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Protecting our rivers
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Protecting our rivers
Thank you Senator Bates for your support of Oregon's treasured rivers, fish and recreational economy. We must all act as stewards of our state's wild rivers so that we may enjoy them now and in the future. -
Celly launches its DIY network
Thay's awesome, really love seeing all these other startups succeeding, especially fellow Oregonians! Now I wish I could interest them in taking my NE1UP.com domain and maybe rebranding, lol. -
Lane Metro Partnership in turmoil
This town is staring to freak me out. -
Time to move forward on Klamath Settlement
Many of us know and have seen the same tired response fron Klamath blog guy. It is classically ironic if not predictable. The irony is that he pretends to give a damn about any farmers. He truly despises any of them who make a living by using a natural resource. His well being is tied to making sure the conflict in Klamath continues. Solving the problem is bad for fundraising. -
Why the boss is always wrong
Been there, done that! Great post, Tom. Very insightful. -
Time to move forward on Klamath Settlement
The so-called Klamath Settlement which Mr. Addington is promoting has produced more conflict than ever because it favors some interests at the expense of other interests. Mr. Addington likes the deal because the federal irrigation interests he represents are winners in the deal at the expense of non-federal irrigators in the Upper basin, Shasta and Scott. The same inequalities apply as well to tribes and environmental interests. Any deal which ... -
Time to move forward on Klamath Settlement
While I can only speak for myself, as both a Native American and General Political Activist, what I hope will happen is that the various users of the water system, continue to ignore those who refuse to work together on such a serious issue of water shortage, because in the future (and right now) the crisis will only deepen. This is perhaps the most important issue of my generation, and that of seven ahead of me. How will we leave the table of ... -
Beaverton Farmers Market gets dog-sitting
I am all about helping the homeless. I donate monthly to my church that directly has a financial impact. I volunteer to help with food pantry and shelter issues, too. However, I don't know if it is wise to ask parents of pets to trust their pets to teens who have likely suffered abuse of some kind and are, at best, in a fragile emotional state. Are homeless youth ready to take responsibility of caring for a family's beloved pet? Even with adult ... -
Composite aircraft industry takes off around Bend
Boing is at the top of the list as the best company to ship from or deliver to in the whole USA. Their company culture reflects cooperation and cordiality that are unparalleled for a shipper or a receiver. So I am amazed but not surprised by the last sentence in the article that says: " Currently Boeing is under attack by the spoilers in positions to alter society to conform to their version of reality which as it turns out is not necessarily ... -
Portland longshore workers locked out
You can't impede commerce and not pay a price. They live in a bubble of non-competition , which is not how the real world works. -
Portland fluoride vote nearing
Where were the arguments against this measure in the Voter's guide? Considering it is an election forced by a popular revolt against the Commission's 5-0 vote, AND the power of the No campaign, it looks like some undue influence was exercised of the elections division, who should be investigated. If so, legally this referendum would be declared invalid. The voter's guide is central to democracy in Oregon. The fluoride lobby crossed the line ... -
Eugene's plastic bag ban begins
We applaud all efforts to protect the environment and communities worldwide through the use of reusable bags. When single use plastic bag fees and bans are approved, those locations join the ranks of municipalities throughout the world whose stories are highlighted on our interactive worldwide bag ban map http://www.factorydirectpromos.com/plastic-bag-bans. Check it out, share the map and keep going reusable! Shane Shirley-Smith FactoryDirectPromos.com ... -
Will this startup succeed?
This is Thomas (from the article), great discussion. I tend to be a very literal person, to a fault. So if it's okay I'd love to share something it took me years to learn when most people would have seen it right away. When this research had its first "eureka" moment there was a lot of peer review, additional vetting and sanity checking that followed. As in any science, this process consumed years. Daily life was all about things like sample size ... -
The STEM shortage
Thanks for your comments. One of the issues behind the STEM worker and skills gap issue is whether or not there is indeed a shortage or a gap. For every study that says there isn't a shortage or gap (e.g. the links you shared), there are others that point in the other direction (those cited in the story). The bigger focus for this piece was more about the skilled trades and associated jobs — many of which have become more advanced over the years and ... -
Will this startup succeed?
I know Thomas and have worked with him closely. The "closed source" aspect simply means that his secret sauce is proprietary; hard to blame someone who has personally spent the time to compile the vast data sets he has. I doubt anyone else would freely disseminate the trade secrets that they make a living off of. You don't need to reverse engineer his models to determine if their accuracy. And let's not confuse the latest b-school buzzwords of ... -
State should invest more in higher education
My only complaint with your position is that the $140M is lower than I would choose. Of course, you are constrained by politics and the choice of a goal you consider achievable. For the sake of the next generations of Oregonians, I hope you succeed. -
Will this startup succeed?
The fact of the matter is, most business decisions have for hundreds (thousands?) of years been based mostly on intuition and gut instincts. If we can add to these human talents the power of data science to more accurately predict business success, it will be good for everyone-more successful businesses means more jobs and more income for families. I'm all for it. -
Will this startup succeed?
I haven't met Mr. Thurston, but I'm skeptical of any "closed source" model when there are thousands of papers published on this very subject every year in B-schools all across the world. You can go all the way back to 'Altman's Z Score' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altman_Z-score in 1968 and build something that will get you started in a spreadsheet -
Coos Bay rail line service returns
Finally! Go deep on the port and bring in those Ultra Bulk Carriers. It needs to happen. Scott -
Public safety reform offers better return on investment
I agree. My son received 3 felony charges for performing a senior prank last year that ultimately caused no damage to persons or property. If found guilty of these charges he will start his adult life in the states prison system while child molesters and violent criminals are being released from the jail in Eugene. I believe that there are better ways to spend tax payer dollars than on a trial for a childhood prank. -
Will this startup succeed?
Very interesting work. And really good to see this coming from the Portland business scene. If this type of work can do 10% for business what Silver's models have done for election predictions, it would turn the current business investment/fund ing model on its head. Hopefully for the better. -
The STEM shortage
Maybe this issue is just Oregon specific. The Atlantic has an article today that come to the exact opposite conclusion: America’s tech talent shortage is a myth http://qz.com/79322/americas-tech-talent-shortage-is-a-myth/ And the Economic Policy Institute also reports there's no dearth of STEM talent. http://www.epi.org/files/2013/bp359-guestworkers-high-skill-labor-market-analysis.pdf -
Oregon lawmakers moonlight as amateur scientists
We all know from history that when totalitarian forces, driven by their dysfunctional fury, seek to uproot the political establishment, they will use any means necessary. Bribery and character assassination are easy choices for them, even murder, because civilized limits are meaningless to the Stalins, Hitlers and Maos of the world. Their goal is to grab power, and “The Party” — whether Communist or Nazi — is the highest good. Loyalty to the party ... -
Oregon lawmakers moonlight as amateur scientists
Another step along the Agenda 21 ladder? If not obviously it's a step along some enviro wacko groups ladder. If you want to ban something bad for Oregon ban enviro groups. They aren't friends of anything but their own agenda. Even if it's not 21 but the environment is the tool used for both parts to fullfill their own agenda. -
It's hip to be square
Tom, I appreciate your article. It reminds me of the idea that the insecurity within us often makes us want to appear to be right or competent even if we're not. Sometimes we humans will scratch and fight to find some justification or rationalization to support our erroneous position because at that moment it is more important to us to appear right than to actually be right. The difference as you said is to have an open and "square" attitude ... -
Oregon lawmakers moonlight as amateur scientists
Thank you Sen. Alan Olsen for supporting the rights of small-scale miners. Please support the real scientists and not the environmental extremists and their political puppets. -
Foreclosure: myths and reality
In short sale situations, the bank requires the borrower to submit a hardship packet in order to review the short sale offer. I have often seen great offers from buyers, and the actual borrower won't complete the hardship paperwork. Then the short sale offer cannot be reviewed. The buyer has no authority to know information about the loan, so they assume it is the big bad banks fault, when in fact it is the seller who has failed to do their part.
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Protecting our rivers
Well stated, Senator Bates! I have been guiding rafting-guests down the Rogue River since 1990, and the recent increase in suction dredge mining has ... -
Protecting our rivers
Thank you Senator Bates for your support of Oregon's treasured rivers, fish and recreational economy. We must all act as stewards of our state's ... -
Celly launches its DIY network
Thay's awesome, really love seeing all these other startups succeeding, especially fellow Oregonians! Now I wish I could interest them in taking my ...
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