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Silicon Florist: Dear Portland startups: You’re a rising star and you’re cool. Why not prove it at the Oregon Technology Awards?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:07:01 -0500

No doubt, running a startup and being an entrepreneur is all about hard work. Heads down, rolled up sleeves, “eyes on the prize” hard work. It’s why you do what you do.

But I’ve got to tell you, people. Every once in awhile, you need to stop, poke your head up, [...]

Oregon Commentator: One if by Land, Two if by Tea

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:54 -0500

Sarah Palin gave a speech to a “tea party” a few days ago, one in which she said “America was ready for another revolution.” Palin’s comments, according to a Register-Guard article, were typically hilarious.

“We need a commander in chief” not a professor of law.

“Foreign policy [...]

PORT: Lectures

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:58:00 -0500

Nancy Reddin Kienholz and Edward Ralph Kienholz, "Useful Art #5: The Western Motel," installed at PAM

Director and artist Joan Gratz, who pioneered the animation technique known as clay painting, will speak at PAM this week for their artist talk series. She'll address Helen with Apples by George' [...]

Portland Transport: Where's That Train?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:22:12 -0500

One of our readers (and Transit Board™ users), e-mailed in this question over the weekend:

I have a question about the GPS real-time transit tracker system for MAX. I've noticed that there has been no real-time information for any MAX stop for many months, at least since the Green line' [...]

Newshoggers.com: IAEA Inspectors Monitoring Iran 20 Percent Enrichment Attempt

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:01:55 -0500

By Steve Hynd

You're not going to see this in the mainstream U.S. media, which is currently partying like it's 2002 and they know an attack on a Middle-East nation is forthcoming.

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors are at Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz today checking the startup of production of' [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Put that in your parking study

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:48:16 -0500

From a Seattle soccer fan site, we get this projection: Portland have sold 5,000 season ticket deposits and but there is little doubt they will be able to fill every seat of PGE’s intended 24,000 capacity when MLS kicks off in Oregon in 2011.I'll bet that when it comes time' [...]

The gr8ful grind: So there I was driving to work ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:12:00 -0500

So there I was driving to work last week and I was looking off to the side, noticing the fog. And then I saw this one house on a knoll popping out in the middle of the fog way off in the distance. I pulled over, grabbed the point and [...]

Oregon Catalyst: What Conservatism Is--and Isn't

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:32:20 -0500

Number of comments: 3
By Colin J Cutler

Much of what is now called conservatism is nothing but right-wing liberalism. Conservatism is not opposition to homosexual marriage or abortion or premarital sex or post-modernism or socialism. It is not fundamentalism, six-day creationism, Republicanism, or even the commitment to spread democracy. Conservatism is [...]

Newshoggers.com: Marja -- Fallujah Redux ?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:58:37 -0500

Number of comments: 0

By John Ballard

Marja.
Remember that name.

U.S. and allied commanders in Afghanistan are preparing for the biggest battle of the eight-year war, knowing that its outcome will reveal the chances of success for President Obama's revamped Afghan strategy. About 20,000 U.S., British and Afghan troops will soon storm Marja, the Taliban's [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Klingon interpreter needed

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:54:55 -0500

I can't quite make it out, but I think this says that the close-in east side of Portland is about to get parking meters and Greg Goodman parking garages. Not to mention apartment towers and national chain retail storefronts. Out go those dirty, unwanted industrial payrolls! Good times in' [...]

Newshoggers.com: We Each Have a Nuclear Story of Our Own

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:50:12 -0500

Number of comments: 0
By Russ Wellen

THE DEPROLIFERATOR -- "Nuclear war must be the most carefully avoided topic of general significance in the contemporary world. People are not curious about the details. … almost everyone seems to feel adequately informed by reading one book about nuclear war." -- Paul Brians, chronicler of nuclear imagery in [...]

RoguePundit: Stimulating Mudslides

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:29:36 -0500

Some of the suburbs in the foothills north of Los Angeles have recently been hit hard by mudslides. The area doesn't have much vegetation because of a major fire this past summer. Though the fire was caused by arson, many are angrier at USFS for how aggressively it fought' [...]

Oregon Biz Report: When Is It Legal to Cuss Out Your Boss?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:10:52 -0500

by Dennis Westlind
Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law

Most of us assume that if an employee swears at a manager or, he or she can be disciplined or even fired. That assumption may be wrong, depending on the context in which the swearing occurs. A [...]

Oregon Faith Report: Oregon Court: Defamation case against a clergy member

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:05:43 -0500

NW Business Litigation Blog
Ater Wynne
Oregon Attorneys at Law

Last week, the Oregon Court of Appeals addressed a First Amendment issue that had been untouched by both the United States Supreme Court and the Oregon courts. In Tubra v. The International Church of the Foursquare [...]

Oregon Natural Resources Report: Farm Bureau: Legislative week in review

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:00:05 -0500

Oregon Farm Bureau
Legislative Bulletin

It is the end of the first week of Oregon’s second test for regular annual sessions. The number of bills and their controversial nature is a departure from the tightly controlled nature of the 2008 special session. It would be [...]

Oregon Catalyst: Representative Dennis Richardson: Special Session Review

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
The Legislature has just completed week one of its “Special Emergency Session.”
By State Representative Dennis Richardson,

I have several bills to discuss with you, beginning with a proposed new law on which I could use your help. Since this newsletter reaches concerned citizens [...]

Oregon Women Report: Women and Heart Disease: Equal but Not the Same

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:45:45 -0500

Women and Heart Disease: Equal but Not the Same—Similar Risks, Subtler Symptoms, in a Heartbeat
Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM
Your Personal Trainer:

It is the most important muscle in your body–your heart, silently working around the clock, beat-by-beat, tick-by-tock, until it stops.

“Heart disease is [...]

BlueOregon: 2010 Money Race: Schrader, Wu, DeFazio & their challengers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:25:40 -0500

Last week, congressional candidates - incumbents and challengers - reported on their campaign finances through the end of 2009. It's a useful snapshot of where those races stand. Which candidates are rolling along - and which ones are struggling?

First, the easy ones. Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congressman Greg Walden have [...]

Portland Transport: Designing for Health

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:52 -0500

Two recent stories (via Planetizen: here and here) make the connection between health and how we design our urban environments and transportation systems:

Five New York City departments have jointly released a document titled "Active Design Guidelines: A new definition for sustainable cities", covering everything from Urban Design [...]

BlueOregon: The Davis-Tapogna Revisionist History

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:13:00 -0500

The official election results are not even available yet, but pollster Adam Davis and the Oregon Business Council’s economic advisor John Tapogna are already attempting to rewrite the history surrounding this momentous election.

In an op-ed in The Sunday Oregonian, they write

As a tax analyst and pollster, respectively, we saw [...]

Chas' Compilation: House GOP responds to President Obama's Heath Care Summit Invite: Inconvenient Truth

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:44:00 -0500

From NRO's The Corner:
Monday, February 08, 2010

House GOP Responds to Summit Invite [Robert Costa]

House GOP Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) and Whip Eric Cantor (R., Va.) just sent White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel a letter regarding the upcoming health-care summit:

[...]

BlueOregon: Quick Hits: "E" edition

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:09:48 -0500

A number of news snippets have come across the transom in the last week that warrant mention here at the big Blue O, and they're brought to us it seems by the letter "e".

Two are endorsements, both going to Oregon Democratic Gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber. The first (and quite belated' [...]

Ridenbaugh Press: Benton v. Murray

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:51:36 -0500

Don Benton There is this to say about Vancouver Republican state Senator Don Benton’s prospective run – which he said today he’s planning – against Senator Patty Murray: He would be the lead Republican in the field, and as matters stand would be well positioned to win the primary over six [...]

Conservative Northwest: Some People Would Complain…

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:42 -0500

My father used to say “Some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope.” When I was a teenager, I didn’t quite know what that meant. After all, I’d rather be hanged with an old rope. More chance of it breaking, right? Anyway, the National Organization for Women’s [...]

Grumpy Forester: Firsts

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:49:00 -0500

...first time things are amazing, exciting, even occasionally wondrous for the power of the emotions that they fire up deep in our guts. The first bike ride without training wheels; the first time staying over night at a friend's house; the first time driving a car; the first time driving' [...]

Portland Housing Blog: A Measure of Januaries - Your Call

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:42:00 -0500

Let's all take a short trip back in time to February 17th, 2009 when Clint posted the RMLS report for January 2009. At that point, home prices had fallen 17.2% from their peak in August 2007.

Year over year from January 2008-2009, home prices fell 10.7% in [...]

Mover Mike: Shadow People

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:23:05 -0500

(Taken by Betanya as Juanita and I were seeing the shadow people moving up and down the hallway!)

I came across the idea of “Shadow People” recently. Wikipedia defines the phenomena, movement seen mostly out of the corner of your eye, as “supernatural shadow-like figures [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Cha-ching! More pork for Hoffman Construction.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:12:24 -0500

The Goldschmidt lieutenants at the Port of Portland sure know how to ladle it out to those guys. I can't believe we're building a new headquarters for the Port -- its second in 11 years -- in the midst of a recession teetering on the edge of a depression. [...]

Newshoggers.com: Impact of Murtha's death

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:57:43 -0500

Number of comments: 0

By Dave Anderson:

As everyone already knows, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA-12) died this afternoon. I was not a big fan of him as he was a self-dealer who at the very least was hanging out with people who reeked of corruption if not corrupt in a potentially legal manner himself. [...]

MaxRedline: Good New, Bad News

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:43:17 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Shortly before a guy I knew died of pancreatic cancer, he mentioned that what he thought had done him in was his habit of having coffee and doughnuts every morning. It looks as though he may have been half right. Coffee wasn't the problem. Unless, of course, he added' [...]

Born Again Redneck: The GOP's answer to Obama's "bipartisan health summit" invitation

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:00 -0500

Stick it where the sun don't shine.

Not really; they were much more polite. It begins:
We welcome President Obama’s announcement of forthcoming bipartisan health care talks. In fact, you may remember that last May, Republicans asked President Obama to hold bipartisan discussions on health care in an' [...]

MaxRedline: Should "Lawmakers" Be Excluded From Oregon PERS?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:08:54 -0500

Number of comments: 0

When even The Oregonian editors start to notice a problem, it's really late in the game. At that point, it isn't a problem, but a full-blown disaster. As a general rule, The Oregonian strives to report no news. Their history is long and proud: they sat on the Bob Packwood' [...]

MaxRedline: Portland Makes the Big Time!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:37:09 -0500

Number of comments: 0

It's likely that the Audi commercial in yesterday's Superbowl lineup was filmed here. Portland banned styrofoam cups years ago, and we're well on our way to the situation depicted in the ad. Will it sell more Audis? Depends. Wait - hasn't Portland already banned them disposable "undergarments"?

Hmm...looking through the regs, [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: The more, the merrier

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:26:20 -0500

Here's a new news source for Oregon. At least, it's new to me. [...]

MaxRedline: Just What You Needed

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:04 -0500

Number of comments: 0

As part of their frantic bid to cut the deficit spending, the Bama is proposing the creation of yet another agency - this one dedicated to Climate Change. Yup, that'll bring the spending down.

I guess he's just what I needed

I needed someone to feed

I guess I'm just what he needed

He needed someone [...]

Oregon Commentator: Pacifica Forum for Dummies

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:17:45 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Dear everyone who stopped caring,
Remember how much we’ve been reading about Pacifica Forum for the last month (partly my fault)? I have a pop quiz for you, just to see if you were paying attention.

QUESTION:
PACIFICA FORUM IS…:
A)     A Neo-Nazi Group
B)      Responsible for vandalizing LGBTQA
C)      A [...]

BlueOregon: Doing your taxes? Don't forget the $3 checkoff!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:09 -0500

This year, when you do your 2009 taxes, there's another opportunity to do something small to help combat the power of big money in our politics.

We political junkies call it the "Check for Democracy" or the "Klonoski check-off" (in honor of UO prof and former DPO chair Jim' [...]

MaxRedline: It's Like Living In An Old Comedy Skit

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:59:56 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Jane Lubchenco, formerly an OSU oceanographer who was an early imbiber of "man-made" global warming kool-aide, was tapped by Obama to head NOAA - this is eerily similar to Jimmuh Cahtah tapping Oregon pedophile Neil Goldshmidt to head the Department of Transportation, as both Neil and Jane have similar mindsets [...]

NW Republican: New poll shows Oregon Democrats are in trouble....

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:23:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
A new poll released today by Moore Information shows that Democrats who voted for House Bill 3508 in the 2009 legislative session are in serious trouble. According to the poll, 61% of those asked... [...]

Oregon Catalyst: Poll: Oregonians opposed to earned time extension

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:14 -0500

Number of comments: 3
New poll says Oregonians opposed to earned time extension
By Senate Republican Office:

Salem, OR - A new poll from Moore Information indicates that Oregonians would support a repeal of the 30% earned time law passed last session. The law, sponsored by Senator Floyd Prozanski [...]

OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall: Portland Mayor Sam Adams supports bill banning plastic bags

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:56:29 -0500

Portland Mayor supports legislation to ban plastic bags. The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton, and Sen. Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point. [...]

Oregon Commentator: ASUO Slogan Contest Ends Tonight!!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:52:19 -0500

The ASUO slogan contest will be ending tonight, so be sure to post your entries into the comments section of that blog post. We will announce the winner either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

ASUO Slogan Contest

[...]

Persuasion, Perseverance, and Patience: News from Oregon travels slowly back across the Rockies

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:21:00 -0500

Sometimes I think you could rob Congressional Democrats by telegraph:

House Democrats say leadership has their work cut out in convincing the public to support a tax increase on those making more than $250,000.

Centrists and liberal Democrats told The Hill they support allowing President Bush’s tax [...]

BlueOregon: A Choice in Salem: Tax dollars for working families struggling to make ends meet or for wealthy venture capitalists?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:51:00 -0500

The legislature is working under a tight timeline to complete important business during a month-long special session. The economy and what’s been happening to Oregon’s workers are rightly taking center stage.

The House and Senate revenue committees will see lots of action, as we all know that those committees – [...]

Mover Mike: My Favorite Superbowl Ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:15 -0500

Snickers - Betty White Plays Football

[...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Another Portlander hits the big time

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:26:08 -0500

I had never heard of this one until now. [...]

NW Republican: Will Barack Obama bomb Iran before Feb. 11?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:26:00 -0500

Number of comments: 10
Today the Iranian supreme leader made a pretty audacious statement about how Iran was going to "punch" Western Civilization in the mouth on February 11th. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and... [...]

Silicon Florist: Startup Weekend Portland: It’s back! (March 5-7, 2010)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:11:05 -0500

Number of comments: 1

tweetmeme_url = 'http://siliconflorist.com/2010/02/08/startup-weekend-portland-march-5-7-2010/'; tweetmeme_source = 'siliconflorist'; If there’s one thing people in Portland love to do, it’s muck with technology. Sometimes, that mucking results in something interesting. Sometimes, that something interesting has enough potential that it could become a full-fledged company. But then there’s difficult transitional period. How do you find co-founders? [...]

Portland Housing Blog: Blog update

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:59:00 -0500

I'd like to thank everyone for continuing to visit the blog despite my lack of posts. I've received a few emails from people regarding my health. I'm in great shape! I caught mono about 18 months ago and it knocked me off my feet for a few months. Other than' [...]

Oregon Catalyst: Lawsuit: Lane Commissioners violated public meeting law

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:52:47 -0500

Number of comments: 3
CITIZENS FILE SUIT AGAINST THREE LANE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR VIOLATING OREGON’S PUBLIC MEETING LAWS
Press Release:

(Eugene, OR) -Two concerned citizens, Eleanor Dumdi and Edward Anderson, filed suit today in Lane County Circuit Court seeking to hold Lane County Commissioners Rob Handy, Peter Sorenson, [...]

Born Again Redneck: Daily duh! Why Liberal Arts Profs Are "Liberal"

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:41:00 -0500

Jonah Goldberg:
While reading about that ISI study mentioned below, I stumbled on a link to this essay over at the Chronicle of Higher Education by Jere P. Surber. It's title: "Well, Naturally We're Liberal." It's an interesting read, chiefly for its honesty. Professor Surber offers three reasons' [...]

Born Again Redneck: Ryan's "Roadmap for America's Future"

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:26:00 -0500

George Will:
[I]n January 2010, Ryan released an updated version of his "Roadmap for America's Future," a cure for the most completely predictable major problem that has ever afflicted America.
...
To make the economy -- on which all else hinges -- hum, Ryan proposes tax reform. Masochists [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Even Fatter Tuesday

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:17:48 -0500

A friend of ours whose son attends Tulane University forwards this message that students received this morning from the president of the university, Scott Cowen: February 8, 2010 Dear Students, There are certain moments in life that are transcendent and transformative and are too wonderful for words. Sunday's Super Bowl victory was such a moment. [...]

Born Again Redneck: Fit as a fiddle

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:11:00 -0500

I don't know if it's regular Western meds or the herbal remedies that have made me feel better because I started taking them at the same time just over a week ago but I'm really feeling better than I have in years.
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love.
[...]

Born Again Redneck: Beer good for bones

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:57:00 -0500

That's good news!
If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.

But seriously, a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant [...]

Born Again Redneck: Murtha dead

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:45:00 -0500

As Bette Davis said when Joan Crawford died: "My mother told me never to say anything bad about the dead. So I say: 'Good!'

And I say good riddance and may he rest in peace - he needs it." [...]

BTA Blog: Nominate your bike hero for an Alice Award

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:36:16 -0500

On Saturday, June 5, at the Alice Awards & Auction, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will honor people who have made a contribution to bicycling in communities around Oregon.

Has an individual, business, government agency or community group you know provided inspiration to cyclists, made biking safer or easier, or helped [...]

Born Again Redneck: Obama pays back his puppet-master, Soros

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:35:00 -0500

I got this in my email this morning:
This is a perfect example why people refrain from watching the news on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, or MSNBC.

Today on a segment of the "Glen Beck Show" on FOX (Fox Cable News) was the following:
"Today, even though President Obama" [...]

BlueOregon: Who Dat!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:33:59 -0500

What a thrilling Super Bowl last night. The onside kick. Brees with 32 completions. And Sean Payton making some of the gutsier calls seen in a Super Bowl.

How much fun do you think New Orleans had last night?

It was a win larger than football, and anyone who's spent any time in the' [...]

Oregon Commentator: Obama’s Gun Laws

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:13 -0500

Number of comments: 3

“Back up in yo ass with the resurrection”

There was a particularly ridiculous letter to the editor in last Wednesday’s Emerald, one in which the author of the letter, Curtis Taylor, made the claim that, “[Obama has] signed into law more repeals of good gun policies [...]

Oregon Catalyst: Oregon Student Association Prints False Voter Information

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Flyers distributed by the Oregon Student Association (OSA) to students on university campuses contained incorrect information about Oregon ballot Measures 66 and 67.

The flyer in question was intended to educate students about the impacts of Measures 66 and 67. [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: No blue hair

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:31:14 -0500

Here's an interesting one -- the grooming code for uniformed Portland firefighters. "Cosmetics, if worn, must be conservative and in good taste." Who gets to enforce that one -- the commissioner-in-charge? [...]