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Pete Bennett Launches National Music Program for TV

WANTED: Co-Hosts! A unique opportunity for two women to break into the entertainment industry with rockin' style!

(SALEM, Ore.) - “Models, actors and musicians are my life,” said Peter Bennett, who has spent the last four decades promoting and working with superstars from around the world. Now he’s looking at what Portland, Oregon and the region has to offer his upcoming national music show.

Producers have traveled around the country gathering material for the landmark TV series, The Pete Bennett Show, now finishing post production of the pilot. “The royalty of rock is what this is all about,” said Pete Bennett.

Planning Underway for Occupy Portland

A strong show of support in other cities indicates that Occupy Portland is part of a growing national movement of people who no longer feel that their government works in their best interest.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Occupy Portland begins Thursday at noon. Organizers of the event say they will gather in solidarity with the ongoing protest in New York City, Occupy Wall Street, and the growing number of cities whose people will no longer sit back watching corporate and special interests run their government.

City and police officials from Portland say they are currently in dialogue with the group. They say their goal is to allow free speech and ensure public safety.

Marines Heading to Wall Street to Protect Protesters

This is a war against people who are utilizing their constitutional rights.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Wall Street protesters will soon have the protection of U.S. Marines who will form a human wall between the crowds of tireless protesters and the increasingly unpopular New York cops who continue to appear on YouTube in scenes that twist the insides of patriotic Americans.

People continue to learn more about Wall Street and NY City and the nature of the place. Americans watched the players on Wall Street shove the nation's future into their wallets.

Raw Story Reports: `Occupy Wall Street` Movement Arrives in Seattle

“This is a grassroots satellite protest to bring awareness to the struggle on the streets of New York and to empower the 99% in this country,” - Occupy Seattle Website.

(SEATTLE Raw Story) - Protesters in Seattle gathered at Westlake Park on Saturday morning to protest against corporations influence on the government. More than 100 people participated in “Occupy Seattle,” according to the event’s organizers.

“It’s amazing the diversity and the singular voice that we have,” said one protester.

Bosworth search: Trucking companies, Facebook friends/Twitter followers call hospitals, Saturday ride

New efforts to find Mark Bosworth; ride to support Mark and his family.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Family and friends are joined by strangers and trucking companies in the desperate search to find Mark Bosworth. Mark, age 54, disappeared on September 16th, in Riddle, Oregon while volunteering with Cycle Oregon. Mark’s doctor believes the cancer he has successfully battled twice is back and has moved to his brain.

The pressure on the brain will put pressure on the brain stem and begin shutting down his vital organs

New urgency in the effort to Find Mark

Despite Mark’s dire medical condition, the doctor did tell Julie that Mark could still be getting around: talking, walking, moving, trying desperately to get where he thinks he is supposed to be.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Mark Bosworth’s family puts out an urgent plea after meeting with his oncologist. "We have learned that my dad's condition will likely deteriorate quicker than we thought,” said Kelly Bosworth, one of Mark’s daughters. “We need to find him in the next few days.” (See Find Mark Facebook page for full statement.)

Julie, Mark’s wife, met with his doctor Wednesday evening. After discussing Mark’s behavior and incidents that occurred in the weeks and days leading up to his disappearance, the doctor told Julie he is all but certain the cancer has moved to Mark’s brain. It is affecting the frontal lobe: the seat of memory, reasoning and judgment.

Bosworth Update - Calls to Tip Line from `all over`

Tips coming in from “all over” to help find Mark Bosworth, while push for national attention continues

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - he Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says it is receiving calls into its tip line about Mark Bosworth from “all over.” Calls have come in from throughout Oregon, Washington, California and as far away as Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Mark went missing on the night of September 16 in Riddle, Oregon while volunteering with Cycle Oregon. He had been disoriented in the weeks before, and the night of, his disappearance. A medical condition related to previous cancers he’s battled is likely to blame for his confusion.

Greg Lemond helps in search for Mark Bosworth

Friends, family, volunteers and people who never even met Mark are posting fliers wherever they can - anyone with information about Mark’s disappearance is asked to call the tip line: 541-957-2099.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Three-time Tour De France winner Greg Lemond showed his support today for the search efforts to find Mark Bosworth, a Cycle Oregon volunteer who disappeared Friday, September 16 in Riddle, Oregon.

Justin Houck, a close friend and co-worker of Mark's, met Lemond today at a cycling event in Hood River, Oregon called the Echelon Gan Fondo.

Los Marijuanos Lights Up Jack Herer Memorial Stage - Hempstalk 2011

Hempstalk 2011 crowds Saturday estimated over 50k - this year's video focuses on Oregon's leading spokesman for cannabis, our own Dr. Phillip Leveque.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland's grand annual marijuana/cannabis celebration event was held last weekend under sparkling skies and warm summer vibes. Bands included Los Marijuanos, The Real One and the Stoney Girls, and far more.

Shakespeare`s Globe London Cinema 1ST Series Concludes with the Rarely Seen `HENRY VIII`

Not seen on Broadway for more than half a century: The acclaimed production of the rarely seen “HENRY VIII” in U.S. theaters this week.

(LONDON) - The London Globe Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, a play that has not been seen on Broadway in more than half a century, is the final production of this year’s Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series.

The production will be shown in select movie theaters across the U.S. at 6:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, September 15 – a rare opportunity to see this classic play in a definitive production.