April 09. 2003
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Focus
BET
Looks
Good in
2003
23-year-old African
American channel is
having its best year
(A P)
T his is shaping up as a
very good year for BET.
Just three m onths into 2003
after a m ajor program m ing over­
haul
Black Entertainm ent Tele­
vision has seen douN e-digit in­
creases in advert i s i ng and subscrib­
ers. A nd BET attained its highest
ever prim e-tim e ratings in January.
Then there’s B E T 's gospel m u­
sic program m ing, w hich eclipses
even the popular "B E T N ightly
N ew s W ith Jacque R eid." The
gospel slate, w hich occupies most
o f the n etw o rk ’s Sunday sch ed ­
ule, com plem ents B E T 's w eekday
countdow n show , "106 & Park,"
w hich routinely gets b etter rat­
ings than MTV counterpart "T o ­
tal R equest L iv e," and is the
netw ork’s most w atched program.
“ It’s been terri fic for us," D ebra
Lee, president o f the 23-year-old
cable channel said in a phone in­
terview from her W ashington,
D.C’., office. “ It show s us that our
view ers are happy with what w e're
doing in the changes that w e’re
m aking in program m ing.”
Rare Antelope Born at Oregon Zoo
Calf will be
difficult for
visitors to see
for the first few
weeks
A red flanked duiker b o m on
M arch 11 m ade his O regon Z oo
debut on M arch 27. D uikers are one
o f the sm allest m em bers o f the a n ­
telope family.
“The c a lf is inquisitive and her
m om . G arnet, is very attentive as
the baby explores his su rro u n d ­
ings,"said zoological cu rato rC h ris
Pfefferkom . "T he c a lf is nursing,
and his w eight is g o o d ," he added.
Z oo visitors m ay have difficulty
spotting the c a lf for the first couple
o f w eeks because m others often
hide their calves aw ay in a brush
p ilean d only collect them w hen it's
tim e to nurse. T his b ehavior is the
m other’s way o f protecting the baby
from predators. W ithin three to five
w eeks, zoo visitors should be able
to regularly see the calf.
W hile not endangered, the red-
flanked du ik er is conservation d e ­
pendent, w hich m eans it has high
en ough p o p u latio n n u m b ers to
have a sustainable population, but
it is threatened. Jentink and zebra
banded duikers are the only tw o
duiker species currently listed as
endangered, but all duiker species
num bers are dropping dram atically
due to the bushm eat trade crisis in
photo m
Africa.
"P eo p le are hunting these an i­
m als relentlessly for m eat to feed
their fam ilies,"said Pfefferkom .
D uikers are found throughout
sub-Saharan A frica, in w etlands,
rainforests and heavy tim ber for­
Online Network Launched for Women of Color
T he first online m onthly m aga­
zine for w om en o f co lo r that fea­
tures fashion, beauty, business and
life has taken its place on the
Internet.
exciting content like a fashion sec­
tion w ith m onthly fashion layouts
and sam ple sales, a beauty section
with a hair g allery and a business
section that features various en tre­
preneurial success stories.
The site also features sections
on natural health, entertainm ent,
events, travel and leisure, parenting
and a w om an-to-w om an section.
M ichaei D crham /C ocrtesy O regon Z oo
A red flanked duiker, the smallest member o f the antelope family, was born on March H a t the Oregon Zoo. While not endangered,
the duiker population in sub-Saharan African is threatened by the current bushmeat trade crisis.
The site prom ises to take w omen
ages 21 to 47 to heights th e y ’ve
never encountered on a w ebsite.
A lready being pegged as a cross
between i V i I lage.com and EI le.com.
F o r m o re in f a tio n , v is it
w w w .sh ad eso f w om en or em ail
sh ad eso fw o m an p rtey ah o o .co m
est. D u ik e rs a re c la s s ifie d as
frugivores. In the wild they brow se
or graze on grass, leaves, shrubs
and trees, but wild fruits are the
m ain com ponent o f their diet.
T h e y 'v e also have been o b ­
served eating carrion and insects.
so they have a protein need in their
diet, which is different from most
antelope. At the zoo they are fed a
variety o f vegetables and a m illed
grain, w hich has vitam ins and m in­
erals that they need. They are pro­
vided brow se, as well as insects like
m ealw orm s and crickets for a little
protein in their diets as w ell.
C om e see the baby D uiker at the
zoo any day after 9 a.tn. General
admission is $8, $6.50 for seniors and
$5 forchildrenagedthreeto 11 years
old. Children under three are free.
TriMet Seeks Art for Area MAX Stations
Tri Met issceking artwork from
the co m m u n ity re flectin g the
people, places and activities o f
north and northeast Portland for
placem ent at its Interstate MAX
statio n s.
T h e artw o rk can be an y tw o ­
d im en sio n al flat m edium . A bout
24 p ieces o f art w ill be re p ro ­
duced in p o rcelain enam el on 20"
x 2 2 " steel p an els and hung at
n ine statio n p latfo rm s from N.
A lb in a/M ississip p i S tation to the
Expo C enter.
Send material to the curator, Eva
I .akeat 1 (MX)SW Vista Avenue#324,
P o r tla n d , O R
97205 or
Eva5555@hotmail.
For questions call Stacey D rake
Edwards, Public Art C oordinator at
503-962-2159.
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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
Inner City Blues Festival
Saturday, April 19,h. MELODY BALLROOM, 615 SE Alder, 6:30 pm - 12:30 am
"KEEPIN' IT REAL
S u p e r P a g e s “
&
S u P E R P A G E S .c o m
PRESENTS
It
Linda Hornbuckle Band
Jim Mesi Band with Mel Solomon
Norman Sylvester Band with La Rhonda Steele
and Raydell Clay and Linda Madison
Dave Fleschner Trio
and MC Paul Knauls
BBQ ribs, chicken, red beans and rice on sale.
Full-service bar, 21 and over.
$15 or 2/S25 (CBA members $1 ofT)
Co-sponsor: Cascade Blues Association
Benefit for the RAINBO W C O A L IT IO N
Ticket Outlets: Music Millenium, Genevas. Reflections,
Doris' Cafe, Dale Ann's l.adds Inn
Saturday, April 12 • 10 am - 4 pm
COME HELP PACKY CELEBRATE HIS 41ST BIRTHDAY!
Fun and games, elephant ears to wear,
plus a giant birthday cake for all of Packy's guests!
SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PACKY AT 2 PAA, THEN GET YOUR FREE CAKE
Free With Zoo Admission
Community Medical Outreach
FREE Healthcare Clinic at
Dignity Village
Every Z"'1 Saturday and 4lh Wednesday o f the month
Saturdays - 11-3 pm
W ednesdays - 5-9 pm
QUESTIONS - Call Outside In at 503 535-3890
Dignity Village is located at 9325 NE Sunderland
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Albertsons
m e t r o
www oregonzoo.org • TAKE MAX TO THE ZOO! CALL 503-238-RIDE
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