guard, and runs out to his son, with two security people chasing after him. "That's my son out there," he yells back to security, "and I'm going to help him."

Finally, with Derek refusing to surrender and painfully limping along the track, Jim reaches his son at the final curve, about 120 meters from the finish, and wraps his arm around his waist.

"I'm here, son," Jim says softly, hugging his boy. "We'll finish together." Derek puts his arms around his father's shoulders and sobs.

Together, arm in arm, father and son, with 65,000 people cheering, clapping and crying, finish the race, just as they vowed they would. A couple steps from the finish line, and with the crowd in an absolute frenzy, Jim releases the grip he has on his son, so Derek could cross the finish line by himself. Then he throws his arms around Derek again, both crying, along with everyone in the stands and on TV.

"I'm the proudest father alive," he tells the press afterwards, tears in his eyes. "I'm prouder of him than I would have been if he had won the gold medal. It took a lot of guts for him to do what he did."

Pull out your PDA's, or open your day planner...

Hi guys--
I've pulled my favorites from an article ESPN did on their favorite games
of this upcoming NBA season.
Here we go! Yea Suns!

--Dan


The NBA's 2008-09 schedule is out ... and you know what that means.

An equally anticipated document has to go with it: ESPN.com's first
rundown of must-see games for the coming season to immediately input into
your electronic calendar of choice.

Oct. 28: Opening Night
An earlier-than-usual launch to the season starts with a tasty TNT
doubleheader, leading off with the new champs from Boston hosting LeBron
James' Cleveland Cavaliers on ring night and capped by Greg Oden's
long-awaited NBA debut in Blazers at Lakers.

Oct. 29: Opening Night (continued)
Ron Artest makes his Rockets debut in Memphis at Houston, and Oklahoma
City makes its debut as a full-time NBA city with a visit from the
Milwaukee Bucks.

And ...

ESPN dishes its own doubleheader doozy: Phoenix at San Antonio to renew
year after year of recent playoff pleasantries, followed by Lakers at
Clippers in a fitting bow for the Clips' new Angeleno point guard: Baron
Davis.

Oct. 30: Houston at Dallas (TNT)
The Mavericks are one of two teams (along with Charlotte) that must wait
until Thursday for their opening game, giving Mavs fans more time to fret
that the Rockets' acquisition of Ron Artest reduces Dallas to the
third-best team in Texas.

Oct. 31: San Antonio at Portland (ESPN)
The best of the Halloween fare, at least in NBA terms, is unquestionably
Oden matching up with Tim Duncan.

Nov. 1: Washington at Detroit (NBA TV)
The league is still sorting out its full 96-game NBA TV schedule, but
Wizards-Pistons has been confirmed as the opener of NBA TV's maiden
doubleheader, which concludes with a Portland-at-Phoenix nightcap.

If Yao can stay healthy, this could be a preview of the 2009 Finals.

Nov. 4: Boston at Houston
You don't have to wait long for a look at the NBA's reigning threesome of
doom (Garnett, Pierce and Allen) throwing down against the new trio on the
block (McGrady, Yao and Artest).

P.S. How much playing time will the twins get in Phoenix at New Jersey ...
also known as Robin Lopez at Brook Lopez?

Nov. 6: Houston at Portland (TNT)
Yao Ming and Oden go toe-to-toe for the first time. Health permitting, of
course.

Nov. 9: Houston at L.A. Lakers
The denizens of Lakerland who so badly wanted to see Artest in purple and
gold will get their first dose of torture early. In L.A.'s first Sunday
home game of the season, actually.

Nov. 10: Portland at Orlando
Oden will have lined up against Shaquille O'Neal (Nov. 1), Yao and Dwight
Howard in a span of 10 days by the time he gets through this one. Health
permitting, of course.

Nov. 13: Dallas at Chicago (TNT)
Mavs owner Mark Cuban could know by this point whether he has won the race
to buy the Cubs, which would make this somewhat of a home game for him and
certainly spice up his relationship with Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf,
since Reinsdorf owns the White Sox.

Nov. 14: Detroit at L.A. Lakers (ESPN)
What sort of reception awaits Kwame Brown at Staples Center? Just a hunch:
If history is any guide, Kwame needn't expect (or want) any mention of a
cake.

Nov. 20: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix (TNT)
Kobe, tell me how many times do you think you and Shaq will be asked about
recent rapping exploits?

Detroit at Boston, incidentally, isn't exactly a bland appetizer for TNT.

Nov. 21: Boston at Minnesota
A hamstring strain prevented KG from playing in his first visit to 'Sota
as an ex-Wolf last February. Hard to see him missing two in row, though.

Nov. 28: Miami at Phoenix (ESPN)
Shawn Marion spent eight and a half seasons as a Sun, playing alongside
Jason Kidd, then Stephon Marbury, then Steve Nash. Which makes this one of
the season's standout reunion games.

Dec. 15: New York at Phoenix
If the Knicks are a running team by this point -- and if the Suns are
still running by this point -- we should be treated to a fun track meet in
Mike D'Antoni's honor.

Dec. 17: San Antonio at New Orleans (ESPN)
Spurs at Hornets for the first time since that fateful Game 7.

Dec. 19: Dallas at New Jersey
Jason Kidd is back in Jersey as a visiting player for the first time
since, well, making Jersey matter to the NBA.

Dec. 22: L.A. Lakers at Memphis
The Lakers were out of trips to Memphis by the time they stole, er,
acquired Pau Gasol from the Grizz in that infamous, er, famous trade. As
if that isn't enough of a story line for you, don't forget that Pau and
his brother Marc Gasol will be dueling, too.

Not to be overlooked: Houston at New Jersey will only be the most watched
game of the regular season ... once you factor in the Chinese TV audience
tuning in for Yao Ming vs. Yi Jianlian.

Dec. 25: Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas!
This has to be some sort of record: Christmas Day delivers five NBA games on
national TV.

Five!

New Orleans at Orlando gets us started at noon on ESPN.

ABC follows with a pretty handy doubleheader: Spurs at Suns, then your
inevitable Celtics-at-Lakers Finals rematch.

TNT takes us home with Washington at Cleveland -- LeBron and DeShawn
Stevenson together on a holiday? -- followed by Dallas at Portland.

You can't ask Santa for more.

Jan. 14: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio (ESPN)
We repeat: Manu Ginobili's ankle injury had to be worse than anyone
imagined for the Lakers to win the West finals in five.

Jan. 19: Cleveland at L.A. Lakers (TNT)
Can't do one of these schedule columns without the obligatory LeBron
versus Kobe reference.

It's part of a Martin Luther King Day tripleheader which also features
Detroit at Memphis and Phoenix at Boston.

Jan. 25: L.A. Clippers at Golden State
We believe Baron Davis will get a warm reception from Warriors fans who
will never forget how much he did to help Golden State halt a 12-season
playoff drought.

We also believe that you'll enjoy the first ABC Sunday doubleheader of the
season:
Dallas at Boston, then Spurs at Lakers.

Jan. 28: Golden State at Dallas (ESPN)
It sure would inflate the tension nicely -- assuming that's possible with
these two -- if Warriors coach Don Nelson hasn't yet collected his $6.3
million in deferred compensation from his old boss Cuban by the time this
game rolls around.

Feb. 2: L.A. Lakers at New York
It's not just Mike D'Antoni versus Phil Jackson any more. It's D'Antoni
versus Jackson with D'Antoni coaching the Zen Master's beloved Knicks.

Feb. 5: L.A. Lakers at Boston (TNT)
The season's second NBA Finals rematch, which comes with the added bonus
of knowing that Paul Pierce's recent comments about being the best player
in the game will be brought up incessantly whenever he and Kobe are in the
same zip code.

Feb. 6: Portland at Oklahoma City
Kevin Durant versus Greg Oden for the first time as pros. We hope.

Feb. 11: Oklahoma City at Portland
Durant versus Oden is still a rivalry even if the geography has changed
drastically.
Right?

You have to believe some Sonics fans will make the drive from Seattle to
chime in on this one.

Feb. 14: Valentine's Day
What's the over-under on how many times TNT shows the Charles Barkley-Dick
Bavetta kiss on this particular All-Star Saturday Night?

Steve Nash and the Suns will play host to the 2009 All-Star Game in
Phoenix on February 15.

Feb. 15: All-Star Game
In gorgeous-in-February Phoenix, no less.

Feb. 17: New Jersey at Houston
Yi vs. Yao, Round 2.

March 4: Phoenix at Miami
Some 13 months after he was dealt to the desert in a deal that's still a
little hard to believe, Shaq is back.

March 17: Boston at Chicago
After all those years of trade speculation, Bulls fans undoubtedly still
dream of having KG on an everyday basis. Just seeing him on St. Patrick's
Day doesn't cut it.

April 1: Houston at Phoenix (ESPN)
No joke: Yao and Shaq are hooking up on April Fools' Day.

April 9: Houston at Sacramento
If the reality of the Artest trade hasn't sunk in yet for the Kings' loyal
subjects, it certainly will by the time Artest finally makes it back to
Arco Arena, which won't happen until the 78th game on Sacramento's
schedule.

April 15: Regular season ends
Twenty-eight teams will be in action on the final night of the schedule --
all but the Jazz and Lakers -- but I suppose the fact that taxes are due
might be more important to some people.

Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists

Scientists have made a colored view of an early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass' painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on Wednesday.

The very detailed image shows the face of a woman and may give art historians a better understanding of the way Van Gogh developed as a painter.

Photo: (DESY/Reuters)

Suicide hot line got calls from 22,000 veterans

More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says.

According to a recent RAND Corp. study, roughly one in five soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan displays symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, putting them at a higher risk for suicide. Researchers at Portland State University found that male veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide than men who are not veterans.

This month, a former Army medic, Joseph Dwyer, who was shown in a Military Times photograph running through a battle zone carrying an Iraqi boy, died of an accidental overdose after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder for almost five years.

Janet Kemp, national suicide prevention coordinator for the Veterans Affairs Department, said the hot line is in place to help prevent deaths such as Dwyer's. "We just want them to know there's other options and people do care about them, and we can help them make a difference in their lives," she said in an interview.

The VA teamed up with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to launch the hot line last July after years of criticism that the VA wasn't doing enough to help wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. In April, two veterans groups sued the VA, citing long delays for processing applications and other problems in treatment for veterans at risk for suicide. The department has spent $2.9 million on the hot line thus far.

The hot line receives up to 250 calls per day — double the average number calling when it began. Kemp said callers are divided evenly between veterans from the Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam wars. Richard McKeon, public health adviser for SAMHSA, said 10 to 20 of the 1,575 calls received each week have to be rerouted to high-volume backup call centers throughout the country.

The VA estimates that every year 6,500 veterans take their own lives. The mental health director for the VA, Ira Katz, said in an e-mail last December that of the 18 veterans who commit suicide each day, four to five of them are under VA care, and 12,000 veterans under VA care are attempting suicide each year.

This month, the hot line began an advertising campaign in Washington area subway stations and buses featuring the slogan, "It takes the courage and strength of a warrior to ask for help."

The veterans hot line, which is linked to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, received 55,000 callers in its first year, including both veterans and people who are concerned about them, according to figures being released Monday. One-third of the 40 specially trained counselors are veterans themselves.

"We try to get them (callers) to talk about their situation and what they remember and see if they can identify exactly what their issues are. I think there's a comfort in knowing that they can get some help from people who do understand what combat stress is like," Kemp said.

From the call center, counselors instantly can check a veteran's medical records and then connect the caller to local VA suicide prevention coordinators for follow-up, monitoring and care at local VA medical centers. Kemp said that since the hot line started, 106 veterans have been steered to free medical care from the VA.

Kemp said the hot line was put in place specifically for those veterans who don't get enough help until it's too late. "They have indicated to us that they are in extreme danger, either they have guns in their hand or they're standing on a bridge, or they've already swallowed pills," she said. Kemp said 1,221 veterans who were in such situations were rescued during the hot line's first year.

The VA is preparing for the eventual return of a large number of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. This could put added stress on the mental health screening program for returning veterans, which could lead to a rise in undiagnosed mental health issues. The VA recently got enough money to double its suicide prevention staff and is planning to hire 212 more people soon.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day by calling 800-273-TALK (8255); veterans should press "1" after being connected.
___

On the Net:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
KATHARINE EUPHRAT, Associated Press Writer

Special Olympics Ireland World Games

A salute to the Special Olympics Ireland World Games which was five years ago this summer.



Riverdance in the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Croke Park, Dublin. This ceremony was broadcast live to over 35 countries around the world featuring the longest line of dancers ever seen in an Irish dance show, over 100 dancers.




U2 performing "One" at that same opening ceremony.



An amazing ad.



Be a fan

From axis of evil to NBA basketball court

From axis of evil to NBA basketball court
At an exhibition game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, American and Iranian fans put aside political differences to cheer on the Iranian Olympic basketball team. NBC’s George Lewis reports.

Portland Cello Project playing the Star Trek Theme Song

My good friend Erin Winemiller is at left through most of the video. She has the short red hair and is a rockstar.

Ode To Joy

Phoenix on Mars

One of the first images from the Phoenix Mars Lander shows the surface of Mars after the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft landed successfully in the first-ever touchdown near Mars' north pole at the mission control room of the Jet Propulsion lab in Pasadena, California May 25, 2008.

REUTERS/NASA,JPL, Caltech, University of Arizona/Handout

Downtown Portland gets snow -- and snowboarders -- in May

Joseph Rose, The Oregonian

Downtown Portland got dumped with snow Friday. Well, Pioneer Courthouse Square anyway.

Yes, it's the end of May. But the 60 tons of snow that landed in Portland's "living room" didn't fall from the sky. It arrived by dump truck from the slopes of Mount Hood.

The organizers of the Cricket Wireless Campus Rail Jam snowboarding championship paid about $2,500 to have six dump trucks haul snow down from the mountain.

Joseph Rose of The Oregonian was in the square to catch the dumping, shoveling and boarding.

It's dumping snow in downtown Portland

Reach out, save a child that dies from basic illnesses

More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday.

Save the Children: http://www.savethechildren.org

Come on home

About 3,500 American soldiers who were part of last year's troop "surge" are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced.

Former South Korean President Kim visits Oregon Korean War Memorial

Kim Dae-jung visits the Oregon Korean War Memorial

President Kim Dae-jung was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 and served as President of ther Republic of South Korea during my tour in 1997-98.

From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2000, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2001:

In December 1997, he was elected to the presidency, winning 40.3 per cent of the votes. When he was inaugurated as the eighth President of the Republic of Korea, it marked the first transition of power from the ruling to the opposition party in Korea's modern history.

Taking over the government in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis, President Kim devoted himself to the task of economic recovery and managed to pull the country back from the brink of bankruptcy. Reforms and restructuring that began early in his Administration still continue.

President Kim Dae-jung's vision for the Korean people led him to pursue a policy of engagement toward North Korea. He and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il worked together on a joint declaration they signed on June 15, 2000 paving the way for a brighter future for all Koreans and other peace-loving peoples of the world.

U.S. military prepares cyberwarfare offensive

USATODAY.com:

U.S. military officials seeking to boost the nation's cyberwarfare capabilities are looking beyond defending the Internet: They are developing ways to launch virtual attacks on enemies.

I was there!

Former President Bill Clinton talks at the Old Library Auditorium at Oregon Health & Science University on Monday.

KGW Channel 8 has video highlights of the speech by clicking HERE

Photo: The Oregonian

In the pokey

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office has quietly launched a revamped Web site that for the first time allows the public to see everyone who is in its jails at the moment -- from drunken drivers to embezzlers to accused murderers awaiting trial.

Vietnam memorial wall now online

Family and friends of servicemen and women who died or vanished in the Vietnam War no longer have to travel to Washington to pay their respects at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Shown is a screen shot from footnote.com's 'Interactive Vietnam Wall.' The virtual version of the famous memorial — which is a pair of 246-foot black granite walls inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American military casualties — is searchable. Every name etched onto the real-world wall is viewable online and linked to the veteran's service record. Online visitors can add photos and describe their memories of the servicemen and women who died in the war.

Cool Cams

Wow. I mean, wow.

Keep it free, Fred.

After a swift public outcry this week, TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen on Friday abruptly shelved his proposal to limit the hours of Fareless Square.

In December, Hansen proposed limiting free transit rides in the downtown core to the hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rides in Fareless Square have been free 24 hours a day since 1975.

The proposal was part of TriMet's response to recent violence against transit riders at suburban MAX light-rail stations.

But at two public hearings Wednesday, the overwhelming majority of people testifying said TriMet was moving too fast to limit Fareless Square and should instead invest in more security personnel to keep transit service safe.

--The Oregonian