A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the Badlands Brewery Crawl, an effort by the Oregon Natural Desert Association to raise awareness to get the Badlands east of Bend designated as a Wilderness Area. Now, ONDA is pushing April 1st as a "Day of Action" to further the process: ONDA.org announces its April 1st Online Day of Action: The Oregon Badlands can become a Wilderness NOW If we show a huge upsurge in public … Continue reading →
Picked this up via KTVZ: Blues legend BB King and classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will be playing the Les Schwab Amphitheater this year, on July 6th and 10th, respectively. KTVZ reports that the King concert will cost $39 for general admission, and $59 and $79 for two tiers of reserve seating. Nothing on Ticketmaster yet for it. The Skynyrd concert, on the other hand, is listed on Ticketmaster with a price range of $41 to … Continue reading →
Monday I took the kids over to Bouncing off the Wall (meeting some friends with their kids), and I have to say, while I’m still a little skeptical over the long-term viability of such a place as a business, for parents with kids looking for something to do, this is a great place to go. The concept is simple: it’s a place filled with all those "play inflatables" you see at carnivals and festivals: slides, … Continue reading →
The Jackalope Grill and WineStyles present a Women’s Wine Dinner on Monday April 7 at 5:30pm. The evening features a special four-course meal paired with wines. Carol DelMonico, a certified life coach, and writer Linden Gross will speak briefly on how to slow down and take time for yourself. Cost is $60 per person. For reservations, please call WineStyles at 389-8889. Seating is limited. For more, visit www.jackalopegrill.com. The Jackalope Grill is located just off … Continue reading →
The title says it all. Though if you’re unfamiliar, "COWPU" stands for Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup. The meeting is indeed on April Fool’s Day. Topic: Make Your Site Go Faster with Web Caching (by Ricardo Newbery) Location: McKay Cottage A presentation by web application developer, Ricardo Newbery, on web caching principles and technologies. We will talk about basic principles and concrete examples of application caching, proxy caching, and browser caching. Doors open at 5:30.
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