November 23, 2011
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ZooLights Illuminate
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“Z ooLights is a great way to
start the holiday season,” said
K im S m ith , zo o d ire c to r.
“W e’re looking forw ard to un
veiling some spectacular new
light displays on Thanksgiving
w eek en d .”
New to ZooL ights this w in
ter are strings o f lights that
depict cascading snow. V isi
tors should also keep an eye
out for silhouettes o f gnomes:
the fantastical garden-dw ell
ers are part o f a scavenger
hunt that can win sharp-eyed
visitors a prize at the Zoo Store.
M uch-loved displays from
previous years make an en
core appearance. Life-size, 3-
D beasts linger on the zo o ’s
concert lawn, w hich is trans
form ed into a 180-foot-long
m e a n d e rin g riv e r o f lig h t.
Hippos graze near the w ater
w hile crocodiles lie in wait,
ready to snap their jaw s on
unsuspecting prey. O ther re
turning favorites include leap
ing reindeer, trum peting e l
ephants, playful penguins and
tobogganing polar bears.
In keeping with the z o o ’s
com m itm ent to sustainability,
most o f the lights displayed are
light-em itting diodes (LEDs),
w hich use only about one per
cent of the pow er of standard
holiday lights, and about 10 per
cent of the power in mini-lights.
C ostum ed anim al mascots
and elves will provide enter
tainm ent as well as fun photo
opportunities, and sounds of
th e s e a s o n w ill re s o u n d
throughout the Elephant Plaza
during the festival, with more
than 100 groups perform ing
holiday m usical selections.
Z ooLights hours are Sunday
through T hursday, 5 p.m. to 8
p.m ., and Friday through Sat
urday, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Holiday Travel Tips
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 9
Dec. 22, 23 and 27 — PDX
will serve approximately 44,000
travelers each day, com pared
to the normal daily average of
36,000 this tim e o f year.
Enhanced security
Security rem ains top prior
ity at PDX, and the T ranspor
tation Security A dm inistration
is now using the m illim eter
w av e A d v a n c e d Im a g in g
Technology system to enhance
security and screen passen
gers at security checkpoints.
In addition, children under 12
years old are no longer re
quired to rem ove shoes as part
of the revised risk-based, in
telligence driven screening pro
cess that also helps reduce the
num ber of physical pat-dow ns
on children.
Plan ahead
PDX encourages travelers
to check flight schedule infor
m ation and travel tips before
leaving home. Tips and infor
mation are available at pdx.com
and by dialing 877-PDX-INFO.
Follow PDX now on T w itter at
flyPD X to learn about airport
operations, special events and
exciting new offers. The TSA
also o ffers se c u rity -re la te d
travel tips and a com plete list
of items prohibited on flights at
tsa.g o v .
Park ‘n Hug
PDX encourages m otorists
to “Park ‘n H ug” by parking in
the short-term parking garage
($3 per hour) and w alking in
side the airport to pick up h oli
day guests, helping avoid con
gestion on term inal roadw ays.
Stopping curbside at the air
port term inal is only allow ed
for immediate unloading or load-
ing o f travelers who are al
ready w aiting with luggage at
the curb. M otorists can also
park in the free cell phone
w aiting area, wait for a call
announcing an arrival, and then
quickly pull up to the term inal
to pick up guests. Signs on
A irport W ay and 82nd Avenue
approaching the airport will
guide m o to rists to the cell
phone w aitin g area on A ir
C argo Road, ju st west o f 82nd
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Inspired by Vegan Cooking
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Center known as the Living Well
Bistro.
“It is 100 percent organic Ve
gan food,” he said. “You can get
bowl of food for five bucks. It is
designed to be accessible.”
He said, however, he encour
ages individuals to cook plant-
based within their own homes as
well.
Although a lot of people are
intimidated by the transition, he
said cooking vegan is much easier
than most people believe.
“If you can boil water you got it,”
he said. “It is so easy, it is deceiv
ingly easy.”
Although happy to say there are
more and more vegan Thanksgiv
ings taking place, he said, he cel
ebrates and gives thanks every day
for his meals.
“I d o n ’t kill for my m eals,” he
said. “As a com passionate per
son and non-violent activist, I
believe it takes more courage to
be peaceful than it does to be
violent.”
“This year,” he said, “give thanks
to the plant kingdom.”
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