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Published Feb. 23, 2011 at 1:29 a.m.

Custom Vinyl Banners Give New Businesses Much Needed Attention An area in the town where I live has had a lot of new businesses moving in. This is exciting, as many new national and local businesses are building up the area and creating potential new jobs around our main square. We have all heard rumors [ ... ] ...

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PHART CHART TOPPER!

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:53 p.m.
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This week's PHART CHART TOPPER is revivify! Congrats, and look! We've animated it for you! ... Will you be the next Phart Chart Topper of the week? Submit your art or photos to the Mercury 's Flickr pool, and start PHART-ing today!! ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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This Is How Close We All Came to Dying. Horribly.

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:44 p.m.

Nobody wins a nuclear war ... unless you're the United States and you take a whole mess o' them dirty red Ivans with you! That's the cheery premise of a 1956-1957 military training film recently unearthed by the National Archives ... George Washington University says this once-lost film is perhaps the only government production that ever explicitly depicted the nightmare scenario that haunted generations of Americans: all-out, global nuclear combat with the Soviet Union. It's just like you

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No More Mr. Professional Athlete

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:29 p.m.

or Ms. Professional Athlete, either, at the Wall Street Journal : ... Starting this week in The Journal , you will no longer see athletes called "Mr." or "Ms." The paper is reversing its stately, conspicuous tradition of using "honorific" courtesy titles in its sports coverage, entering a dizzy modern age of forward passes, shot clocks, Colin Cowherd sitcoms and jocks being referred to solely by their last name ... The new policy won't affect other sections of The Journal ... Mark Zuckerberg

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Renting Commercial Property In London

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:15 p.m.

As the capital of England, London is the business and commercial hub of the U.K and its a perfect place to rent a commercial property. London is split into thirty-three districts, each unique and offering growth opportunities for your business. London is also rated as the worlds most international retail market. The survey of 294 [ ... ] ...

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Today in Mos Def's Twitter Feed is Funny

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:12 p.m.
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Santorum Goes International

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:44 p.m.

I'm on vacation—had to lock myself in the bathroom to post this (if the husband-in-Canada/boyfriend-in-America sees me, he'll toss my laptop out the window)—but I had to toss this up ... De (openlijk homoseksuele) journalist en sexcolumnist Dan Savage begon het pesterijtje nadat Santorum, toen senator van Pennsylvania, in 2003 had gewaarschuwd dat homoseksualiteit de Amerikaanse samenleving ondermijnde. Santorum vergeleek homoseksuele relaties onder meer met 'man/kind- en man/hond-relaties'

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Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver with Filly

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:29 p.m.
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Portland's not the only Pacific Northwestern region trying to harness the movement for more sustainable practices in garment production. Vancouver's Eco Fashion Week officially kicks off today with a VIP party before launching into a roster of events that conclude on the 25th. If you happen to be in the area, don't miss Thursday's runway presentations, where's Portland's own Filly will represent! "I am to show 15 looks on a 60 foot runway," says Filly designer Emily Christensen. "In contrast to

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Five-Year-Old Goes, Girl!

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:28 p.m.

Gurrrrrl, I'm not even GONNA start messin' with NO man, unless I have some money first. You think a no-good trifling man gonna pay MY bills? Oh, HELL to the mothereffin' NO. I'm with homegirl here, who KNOWS what she's talkin' 'bout and ain't about to take no mess. Even though she's not out of kindergarten yet. Preach on, Hello Kitty girl! ... via ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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North Portland roundup: Logan Storm arrest, BikePortland's monthly Get Together, graffiti as art, Kenton on YouTube

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:24 p.m.

The latest news, events and Internet finds from North Portland's 11 neighborhoods ...

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