Archive for July, 2008

• Into the wild with white squirrels?

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 11:16 pm

  Being treated like queens and kings in the wild? Well not exactly the wild but a group of local teachers had a chance to visit Pisgah Forest Institute  recently. The PFI focuses on “the earth and environmental science needs educators encounter in their classrooms. “ Oh yes, and they got a picture of a white squirrel too.

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• How long should your iPod live?

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 4:40 pm

  Todd bought his iPod in 2003, and he put it through hell. This week, it finally died. Check out this Raleigh blogger’s ode to his old school iPod to see a list of everything it endured during it’s 5 long years including: “hurtful jokes from a coworker about its size, age, color, and interface.”

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• How do you describe this honey pot?

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 11:56 am

  Matt Miller from Code and Coffee is one of the first to blog about last night’s blogger bash aka 30THREADS launch party. He called us a “honey pot for local blogs and  media”. I had to Webster honey pot, results: one that is attractive or desirable. Cool,  would you agree?

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• Saying Good-bye to UNC and the community

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 11:35 am

  Chapel Hill residents, local businesses, neighbors and UNC should be proud of themselves welcoming new individuals to the area. Shawn Graham, now a former university employee writes his good-bye blog post highlighting his Carolina experiences. Shawn moved to the area eight years ago, now he’s leaving to return to his home town Pittsburgh, to accept [...]

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• A sneak peak of downtown Raleigh’s new Marriott hotel

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 11:23 am

  The new Marriott hotel in downtown Raleigh is scheduled to open for business at 4 p.m. today. But you don’t have to wait to see what it’s all about. The Raleigh Connoisseur has a photographic sneak peak of this new hotel and some of the development that’s complimenting it.

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• The Jonas Brothers ‘rocked’ Raleigh last night

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 8:49 am

  Thousands of Triangle teens went to bed last night with images of the Jonas Brothers, today’s version of Backstreet Boys or NKOTB, dancing in their heads. The trio performed at Walnut Creek Amphitheater yesterday. The N&O has a slideshow that tracks their Raleigh rendezvous. MyNC.com describes the scene.

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• What to do when your stylist skips town, blog about it

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  Discovered July 31, 2008 at 8:37 am

  Finding a stylist you trust is key to ensuring you don’t get a butchered hairdo. When the guys at New Raleigh recently asked readers to name their fav stylist/salon, they received 85 comments. But that doesn’t help Durham blogger, Jeni, who needs a haircut. Certainly, somone can help her out.

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• Thank you Triangle Community & Sponsors

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  Discovered July 30, 2008 at 11:33 pm

  Ginny and I would like to thank all of you for your support at the blogger bash aka the 30THREADS launch party tonight. Also a big thanks to our sponsors Big Boss and Edge-Office.  Now let the thread spinning begin! Take a look at the tweets from the event after the [...]

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• Just when you think things couldn’t get worse at The Herald-Sun

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  Discovered July 30, 2008 at 12:39 pm

  The Durham newspaper laid off six newsroom staffers this week, The Independent reports. The layoffs included a photographer and three veteran copy editors, all of whom I worked with during my Herald-Sun reporting days. That’s on top of the 80 employees who were laid off in 2005, when Paxton Media took over.

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• Should architects be allowed on city council?

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  Discovered July 30, 2008 at 11:46 am

  When it comes to urban architecture, two Raleigh City Councilmen have a lot to say. That’s because they’re both architects. Some might consider it a good thing to have a councilmen versed in urban architecture on the council at a time when so many buildings are going up in Raleigh. Others disagree.

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