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PING dritikol - if'n you were only here this weekend for the Portland Fruit Beer Fest. *sigh*

Sounds like it's unclear whether spine manipulation for neck pain is wise.

Car Talk Guys Retiring, Broadcasts To Continue.

The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury.

Superhero Saints!

HEE! Galaxy of Passion - A Star Wars Telenovela.

First Yuletide story I've read (LURVED it, BTW): No Reservations: Narnia. Thx for the turn-on to this genre, teaotter!

Article About Studio Ghibli Retrospective at PDX's NW Film Center In May.

Screening Schedule (and Link to On-Line Ticket Sales).

I went to see 'n' hear the Karen Lovely Band this past weekend. WOWZIE! If'n you like great blues singing (and playing), check this out.

Fed'l Agency (EEOC) Says Transgender People Protected. Huz-freakin'zah!

I want to go to this art exhibit on xexual/gender identity - HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture soon. It's at the Tacoma Art Museum through June 10, 2012, the exhibition’s final stop & only West Coast destination.

TED Talks for Kids.

Oregon Wildflower Index/.

Statement on UC Police Violence from Veterans of the 1964 Free Speech Movement.

How Crowdsourcing Is Changing Science.

Time - and Brain Chemistry - Heals All Wounds. (I'm fascinated, amused, and pleased that this stuff is a chunk of what I already do to help myself heal.)

A Still & Secret Revolution.

And on the lighter side: Rock Music in the Cinema: From Elvis to Spinal Tap - a presentation by Rock music historian Richie Unterberger - TODAY: Sun, 11/13/11 - 2-4pm - downtown PDX library (US Bank Room). FREE. 1st come, 1st served seating.

Results from Western psych studies not necessarily universally meaningful/relevant. This surprises me not one whit. (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD).)

Chamomile Tea Party posters! People/the Nation > Parties.

Star Trek/A-Team - hee!

The Other Independence Day. We've come a long way, baby...

Rove "proud" of US waterboarding. THIS though, really makes me wonder WTF?!: Mr Rove said US soldiers were subjected to waterboarding as a regular part of their training.

Yet another reason to eat real (unprocessed) food and not food-products: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Product Recalls - w/searchable database of products recalled.

On a lighter note: Oddball Special Collections at University Libraries.

Polyamory Stuff.

Garrison Keillor On Getting Out Of Afghanistan: When The Tough Should Get Going.

Quitting the Paint Factory: Being Is Doing...Or Not, But That's Okay.