randyoregon posted a photo:

Liked the play of colors and soft textures

Still bummed out that one half of She & Him is now officially off the market? Well, we now have a chance to mourn together?in pink sequins and baby blue trousers! A casting call is out for the new M. Ward video, being filmed tomorrow right here in our very own little indie rock town. [...]

The new IdeaPad S10 netbook from Lenovo will pack LenovoSocial, a suite for "social networking enthusiasts," along with VeriFace facial recognition tech and a multi-touch trackpad. It should be able in March for $349. Available in black, white, red, blue, or pink. The S-10 is fairly unique in that it also features an Express Card [...]

carolyn_in_oregon posted a photo:

Between two trees on the east side of Mt Tabor Park looking to the pink glorious alpenglow on Mt Hood

Pink sky, white hail.

It's the first year in some time that the new year will not be greeted by Portland's beloved Pink Martini here in PDX. But that didn't bother vocalist China Forbes, who forged her own celebratory countdown. The band will be greeting 2009 from behind their instruments at the Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney [...]

This is very important - it applies to EVERYONE. As consumers, we will all see major unintended changes put into effect by this law.

Feb. 10, 2009, is being called National Bankruptcy Day, and indeed, for many, this will be the day that a lot of homegrown businesses will go kaput after many years of success.

PLEASE READ: This affects not just retailers and resellers, but consumers as well: buying and selling of anything NEW OR USED that could be seen as "for children under the age of 12" is going to be affected by this new law. This law has unintended effects which will cause many small businesses to shut down, including resellers and consignment stores, but it will also affect the choices you have when YOU go to shop online, in stores, and even on places like craigslist!
Even if you don't have kids, if you've ever bought collectors items which qualify as "toys" or books that could be seen as suitable for children, these options will be affected by this law!!


What led to the law:
Last year, in response to a bunch of recalls by large companies who manufacture mass-produced goods in China, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) put together a new federal law which will go into effect Feb. 10, 2009.
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