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Multnomah County Sheriff's Office seeks public's help to identify burglary suspects (Photo)
On the morning of Tuesday July 22, 2014 Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the report of a burglary that occurred overnight at the 76 Station located at 28210 SE Orient Drive in Gresham, OR. Burglars broke into the store by throwing a brick through one of the front windows. The burglars caused thousands of dollars in damage and stole dozens of cartons of cigarettes and other merchandise from the store. All three suspects were caught on surveillance cameras during the course of the burglary. The video is being released to help identify the suspects involved.
Anyone with information regarding any of the suspect's identities is asked to please contact the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office tip line at 503-261-2847, this can be done anonymously.
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Update: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal single vehicle crash (Photo)
Update: Name of deceased released: The deceased is identified as Derek Allen Cranford, Age 25, of Gresham, OR.
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At approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday July 26, 2014 Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies and Gresham Fire Department responded to the report of a single vehicle crash in the 30300 block of SE Lusted Rd. Arriving emergency responders found two persons in a severely damaged 1994 black Mitsubishi 3000GT. The driver of the vehicle, an adult male, was declared deceased at the scene and the passenger was transported for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.
The East County Vehicular Crimes Team responded to conduct the crash investigation. The East County Vehicular Crimes Team consists of MCSO deputies, Gresham PD, Troutdale PD, and Fairview PD officers along with the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.
Preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling westbound on SE Lusted Rd when it crossed the eastbound lane and struck a utility pole in the 30300 block of SE Lusted Rd. The impact of the vehicle broke the utility pole and spun the vehicle around and into a ditch approximately forty feet further west. Initial indications are high speed and alcohol may be contributing factors in the crash.
More information will be released when it becomes available
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Multnomah County Sheriff's Office detectives recover Plymouth reported stolen in 2001
On July 23, 2014 Multnomah County Sheriff's Office detectives and Special Investigations Unit detectives served a search warrant in Unincorporated East Multnomah County and recovered a green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda 2 door hardtop vehicle. The Plymouth had been reported stolen in 2001, and purged from the Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) as a stolen vehicle years after. Barring a court order to the contrary, the Plymouth will be returned to its registered and titled owner.
The Plymouth is not in drivable condition, with many essential parts and components missing. Efforts continue to recover the remainder of the vehicle.
No arrest has been made by MCSO at this time, the case will be presented to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office for review.
The vehicle is not available for media to view at this time as the investigation continues.
Update: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue activated for lost hiker in area above Multnomah Falls
Update: The MCSO Search and Rescue (MCSO SAR) member that had the medical emergency is identified as Richard Chambers, Age 63, of Gresham, OR. He suffered an overwhelming medical condition which required Life Flight transport for treatment. His condition has since been upgraded to stable.
Richard Chambers is a first year MCSO SAR member. He has been very active over the course of the last year in both MCSO SAR searches and events. He is an avid hiker and served in both the Army and Coast Guard. He is also heavily involved with Boy Scouts of America Cascade Pacific Council.
Richard's family is asking media to respect the family's privacy and do not wish contact. The family also requests no visitors for Richard at this time.
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Correction: Hiker's name spelling - Robert Bruce Gwynn
Update: The MCSO Search and Rescue Team deployed on to the trail from the Multnomah Falls Trailhead at approximately 2:45 a.m. They worked their way up the trail and at 3:10 a.m. made audio contact with the missing hiker. Shortly after making audio contact with the hiker, one of the MCSO SAR team members suffered a medical emergency. The rest of the MCSO SAR team immediately attended to the fallen member and began providing medical aid. Additional resources from the Command Post were dispatched up the trail to assist and medical was requested to immediately respond to the Multnomah Falls Lodge to assist.
Corbett Fire Department and AMR responded along with additional MCSO and Troutdale Police Department units. AMR and Corbett Fire expedited up the trail to help render aid to the SAR member and transported the SAR member back down to Life Flight which had been activated, responded and was staged in the Multnomah Falls parking lot on I-84. The SAR member was transported to the hospital for treatment and is in critical condition. MCSO Sheriff's Office personnel are with the family and providing support for them.
Two members of the SAR team were dispatched to locate the missing hiker they had audio contact with as soon as additional resources arrived on scene on the trail. The missing hiker was located off Trail 400 near switchback 1. He was greatly relieved to see the MCSO Search and Rescue team members and was given some food and water while he waited with SAR team members until the SAR member with the medical emergency was evacuated down the trail. The hiker was a little cold and thirsty but otherwise was in good shape. The SAR members then escorted the hiker back down to the Multnomah Falls Trailhead.
The hiker is identified as Robert Bruce Gwinn, Age 52, of Cape Canaveral, Florida Robert set out from the Multnomah Falls Trailhead around 5:00 p.m. to take some pictures of the falls and said he lost track of time while he was walking around enjoying the scenery. When it began to get dark, he started to worry he wouldn't be able to find his way down from where he was. He wasn't carrying any equipment other than a walking stick and did not have a flashlight or other emergency items such as extra food and water, firestarter, or extra clothing with him. Once it became dark he couldn't see the trail and didn't know which way to go to get back to his vehicle in the parking lot. He called for help and said his battery was about to give out on his phone, which it did shortly after talking for a couple seconds with a responding deputy. He stayed in the area where he was after talking with the deputy and searchers were able to narrow down the general search area from the partial ping they received from the initial call.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue is an all volunteer organization that is regularly called on to find the lost and care for the injured in the Columbia River Gorge, throughout Multnomah County and around the State of Oregon. For more information on MCSO SAR please visit
More information will be provided when available.
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At approximately 11:20 p.m. MCSO Deputies were dispatched to Multnomah Falls after a hiker called 911 and said he was lost and his cell phone was almost out of power. He was trying to find his way back to where his vehicle was, but wasn't sure where he was at. Initial indications from cell phone information obtained on his potential location place the hiker somewhere in the area of Multnomah Falls. An MCSO Deputy did talk briefly with the hiker just before the phone cut off. Attempts to reach the hiker's cell phone have since been unsuccessful. Responding MCSO patrol deputies checked along the E. Historic Columbia River Hwy and located the hiker's vehicle near the Multnomah Falls lodge.
After searching the area along the E. Historic Columbia River Hwy east and west of the Multnomah Falls Lodge, MCSO deputies contacted the MCSO SAR Coordinator to begin activating MCSO Search and Rescue units. It is not known what equipment the hiker was carrying when he embarked on the hike, but a friend of the hiker contacted by phone said he is not an experienced hiker and is not familiar with the area.
MCSO Search and Rescue units have responded to the Multnomah Falls Lodge parking lot and are preparing to deploy to the trails to attempt to locate the missing hiker. Media staging is at the Multnomah Falls Parking Lot off E. Historic Columbia River Hwy near the Command Post.
More information will be posted when available.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies respond to drowning at Dabney State Park
This afternoon, Sunday July 20, 2014 at approximately 2:30 p.m. MCSO River Patrol deputies along with other emergency responders from Troutdale Police Department, Corbett Fire Department and AMR responded to the report of a swimmer in distress in the Sandy River near Dabney State Park. Initial efforts to locate the missing swimmer were hampered by language barriers with the caller as they tried to narrow down where the swimmer had gone under the water. Troutdale Police and MCSO Deputies were searching along the banks of the river trying to locate the swimmer and the location of the caller. A person standing higher up on the bank spotted something floating down the river mid channel and an individual who heard the emergency vehicles arriving and was down close to the shore line could tell it was a body floating down the river mid channel. He ran down the river bank keeping the body in sight and saw the body get hung up on some bar rocks in the middle of the channel where the river became a little shallower. A Troutdale Police Officer searching the river from the bank area also spotted the body hung up and the person who followed it down the river held a safety rope the officer had with him and waded out to the body and brought it back in to shore. The Troutdale Police Officer started CPR on the river bank and was assisted by an arriving MCSO Deputy. Corbett Fire responders arrived several minutes later and continued lifesaving efforts as they brought the person back to the Dabney State Park boat ramp. Unfortunately, they were unable to revive him.
The deceased has been identified as Birtha B Subba Age 52, of Portland, OR. According to his brother-in- law they had been out fishing along the banks of the river upstream from Dabney State Park when Birtha decided to go further upstream from where they were fishing. The caller who reported the swimmer in distress recognized it was his brother in law after he called 911 but was unable to assist him because he did not know how to swim. Birtha was not wearing a life jacket when he was pulled from the river.
Update:Multnomah County Sheriff's Office investigating body recovered from Sandy River
Update: The deceased has been identified as Kyle Peterson, Age 29 of Gresham, OR. Kyle Peterson was reported missing after walking into a heavily wooded area on February 24, 2014 after a car accident in Troutdale, OR. The family asks that media respect their privacy and request no media contact at this time.
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On Friday July 18, 2014 at approximately 4:20 p.m. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office River Patrol deputies responded to the Sandy River after a day hiker reported seeing what he thought was a body floating in the River by a log near the mouth of the river. MCSO Deputies arrived in the area and located the body of a deceased adult male approximately a half mile up from the mouth of the River near the west bank. Gresham Fire Department responded and assisted in the recovering the body from the River. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office detectives and the Medical Examiner were notified and responded. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office detectives are handling the investigation.
The body has been turned over to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office. We are not releasing any more information at this time pending family notifications. More information will be released when it becomes available.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office promoting the Rosewood Safety Bucks program at Bicycle Safety "Fiesta"
On Saturday July 19, 2014 Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies will join members of the Rosewood Initiative and Portland Police Bureau during their Bicycle Safety "Fiesta" from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at 16126 SE Stark St. Portland, OR. During the bike safety event children can enjoy a free carnival, food and refreshments, be fitted for a free bicycle helmet, meet police officers and participate in a bicycle rodeo to learn more about riding their bicycles safely. MCSO River Patrol will have one of their quads on site and children will be able to have their picture taken on the quad at MCSO's booth during the event. MCSO Deputies will also be out looking for positive actions to reward with "Safety Bucks" and promoting the Rosewood "Safety Bucks" program.
The Rosewood "Safety Bucks" program was introduced in November, 2013 after an MCSO deputy wanted to reward positive actions of children he observed during patrols in the Rosewood area. The introduction of the program created a positive contact with Rosewood youth through the issuance of safety bucks in recognition of a youth's positive decision making as observed by a deputy or officer. Once given to a youth by the deputy or officer, the safety bucks can be redeemed at the Rosewood Café for a prize. Prizes for the program have been donated by several local businesses in the area. Portland Police Bureau and the Gresham Police Department have also participated in the program since it was introduced.
The Bicycle Safety "Fiesta" is sponsored by Providence Health and Services, Zman Foundation, Portland Police Bureau and the Rosewood Initiative.
The Rosewood Initiative is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to making the Rosewood area a desirable place to live, work and play. Partnering with residents, apartment managers and owners, businesses, churches, social services agencies, neighborhood associations, and public safety agencies to create space for the community to come together to meet their common goals.
The Rosewood neighborhood area is a 15 block area around the intersection of 162nd and Burnside and is home to about 5,000 people, 70-80% of whom live in apartments.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office joins in partnerships such as these to help improve the quality of life for residents of Multnomah County and is dedicated to providing exemplary service to the citizens of Multnomah County.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office joining in City of Wood Village 15th Annual City Nite Out Friday July 18, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office will be joining the City of Wood Village for the 15th Annual City Nite Out taking place on Friday July 18, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Wood Village Baptist Church located at 23601 NE Arata Rd. in Wood Village, OR.
The City of Wood Village in conjunction with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office will also be introducing their new Citizen SPOT Award at Wood Village Nite Out. The award will be handed out to residents for random acts of kindness, youth leadership, obeying certain laws, or by assisting the Sheriff's Office. MCSO Deputies can issue the award when they observe a positive action and that individual can turn the document in to Wood Village City Hall for a certificate and reward.
The introduction of this award program gives deputies an opportunity to contact individuals, and have a positive, encouraging interaction. Promoting and encouraging leadership by example can be an effective crime prevention strategy and promote local citizens' pride for their community.
Among the events scheduled for this year are demonstrations from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit, the MCSO SWAT team along with a TASER demonstration. LifeFlight is also scheduled to land and the Gresham Fire Department will be using the Jaws of Life as they cut into a vehicle during their demonstration. US World Taekwondo and Northwest Gymnastics will each have students performing exhibitions as well during the Nite Out event.
Free children's bike helmets program returns by popular demand and helmets will be fitted and handed out this year while supplies last. This year's bike helmet program is sponsored by Morasch Meats and Pressure Safe LLC. and promote bike safety for children. Kaine Horman will have a Kyron Horman awareness and child safety booth and a Kid Safe ID station will be available for families to have their own child safe identification kits created for their children. Several community vendors will have exhibits and booths and the American Red Cross will be on-site with their blood mobile from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for the Red Cross blood drive.
Multnomah County Sheriff Staton and Wood Village Mayor Patricia Smith will welcome and open the Wood Village City Nite Out once the Emergency Vehicle Parade concludes at the Wood Village Baptist Church 23601 NE Arata Road. Music will be provided throughout the event by Clark Bondy. Please see the attachment for the parade route for this year's City Nite Out emergency vehicle parade starting at 5:00 p.m.
MCSO will have their "Shoot or Don't Shoot" simulation scenarios in place again this year for the Nite Out and welcomes media to experience one of the simulation scenarios.
Thank you to the many contributing sponsors of the Wood Village 15th Annual City Nite Out including the City of Wood Village, Wood Village Baptist Church, Morasch Meats, Pressure Safe LLC, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Fred Meyer, Brasher's Auto and Truck Collision Repair, Walmart, Frontier, the Wood Village 76 Station, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Waste Management.
Wood Village City Nite Out flyer, schedule and parade route attached.
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Multnomah County Sheriff's Office detectives investigating Multnomah County Rural Fire District #14 Station burglary
On Thursday July 10, 2014 Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to take a report regarding a burglary that occurred the previous week at the Multnomah County Rural Fire District #14 Aims Station located in Corbett, OR.
Several fire-fighting and lifesaving equipment items were stolen from the station including a Thermal Imaging Camera used to locate hurt or injured persons and a Lifepack 12 (cardiac monitor/defibrillator) machine used in lifesaving efforts. Much of the equipment stolen was obtained through a federal grant program and will be very hard for the Fire District to replace in the short-term and will cause a significant impact on emergency service operations from that station.
Multnomah County Rural Fire District #14 Fire Chief Phil Dearixon will be available at the Corbett Fire Station located at 36930 E Historic Columbia River Highway for interviews and has examples available of some of the life-saving equipment items that were stolen from the AIMS Fire Station.
Anyone with information regarding this burglary please contact the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office tip line at 503-261-2847.
Multnomah County Inverness Jail visiting hours cancelled/jail lobby closed this weekend due to repair
Due to an ongoing facility repair this weekend, Multnomah County Inverness Jail visiting has been cancelled for the remainder of the weekend. The jail lobby will also be closed for the remainder of the weekend. Persons wishing to make deposits to inmate commissary or phone accounts may still do so online through TouchPay's website or through a TouchPay kiosk located in the Multnomah County Detention Center jail lobby located at 1120 SW 3rd ave in downtown Portland. Online remote (from home) visiting sessions will take place as scheduled for inmates in dorms with video kiosks installed.
Final Update: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue activated for lost hiker on trails above Horsetail Falls
Final Update:Jessica Wheeler arrived back off the trails at approximately 11:45 a.m. this morning. When asked about what happened, Jessica said she was traveling on the trail and took a wrong turn somewhere after passing Nesmith Point and went off trail. She called her husband and left a message to tell him she didn't know where she was but thought it was above Horsetail Falls before the battery died on her phone. After going off the trail she eventually ended up stopping and realized she was lost. She made a small campfire overnight to help her and Sophie (her dog) stay warm. A plane flew overhead later that night and she signaled the plane with a torch flashlight when she heard it flying over. The plane circled enough that she knew it was looking for her and realizing the plane saw her light, so she stayed where she was. Another plane flew over in the morning so she knew searchers knew where she was even if she didn't. Her dog started barking when searchers got close in the morning and located her. Jessica did have food and water with her and other camping supplies she had taken with her on the trip when she left Monday. She was extremely grateful to Search and Rescue volunteers who located her and was very happy to see them.
Search efforts throughout the night involved several different agencies including MCSO Search and Rescue, Pacific Northwest Rescue, Hood River County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue air unit, Portland Police Bureau Air 2 and Mountain Wave Communications who provided radio communications for search and rescue personnel. Additional Search and Rescue Units, including Washington County Search and Rescue and the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Posse were in the process of responding this morning to also assist when Jessica was located. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office thanks all of these agencies for their support during this search and rescue operation.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office would like to remind anyone contemplating a hike or outing on hiking trails within the Columbia Gorge and other scenic areas to carry the proper equipment when setting out including a map, compass, flashlight, extra food and water, extra clothing, fire starter, knife, first aid kit and signaling device. A GPS and a cell phone with extra battery. If you do become lost in the woods, call for help and stay in place after you make the call. Staying in one place helps searchers locate you as they are searching the area. Carry bright colored clothing you can hang on a tree to attract attention. Hike with a group or a friend, stay together and keep each other in sight. Let someone know your plan and when you expect to return so someone knows if you are overdue. Research your route beforehand and let someone know when you are leaving and when you plan to return. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office wants everyone to have a safe and enjoyable visit to the scenic areas in the Columbia Gorge and other hiking areas.
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Update #3 Jessica Wheeler was located cold but uninjured deep in the woods east of Nesmith Point by MCSO SAR teams at approximately 6:40 a.m. this morning. The location she was found in was in the same area a Hood River County Sheriff Search and Rescue pilot spotted a flashing light last night during a visual aerial search of the area. MCSO SAR teams worked throughout the night to reach the area and as they neared Portland Police Bureau Air 2 who was in the air assisting located a heat signature on the ground in the same area shortly before MCSO SAR personnel reached the area. The MCSO SAR team is now working on escorting Jessica out of the woods along with her dog Sophie who is uninjured as well. The extraction will take several hours to complete as the area Jessica was found in is remote and difficult to navigate.
Further updates will be provided when more information becomes available.
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Update #2 As of 3:45 a.m. this morning, Thursday July 10, 2014, MCSO Search and Rescue Units continue to search on the trails above Horsetail Falls. MCSO SAR units are also working towards an area around Nesmith Point to check on a flashing light spotted by a Hood River Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue air unit conducting a visual search over the area earlier while assisting with search efforts. MCSO SAR teams have covered over thirty miles of trails since the search began yesterday evening. Additional Search and Rescue teams from Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue (PNW SAR) and members of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Posse will be assisting with search efforts this morning. Additionally Portland Police Bureau Air 1 will be assisting with search efforts in the area via air and using FLIR technology to attempt to locate Jessica Wheeler and her dog Sophie.
Further updates will be provided when more information becomes available.
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Update #1: At approximately 8:15 p.m. the MCSO Green Hornet Trail team was deployed onto the trails and began running the trails before nightfall searching for the lost hiker identified as Jessica Wheeler, Age 33, of Wasco, OR. She also has her dog Sophie, a golden lab, with her. Jessica has some hiking/camping experience and had camping equipment and some supplies when she embarked on her trip Monday but it is unknown what supplies she has remaining. MCSO Search and Rescue (MCSO SAR) units began arriving at 8:45 p.m. Two MCSO SAR teams were deployed onto the trails at approximately 9:30 p.m. and a third SAR team was being deployed onto the trails shortly after. The temperatures in the area are mild and teams are making progress up the trails towards the area she is believed to be in, however efforts to contact the hiker or locate her via cell phone ping have remained unsuccessful. A Hood River Sheriff's Office search plane has arrived in the area and is assisting with a visual air search as well.
Further updates will be provided when more details are available.
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At approximately 6:40 p.m. this evening (Wednesday July 9, 2014) Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies responded on the report of a lost hiker above Horsetail Falls. The caller reported they spoke with the hiker an hour earlier and she had told them she was not sure where she was and had lost the trail trying to come back down. The caller said the hiker originally set out Monday afternoon on a camping trip and believed she was hiking somewhere near Horsetail Falls with her dog. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived in the area at the Horsetail Falls Trailhead and located the hiker's vehicle in the parking lot at Oneonta Gorge Trailhead. Deputies checked around the trails near the trailhead and attempts to call and ping the hiker's cell phone have been unsuccessful so far. The MCSO Green Hornets Trail Rescue team and MCSO Search and Rescue have been activated to respond to help locate the hiker. Mountain Wave Communications has been notified and is responding to assist with radio communications.
Media staging will be available near the Command Post at the Oneonta Gorge Trailhead. Updates will be posted as the search and rescue operation progresses.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office investigating body recovered from Willamette River
On Wednesday July 9, 2014 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office River Patrol deputies responded on a reported sighting of a body floating in the Willamette River near the Steel Bridge. MCSO River Patrol units responded to the area and recovered the body of a deceased person in the river just north of the Steel Bridge on the west side of the river at approximately 8:20 a.m. MCSO River Patrol deputies transported the body to the McCormick Pier. MCSO detectives and the Medical Examiner have responded and MCSO detectives are handling the investigation. The body will be turned over to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office. We are not releasing any additional information at this time pending identification and family notifications.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office joins other agencies in carrying the torch for Special Olympics Oregon
As a lead up to the Oregon Special Olympics Summer State Games being held in Newberg July 12 and 13, 2014, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies along with law enforcement officers from the Metro area and our federal partners will join in carrying the Special Olympics Torch as part of the first leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. The first stage of the north leg of the Torch Run will occur Thursday July 10, 2013, starting at 10:00 a.m. at Reynolds High School at 1698 Southwest Cherry Park Road in Troutdale, OR. The runners will run west on Cherry Park, continue west on Glisan Street to 122nd Avenue ending at the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
Agencies with members participating and supporting this stage of the Torch run include the Troutdale Police Department, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Fairview Police Department, Portland Police Bureau, ICE, Port of Portland, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Over sixty runners and Multnomah County Special Olympics athletes and coaches are expected to be participating in this leg of the Torch Run.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) represents a long-standing tradition within the Special Olympics family. During the week of July 7-12, several hundred law enforcement volunteers (Guardians of the Flame) and Special Olympics Oregon athletes relay the Flame of Hope to Summer State Games, their destination being the Games Ceremonies at Newberg High School Stadium.
The Final Leg of the Torch Run will take place on Saturday afternoon from McMinnville to Newberg Newberg High School. Then, LETR officials will convene for the final Torch procession. Led by more than 100 law enforcement officers; athletes and their coaches will parade into the Newberg High School stadium for Games Ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. At the close of ceremonies, a torch bearer and Special Olympics Oregon athlete will run a final lap around the stadium and light the cauldron.
That weekend-- July 12th and 13th -- some 3,000 Special Olympics Oregon athletes, coaches, and other volunteers will converge on the Newberg area to compete for Olympic medals and ribbons in softball, golf, track and field, and bocce. Athletes have been training for a minimum of eight weeks for the State Summer Games, and must have participated in one of many regional competitions to be eligible to compete this weekend. The public is welcome to come out and watch the competition. Admission is free.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run began in Wichita, Kansas in 1981. Now a year-round global event, all 50 states and more than 30 foreign countries participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run relay. In Oregon, more than 1,000 law enforcement personnel from federal, military, state, county and local agencies participate in the Torch Run, Special Olympics Oregon's largest grassroots fundraising and public awareness program.
This year's Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Oregon is sponsored by many agencies and businesses including: Oregon Association Chiefs of Police, Red Robin, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Beaverton Police Association, Oregon Peace Officers Association, Port of Portland Police Employees' Association, Redmond Police Officers Association, Tualatin Police Officers Association, Newberg/Dundee Police Department, Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, Washington County Police Officers Association and the official Pace Car of the Torch Run - Newberg Dodge-Chrysler Jeep.
In addition, thank you to the following for donations supporting the first stage of the north leg of the Torch Run. These include: Skyland Pub, Aramark, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, and the Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff's Association.
About Special Olympics Oregon:
Special Olympics Oregon serves the largest disability population in the state and this year they will celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Special Olympics Oregon provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Special Olympics Oregon is Training for Life. Additional information can be found at
MCSO Deputies and OSP Troopers partner for extra patrols on Sauvie Island during mission
On Saturday July 5, 2014 members of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police partnered to provide extra patrols on Sauvie Island. MCSO Deputies and OSP Troopers were on the lookout for impaired drivers and those who were publicly intoxicated and/or using illegal drugs.
During the mission three people were arrested for DUII and two Drug Recognition (DRE) evaluations were conducted and determined those drivers were impaired by Cannabis. One person was investigated for Felony PCS/DCS marijuana. The driver of that vehicle cooperated with deputies and his vehicle was seized. 38 citations and 9 warnings were issued during the mission.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office reminds visitors to the Sauvie Island beaches to make a plan before consuming intoxicants and stick to it. Use safe ride alternatives, taxis, public transportation, or designate a sober driver for your group beforehand.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office will be conducting several more DUII patrol missions throughout the summer months at various locations, including Sauvie Island. These saturated patrols are sponsored in part through federal grants administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Investigates Stabbing on Government Island (Photo)
Update at 5:48 p.m. - Mr. Brandon Richard Cullen DOB: 08/02/1977 of Wilsonville, Oregon has been booked and charged with three counts of Felony Assault I in connection to the stabbings of three males on Government Island during the early morning hours of July 5th. Mr. Cullen's bail has been set a $750,000 ($250,000 per count). Please find Mr. Cullen's attached booking photo. There are no new updates on the stabbing victims at this time.
On July 5th, 2014 at about 1:45 a.m. the Sheriff's Office River Patrol Unit, along with Port of Portland Fire and the Portland Fire Bureau were dispatched to the West end of Government Island on a report of fight in progress with several possible stabbing victims.
Upon arriving, Fire personnel and the Sheriff's River Patrol, assisted by area police officers from the Portland Police Bureau, Gresham Police Department, Troutdale Police Department and Fairview Police Department found nearly 1000 people partying to a DJ stage. First responders were eventually able to navigate the large crowd where they located three victims. Those victims are identified as three adult males, whom had suffered multiple stab wounds. The victims were evacuated and transported off the island by boat and then taken by ambulance to Emanuel Hospital. Two of the male victims are considered in stable condition and the third has suffered serious injuries.
A suspect has been arrested and investigators have confirmed there is no other person or persons of interest at large. The investigation is ongoing and the Sheriff's Office will release more details as they become available.
Lt. Travis W. Gullberg
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MILFORD — Elmer Rapp, 91, Milford, died Friday at IU Health Goshen Hospital.
He was born April 1, 1922, to Andrew and Louise (Stieglitz) Rapp.
He married Norma Mason on Feb. 24, 1951, in Milford.
She survives with a son, Rick, Milford, and a daughter Cynthia (Doyle) Kolberg, Syracuse.
Friends and family may call from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mishler Funeral Home, Milford, until the 2 p.m. service with burial to follow in Milford Cemetery.

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Glazed Corned Beef215 Reviews 7 Pics
Prep15 m
Cook3 h
Ready In3 h 15 m
"This apricot sweet sauce really brings out the flavor in corned beef. It is great to serve the sauce over cooked carrots also!"
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Coat a large pan with non-stick cooking spray. Place corned beef in dish and add water. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 2 hours; drain liquid.
- In a small bowl combine apricot preserves, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Spread the apricot mixture evenly over the corned beef.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) 25 to 30 more minutes, or until the meat is tender; basting occasionally with pan drippings.
- Slice corned beef across grain and serve.
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Last year on St. Pats I made boiled corned beef and this version. The flavor of this recipe was superior to the traditional boiled corned beef, but the baked corned beef was FAR too tough. In prep for this year's St. Pats feast, I tried boiling the corned beef according to the package directions, then draining it, patting it dry, adding the glaze, and baking it for approx 30 minutes (I turned the broiler on for the last couple of minutes to carmelize the top -- watch it carefully though!!) My family agreed it was the best corned beef they had ever tasted. This will be our St. Pats corned beef recipe from now on.
The Fragile Gourmet
You've GOT TO TRY THIS for St. Pat's Day! Great recipe if you boil the corned beef first. I simmered it with the spice packet for 3.5 hours and threw some carrots in the water for the last 20 minutes. Took it out, cut off the fat, and placed it in a 9x13 glass dish along with the carrots. Spread the glaze all over and baked for 30 minutes at 350. I made Diane's Colcannon from this site as a side dish. This is better than any restaurant meal you could possibly have!
Victoria Leigh
Wow this glaze was amazing. I had actually baked the corned beef for 5 hours in 2 bottles of Guiness Beer and then filled the pan the rest of the way with water to cover the meat and added the seasoning packet. Then I took the corned beef out of the liquid and just left a small amount in the bottom of the pan and added a layer of glaze every 15 minutes for an hour. I broiled it on high for the last 10 minutes and it ended up coming out so great that even my kids (who would have never eaten corned beef before), loved it. I will never make corned beef any other way from now on!
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Amount Per Serving (7 total)
- Calories
- 463 cal
- 23%
- Fat
- 24.3 g
- 37%
- Carbs
- 38.1 g
- 12%
- Protein
- 23.8 g
- 48%
- Cholesterol
- 125 mg
- 42%
- Sodium
- 1725 mg
- 69%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I'm living in that 21st Century / doing something mean to it
I'm living in that 21st Century / doing something mean to it
13. Nails - Abandon All Life
12. Volcano Choir - Repave
11. Mansions - Doom Loop
10. Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
9. Cloakroom - Infinity
8. Childish Gambino - Because The Internet
7. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
6. Lorde - Pure Heroine
5. Lady Gaga - Artpop
4. Danny Brown - Old
3. Deafheaven - Sunbather
2. Baths - Obsidian
1. Kanye West - Yeezus
Honorable Mention:
Run The Jewels - s/t
Music Videos:
In 2014 I am looking forward to releases from:
Lykke Li
St Vincent
Solange Knowles
More Kanye West
Riff Raff
Frank Ocean
This five-year-old rapping Kanye West's "Blood On The Leaves" is the best thing ever.
This is me while driving all summer
Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar are touring together.
Guarantee there will be a "Control" verse from Kanye at some point.
Must go to this.
The Meteor Video Mixtape (songs for 2012 DA14)
A meteor exploding over Russia taught me a few things.
A lot of people have dashboard cameras in Russia. And a lot of people in Russia listen to house music while driving to work, recording the commute with their dashboard cameras.
It also made me think of two things. Ænima by Tool and Bruce Willis. I feel thankful that Bruce is still alive to sacrifice himself for Earth once more.
Oh, and scientists always ruin (or enhance) the way I see olympic size pools and or states like Connecticut or Rhode Island because they love to seem to compare the sizes of killer asteroids to either a small North American state or a pool.
While we wait for the asteroid known as 2012 DA14 to breeze by at 2:25pm ET here are some songs that might have something to do with asteroids, end times, and or most things outer space. Or Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck's pre-asteroid animal cracker scene.
"… the gazelle now faces man's most perilous question. North or south? Way down under." And thanks to seeing that scene at a young age, I always crave animal crackers when asteroids shave our planet close.
Who are you eating animal crackers with while the asteroid passes?
I know I'm missing a lot of good space/comet music. Feel free to reblog with your own meteor mixtape additions.
Also, you and your loved ones can listen to these songs and stream the whole asteroid event live! Just as you would stream a Game of Thrones episode. Thank you, NASA.
There's actually a whole list of different ways to stream it HERE.
I'm going to go buy a box of animal crackers now.
"And I'll never let my son have an ego
He'll be nice to everyone, wherever we go
I mean, I might even make 'em be Republican
So everybody know he love white people"
I'm going to be honest.
I'm all for this Kanyeti look.
He looks like a fashionable yeti meets MF DOOM.
Kanye West - Diamonds (Rihanna Remix)
"They're saying hey Kanye/ We need you to go deeper than Tay Zonday / 'Cause my verses got pain / Chocolate Rain."
I just watched concert footage on youtube and saw someone with a better phone filming closer to the stage. So I Youtube searched that phone's view. It worked.
Me and the Rza connect.
And today Kanye…
"R. Kelly and the God of Rap/shittin on you/Holy crap." - Cruel Summer
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They Walk Among Us
I was at the checkout of a K-Mart. The check-out-chick rang up $46.64
charge. I gave her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I gave the money
back to her and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favor. She
became indignant and informed me she was Educated and knew what she was doing, and
returned the money again. I departed the store with the $46.64.
They Walk Among Us
I walked into a Starbucks with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a Latte. I
handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little chalkboard that
said 'buy one-get one free.' 'They're already buy-one-get-one-free,' she said, 'so I
guess they're both free' She handed me my free Lattes and I walked out
the door.
They Walk Among Us!
One day I was walking down the beach with some Friends when one of them
shouted, 'Look at that dead bird!' Someone looked up at the sky and
said, 'Where'?
They Walk Among Us!
While looking at a house, my brother asked the real Estate agent which
direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking
him up every morning. She asked, 'Does the sun rise in the north?' When my brother
explained that the sun rises in the East, and has for sometime, she
shook her head and said, 'Oh I don't keep up with all that stuff.'
They Walk Among Us!!
I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call centre. One day I got a
call from an individual who asked what hours the call centre was open. I
told him, 'The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.' He
responded, 'Is that Eastern Standard time?' Wanting to end the call
quickly, I said,
'Uh, yes.'
They Walk Among Us!
My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car designed to cut through a seat
belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the boot.
They Walk Among Us!
I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went to the
lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She
smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional
and I was in good hands. 'Now,' she asked me, has your plane arrived yet?'
Too funny......I have one prior to moving to Louisiana, I lived in Phoenix. I went to a Target and purchased a case of motor oil, was something like $27.00 or so, the cashier scanned one of the bar codes on the case which was $.97 for one quart. She informed me of the price, I then advised her that it was for a case of oil, not a quart. She got pissed at me and informed me she knew what she was doing......I said alrighty then. The guy behind me in line, said, "I better get me some oil too", yep I said, it is on sale a case for $.97 cents................LOLSwamp Mafia
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So much money is being poured into Wisconsin's recall elections that the amount raised by the candidates themselves is almost inconsequential, a campaign watchdog says.
"Already there has been more than $2 million spent on ads in Milwaukee," said Mike McCabe, executive director of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. "It doesn't matter what the candidates raise. They might as well be bystanders."
McCabe estimated Wednesday that special-interest groups would spend $25 million on all of Wisconsin's recall elections. Combined with spending by candidates in the nine recall races, that should push the number up to $30 million.
By comparison, the hotly contested 2010 race for governor that pitted Republican Scott Walker against Democrat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett saw $34 million in spending.
Union group has raised $9.7 million for Democrats
On Tuesday, We Are Wisconsin, a registered political committee of unions led by the AFL-CIO, filed a report showing that it raised $4.77 million in July, bringing its total to $9.72 million. The group has supported Democratic candidates in general and in the recall races.
McCabe said spending by the group on recall elections is about $8.8 million to date. He cautioned that some of the group's money may have gone to other elections that do not involve recalls.
As startling as the figure is, McCabe said it is likely that the unregistered groups have raised as much or more to support GOP candidates.
It's hard to track exactly how much money is raised by the outside groups.
McCabe has an aide stationed in the office of the Government Accountability Board, the state agency that oversees state elections.
The outside organizations registered with the agency reported raising $12.5 million statewide since the campaigns began in March, he said.
At least that much or more is being spent by special-interest groups that are not registered with the state, McCabe said.
Groups that avoid the "magic words" - direct endorsements such as "vote for" - don't have to register with the state.
"It's easy to craft an ad that avoids the magic words," McCabe said. "You can describe a candidate as the best or worst legislator ever. You can disparage or sing the praises of a candidate and not have to register."
The only way to track the unregistered spending is to track how much radio and television time is purchased as well as the relatively cheap fliers that have been sent to district households.
He estimates that We Are Wisconsin has spent $1 million to support Democratic state Rep. Sandy Pasch. Republican state Sen. Alberta Darling has received about $800,000 in ad support from the conservative Club for Growth; $235,000 from the American Federation for Children; and $100,000 from the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, a group that calls itself the voice for business in the state.
McCabe said it appears that the special-interest spending so far tilts a little more in Darling's direction than in Pasch's.
"If you look at the spending done by all the Assembly and Senate candidates in 2010, they spent $3.75 million," McCabe said. "We are talking about $13 million (so far) being spent on nine races."
Six Republicans senators face recall elections on Aug. 9 and voters will go to the polls a week later as two Democrats try to hold onto their seats.
8th District race a record-breaker
McCabe predicted that the Pasch-Darling race would easily be the most expensive legislative race in state history. It is already generating national attention.
The candidates, McCabe said, legally can say nothing about what the special-interest groups say in their ads. Asked if the candidates would be beholden to the special-interest groups that support them, McCabe said it goes beyond that.
"They aren't beholden," he said. "They are deathly afraid of these groups because if they don't do what these groups want them to do, they will see several million dollars thrown against them in the next campaign."
Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison, said the outside money is a reflection of how important these races are viewed both inside and outside the state.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida are all watching the recall elections with intense interest.
"All these states are facing the same public policy issues," he said. "The others are looking to see if what was done here will be ratified by the voters or if the public believes they went too far."
If the Democrats pick up three seats in the recall elections, they will take control of the Senate and could thwart the Republican agenda.
A win for the Democrats could also cause Republicans in other states to back off similar legislative changes, Franklin said.
"The big question is how many people will turn out to vote in August," Franklin said. "The evidence from the primaries are that the voters are still fired up and we are likely to see large numbers at the polls."
Darling, , was asked about her confidence of a win.
"I'm not sure at all about it," she said. "It's all about the turnout."


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Some 10-year-olds spend their allowance on toys - cars, video games, trading cards.
Brandon Moss is donating his money - as well as his time and energy - to a good cause.
The Mary Blount Elementary School student makes bookmarkers that he sells for a $1 a piece. He then donates the money to help Haven House, the domestic violence shelter. Brandon will be selling his bookmarkers at the inaugural Shopping for Change to benefit Haven House. The event will be Saturday, Oct. 24, at First Baptist Church, Maryville.
Brandon and his mom, Brandi, shared how his whole initiative began. "I was sitting in the kitchen doing dishes with my mom. She gave me my allowance, and I asked if there were any homeless people I could give money to. She said there was someone in our church named Landra Kerekes who is raising money for Haven House," Brandon said. "I said I wanted to help her. I gave my money to mom and she gave it to her (Kerekes)."
That was in August. "Since I heard she was selling stuff to make money for Haven House, I decided to make bookmarkers. I'm selling them for a dollar to everybody I know," Brandon said.
Brandi Moss said she then learned about the Shopping for Change event to raise money for Haven House. Brandon asked if he could set up a booth and sell his bookmarkers there. He is now an official vendor at Saturday's event.
Sales so far have been brisk. "I've sold like 20 bookmarkers, and I've made 170 bookmarkers for the event," he said.
Brandi said her son also has received donations. "He had raised close to $55 last time I counted," she said.
"I'm excited," Brandon said
So how does the 10-year-old create the designs? "I start thinking about something to put on the bookmarker, and then I either draw or stamp the design on the paper," he said.
Brandon said he has always been interested in arts and crafts, and his mom has helped him. "It helps that I've got a small scrapbooking business on the side," said Brandi. "That is what helps him along."
Brandon said Haven House uses the money to help others. "They raise money to buy food and clothes (the clients) need," he said.
Brandi said helping Haven House is close to her heart because she knows women who have needed services like those offered at Haven House.
"I know people in the category of being battered women, so it is a big deal for me for him to give to them," she said. "It makes all of us very happy to help out."
Brandi said she and Brandon's dad, Chuck, are extremely proud of the 10-year-old. "He's always been selfless. He worries about others more than himself. At night, he prays for everybody he met that day. He might not remember their names, but he'll recall what they were wearing," she said. "He's always done that. Ever year we collect things to help needy families for Christmas, and he'll go through his closet and dig out everything he owns to give way. He gave $30 away one day at school because they needed it."
Brandon said the reason he helps others is because it is the right thing to do. "And it's really fun to help others," he said.
Brandon's favorite bookmarker was one with a Bible verse on it with two doves on either side of the verse. His grandmother bought five of them, as did his two aunts and his Nana.
Shopping for Change will feature 25 to 30 vendors who will donate a portion of their proceeds to Haven House, as well as a small portion to the First Baptist Church of Maryville's Mother of Preschoolers group. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the gym at First Baptist Church of Maryville. For an updated list of vendors, visit www.shopping4change.org.
Haven House is a nonprofit organization in Maryville dedicated to provide support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and education to the community with the hope of preventing future abuse. Services include:
* 24-Hour Crisis Line (24/7 staff availability via telephone)
* Emergency Shelter (30 day shelter for domestic violence victims and their children, clothing, personal items, food)
* Court Advocacy (accompany victims to court for orders of protection and criminal assault cases, advocate on behalf of victims)
* Adult Victims Support Group (facilitated discussions on women's domestic violence issues open to victims and community)
* Children's Support Group (facilitated discussions on children's domestic violence issues open to victims and community)
* Prevention Programs for Children & Teens (provide educational presentations and promotion of nonviolence)
* Counseling (individual discussions with victims regarding available options)
* Referrals to Other Organizations/Agencies (housing, employment, welfare, childcare, legal system, healthcare, local resources)
* Case Management (individual plan of action for victims developed with staff assistance)
* Outreach Services (advocacy, counseling, support for victims and survivors)
* Community Education on Domestic Violence Issues (presentations, special events and materials distributed within service area).


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How Politicians Are Wrecking the World Economy
The private sector is healing. The political sector is now the problem.
For the last several years, the big problem has been the economy. Not any more. Politicians are now the problem.
The headline drama masks the damage that elected officials are doing. The American job market is terrible, with most companies reluctant to hire. After a huge, two year run-up, the stock market, composed of publicly traded companies, is in the midst of a dizzying correction. Weak consumer spending is a big drag on the economy. A persistent housing bust, now in its fifth year, has drained Americans of nearly $7 trillion worth of home equity. Those mostly seem like private-sector problems, not public-sector ones.
But the private sector is healing, and for a while, the government aided the convalescent process. Though unpopular, the 2008 bank bailouts prevented a nationwide and perhaps a worldwide bank run that would have caused a long-lasting depression if left unchecked. The 2009 stimulus program, which the Obama administration oversold, nonetheless helped end the recession sooner than it would have ended otherwise. The tax cuts that were part of that stimulus program helped too. So did the tax cuts enacted at the end of 2010. The Federal Reserve, which critics liken to some kind of nefarious star chamber, has kept interest rates low and helped Americans regain some of the wealth lost in the twin housing and stock-market busts that mushroomed in 2008 and 2009.
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There's one huge exception to the improving nature of the economy, however: government debt. It's no longer bad news about jobs or home prices or insolvent banks that is sending the stock market into violent swings. Stock losses are now being driven by worries about excessive sovereign debt in the United States and Europe, political ineptitude in both places, and a daisy chain of related problems. There's nothing new about those debt levels. But politicians in both regions are proving that they're not up to the task of dealing with problems of their own creation. Doing nothing is no longer an option, yet the kind of assertive leadership that's needed is largely absent. Here's how politicians threaten to wreck the economies of both Europe and the United States:
There are five European countries with dangerous levels of debt. Greece, Ireland, and Portugal have already thrown in the towel and accepted costly bailouts backed by other European nations and the International Monetary Fund. But those bailouts are only partly funded, and if more money doesn't materialize over the next few years, one of more of those countries could default on its obligations. "The big problem in Europe is that this crisis has been going on since end of 2009," says Ted Truman of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "Generally, crises are over these days within 18 months. But the European crisis has one chapter after another."
While those three zombie nations have become a chronic concern, Italy and Spain loom as a bigger problem at the moment. Italy's debt load is higher than America's, and its economy is far less competitive. That has led to a recent spike in interest rates on Italian debt, which in turn is fueling fears that Italy could become insolvent if the rout continues. If it can happen in Italy, it can happen in Spain, which has similar problems. There are no plans to bail out either country, and they're both far too big for a Greek-style rescue. More than anything else, those are the worries that have sent stocks reeling. "The markets remain unimpressed with the European authorities' efforts to combat the region's sovereign debt crisis," writes economist Howard Archer of forecasting firm IHS Global Insight.
[See 11 countries with worse problems than America.]
There are ways to solve these problems—but they require the kinds of tough, unpopular decisions that politicians tend to run from. Worse, the euro zone consists of 17 nations—some rich, some borderline poor—with 17 different finance ministries and widely divergent agendas. That sometimes makes political agreement impossible. "There's no Treasury Secretary or central fiscal authority in Europe," says Jacob Funk Kirkegaard of the Peterson Institute. "Imagine if the National Governors Association had to pull together a bailout of Delaware. If Texas and California had to come up with money for Delaware, the politics of that would be pretty messy, too." That helps explain why Europe keeps coming up with marginal solutions that forestall the problem for a few weeks or months but increasingly fail to reassure financial markets.
Here's a short list of what European leaders need to do: In Italy, scandal-plagued Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi needs to accelerate an unconvincing "austerity" program, so that government spending cuts and new wage controls go into effect promptly, instead of being put off until 2013 and 2014. Italy also needs some bold new efforts to invigorate its stagnant economy, such as a repeal of protectionist measures that keep wages and prices unnaturally high, and a simplified tax system. As in many other countries (including the United States), Italy's fortunes would improve markedly if its economy grew faster than expected. But that would upend the status quo and cause short-term pain for labor unions and others. So Berlusconi gives tone-deaf speeches insisting that the markets are exaggerating Italy's problems—which unnerves global investors even more, because he seems out of touch.
Spain has considerably less debt than Italy, but it too suffers from an inflexible Old World economy, with unemployment close to 20 percent. Spain has been trying to reassure markets with a slow-but-steady reduction in government spending and a gradual series of steps meant to show that its troubled regional banking sector is solvent. It probably needs to intensify both efforts, while finding ways to liberalize its flat-lining economy and stimulate growth. The ruling party, however, is weak and likely to lose in upcoming November elections. So bold action will probably have to wait there, too.
[See how Greece has outperformed Washington.]
The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve, and the only institution with any meaningful authority over all 17 euro zone states. But the ECB has been much more timid about intervening in the economy than the Fed. It has raised interests rates instead of lowering them, as part of its hereditary impulse to aggressively combat inflation, and has not embarked on the kind of large bond-buying program that the Fed undertook in two rounds of "quantitative easing." The ECB has also refused to broker a decisive solution to the European debt problem, although it could. The bank could indicate its unwavering support for Italy and Spain, for instance, which might entail buying large amounts of those countries' bonds. Or, it could force European banks to put more capital aside to account for losses that might result from a contagion scenario, which would blunt the impact of a financial crisis.
The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's largest economies, could help matters by putting their own weight fully behind one course of action or another. Instead, they've been vacillating, sometimes insisting that bailouts will proceed no matter what, other times suggesting that banks should prepare to accept some losses. Markets hate uncertainty, and Europe's leading nations have been stoking it.
As most Americans realize, the performance of U.S. politicians in 2011 has been pitiful. Republicans won control of the House of Representatives last fall, and gained seats in the Senate, largely by campaigning for smaller government and spending cuts meant to reduce America's $14 trillion national debt. Their goal may be worthy, but their timing is terrible. This summer's big debt battle showed Washington at its venal worst, as Republicans and Democrats slung mud at each other while threatening a government borrowing freeze that would have thrown the global economy into turmoil. Tea Party Republicans were particularly intransigent, refusing to consider even a dollar's worth of new taxes to bring down the debt, even though solving the problem by spending cuts alone would decimate Medicare, Medicaid, and the defense budget. The British magazine The Economist recently called the GOP stance on taxes "economically illiterate and disgracefully cynical."
[See 6 unwanted outcomes of the debt deal.]
Meanwhile, government has, in fact, been shrinking—and instead of unleashing private-sector growth, as some Republicans fantasize, those cuts have contributed to fears of a double-dip recession. So far this year, government has shed more than 200,000 jobs on net, mostly at the state and local level. Recent job reports would have been considerably better, except the loss of government jobs dragged down the overall numbers. And the recent debt deal will cut about $70 billion in spending over the next year or so, which economists say will have a slightly negative effect on GDP, not a positive one.
Markets probably would have tolerated the ugly debt battle if it produced something significant. But it didn't. The final deal calls for modest spending cuts now, with more to be determined by the end of the year by a "supercommittee" whose plan is supposed to be binding on Congress. Wall Street doubts that it will be, and is also dismayed by the fact that after all the recent brinksmanship, the biggest fights—over Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and tax reform—were left for another day. "When investors took a step back and looked at the deal, it became clear that the long-term debt issues have yet to be resolved," investing firm BlackRock explained to clients afterward. "Investors do not like uncertainty, and being faced with additional rounds of contentious debates over debt issues does not bode well for investor sentiment." In other words: Washington, you blew it. [See editorial cartoons about the deficit and debt.]
There are several things Congress and the Obama White House could do to reassure investors: Start focusing on new ways to create jobs. Try something new to stimulate growth. Show a sense of urgency, and compromise to get something done in a hurry. Above all, politicians in Washington need to stow their doctrinaire ideas about the supremacy of low taxes or the sanctity of entitlements and show some awareness of what's going on in the real economy. Then do something about it.
[See how a debt downgrade would harm America.]
But Congress is now on vacation for a month, and many of Europe's leaders are enjoying their own traditional August holiday. They'll all be back sometime in September. The economy will have to wait.
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Let's face it; we have all seen and experienced bad bosses. There are the ones that bully, the ones that only care about themselves and their own career, the cowards that hide behind others or the ones that drive you mad by trying to tell you how to do your job in the minutest level of detail. Seeing bad bosses in action can be hilarious but if you are on the receiving end of a bad boss it is usually no laughing matter. Bad bosses cause so much unnecessary stress in the work place and are a major cause of reduced productivity and performance.
Fellow Stanford classmates where snickering at Evan Spiegel in April 2011 as he presented his final project idea: an Instagram-like app where the photos disappeared permanently seconds after being published and viewed. No one is snickering now. Snapchat is sky rocking in popularity and controversy. Teens and marketers laud it—parents, pastors and regulators abhor it. The tools popularity is attributed to its ability to allow users to re-capture a little bit of their privacy while still being able to share moments with others. Similar to the self-exploding messages in the Mission Impossible movies, once the intended user views a Snapchat snap (e.g., photo, text), it is gone forever. But what else is getting people, brands and investors excited about Snapchat?
9 Facts You Didn't Know About Snapchat but should
If the above trends are any indication, the odds are you and your brand will be using Snapchat soon. - @equalman
Source: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140701155002-541226-9-facts-about-snapchat-every-brand-should-know?trk=prof-post
The Amazon rainforest covers about 2.1 million square miles across South America. In that vast expanse, there are tribes of people who have been tucked away and completely separated from the outside world. When people from modern society do contact these indigenous tribes, they risk violence and the spread of disease.
Brazilian officials reported recently that a tribe of people living in the Peruvian Amazon, who previously had no contact with the outside world, have just contacted a settled tribe near the Brazil-Peru border while attempting to flee illegal loggers. The group was first discovered in 2011 from aerial photographs taken by the Brazilian government.
José Carlos Meirelles worked for the Brazilian government agency FUNAI for 20 years in order to protect these indigenous people and their rights. He told Survival International that this situation felt a bit desperate, as it was the first time in 30 years that the uncontacted group were the ones to make first contact with outsiders. "Something serious must have happened. It is not normal for such a large group of uncontacted Indians to approach in this way. This is a completely new and worrying situation and we currently do not know what has caused it."
Read more: Previously Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Make Contact With Outside World #amazon
We're always looking for power whether we know it or not. It is something that we need in order to thrive. Without it, we cannot make change, we feel hopeless and unable to make a difference in the world. A life without power is a sad one.
According to Google, "Power" is defined as 'the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. "the idea that men should have power over women"'
That means that unless we direct or influence those in our lives, we're completely powerless. Imagine the problems this type of belief would create within relationships. One partner would always have power over the other in order for them to have a healthy self-esteem. That leaves the other partner feeling negative and weak. This wrestling over who-wears-the-pants is extremely damaging to both parties. How can you feel truly uplifted and strengthened in your relationship if you're always fighting for the upper hand?
Avoid Feeling Like A Victim
I fell victim to this type of thinking for most of my life. I quickly defended myself whenever I felt that I was being challenged or unappreciated.
Don't get me wrong. Being strong is healthy and necessary to have a great relationship but I took this "fight for power" to the extreme. It was as if, "power" and "equality" were tangible items that I could get a piece of if I fought hard enough for them. So fight I did.
"Don't talk to me like that!"
"Don't leave your shoes there!"
"YOU wash the dishes!"
And on and on.
There were so many avoidable arguments.
When we fight for power, we reaffirm to ourselves that we do not have it within us. We become bullies that are only satisfied when the other gives us our way. It's a primitive need that we're moving past now, as conscious individuals.
As evolved beings, power no longer needs to be defined as influence or control over another but as "The capacity or ability to direct or control our own behavior despite external influences."
Jodie Emery, the wife of marijuana activist and seed dealer Marc Emery, has declared her intention to run for a Liberal nomination in the NDP stronghold of Vancouver East. Emery's husband, you will recall, was arrested in Nova Scotia in 2005 at the behest of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA's boss immediately called the arrest a "significant blow, not only to the marijuana trafficking trade . . . but also to the marijuana legalization movement." Not one of history's happier forecasts, you'd have to say.
Mr. Emery, convicted of mailing contraband seeds to American buyers, served five years in American prisons before being released last week. Canada's Conservative government had not only shanghaied Emery and extradited him for a crime practically deemed beneath notice by Canadian police, they intervened against a plea bargain he made with American prosecutors that would have allowed him to serve part of his sentence here. Now that he is free, he plans a tour of Canada in support of the Liberal party. It is a less rude version of what I would do in his place.
Read more: Jodie Emery creates a problem for the Conservatives #cdnpol #marcemery
From an economic perspective, efficiency and profitability are the most important factors. Many agricultural economists see GMOs as a technological solution, which could potentially ensure higher crop outputs with lower labor inputs, thus yielding an increase in food production under minimalized costs. Given the growth of global population in need of nourishment (UN, 2004), along with volatile climate conditions impeding crop reliability (Cramer, 2012), this vision of GMOs could justify them to be considered as miracles.
Global Panacea
If GMOs were in fact able to guarantee higher efficiency in food production, it is likely that many global food shortage problems could be solved. An increase in higher yielding, hence possibly cheaper, genetically modified food crops could possibly result in a decrease of financial resources currently transferred from developed countries to developing ones (food security aid). Instead of cohorts of aid workers sent to Africa or Asia to fight the consequences of food shortages, the inhabitants of developing regions could receive improved seeds that were genetically modified to thrive in their region's specific climatic conditions and resist local pests (FAO, 2013). Consequently, the number of starving and undernourished people in the world would decrease, making the internal food production in these countries less dependent on food from aid schemes delivered by developed regions. Properly nourished people, especially better-fed children, translate into a more cognitively proficient populace, hence more educated adults that are likely to turn into better citizens and leaders (Brown & Pollitt, 1996). However, the provision of such genetically improved seeds, even if they are able to ensure a nontrivial increase in production efficiency won't guarantee that the world hunger problem would disappear entirely. There are other important obstacles associated with countries' internal, and frequently imperfect, redistribution policies. After all, many developing countries have problems stemming from poorly developed laws and corrupted government infrastructure (Kharas & Rogerson, 2012).
Read more: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) Demons or Saviors #nogmo
On June 20th the Solar Roadways campaign ends – having achieved more than double its $1 million goal. The project seeks to develop a modular paving system to transform every roadway, parking lot, landing strip, bike path, driveway and playground into giant solar panel. A solar grid like this would generate clean power – three times more than is needed and among other things cut carbon emissions by 75 percent.
The animated debate about the feasibility of Solar Roadways is not really the key issue and sure, we may not pave America with Solar Panels anytime soon. But the campaign tells us something important about the fight against climate change. It illustrates pent up demand among growing numbers of people to seek innovation solutions by themselves. It was as if 46,000 people said "Hey, governments don't seem to be making progress on climate change, and that crazy inventor couple might actually be on to something. So why not spend 50 bucks for a Solar Roadways mug to pitch in?"
The campaign also points to a very big idea that could well be the key to solving this problem. Let me explain.
Read more: The Solar Roadways Campaign: What Does It Mean for the Fight Against Climate Change? #crowdfunding
Hand shakes matter. They are an important part of our business (and personal) life. Getting it wrong can create awkward moments and distract from making a good first impression.
I am sure you have all been there when we meet someone new and as part of the initial introduction we shake their hands - but instead of the solid, firm and confident hand shake we expect, we get a limp fish, a crushing gripper, or a sweaty slip.
Read more: Video: Six Ways NOT To Shake Hands #business #handshakes
Conflict is a lot like water -- it spills over; it flows downhill; and, if left unchecked, it erodes whatever it touches. And sometimes it's like red wine -- it stains.
We're an opinionated bunch at a software company I co-founded. That is true whether we're dealing with the outside world (in our blog posts, conference talks, interviews, etc.) or with one another. And since we're a semivirtual company with people in 12 different cities, we don't have the benefit of body language to help inform the subtleties of discussion. Because we can't see one another, we can't serve up a smile or a "You know what I mean" glance to defuse a conflict in the making.
So we've learned a few things about managing conflict. Conflict, of course, can be a downer. But managed conflict is a good thing -- it's fertile ground for a great exchange of ideas. When people dig in and defend their positions, a deeper understanding of a problem is possible. As long as people are defending a genuine idea and not just their pride, much can be learned.
Sleep your way to the top. These were the exact words that Arianna Huffington was directing toward me. So funny, yet so true. Or not? Was sleep, the act of getting more of it, a new form of digital leadership tool? If I slept more, could I get more done? It sounded too good to be true.
I looked at my lengthy to do list and thought how large it would grow if I started taking 8 hours of sleep instead of 5. The proposition was boarding insanity; haven't previous leaders taught us we can sleep when we are dead?! Yet, I looked at myself in the mirror and it wasn't pretty. My frenetic travel and speaking schedule was taking its toll on my health. A nervous breakdown was eminent and Arianna can be quite persuasive, so ... I was going to go for it. The sleep test was on.
Read more: Sleep Your Way to the Top #leadership #ErikQualman
Ancient Egyptians had to pull massive statues and pyramid stones weighing 2.5 tons on large sleds across the desert -- without any modern mechanical device. Now, new research shows how adding a small amount of water to sand significantly reduces the sliding friction -- a clever trick that allowed the Egyptians to cut the number of workers needed by half.
To make a good sandcastle, you don't use dry sand. By adding water, the grains stick to each other, and your castle holds its shape. Same thing with sand transportation: Adding water reduces the sliding friction of any object moving over the sand. With the right amount of dampness, water droplets bind the sand grains together.
An international team led by Daniel Bonn from the University of Amsterdam tested the sliding friction of dry and wet sand by pulling a weighted sled across the surface in a tray. With dry sand, a heap would form in front of the sled, hindering its movement. And as they added water, both the force needed to pull the sled and the amount of friction decreased. As the water made the sand more rigid, the heaps got smaller and smaller until there was no obstacle forming in front of the moving sled.
Read more: Mystery Of How The Egyptians Moved Pyramid Stones Solved #pyramids
The second annual Pan American Food Festival – the only festival in the world that celebrates the best food and culture of the Western Hemisphere – returns to Toronto from August 8 to 10, 2014. This year's festival will be held at Daniels Spectrum, a vibrant new community hub in the heart of downtown Toronto, and will feature an impressive roster of extraordinary chefs, led by renowned chef and culinary genius Norman Van Aken.
As Toronto gears up to host the Pan Am Games in 2015, the public is gaining an appetite for all things Pan American. The exciting flavours and cultures of the 41 countries of North, South and Central America and the Caribbean will be showcased at the Pan American Food Festival.
As in its first year, the Festival will be entirely free to the public, presenting food demonstrations by international chefs, music and dance ensembles, kids' activities, a Pan American vendors market, and a tourism showcase called Discovering Pan American Countries. Events will be held inside Daniels Spectrum and the neighbouring streets, Regent Park Boulevard and St. David's Walk, creating a large outdoor area for visitors to discover the delicious and diverse cuisine of the region while enjoying its most-loved musical styles. This year's Feature Country is Peru.
Read more: Pan American Food Festival is coming back to Toronto! #foodfestival #toronto


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DISCUSSION: Is turntable.fm relevant anymore?
Open to discuss -
Yes, all of us 'music people' knew about the fad that lasted a season that got people joining random rooms trying to get this infamous Deadmau5 avatar (doesn't exist anymore), the big gorilla, or the Daft Punk (which was so rare to see) or whatever. What got this service going was that it allowed the normal commoner to jump on a turntable to 'DJ' and they could play whatever they want to the crowd spinning or listening. Yup, free as a bee, play whatever the fuck you want. Of course, if it sucked, they LAME'D it and vice versa, if it was good, they AWESOME'D it.
I remember those days when I would stay up late at night chatting with random other music people like me talking about tracks, etc and well that fad ended for me pretty fast. Nonetheless, the other day I went into turntable.fm to find some really good tracks that I haven't heard or stumbled upon (ever).
Let's hear it. My open question to you is…
Is turntable.fm relevant anymore?
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Short Order
Burger heaven
A bevy of local spots to chomp on a hamburger
Published: May 18, 2011
Miller's Bar 23700 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-565-2577; millersbar.com; $: Classic, no-frills practices survive at Miller's, where table service has been paperless for years — all on the honor system. Unless you want to be known as an outsider, don't ask for a menu or a tab. Just order the burger and a beer. When you're done, tell the bartender what you got. The system works, in part, because the prices are so reasonable, there's hardly any reason to lie.
Mister Spots 808 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-747-7768; mrspots.com; $: A longstanding Ann Arbor classic, Mister Spots has been filling the bellies of its loyal patrons for more than 25 years. Made famous for Philly-style sandwiches, all beef used is USDA choice rib-eye steak. Chicken options are equally satisfying and are served with the house special sauce. Though primarily a steak and hoagie joint, Spots does burgers well. Served on a Kaiser roll and made with Angus beef, the 1/4-pound burger is a deal at only $4. There is also a 1/2-pound version and both come with plenty of fresh toppings. Sides such as potato and macaroni salads are available, and fries come by the sack. The award-winning Buffalo-style chicken wings are fantastic, both boneless and traditional. If you like things spicy, try with the signature "suicide" sauce. Even former U-M and current New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady can't resist a trip to Spots when in town. His autographed picture hangs on the wall with a message thanking Spots for getting him through school. That may not be an exaggeration; the food is that good.
Motor City Sports Bar 9122 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck 313-875-4710; second location at 21231 Mound Rd., Warren; 586-755-4750; $: This little joint may not look like much from the outside, but the somewhat rough exterior conceals an old-fashioned Hamtramck bar that harks back to an earlier age, when people poured in at the end of a shift change for burgers and beers. And what keeps them streaming in are burgers and fries that any restaurant would serve with pride. The burgers are absolute two-hander, three-napkin monsters, not too dry, not too moist, cooked perfectly to order. Each burger has a half-pound of beef on a puffy sesame seed bun. Seldom does something this good and satisfying come in a plastic basket on a bed of wax paper. And the fries are nothing to sniff at either: Thick, steak-cut fries topped with just the right amount of fine-grain salt.
Nemo's Bar and Grill 1384 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-965-3180; nemosdetroit.com; $$: Formerly in the shadow of the old Tiger Stadium, this place was a sports bar years before it was cool. The old-fashioned pressed-tin ceiling and sports memorabilia everywhere add to the atmosphere. Plus, the hamburgers can't be beat.
Old Town Tavern 122 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; 734-662-9291; oldtownaa.com; $$: Old Town has been a tavern since 1898. The brick walls covered in old photos and playbills, the wood floor and tin ceiling radiate its history. The menu is reliable and there's always great burgers and a Bell's beer on tap. Grab one of the two window tables and people-watch or, if you're part of a big group, pull the tables together in back, under the giant painting of the naked lady.
Quickie Burger Bar and Grill 800 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-222-4555; quickie-burger.com; $: Open on weekends until 4 a.m., you'll find this campus staple packed with those looking for their late-night fried food fix. Beer-battered mushrooms and onion rings, sweet potato fries and sausage gravy-covered fries make the appetizers a huge draw. The burgers, however, are the main reason to stop in. Ranging in size from the 1/3-pound "Minor Cheeseburger" ($5) to the mammoth, full-pound "Double Major Cheeseburger" ($8), the burgers at Quickie are served on a whole-wheat bun with a secret sauce and a choice of five different cheeses. Extra toppings include egg, jalape�os, chili, peppers and sautéed mushrooms, among others. For a healthier option, veggie burgers, fresh salads and even a spinach and artichoke dip are available (and delicious). Beer, wine and cocktails are available along with shakes and malts in every variety with flavors such as mango and mint being especially unusual. And for those craving something off the griddle, breakfast is served all day.
Red Coat Tavern 31542 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak; 248-549-0300; 6745 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield; 248-865-0500; $$: In our annual reader's poll for Best Burger in Oakland County, the Red Coat comes out on top year after year, with its list of 20 add-ons, from burnt onions to olives to smoked Gouda, and five types of bread, including grilled rye or pumpernickel. The thick, juicy succulent two-handers require extra napkins. This place is crowded every day at lunch and dinner — and usually in between. There is a full menu, and not just bar food. Add the new location in West Bloomfield and you've doubled your pleasure.
Red Knapp's Dairy Bar 304 S. Main St., Rochester; 248-651-4545; redknapps.net; $: Excluding the prices, Red Knapp's Dairy Bar probably hasn't changed much since it opened in 1950. Small children sip their thick malted milkshakes made from hand-dipped ice cream and spin on the chrome stools that surround two U-shaped bars while traffic on Rochester's Main Street rolls by outside. The burgers are big and simple half-pound, hand-formed patties on bakery-fresh buns. The floors are checkered black-and-white and doo-wop music fills the space. This place is so '50s you might almost feel out of place without a ducktail and a pack of smokes rolled up in your sleeve.
Sidetrack Bar and Grill 56 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti; 734-483-1035; sidetrackbarandgrill.com; $$: This joint's burger has had laurels heaped upon it by burger aficionados, local papers, even GQ magazine — named one of 20 hamburgers "you must eat before you die." The exact blend of fat and flesh, supplied by Hiller's and delivered twice a day, is ground to the owner's specs. It probably doesn't hurt that the cheeseburgers get two slices of cheese (nine choices). Then there's the location's history and ambience — a bar since 1850, the spot is a pebble's throw from the Amtrak tracks, still using the original, elaborately carved, dark wood bar. What's more, the adult beverage selection is top-notch.
Tap Room 201 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti; 734-482-5320; taproomypsi.com; $$: Downtown Ypsilanti's oldest drinking establishment has an atmosphere that's relaxed and casual, catering to a diverse clientele. It can get crowded and rowdy on a weekend night, where throngs gather amid the original woodwork and tin ceiling. With dozens of kinds of bottled beers and nine drafts, you'll find the right beer to go with that broiled 1/3-pound burger.
Traffic Jam & Snug 511 W. Canfield, Detroit; 313-831-9470; trafficjamdetroit.com; $: Although not even close to being vegged-out, Traffic Jam and Snug restaurant has some pretty interesting food of their own, not to mention, much of it is made in house. They're serving a "Tex Mex Lentil Burger" ($8), "Catherine's Black Bean Burrito" ($10), or you can always try the "Jam Burger" ($8), a half-pound of ground round with lettuce, tomato and dressing. You can wash it all down with Traffic Jam's brewed-on-site beers or a Fruity Pebbles and Faygo Rock and Rye homemade ice cream.
Woodbridge Pub 5169 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-833-2701; woodbridgepub.com; $: The most popular items on the menu (as on all menus) are the burgers. They're a succulent half-pound of certified Angus, dressed up with white cheddar or goat cheese or caramelized bacon or portabellas, delivered rare if you ask for rare. The "Stevers McFever" is their superior black-bean burger: The patty holds together well with a convincing-looking finish to it. When it's topped with sliced avocados, marinated tomatoes, caramelized onions and — for a fine-dining accent — a balsamic glaze, it approaches the perfect burger.
Thanks to editorial interns LaKeidra Bronner and Dylan Lawrence for their assistance researching this article.
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