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<div>It's good to see someone thinking it thorugh.</div>71.178.209.9https://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=Old_news/September_2010&diff=15858Old news/September 20102011-12-19T08:32:53Z<p>71.178.209.9: /* Thursday | September 16, 2010 */</p>
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<div>=== Thursday | September 30, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:800px-Morelia spilota head.jpg|thumb|Speaking with forked tongue.]]<br />
'''Do You Write With <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forked_tongue Forked]</span> Word Processor?'''<br /><br />
If so, maybe Portland Fiction Project wants ''you''! If you're particularly skilled with turning actual reality into depraved fantasy, you might have a bright future as mouthpiece for government bureaucracy, multinational corporatism or the TV news!<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/09/30/portland-fiction-project-seeking-writers-for-short-term-project/ Portland Fiction Project Seeking Writers For Short-Term Project]<br />
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=== Wednesday | September 29, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Wynde-The-Golden-Rule-Gal.jpg|thumb|Wynde The Golden Rule Gal]]<br />
'''An Assertive "Wynde" Becomes "Driving Force Behind Golden Rule"'''<br /><br />
Transforms age-old wisdom into a "social experiment in creativity and commerce (and craziness)."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.clevernettle.com/blog/?p=1830 Portland Spaces: Golden Rule]<br />
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=== Tuesday | September 28, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:PortlandWiki-1st-Birthday.jpg|thumb|Birthday Bot.]]<br />
'''[[PortlandWiki]]'s 1st Birthday Is Today!'''<br /><br />
To celebrate, we're demoting [[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] to WikiBot as soon as we can figure out how.<br /><br />
:''Go to non-story'': [[User_talk:WikiMaster|Littlest GNU Bot (in) Transition]]<br />
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=== Monday | September 27, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Hp-lovecraft-film-festival.jpg|thumb|H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Hollywood Theatre, October 1-2-3, 2010.]]<br />
'''The End Is Nigh!'''<br /><br />
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Comes to Portland's Hollywood Theatre, October 1-2-3, 2010.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/ H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival]<br />
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=== Sunday | September 26, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Canoeroutemap.jpg|thumb|America's Rivers Expedition Route Plan]]<br />
'''Canoeist Alexander Martin: "Extreme Paddler" Ain't No Day Tripper'''<br /><br />
Begins paddling in Portland, Oregon. 4,300 miles later, ends journey in Portland, Maine.<br /><br />
:''Go to stories'':<br /><br />
*[http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/863973-196/cross-country-paddler-completes-canoe-trip.html Cross-country paddler completes canoe trip]<br /><br />
*[http://www.americasriversexpedition.com/ America's Rivers Expedition]<br />
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=== Saturday | September 25, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Beat-up-bike-on-hawthorne.JPG|thumb|Beat up bike spotted in front of [[Common Grounds Coffee House]], 4321 SE [[Hawthorne Boulevard]].]]<br />
'''Portland, Oregon: Cheap-Ass Cars & Spendy Bikes'''<br /><br />
Phoenix, Arizona: Spendy cars & cheap-ass bikes. ''Can we trade?''<br /><br />
Portland boasts lower car resale prices than most other U.S. towns. Unfortunately, the burden of over-priced used bicycles is greater only in Seattle. Will [[City Repair]]'s "[http://pdxpipeline.com/monthly-event-list/september-25-firefly-community-lantern-walk-along-portland%E2%80%99s-willamette-river-free/ community lantern walks]" become a favorite activity for [[Portlandia|Portlandians]] squeezed out of city's costly used bike culture? Or how 'bout serving up a "$20 plan" as a tasty side dish to the city's "[http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=288098&c=52256 20 minute plan]"?<br /><br />
:''Go to stories'':<br /><br />
*[http://pdxpipeline.com/monthly-event-list/september-25-firefly-community-lantern-walk-along-portland%E2%80%99s-willamette-river-free/ September 25: Firefly Community Lantern Walk Along Portland’s Willamette River | Free]<br /><br />
*[http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/bicycle-inflation-in-paradise/ Bicycle Inflation in Paradise?]<br /><br />
*[http://www.wheels.ca/article/791808 A 20-minute city plan]<br />
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=== Friday | September 24, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Predator-pilot.JPG|thumb|Predator pilot strikes inferior village people with robotic hellfire to protect superior drone culture.]]<br />
'''Kindle-Reading Predator Drone Pilot Wipes Out Entire Village Of Missing School Children'''<br /><br />
A distracted Lt. Lahcen Qouchbane accidentally squeezed his joystick moments after ''Sports Illustrated'''s "Swimsuit Issue" downloaded to his Kindle 3G. The errant squeeze unleashed the wrath of one thousand missile-drones, raining hellfire down upon the tiny village of Kyron, located in the remote Horman province. Qouchbane's joystick snafu was compounded by a CIA contractor who "illegally and hastily reverse-engineered" drone software code resulting in "inaccurate" targeting "by up to 13 metres."<br /><br />
:''Go to stories'':<br /><br />
*[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/24/cia_netezza/ CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones' 'They want to kill people with software that doesn't work']<br /><br />
*[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/09/2010921181212227907.html Pakistan drone attacks kill scores: At least three suspected US drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan kill at least 28 people.]<br /><br />
*[http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/17-Sep-2010/Friendship-for-sale Friendship for sale]<br /><br />
*[http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/parrots-ar-drone-captured-on-video-its-like-having-your-personal-predator-20100111/ Parrot’s AR.Drone captured on video – it’s like having your personal Predator!]<br /><br />
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-nine-years-two-wars-hundreds-of-thousands-dead-ndash-and-nothing-learnt-2076450.html Nine years, two wars, hundreds of thousands dead – and nothing learnt]<br />
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=== Thursday | September 23, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Transitblogging.jpg|thumb|Portland Transit: Dave knows, so can you.]]<br />
'''Don't Know Jack? Can't Help You.'''<br /><br />
But Dave Knows Portland Transit!<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.daveknows.org/2010/09/23/portland-transit-blogging-2010/ Portland Transit Blogging 2010]<br />
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=== Wednesday | September 22, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Homeless-dispersal-policy-results.jpg|thumb|Homeless dispersal policy results.]]<br />
'''Portland's Homeless Populations: "Keep 'em helpless, hopeless and above all, atomized."'''<br /><br />
Why not add "barefoot and pregnant" to that list? "But if people have no choice, it's my preference that they find smaller, dispersed places to camp." - Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-coldest-shoulder/Content?oid=2858445 The Coldest Shoulder: Portland Rousts a Homeless Camp that Tried to be Something More]<br /><br />
:''Go to camp ground'': [http://camping.about.com/od/campingadviceandtips/a/dispersedcamping.htm Free Camping in the National Forests: It's called dispersed camping and it's free.]<br />
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=== Tuesday | September 21, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Perverts-advisory.jpg|thumb|"Luring" and "grooming" minors upheld.]]<br />
'''Porno Perverts Pummel Oregon's DOJ'''<br /><br />
Uncle Creepy can continue engaging in "practices of 'luring' and 'grooming' that expose minors to sexually explicit materials in the hopes of lowering their inhibitions against engaging in sexual conduct."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/09/20/powells-aclu-and-allies-beat-anti-porn-law-at-u-s-court-of-appeals/ Powell’s, ACLU and Allies Beat Anti-Porn Law at U.S. Court of Appeals]<br />
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=== Monday | September 20, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Gabriel bridge.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Park's bridge to wonderland.]]<br />
'''Day 172: Gabriel Park'''<br /><br />
The one hundred and seventy-second thing you can do, according to "365 Things to do in Portland."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://365thingsportland.com/2010/09/19/day-172-gabriel-park/ Day 172: Gabriel Park]<br /><br />
:''Go to website'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=136 Gabriel Park, SW 45th Avenue & SW Vermont Street, Portland]<br />
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=== Sunday | September 19, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Duck-Viking.jpg|thumb|Lucky ducky.]]<br />
'''U of O Shows PSU "The 69"'''<br /><br />
Despite Ducks' willingness to "play ball," Vikings fumble.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.kptv.com/sports/25069241/detail.html Ducks Rout Portland State 69-0]<br />
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=== Saturday | September 18, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Nyc-traffic-study.png|thumb|Roadway slaughter comparison by city.]]<br />
'''Portland Roadway Slaughter Lower Than Other U.S. Towns'''<br /><br />
Motorized mayhem reigns in Atlanta, Detroit and Los Angeles. Autocide rates relatively lower in Stockholm, Berlin and Tokyo. Study fails to factor in carnage caused by resource wars.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/09/17/portland-rated-safest-traffic-city-in-america-woot Portland Rated Safest Traffic City in America! Woot!]<br /><br />
:''Go to study'': [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc_ped_safety_study_action_plan.pdf The New York City Pedestrian Safety Study & Action Plan, New York City Department of Transportation, August 2010] (PDF)<br />
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=== Friday | September 17, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Parking-Day-PDX-Near-Powell s-Books.JPG|thumb|'''PARK(ing) Day 2010 in Portland.''' Two admirers of the commons enjoy a leisurely morning in the micropark in front of Powell's Books at NW Couch Street and 11th Avenue.]]<br />
'''Today Is PARK(ing) Day!'''<br /><br />
According to PARK(ing) Day (dot)ORG, "PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good." And after you and your friends finish reading ''Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automotive Age'', maybe EVERY(day) will become PARK(ing) Day.<br /><br />
:''Go to stories'':<br /><br />
*[http://parkingday.org/ PARK(ING) DAY: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 2010]<br /><br />
*[http://www.theintertwine.org/parkingday.php Celebrate PARK(ing) Day and The Intertwine! Parking spaces transform into mini-parks on September 17]<br /><br />
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/september-17-is-world-parking-day-2081514.html September 17 is World Park(ing) Day]<br /><br />
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113005527 Tiny Parks Sprout In Parking Spots]<br /><br />
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/books/review/Vanderbilt-t.html Bumpy Ride]<br />
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=== Wednesday | September 15, 2010 ===<br />
'''Less Than 0.01 Percent Of Food Stamp Funds Spent At Farmers' Markets'''<br /><br />
"It is the best place to spend (your monthly food stamp allotment)," said Anna Curtin, education and outreach specialist for the [[Portland Farmers Market]] in Oregon. "It benefits (food stamp) users, it benefits the farmer, it benefits the larger community. And it is the freshest, healthiest food you can buy."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAdGrfR6e0EwTnXWFWwNhi1WTDXgD9I8759G0 Farmers' markets draw few food stamp users]<br />
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=== Tuesday | September 14, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:470px-The Scream.jpg|thumb|"Disturbance" blamed.]]<br />
'''"Disturbance" Blamed As Source Of Woes'''<br /><br />
Unwilling to find source of peace deep within, Old Town resident blames "external disturbances" instead.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.everyblock.com/city-911-calls/by-date/2010/9/14/285782/ DISTURBANCE]<br />
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=== Monday | September 13, 2010 ===<br />
'''Help Wanted: Professional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malingering Malingerer]'''<br /><br />
From Craig's List Help Wanted Ad: "Part-time temporary positions available for healthy women between 45-55 years of age who are needed to portray 'fake' patients of Hispanic descent as part of a study assessing healthcare delivery in rural Oregon."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/hea/1942908413.html Simulated Patient Position available (Portland, OR )]<br />
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=== Sunday | September 12, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Zombies NightoftheLivingDead.jpg|thumb|Eating Out: A community of like-minded eaters, coming together.]]<br />
'''Enjoy Life--Eat Out More Often [http://www.restaurant.org/aboutus/history/ *]'''<br /><br />
[http://portlandeatsout.com/ Portland Eats Out] is "a community of like-minded eaters, coming together." "Staff Eaters" hit the streets to build "a tribe of restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, bars and food carts to participate in the program." "Members" are encouraged "to '[[Portland Eats Out|Eat Out]]' frequently on slower nights."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.pdxfoodpress.com/2010/09/12/introducing-portland-eats-out-a-community-focused-dining-program-supporting-local-restaurants-and-the-oregon-food-bank/ Introducing Portland Eats Out, a community-focused dining program supporting local restaurants and the Oregon Food Bank]<br />
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=== Saturday | September 11, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Blackbloc-flag.jpg|thumb|Member of Portland's Black Bloc (a loose coalition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc#Police_infiltration infiltrators], snitches, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_provocateur agents provocateurs]'' and homeless [http://gothdating.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/goth-girls.jpg goth-vegan runaways]) carries the flag in honor of National Fly The Flag Day.]]<br />
'''Today is "national fly the flag" or "burn someone's holy book" day!'''<br /><br />
Tea Party militia groups urge Americans to "[http://www.resistnet.com/group/newjerseypatriots/forum/topics/get-your-flag-ready-180 fly the flag]," while dominionist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_World_Outreach_Center religious cults] threaten to burn some other religion's holy book. In Portland, independent journalists and talk show hosts will burn copies of the ''9/11 Commission Report''.<br />
: ''Go to story'': [http://mediamonarchy.blogspot.com/2010/09/group-to-burn-911-commission-report-at.html GROUP TO BURN 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT AT ANNIVERSARY GATHERING]<br />
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=== Friday | September 10, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Snow bud green thing.jpg|thumb|Bonghits in [[Bridgetown]]: Will Portland's [[Snow Bud|Snow Bud and the Flower People]] make a surprise appearance!?!]]<br />
; Bonghits With Blumenauer In Bridgetown'''<br />
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) rolls into Portland for 39th annual convention.<br /><br />
: ''Go to story'': [http://the420times.com/2010/09/norml-national-conference-in-portland-or/ NORML National Conference In Portland, OR]<br />
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=== Thursday | September 9, 2010 ===<br />
; Texas Hold 'Em Fever Overwhelms House Of Pain'''<br />
Uncontrollable "rowdy, lawless" behavior at illegal NE Portland gambling den leaves city toothless.<br /><br />
: ''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128398076102012500 Poker gamble fails to pay off]<br />
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=== Wednesday | September 8, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:BikeFree-Buttercup.jpg|thumb|Bike thieves "liberate" [http://www.bikefree.org/?p=1805 Bike Free's] "Buttercup."]]<br />
; Charity Begins At Home; Ends In Portland<br />
After a 3500 mile ride from Maryland to Oregon, [http://www.bikefree.org/?p=1805 Bike Free's] "Buttercup" gets ripped off in Portland. How will Paul and Adam complete their journey and carry out the Bike Free mission? Fear not! "With God’s help," they’ll "overcome this selfish deed, get bikes to the kids, and continue spreading the word about the goodness of bikes."<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://bikeportland.org/2010/09/07/bike-stolen-in-portland-after-3000-mile-charity-ride-39089 Bike stolen in Portland after 3,000 mile charity ride]<br />
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=== Tuesday | September 7, 2010 ===<br />
'''Big Timbers Run Little Beavers Outta P-Town'''<br /><br />
[[Portland Beavers]], the Rose City's minor league baseball team and Portland institution since 1903, is pushed out of [[PGE Park]] (formerly [[Multnomah Stadium]]) by Portland's new major league soccer team, [[Portland Timbers]].<br />
: ''Go to story'': [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/wires/09/06/2010.ap.bbm.goodbye.beavers.1st.ld.writethru.0872/ Triple-A Beavers say goodbye to Portland]<br />
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=== Monday | September 6, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Oxbow Park1.JPG|thumb|Oxbow Regional Park: A wonderful place to raise your homeless family.]]<br />
'''Oxbow Regional Park: A Wonderful Place To Raise Your Homeless Family'''<br /><br />
Did you lose your job quite a while back? Your unemployment insurance finally sputtered out? A bailed-out bank [[Foreclosure|foreclosed]] your family out of your home, and you're sick of squabbling with other homeless folks on Portland's mean streets? Take heart! Oxbow Regional Park's campground is open year 'round, it's not far from Portland, and [http://stagbeetlepower.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxbow-regional-park.html Stag Beetle Power!] says it's a wonderful place to bring the kids!<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://stagbeetlepower.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxbow-regional-park.html Oxbow Regional Park]<br />
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=== Sunday | September 5, 2010 ===<br />
'''Sun Devils Scuttle Portland's Vikings'''<br /><br />
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the Devils' kitchen.<br />
: ''Go to story'': [http://www.goviks.com/news/2010/9/5/FB_0905102736.aspx Arizona State Handles Vikings, 54-9]<br />
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=== Saturday | September 4, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Asphalt-to-gardens.jpg|thumb|From depraved to [http://culturechange.org/issue10/rregister.html depaved]: volunteers remove asphalt from church parking lot to create community garden.]]<br />
'''Tearin' Up The Parking Lot'''<br /><br />
City Commissioner Nick Fish helps "[http://depave.org/work/vermont-hills-community-garden/ Depave]" a SW Portland church's parking lot, transforming it from asphalt-covered dead zone to community garden.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=315916 Depave photos]<br />
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=== Friday | September 3, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Locker-room-eviction.jpg|thumb|Locker Room Eviction]]<br />
'''Locker Room Pragmatism'''<br /><br />
City assures public it's providing Portland's homeless folks with access to storage lockers for "practical--not just humanitarian--reasons." Will "creeping compassionism" ultimately undermine self-righteous ruthlessness and free-market fanaticism? Experts fret over the "inevitable unwinding" of multiple decades of carefully contrived pro-corporate cultural conditioning.<br />
: ''Go to story'': [http://www.today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38993089/ns/local_news-portland_or/ Homeless get storage lockers in Portland]<br />
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=== Thursday | September 2, 2010 ===<br />
'''Multnomah County [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tapped%20out "Taps Out"] Disposable Plastic Water Bottles'''<br /><br />
Commissioner asks employees to "[http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/328800/Bottled-Water pledge]" oaths of loyalty.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=39678&a=315454 Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"]<br />
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=== Wednesday | September 1, 2010 ===<br />
[[File:Portland_Beavers.jpg|thumb|Portland Beavers! (''From the sketchpad of [http://www.subwayfox.net/?q=node/478 SubwayFox.net].'')]]<br />
'''Portland Dealt A Bad Hand'''<br /><br />
Aces come down hard on the Beavers.<br /><br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.rgj.com/article/20100831/SPORTS03/100831075/1321/news Reno Aces defeat Portland Beavers]<br />
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