And may the best team lose.Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Ray and Yolanda, the Hippies hippies 1960s “dropouts of American culture” usually identified with very long hair adorned with flowers. [Popular Culture: Misc.] See : Hair and the Frats were nowhere to be seen. But the Weirdos, Killer Bees Killer Bees Those who help a company fend off a takeover attempt with the use of defensive strategies. Notes: Companies, usually with the help of investment bankers, use a number of strategies to repel a hostile takeover bid including, but are not limited to: poison , Artistic Arguers and other intrepid teams competed Saturday in Eugene's own version of an amazing race. The inaugural Out in the Artdoors Urban Adventure Race was set up like a scavenger hunt scavenger hunt n. A game in which individuals or teams try to locate and bring back miscellaneous items on a list. for the 15 four-member teams who undertook physical tasks and mental challenges at one spot before getting a clue pointing them to their next destination. They floated down the Willamette River Willamette River River, northwestern Oregon, U.S. It flows north for 300 mi (485 km) into the Columbia River near Portland. Oregon's most populous cities are in its valley. The Fremont Bridge, a steel arch with a main span of 1,225 ft (373 m), crosses the river at Portland. . They climbed up the Columns. They danced outside the Hult Center. They read at the Eugene Library, did the challenge course at Spencer Butte Spencer Butte is a prominent landmark in Lane County, Oregon, United States, south of Eugene. The peak has an elevation of 2055 feet[1] (626 m). Spencer Butte is accessible from Spencer Butte Park and has several hiking trails to the summit. , made art at Amazon Park and found a vendor at the Saturday Market before heading back to the starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the , Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. . The event, sponsored by the city of Eugene's Recreation Services Department, was inspired by "The Amazing Race," a popular reality television show that concluded its ninth installment last week with the Hippies, Tyler and B.J., winning the $1 million prize. Organizers designed the race to be fun, and to play off the city's unofficial slogan: "Greatest City for the Arts and the Outdoors." Teams earned reductions on their race times for helping other teams, being extra creative, laughing or taking time to enjoy some art along the way. Craig Smith For the rugby player, see . Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. After playing for Boston College from 2002-2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA Draft. , a recreation program manager, briefed the teams on the rules Saturday morning, starting with Rule No. 1: "Each team member will have fun," he said. Also: No cheating, unless it's done artistically. In the end, the race turned out as organizers had planned. Some teams zoomed through the challenges, trying to get the fastest time. Then there was Team C-Plus - so named because its members didn't consider themselves quite good enough to be the A Team. Team C-Plus made a point to stop and smell the roses, to converse, to enjoy art and to help other teams. At some stations, the team members did both the physical and mental challenge, just for the fun of it. They were so late that city staff members left one of the last stations, thinking all the teams had arrived already. When the team straggled back into the park at about 3:30 p.m., 5 1/2 hours after starting, it was the final one across the finish line by a long shot. "We had the most fun possible," said team member Holly Hartmann. But then organizers started tallying the minutes taken off their time for all their extra credit deductions, and found that Team C-Plus had won. "It's ironic and fitting that the team that crossed the finish line last got the winning tally," race organizer Kellie Nemke said. "It was really neat - we didn't even rig that." The race was so successful that Nemke said that she expects it will become an annual event. CAPTION(S): Contestants in Eugene's Out in the Artdoors Urban Adventure Race lug (1) (Linux Users Group) A formal or informal organization of Linux users who gather together virtually or in person to exchange information and resources. Some groups maintain mailing lists and send out newsletters for their members. their raft to the Willamette River at Alton Baker Park on Saturday. Participants in the Out in the Artdoors race sprint to their first task. Teams of four completed a variety of tasks and challenges to earn points. Thomas Boyd Thomas Boyd may be
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