Archive for January, 2009

• A hot cocktail will warm you up

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  Discovered January 31, 2009 at 4:30 pm

  Raleigh blogger Iliana features a cocktail recipe every Friday on her blog, Dirt & Noise. I know it’s not Friday, but you might be in the mood for a cocktail tonight too. So check out this warm concoction she blogged about.

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• Does “writing a book” sound overwhelming?

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  Discovered January 31, 2009 at 11:31 am

  I love the idea of writing a book, but actually doing it is something else completely. Have you written a book? How did you manage it? Raleigh ghostwriter and “Introverted Entrepreneur” Dave Baldwin has some helpful advice to offer.

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• VIDEO: Triangle residents are going ga-ga over Twitter

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 3:35 pm

  Twitter is catching on in the Triangle. Find out how Thursday’s Tweetup went and meet @DiMambro, @JasonPeck, @Jennafleur, @metricula, @ToastySnacks, @InstantTaylor, @MelissaDaniel, @djwaldow, @covati, @mammalpants, and @GinnySkal. Also, thanks to @dgtlpapercuts and @jreesnc for the photos used in this video.

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• Get your stuff in the Handmade Market

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 2:16 pm

  Sunday May 3rd sounds like a long way away, but if you are going to get your handcrafted goods stockpiled and ready to showcase and sell in the Handmade Market it may not seem that way. The application deadline is March 13th. What are you planning to make?

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• Seven things you should cook on Super Bowl Sunday

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 1:06 pm

  Durham blogger Jeni posted seven recipies (and photographic proof of potential deliciousness) that she believes you should make on Super Bowl Sunday. If you’re looking for ideas, check out her suggestions.

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• Raleigh Fire Department, circa 1913

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 9:46 am

  How exciting it must have been to see Raleigh’s fire department in full swing back in the early 1900’s. The city population was only 26,000, and presumably the 24 men and four horses pictured on this post did the job and did it well. I wonder if they ever made a calendar?

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• tweetup

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 9:21 am

  Twitter users @Jennafleur and @Cammicam hang out with the Twitter bird at Thursday’s Triangle Tweetup

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• Don’t tase me bro: Was Durham police officer’s taser use appropriate?

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 9:15 am

  A man pulled over by a Durham police officer was allegedly tasered when he reached for a clipboard in his car. It shocked the man so bad that he urinated on himself. Later the man’s ticket was dismissed, the N&O reports, because the officer had no probable cause for pulling the guy over.

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• Report on Triangle jobs to be released today

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  Discovered January 30, 2009 at 8:24 am

  We’ll have a better idea today where the Triangle’s job market stands when a report announcing local unemployment numbers is released. The Triangle is expected to have a lower rate than the state, but that’s not very comforting when the state’s most recent unemployment rate was reported to be 8.7 percent.

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• Two triangle cafeterias you must try for lunch

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  Discovered January 29, 2009 at 4:02 pm

  A couple years ago I was invited to lunch at the cafeteria in the N.C. Mutual Life Building in downtown Durham, and man was it good (and cheap). I don’t think a lot of people know about it though, so assuming it’s still there, consider this your notice. The N&O also has details about another [...]

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