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| === New Year's Day | Saturday | January 1, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Bicycle Girl.png|thumb|Joyrider]]
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| '''Happy New Year & Joyride To The World!'''<br />
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| From time-to-time, Portlandians may find themselves feeling a teensy bit smug over the breathless accolades routinely laid at the pearly gates of our greenily fragrant Rosebudtown. Portland is frequently praised as the "greenest" or "most sustainable" or even the "most bicycle friendly" city in the United States.<ref>[http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-02/americas-50-greenest-cities America's 50 Greenest Cities]</ref><ref>[http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/ SustainLane Presents: The 2008 US City Rankings]</ref><ref>[http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04/bicycling-magazine-50-bike-friendliest-cities/ Minneapolis Dethrones Portland As Bike-Friendliest City]</ref> Portland is also widely celebrated for having the foresight to establish an effective [[Urban Growth Boundary]] to try and control urban sprawl long before anyone else thought Urban Growth Boundaries were cool.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=1s0URQ6sYyIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Urban+sprawl:+causes,+consequences,+%26+policy+responses&hl=en&ei=7pofTZnxCoG6sQPTr9XlAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Planning a Sustainable City The Promise and Performance of Portland's Urban Growth Boundary Carl Abbott The Moral Origins of Metropolitan Planning]</ref> But it took lots more work than merely drawing up urban growth boundaries for Portland to establish its "green cred." And [[Mia Birk]] is one of the many who're doing the hard work. For the past twenty years, Birk has helped lead a "crusade to integrate bicycling into daily life."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLAdFoLyyww Mia Birk's Joyride: Pedaling Towards a Healthier Planet]</ref> But the fight for "sustainable living" is far from over. For instance, China--once considered "bicycle kingdom"--is now known for sixty mile traffic jams that last for weeks.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/11/content_390685.htm China ends 'bicycle kingdom' as embracing cars]</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704125604575449173989748704.html China Traffic Jam Could Last Weeks]</ref> Obviously, there's a lot more work to do. If you need a little inspiration, or just want to know where to start, you can come hear Birk talk about her experiences as she pitches her book at [[Powell's Books]] on Burnside this coming [http://www.powells.com/events/#3831 Tuesday, January 4th @ 7:30PM].<br />
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=331714 Joyride]
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| :''Go to Powell's preview'': [http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780615384115 Joyride: Pedaling toward a Healthier Planet]
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| === New Year's Eve! | Friday | December 31, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Office gossip.jpg|thumb|Office gossip.]]
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| '''Suction For Life'''<br />
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| Are you a gossip hound? Do you like to eavesdrop on stray bits of chitchat that swirl around you? Well, today is your lucky end-of-the-year day! Now you can document the li'l tidbits that catch your ear.<ref>[http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/ Overheard in PDX]</ref> Here's today's aural captive:<br />
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| (Two women exit a hospital emergency room and walk towards our gossip hound.)<br />
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| '''Woman 1''': ''So I said someone better get in there and suction him before he dies...''<br />
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| '''Woman 2''': ''HAHAHAHAHAHA!''<br />
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| '''Woman 1''': ''... because I sure ain't gonna do it!''<br />
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| :''Go to story'': [http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2010/12/suction-him.html Suction him]
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| === Thursday | December 30, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Bone-thugs-n-harmony-stencil.gif|thumb|[http://bonethugsnharmony.com/ BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY], TRAGEDY, MIKEY VEGAZ; 8pm Thursday; [[Berbati’s Pan]].]]
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| '''Thug World Order'''<br />
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| Lookin' to get an early start on New Year's partying this eve of New Year's Eve? How 'bout some hip-hop straight outta Cleveland? Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony] appear tonight at [[Berbati's Pan]]. This [[Mike Thrasher Presents]] show also features Tragedy and Mikey Vegaz. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. at [[Berbati’s Pan]]; $25.00 advance, $30.00 day of show; All Ages!<br />
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| :''Go to calendar'': [http://pc-pdx.com/bands/bone-thugs-n%27-harmony Portland Show Guide @ PC-PDX.com]
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| === Wednesday | December 29, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Portland Farmers Market banner image.jpg|thumb|Portland Farmers Market]]
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| '''Food Foragers Frequently Favor Farm Fresh Feasts'''<br />
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| Portland's farmers markets attracted 700,000 food shoppers this past year, up from 620,000 in 2009. In addition to opening new markets at [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]] and on [[Northwest 23rd Avenue]], [[Portland Farmers Market]] doubled the size of its [[Portland State University]] location. [[Portland Farmers Market]] closed for the season on December 17th and reopens on Saturday, March 19, 2011.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/12/28/farmers-market-gains-traffic-sales.html Farmers Market gains traffic, sales]
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| :''Go to market'': [http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/ Portland Farmers Market]
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| === Tuesday | December 28, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Pilogorobic-joy-adventure-club.jpg|thumb|Pilogorobics<ref>[http://www.joyadventureclub.org/Home/pil-oga-robics-for-pennies Pil-oga-robics for Pennies]</ref> at the [[Joy Adventure Club]].]]
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| '''Spreading Holiday Joy With The Joy Team'''<br />
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| Do life's little aches and pains--like endless wars, predator drones, bailed out Wall Street casinos, CIA torturers, chronic unemployment, teabagger takeover of Congress, more bad news from WikiLeaks and whatnot--leave you feeling a bit less than chipper every now and then? Take heart! A cabal of area business interests ''feel your pain'' and are ready and willing to step up to the plate and thrust out a helping hand. Who? Why, it's [[The Joy Team]] of course!
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| :''Go to story'': [http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20101227/bs_prweb/prweb4926104_1 Could Portland, Ore., be the Holiday JOY Capital of the World?]
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| :''Go to Joy Team'': [http://thejoyteam.org/ The Joy Team]
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| :''Go to Joy Adventure Club'': [http://www.joyadventureclub.org/ Joy Adventure Club]
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| === Monday | December 27, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Bob Brown Tires.jpg|thumb|Typical yellow pages-type print ad.]]
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| '''Yellow Pages Replaced By "Google Pages"?'''<br />
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| Heck, who even ''uses'' a land line anymore? And even those of us who do, the last thing we want kicking around our living spaces is that huge, ugly, unwieldy telecom-age dinosaur: the yellow pages directory. Unfortunately, countless main street businesses operating in their local communities once depended on the print ads they ran their local yellow pages directory to drive new business. Although most "mom & pop" shops hated to do it, they would often agree to pay outrageously exorbitant rates the directories charged in fear of the business they'd lose to their competitors if they refused. But the overall usefulness of yellow pages ads has steadily declined for nearly a decade, with few viable alternatives in sight.<ref>[http://www.frederickwebpromotions.com/2009/09/06/yellow-pages-who-uses-them/ Yellow Pages, who uses them? A serious case of pulp friction The phone books still pile up, but have they outlived their usefulness?]</ref><ref>[http://www.newfangled.com/local_search_making_yellow_pages_obsolete Let Your Fingers Do the Clicking]</ref> Until now?<br />
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| :''Go to story'': [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703814804576036252770969080.html Ring, Ring. Hi, It's Google]
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| :''Go to Google Boost'': [http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/10/advertise-your-local-business-with.html Advertise your local business with Google Boost]
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| === Sunday | December 26, 2010 ===
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| [[File:UseHipCodes.png|thumb|Put the "hip" back into zip codes.]]
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| '''What's ''Your'' Zip Code?'''<br />
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| Sure, the post office is largely an anachronism; hardly anyone remembers how to address an envelope, much less actually ''mail'' a card or letter. But this post-Christmas, why not express your gratitude for all the gifts you received by actually ''mailing'' your thank-you cards, rather than simply blasting out a quick email, text message, Twitter or Facebook post? To see if you're ready for such a dramatic leap into the unknown, try answering this simple riddle: What is ''your'' zip code?<br />
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| :''Go to Portland zip code map'': [http://hipcodes.com/Oregon/Portland/ Portland Oregon ZIP Code Map]
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| :''Go to Portland neighborhood zip code chart'': [http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/portlandzipcodes.html Portland Area Zip Code Chart by Neighborhood]
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