It’s Time to Come Clean With Iowans About the Problems With Ethanol - Pacific Standard

http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/its-time-to-come-clean-with-iowans-about-the-problems-with-ethanol

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Dept. of Great Stuff: Tonight: Participate in our Media Break-a-Thon!

Dear John, Do you and your kids (or students) want to have fun "talking back" to the advertising industry? Join us tonight for an interactive webinar with Alan Berry of The LAMP, where we'll examine the tools and techniques that advertisers use to target and influence children. You'll learn how to deconstruct and talk back to commercials. You'll also be introduced to MediaBreaker, The LAMP's free, online editing software designed specifically to help you remix of copyrighted media. After participating in the webinar, you'll be able to start using MediaBreaker to pick apart and edit real commercials. And we would love to share your "broken" ads! The deadline for submission will be October 14. If you have any trouble, Alan Berry will be available for online technical support on October 13 from 7 to 8 p.m. ET. Can't make tonight's webinar? Be sure to check out the recording (available tomorrow on our website and Facebook page) so you can participate in part two of the "Break-a-thon" series next week! We hope to see you all there! Thanks, Edna Rienzi Director, Beyond Consumerism Program Center for a New American Dream

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Bears repeating with each massacre on the altar of 2nd Amendment Worship

http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2012/12/a-thoughtful-important-and-practical-gun-control-solution.html

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Merchants of Doubt, Live: University Scientists Caught Conspiring with Biotech Industry to Manipulate Public Opinion on GMOs

http://peaceworker.org/2015/09/university-scientists-caught-conspiring-with-biotech-industry-to-manipulate-public-opinion-on-gmos

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Dept. of Great Stuff: Home Orchard Society Fall "All About Fruit" Show

Home Orchard Society All About Fruit Show

Join the Home Orchard Society for our 

2015 All About Fruit Show!

Saturday October 17th & Sunday October 18th, 10am – 4pm
Clackamas County Fairgrounds – 694 NE 4th Ave, Canby, OR

This event will be held at the main pavilion at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds.

Home Orchard Society's famous annual fall tasting event,   "The All About Fruit Show," is for fruit enthusiasts of all ages!

Attendees will have the opportunity to see and taste hundreds of varieties of heirloom fruit from the Pacific Northwest including apples, pears, plums, grapes, kiwis, quince, and more!

Home Orchard Society aims to help lots of folks launch into the pleasure of growing good fruit at home! If you love fruit or want to grow your own fruit trees, this is the place to be!

• With entry – hundreds of varieties of fruit to see and taste!
• Apple pie contest & Large fruit contest!
• Speakers on a variety of fruit-growing topics (see schedule at website below)     
• Cider pressing demos (fun for the whole family!)
• Home Orchard Society expert table to answer your fruit growing questions!
• Plus … mason bee supplies, fruit tree growing publications, order custom-grafted fruit trees, door prizes, & more!
      
       www.homeorchardsociety.org/events

Admission:

– $4 for members (family $8)

– $6 for non-members (family $10)

– Free if you join HOS at this show!

If you would like to volunteer for the show, please contact the HOS Volunteer Coordinator Jacqueline Freeman at friendlyhaven@gmail.com.

If you volunteer, your admission fee will be waived. You can choose your shift or come for the day!

Scheduled Speakers

Saturday
11:00am – Nik Wiman, Entomologist, OSU. He is a specialist in fruit tree pests, particularly working on Brown Marmorated Sting Bug (BMSB) and Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD.)

12:30pm – Jim Gilbert of Northwoods Nursery will talk about his findings from a recent trip to Italy, tasting figs, etc.

2:00pm –  Jacqueline Freeman will talk about Pollinators (her recently published book on this subject "Spirit Bee" has just gone international!) http://spiritbee.com/

Sunday
11:00am – Marisha Auerbach, Local Permaculture teacher. Will discuss understory permaculture in the orchard.

12:30pm – Ann Ralph, author of "Grow a Little Fruit Tree". Will discuss year-round pruning and cultural techniques to keep your backyard fruit trees a manageable size.

2:00pm – Todd Morrill & Shaun Shepherd will present a "how to" of making cider at home for beginners. Both of these gentlemen have many years of experience making cider and Shaun Shepherd is currently involved with a commercial operation, Bull Run Cider.

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What Exxon Knew About Climate Change - The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/what-exxon-knew-about-climate-change


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Fareless transit works

7. Free transit attracts riders, helps communities

Overall, throughout the country, zero-fare systems have resulted in many benefits, including lower administrative costs, savings in travel time, fuller buses, and more.
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Pamplin Media Group - PORTLAND Effort steps up to find a home for every veteran

Why not Salem?

We have ODVA and many existing buildings ready for job-creating rehab and repurposing at North state Hospital parcel.

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/272791-147690-effort-steps-up-to-find-a-home-for-every-veteran?

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Don't take this sitting down -- More Reason to Avoid Sitting: Liver Disease [feedly]

More Reason to Avoid Sitting: Liver Disease
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Why we need proportional representation: Women in state houses still stalled in most of America

Winner-take-all races (single member districts) reliably reduce women's share of the seats in legislative bodies.  Electing from multi-member districts increases women's electoral success.

• State Legislatures: 
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  It's been 100 years since women were guaranteed the right to vote nationwide, but women remain badly unrepresented in government. As the above map by Daniel Donner demonstrates, women are only approaching parity with men in a few state legislatures. In a new post, Donner looks at the relationship between female representation in each state legislature and party affiliation, and finds some real surprises.

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