Borders will cut prices on two of its electronic-book readers by about $20 on Wednesday, reports the Wall Street Journal. Border’s Kobo reader, powered by Canada’s Kobo, in which Borders has an equity stake, will drop to $129.99 from $149.99 and its Aluratek Libre reader will go to $99.99 from $119.99. The devic

The couples in the pad get closer and stronger, as Tenley Molzahn and Kiptyn Locke go on a romantic date, and Kovacs and Elizabeth escape the chopping block.

SILICON FOREST BLOG: A 100 mbps residential service is in soft trials now and will be available by the end of the year.

The following is an excerpt of an article from the September 16, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone with the Mad Men cover story. This issue is available tomorrow on newsstands.

In my particular profession, I am required to book appointments with students who need planning and help for financial aid in college. Typically I book four appointments a day and use the rest of my time certifying loans, and managing accounts that are already in process. It’s a hazard of my job that [...]

Led Zeppelin cover... with Eminem's twin sister on bass... j/k... I think.

Senator Chris Telfer Proposes Ways to Reduce State Spending By

This morning we recieved the City of Portland's official patent certficate for the Portland Loo. It has been approved for an exclusive design patent. The City Attorney's office believes this is the City's first ever patent! We are very excited...

Here is a collection of famous movie dance scenes, set to the Kenny Loggins classic, “Footloose”.

SMOOTH SAILING—Longing for summers spent sailing off the shore of Cape C

The "Great" Mass is one of the composer's most moving works.

The Benton County Democrats will hold their next monthly meeting on Thursday September 16, 2010 a

The Benton County Democrats will hold their next monthly meeting on Thursday September 16, 2010 a

Congressman Peter DeFazio Debate & Forum September 20, 2010 @ 5:30 pm.Location: Corval

Congressman Peter DeFazio Debate & Forum September 20, 2010 @ 5:30 pm.Location: Corval

When I used to work for the University of Colorado, CU Online, the distance ed arm of the university bought space on a gigantic billboard on Colfax Avenue, one of the busiest streets in Denver.  In big bold letters they wrote "No Time for an Education? CU Online"  Cringe. Unfortunately, this is often h

The Trail Blazers forward scored 24 points, while no other French player scored more than eight points

The Trail Blazers forward scored 24 points, while no other French player scored more than eight points

A rescue plan is being implemented to salvage the U.S. military’s billion AEHF communications satellite after a serious malfunction knocked out its main engine and stymied the craft’s maneuvering ability, reports SpaceFlightNow. The Advanced Extremely High Frequency 1 spacecraft was launched into a preliminary o

Aww. It's outgoing Metro President David Bragdon's last week in office before he

Acquaintance, Sub Captain, True Blood Dreams, Accents, Too Loud, Angry Neighbors, Mailman, Ball Talk, Troy Hair, EWU, Jordans, Sex Roulette, Doll Race, AUDIBLE, World Of Crazy, Paris Purse, Facebook Guilt, Florida With Trees, Mooning, C**k Sock

Maybe,  just maybe, I’ve become obsessed with rice noodles. Look, I like noodles in my life, and lately they’ve been of the rice variety. Recently, my fixation was over yellow curry noodles. Things got even better with a curious stop at JC Rice Noodle Shop & Restaurant on SE Foster. I was in the area for [

Quizás la primera efeméride que apoyaré, promoveré y me enorgullece que exista es este primer Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual a conmemorarse este 4 de septiembre.La razón principal de ello es que mi preocupación principal respecto a todo lo que escribo es el continuo avance de la ignorancia sobre la sexualidad,

Paul and I have been doing a lot of drawing lately, and recently finger painting. The finger paintings are gorgeous, and I decided to start working together with Paul’s designs. ...

You're welcome. That dog is totally laughing at you kitteh! Are you going to take that? via Nerd Bastards [

not to prize articles which are difficult to procure is the way to keep them from becoming thieves;~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the

I put this video together last weekend. Wind noise is a downer, but overall I’m happy with my video hack job. ...

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I’ve updated my Etsy shop in the last couple of days. I’ve got two new skeins of yarn and some little beaded stitch markers. The new yarns are the two shown below on the upper right, the dark Polwarth and the pink BFL. They were both from Portland based Abstract Fiber and I loved spinning both [...]

I noticed a flyer on NE 37th yesterday advertising yet another bike-related business that has cropped up in Portland recently... According to the SimpleBicycle.com website, this is a new business run by local racer and professional mechanic Jason Pfiefer. He's offering a 4-week bike maintenance course for $300. Classes

Imagining two of today's biggest pop stars filling some classic shoes.

I am still on a post-run high, a feeling of fatigued elation, having lived through another Hood-to-Coast. For me, this year was unlike other years. I felt drab, heavy, slow after having our little man just eleven months ago. I...

It's now been over a year since Building the Dam made the migration to the new SB Nation platform. Many of us have learned the new system together, but I've never put together an extensive guide on how to use the features this site offers. Now I have. For those of you who are new, make sure you read the 

Best known for his witty, daring and extraordinarily luxurious fabrics, Christian Lacroix’s big mens clothing were a riotous mix of color, print and texture. He brought new life to couture during the 1980s, a decade epitomized by its decadence, musing that he ‘was dressing a new generation of young beautiful peo

This brilliant bit of creat

By GeoffK Labor Day in Portland After a rainy June and sizzling hot July and August, this year’s labor day weekend takes on extra weight as everyone tries to squeeze every last drop out of the Portland Summer. Labor Day is a perfect time to hit some of the key Portland hot spots while the [...]

Brewpublic visits Sodbuster Farms in Hopmere, Oregon on the Full Sail hop tour to discover a wonderful world of fresh Willamette Valley-grown hops.

"At that price," the shopper says, "even if you don't need it, it's a bargain." And so it is with the Iraq War, at least according to Fox News. Citing numbers from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), "the total cost...

LightSquared plans to launch its wholesale LTE network in as many as nine U.S. markets in 2011, reports Fierce Wireless, and could expand that list to 20 markets in 2012, according to company documents unearthed by Bloomberg. The documents show the company will offer 4G service largely in the middle of the country first and

The nice folks who put out Oregon Business magazine have been sending me free copies of their monthly print publication for a while now, and it's always a good read. This month they have a fine feature abou

The Tasmanian Parliament has approved laws recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions registered in other states or countries, reports ABC News Online. The Relationships Act passed in Parliament with only three of the 25 Lower House MPs voting against the amendment. Attorney-General Lara Giddings says the changes will

Whether you are needing a way to store large items more effectively or you are looking for a way to access the upper level of your home, you may find that hydraulic lifts are the best tool for the job. Jobs may be made easier in numerous situations, both business and personal, by bringing a [...]

The existential angst buried in each of Arnold Schwarzenegger's nuanced characters is explored once again in Terminator 2: The Opera, in which the T-800 ponders how far he's fallen—once a cold robotic assassin, he's now well aware that he's become little more than a glorified babysitter. It's no

Discount has been pulled up to version 1.6.7 with the correction of one small bug in the way backticks are handled. I had miscoded the case where a code span had more closing backticks t

Maid of honor wedding speeches are among the most anticipated oratories at the vast majority of wedding ceremonies. Every person likes to know what you, the bride’s best friend, will mention on the day of her marriage. There’s no one correct way to compose an excellent maid of honor wedding speech. Furthermore,

Little Woody Beer ListI know that I'm getting excited about this year's Little Woody. I'm actually more excited about the Bourbon Tasting but these beers do look good. So if you want to join me downtown at the Deschutes Historical Museum this Friday and Saturday, I'll be there looking for a designated driver. I'll be the bu

The refrain I heard last night at the meeting to rate the designs for the new Sellwood Bridge was, "Anything is better than what's there now." The current bridge, with cracked cement and overburdened steel, is so close to collapse that it ranks a two out the federal infrastructure ratings that span 1-100