Henry Maykowskyj Nordean is keenly interested, and quite talented at constructing Lego toys. The Nordeans struggled for years to get a diagnosis for their son, Henry, 9, who has attention deficit disorder. Researchers in Portland have developed a potentially better way to diagnose ADHD — pinpointing subtypes that may not appear typical of the disorder. The goal is to develop treatments tailored for each subtype. Photo by Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian
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The Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival was started in 1984 by the Northwest Rafter’s Association. It’s a weekend of fun, exciting, and safe whitewater activities. This year marks the 28th anniversary of this tribal gathering. Photo by Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian
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“Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs”: this is the legendary King Tut exhibit, which is going to be on display in Seattle for the last time in North America. It features more than 100 objects from Tut’s tomb and other sites, representing more than 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history. In the center is the Emblem of Anubis. The god Anubis had two emblems in the chamber, one in the north and one in the southwest corner. Photo by Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian
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Breakdancers busted out their moves at the homeschool prom held at the Ballroom Dance Company in Tigard on Saturday night. Over 200 homeschooled teens from Oregon and Southern Washington went to the prom. Photo by Alysha Beck/The Oregonian
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Mountain View’s Matt Larraneta (wearing black shirt) and Matt Van Hemelryck celebrate winning the 5A Doubles Tennis title at the High School State 6A and 5A tennis championship tournament at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center Saturday. Photo by Doug Beghtel/The Oregonian
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Jeremy Gillis, a bid spotter, watches for bids and signals the auctioneer as the cars roll through two lanes with four auctioneers selling four cars per minute at the Cross Point NW car auction, Wed, May 16, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Photo by Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian
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Linda Beutler, an instructor at Clackamas Community College, made bouquets using red anemones with her students in the commercial floral design class at the school. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian
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Grain & Gristle in Northeast Portland was a featured top restaurant in The Oregonian’s Diner guide in 2011. They are still going strong. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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University of Oregon’s English Gardner celebrates her win in the women’s 100 meter dash on the final day of Pac-12 championship competition at Hayward Field in Eugene Sunday. Gardner won with a time of 11.00. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian
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A sea lion eats a salmon. Senior fishery technician Bobby Begay captains the tribal hazing boat as they pursue California and steller sea lions and try to keep them off spring chinook and sturgeon, Wed., May. 2, 2012, near the Bonneville Dam. Photo by Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian
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Riders await eastbound departure from the Lloyd Center MAX platform. Photo by Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian
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The wood pellet-fueled fire within the SolaGen pellet fire burner and boiler system installed at Estacada High School. Photo by Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian
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The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport adopted a sea otter pup found in Morro Bay, Calif., after its mother was likely eaten by a shark. Aquarium mammalogist Johanna Black feeds “Otter 564” in preparation for his introduction to the general otter population at the aquarium, which happened May 8, 2012. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian
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Over 1,000 people put on sombreros to set the new Guinness World Record for the most number of people wearing sombreros, according to Victoria Lara of Lara Media Services. They distributed 1,200 sombreros. The old record was about 500. The 28th Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Portland Waterfront Park was in full swing. Photo by Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian
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