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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tired of lemons? We help bring color and inspiration to&lt;br /&gt;
your social media planning. We've seen amazing results,&lt;br /&gt;
find out what you need to do to help you and your business.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;There are many people in central North Carolina with experience and success in using social media. The challenge is in finding the right match for you, who you feel comfortable with, trust and want to spend time learning from.&lt;br /&gt;
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Right now Social Media Training in Raleigh is dominated by out of state or out of town firms. We'd like you to have the choice of learning from people in your home town, who can get to know your business, and help promote you as you learn from us.&lt;br /&gt;
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Martin Brossman and Anora McGaha have a strong track record in training and coaching others, and unparalleled integrity. Ask anyone who knows us, and that's what you'll hear.&lt;br /&gt;
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We wrote Social Media for Business in July of 2011, as a thorough overview of the Internet for social media marketing for business. Short, interesting, to the point chapters.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now we're starting up training in Raleigh again. In class. In webinars. In tutorials or small groups. Whatever setting best suits you, we are ready to help.&lt;br /&gt;
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Our first class is &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #cc0000;"&gt;Foundations of Social Media and Grass Roots Marketing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Monday January 23, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
The Center for Excellence&lt;br /&gt;
6 pm - 9 pm&lt;br /&gt;
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Price: $95&lt;br /&gt;
Discount: Email &lt;a href="mailto:anoramcgaha@gmail.com"&gt;anoramcgaha@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; if you're an inside919 member for your discount.&lt;br /&gt;
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Click this link to &lt;a href="http://foundations2012-eorg.eventbrite.com/"&gt;Eventbrite to register and pay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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What other training are you looking for?&lt;br /&gt;
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We're getting ready to launch a number of other courses, depending on the numbers who are interested. In particular, we're very excited about offering Social Media Management training program. Please contact us to indicate your interest.&lt;br /&gt;
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Find &lt;a href="http://pronetworkingonline.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Martin Brossman&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/martinbrossman" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/martinwbrossman" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/martinbrossman" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Find &lt;a href="http://www.anoramcgaha.com/about-anora-mcgaha/" target="_blank"&gt;Anora McGaha&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/anoramcgaha" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/USAuthorAnoraMcGaha" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AnoraMcGaha" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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(Why on so many sites, each site has it's own culture and community. If done well, we do not post the same exact content at the same exact time on each community. Variety works. Culturally appropriate content works. Context-relevant content helps.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;Contact Martin Brossman at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;(919) 847-4757&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;and leave a message.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #cc0000;"&gt;Contact Anora McGaha at 919-741-9449&lt;/span&gt; and leave a message. We'll get back with you as soon as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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Martin Brossman and Associates are training local business people and professionals on Social Media in Ralaeigh. Local businesses supporting local businesses.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-753633672291930060?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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New roads are in progress.&lt;br /&gt;
147, Technology Highway has a toll. 540 is stretching further South by the week.&lt;br /&gt;
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Stores and restaurants are opening and closing.&lt;br /&gt;
At the shopping center at Apex Peakway and 55 South, one sandwich store closed down, and now a Subway has started up. At the corner of High House and Cary Parkway, we now have a Mellow Mushroom restaurant, the hip popular chain of restaurants. But every restaurant that has been in that spot for the past 8 years has not lasted long. We hope it will work for Mellow Mushroom.&lt;br /&gt;
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And on the Internet, change is even faster. Facebook seems to be making changes weekly, and LinkedIn and Twitter seem to be changing in ways that borrow features from each other. It makes it hard to get really comfortable, when all of a sudden things have been moved around and the look has changed. Interesting yes. Comfortable no.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jewel Song with Rev. Farrunnissa Rosa,&lt;br /&gt;
David Patrick Bryan, and&lt;br /&gt;
William D. Burton&lt;br /&gt;
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Diogenes Ruiz has done several Songs of Peace events delighting guests with the warm relaxing spirit of the music.&lt;br /&gt;
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This event was a fundraiser towards a non-profit to promote sacred music and jazz.&lt;br /&gt;
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Saturday night, &lt;a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/show/5809819"&gt;October 29, 2011&lt;/a&gt;, Diogenes and William D. Burton will be playing in Cary at the Business Networking Center.&lt;br /&gt;
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Keep up with Diogenes by following him on Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DiogenesRuiz"&gt;@DiogenesRuiz&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-3087846850740121189?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Come early and browse the rich variety of North Carolina arts and crafts at The Joyful Jewel. Reserve a seat, this event will be full.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.joyfuljewel.com/"&gt;The Joyful Jewel&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;44-A Hillsborough Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Phone: 919 -883-2775&lt;br /&gt;
Parking on street. Wheel chair accessible.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-5997507850032537121?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;iframe frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-ia3lzA4DVM?wmode=opaque" width="400"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Which peace image do you like most?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Thk2z8gbeLY/TmDu4XihJjI/AAAAAAAAACI/h9yYvvGljPQ/s1600/BackBeatSept.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Thk2z8gbeLY/TmDu4XihJjI/AAAAAAAAACI/h9yYvvGljPQ/s320/BackBeatSept.jpg" width="245" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Help raise money for the new Guardians of Angels Adoption Center for cats and dogs. Come to the Saturday 9/24 event at the General Store Cafe in Pittsboro. $20 per person, or $30 a couple. Great music. Great people. Great place. Great cause.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Dogs and cats in Chatham County North Carolina have a new champion.&lt;br /&gt;
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For all the wonderful resources created for dogs and cats to give them shelter and keep them alive, fed and warm, there are still too many dogs and cats falling through the cracks. There's only so many spaces in shelters, and only so much money budgeted.&lt;br /&gt;
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But we can do more.&lt;br /&gt;
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We need to do more.&lt;br /&gt;
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And&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.guardiansofangels.org/"&gt;Guardians of Angels&lt;/a&gt; is going to do more.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dogs and cats in Chatham County have a new champion in Guardians of Angels. Eager to add additional resources to the community of resources that exist. &lt;br /&gt;
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Guardians of Angels is set to create a new center for dogs and cats, puppies and kittens in Pittsboro, an &amp;nbsp;Adoption Center.&lt;br /&gt;
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Follow us on Twitter &lt;a href="http://goapittsbo/"&gt;@GOAPittsboro&lt;/a&gt;. Like us on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Guardians-of-Angels/207075632681372?sk=wall"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;. Bookmark our website &lt;a href="http://www.guardiansofangels.org/"&gt;Guardians of Angels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-6196474294829940073?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Experienced with speed camera's from the Washington DC area,, my son knew right away what it was. But I had not heard a word about use of speed cameras on highways, only cameras in urban areas at intersections.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quick research online showed mention of a speed camera being tested on 540 West near RDU airport.&lt;br /&gt;
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A few days later, heading East on 540, I had the chance to examine the overpasses we drove under (as much as we can do at 60 plus miles an hour) and noticed the cameras, not on the overpasses, but instead on a metal structure over the highway, not one that cars drove over, more like a structure meant to post signs over the highway. There were a number of cameras visible from the other side of the highway.&lt;br /&gt;
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So what we don't know yet is whether or not the cameras are just being tested, or if my son will get a ticket.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;On Sunday July 31, at 4 p.m., on the 2nd floor of the Wake Forest Coffee Company in Wake Forest, Marcy will be reading from her new book, talking about it, and signing copies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Guests are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://new.evite.com/?utm_source=gmail&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_content=text&amp;amp;utm_campaign=host_conf&amp;amp;eml=h_conf#view_invite:eid=008BAAQZXGL24EQ5IEPAWDPXIAHLLQ"&gt;RSVP&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on evite or on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122866024469514"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VTDyUvhh4J4/TiQ0rhq39lI/AAAAAAAAJh0/npJdqPashwo/s1600/Cover-websmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="241" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VTDyUvhh4J4/TiQ0rhq39lI/AAAAAAAAJh0/npJdqPashwo/s320/Cover-websmall.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;LifeTales: An Adventure in Storytelling by Marcy Corprew&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Marcy will also one of ten poets reading at the &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheJoyfulJewel"&gt;Joyful Jewel in Pittsboro&lt;/a&gt; on Friday September 23 at 6:45 pm at the Poetry and Creativity event where poets will read a poem or two and share about their creative process.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also in September, on Sunday the 18th, &amp;nbsp;Marcy will perform her one woman show, &lt;i&gt;Miz Hazel Tells All&lt;/i&gt; at the &lt;a href="http://artscenterlive.org/"&gt;Carrboro Arts Center&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Marcy Corprew, North Carolina poet, writer and performer&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Save the dates, and come out and enjoy Marcy's readings.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sunday July 31, 4pm at the Wake Forest Coffee Company in Wake Forest&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Friday September 23, 6:45 The Joyful Jewel in Pittsboro&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sunday September 18, at the Carrboro Arts Center&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://japanrelief21.eventbrite.com/"&gt;Tickets are only $20&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;if purchased up front, and $30 at the door. There will be butlered hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and music from several talented Raleigh musicians and groups.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"&gt;We'll have several performers:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/diogenesruiz"&gt;Diogenes Ruiz&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://davidpatrickbryan.com/?p=1"&gt;David Patrick Bryan&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://williamdburton.com/"&gt;William D. Burton&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="http://www.nickdrivermusic.com/fr_band.cfm"&gt;The Nick Driver Band&lt;/a&gt;. And the emcee for the evening will be comedian &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/leslong2u"&gt;Les Long&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;We're hoping to encourage 300 people from the greater Raleigh area to come out and lend their presence and voice in response to this devastating natural disaster. It will be an event that we'll remember in years to come. Please join us and make this memorable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dK8Lri7a1NA/TaxuU2xbRpI/AAAAAAAAJgc/_X40PSzD__U/s1600/Japan+Disaster+Relief+Concern.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="220" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dK8Lri7a1NA/TaxuU2xbRpI/AAAAAAAAJgc/_X40PSzD__U/s320/Japan+Disaster+Relief+Concern.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;The Joyful Jewel is a beautiful store full or original creations for wearing, decorating and giving as gifts to yourself or those you love. Well lit, lots of space, a rich variety of items for sale, it's a real treat. Worth driving an hour to see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wkJ-j5i920s/TZUKFboILcI/AAAAAAAAJgI/kDUnYpe4lOY/s1600/IMG_7948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wkJ-j5i920s/TZUKFboILcI/AAAAAAAAJgI/kDUnYpe4lOY/s320/IMG_7948.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Jewelry, earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets. Mirrors, stained glass, beads. Paintings, photographs, cards. Glass art. Painted furniture. Scarves. Doodads. Neat things you've never seen before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;New York literary agent,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.ritarosenkranzliteraryagency.com/"&gt;Rita Rosenkranz &lt;/a&gt;will lead several sessions, including hearing 5 minute pitches by authors who were pre-selected (on a first come first serve basis already).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;The conference will be held at &lt;a href="http://northerncampus.waketech.edu/index.php"&gt;Wake Technical Community College on Louisberg Road&lt;/a&gt;, Northern Wake Campus &lt;a href="http://northerncampus.waketech.edu/map.php"&gt;Building D&lt;/a&gt;, between 8 am and 4 pm, lunch is part of the admission fee.&lt;br /&gt;
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SOLD OUT as of 3/31/2010!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For more information, visit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.triangleareafreelancers.org/"&gt;www.triangleareafreelancers.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Or call 919-873-9833&lt;br /&gt;
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"TAF is an organization offering information and support to&amp;nbsp;professional writers and aspiring freelancers in the Triangle&amp;nbsp;region. The majority of our members place their professional&amp;nbsp;focus on nonfiction magazine articles and books, but many&amp;nbsp;have also excelled at fiction, poetry, personal essays, photography, newspaper writing and more."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-8084839192843622939?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Godiva Track club member and marathon runner himself, Martin McGaha, volunteered to take pictures for the third year in a row. For a full set of almost 1500 photos from the 2011 race, visit his &lt;a href="http://run426mi.zenfolio.com/"&gt;Peak Photo Media&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;site on Zenfolio.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The winner of the race here admiring his wooden tick trophy! They have a sense of humor after this rigorous race.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you register&amp;nbsp;on the Peak Photo Media site, you can also view the photos from the &lt;a href="http://run426mi.zenfolio.com/2010umsteadmarathon"&gt;2010 Umstead Marathon&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://run426mi.zenfolio.com/umsteadmarathon"&gt;2009 Umstead Marathon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Arnie, the Blue &amp;amp; Gold Macaw at The Pet Pad in Cary, NC&lt;br /&gt;
May 17, 1990 - Feb. 15, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Today February 18, 2011, my eye caught notice of the bunch of blue feathers I have hanging on a doorknob that I had gathered from Arnie over the 7 years I had been visiting him. Beautiful long blue feathers of many hues. I felt the warm feeling of appreciation for the sweet relationship we had. I wasn't the only one. Many many people visited Arnie. But I was among the few he would let pet him, a right I had precariously earned. Some of the staff had called me his girlfriend, because he would liven up when he saw me, even when he had been in a bad mood. He loved it when I rubbed his head and helped preen the feathers he couldn't reach.&lt;br /&gt;
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So I thought to stop by and visit him at &lt;a href="http://www.petpadpets.com/"&gt;The Pet Pad&lt;/a&gt; in Cary, where's he's been for about twenty years. I parked my car as I usually do, in front of the Hallmark Store and walked across the parking lot, down the sidewalk, opened the two Pet Pad doors, and quickly scanned the back of the room, to the white perch that was made for him. He wasn't there. Only rarely is he not there. Only when one of the staff has him on their shoulders. Rarely. I looked about the store as I walked towards his perch.&lt;br /&gt;
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There was a sign. Small letters I couldn't read. I wondered what it would say. Was he sick? Was he temporarily away?&lt;br /&gt;
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When I got close enough to read, I could not believe my eyes. This species of bird is known to live towards a hundred years old, but the sign said he had passed away. Just three days before, on February 15, 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here is what the sign says:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nW5sd3FSmzw/TV7UDNAAU7I/AAAAAAAAJew/lks8w8sQbZ0/s1600/Arnie+has+Died.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="237" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nW5sd3FSmzw/TV7UDNAAU7I/AAAAAAAAJew/lks8w8sQbZ0/s320/Arnie+has+Died.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;It is with Great Sadness that We Announce the Passing of our Blue &amp;amp; Gold Macaw "Arnie"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;Arnie was hatched May 17, 1990 from a breeder in Fayetteville, NC. He was a gift from our father who named him after his favorite golfer Arnold Palmer. He was still a hand-feeding baby when he joined our family in Sept. 1990 as the store mascot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;We want to thank everyone who came to visit Arnie. He was a happy and out-going macaw who loved being the center of attention and truly enjoyed all the people who came in to see him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;Arnie gave us 20 years of love and fun and we will miss him very much. --Brad &amp;amp; Gina&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was so young! This was completely unexpected.&lt;br /&gt;
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I loved Arnie. When I first moved to Cary in 2003, I didn't know many people, and when I discovered him at The Pet Pad I used to come by almost every day after work, to relax and enjoy petting him and talking to him. It took a while to earn his trust, and I did get nipped a few times early on.&lt;br /&gt;
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He literally recognized me from across the room when I came in the store. He almost always would walk over to his round perch to where I was standing and begin his ways of connecting. Sometimes dancing. Sometimes bending over in a deep bow like gesture. Sometimes turning around and scratching his head, signaling, so it seemed, that he'd like his head scratched. Sometimes I visited for over an hour. Other times I had to leave because other guests wanted to talk to Arnie, and he would be nasty to other people when I was there - as if shooing them away to keep me for himself.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am opposed to having wild animals as pets, very opposed to it, and knowing that hundreds and thousands of &amp;nbsp;captive "pet" birds are abandoned and neglected I can not support those who breed and sell birds.&amp;nbsp;But, I have befriended three macaws in stores in the last 15 years. Skiddles a Harlequin Macaw, and an unnamed Severe Macaw, and Arnie.These birds have relationships, recognize people, like some people and dislike others. The depth of their relationships is profound.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am saddened that Arnie will never again greet me dancing back and forth and putting out his foot to step into my hands. Saddened that I won't be able to scratch his head and watch him close his eyes and make gentle sounds of appreciation. Very sad to know his time has come.&lt;br /&gt;
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I do know that many many local people will slowly find out that the big bird they've admired, and sometimes feared, at The Pet Pad has passed away, and will feel the loss. When a pet store mascot dies, when he's a local celebrity called "Arnie", should there be an obit? A memorial service? Any kind of town-wide announcement to let everyone know? What do you think?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-8068360515737943862?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Friday February 18 at 7PM&lt;br /&gt;
Robert Starling to Perform at this &lt;br /&gt;
Singles Event&amp;nbsp;Fundraiser &lt;br /&gt;
for the Chatham County&lt;br /&gt;
Humane Society&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;The "I Love Animals" Singles Event is scheduled for 7pm on the Friday after Valentine's Day at Catering-by-Design's dining room.&lt;br /&gt;
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Local singer songwriter &lt;a href="http://starlingsong.com/bio.html"&gt;Robert Starling&lt;/a&gt; is slated to entertain for the evening. Starling is a regular at the Heron's Lounge at &lt;a href="http://www.theumstead.com/index.cfm"&gt;The Umstead&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The $20 admission includes Catering by Design's signature hors d'oeuvres and your first drink.&lt;br /&gt;
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Come support animal care in Chatham County, enjoy the music of Robert Starling and light appetizers by Cary's own Catering by Design.&lt;br /&gt;
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This event is sponsored by &lt;a href="http://www.guardiansofangels.com/node/11"&gt;Guardians of Angels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Disclosure: While &lt;a href="http://catering-by-design.com/"&gt;Catering-by-Design.com&lt;/a&gt; is a client, this post was not paid for by them. I have been known to provide additional support for charitable events. : &amp;nbsp;)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-7164457659787892034?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;More than ever before we're aware that many people can't eat just anything. When it's your big celebration, your wedding day, and you want everyone to have some cake, how do you accommodate this great assortment of possible dietary restrictions:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2gv0JiSfJs4/TV7dZTcuokI/AAAAAAAAJfQ/sbHn0kGmjXc/s1600/IMG_6600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2gv0JiSfJs4/TV7dZTcuokI/AAAAAAAAJfQ/sbHn0kGmjXc/s320/IMG_6600.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Cupcakes in Spring Colors at Whole Foods in Cary, NC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;vegetarian&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;vegan&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;diabetic&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;low - no salt&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;low-no sugar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;low glycemic diet&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;gluten allergies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;nut allergies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;shellfish allergies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;allergy to alcohol&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;egg allergy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;dairy allergy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Could&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cakechannel.com/cupcake-wedding-cakes.html" mce_href="http://www.cakechannel.com/cupcake-wedding-cakes.html"&gt;Wedding cup cakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;be the answer!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;You'd be surprised at how creatively&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://weddings.theknot.com/Real-Weddings/cupcakes/results.aspx?type=3&amp;amp;specific+detail=cupcakes" mce_href="http://weddings.theknot.com/Real-Weddings/cupcakes/results.aspx?type=3&amp;amp;specific+detail=cupcakes"&gt;cupcakes are being used for weddings&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;One of the big questions is this, is there a cupcake that is so good, that it could be vegan, gluten, sugar, salt and dairy free and still appeal to all of your guests?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;If not, at least you could make different trays of cupcakes for each group.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Here's a list of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/vegan-wedding-cakes.html" mce_href="http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/vegan-wedding-cakes.html"&gt;bakeries in the US that make Vegan Cakes&lt;/a&gt;. In the Raleigh area,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.bluemoonbakery.com/specialty_cakes_photo_2.htm" mce_href="http://www.bluemoonbakery.com/specialty_cakes_photo_2.htm"&gt;Once in a Blue Moon Bakery in Cary, NC&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;makes Vegan Cakes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rosiesplate.com/menu/winter-menu-january-18--february-28/cakes" mce_href="http://www.rosiesplate.com/menu/winter-menu-january-18--february-28/cakes"&gt;Rosie's Plate in Raleigh&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is one of the bakeries that makes gluten-free cakes, in a shellfish and peanut free kitchen!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.twincakesbakery.com/" mce_href="http://www.twincakesbakery.com/"&gt;Twin Cakes Bakery in Raleigh&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;understands all about - Free baking.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;The&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/gluten-free-bakehouse.php" mce_href="https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/gluten-free-bakehouse.php"&gt;Whole Foods Gluten Free Bakehouse&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is in Chapel Hill.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;And for those who aren't on a special diet, don't forget the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.thecupcakeshopperaleigh.com/gallery.php" mce_href="http://www.thecupcakeshopperaleigh.com/gallery.php"&gt;Cupcake Shoppe in Raleigh&lt;/a&gt;, which makes gourmet cupcakes for every occasion, including weddings. They aren't nut free, or gluten free, or sugar free, or anything free!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-7644980977424409038?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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With Internet easily accessible and directories at an alltime high, you won't have any trouble looking up local businesses, or getting directions and phone numbers. But you will still need recommendations!&lt;br /&gt;
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As someone who moved to the Raleigh area in 2003, I've now been in the area almost 8 years. A lot of my initial questions have been answered.&lt;br /&gt;
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I can recommend:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://morganhomerentals.com/aboutus.aspx"&gt;Lenora Tickle&lt;/a&gt; as an outstanding property manager, who goes beyond the call of duty&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-cozart/18/5b7/494"&gt;Jim Cozart&lt;/a&gt; who helped us buy our house&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.drashleymann.com/"&gt;C. Ashley Mann, DDS&lt;/a&gt; for dental work &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.bulltireandservice.com/"&gt;Bull Tire and Service&lt;/a&gt; for car repairs and service&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.accenturgentcare.com/"&gt;Access Urgent Care&lt;/a&gt; in Cary for an after hours clinic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.catering-by-design.com/"&gt;Catering by Design&lt;/a&gt; for weddings, parties and business lunches and meetings&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.thewakezone.com/"&gt;Wake Zone Espresso&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for meeting with your friends for coffee and snacks&lt;br /&gt;
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I can also recommend your searching a local small business and professionals site, &lt;a href="http://inside919.com/"&gt;inSide919.com&lt;/a&gt;, to see if any professionals you're looking for are there. Their profiles are filled with information about them, so you can see who you are more likely to enjoy working with.&lt;br /&gt;
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As I think of more I'll post them.&lt;br /&gt;
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When you move to the Triangle from New York or Massachusetts or Ohio or California, you will have many questions. Happily you'll find many people willing to give recommendations.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-7984953895412794668?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RoundAboutApexNorthCarolina-LocalColor/~4/brsREwbvEm0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoundAboutApexNorthCarolina-LocalColor/~3/brsREwbvEm0/help-im-not-from-around-here-who-do-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anora McGaha)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://roundaboutapex.blogspot.com/2010/12/help-im-not-from-around-here-who-do-you.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758851951030095386.post-6876044302651798314</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-28T19:12:04.192-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">"what channel is Oprah's network on"</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">"where is Oprah's network"</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">"how to find Oprah's channel"</category><title>Where Can We Find Oprah's Network on Jan 1 2011?</title><description>On January 1, 2011 at noon EST Oprah's OWN network will debut.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's a 50/50 joint venture with Discovery Channel. The big question that many of us will have is where can we find OWN on our cable TV? It's hard enough finding long time shows much less new ones.&lt;br /&gt;
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OWN will be on the Discovery Health Channel.&lt;br /&gt;
If you don't know if you get that channel a call to your cable service would be the next step.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oprah.com has a page called channel finder, to help people locate the channel number for Discovery Health and OWN. The page content doesn't show up on my iPhone, hopefully it shows up for you. http://www.oprah.com/own/channel_finder.html&lt;br /&gt;
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I've seen previews of some of the shows with thought leaders and they look VERY interesting.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's a Wall Street Journal report about OWN.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RoundAboutApexNorthCarolina-LocalColor/~4/qSYjQOxwJzQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoundAboutApexNorthCarolina-LocalColor/~3/qSYjQOxwJzQ/where-can-we-find-oprahs-network-on-jan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anora McGaha)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://roundaboutapex.blogspot.com/2010/12/where-can-we-find-oprahs-network-on-jan.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758851951030095386.post-8645235724117655990</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-08T10:36:49.678-05:00</atom:updated><title>Where Can I Drop Off Toys for Tots in Cary, North Carolina (Wake County)</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-H4kzDQRb5A/TPj7Tq7yaDI/AAAAAAAAJW0/PTKEkU7EwAg/s1600/2002_Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-H4kzDQRb5A/TPj7Tq7yaDI/AAAAAAAAJW0/PTKEkU7EwAg/s1600/2002_Poster.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Will you be participating in the Toys for Tots collection at lots of local businesses? Here's a list with links to the business website or Google Places listing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.1750ordinary.com/index.html"&gt;1750 Ordinary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.alexanpanthercreek.com/"&gt;Alexan Panther Creek Apartments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.americanequity.com/Locations/Raleigh-North-Carolina-Mortgage-Company.aspx"&gt;American Equity Mortgage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=17603662334090678609&amp;amp;q=anytime+fitness+cary,+nc&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=anytime+fitness&amp;amp;hnear=Cary,+NC"&gt;Anytime Fitness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://autoparkhonda.com/"&gt;Auto Park Honda &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=16898965824738259899&amp;amp;q=black+forest+industries+cary&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=black+forest+industries&amp;amp;hnear=Cary,+NC"&gt;Black Forest Industries&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://brilliantskytoys.com/index.php/stores/location/cary/"&gt;Brillant Sky Toys And Books &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.drashleymann.com/"&gt;C. Ashley Mann, DDS&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=14964055602395919960&amp;amp;q=carolina+family+practice+and+sports+med&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=carolina+family+practice+and+sports+med&amp;amp;hnear=Apex,+NC&amp;amp;ei=DPP4TKfALsH7lwe88_ngBw&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=local_result&amp;amp;ct=placepage-link&amp;amp;resnum=2&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQ4gkwAQ"&gt;Carolina Family Practice And Sports Med&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://carybackclinic.com/"&gt;Cary Neck &amp;amp; Back Pain&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.gositinthecorner.com/"&gt;Corner Tavern And Grill&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=5196518718115131347&amp;amp;q=edward+jones+investments++n+salem+st+cary&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=edward+jones+investments&amp;amp;hnear=N+Salem+St,+Apex,+NC&amp;amp;ei=EPT4TOfkBMGclge855GpBw&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=local_result&amp;amp;ct=placepage-link&amp;amp;resnum=5&amp;amp;ved=0CEgQ4gkwBA"&gt;Edward Jones Investments&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://giorgiocary.com/"&gt;Giorgio Resaurants&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.trygrace.com/"&gt;Grace Church&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.maturelivingchoices.com/maps/driving_directions.aspx?pid=338&amp;amp;tabs=P&amp;amp;type=HOM&amp;amp;mid=181&amp;amp;bid=4145&amp;amp;fp=hr&amp;amp;cid=39476&amp;amp;plnid=824332&amp;amp;spid=807157"&gt;Highcroft Village Model Home&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.jfgemelli.com/"&gt;J&amp;amp;F Gemilli Hair Salon&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=12986253064889561748&amp;amp;q=java+jive+cary&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=java+jive&amp;amp;hnear=Cary,+NC"&gt;Java Jive Inc.&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.kidsrkidscary.com/"&gt;Kids R Kids Of Cary &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.manta.com/c/mm76n68/lancer-management-co-inc"&gt;Lancer Management Company&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.nirvelli.com/"&gt;Nirvelli Day Spa &amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
NY Pizza &amp;nbsp;(no link found for 115 Crafton Park Lane) &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=12388995377598162515&amp;amp;q=office+suites+plus&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=office+suites+plus&amp;amp;hnear=Apex,+NC&amp;amp;ei=EPX4TMbqJITGlQfz2YnhBw&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=local_result&amp;amp;ct=placepage-link&amp;amp;resnum=2&amp;amp;ved=0CCwQ4gkwAQ"&gt;Office Suites Plus &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
Orchestra Of The Triangle (no link found) &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.oxfordsquarenc.com/"&gt;Oxford Square &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
PFRS Crossroads Corp (no link found) &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.sipawinestore.com/contactus.html"&gt;Preston Walk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;call 919-467-7880 to confirm, (address and business name don't match in list) &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=3310471473684182562&amp;amp;q=pulte+homes+cary+1225+crescent+green+drive&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=pulte+homes&amp;amp;hnear=1225+Crescent+Green+Dr,+Cary,+NC+27518"&gt;Pulte Homes&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.ruckuspizza.com/"&gt;Ruckus Pizza, Pasta, And Spirits&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.rudinosgrill.com/"&gt;Rudino's Grill&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.goddardschool.com/Schools/Cary-NC/schools.gspx"&gt;The Goddard School-Cary &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thegroveschool.com/home-cary/"&gt;The Grove School Of Cary &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=2991180607550757247&amp;amp;q=the+growing+years+cary,+nc&amp;amp;fb=1&amp;amp;gl=us&amp;amp;hq=the+growing+years&amp;amp;hnear=Cary,+NC"&gt;The Growing Years&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.windsortryonvillage.com/"&gt;Windsor At Tryon Village&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.withersravenel.com/web/contact/contact.aspx#"&gt;Withers &amp;amp; Ravenel Inc &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://woodcreekapartments-prg.com/WoodcreekAptsHome/Index.aspx"&gt;Woodcreek Apartments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Business names located on &lt;a href="http://raleigh-nc.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/donate-toys.asp"&gt;Marine Toys for Tots Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Web links added here. Click&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.toysfortots.org/promotional_media/promotional_posters/default.asp"&gt;Images for Toys for Tots&lt;/a&gt; to find promotional pictures.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Families requesting toys must register before December 18 with &lt;a href="http://raleigh-nc.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/request-toys.asp"&gt;a participating organization in their county&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7758851951030095386-8645235724117655990?l=roundaboutapex.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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The Centennial Visioneers Toastmaster's club in Raleigh, North Carolina meets at NC State University. They have just voted in three new members and are looking forward to welcoming others.&lt;br /&gt;
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This Toastmaster's club distinguishes itself from other fine clubs in The Triangle by its entrepreneurial focus. Members of the NC State community are welcome.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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The club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday's first thing in the morning at 7:40 for one hour. The club has a friendly and fun spirit, with members from many nationalities.&lt;br /&gt;
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For more information visit the&lt;a href="http://ced.freetoasthost.org/"&gt; Centennial Visioneers Web site&lt;/a&gt;. See contacts.&lt;br /&gt;
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For directions click on the map below.&lt;br /&gt;
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