BRIEFLY : LONGSHORE PROTEST CLOSES PORT 2 HOURS.OXNARD - The local longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] union temporarily closed the Port of Hueneme for two hours Tuesday as part of a West Coast protest of policies being discussed at the World Trade Organization conference in Seattle. Most of the 100 members of Local 46 participated in the work stoppage, which left two ships Two Ships is a single by the folk duet, The Sallyangie, released in 1969. Track listing
``We hope the message got out,'' said Oscar Loya, secretary and dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. for International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 46. ``It woke up a lot of people.'' An Oxnard Harbor District official said the action temporarily disrupted business. ``You never want to have your operations disrupted,'' said marketing director Kam Quarles. ``It could have been worse.'' - Daily News Family aid program gets tobacco funds VENTURA - The county's Children and Families First Commission - formed to disburse dis·burse tr.v. dis·bursed, dis·burs·ing, dis·burs·es To pay out, as from a fund; expend. See Synonyms at spend. [Obsolete French desbourser, from Old French desborser revenue generated by Proposition 10, the state tobacco tax - has received its first allotment, totaling $7.8 million. The agency expects to receive an additional $4 million during the first year of the program. The money will be used to provide health care to children under 5 in Ventura County. ``These funds will go a long way to contribute to enhanced health, safety and quality of life for our county's children, and early childhood development is one of the best ways we can work together to assure a bright future for all of us here in Ventura County,'' said county Supervisor Kathy Long, who also chairs the commission. The panel also has established a Web site to provide information and updates about the commission. The Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. is www.vckids.org. Information also is available by calling (800) 600-7111 Ext. 226. - Daily News Expansion begins at seniors center MOORPARK - Work crews began demolishing a wall this week to make way for the $360,000 expansion and renovation of the Moorpark Senior Center, officials said. Stanhope stan·hope n. A light, open, horse-drawn carriage with one seat and two or four wheels. [After the Reverend Fitzroy Stanhope (1787-1864), British clergyman.] Noun 1. Co. of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is adding a 1,602-square-foot room, installing a portable room divider and renovating bathrooms and doors for handicap access. The project is slated to be finished in about four months. - Daily News Area schools chief to join state panel VENTURA - County Schools Superintendent Charles Weis has been named to chair a subcommittee of a statewide committee working on school reform. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin Delaine Eastin is a California politician. She served as the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1995 to 2003. A native Californian, Eastin received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis, and her master's degree in political science named Weis to head the subcommittee of the Public School Accountability Act There are a number of piece of legislation known as the Accountability Act:
- Daily News Police gearing up for New Year's Eve VENTURA - If the world is going to end on New Year's Eve, law enforcement throughout Ventura County will be on the streets trying to prevent it. There will be hundreds of extra officers from Thousand Oaks to Ventura leading up to midnight, making sure parties aren't too loud, drivers aren't drunk and hype doesn't become reality. ``It's going to be the biggest New Year's Eve celebration of our lifetime,'' said Chief Deputy Bruce McDowell. - Associated Press |
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