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Why You Should Suffer Through the Gannett Annual Meeting Video
I don’t usually tell people to check out videos of annual meetings, but this one is an exception, thanks to the Gannett stock-holding gentleman in this screencap. He takes the mike around the time...
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Capital Kittens
I heard this story on NPR on my drive home last Friday. It’s about a litter of kittens they found in the bushes in front of the state capitol in Raleigh. The agency helping with the adoption,...
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Bad Times for South Square
The Herald-Sum has a story today about the effects of the recession on the South Square area in Durham. I remember when we first moved to Durham in 1990, South Square was the main shopping area for...
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The Onion Sold to Chinese Fish Products Manufacturer
Times are tough in the newspaper industry, and even The Onion is not immune. The paper’s 141-year-old owner has sold it to a Chinese company that “is dedicated to harvesting the ocean’s great aquatic...
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New Video from Sexy Beijing
I discovered Sexy Beijing a little while back, and it quickly became one of my favorite Web shows (think Sex and the City, except it’s set in Beijing and it’s real). It’s self-effacing and gives an...
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Start ‘Em While They’re Young
This is very cute: A 4-year-old girl sings Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue”. Now that’s some fine parenting. The funny thing is her rendition is a lot easier to make out than Dylan’s singing these...
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How Does It Feel … to Desecrate a Classic?
A couple years ago, I heard about “The Times They Are A-Changin”, a musical being developed that was based on the songs of Bob Dylan. Being a huge Dylan fan, I obviously was intrigued. The musical...
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Doh! Wrong Guitar
The death of musician and pioneer electric-guitar maker Les Paul on Thursday made headlines in a lot of newspapers today. The News & Record of Greensboro, N.C., had an above-flag promo on its front...
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Only a Hobo … Except Not
A lot of us can say we’ve seen Bob Dylan, and some lucky few might even say they’ve talked to him. But how many can say they’ve detained him? Well, Long Branch, N.J., police officer Kristie Buble can...
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Austen Ball!!!!!
Photo by Tracy A Woodward, The Washington Post The Washington Post has a gorgeous photo gallery of the Jane Austen Ball in Alexandria. Why did we not receive invitations?!! Oh well, I guess we’ll have...
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Tools on Wheels
Courtney and I have started biking around our community as a way to get some more exercise. I used to get most of my exercise playing basketball, but the lack of a nice court near the house and the...
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More About China’s Education System
I wrote about my experiences in the Chinese education system a while back. One of my readers, Amber Johnson at TeachingTips.com, recently pointed me to this post on her site — a list of 25 surprising...
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Fear Your Chinese Masters
I wish James Fallows of The Atlantic is still blogging from China. He always has such terrific and interesting insights. Even though he’s no longer in China, he has a nice blog post tipping off...
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Ed Cota? Really?
The college basketball season is here, and already there’s a surprise: The Daily Tar Heel came out with a list of the top 10 all-time UNC men’s basketball players, and Ed Cota is No. 10 on the list,...
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Bing Maps, Where Have You Been All My Life?
I’ve always used Google Maps and love it, so I’ve never really looked for any other map applications. I just discovered last week what I was missing when I stumbled upon Bing Maps. Functionally it...
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When Is Size Not Really Size?
UNC’s size has been outmuscled this season by powerful post players like Dexter Pittman. Having watched my beloved Tar Heels play their first 11 games, I’ve reached this conclusion: This team is...
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New WoW-Style Star Trek Game
I’ve never played World of Warcraft and have never really been into that style of games, but this one might get me to change my mind: There’s a new WoW-style Star Trek game on the way, and it’s in...
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Another Reason I Want To Be in China Right Now
Aside from how much fun it would be to spend Chinese New Year with my extended family in Guangzhou, China, here’s another reason to go: That’s the front page of today’s Guangzhou Daily newspaper....
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Dylan Shows He’s Still Got It
I missed this when it was posted to YouTube a couple weeks ago. Bob Dylan performed “The Times They’re A-Changin’ ” at the White House. I think it’s an outstanding performance. I didn’t go to see Dylan...
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Posterous: Beautifully Simple and Easy
I started tinkering with Posterous and am really loving its simple and ridiculously easy-to-use interface. Its post-by-e-mail feature is so simple and yet offers much more functionality than the...
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