When used in structural engineering, the term deflection refers to load-induced displacement, which typically affects beam designs. It can be an extremely complicated value to calculate when ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...

Several years ago, I went to the Saddle Ranch on Sunset Boulevard and decided it would be a great idea to ride the mechanical bull. Winston Source: Image by Nancy Wong on Wikimedia Commons Once I ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the ...

Multnomah County will shell out an additional $1.8 million to pay for construction and upgrades to its deflection center, built to give drug users an alternative to arrest. The Board of Commissioners ...

Frustrated with the performance of Multnomah County’s drug-crime deflection center, Commissioner Shannon Singleton proposed a set of reforms aimed at tying it more closely to county bureaus that ...

Scene from The hypocrite, engraving from a painting by Robert Smirke (1753-1845), illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LIV, January 30, 1869. There is one psychological ...

We’ve all encountered them – those people who have a special talent for turning the tables when confronted about their behavior. One moment you’re addressing something hurtful they did, and the next ...

Picture this. You're sitting at breakfast, scrolling the news, when suddenly headlines scream that a space rock the size of a football stadium is barreling toward Earth. Your coffee goes cold. Your ...