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Thanksgiving

Bloomberg: "On Thanksgiving, we give thanks for the system of government that allows our market economy to flourish."

Maui Just Got Closer (to Portland, that is)

Today the Portland Business Journal is reporting that Hawaiian Air will expand its air service from Portland to include non-stop service to Maui, beginning Feb. 1 2003. Hawaiian already offers non-stop service to Honolulu.

OSU Beavers Finish Strong

Saturday was the Oregon State University - University of Oregon Civil War football game. Here is some news coverage of the Beaver's 45-24 victory.

The Oregonian: OSU's Exclamation Point

Salem Statesman Journal: OSU fans welcome their year of bragging rights

The AP had this story.

OSUBeavers.com has this photo gallery

And all that jazz

Last night I did the unimaginable: I went out. On a weeknight.* Saw the Noah Peterson Quartet at Jazz de Opus with a few friends. Had all the right ingredients for a good night out: swinging music, cozy atmosphere, great company, smart drinks and tasty appetizers. So...what are you doing next Thursday night?

* = It's sad, but true -- now that my alarm gets set for 5am, I am just not closing down as many night spots as I used to. After the delightful time I had last night, however, I may have to start doing that again.

NATO outlives its original mission; grows again

The International Herald Tribune has the story: NATO opens door to 7 more nations: "The seven countries tapped in Prague for NATO membership - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia issued a statement of their own saying that they were "prepared to help" in efforts to confront the threat in Iraq. Counting the three admissions in 1999 and the new seven, NATO will have taken in 10 European nations with 104 million people since the Cold War's end." And what is the role of NATO again, now that its original role of unity against the Soviet Bloc is gone?

Portland Business Directory

This page exists in an attempt to highlight and identify those businesses that are founded and/or based in the metropolitan area of Portland, Oregon, USA. If you are a principal of such a business and would like to have your firm listed here, please tell us.

Bookstores:

Powell's - "the legendary independent bookstore"

• Review of the Day

Creative Services:

scene sketches - "the Place for Fine Art Photography to Beautify Your World"

Non-Profit Organizations:

GriefWatch - "resources for bereaved families & professional caregivers"

Gap is looking for a few good men (and ladies and kids)

Are you man enough for the Gap Casting Call?

on Slogans

"In our view, most slogans are meaningless generalities. A good slogan would be hard to associate with another company." -- Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich in a November 17, 2002 CNET article "Ads claim adding HP is a plus"

Leonid Meteor Shower: Tonight's the Night!

National Geographic on tonight's Leonid meteor shower: "Set the alarm and get out your deck chair, your long johns, and your sleeping bag; tonight is the night for watching the sky's own light show....Astronomers say the next truly spectacular display after tonight won't occur until 2098 or 2131." If that's not enough to motivate you, then....

A little trivia:

"Europeans this year are running through the 1767 comet trail. North Americans will see meteors from the 1866 orbit." -- Don Yeomans, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

I guess even in space, the Old World is the Old World.

Visit NASA's web site for estimates of best viewing time by location, http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html

Portland Life

pdxLife: a local's guide to the City of Roses.

Local News:

KGW has the best website of any of the local TV stations by far.

OregonLive provides The Oregonian's content ion a very unusable site.

Christopher Frankonis's (aka The One True B!X's) Portland Communique is a "civic weblog" focused on the "politics and culture of the Rose City"

General Guides:

Citysearch Portland and its well-hidden Insider's Guide

Dining:

Citysearch Portland's restaurant guide

Critics-At-Large provides grassroots reviews of Portland metro restaurants.

Train:

Washington DOT's Amtrak Cascades site (separate from the main Amtrak site).

The PCPA has a nice summary of The Nutrcracker