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| === Friday | April 1, 2011 ===
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| [[File:I Pity You Fool.gif|thumb]]
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| '''BlurbOff Day Today'''<br />
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| In celebration of '''''post-24-hour-period-following-March-31st day''''' today,<ref>[[wikipedia:April_Fools'_Day|April Fools' Day]]</ref> [[PortlandWiki]]'s [[Template:News|news blurb]] will not run today.
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| :''Go to nonstory'': [[Fools]]
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| === Thursday | March 31, 2011 ===
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| [[File:General Strike.jpg|thumb|[[Portland General Strike]] is today!]]
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| '''Today Is Portland General Strike Day'''<br />
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| ''From strike page'':<blockquote>"Right now across the country there are numerous assistance programs being cut, womens rights are being attacked on all fronts, and were still funding two wars in the middle east. I don't think this reflects the view of the people and certainly not the people or Portland. A nationwide general strike has been called. This event ought to serve as a vehicle to spread the word send it to everyone you know and tell them to do the same."</blockquote>
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| * '''Go to story''': [[Portland General Strike]]
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| * '''Go to event & fan pages''': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118210561586623 Portland General Strike March 31st] (event page) | [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-General-Strike-March-31st/190060121032162 Portland General Strike March 31st] (fan page)
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| * '''Go to national strike page''': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147739558619715 A call for a Nationwide General Strike!!]
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| * '''Go to timeliness''': [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/day_late,_dollar_short day late, dollar short]
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| === Wednesday | March 30, 2011 ===
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| [[File:The-mezz-logo.png|thumb|Portland WikiWednesday happens this evening at [http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/the-mezz/ The MEZZ] inside [http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/ Whole Foods Market] in Portland's [[Pearl District]]]]
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| '''Come Hang With Portland's Wiki Geeks'''<br />
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| ''Local MediaWiki & Wikipedia Discussion Groups!''<br />
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| Portland is the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wiki]"...<br />
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| ...and boasts quite a few wiki enthusiasts, many of whom are regular Wikipedia contributors and/or admins.<br />
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| Because of such heritage, Portland now boasts a local Wikipedia / MediaWiki meetup page:<br />
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| [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland]]<br />
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| '''''Hooray!'''''<br />
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| Hope to see you this evening!
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| * '''What''': [[pdxww:Welcome_to_Portland_WikiWednesday!|Portland WikiWednesday]]
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| * '''Where''': [[The MEZZ|The MEZZ Espresso Bar]]
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| * '''Address''': [[Portland]]'s [[Pearl District]]: [[NW 12th Avenue]] & [[West Burnside Street]]
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| * '''Day''': Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
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| * '''Time''': 6:30-9:00 p.m.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460405 Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.]
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| :''Go to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia meetup]] page'': [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia Meetup, Portland]]
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| === Tuesday | March 29, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Illustration Cannabis sativa0 clean.jpg|thumb]]
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| '''Oregon push to legalize selling marijuana to adults over 21 begins'''<br />
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| Yesterday, state approval was given to begin collecting signatures to put "[[OCTA 2012]]" ("Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012") on the ballot, which would regulate the legal sale of marijuana to adults through state-licensed stores, allow adults to grow their own, license Oregon farmers to grow marijuana for state-licensed stores, and allow unlicensed Oregon farmers to grow cannabis hemp for fuel, fiber and food." Organizers of the campaign started work immediately, canvassing for the 90,000 signatures they will need to put OCTA 2012 on the ballot. According to the organizers, OCTA 2012 would raise $140 million for Oregon a year in taxes from commercial cannabis sales, and save an estimated $61.5 million from law enforcement, corrections, and the justice system. Campaigners hope that Oregon's looming massive budget cuts and economic woes will provide the impetus for Oregon to become the first state to legalize cannabis outside of a medical marijuana context.
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| * ''Go to story'': [http://www.katu.com/news/local/118824839.html Push to sell marijuana in Oregon kicks off]
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| * ''Go to story'': [http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march292011/octa-approval.php Could Oregon be First to End Cannabis Prohibition? 'OCTA 2012' is Approved for Signatures]
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| * ''Go to website'': [http://www.cannabistaxact.org/ Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012]
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| === Monday | March 28, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Monday Meet May 3 2010.JPG|thumb|[[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]<br />Tonight at [[Powell's Technical Books|Powell's Books: Building 2]]]]
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| '''Come Hang With Local Civic Wiki Geeks'''<br />
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| Tonight's Discussion: User Interface!
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| :How can PortlandWiki present a more inviting user interface?<br />
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| '''And''': Wiki blogs!
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| * '''What''': [[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]
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| * '''Where''': [[Powell's Technical Books]]
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| * '''Address''': 40 [[NW 10th Avenue]], [[Portland]], [[Oregon|OR]] [[97209]]
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| : Corner of [[NW 10th Avenue]] & [[NW Couch Street]]. (This is Powell's Tech's new location.)
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| : ([http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-122.681114196777&minlat=45.5232315063477&maxlon=-122.680702209473&maxlat=45.5237083435059 OpenStreetMap], [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=Powell%27s+2+Technical+Bookstore&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Powell%27s+2+Technical+Bookstore&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=16191433936247649415&z=14 Google Map])
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| * '''Day''': This evening! Monday, March 28th, 2011
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| * '''Time''': 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
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| :''Go to meetup page'': [[Monday Meets]]
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| :''Go to event calendar'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460404 PortlandWiki Monday Meets -- Come Hang With Local CivicWiki Geeks]
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| === Sunday | March 27, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Stand with people japan vigil banner.jpg|thumb|Stand with the people of Japan on Monday, March 28th.]]
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| '''Stand with Japan Vigil'''<br />
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| Nuclear power has not treated the Japanese people kindly. First, the power of exploding nuclear bombs, dropped from U.S. warplanes, killed hundreds of thousands of Japan's people towards the end of World War Two. Then, earlier this month, Japanese people got another bitter taste of nuclear catastrophe as an ongoing series of massive reactor failures began plaguing the Fukushima nuclear power plants in the wake of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. On Monday, March 28th, you have an opportunity to Stand with Japan and show your empathy for and solidarity with the people there.
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| * '''What''': Stand with Japan Vigil
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| * '''Where''': [[Terry Schrunk Plaza]]
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| * '''Address''': [[Downtown]] [[Portland]]: Between SW 3rd & 4th Avenues and SW Madison & Jefferson Streets | Portland, OR 97204
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| * '''Day''': Monday, March 28th, 2011
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| * '''Time''': 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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| :''Go to event RSVP page'': [http://us.greenpeace.org/site/GetTogether?cal_event_id=100643&gettogether=event_main&page=event_main&cal_invitee_id=&cal_activity_id=1021 Vigil for the people of Japan]
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| === Saturday | March 26, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Lost cat.jpg|thumb|Izzy iz mizzin'!]]
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| '''Lost Izzy Puts Pet Owners in a Tizzy'''<br />
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| Izzy's been mizzin' since March 15! If you happen to spot a black and white tuxedo boy cat, the owner would love to hear back from you. Please find Izzy. It's been 11 days... :'-(
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| :''Go to story'': [[Lost_Pets#LOST%20CAT|Find Izzy]]
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