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Regular jodsfor people with disadilitiesLawsuitpavesway to better opportunities, an endto "sheltered workshops."B1

• Analyst was involved in 27 pending cases in DeschutesCounty

pected of mishandling drug evidence, calling into question both active and closed crimi-

delivery of controlled substances ranging from methand cases alleging additional nondrug charges such as burglary, assault and wildlife violations, according to a list of pending cases provided to The

By Claire Withycombe

criminal cases in Deschutes

coffee can and other pieces of

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County in which she was

evidence are in question after the district attorney learned

nal cases across the state.A n

the Oregon State Police fo-

Police crime lab in Bend since 2012, Larsen was placed on

whether the criminal inves-

involved must be individually addressed, according to De-

tigation of an Oregon State

schutes County District Attor-

rensic analyst who processed

Police forensic analyst should be tackled by state or federal prosecutors, the 27 pending

ney John Hummel. The alleged contents of an Altoids tin, plastic baggies, a

them is under investigation by state police.

As authorities decide

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Nika Larsen, 35, is sus-

employee of the Oregon State leave earlier this month. The charges in the pending cases include possession and

amphetamine tooxycodone,

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Thoughhewas known for his wisecracks, Hall of FamerYogi Berra was nojoke as a player. B5, C1

TAKEOFF!

VW SCANDAL

Lunar doudlefeature-

Germany knocked off its high ground

We'll be treated to a rare sight this weekend — a supermoon and a lunar eclipse at the same time.B1

And a Wed exclusiveSiblingdispute sparks turmoil at South Korean conglomerate. bendbnlletin.corn/extras

By Alison Smale New York TimesNews Service

EDITOR'SCHOICE

BERLIN — As Germany

has emerged as the dom-

Intimate

inant actor in Europe, it

escapes in Brazil's love motels

virtues of thrift and lately wagged its finger at coun-

By Simon Romero New York Times News Service

has lectured Greece and other debtor nations on the tries that balk at receiving

a share of refugees from the killing fields of Syr-

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SAO PAULO, Brazil-

Drive through the sprawl of any big Brazilian city and there they are, the

The Perlan 2 experimental glider, pictured above taking off

short-stay love motels

while being towed by another plane, took its inaugural flight

beckoning with their neon lights and names like Mag-

Wednesday at the Redmond Airport. The engineless flier

nata andTaj Mahal. Some

resemble colossal medieval fortresses for trysts. Others evoke ancient Egypt's Pharaonic excesses. But such garden-variety

ia. Its right to lead, based on

a narrative of self-sacrifice and obedience to rules, was generally acknowledged. That is one reason the Volkswagen scandal has shaken the country's very

core. More than just a tale of corporatemisdeeds, the disclosure of systematic

cheating by one of Germany's most iconic companies has delivered a sharp blow to its conception of

spent about half an hour in the air, reaching 5,000 feet. This test was a success; now it's on to test No. 2 and — eventually

itself as an orderly nation and tarnished its claim to

— 90,000 feet above ground.

moral leadership of the

ostentation is so yesterday.

Continent.

The pleasure palaces now surfacing offer ser-

Eyes to the skies, spectators watch the Perlan 2 glid-

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erflyabove Redmond on Wednesday.

vices like helicopter rides

above this megacity of 20 million. In suites at certain motels, guests slither

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Video and more photos of the Perlan 2 glider in the air on The Bulietin's website:bendbnlletin.corn

through water slides that empty into heated private

By Beau Eastes sPhotos by Joe Kline

plunge pools. Other suites that can be

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rented for a few hours in-

clude dinners prepared by prizewinning chefs, private

REDMOND-

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D Js or 4-D movies on an

undulating sofa. SeeMotels /A5

ally reach 90,000 feet, came off without a hitch

THUMBS UP, START TO FINISH TODAY'S WEATHER

Before the flight, Perlan 2 Project memberDouglas Perrenod gives athumbs-up, sitting on the glider to help center its weight as it's towed to the runway.

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he flight plan to 90,000 feet starts in Redmond. The maiden voyage of the Perlan 2, an experimental glider that hopes to eventu-

Wednesday morning at the Redmond Airport. Pilots Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock flew the 1,800-poundsailplane 5,000 feetaboveground once the glider was released from its tow plane. Total air time for the first flight of the Airbus Perlan 2 Mission — the international aviation giant is sponsor-

ing the project — was about 35 minutes. "This really fits in with theDNA of Airbus," said Allan McArtor, the CEO of Airbus Group, the compa-

ny's North American business division. "The Perlan Project is about exploration, innovation and pushing the envelope. It's exploring new boundaries." Officials from Airbus and the Perlan Project, an international volunteer team of scientists, engineers,

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pilots and aviation aficionados, next plan to take

the Perlan 2 to San Diego for more ground testing before heading to Nevada later in the year for higher altitude flights. Eventually, using stratospheric

mountain waves, Perlan 2 looks to go as high as 90,000 feet, which would blow past the fixed-wing aircraft altitude record of 50,722 feet set by Perlan

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Perlan 2 pilot Jim Payne gets a thumbs-up after the flight outside the Leading Edge Jet Center near Redmond Airport. Next, the glider plans to head to San Diego for more testing before its 90,000-foot goal — which would be a world

record for a fixed-wing aircraft.

By Melinda Deslatte The Associated Press

CAMERON, La. — Va-

cant slabs, weed-choked lots and solitary stairs to nowhere permeate this tiny town in southwest Louisiana. All that remains of the Klean-N-Kruise car wash

is a rusted white sign overlooking an empty, overgrown lot. Residents travel

30 miles away for anything they can't get at the local gas station because there is

no grocery store. And everywhere there are the campers.

Project founder Einar Enevoldson and his co-pilot

Hurricane Rita was one ofthe fierceststorms on re-

and notedadventurer,Steve Fossett,in 2006.

cord when it roared ashore

"This is pretty cool," said Redmond City Councilor Joe Centanni, one of several dozen invited guests

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Hurricane Rita: the forgotten storm

near the Texas/Louisiana border on Sept. 24, 2005.

who watched the flight from the airfield. "I don' t

Coastal towns splintered

think people realize what's going on out here. Not just this flight, but what's happening at the airport in general."

as seawater pushed 20

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miles inland and tornadoes wrecked homes. See Rita/A6


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