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“Project Runway” Winner Seth Aaron Henderson to Develop SolarWorld Collection
Seth Aaron Henderson, the latest winning designer in hit reality TV fashion show “Project Runway,” has agreed to develop the “Seth Aaron SolarWorld Collection Presented by Portland Fashion Week” to be unveiled October 9 in the sustainable fashion...
Pin-Up Girl Gina Elise Raises Money for Veterans’ Healthcare
Pin-Up-In-Chief Gina Elise, creator of the award-winning “Pin-Ups For Vets” Calendar fundraiser project, has presented a $15,000 check to the Portland, OR VA Hospital to improve rehabilitation programs for Veterans. This was Elise’s...
180 Tons of Water Found Inside Detained Ship
Ship surveyors from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency have detained the Antigua & Barbuda flagged ‘Hanseatic Spirit’ at Portland. The 2,650 GT general cargo vessel was detained by the Agency after she called into Portland on her way from Poole...
U.K. Coastguard Condemns Hoax Call Made From Pre-Pay Cell Phone
A major hoax has been played out on the south west coast of England when Brixham Coastguard received what appeared to be a genuine request for help from someone dialing 999 from a mobile phone. The caller, a ‘Simon James’ described that he had been...
The Netbook Risk Factor
The headline for a Reuters report by Kelvin Soh on the just-released Acer quarterly results cited the “risks of cheap netbooks.” The nature of the risk could be summarized in a single sentence: Acer, the world’s No. 3 PC brand, reported...
Oregon Man Wins $10,000 At 2009 National Scrabble Championship
The word is out. Dave Wiegand, 35, a mortgage underwriter from Portland, OR, spelled his way into first place at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship.
19 Recordings Signs American Idol Season 8 Winner Kris Allen
19 Recordings has signed Kris Allen, and his recordings have been licensed to Jive Records.”
Severe Winter Weather Forces Alaska Airlines to Cancel 47 Flights in Pacific Northwest
Alaska Airlines has canceled 47 flights today and Sunday to and from Portland, Ore., Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, due to severe winter weather hitting the region this afternoon. More cancellations or delays are possible.
