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At their heyday in global trade — between the 15th and 17th centuries — peppercorns were the bitcoin of their time. They were the oddest thing to be so outrageously expensive just because someone said so.When Alaric, the king of the Visigoths, laid sack to Rome in 410, he exacted a tribute from the Roman […]

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It’s no secret that the TV news landscape is in a state of turmoil. NBC’s evening anchors recently had a passing of the torch, CBS News is getting overhauled completely and network TV audiences are turning away to plenty of other distractions. So why has David Muir on ABC survived so long?“After all this time, […]

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Plan for major delays. More at i5rosequarter.org. Visit Shift Your Trip to keep Portland moving.Learn more.Groups, boards, and commissions.City departments.Events, public meetings, and hearings.Official City documents.Districts, officials, meetings, and news.Building, transportation, maintenance, and sewer projects.Parks, facilities, and reservations.Neighborhood directory.Articles, blogs, press releases, public notices, and newsletters.Planning, outreach and education, strategic, and technology projects.Service and resource directory.Opportunities posted to governmentjobs.com(July […]