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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:48:37 -0700
It's a beautiful place: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this ...A journalism start-up: Should I go for it?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:05:18 -0700
I could look for a job at traditional news organizations. But as I read over the Knight News Challenge results, ...Breaking News: Sarah Palin is Stepping Down
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:47:10 -0700
Of course the real story will be the "WHY??" Holy Hannah... She is speaking live in Alaska right now... will be updating ...Advice from a columnist legend
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:41:16 -0700
In the most recent installment of The Charlotte Observer’s intern seminars, we got to hear from Tommy Tomlinson, columnist extraordinaire. ...Call for Contenders: The Popsicle Frodown
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:55 -0700
Well I have waited 8 long months for this weekend to come. I had made a self-imposed July 4th weekend ...Celebrate Independence -- and Independent Media!
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:03:17 -0700
This July 4th weekend, light up the grill, watch a few fireworks -- and celebrate free media by supporting Facing ...Go figure
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:34 -0700
So i picked up a Theodore Sturgeon anthology at one of my all time favorite used book stores today.What a ...Show your support for #14...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0700
Office Depot is asking customers to submit their most unique photos showing support for the # 14 Office Depot/Old Spice ...Coal ash contamination imperils July 4 festival goers in Tennessee
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:48:06 -0700
The city of Kingston, Tenn. plans to hold its annual July 4 "Smokin' the Water" celebration tomorrow at a public ...ScienceOnline'09: Interview with GrrrlScientist
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:47:42 -0700
The series of interviews with some of the participants of the 2008 Science Blogging Conference was quite popular, so I ...Journalism
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:02:08 -0700
Fair and balanced? Paragraph One and Two Imagine your power bill going up by $200 a month. Progress Energy spokesman Mike Hughes said ...Friday freebies...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0700
It's Friday, which means it's time for freebies!*This is a great one... Tide is offering a $1.50 coupon on its ...Finally, most videos have been uploaded
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:49:00 -0700
I originally started this blog post by damning both youtube and Bryan Adams to Hell for all making me have ...Hagan says she supports public option
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:43:33 -0700
Sen. Kay Hagan joined fellow Dems on the HELP committee in supporting a public option in health care reform. TPM ...Survey Aims At Moore Square Design
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:29:15 -0700
I got an email from a couple of people who are working on Moore Square redesign submissions, and they would ...Willingness to travel
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:58:30 -0700
Here’s Matthew Yglesias explaining why many Senators are not experts on public policy: Senators and members of congress have ...Videos
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What happens when you drop 50 pounds of Silly Putty from a 10-story building?
For the past three years, high school students at N.C. State University’s materials camp get to find out what happens when you drop Silly Putty from the roof of the D.H. Hill Library. Last year, the camp dropped 30 pounds. This year they dropped 50 pounds (organizers order it in bulk).
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This Week on 30THREADS: The Bizarre, the nutty and the practical
Here are some of the top posts from 30THREADS this week. First we told you about Cary blogger Critter and his “suspension.” Then we told you how Raleigh blogger Abby made $150 with nuts. And we also highlighted a post explaining why the DBAP lights are often on late at night.
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VIDEO: Creator of idek.net explains perks of shortened URLs
Durham resident Adam Covati launched idek.net in September 2008. The site makes it easier to figure out how many people are looking at links you post. Covati works for Bronto, a Durham-based firm that provides e-mail marketing software, and loves metrics, which prompted him to create this site one Saturday afternoon.
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Durham neighborhood to throw annual Beaver Drag Pageant
It’s time for the fifth annual Beaver Queen Pageant in Durham’s Duke Park neighborhood. The beaver drag pageant features residents as animals in whacky costumes and helps raise money for the Ellerbee Creek Watershed Association. Thanks to Flickr user Orange Sabrina for her pics from last year’s pageant.
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VIDEO: MyNC music blog brings bands to Studio B
MyNC.com web producer Jake Seaton turned his passion for local music into a blog filled with performances by local bands. Music.MyNC.com is among several awesome local music blogs including David Menconi’s “On The Beat“; Triangle Music; Karen Mann’s “Mann’s World“; and the Indy’s “Scan“, featuring Grayson Currin.
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Triangle Restaurant Week offers chance to sample local restaurants
It’s Triangle Restaurant Week, which means you can dine at nearly 50 local restaurants for a fixed menu price of $25 for dinner or $15 for lunch. Here’s a video preview of what to expect.
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VIDEO: How Mr. Scrubby got a blog
Scrubby is just your typical house cat … except he has a blog. Find out what prompted Raleigh resident Laurie Ruettimann to start a blog for his cat and how she developed his online personality. (Back by popular demand).
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PeepFest 2009: Peeps take over Chapel Hill bookstore
Each year Marshmellow Peeps take over Market Street Books for one day. You won’t believe the creative things that are done with peeps at PeepFest. The bookstore/arts-based community center is a nonprofit in Chapel Hill’s Southern Village neighborhood. PeepFest 2009 is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 4.
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Time for some girl (blogging) power
This week on Threadcast we show you four blogs written by 20-something chicks!
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Five extremely different Triangle blogs
I look at a lot of blogs each week. Some are awesome. Some are good. Some are OK. And some are just meh. Here are five extremely different Triangle blogs that are worth a look.
Cooking Coarse, DudeCraft, ACC Now, Dave’s Bird Watching Blog, WKNC’s blog
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