AN SOS FROM PDC!!! Maybe Commissioner Nick Fish "failed to listen" to the concerns of PDC employees being merged into his housing bureau, writes the Oregonian editorial board. That'll teach Fish to quibble publicly with their opinion that his vote on Major League Soccer is a "one way ticket to nowheresville." What we have here is...failure to communicate.

BERNIE MADOFF'S SIGNATURE!!! Reveals according to a handwriting expert: "avarice, a lack of close connection to humans, and a man who does not wish to reveal anything."

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CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL: GO!!! I've been enjoying some of your comments.

MAKING BABIES!!! O columnist Anna Griffin has to explain the process to her son. Speaking of possible protests against the newspaper's recent pay cuts, check out the photo on the front of today's "How We Live" section, when you get the chance. It's most certainly the plausibly deniable gesture of a jaded photo editor whose company pension just got sucked.

GREENEST OF GREEN!!! Dylan Rivera really questions and probes plans for the Oregon Sustainability Center—looking for the inconsistencies, the...scratch that...the headline is in green font on the website. But there are some interesting quotes in the mix.

BRITNEY DROWNING IN LEGAL BILLS!!! $2.5million last year, reports the LA Times.

OBAMA PREACHES PATIENCE!!! And New Republic bloggers praise his consistency.

TOP 25 HEDGE FUND MANAGERS MADE $11.6BILLION IN '08!!! By squeezing all the country's grandmothers...here's a pic, in case you need something for your dart board:
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HEDGE FUND MANAGERS: AWFULLY NICE CHAPS...

LOSING THE BINGO WINGS!!! A New York fashion writer decides to tone her arms for the new Michelle Obama-inspired spring look. Personally I think my arms are my best feature. I could absolutely kill in some of those dresses.

Good day.