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| === Sunday | February 20, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Sad dog.jpg|thumb|Phoebe the pooch.]]
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| '''The Quarantines are Being Filled'''<br />
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| 30 dogs, ranging from a couple days to 8 years old were rescued by The Humane Society from a Canby breeder; they were quarantined by The Humane Sociey, out of fear that these dogs might have infectious parasites. Doctors believe that these dogs could have diseases and/or dangerous stomach parasites. If this proves true, the Canby breeder could face up to six months in jail and $2,500 in fines because of charges of "animal neglect in second degree." Reasons for this might be that the breeder has been struggling to sell her dogs in this difficult economy. However, the dogs were clearly abandoned: evidence ranging from empty food bowls to lingering feces. The price must be paid.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2011/02/dogs_rescued_from_canby_breede.html Dogs rescued from Canby breeder placed in quarantine at Portland's Oregon Humane Society]
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| === Saturday | February 19, 2011 ===
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| [[File:City.club.logo.png|thumb|Congressman Earl Blumenauer will discuss how Portland can take the easy way out at City Club of Portland; Friday, February 25, 2011; 12:15pm - 1:15pm.]]
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| '''Federal Alignment: Taking The Road More Traveled'''<br />
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| From [[City Club of Portland]] Web Site: "Since the near collapse of the financial system two years ago, both the United States and Oregon have struggled to get their economies moving. The federal government faces significant challenges in solving issues related to Social Security and Medicare funding, massive defense spending and a seeming inability to solve educational problems. Though daunting, none of these challenges has been unforeseen. On February 25, Congressman Earl Blumenauer will consider opportunities for reform that need not be as radical as some are predicting. In particular, the Congressman will describe unique opportunities for Oregon to better align its plans with federal priorities, and will explain how, by making these adjustments, both national and state program could become more sustainable and effective. Congressman Earl Blumenauer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 and is a member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Budget Committee."
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.pdxcityclub.org/content/address-congressman-earl-blumenauer A Decade of Decision: Why it Doesn't Have to Be This Hard]
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| === Friday | February 18, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Michael Scheuer.jpg|thumb|Michael Scheuer, former chief of the C.I.A.'s Osama bin Laden unit, appears at Powell's City of Books on Burnside (Sunday; February 20, 2011; 7:30 p.m.) to talk about his new book: ''Osama bin Laden''.]]
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| '''It's A Tough, Brutal, Dishonest World Out There'''<br />
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| And it's getting even nastier. The President (who briefly swung through Hillsboro today)<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0218/Obama-touts-high-tech-business-investment-at-Intel-in-Oregon Obama touts high tech, business investment at Intel in Oregon]</ref> is forced to cut deals with "business leaders" running massive, multinational corporations in hopes of making "America more competitive." Those same executives, who publicly fret that Obama's economic policies "increase business uncertainty"<ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17422774?source=rss&nclick_check=1 Obama set to tour Intel plant, names CEO Paul Otellini to jobs council]</ref> are quickly targeted by "grassroots" teabagger propaganda mills, like FreedomWorks and Free Enterprise Project, for imbibing in "crony corporatism in its purest form."<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/01/jeffrey-immelt-general-electric-obama-freedomworks-tea-party-economy-jobs-competitiveness.html Tea party-affiliated groups call for Immelt to resign from GE because of work for Obama]</ref> Naturally, these same teabagger groups are financially propped up by other crony capitalists.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/13/tea-party-billionaire-koch-brothers Tea Party movement: Billionaire Koch brothers who helped it grow. Industrialists who own private company with annual revenues of £62bn have channelled millions of dollars to rightwing causes]</ref> Our Secretary of State is forced to talk out of both sides of her mouth as the Egyptian people rid themselves of their U.S.-backed dictator, masterfully displaying her flip-flop artistry (she was for Mubarak before she turned against him) as if she had taken private lessons from Flip-Flop King<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/01/jeffrey-immelt-general-electric-obama-freedomworks-tea-party-economy-jobs-competitiveness.html Kerry's Top Ten Flip-Flops]</ref> himself. Her training quickly paid off. Clinton managed to keep impeccable poise as she mouthed empty platitudes glorifying the many wonders enjoyed by "free people" everywhere, even as her security goons brutally dragged away an elderly, peaceful and quiet dissenter.<ref>[http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8360 Ray McGovern, Former Sr. CIA Analyst, 'Bruised, Bloodied' While Dragged From Room During Hillary Clinton Speech on 'Freedom of Expression']</ref> In fact, in his earlier life, that same dissenter was a high-level C.I.A. analyst and an Army veteran. Fortunately, you have an opportunity to meet another former C.I.A. officer on Sunday! Michael Scheuer is scheduled to appear at Powell's (City of Books on Burnside; Sunday; February 20, 2011; 7:30 p.m.) to talk about his new book: ''Osama bin Laden''. Scheuer, who served as chief of the C.I.A.'s Osama bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999, will explain how the U.S. "mindlessly" played into bin Laden's plans to provoke a war on Muslim soil, which catalyzed a jihad designed to "obliterate America from within, by making it economically weak, until its markets collapse." It's a tough world out there. And it's getting nastier.
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| :''Go to calendar'': [http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780199738663-42 Michael Scheuer, former chief of the C.I.A.'s Osama bin Laden unit, appears at Powell's City of Books on Burnside (Sunday; February 20, 2011; 7:30 p.m.) to talk about his new book: ''Osama bin Laden''.]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/17/former-cia-analyst-accosted-during-clinton-speech-about-tolerating-free-expression/ Former CIA analyst accosted during Clinton speech about tolerating free expression]
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| === Thursday | February 17, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Obama Talk - B.jpg|thumb|Prague Spring? Obama delivers hope, change and missile defense in Prague, Czechoslovakia, April 2009.]]
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| '''Obama visits Intel in Hillsboro to prove he cares about jobs'''<br />
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| Tomorrow morning, Obama's speech at Intel's lab in Hillsboro will be [http://www.whitehouse.gov/Live streamed live] at about 11:30. He is not scheduled to speak about Intel's anti-competitive, monopolistic practices that squash innovations and jobs created by other processor manufacturers. However, he is scheduled to talk about how he and Intel are partnering together for better education and innovation. For America.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/02/president_obamas_visit_to_inte.html President Obama's visit to Intel in Hillsboro will be streamed live Friday morning]
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| === Wednesday | February 16, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Cult Of Ecstasy.jpg|thumb|Cult Of Ecstasy]]
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| '''Banging The Bhagwan'''<br />
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| Nearly 30 years ago, followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh "bought the ranch"<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osho_%28Bhagwan_Shree_Rajneesh%29#Travels_and_return_to_Pune:_1985.E2.80.931990 Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh): Travels and return to Pune: 1985–1990]</ref> and led thousands to a remote area east of Portland for unrestricted sexual activity, communing with UFOs, taking drugs of all kinds and "spiritual" excess. Who says religious fanatics aren't any fun?
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.huliq.com/10282/rajneesh-and-his-wicked-ways-revealed-30th-anniversary-oregon-cult Rajneesh and his wicked ways revealed on 30th anniversary of Oregon cult]
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| === Tuesday | February 15, 2011 ===
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| [[File:BMW Series3 black l.jpg|thumb|When you're driving a BMW, you just ''have'' to endanger the lives of others. It's a rule!]]
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| '''Oregon driver films speeding for YouTube, goes to jail'''<br />
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| Is there any better way to achieve YouTube "fame" than to endanger the lives of you and everyone else on the road? One Oregon man couldn't think of any. Filming himself speeding down [[I-5]], the driver (who has had three other speeding incidents in the last year) was clocked at 118 mph when he was pulled over. When the cop asked him why he was filming, he responded that he was recording his speeding and arrest to later post on YouTube. However, his lofty plans for internet fame were thwarted when the video was confiscated by police, who will instead use it as evidence against him. Since the camera was intentionally pointed at his speedometer, police easily discovered he had achieved speeds in excess of 140 mph. According to a police spokesperson, winds were gusting at 50 mph that day, and there were branches on the freeway. "To be driving at these speeds today was just plain crazy."
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| :''Go to story'': [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110213/us_nm/us_speeding_video Man jailed after filming himself driving 140 mph]
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| === Monday | February 14, 2011 ===
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| [[File:You complete me.jpg|thumb|Where's the (geek) love? Right [[Monday Meets|here]]!]]
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| '''Yaay! It's Valentine's Day! And So Much More...'''<br />
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| Love, pollen and CO<sup>2</sup> is in the air. And history is in the books. Here are some highlights from this date in the annals of years gone by:
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| * In 1859, Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state.
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| * In 1912, Arizona became the 48th state of the Union.
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| * In 1929, a hail of bullets slaughtered seven rivals of Al Capone's gang in a Chicago garage, an event instantly dubbed "St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
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| (One wonders how such ferocious gunplay happened ''outside'' Arizona.)
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| * Today, February 14, 2011, you can show your wikigeek love by hanging out with other PortlandWiki geeks at [[Monday Meets]]!
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.lemonbasilpdx.com/2011/02/happy-152nd-birthday-oregon.html Happy 152nd Birthday, Oregon!]
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| :''Go to factoids'': [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021400012_pf.html Today in History]
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| :''Go to Monday Meets'': [[Monday Meets]]
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