http://ignoregon.com/rss/salem Aggregated Blog Posts From Salem Sat, 4 Feb 2012 21:35:18 +0000 en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/VDI9bbpJXL0/dallas-ffa-alumni-hearts-and-wine.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/VDI9bbpJXL0/dallas-ffa-alumni-hearts-and-wine.html Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:29:00 +0000 Are you looking for something unique to give your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Give him or her the gift of a great dinner with wine and beautiful desserts, while supporting the Dallas FFA Alumni’s Scholarship Fund. Give tickets to the alumni association’s 6th Annual Hearts and Wines Tri-Tip Dinner, following an auction of 20 outstanding desserts.This fun event is at the Eola Hills Winery in http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/02/contraception-should-be-covered-by-religious-organizations.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/02/contraception-should-be-covered-by-religious-organizations.html Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000 Bizarre. Mystifying. Irrational. That's what religion is. And that's also how I look upon the freak-out that erupted after the Obama administration required religious organizations (colleges, hospitals, etc.) which serve the general public to cover contraception, just like others who... http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/02/dying-people-talk-about-their-family-not-god.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/02/dying-people-talk-about-their-family-not-god.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0000 I liked this post, "My Faith: What people talk about before they die," even though it's on CNN's belief blog. It shows that what's important to people isn't dogma, but life as it's lived with loved ones. We don't live... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/5N9S9ljvTYs/podcast-backyard-chick-demand-child.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/5N9S9ljvTYs/podcast-backyard-chick-demand-child.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:03:00 +0000 In this podcast, editors and reporters take a look at businesses riding the wave of demand for backyard chickens, the federal government's shifting stance on child labor on family farms, and a tractor raffle to raise money to help send Idaho FFA members to college.To order raffle tickets for the 1952 John Deere B and three-point sprayer, call 208-861-2467 or e-mail Laura Wilder at lwilder@ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelOregon/~3/ZGz1kIX34q8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelOregon/~3/ZGz1kIX34q8/ Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000 It’s going to sound clichéd to say so, but you haven’t lived until you’ve seen Tony Smiley play music. Also known as The Loop Ninja, Smiley is a one-man band who singlehandedly puts most multiple-member ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/djDCJ_kjBj8/ginza-japanese-restaurant.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/djDCJ_kjBj8/ginza-japanese-restaurant.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000 It's been rumored that the best sushi in the area is tucked away in Albany, a 20-minute drive from Salem. I have seen the outside of this place and I was skeptical, I went in and sat down, and I was still skeptical. Then I had my first bite and all my doubts faded away. I eat sushi at least three times a week and I've had sushi all over the West Coast and other parts of the world (no, I've never http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/WT0l39Rjods/agminute-for-feb-3-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/WT0l39Rjods/agminute-for-feb-3-2012.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Idaho Democrats have proposed an ag jobs bill that would provide producers a 50 percent income tax credit when they add some type of value to an existing crop. The proposed tax credit would allow Idaho farmers or ranchers to receive the credit for investing in an agricultural processing facility.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.To listen, click here. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreatureBug/~3/GjjaaEbrDQE/joining-the-farm.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreatureBug/~3/GjjaaEbrDQE/joining-the-farm.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:51:00 +0000 {All the photos in the post except the last one are from Sarah.} Last week, when Wednesday the 25th was only 52 minutes old, my niece was born. Meet Waverly Lou. She was almost born in the car, but my... http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/02/shame-komen-for-the-cure-politicizes-cancer.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/02/shame-komen-for-the-cure-politicizes-cancer.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:33:00 +0000 The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's outrageous decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer screening efforts is a case study in disastrous public relations. Overnight, Komen for the Cure went from "great public-spirited organization" to "handmaiden of... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelOregon/~3/NgLw2tORjOc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelOregon/~3/NgLw2tORjOc/ Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:32:00 +0000 This week, I visit northeast Oregon to visit a family who risked it all for the promise of a new start at a place you can visit called ‘Hot Lake Springs.’ Outdoor moments in Northeast Oregon’s ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/N3H3BmqlW2k/agminute-for-feb-2-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/N3H3BmqlW2k/agminute-for-feb-2-2012.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:24:00 +0000 Under pressure from farm groups, the Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that's intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs. The proposal now will have broader exemptions for children whose parents own or operate farms, or have a substantial interest in a farm partnership or corporation.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.To listen http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/02/theme-day-animals.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/02/theme-day-animals.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0000 Click here to view thumbnails for all participants http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreatureBug/~3/Fqkh-7PTGFQ/turning-36.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreatureBug/~3/Fqkh-7PTGFQ/turning-36.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:24:00 +0000 I turned 36 today. I have to admit, 36 feels...old, well, old-ish. It feels a lot closer to 40 than 35 felt, although I am looking forward to turning 40 because Jason and I are going to Hawaii with our... http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/02/if-a-magic-pill-makes-me-happy-is-my-happiness-real.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/02/if-a-magic-pill-makes-me-happy-is-my-happiness-real.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:23:00 +0000 Does happiness need to be deserved to be genuine? Here's one person, virtuous, moral, ethical. She's kind and generous. Volunteers at her kid's school. Helps out at the homeless shelter. Prays, meditates, goes to church. All this do-gooding and God-praising... http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/02/education-equity-action-at-oregon-state.html http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/02/education-equity-action-at-oregon-state.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:25:00 +0000 Join Individuals and Families on Thursday for an Equity in Education Action at the Oregon State Capitol! Thursday February 2, 2012 | 12 NOONAction for Equality in the Education of our Children Oregon State Capitol900 Court Street NE  Salem, Oregon 9730112pm to 12:40pm Action for Equality in the Education of our Children(Free Pizza and Soda at 11:30am)Keynote Speaker: Oregon Governor John KitzhaberOther Speakers: Susan Castillo, Superintendent of the Oregon SchoolsDavid Bautista, Superintendent of Woodburn Public SchoolsYvonne Curtis, Superintendent of Forest Grove School DistrictJoseph Santos-Lyons Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)Dan Jamison, Chalkboard ProjectTony Hopson, Self Enhancement, Inc.April Campbell, Confederated Tribes of the Grand RondeHelp ensure that elected leaders make addressing the inequities facing students of color and English Language Learners a priority! For more information, call Javier (503-930-9162) or Maria (503-910-7015) http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/02/stop-gops-plan-to-target-and-punish.html http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/02/stop-gops-plan-to-target-and-punish.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0000 America's Voice published this article today urging action against the GOP's Plan to eliminate the Child Tax Credit that millions of working families depend on.Action Needed: Stop the GOP’s Plan to Target and Punish Immigrant FamiliesBy Mahwish KhanAmerica's VoiceThis week, The New York Times blasted the latest GOP scheme to punish immigrant families: House Republicans have hit upon a noxious scheme to help pay for an extension of the payroll tax cut: a tax increase on millions of poor working families. A bill passed by the House and now in conference seeks to deny cash refunds under the child tax credit to those who file tax returns using “individual taxpayer identification numbers” issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Only those using Social Security numbers would be eligible.The refundable portion of the child tax credit is a life-saver for the working poor. Families that would be cut off by this policy change make an average of $21,000 per year, according to the Treasury Department. They would lose an average of $1,800. About 80 percent of those families are Hispanic. The taxpayer identification numbers are used frequently, though not exclusively, by unauthorized immigrants to pay the taxes because they are not eligible for Social Security numbers. The I.R.S. accepts their tax payments and allows families to claim the child tax credit regardless of immigration status. This policy is an effective antipoverty tool that protects children, most of whom are American-born citizens.The Republicans who have flatly rejected tax increases on the rich have settled instead on limiting this refund, which kept about 1.3 million children from falling into poverty in 2009.America's Voice is joining with our allies to stop this from happening. We need your help. Here's the action alert from the National Immigrant Law Center:Though 2012 has just begun, Congress is right now considering a tax change that will hurt children in mixed status families. Legislators have proposed funding a payroll tax break extension by denying critical tax credits for children in the lowest income immigrant families �" even as millionaires are protected. Under the House of Representatives’ proposal, a taxpayer or spouse must have a Social Security Number to be eligible for the Child Tax Credit �" a tax credit that is designed to keep working families from falling into poverty. This means that millions of working immigrant families who file using the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number will effectively receive tax increases. It is expected that these families will lose on average $1,800 of much-needed tax credits, forcing immigrant parents to cut back on essential items for their children.We need you to help us fight this change! On Wednesday and Thursday, NILC and other organizations are organizing a national call-in day to protect working immigrant families. Please call (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected with House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and members of the tax package conference, and your representative to tell them that you OPPOSE funding the payroll tax credit on the backs of working families. (emphasis added)Together, we must tell our legislators to live up to their pledge of fairness and equality and reject any changes to eligibility for the Child Tax Credit. Please call (202) 224-3121. It really matters. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/tYWFEkDQc2E/agminute-for-feb-1-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/tYWFEkDQc2E/agminute-for-feb-1-2012.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000 A new study has found that reducing Idaho’s foreign-born labor supply would have a significant negative economic impact.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.To listen, click here. http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/foucaults-pendulum.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/foucaults-pendulum.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:20:00 +0000 Oregon Convention Center777 NE ML King BlvdPortland, OR  97232 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/LZTw3FggXQA/february-whats-happening-in-salem.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/LZTw3FggXQA/february-whats-happening-in-salem.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:09:00 +0000 Happy February to all of you! Be sure to keep checking this post throughout the month, as we will continue to add events as we receive information. A quick way to find this list is to click the "Events" tab on the toolbar up above. If you don't see your event listed, please send us an email with all the details or the link. Use Eatsalem's tabs at the top of the page to find out what our favorite http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/expansionary-austerity-isnt-working-in-europe.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/expansionary-austerity-isnt-working-in-europe.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:00 +0000 I'm no economic expert. But much of economics is simple common sense. So it's no big surprise to me that the British economy is faltering after David Cameron's conservative government decided several years ago that cutting government spending in a... http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/people-who-throw-cigarette-butts-out-of-their-car-are.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/people-who-throw-cigarette-butts-out-of-their-car-are.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +0000 My wife and I have quite a few words that finish off the title of this blog post. Jerks. Inconsiderate. Litterers. It hugely bugs us when we see someone toss a cigarette butt out of a car window. But usually... http://m-taha.blogspot.com/2012/02/avg-free-antivirus-2012-download.html http://m-taha.blogspot.com/2012/02/avg-free-antivirus-2012-download.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:51:00 +0000 AVG released 2012 products for Internet Security, Antivirus and Antivirus Free. AVG’s site is undergoing design changes at the time of writing this article, AVG 2011 turned to be full featured and system resource hog, what to expect inAVG 2012 free antivirus? we haven’t got out hands on it ? but you can downloadAVG Antivirus Free 2012 now (offline installer ) and taste its new features.Briefly here are changes in AVG Antivirus Free 2012AVG 2012 free interface now has 6 icons where it was 10 in 2011 editions. AVG does added icons for AVG LiveKIve, Family Safety and PC Tune-up added for promotion purpose under My Apps.Download AVG antivirus free 2012Web InstallerAVG for Windows (32-bit) [150 MB] [offline installer ]AVG for Windows (64-bit) [170 MB] [offline installer]Download AVG 2012 Free manualUpdate: AVG keep changing links, so try to download offline installer from the link http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/01/campaign-launched-to-promote-permanent.html http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/01/campaign-launched-to-promote-permanent.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:37:00 +0000  Permanent Residency Campaign Teamfeeting in HoustonHouston, TX --This week, Causa’s Executive Director, Francisco Lopez is in Houston for the launch of the campaign to promote Permanent Residency for individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Central America. While comprehensive immigration reform is not foreseeable in the near future and the current administration has adopted a step by step approach in tackling the unfair and confusing immigration practices, community organizations from all throughout the country have formed a coalition to advocate for legislative action that will allow TPS Beneficiaries to stay in the US as permanent residents.Francisco Lopez at the PressConferenceOn Monday, the coalition held a press conference announcing the official launch of campaign and invited members of the TPS community, legislators, community organizations and activists, congregations, unions, and all those who support a fair and viable solution for immigrant families in the U.S. to come together.The campaign is a joint effort of the following organizations: The SHARE Foundation (Berkley, CA); Oregon’s Latino Immigrant Rights Coalition, Causa (Salem, OR); CARECEN-DC, CRECEN-Houston; CARECEN-LA; Centro Romero (Chicago, IL); Sunflower Community Action (Wichita, KS); East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (Berkley, CA); CEUS (Union City, NJ); Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan (Jamaica, NY); America paraTodos (Houston, TX); Voluntarios por El Salvador (Houston, TX); Comite Amigos en Accion (Houston, TX); Comites de beneficiaries del TPS (Houston, TX); Centro CivicoSalvadoreño (Dallas, TX); Wind of the Spirit, NJ; Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (Chicago, IL); North Carolina Latin American Coalition (Charlotte, NC); and SALEF (Los Angeles, CA)Here is coverage from Monday's press conference:Inmigrantes y activistas piden una residencia permanente para amparados bajo el programa del TPS. (Telemundo Houston)http://www.facebook.com/causaoregon#!/photo.php?v=222073774551327   Lanzan campaña para dar la residencia a los beneficiarios del TPS (Houston Chronicle) http://blog.chron.com/pulsolatino/2012/01/lanzan-campana-para-dar-la-residencia-a-los-beneficiarios-del-tps/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/DZW4fMS9MKM/agminute-for-jan-31-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/DZW4fMS9MKM/agminute-for-jan-31-2012.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Since Mexican officials asked Idaho bean growers last month to help them get through a dire situation, Gem State companies have sent several train carloads of dry beans to that country. Because of severe weather conditions and a drought, Mexico's growers are facing an emergency situation and need an almost immediate supply of dry bean seed for next season.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/waiting-for-pickup.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/waiting-for-pickup.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:39:00 +0000 Seamster Cleaners1711 Center StSalem, OR  97301-9730 http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/01/universe-may-not-be-eternal-but-existence-is.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/01/universe-may-not-be-eternal-but-existence-is.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:33:00 +0000 Believers in God who follow modern science will be heartened by a recent article in New Scientist, "Why physicists can't avoid a creation event." While many of us may be OK with the idea of the big bang simply starting... http://mattneznanski.com/how-the-web-watches-tv/ http://mattneznanski.com/how-the-web-watches-tv/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:59:00 +0000 Via Tim Carmody at Wired With live television, we flip; with video on demand, we binge. This means that shows have to catch and hold our attention in very different ways �" not just over the commercial, but from episode … Continue reading → http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/Q_sQI7i9UuI/agminute-for-jan-30-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/Q_sQI7i9UuI/agminute-for-jan-30-2012.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Idaho farmers and ag-related businesses are rallying around a tractor raffle program that funds scholarships for FFA members. Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader. To listen, click here. http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/boxx-scooters.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/boxx-scooters.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:56:00 +0000 Portland International Auto ShowJanuary 26 - 29, 2012 Oregon Convention Center777 NE M L King Blvd Portland, OR  97232 http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/marion-county-commissioners-raked-over-legal-coals-again.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/marion-county-commissioners-raked-over-legal-coals-again.html Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:15:00 +0000 Ha, ha! We were right and you were wrongI Thanks to Salem Weekly, our city's alternative newspaper, I got to gloat again about our neighborhood's land use win over the Marion County commissioners after publisher A.P. Walther asked me if... http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/apache-crown-dancer.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/apache-crown-dancer.html Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:14:00 +0000  4th Annual Gathering of Oregon's First NationsJanuary 28, 2012Oregon State Fair & Expo Center 2330 17th Street NESalem, OR 97301-0601 http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/01/theres-no-free-will-so-youre-unable-to-believe-me.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2012/01/theres-no-free-will-so-youre-unable-to-believe-me.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:48:00 +0000 I gave it my best try last night -- arguing that we humans don't have free will, though it seems ever so obvious that we do. (Of course, it also seems obvious that the sun goes around the Earth, which... http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/eugene-girls-sue-kitzhaber-over-climate-change-inaction.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/eugene-girls-sue-kitzhaber-over-climate-change-inaction.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:23:00 +0000 Here's four big Green Thumbs-Up from my wife and me to Eugene residents Olivia Chernaik, 11, and Kelsey Juliana, 15. The Register Guard reports: ...with the help of their mothers, Lisa Chernaik and Catia Juliana, [the girls] filed a lawsuit... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salemoregonrealestatehomes/xkaE/~3/Z7jgxeFtQWE/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salemoregonrealestatehomes/xkaE/~3/Z7jgxeFtQWE/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:53:00 +0000 All industries have an internal culture and politics that define systems and ways to conduct business.  Most of us don’t care about the internal politics unless it affects us directly.  When I go to the doctor, I want the doctor paying attention to me and  providing service to me.  I’m selfish that way if I’m paying [...] http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/still-a-mans-world-in-movie-trailer-voiceovers-at-least.html http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/01/still-a-mans-world-in-movie-trailer-voiceovers-at-least.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:32:00 +0000 Interesting piece in the New York Times about why movie trailers almost always feature male voices. Here's some excerpts from "Why Men Always Tell You to See Movies." The question has been pondered by mystics through the ages, but in... http://techcraver.com/2012/01/28/new-radio-shows-posted/ http://techcraver.com/2012/01/28/new-radio-shows-posted/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:15:00 +0000 I’m lucky to be a tech radio correspondent for Rudy Maxa’s World, the nations’ most listened-to radio program dedicated to travel. There are two shows, one of which is nationally syndicated and the second that is heard in the greater Los Angeles area on KFWB radio. CES 2012 Recap I’ve posted two appearances to my [...]Post from: Techcraver.com | Craving Tech, Craving Life!New Radio Shows Posted http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/_0-VF9L-Omw/ventis-gilgamesh-beer-pairing-dinner.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/_0-VF9L-Omw/ventis-gilgamesh-beer-pairing-dinner.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000 I'd love to go into great detail about the gift of "Venti's Gilgamesh Beer Pairing Dinner" for which I received tickets in my stocking from dear old St. Nick at Christmas.  I'd love to share the details, I really would. But a picture is worth a thousand words.  And by my calculation, 16 pictures are worth 16,000 words. Go ahead.  Ask me why there are 4,000 words worth of pictures of the http://digitalfishwrap.blogspot.com/2012/01/victim-rescue-thyself.html http://digitalfishwrap.blogspot.com/2012/01/victim-rescue-thyself.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:35:00 +0000 I was reading back through my posts about my credit woes and my work to get out of debt. I was pretty disappointed in what I wrote because it didn't convey the way I felt going through this stuff. It definitely didn't capture how I felt when I was getting started down this road. I was scared. Petrified. Paralyzed with fear. Consumed with doubt. I didn't know what to do and didn't know where to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salemoregonrealestatehomes/xkaE/~3/5BOBaDc5280/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salemoregonrealestatehomes/xkaE/~3/5BOBaDc5280/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:40:00 +0000 Useless data.  I live for it.  What can I say?  When running the normal foreclosure numbers for you all, I decided since I have all these numbers just sitting there, I needed to do something with it.  So here you go, Melina’s fun facts about foreclosures in Salem Oregon.  Okay, I know what you are [...] http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-night-lights.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-night-lights.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:18:00 +0000  Regal Lancaster Mall Stadium 11831 Lancaster Dr NE #8Salem, OR  97301  http://dogsanddragonflies.blogspot.com/2012/01/seahorses-and-eagle-rays-oh-my.html http://dogsanddragonflies.blogspot.com/2012/01/seahorses-and-eagle-rays-oh-my.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:47:00 +0000 The doctor said I'd likely have to miss a few days of diving... well, I showed him!  :)  Started the day with a shore dive; my new warm water fins are too small, even without a toe injury. While I got them on, they were too tight to be comfortable. After finagling with the dive shop for a bit, I got a nice pair of very roomy fins from Seac which are awesome; I like them even better than the ones I bought; they are stiffer all the way through the blade, and allow for a passable frog kick, which the ones I bought do not. A great relaxing morning of shore diving, hanging out, and then lunch and on the boat to San Francisco wall, followed by a nice long, leisurely stroll across Paradiso. Beautiful fish too numerous to name, of note were spotted eagle rays and seahorses, two things on our list to find. Yippee! http://williambragg.com/2012/01/27/the-incomparable-leslie-venti/ http://williambragg.com/2012/01/27/the-incomparable-leslie-venti/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:48:00 +0000 Leslie doing her thing. http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/01/causa-oregon-takes-national-lead-role.html http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2012/01/causa-oregon-takes-national-lead-role.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:00 +0000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2012CONTACT: Francisco Lopez, Causa's Executive Director (503)269-5694Central American and Latino Organizations throughout the U.S. launch Campaign to Ask for Permanent Residency for Central Americans with Temporary Protected Status in the U.S.Press ConferenceDate: Monday, January 30th, 2012Time: 11:00 a.m.Location: Mickey Leland Federal Bldg at 1919 Smith, Houston TX 77002Houston, TX  (January 27, 2012) -- Nearly 14 years ago,Central America was hit with several devastating natural disasters which had a significant impact on entire communities throughout the region and led to hundreds of thousands of Central American families establishing roots in theUnited States. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch, one of the deadliest hurricanes in Central American history, ravaged Honduras and Nicaragua and resulted in the loss and displacement of thousands, as well as a collapse in the physical infrastructure. Due to this devastation, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was designated to both countries in 1999.The 2001 earthquakes inEl Salvadorresulted in the loss of over 1,000 lives and resulted in the displacement of thousands more, in addition to extensive destruction of the physical infrastructure and severe damage to the country’s economy. Reconstruction efforts have been slowed and hindered by subsequent Hurricanes, including Stan (2005), Felix (2007), Ida (2009) and the most recent tropical rain last October.Very recently, all of the countries were extended their designation for temporary protected status for another 18 months. The Secretary of Homeland Security determined that an extension is warranted because the conditions that prompted the initial designation of TPS continue to be met, in particular inadequate or fragile infrastructure and weak economies which at this moment would be unable to adequately handle the return of its nationals from the U.S.TPS has allowed its beneficiaries to remain in theU.S.since then with mandatory renewal every 18 months to maintain this status. The costs associated with this renovation are high and burdensome for many families. Thousands of families who have lived here nearly a decade or more are in a state of limbo, because they do not know what could happen to them after the 18 month period that their status is valid. The only way to secure a more stable and safe future for them is to enable them to become Permanent Residents and which will consequently, put them on the path to U.S. Citizenship. Currently, TPS beneficiaries formCentral Americainclude: approximately 64,000 Hondurans, 212,000 Salvadorans, and 3,000 Nicaraguans.Community organizations from all throughout the country have formed a coalition and are launching a campaign to promote Permanent Residency for TPS beneficiaries fromCentral America. While a comprehensive immigration reform is not foreseeable in the near future and the current administration has adopted a step by step approach in tackling the unfair and confusing immigration practices, we are here as TPS beneficiaries and supporters to advocate for legislative action that will allow them to stay in the US as permanent residents. The Coalition will hold a press conference on Monday, January 30, inHoustonTexas, at11:00 a.m.atHouston’sFederalBuilding. During the press conference we will announce the launch of this campaign and will invite our TPS community, legislators, community organizations and activists, congregations, unions, and all those who support a fair and viable solution for immigrant families in the U.S..We come together to support vibrant futures for families that have not only contributed to our national economy, but have been a critical and positive force in the reconstruction of their home countries by sending remittances to family members. These families are productive members of our society with the same dreams and hopes as many of us, and have worked very hard to provide for their families, buy their first home here in theU.S., or open their own business. Every 18 months during the renovation process, they have gone through background checks and have proved that they are law-abiding and of good moral character and that they pay their income taxes every year.It is critical to understand that TPS, this important but temporary immigration benefit, is not the path towards self-sufficient, stable immigrant communities. Permanent Residency is the only solution to ensure the progress of our families, communities, and nation, and end the uncertainty that these thousands of families are living everyday.The campaign is a joint effort of the following organizations: The SHARE Foundation (Berkley, CA); Oregon’s Latino Immigrant Rights Coalition, Causa (Salem, OR); CARECEN-DC, CRECEN-Houston; CARECEN-LA; Centro Romero (Chicago, IL); Sunflower Community Action (Wichita, KS); East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (Berkley, CA); CEUS (Union City, NJ); Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan (Jamaica, NY); America paraTodos (Houston, TX); Voluntarios por El Salvador (Houston, TX); Comite Amigos en Accion (Houston, TX); Comites de beneficiaries del TPS (Houston, TX); Centro CivicoSalvadoreño (Dallas, TX); Wind of the Spirit, NJ; Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (Chicago, IL); North Carolina Latin American Coalition (Charlotte, NC); and SALEF (Los Angeles, CA)###Causa, Oregon's Immigrant Rights Organization, is the largest Latino and Latina civil and human rights and advocacy organization in the Pacific Northwest. We work to defend and advance immigrant rights through coordination with local, state, and national coalitions and allies. For more information, visit www.causaoregon.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/faNR3R2GvcI/podcast-looking-for-organic.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/faNR3R2GvcI/podcast-looking-for-organic.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:01:00 +0000 In this podcast, editors and reporters look at the limited supply of veterinarians trained in organic practices and the industry response, a legal battle over the use of herbicides to control weeds on public lands, and Deere and Co.'s court victory over dealers trying to import the manufacturer's own machines.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.To listen, click here. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/xZbpzqb42BM/agminute-for-jan-27-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogriculturePodcasts/~3/xZbpzqb42BM/agminute-for-jan-27-2012.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader. To listen, click here. http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/five-stars.html http://salemphotodiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/five-stars.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:51:00 +0000 Super Pho Vietnamese Cuisine1630 Lancaster Dr NESalem, OR  97301 http://dogsanddragonflies.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-learned-there-is-no-first-aid-or.html http://dogsanddragonflies.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-learned-there-is-no-first-aid-or.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:09:00 +0000 I was elated to find our forced-to-check-at-the-gate carry on bags almost first on the carousel at the Cozumel airport. Plucking one of those off, I next went for my suitcase, a hard-bottomed and fairly large ScubaPro bag that held all my dive gear and clothes. The weight and heft of the bag caught my exhausted self by surprise, so I boffed the execution. As I heaved it off the belt, it slammed right into my right great toe; not down on it but more at it from the front. Damn, that hurt! When I looked down I understood why: the bag had totally and cleanly ripped the toenail off. It remained attached at the very bottom of the nail bed, and was pointing up at a 90 degree angle to its usual position.  That's one way to ruin a pedicure. In one of those moments where you are looking at something, but don't quite GET what you are looking at, I bent down and flopped the nail back and forth a bit with my finger, amazed that it really didn't hurt. (Oh, that was short lasting.) Seeing the nail bed kinda made me want to barf, and I realized that yes, I'd just ripped my big toenail clean off, as blood starts to fill my Birkenstock. We'd been up for two days straight, after a pretty exhausting week that led up to the start of this vacation. The flights were long, the layovers longer, and we'd spent two hours on the tarmac in Houston while a large number of flights were rerouted due to some significant weather events in the Gulf of Mexico. We'd landed in Coz and were ready to head to our hotel for a gallon of water and a nap. Now I needed a doctor... in Mexico. Scot asked airport staff if there was a medic; the alarmed response was no, we'd have to go to the clinic downtown. No problem, we'll take a cab... only problem is, you can't get a simple single outgoing cab at the airport, you have to wait for the big cattle vans that go to hotels... and they won't make another stop for you. Seriously!? WTF.This wasn't life or death situation, nor were we making a big deal about it. Everyone that looks at my face knows something's up and I tell them and before I can say, "Don't look," they look down at my foot and say, "Oh, gross!" My initial assessment of, "Huh, that doesn't really hurt that much," had turned into, "Would someone just cut the toe off, this is freaking hurting." By the time we get into a van I was getting grumpy and less enamored with the laid back Mexican way of doing things. We get to Blue Angel and our travel buddies take our bags for us, and Scot asks the front desk for the best clinic to go to just in case there is an option (I don't think there is). The front desk person looks alarmed, gives him a card, and I hail a taxi. In broken Spanish Scot talks to the driver, who looks at my foot and freaks out. We arrive at the clinic, walk in, and the receiptionist looks at my foot, looks out the window and says, "There's the doctor, he'll help you." We walk into a room, the doctor looks at me as I try to pull my foot out of my sandal without disturbing the toe with Nailzilla sticking up, and has me sit on the little bed while I explain what happened. What surprised me the most was that the people were interested in me and my problem... not one question about payment, no forms, no bullshit, nothing as it would be in the USA.We're laughing and joking (and I'm throwing some whining now and then too because it's really freaking hurting now and he's poking around trying to see what's up). He says it's good I'm taking it all in good humor. Because unfortunately, it's the bottom of the nail bed, where it's still attached, that actually really hurts. Gee... thanks.  Two injections for numbing that hurt like hell -- "It'll just feel like a bee sting," my ass! Felt like my toe was going to explode. He cleans the area, pokes around a bit. I swear this takes forever. I've been hiding my face in Scot's shirt since the injections; he makes sure the area is numb and then pulls the nail free. GAG. I can't help but look now and IT'S SO GROSS. He doesn't give me any limitations, but laughs at my comments that I'll get in the water for a checkout dive that night. He suggests I might miss a few days of diving. I disagree with his assessment and he chuckles. What followed while he wrote his note was an awesome conversation about everything from opioid abuse in the US to the cultural differences about health care and pain to the specifics of Hispanic compound names. Awesome guy... and really hot, too; always an important qualification for your health care professionals. I mentioned Dr. Piccolo; that's the man you see for chamber rides if you get bent in Coz. This lead to a conversation about attitudes about diving, and the local tragedy that rocked the island last year, a totally avoidable diving accident amongst professionals. About an hour total, and it wasn't as cheap as you'd think; $200, plus another $55 at MEGA for four rx's (ointment, antibiotic, two pain meds [neither of which I've used]). I asked how long it would take for the local to wear off; about four hours he says. So over the afternoon, I notice how it's not that the toe hurts... but the sensation on that exposed tissue is so foreign that it's annoying like nails on a chalkboard. After happy hour, Scot passes out from exhaustion in our room while I unpack, and then gear up for a quick checkout dive to test my weights and this whole toe thing. The water doesn't bother it at all; I feared the saltwater would hurt. But using warm water fins leaves me without booties in a very sharp rocky entrance, and that hurts like hell. I'm ginger with that foot, so I'm not very steady and the entrance is a little rough due to surf and some rocks. The ironic truth is, if I hadn't tried to save weight in my baggage, and just used my rock boots and trusty Hollis F1s, I wouldn't have had a problem in the water. But I can't get the slim fitting warm water fin on the bad foot. At least not bobbing in the water. It will be less of a problem on the boat, I think. We don't go out until tomorrow afternoon so we'll see then. I ran around with it exposed so it could dry all evening after I exited the water. It didn't hurt. I put more ointment and gauze on it and NOW its hurting like a sonofabitch but I may have taped it too tight! Worse case scenario, I'm in Cozumel and have to miss a day of diving. Or  two. That wouldn't make me happy, but in the scheme of things... I think I'll survive. Yes, I have phone pictures but I'm not posting them. :)  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/asx-pDTadT4/salem-dining-scene-changes-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eatsalem/~3/asx-pDTadT4/salem-dining-scene-changes-2012.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:56:00 +0000 1/26/12 MRose said... Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar will open at old Party Depot site on 3892 Center NE in Salem Ore. by June, company says 1/05/12 Anonymous asked & KandN answered... "Is rockin rogers moving into the Eola Inn space on hwy 22 in west salem?"  Yes, as mentioned below on 12/20/11, they have opened another location in the old Eola Inn building.~KandN Anonymous also asked: " http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelOregon/~3/LhEbKD5fb94/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelOregon/~3/LhEbKD5fb94/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:52:00 +0000 Some call it the ‘rugged edge of the Oregon coast’ where the sun and surf meet to leave you spellbound and breathless. 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