Washington County has brought back this needed and very popular event:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Event
“…The activities will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Beaverton Foursquare Church, 13565 SW Walker Road in Beaverton. “We wanted to provide a relaxed event while providing top-rate speakers and a resource fair. And the event, including lunch, is free,” says Letourneau.
“HALT (Help Abolish Legal Tyranny) – an Organization of Americans for Legal Reform, Inc. was founded in 1978 ….” (link to HALT)
Here is another reason why there will always be work for people who work on the web, in whatever capacity.
1) In December 2009, HALT became CLEAR, or so we were told. We then proceeded to change links on our research guides, etc.
In a periodic break from legal research, I remind you of the upcoming:
Oregon Ceramics Showcase: April 30, May 1 and 2, at the Oregon Convention Center
If you’ve never been to the Ceramics Showcase (aka “pottery show”), GO!
Ballots will soon be mailed. If you don’t get yours, or want to check your registration, contact your county election office.
Yes, you can check online to make sure you are registered to vote. Link to the Elections Division.
Washington County has put up a terrific 3-minute video on how to navigate a flashing yellow arrow traffic signal.
Visit the Washington County Oregon YouTube website to view it.
Previous post on flashing yellow arrows.
Whew. The same week I’ve been thoroughly absorbed by the, what I can truly call thrilling, Harry Markopolos book, “No One Would Listen,” about Markopolos’ 8-year battle to get the SEC and others to listen to his warnings about Bernie Madoff, I bring you these two stories:
1) The April 22, 2010, OPB broadcast of The April 18th edition of Philosophy Talk on Lies Faces, Feelings, and Lies (blog post on the program). The April 18, 2010, program had guest Paul Ekman, author of “Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage.”
Professor Ekman teaches (free, online) a one-hour program on reading micro-expressions – and more!
If it’s Census time, is redistricting far behind?
The Oregon Legislature has created a Redistricting website that has lots of useful info.
1) iLibrarian has a post on how to make your Facebook account private. They link to the Wired How-To website, which has many other useful tips.
2) All Facebook dot com has additional information on Facebook privacy.
For those who missed this:
The Oregon Law Practice Management website post about the new rules on captions:
Another story (see the 4/16/10 one about the erroneous safety corridor designation) about a driver who does the research – and finds out that posted speed limit has been wrong since 1980.
Oregonian story: “Driver fights her way out of Milwaukie speed trap”, April 18, 2010:
Excerpt: “…Miles said she couldn’t believe she was going much faster than 35 mph, and she was right. The citation said she was doing 37. But what really caught her eye was the posted speed listed on the ticket — 25 mph. Miles had never noticed that the stretch of King Road between 44th and 53rd avenues was posted as 25 mph.
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