Bikes Belong executive director Tim Blumenthal.(Photos © J. Maus) As reported earlier, Bikes Belong revealed a major new campaign tonight aimed at unifying a million voices in support of bicycling across America. The People for Bikes campaign was launched to a room packed with bike advocates and industry leaders from acr

IMDb, considered by many to be the pre-eminent movie and tv Internet site has added "additional authentication" requirements for those wishing to contribute, regardless the number of years they have been contributing and ignoring any lack of complaints or disputes.Authentication can only be completed via cell ph

I took in five cats to be fixed today. Four were from the new Corvallis colony and there may be as many as 16 more to catch and get fixed there. The fifth was the Ancient Momma from the Marilyn Street colony, fixed FINALLY! Two cats peek at me from the new Corvallis colony.Another cat eyes me from under a house at the ne

I have been bitten by the family history bug. In just the last two days, I have been able to find out that my Dad’s family history has been traced all the way back to Ireland in the 1700’s! I have been communicating through email with a distant cousin who lives in Texas, and he [...]

South Africa Imports 42 Million Condoms For World Cup Soccer"Britain is to give 42m condoms to South Africa in response to a request for an extra billion as part of an HIV prevention drive before the Wo

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“Over the past two years, actual contract costs have come in much lower than the estimates on which rates were based. These significant savings mean we can make these Green Streets investments without impacting rate payers.” — Mayor Sam Adams Last week, the City released the ordinance language behind Mayo

High Desert Gallery is pleased and honored to host “A View From the Top,” a stellar exhibition of paintings and hand-pulled prints by nationally acclaimed Oregon artist, Grace Bishko. The solo show opens at our downtown Bend Oregon gallery location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, with a Preview Reception Thursday

High Desert Gallery is pleased and honored to host “A View From the Top,” a stellar exhibition of paintings and hand-pulled prints by nationally acclaimed Oregon artist, Grace Bishko. The solo show opens at our downtown Bend Oregon gallery location, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford, with a Preview Reception Thursday

I watched “Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens” not long ago and appreciated the agonizing Annie went through trying to self-edit a lifetime of work for a new anthology. I don’t have anywhere near a lifetime’s work, but the mountain is significant. It’s difficult to narrow down and compile a b

Last night I helped Jesse bottle the Pale Ale we brewed a couple weeks ago. Being our first all-grain batch, the efficiency was only around 61%. I took the hydro reading before we racked and the gravity had dropped to 1.010, .004 lower than expected. The Safale S-05 yeast did a number on the brew, [...]

A few photos of One Pacific Square, the silvery and (ironically) octagonal off

Iron Man travels through different eras, genres and styles in these cool variant covers for upcoming Marvel Comics. The covers for various Marvel titles, by artists like Adi Granov, David Finch, Mike Del Mundo, Greg Tocchini and Gabrielle Dell’Otto, are part of the publisher’s Iron Man By Design campaign, which runs thr

I doubt that our senior senator here in Oregon, Ron Wyden, is losing sleep over Jim Huffman's announcement that he's seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Wyden next November. At least, I assume Huffman is running as a Republican. You...

As soon as I disconnect my thumb from my middle finger, super-glue will be my new best friend.  Forever.

Tonight when I got home from work, before I climbed out of the car, I noticed that there were two men in suits with backpacks standing at my front door, talking with my husband.  Not gonna lie, my first instinct was to sit in the car until they left.  But of course I didn’t, and [...]

Watching the Lakers/Raptors right now, Raptors up by 3 going into the 4th in LA. Go Raptors.

There it is. The League of American Bicyclists has just sent out a press release confirming what I speculated (and all but confirmed) earlier today — Google has turned on biking directions for Google Maps. Google will publicly announce the big news at Wednesday morning’s Opening Plenary Session. About the ann

Detoxification Is Step One To Weight Loss A correct start guarantees that half the battle is won already. This is true for weight loss as well. If you are targeting at weight reduction then start from the basics. Begin in the right demeanour and you’re able to lose off those additional kilos in no time. For [...]

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Kieran has been going through a rough stage lately. This already dramatic child is prone to tears and emotional self-flagellation. According to Your Six-Year-Old: Loving and Defiant, by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D., this is completely normal. But that doesn't make it any easier to experience.

No, this is not a piece telling you to wear a flotation device; or to not tumble out of your tube, upside down in three feet of water trying to hurry out of the tube before you wet your pants (father in law); nor is it about not wearing sunscreen at high altitude lakes [...]

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With Rupert Murdoch, devouring Michael Wolff’s The Man Who Owns The News. As I mentioned earlier this week, part of me hates him, part of me wants to be him. Either way, he’s fascinating. “I think you’re talking rubbish…” Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of an interview with the man at the Nationa

Rock Band 3 will be out in time for Christmas 2010, Viacom’s CEO confirmed on Tuesday. Bloomberg reports that Electronic Arts will continue to distribute the music-themed video game. CEO Philippe Dauman, speaking at a conference, didn’t elaborate on any more details about the third edition of the game. Also, Harmonix Mu

It’s looking like my class this Thursday will be my last. No, not for the term, but for life.Which raises the prospect of giving a proverbial “last lecture” in my “Writing for the Media” class.I’m inclined to not let my students know that on Thursday I will have run a far longer course t

Brittany Spears has more than 4.5 million followers on Twitter--more than the population of the city of Los Angeles. In 2009, Facebook estimated it had about 440 million active users, while another... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I'm working out now, and it's awesome--I'm feeling better every day. However, what's fun about my gym is that it's connected with the Pyramid, where the 49er basketball team plays (along with other sports I don't care about). I've been to a co

BionX electric bike conversion kits bring clean, green, bicycle transportation to everyone Electric bikes are a clean, efficient, and green way to help the environment and improve the health of the population at the same time. Their only input is a few cents of electricity, amounting to less than one kilowatt hour, and the

Acai Weight Loss Is What Youve Always Wanted The increase in overweight or obese people is no longer shocking to us. It is no surprise that most of us are putting on more weight than we should especially if you take into consideration the life we are living, less activity more food. A lot of [...]

Herbalife And An Active Lifestyle Gets You The Results!It is also true that exercise alone cannot help us achieve this aim and it has to be combined with the right type and amount of food and nutrients. Coming out here are companies like Herbalife which have a wide array of Herbalife products in various countries [...]

Are You Looking for Ottawa Commercial Photographers? I have looked at many sites and have not found one like commercial photographers ottawa, that really tells everyone everything they need to know about this. I have added you to my bookmarks and I’ll be back. Can anyone suggest other related sites and topics that I

Anxiety Attack Symptoms in Men “Racing heart!” Sounds like the latest romance novel release, doesn’t it? But it’s anything but a romantic interlude when you struggle with Anxiety Anxiety Attack Symptoms in Men. As an individual who has experienced an attack, I’m sure you’re all too fa

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"I'm way ahead. No one can beat me. Please don't make this a race where I actually have to spend the summer in Oregon. Pretty please! I've only got the h

Pedal to the metal now to turn this country into a vast concentration camp.Only several days after McCain and Lieberman submitted a bill to make indefinate detention law of the land, here come the efforts to force people to carr

deeznutsinyoface: you answered no questions and brought up even more….. So… business as usual?

By Julie Fahey of Eugene, Oregon. Julie is a business consultant and a member of the 2010 class of Emerge Oregon. She observed the OEA convention as a member of the public (not as a member of OEA). The OEA-PIE convention was held on Saturday in Eugene – by now we all know the major news coming out of the convention (Bradb

(via smashley) Watching episodes of Hoarders regularly has done wonders for my housekeeping skills. [Ignoring small confetti sized piece of paper on the floor] My Conscience: Sure! Ignore it now… next thing you know you’re living on a mound

The Art Just recently I have talked a client out of offering more for a home so they didn’t overpay and talked another client into offering asking price instead of low-balling so they wouldn’t lose the house.  There are finer details but that is the gist. It worked out for both.  The first client was afraid of

Stretch is a fun-loving under-the-sea octopus friend that shines in glittery purple. Kids can count her eight rubbery legs and dozens of sticky suckers that are sure to stand up to rough-and-tumble play and extreme stretching. Toss her high on the wall and watch her climb her way down! Clean in mild soap solution to [...]

Patients routinely treated in mop cupboards and corridors, nurses' survey says"A shortage of space in overcrowded NHS hospitals means patients are routinely treated in television rooms, mop cupboards and corridors, a survey

Earlier, I gave you the big board for the House -- here's the one for the Senate. Again, these are all the filings posted online through 6:20 p.m. (One caveat: Some late filings may have yet to appear online, as they can be submitted on handwritten forms - and have to be data-entered by staff.) Democrats on the left, Republ

One of the enduring traditions in Oregon politics is the gathering in the House chamber for the closing couple of hours of filing day. Politicians, lobbyists, hacks, and reporters gather to watch a Big Board of filings. Well, since we're not there, I've produced a big board of our own - based on the filings reported online