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This week: the 508 Christmas Spectacular! The panel is Julius Jones and Mr. Brendan Melican. Theme song: “If I Had One Christmas Wish.” Words by Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell, music by Mike Benedetti.
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Buddha Hut buffet Saturday; Stone Soup party Friday; Winter Mystery Band signups happening now.
The NYT is not selling the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Top suggestions for the T&G: stop running the internet poll on the front page, because you’re deceiving people who don’t realize it’s a phony poll, and you look bad to people who know what’s going on; create an RSS feed for Worcester news; make use of the element so it will be easier to Google T&G articles; add features to the comment system to filter out noise.</p>
<p>Julius, who helps run the Regional Environmental Council’s gardening program, talks about the local green economy, or lack thereof.</p>
<p>Holiday gift guide:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://seahcb.com/worcester-tees/">New Worcester shirts!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://parisoftheeighties.com/">Old Worcester shirts!</a></li>
<li>Hex signs and other anti-demon items</li>
<li>You can reportedly make a contribution to <a href="http://parkspirit.org/">Park Spirit</a> to help buy a real live Holiday Tree for behind City Hall.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_benedetti/4179128014/" title="IMG_1177 by mike.benedetti, on Flickr"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4179128014_8694a5b450_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1177" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nicolecommawoo.wordpress.com/">Nicole</a> has posted an <a href="http://worcesteractivist.org/wiki/Virtual_Assignment_Desk">experimental Virtual Assignment Desk</a>; Jeff Barnard <a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com/2009/12/scott-hayman-mystery-deepens.html">highlights Bill Randell’s reporting</a> on low-income housing financing.</p>
<p>You should wear a hat to stay warm! I’m told Lutheran Social Services has classes for recent immigrants to help them dress appropriately for the (bad) weather.</p>
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This week: the 508 Christmas Spectacular! The panel is Julius Jones and Mr. Brendan Melican. Theme song: “If I Had One Christmas Wish.” Words by Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell, music by Mike Benedetti.
[display_podcast]
Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed
Video: Downloads and other formats
508 contact info
Buddha Hut buffet Saturday; Stone Soup party Friday; Winter Mystery Band signups happening now.
The NYT is not selling the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Top suggestions for the T&G: stop running the internet poll on the front page, because you’re deceiving people who don’t realize it’s a phony poll, and you look bad to people who know what’s going on; create an RSS feed for Worcester news; make use of the element so it will be easier to Google T&G articles; add features to the comment system to filter out noise.</p>
<p>Julius, who helps run the Regional Environmental Council’s gardening program, talks about the local green economy, or lack thereof.</p>
<p>Holiday gift guide:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://seahcb.com/worcester-tees/">New Worcester shirts!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://parisoftheeighties.com/">Old Worcester shirts!</a></li>
<li>Hex signs and other anti-demon items</li>
<li>You can reportedly make a contribution to <a href="http://parkspirit.org/">Park Spirit</a> to help buy a real live Holiday Tree for behind City Hall.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_benedetti/4179128014/" title="IMG_1177 by mike.benedetti, on Flickr"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4179128014_8694a5b450_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1177" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nicolecommawoo.wordpress.com/">Nicole</a> has posted an <a href="http://worcesteractivist.org/wiki/Virtual_Assignment_Desk">experimental Virtual Assignment Desk</a>; Jeff Barnard <a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com/2009/12/scott-hayman-mystery-deepens.html">highlights Bill Randell’s reporting</a> on low-income housing financing.</p>
<p>You should wear a hat to stay warm! I’m told Lutheran Social Services has classes for recent immigrants to help them dress appropriately for the (bad) weather.</p>