Great stuff How To Peel An Entire Head Of Garlic In 10 Seconds « JONATHAN TURLEY

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Here it comes

A scary preview of what's in store for a lot of American cities and counties. Especially those who think we can keep on pouring pavement and building things for cars and drivers,

When the keystone crumbles ...Debt-crippled Pa. capital files for bankruptcy

Trash-burner, Salem River Crossing ... They both take you to the same destination (bankruptcy court).

Seeing happens behind the eyes, not in them

SPOT THE CAT ... and it is not behind the door ... So obvious once you find it J… so frustrating when you can't!   PS The answer is at http://www.trappedpets.com/answer_to_spot_the_cat.html if you absolutely must!

Peak oil explained graphically — Transition Voice

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Great job putting a difficult concept into pictures.

One Fair World -- a Salem gem

Attention Nativity Lovers

 

We are starting a Nativity Club at One Fair World.  In mid-October we will hold a special showing of our nativities after regular store hours.  If you would like an invitation to this event, please e-mail, call, or sign up in the store.  You will also receive a free nativity ornament with the purchase of two nativity sets. 

We will keep a record at the store, so you can purchase these sets at different times.  Our handmade nativities from around the world feature unusual materials (olive wood, recycled paper, ceramics, cloth, capiz shell, wheat straw) and interesting figures. 

As we watch the reactions to the Occupy Wall Street movement

Image by alykat via Flickr
Judges defending Constitution must sometimes share their foxhole with scoundrels of every sort, but to abandon post because of poor company is to sell freedom cheaply; it is fair summary of history to say that safeguards of liberty have often been forged in controversies involving not very nice people.
 
Snyder v. Phelps, 580 F.3d 206 (4th Cir. 2009)

Best bet tonight: Confluence Chorus "Classical Melodies"

Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus will present...
“Classical Melodies,” on Saturday October 15, 7:30 pm, at the

First Congregational Church, 700 Marion St., Salem

Dear Friend,

Artistic Director Ray Elliott has crafted a special concert of classical music with choral works, madrigals, arias, cello and piano, including composers Rossini, Handel, Donato, Orff, and Benjamin Britten, among others.  The concert is designed to lift your spirits and soothe your soul.

Tickets in advance, online or from chorus members, are $15 General Admission, $12 Students & Seniors.  Tickets at the door are $18 and $15. For tickets online, or to make a donation, go to confluencechorus.org

You Are Invited

…to a special preconcert wine and cheese reception at 6:30 as well a silent auction which includes three separate coast getaways—

one at Lincoln City with a gift certificate to Kyllos Restaurant	another just south of Salishan, within 250 ft. of Lincoln Beach	and a third near Waldport (on the beach and pet friendly).
All three can accommodate from two to six people. A great opportunity for families or groups of friends to pool their  resources and win a chance to spend some time together.

   

A fourth auction item is a  14,000 BTU Sportable Gas Grill, great for tailgating and camping. 

All four auction items will make awesome holiday gifts for friends or family.

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Your Support is Needed

Confluence recently purchased a cargo trailer that was stolen two weeks after purchase.  Although it was insured, the expenses of the deductible and ongoing secure storage are challenging the nonprofit chorus’s minimal operating budget.  Donations for the trailer are welcome as well as attendance at this concert, which is additional to the regular concert season starting in December. 

Donations may be made any time at confluencechorus.org or on the night of the concert.

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Questions? Contact publicity@confluencechorus.org

Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus
Building Bridges Through Song

How “Overpaid” Government Professionals Reduce Public Expenditures « The Reality-Based Community

Worth repeating in a town like Salem.

Amen -- Libraries strengthen communities in uncertain times. Join the Friends!

More than books: Libraries strengthen communities in uncertain times

. . . “What we’ve learned about libraries is that they fill a really important role in the community by providing an inviting space for people of all backgrounds,” says Molly Raphael, president of the American Library Association (ALA). “They’re important for creating understanding across different cultures and pulling elements of the community into the space.”






. . . Libraries are also dedicated to keeping teens involved in library programs and activities and provide a safe, third place to go with targeted activities and areas set aside for them.  “Teens really want to be separate from kids and adults,” says May. “It doesn’t have to be elaborate or costly, just something apart.”

A free remedy for social and creative isolation, libraries are good places to go to get work done, offering a way to tap into the group productivity dynamic that has made co-working so popular.
“Libraries are important spaces for communities to gather,” says May. “There’s an intellectual energy that comes from hundreds of people working.”


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. . . With some library branches increasing their focus on e-materials, others prioritizing their community offerings, and many trying to strike a balance of the two, libraries have some big budget and information-delivery questions to work out. Far from going away, they are as relevant to communities as they have ever been; perhaps more so.

“The question of relevance is out of sync with reality,” says May. “We’ll always be consuming new kinds of media, and libraries will always try to keep up with that. Libraries are changing to keep up with the times.”