|
|
| (7 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| This page is where stuff on the [[PortlandWiki|main page]]'s [[PortlandWiki#News|news section]] goes when it changes from ''news'' to ''olds''. Observe forgotten current events, humorous behavior and other hijinks of primitive human societies from the dawn of time! | | This page is where stuff on the [[PortlandWiki|main page]]'s [[PortlandWiki#News|news section]] goes when it changes from ''news'' to ''olds''. Observe forgotten current events, humorous behavior and other hijinks of primitive human societies from the dawn of time! |
|
| |
|
| === Thursday | March 31, 2011 === | | ==Earlier Months== |
| [[File:General Strike.jpg|thumb|[[Portland General Strike]] is today!]]
| |
| '''Today Is Portland General Strike Day'''<br />
| |
| ''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>
| |
| * '''Go to story''': [[Portland General Strike]]
| |
| * '''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)
| |
| * '''Go to national strike page''': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147739558619715 A call for a Nationwide General Strike!!]
| |
| * '''Go to timeliness''': [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/day_late,_dollar_short day late, dollar short]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Wednesday | March 30, 2011 ===
| |
| [[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]]]]
| |
| '''Come Hang With Portland's Wiki Geeks'''<br />
| |
| ''Local MediaWiki & Wikipedia Discussion Groups!''<br />
| |
| Portland is the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wiki]"...<br />
| |
| ...and boasts quite a few wiki enthusiasts, many of whom are regular Wikipedia contributors and/or admins.<br />
| |
| Because of such heritage, Portland now boasts a local Wikipedia / MediaWiki meetup page:<br />
| |
| [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland]]<br />
| |
| '''''Hooray!'''''<br />
| |
| Hope to see you this evening!
| |
| * '''What''': [[pdxww:Welcome_to_Portland_WikiWednesday!|Portland WikiWednesday]]
| |
| * '''Where''': [[The MEZZ|The MEZZ Espresso Bar]]
| |
| * '''Address''': [[Portland]]'s [[Pearl District]]: [[NW 12th Avenue]] & [[West Burnside Street]]
| |
| * '''Day''': Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 6:30-9:00 p.m.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460405 Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.]
| |
| :''Go to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia meetup]] page'': [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia Meetup, Portland]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Tuesday | March 29, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Illustration Cannabis sativa0 clean.jpg|thumb]]
| |
| '''Oregon push to legalize selling marijuana to adults over 21 begins'''<br />
| |
| 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.
| |
| * ''Go to story'': [http://www.katu.com/news/local/118824839.html Push to sell marijuana in Oregon kicks off]
| |
| * ''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]
| |
| * ''Go to website'': [http://www.cannabistaxact.org/ Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Monday | March 28, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Monday Meet May 3 2010.JPG|thumb|[[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]<br />Tonight at [[Powell's Technical Books|Powell's Books: Building 2]]]]
| |
| '''Come Hang With Local Civic Wiki Geeks'''<br />
| |
| Tonight's Discussion: User Interface!
| |
| :How can PortlandWiki present a more inviting user interface?<br />
| |
| '''And''': Wiki blogs!
| |
| * '''What''': [[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]
| |
| * '''Where''': [[Powell's Technical Books]]
| |
| * '''Address''': 40 [[NW 10th Avenue]], [[Portland]], [[Oregon|OR]] [[97209]]
| |
| : Corner of [[NW 10th Avenue]] & [[NW Couch Street]]. (This is Powell's Tech's new location.)
| |
| : ([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])
| |
| * '''Day''': This evening! Monday, March 28th, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
| |
| :''Go to meetup page'': [[Monday Meets]]
| |
| :''Go to event calendar'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460404 PortlandWiki Monday Meets -- Come Hang With Local CivicWiki Geeks]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Sunday | March 27, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Stand with people japan vigil banner.jpg|thumb|Stand with the people of Japan on Monday, March 28th.]]
| |
| '''Stand with Japan Vigil'''<br />
| |
| 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.
| |
| * '''What''': Stand with Japan Vigil
| |
| * '''Where''': [[Terry Schrunk Plaza]]
| |
| * '''Address''': [[Downtown]] [[Portland]]: Between SW 3rd & 4th Avenues and SW Madison & Jefferson Streets | Portland, OR 97204
| |
| * '''Day''': Monday, March 28th, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
| |
| :''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]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Saturday | March 26, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Lost cat.jpg|thumb|Izzy iz mizzin'!]]
| |
| '''Lost Izzy Puts Pet Owners in a Tizzy'''<br />
| |
| 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... :'-(
| |
| :''Go to story'': [[Lost_Pets#LOST%20CAT|Find Izzy]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Friday | March 25, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:SweetSixteen.jpg|thumb|World Wide Wiki Turns Sweet Sixteen!]]
| |
| '''You're Sixteen. You're Beautiful. And You're Ours.'''<ref>[[wikipedia:You're_Sixteen|You're Sixteen]]</ref><br />
| |
| When the World Wide Web's creator unveiled the world's first Web site on Hiroshima Day (August 6th) 1991, the browser for this marvelous "[[wikipedia:Johannes Gutenberg|new Gutenberg]]" also functioned as a Web editor. Tim Berners-Lee intended that people ''contribute'' content to the Web, not merely consume it.<ref>[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991017&slug=2989454 Why You Don't Surf The 'Mesh' -- Web's Inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, Is Spilling The Details Of Its Creation]</ref> But "free market" forces--with its legions of dull, consumption-addled consumer militias functioning as its loyal enforcers--had other plans. They quickly kicked aside the "write" portion of the read-write Web. In the blink of a million glazed-over eyeballs Berners-Lee's invention, running atop the Internet's narrowband pipes, began choking on a wretched bile of pernicious porn, fly-by-night shopping malls, malicious malware, spying webbots, deranged script kiddies and oily cyberhucksters selling Internet bubbles. By March 25, 1995 [[Portlandia]]n codegeek [[User:WardCunningham|Ward Cunningham]] had ''had enough'', and came to the rescue by putting the "write" back into the read-write Web. Cunningham unveiled the world's first wiki.<ref>[[wikipedia:History_of_wikis#WikiWikiWeb.2C_the_first_wiki|WikiWikiWeb, the first wiki]]</ref><ref>[[wiki:WikiHistory|Wiki History]]</ref> Today that wiki turns sweet sixteen.<ref>[[wiki:WikiBirthday|Wiki Birthday]]</ref> In these bleak times--as multinational media conglomerates and their corrupt political operatives work feverishly to stuff the Internet and its World Wide Web into a pay-to-surf cesspool<ref>[http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-101 Net Neutrality 101]</ref>--Wiki's sweet sixteen birthday gives the read-write world something to genuinely celebrate.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/03/happy-birthday---the-wiki-cele.php Happy Birthday - the Wiki Celebrates its Sweet 16]
| |
| :''Go to rockstar'': [http://blog.aboutus.org/2011/03/25/wiki-the-continuing-and-original-rockstar-of-the-web/ Wiki, the Continuing & Original Web Rockstar]
| |
| :''Go to history'': [[wiki:WikiHistory|Wiki History]]
| |
| :''Go to birthday'': [[wiki:WikiBirthday|Wiki Birthday]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Thursday | March 24, 2011 ===
| |
| '''Palomar natural gas pipeline proposal withdrawn'''<br />
| |
| Citing recession-caused lack of demand, [[NW Natural]] has withdrawn its controversial proposal for the Palomar pipeline, a natural gas pipeline that would have cut through federally protected and environmentally sensitive [[Mt. Hood]] lands and destroyed the livelihoods of farmers and other landowners. However, NW Natural says they plan on resuming their lobbying, with perhaps a different route through the Confederated Tribes of the [[Warm Springs Reservation]], when demand increases. Local environmentalist organization [[Bark]] has promised to "not stand by... even if they reroute their pipe through the Warm Springs Reservation."
| |
| * '''Go to story''': [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/03/palomar_gas_partners_pull_the.html Palomar gas partners pull the plug on controversial pipeline proposal]
| |
| * '''Go to story''': [http://www.bark-out.org/article.php?id=715 Sustainable Business Oregon: Palomar natural gas pipeline shelved]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Wednesday | March 23, 2011 ===
| |
| [[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]]]]
| |
| '''Come Hang With Portland's Wiki Geeks'''<br />
| |
| ''Local MediaWiki & Wikipedia Discussion Groups, Anyone?''<br />
| |
| Portland is the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wiki]"...<br />
| |
| ...and boasts quite a few wiki enthusiasts, many of whom are regular Wikipedia contributors and/or admins.<br />
| |
| Despite such heritage, Portland has yet to establish a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup|local Wikipedia meetup]]<br />
| |
| About time we do? Hope to see you this evening!<br />
| |
| * '''What''': [[pdxww:Welcome_to_Portland_WikiWednesday!|Portland WikiWednesday]]
| |
| * '''Where''': [[The MEZZ|The MEZZ Espresso Bar]]
| |
| * '''Address''': [[Portland]]'s [[Pearl District]]: [[NW 12th Avenue]] & [[West Burnside Street]]
| |
| * '''Day''': Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 6:30-9:00 p.m.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460390 Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.]
| |
| :''Go to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia meetup]] page'': [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia Meetup, Portland]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Tuesday | March 22, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Coast Starlight at San Luis Obispo, CA.jpg|thumb|Photo by [http://www.flickr.com/people/lazytom/ Marcel Marchon / lazytom]]]
| |
| '''Amtrak lines that serve Portland increasingly offer free wifi'''<br />
| |
| One more advantage to passenger rail service, that oft-overlooked (in the US) dinosaur, is falling into place. Amtrak, the long-ailing, government-supported corporation providing domestic intercity passenger rail service, is rolling out [[free wifi]] on most of its lines. Already trips from its Cascades line (serving Vancouver (Canada), [[Seattle]], Portland, and [[Eugene]], with other stops on the way) are fully blanketed from front to back by the soothing, low-level radiation of wireless internet. The Coast Starlight line, which continues south all the way to Los Angeles, is also beginning to offer wifi service, albeit only in its freely available "Parlour Car" for now. For travelers used to paying for wifi on airlines or "lucking out" with a "free" wifi promotion bundled with the Google Chrome browser or other marketing ploy, traveling with free, no-conditions wifi is a distinct advantage. Add that to passenger trains' spacious legroom, cheaper price, better environmental impact, beautiful views, greater actual security without the "airport security" gauntlet (no [[wikipedia:Backscatter X-ray|clothesless, skinless ogling]], surly gropefests, public luggage-pawing, or, for those that happen to share a name with someone on the no fly list, being ushered into a room for, if one is lucky, only a strip search and lengthy detainment). The only catch: it's slower. High-speed rail, anyone?
| |
| :''Go to article'': [http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/03/modern_trains Touching the third rail]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
|
| |
|
| === Monday | March 21, 2011 ===
| | * [[Old news/April 2011|April 2011]] |
| [[File:Powell s-Books-Building-2.jpg|thumb|[[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]<br />Tonight at [[Powell's Technical Books|Powell's Books: Building 2]]]]
| |
| '''Come Hang With Local Civic Wiki Geeks'''<br />
| |
| Tonight's Discussion: User Interface!
| |
| :How can PortlandWiki present a more inviting user interface?<br />
| |
| '''And''': Rehearse sampling of community-approved hijinks and practical jokes in anticipation of upcoming April Fools Day. Come enjoy some friendly discussion! We usually have a good time. Hope to see you this evening!
| |
| * '''What''': [[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]
| |
| * '''Where''': [[Powell's Technical Books]]
| |
| * '''Address''': 40 [[NW 10th Avenue]], [[Portland]], [[Oregon|OR]] [[97209]]
| |
| : Corner of [[NW 10th Avenue]] & [[NW Couch Street]]. (This is Powell's Tech's new location.)
| |
| : ([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])
| |
| * '''Day''': This evening! Monday, March 21st, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. | |
| :''Go to meetup page'': [[Monday Meets]]
| |
| :''Go to event calendar'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460232 PortlandWiki Monday Meets -- Come Hang With Local CivicWiki Geeks]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Sunday | March 20, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Bradley-Manning Truth-Is-Our-Authority.jpg|thumb|American hero.]]
| |
| '''Bradley Manning Freedom Rally'''<br />
| |
| ''And direct action event.''<br />
| |
| Army Private First Class Bradley Manning is a genuine American hero. He is the presumed whistleblower who provided documented evidence of serious war crimes and other abuses perpetrated by U.S. military and non-military forces operating in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Those crimes and abuses included those documented in a video showing U.S. helicopter gunship troops slaughtering close to a dozen Iraqi civilian non-combatants.<ref>[http://www.collateralmurder.com/ Collateral Murder]</ref> Manning, 23, has endured nearly 300 days of solitary confinement under conditions described as "torture."<ref>[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-03-10/news/bs-ed-smith-20110310_1_torturing-brig-officials-bradley-manning Why is the United States torturing Private Manning?]</ref> Tomorrow you are invited to join [[Veterans For Peace]], [[Iraq Veterans Against the War]], [[Code Pink Portland]], the [[Surge Protection Brigade]] and others calling for the government to "Arrest the Real Criminals, Free Bradley Manning!" The rally includes a short march to the site of a direct action to raise awareness and support for Manning.
| |
| * '''What''': Bradley Manning Freedom Rally
| |
| * '''Where''': [[Director Park]]
| |
| * '''Address''': [[Downtown]] [[Portland]]: 815 [[SW Park Avenue]] (between SW Yamhill & SW Taylor Streets), Portland, Oregon
| |
| * '''Day''': Monday, March 21st, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
| |
| :''Go to event RSVP page'': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196273043740994 Bradley Manning Freedom Rally]
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.politicolnews.com/private-manning-and-abu-ghraib-tactics/ Private Manning and Abu Ghraib Tactics]
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.anorak.co.uk/275325/politicians/bradley-manning-is-stripped-at-night-and-made-to-stand-naked-by-his-cell-tortured-for-his-own-good.html Bradley Manning Is Stripped At Night And Made To Stand Naked By His Cell: Tortured For His Own Good]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Saturday | March 19, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Rally For Peace Flyer.png|thumb|Occupy [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]] for peace.]]
| |
| '''Today's Antiwar Rally: The Egyptian People Set The Example'''<br />
| |
| Cairo's Tahrir Square<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_Revolution 2011 Egyptian revolution]</ref> is the current model for pushing back oppressive regimes. Can we make [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]] the same?
| |
| * '''What''': Antiwar Rally & March
| |
| * '''Where''': [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]]
| |
| * '''Address''': [[Downtown]] [[Portland]]: 715 [[SW Morrison Street]], Portland, OR 97205
| |
| * '''Day''': TODAY! Saturday, March 19th, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 12:30-1:30 p.m.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [[Rally For Peace]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Friday | March 18, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:GreenBeer.JPG|thumb|The food coloring gives it an extra kick, you say? How about a head-on collision? Photo by [[Commons:User:Jonathunder|Jonathunder]].]]
| |
| '''St Patrick's Portland legacy: 16 drunk driving arrests'''<br />
| |
| Sixteen drunk celebrators were arrested for driving last night, according to [[Oregon State Police]]. While the arrests were three fewer than last year, any of the sixteen could have found their green beer-lubricated partying suddenly cut short by a fatal accident. Designating a driver, taking a [[bus]] or the [[MAX]], or calling a taxi are options that still remain ignored by some reckless individuals that would rather risk taking the lives of innocent bystanders than shell out a few bucks or endure the inconvenience of waiting a few minutes for a bus or taxi. Fortunately, there were no fatal accidents last night, but next year the "Luck of the Irish" may run out.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/on_st_patricks_day_16_drink_dr.html On St. Patrick's Day, 16 drink, drive and get arrested]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| | |
| === Thursday | March 17, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Small Potatoes.jpg|thumb|Small Potatoes]]
| |
| '''Small Potatoes'''<br />
| |
| 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 carry them off to parts unknown "over the broad green sea,"<ref>[http://skyelander.orgfree.com/celts13.html Ancient Celtic Warriors: Vikings and Irish at War]</ref> or planeloads of rapacious neoliberal plunderers 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.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://sites.google.com/site/stpatrickpdx/ St. Patrick Catholic Church].
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Wednesday | March 16, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Radiating Peace.jpg|thumb|Radiating Peace]]
| |
| '''Bleached Bones And Jumbled Residues'''<br />
| |
| 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!
| |
| * '''What''': Antiwar Rally & March
| |
| * '''Where''': [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]]
| |
| * '''Address''': [[Downtown]] [[Portland]]: 715 [[SW Morrison Street]], Portland, OR 97205-3103
| |
| * '''Day''': Saturday, March 19th, 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 12:30-1:30 p.m.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [[Rally For Peace]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Tuesday | March 15, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:PortlandConventionCenter.jpg|thumb|Oregon Convention Center, the venue. Photo by [[wikipedia:User:Cacophony|Cacophony]].]]
| |
| '''April Fools: [[Metro]] invites the public to climate summit on April 1, but makes attendance inconvenient'''<br />
| |
| 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.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=130014360066073500 Metro hosts Climate Summit]
| |
| :''Calendar page with details and registration (required, though free)'': [http://calendar.oregonmetro.gov/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3938 Calendar]
| |
| | |
| === Monday | March 14, 2011 ===
| |
| [[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.]]]
| |
| '''More Logos<ref>[http://s3.moveon.org/images/rally-logos.png Defend the (American) Dream logos.]</ref>: Desperately Clinging To The "American Dream"'''<br />
| |
| 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 />
| |
| Still wanna try and salvage the "American Dream"? Go at it:
| |
| : '''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>'''
| |
| * Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 5:30 p.m.
| |
| * Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW 3rd & Madison
| |
| * 1200 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204
| |
| :''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]
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream American Dream]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Sunday | March 13, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Tsunami-Early-Warning-System.jpg|thumb|[http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/general/warning/warning.html Tsunami Early Warning System]]]
| |
| '''"A Swirl Of Agencies" Manage To Cooperate'''<br />
| |
| 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.
| |
| :''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]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Saturday | March 12, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Cascadia Subduction Zone.jpg|thumb|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone Cascadia Subduction Zone]]]
| |
| '''Cascadia Rising! Or Maybe Sliding, Shaking Or Falling...'''<br />
| |
| 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?
| |
| :''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.]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Friday | March 11, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Tsunami-hazard-zone.jpg|thumb|Govenor Kitzhaber to Oregonians: "Head for the hills."]]
| |
| '''Big In Japan; Small In Oregon; Minuscule Along The Willamette'''<br />
| |
| 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]].
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/77221-tsunami-waves-hit-ore-coast-after-sweeping-hawaii/ Tsunami Swamps Hawaii Beaches, Brushes West Coast]
| |
| | |
| === Thursday | March 10, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Potato champ, cartopia.jpg|thumb|Potato Champion at [[Cartopia]] in inner [[Southeast]]. Photo by Sarah Gilbert.]]
| |
| '''National & international media continues breathless praise/stereotyping of Portland'''<br />
| |
| While satirical TV show ''[[Portlandia]]'' still loudly echoes through the streets of Portland, national (and international) media attention to Portland's "quirky" culture continues to grow. Nearly all coverage of PDX praises and/or ridicules Portland as a haven for progressives, artists, foodies, hipsters, hippies, punks, and sex workers. Today's scrap of [http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/mar/08/portland-oregon-food-budget-restaurants moderately accurate out-of-towner commentary] comes from the UK's ''The Guardian'', praising Portland's food scene.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/mar/08/portland-oregon-food-budget-restaurants Top 10 places to eat in Portland, Oregon].
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Wednesday | March 9, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Walls-of-Pride.jpg|thumb|[http://dillpickleclub.com/events/ Walls Of Pride Book Release]]]
| |
| '''Walls Of Pride'''<br />
| |
| After gentrification managed to dislodge residents from whole Portland neighborhoods largely to make way for affluent newcomers, the city launched a "[[Restorative Listening Project]]" it said was "based on the principles of Restorative Justice which says that only when those most impacted are heard, acknowledged and efforts have been made to repair the harm can the community be made whole again."<ref>[http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=45627& Restorative Listening Project - Gentrification]</ref> Some of the gentrified folks, like Norma Trimble, weren't terribly impressed. "That's been our history. They take all you've got. They take your land. Now they want your stories," she observed.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/americas/29iht-race.4.13319303.html Tensions of gentrification lead a U.S. city to dialogue]</ref> Now Portlandians can "celebrate" some of that lost history with the release of ''[http://dillpickleclub.bigcartel.com/product/walls-of-pride-a-guidebook-to-african-american-public-art-in-portland Walls of Pride: A Tour of African American Public Art]''. "''[[Walls of Pride]]'' provides a self-guided tour to 20 of the city's African American public artworks through color photos, a detailed map, mural descriptions and artist bios." The event includes brief talks and two short movies: a 16mm documentary on the [[Albina Mural Project]] and a piece on the history of [[In Other Words]] Bookstore. Refreshments will be provided by [[E’Njoni Ethiopian Cafe]].
| |
| * '''What''': [http://dillpickleclub.com/events/ Walls Of Pride Book Release]
| |
| * '''Where''': [[In Other Words]] | Portland's Feminist Bookstore and Resource Center
| |
| * '''Address''': 14 Northeast Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97211-2624, (503) 232-6003
| |
| * '''Bus''': N Killingsworth & Williams
| |
| * '''Day''': Sunday, March 13th 2011
| |
| * '''Time''': 4:00pm - 6:00pm
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://dillpickleclub.com/events/ Walls of Pride Book Release]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Tuesday | March 8, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Marlboro Cigarettes.jpg|thumb|Cram these into vending machines to destroy the system from within!]]
| |
| '''Trimet ticket dispensers treated as ashtrays'''<br />
| |
| Beginning in January, dozens of Trimet's transit ticket vending machines have been taken offline due to a vandal or vandals stuffing the bill intake slot with cigarette butts. Trimet officials have yet to identify the culprit(s), despite heavy video surveillance.
| |
| :''Go to article'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2011/03/cigarette-butt_bandit_crashing.html Cigarette-butt bandit crashing TriMet fare machines, officials say]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Tuesday | March 8 & <sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Young Choreographers Competition March 2011.JPG|thumb|Young women choreographers (and one boy) gather to anxiously anticipate International Women's Day on a makeshift dance floor at the [[Multnomah Athletic Club]] at the conclusion of this year's <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.themac.com/default.aspx?p=.net_calendar&view=l1&qfilter=,&day=3/6/2011 Young Choreographers Competition]</span>.]]
| |
| '''Young Choreographers Compete In Lead-Up To International Women's Day 2011'''<br />
| |
| On Sunday March 6th, dance students were invited to participate in a "unique opportunity to showcase their own choreography in a safe and supportive environment" in the lead-up to International Women's Day (internationally celebrated ''today'', Tuesday March 8 & <sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>).<ref>[http://www.google.com/events/iwd2011/ Celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day]</ref> Each student's work was "adjudicated by dance professionals." Before sentencing was announced "choreographers receive(d) personal feedback from the judges." Exactly one third of the three judges were woman, in deference to International Women's Day. The private club with a dysfunctional web site<ref>[http://www.themac.com/default.aspx?p=home&E=6 You Must Login to View this Page.]</ref> charged each young choreographer "only $25.00 to enter," warning that "space is limited." Performers from [[Groove Nation]], [[Northwest Academy]], [[Studio One Dance Academy]], [[Vancouver School of Arts and Academics]], [[Columbia Dance]] and [[Multnomah Athletic Club]] competed choreographically with one another. Parents, even International Women parents, were charged $4 to observe the choreographical competition, although grudging allowances were made for cashless parents. Even cashless Domesticated Men parents.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.themac.com/default.aspx?p=.net_calendar&view=l1&qfilter=,&day=3/6/2011 Young Choreographers Competition]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Monday | March 7, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Oregon Single Payer Campaign.jpg|thumb|[http://sites.google.com/site/singlepayoregon/course-materials Health Care, Not Wealthfare]!]]
| |
| '''Carefully Crafted Wealthfare For The Few<ref>[http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/article_9e9aac3a-466c-11e0-bf27-001cc4c002e0.html Nancy Price: End ‘wealthfare' system by asking more of rich]</ref>; Totally Botched "Health Care" For All'''<br />
| |
| It's not entirely unreasonable to suspect that the primary purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3590/show H.R.3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]</ref>, more widely known by its "Obamacare" pejorative <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]</ref>, was to construct a piece of legislation designed to fail on every legitimate front. This same legislative travesty, however, succeeded brilliantly in key areas--providing opportunities for increased profiteering by private "health care providers," pharmaceutical companies, insurance corporations and so on. It also handed an even bigger gift to the multinational corporations not able to cash in as a direct result of its passage (major resource extractors, Wall Street casino operators, etc.) by giving them all the ammunition they could hope for to further befuddle an already terribly confused and horrifyingly ignorant public. Thus a Tea Party is born. Wall Street's major criminals get off scot-free for their part in unleashing a catastrophic global financial meltdown. Ultra-right Republicans take over Congress, despite having so totally disgraced themselves a short while earlier. And this list can just go on and on.<br />
| |
| But not everyone stands idly, merely wringing helpless hands. The [[Oregon Single Payer Campaign]] is sponsoring a [[Legislative Action Day]] "to support [[HB 3510]] & [[SB 888]], Oregon's Single Payer Health Care Bills." Here's the lowdown:
| |
| : '''Legislative Action Day'''
| |
| * Friday, March 11, 2011
| |
| * To support [[HB 3510]] & [[SB 888]], Oregon’s Single Payer Health Care Bills
| |
| * State Capitol, Salem
| |
| :''Go to info page'': [http://www.singlepayeroregon.org/ Oregon Single Payer Campaign]
| |
| :''Go to resource page'': [http://sites.google.com/site/singlepayoregon/course-materials Oregon Single Payer Campaign Resources]
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.progressivestates.org/node/26385 Progressive Models For Health Care Exchanges Emerge]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Sunday | March 6, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Teresa Sylvia wiki-cupcakes.jpg|thumb|Wiki volunteers show off more than a baker's dozen of "wiki cupcakes."]]
| |
| '''Barnraising Party: No Instant Barns, But Lots Of Interesting Discussion, Ideas, Fun!'''<br />
| |
| Sudden illness forced our keynote speaker to drop out at the last moment. Several core PortlandWiki contributors also couldn't make it for similar reasons. And we didn't exactly "raise barns" (make a bunch of immediate improvements to PortlandWiki)...yet. Despite the hiccups, PortlandWiki's [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising|Barnraising]] party was a success. Among many highlights, a few truly stand out: wiki cupcakes!, ''[[Street Roots]]'' contributing vendor, [https://streetroots.wordpress.com/tag/sam-al-jondi/ Sam Al-Jondi] (lots of great insights, enthusiasm and a firm grasp of PortlandWiki's potential), out-of-towner [http://arborwiki.org/city/User:BrianKerr Brian Kerr]'s presentation on what makes [http://www.arborwiki.org/city/Main_Page ArborWiki] so successful. And most of all, the generosity of PortlandWiki volunteers for making getting this party started, and for the wonderful folks who came and celebrated with us. Thank you! Also a special shout out to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 Schmizza Pub & Grub on 21st Avenue]</span> for generously providing pizza to hungry Barnraisers. Show some appreciation and go hit the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 "like" button]</span> on their <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 Facebook]</span> page.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/Post Event|PortlandWiki Barnraising / Post Event]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Saturday | March 5, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|thumb|[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Party]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Today! Central Library!]</span><br />2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.!]]
| |
| '''Today Is PortlandWiki's Barnraising Party Day!'''<br />
| |
| Today we celebrate PortlandWiki's ''first ever'' Barnraising Party! What's a Barnraising party? It's where neighbors come together to build something that benefits the entire community. For PortlandWiki, that means building a more useful, informative and fun [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland!<br />
| |
| '''Here's the details''':<br />
| |
| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]'''</big><br />
| |
| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
| |
| Participants will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
| |
| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
| |
| * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland.
| |
| * '''When''': TODAY! Saturday March 5, 2pm - 5pm.
| |
| * '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
| |
| :''Go to press release'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/PR]]
| |
| :''Go to event page'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Friday | March 4, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:MakeaFriendofYourNeighborThumbnail.jpg|thumb|Go on! Make a new friend.]]
| |
| '''Friends & Neighbors'''<br />
| |
| Good news! You have an opportunity to attend a workshop that promises to show you how to "make friends of your neighbor." At the workshop, you can "learn tools and strategies for building positive relationships with your neighbors and community."<br />
| |
| * When: Wednesday, March 23rd
| |
| * Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
| |
| * Where: [[Friendly House]], 1737 [[NW 26th Avenue]], Portland, OR 97210
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://blog.piedmontneighborhood.com/2011/03/great-community-building-free-workshop.html Great Community Building Free Workshop!]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Thursday | March 3, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Hooked-on-swinehead.jpg|thumb|Hooked on "mindful meat."]]
| |
| '''From The "Whole Animal Experts"'''<br />
| |
| Did you know that "''Porchetta'', the unofficial darling of the Portland foodie crowd, is a traditional Italian preparation"? Or that "you can find ''porchetta'' sandwich interpretations at food carts ([[Lardo]], [[The People’s Pig]]), or you can learn to prepare it on your own"? Or that ''porchetta'' is "the entire body of a pig, deboned, carefully taken apart and stuffed (herbs, meat, fat, vegetables), then put back together in its original shape and roasted on a spit"? Well, neither did PortlandWikiNews, until just now! Whew. Makes me hungry just thinking about it.
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2011/03/mindful_meat_how_to_use_every_juicy_morsel_from_nosetotail/ Mindful Meat: How to Use Every Juicy Morsel, From Nose-to-Tail]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Wednesday | March 2, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|thumb|[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Party]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 This Saturday]</span>!]]
| |
| '''You're Invited To PortlandWiki's Barnraising Party This Saturday!'''<br />
| |
| "The wiki has left the barn!" Rather, PortlandWiki ''has'' no barn. But that's all gonna change this Saturday at PortlandWiki's ''first ever'' Barnraising Party! What's a Barnraising party? It's where neighbors come together to build something that benefits the entire community. In our case, that something is a better, usefuller and funner [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland! (And maybe some remedial English tutorials aimed at preventing PortlandWikiNews contributors from using words like "usefuller" and "funner.")<br />
| |
| Here's the lowdown:<br />
| |
| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]'''</big><br />
| |
| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
| |
| Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
| |
| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
| |
| * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland.
| |
| * '''When''': Saturday March 5, 2pm - 5pm.
| |
| * '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
| |
| :''Go to press release'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/PR]]
| |
| :''Go to event page'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| === Tuesday | March 1, 2011 ===
| |
| [[File:HauserInterior2.jpg|thumb|Inside Reed College's Hauser Library. Photo by [[wikipedia:User:Cacophony|Cacophony]]]]
| |
| '''[[Reed College]] tries to shut down copycat scam website'''<br />
| |
| Reed College, the prestigious liberal arts college in inner [[Southeast]], is attempting to battle a scam website that duplicated theirs in its entire look and content, other than the name: "University of Redwood". The clone site's game seems to be to scam prospective students in China out of application fees. Reed discovered the site in October, but is still trying to put it out of business. Reed was able to temporarily get the site shut down, but its host, GoDaddy, let it back up after an inquiry. In the meantime, Reed has been forced to quickly redesign their own online portal.
| |
| <blockquote>[http://www.reed.edu/ Reed College]: "Reed College was founded in 1908, and its first classes were held in 1911. Reed is named for Oregon pioneers Simeon and Amanda Reed. Simeon Reed had been an entrepreneur..."</blockquote>
| |
| <blockquote>[http://uredwood.com/ "Redwood College"]: "University of Redwood was founded in 1908 and was operational in 1911. Redwood is named after the Oregon pioneers Simeon and Amanda Redwood. Simon Redwood had been an entrepreneur."</blockquote>
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.tgdaily.com/unbalanced/54389-scammers-steal-university-website Scammers 'steal' university website]
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/28/reed-college-website-cloned-by-scammers-in-china/ Reed College website cloned by scammers in China]
| |
| :''Go to story'': [http://www.newsmax.com/US/Reed-College-website-scam/2011/03/01/id/387901 Reed College Targeted by Clone Website Scam]
| |
| {{clear}}
| |
| | |
| ==Earlier Months==
| |
|
| |
|
| * [[Old news/March 2011|March 2011]] | | * [[Old news/March 2011|March 2011]] |
| Line 366: |
Line 27: |
| == References == | | == References == |
| <References /> | | <References /> |
| | |
| | [[Category:Old news]] |