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		<title>Communicating emergencies in the age of decentralized media</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/11/communicating-emergencies-in-the-age-of-decentralized-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had an interesting experience in Portland this past weekend when our typically pristine water supply was tainted by e. coli, affecting west-side residents and businesses. That meant that anyone served by the tainted reservoir had to boil their water before using it — which is no big deal for people who are used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation, Inspiration, and Vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other night during a New Communicators event idea discussion group,  I had a conversation with Jerry Ketel and Tyesha Snow about the power of inspiration and the idea that all creative companies should subsidize – in some way — inspirational experiences for employees. Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if your employer gave you two paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redefining &quot;Crowdsourcing&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s become a dirty world in the creative community. &#8220;Crowdsourcing&#8221; often means a business has chosen to ask all-comers to submit responses to the businesses request – be it a logo, web site design, or engineering design for NASA&#8217;s next space shuttle – with no guarantee of pay or selection of their submitted work. On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choose Your Own Bike Commute Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/09/choose-your-own-bike-commute-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting around]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching & Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[September means Bike Commute Challenge month in Portland – a month in which the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the city promote bike commuting by encouraging friendly competition between individuals at local businesses to see who can bike the most in the month. It&#8217;s a great idea, especially for larger companies that draw a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Communicators: Evolving Conversation</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/08/the-new-communicators-evolving-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/08/the-new-communicators-evolving-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building a community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Portland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[storytelling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What started as a group conversation over coffee about the relevance of awards shows, professional organizations, and the establishment turned into a keen interest in organizing a multi-day convergence of events that would help Portland&#8217;s many voices to rise above the fray and be heard. These voices are those of the New Communicators, and they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#039;s change RFP to RFC: a Request for Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but I often find responding to Request for Proposals unsatisfying. Either you&#8217;ve received it as a preferred vendor on a short-list, it&#8217;s a blind RFP, or it&#8217;s sent to you and 20 other agencies. The description of the needs and goals are either A) unbelievably vague or B) unbelievably specific, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Portland, just say no to spec work</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/07/dear-portland-just-say-no-to-spec-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/07/dear-portland-just-say-no-to-spec-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building a community]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Living in Portland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Portland design community buzz on Twitter is the City of Portland&#8217;s decision to make a design contest out of the Portland Online website. Many of us reviewed the RFP released for project last month and found the budget lacking ($10-20k for a 140,000 page site? Right.), which may explain why they&#8217;re moving forward with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking Portland&#039;s Creative Community</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/07/seeking-portlands-creative-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/07/seeking-portlands-creative-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building a community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Portland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Portland is a funny city of transplants from around the United States, natives, and transplants who have gone native. While we&#8217;ve all come here for different reasons — the rain isn&#8217;t one of them — I think we&#8217;ve stayed for the same reason: Portland is awesome.
Part of the the awesomeness is that Portland is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When a cycling death hits close to home</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/07/when-a-cycling-death-hits-close-to-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/07/when-a-cycling-death-hits-close-to-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting around]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Portland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night we received some tough news. A friend had been killed in a cycling accident in Virginia, having been hit by a dirt hauling truck while it was making a right turn. To say that I was close to Bonnie Tinker would be a stretch, but I knew her as part of the Quaker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Pride Parades still matter</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/06/why-pride-parades-still-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsanddeeds.com/2009/06/why-pride-parades-still-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Westbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building a community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never been a fan of parades. For one, I&#8217;m only 5&#8242;2&#8243; and can never see the floats and marching groups from behind that Really Tall Guy Who Always Stands In Front Of Me. Plus I don&#8217;t care for large crowds. But every year I make an exception for the gay pride parade, because it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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