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| === Thursday | March 17, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Small Potatoes.jpg|thumb|Small Potatoes]]
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| '''Small Potatoes'''<br />
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| Ah, the luck of the Irish!<ref>[http://www.cracked.com/article_16017_6-reasons-irish-arent-so-lucky.html 6 Reasons the Irish Aren't So Lucky]</ref> Whether it's boatloads of unruly Vikings storming the Celtic Isle to enslave its "blooming, lively women" and take them "over the broad green sea,"<ref>[Ancient Celtic Warriors: Vikings and Irish at War http://skyelander.orgfree.com/celts13.html]</ref> or planeloads of greedy neoliberal bankers swarming in to loot the entire economy,<ref>[http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/46634 Ireland: Neoliberalism a total failure]</ref> it's the Irish people who're always caught one leaf short of a four leaf clover. But today is Saint Patty's Day! It's OK to drown your sorrows in ale and dance and cheer. And thank ol' St. Patty that you're (for now) spared the luck of the Japanese.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://sites.google.com/site/stpatrickpdx/ St. Patrick Catholic Church].
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| === Wednesday | March 16, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Radiating Peace.jpg|thumb|Radiating Peace]]
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| '''Bleached Bones And Jumbled Residues'''<br />
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| The nature of the most dangerous cults is that "they are led by unstable, power-wielding authoritarians who believe they alone know the true answers and can change the fate of the world."<ref>[http://www.rickross.com/reference/scientology/Scien78.html The power of persuasion: 900 deaths left an unforgettable legacy]</ref> Shortly after the Dear Leader <ref>[http://www.artsjournal.com/herman/2005/02/dear_leaders_faith_in_deceit.html Dear Leader's Faith In Deceit]</ref> steps into the "emotional abyss," the people follow. Whether the cult leader is a charlatan preacher promising a "socialist paradise,"<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones#Jonestown.27s_formation_and_operation Jim Jones: Jonestown's formation and operation]</ref> or a b-grade movie actor ''cum'' U.S. President<ref>[http://hubpages.com/hub/Ronald-Reagan-From-Actor-to-President Ronald Reagan: From Actor to President]</ref> announcing "morning in America,"<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_in_America Morning in America]</ref> the delusional fantasy always ends badly. The people become upset, and the poison Kool-Aid is dispensed.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid Drinking the Kool-Aid]</ref> Absurd economic dogmas<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE6DA173BF932A25756C0A960948260&pagewanted=all In The Land Of The Magic Asterisk]</ref>, crafted by the most mendacious and powermad among us, are enforced. Wars without end are launched. A torture regime is set in motion.<ref>[http://www.politicolnews.com/private-manning-and-abu-ghraib-tactics/ Private Manning and Abu Ghraib Tactics]</ref> Economic war is declared on working people.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/18/robert_reich_republican_strategy The real Republican strategy: The anti-union push in Wisconsin is part of a broader national effort by the GOP]</ref> Fortunately you're invited to cheer up and bring all that gloomy madness to a screeching halt with a lazy Saturday afternoon [[Rally For Peace|march and rally]] this weekend!
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| * '''What''': Antiwar Rally & March
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| * '''Where''': [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]]
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| * '''Address''': [[Downtown]] [[Portland]]: 715 [[SW Morrison Street]], Portland, OR 97205-3103
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| * '''Day''': Saturday, March 19th, 2011
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| * '''Time''': 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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| :''Go to story'': [[Rally For Peace]]
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| === Tuesday | March 15, 2011 ===
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| [[File:PortlandConventionCenter.jpg|thumb|Oregon Convention Center, the venue. Photo by [[wikipedia:User:Cacophony|Cacophony]].]]
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| '''April Fools: [[Metro]] invites the public to climate summit on April 1, but makes attendance inconvenient'''<br />
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| Metro, the Oregon agency that supports the Oregon parts of the [[Portland Metro Area]], is hosting a climate summit on April 1 that is free and open to the public. The event is intended to bring together local planners, elected officials, and the public to discuss climate strategies. However, scheduled at 8am-12pm on a Friday, and with an unnecessary but required registration, very few interested citizens will likely be able to peek their heads inside. The stated goal to "Learn about public attitudes about climate change" seems insincere when, as usual, convenience for public attendance is either ignored or intentionally discouraged.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=130014360066073500 Metro hosts Climate Summit]
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| :''Calendar page with details and registration (required, though free)'': [http://calendar.oregonmetro.gov/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3938 Calendar]
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| === Monday | March 14, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Us energy consumption by energy source-large.jpg|thumb|[http://www.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/renewable_energy.cfm US energy consumption by energy source.]]]
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| '''More Logos<ref>[http://s3.moveon.org/images/rally-logos.png Defend the (American) Dream logos.]</ref>: Desperately Clinging To The "American Dream"'''<br />
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| These days lots of hands are wrung over the notion of the demise of the American "middle class" and accompanying disappearance of the fabled "American Dream."<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1a8a5cb2-9ab2-11df-87e6-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GbOeqge8 The crisis of middle-class America]</ref> Fretting gets evermore earnest as the Great Recession continues to plague most Americans, even as rapacious profiteering by Wall Street's casino operators and corporate chieftains becomes evermore blatant and obscene. But dreams of maintaining lifestyles propped up by massive energy consumption,<ref>[http://www.eredux.com/states/index.php Interactive United States Energy Use Comparisons]</ref><ref>[http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=eg_use_pcap_kg_oe&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=country:USA:GBR:DEU:FRA:ESP:PRT:CHN:ITA:IND:SWE:CHE:NOR:FIN:ZAR:COG:ECU:CHL:EGY:CAN:MEX:SGP:KOR:HKG:RUS:TUR:ISL:JPN:IRN&tstart=-315619200000&tunit=Y&tlen=47&hl=en&dl=en Energy use per capita: Primary energy use (before transformation to other end-use fuels) in kilograms of oil equivalent, per capita.]</ref> corporate owned media-induced hallucinations and vacuous consumerism have profound consequences. Among them: endless resource wars, catastrophic ecological collapse, nuclear reactor meltdowns, and widespread ignorance of how and why such havoc persists. If we hope to continue living on this planet, has the time come for an alternate American Dream to emerge? One that doesn't require industrial war mongers and criminal casino operators? One that the whole world can admire? One that is more fulfilling and results in happier people?<br />
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| Still wanna try and salvage the "American Dream"? Go at it:
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| : '''Save the American Dream!<ref>[http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/index.html?action_id=239&id=&search_distance=200&search_zip=97205&submit=Search Defend the Dream Action]</ref>'''
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| * Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 5:30 p.m.
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| * Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW 3rd & Madison
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| * 1200 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204
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| :''Go to rally page'': [http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/index.html?action_id=239&id=&search_distance=200&search_zip=97205&submit=Search Defend the Dream Action]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream American Dream]
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| === Sunday | March 13, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Tsunami-Early-Warning-System.jpg|thumb|[http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/general/warning/warning.html Tsunami Early Warning System]]]
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| '''"A Swirl Of Agencies" Manage To Cooperate'''<br />
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| Despite a "hardware glitch" preventing Curry County from using its reverse 9-1-1 system to notify residents, and sirens in Tillamook County that didn't activate, "a swirl of agencies" managed to cooperate anyhow, "ensuring that thousands were evacuated to higher ground." There were no major accidents and no visible panic as improvised warnings were sent out by email, text and Twitter messages. Gov. John Kitzhaber thought "the response of the local folks was really quite remarkable." On the flip side, no massive quake had just severely damaged or completely destroyed emergency response infrastructure, as had just happened in Japan.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/03/tsunami_triggered_by_japan_quake_tests_oregons_emergency_relief_showing_need_for_education_communica.html Tsunami triggered by Japan quake tests Oregon's emergency relief, showing need for education, communication]
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| === Saturday | March 12, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Cascadia Subduction Zone.jpg|thumb|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone Cascadia Subduction Zone]]]
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| '''Cascadia Rising! Or Maybe Sliding, Shaking Or Falling...'''<br />
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| Japan's unfolding tragedy of a massive earthquake, immediately followed by a devastating tsunami, catastrophic nuclear power plant breakdown, and the quake's major aftershocks is a wake-up call for the Pacific Northwest. Does "the big one" lurk just around [[Cascadia]]'s corner?
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0312/Japan-tsunami-a-wake-up-call-for-US-west-coast Japan tsunami a wake-up call for US west coast: Japan’s earthquake and tsunami is alerting the US west coast that the same kind of thing could happen there. Experts who study the earth’s shifting crust say the “big one” may be past due.]
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| === Friday | March 11, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Tsunami-hazard-zone.jpg|thumb|Govenor Kitzhaber to Oregonians: "Head for the hills."]]
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| '''Big In Japan; Small In Oregon; Minuscule Along The Willamette'''<br />
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| An "extraordinary powerful earthquake" struck a wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan including Tokyo on Friday at 2:46 p.m. local (Japan) time. At an estimated magnitude of 8.8 to 8.9, the massive quake "the biggest quake to hit Japan since officials began keeping records in the late 1800s."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/03/11/f-japan-earthquake-topix.html Situation Report: Disaster in Japan]</ref> The quake triggered "dozens of fires and a massive [[Tsunami|tsunami]] that swept away houses and cars...."<ref>[http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/7-9-quake-rocks-northeastern-japan-tokyo At least 59 dead, numerous others missing, injured after quake]</ref> Estimates of the number of people killed during the quake and subsequent tsunami had already reached 1000 as PortlandWikiNews went to "press".<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/at-least-1000-dead-in-japan/article1938148/ At least 1,000 dead in Japan]</ref> The first waves from the subsequent tsunami caused by earthquake reached the Oregon coast at Port Orford, Oregon "around 7:30 a.m. PST Friday" according to Geophysicist Gerard Fryer at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.<ref>[http://www.kirotv.com/news/27161308/detail.html First U.S. Mainland Tsunami Waves Hit Oregon Coast]</ref> Gov. [[John Kitzhaber]] issued a statement urging "all Oregonians along the coast to heed tsunami alarms and follow instructions from public safety officials about heading to higher ground."<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0311/Tsunami-warnings-on-US-west-coast-has-Oregon-residents-moving-inland Tsunami warnings on US west coast has Oregon residents moving inland]</ref> Waves the size of a small ripple are expected to reach the banks of the [[Willamette River]] in [[Central Portland]].
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| :''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/77221-tsunami-waves-hit-ore-coast-after-sweeping-hawaii/ Tsunami Swamps Hawaii Beaches, Brushes West Coast]
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