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| === Wednesday | April 6, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Pdx_meetup3.jpg|thumb|Portland WikiWednesday happens this evening at [http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-dragon-bistro-and-brewpub-portland Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub]]]
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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 (although we're too lazy to put anything on it this week):<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''': [http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-dragon-bistro-and-brewpub-portland Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub]
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| * '''Address''': 928 [[SE 9th Avenue]], Portland, OR 97214
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| * '''Day''': Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
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| * '''Time''': 6:30-9:00 p.m.
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| :''Go to yelp'': [http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-dragon-bistro-and-brewpub-portland Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub]
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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 | April 5, 2011 ===
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| '''Bill to exempt domestic violence centers from public records law passed in Oregon Senate, moves to House'''<br />
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| [[SB 347]], a bill that would exempt domestic violence centers from public records laws, was passed 29-0 in the [[Oregon Senate]] yesterday, and moves on to the [[Oregon House]]. Under current law, citizens, including abusers, can obtain records from publicly-administered offices like [[domestic violence shelters]] (sometimes called women's shelters). This has led at least one shelter in Portland to simply not keep day-to-day records of clients, for fear of risk to them. Exempting domestic violence shelters from public records laws is intended to allow shelters to safely keep these valuable records, which could be used to detect patterns of abuse and better keep track of their clients.
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| :''Go to article'': [http://www.salem-news.com/articles/april042011/domestic-violence.php Senate Approves Bill to Protect Privacy of Domestic Violence Survivors]
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| :''Go to article'': [http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110405/NEWS/104050341/Bill-shields-records-domestic-shelters?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|s Bill shields records of domestic shelters]
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| === Monday | April 4, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Pdx_meetup3.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 <s>bongs</s> (just kidding). PortlandWiki front page news blurbs! Your contributions wanted.
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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, April 4th, 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/1250460428 PortlandWiki Monday Meets -- Come Hang With Local CivicWiki Geeks]
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| === Sunday | April 3, 2011 ===
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| [[File:D6 ufo-crop.jpg|thumb|Acceptable transfer to ride on intergalactic vehicles.]]
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| '''TriMet Rider Sees Blinking Lights'''<br />
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| A rider on a [[TriMet]] bus traveling westbound over the [[Ross Island Bridge]] reported seeing three bright white lights "that seemed to flicker or flash rapidly" and nearby observed a "cluster of bright colored lights "that blinked and seemed to tumble around each other." Moments later, while attempting to board the UFO the blinking lights were attached to, the rider was informed that TriMet transfers were not accepted on intergalactic transport vehicles.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.examiner.com/ufo-in-national/light-clusters-reported-moving-over-portland Light 'clusters' reported moving over Portland]
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| === Saturday | April 2, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Tri-Met Tunes Classics.jpg|thumb|Image: [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/ImageArchives?by=2431044 Jon Sperry]]]
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| '''Transit Officials Play Classical Music To Chase Off "Vagrants, Vandals, Ne'er-Do-Wells & Loiterers"'''<br />
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| A bill making its way through the Oregon Legislature would expand the program to all light rail stops in Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties deemed high-crime areas by police or residents. "Classical music" in this case means opera, chamber music, choral pieces and music requiring a full orchestra. A number of communities in the United States, Great Britain and elsewhere have employed classical music in various "vagrants-be-gone" schemes for more than a decade.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/3/apworld/20110403103145 US cops hope classical music deters loiterers]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/03/10/classical-music-as-transit-crime-deterrent Classical Music as Transit Crime Deterrent]
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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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