• CaryCitizen rolls out ad program http://bit.ly/2EecxG #
• It’s Friday. Have a cocktail http://bit.ly/41FzZd #
• Hand with Caked Henna http://bit.ly/nHDCp See at Cary Diwali. #
• well, that was strange #
• Stuff to do in Cary this weekend: http://bit.ly/17ZFJ3 CaryCitizen Calendar. #
• Playing with my mates tonight in A Fifth of Blues. Fan us on Facebook http://bit.ly/jTbnq #
• More of the people behind RebarCampRDU http://bit.ly/17LBhX @MMorganTriangle @AmyShair. It’s really been great to be on the committee. in reply to MMorganTriangle #
• The people behind RebarCampRDU http://bit.ly/17LBhX @isellmoney @RaleighOnline @melissarmoore @MikeJaquish @PennyStantonHom @raleighstager in reply to RaleighOnline #
• RT: @photomatt @laughingsquid - the new @wordpress iPhone app is great, makes it easy to moderate comments & edit posts http://bit.ly/2Cy4n0 #
• Shooting a farm outside Louisburg NC http://yfrog.com/0p50ej #

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• CaryCitizen mgmt meeting, ReBarCamp meeting & then filming a dentist shaving his head for charity. Love my job. #
• New on Flickr: White Roses http://bit.ly/4nJ7u5 #

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• Cary Mayor Weinbrecht Takes a Beating from a Girl http://bit.ly/agEd4 Now on CaryCitizen. #
• RT @RaleighOnline Faces of Diwali http://bit.ly/sd7ZT-> such beautiful faces! Thanks, Pam! #
• New on Flickr: Matriarch http://bit.ly/IsLce #
• Faces of Diwali, photos from the Indian Festival of Lights in Cary this past weekend http://bit.ly/sd7ZT #
• New on Flickr: Indian Kids in America http://bit.ly/1UeXj #

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• New on Flickr: Woman Dancer http://bit.ly/25C24h #
• The CaryCitizen Calendar of Events is live http://bit.ly/17ZFJ3 #
• http://hootsuite.com/ This looks pretty cool. Who’s using it to manage Twitter? #
• How to Manage a Facebook Group, now on Mashable http://bit.ly/F2Y41 @alisond Congrats! #
• R.I.P. Irving Penn, died today at 92 http://bit.ly/3XqQS Loved his cigarette butts. #
• Mike McLoone’s awesome pictures of high school soccer http://bit.ly/2fOZ8W Now on CaryCitizen. #
• UNC Chapel Hill J School is looking for an Executive Producer http://bit.ly/3vzujR @DeanJFolkerts @wheresspot #
• The Right Stuff http://bit.ly/3ICGxv Navy SEALs parachuted into Falcon Stadium in Cary Friday night. Thought we were being invaded by Apex. #
• New remix by Todd Fitch of Hootchie Cootchie Man featuring Gary Lee Ford on harp - http://www.myspace.com/fifthofblues #

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• New on Flickr: Between Races http://bit.ly/ENgQP #
• Letterman video clip http://bit.ly/3UFiOA #letterman Gets blackmailed over sex #
• iPhone Apps pass 2 Billion Downloads. #
• Anybody hungry for a pastrami & corned beef triple decker? http://bit.ly/WBjrh #
• RT @pptkrdu To our judges @hal990 @GinnySkal and @damondnollan - hope you are ready to GET YOUR LAUGH ON! The #PPTKRDU slides are hilarious! #
• Looking forward to judging tonight @pptkrdu with @GinnySkal. Sponsored by @communitygirl. More info http://bit.ly/askBU #pptkrdu #

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• RIP William Safire - “Nattering Nabobs of Negativism.” He was one of a kind. #
• First gymnastics meet of the season http://yfrog.com/16ryqpj #
• New on Flickr: Hemaris Moth http://bit.ly/91tEE #
• New on Flickr: Pastrami and Corned Beef http://bit.ly/4ion6J #
• New on Flickr: Phillips Corn Maze http://bit.ly/10UmK5 #
• rated When You are Engulfed in Flames 3.5 stars - http://bit.ly/1CsLeg #
• New on Flickr: GHHS Varsity Cheer http://bit.ly/VjFHq #
• RT: @TreyRatcliff: The new photo is up “Alone in Qatar” at http://bit.ly/16nYLA #hdr Stuck in Customs strikes photographic gold once again. #
• Building Successful Apps - 12 Keys http://bit.ly/sKfMK Great stuff this morning from Ad Age. HT @jonahbloom #

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• has read Wife to Mr. Milton by Robert Graves - http://bit.ly/pPkxs #
• RT gatewood5000@hal990 OK, you are a judge. But the real question is, will you also be singing? Me: dancing. You coming? #
• RT @communitygirl Confirmed judges for #PPTKaraoke 10/1 at Hilton RDU include @hal990 and @GinnySkal. Me: Angela, you a judge too? #
• RT @hal990 and @GinnySkal confirmed as judges for #PPTKaraoke Oct 1 from 6-9pm Hilton RTP. http://pptkrdu.com. Me: Yep, I’m judging. #
• RT Knight Foundation is looking for a social media person: http://ow.ly/pFm5 #
• RT: @McKQuarterly: Survey: For the 1st time in a year, more execs expect company profits to rise (42%) than fall (40%). http://bit.ly/fk76o #
• The N&O has a new website in beta test http://pubsys2.newsobserver.com/ What do you think? #
• Facebook in the Black http://bit.ly/2EnXo Adds 50 million users in 2 months, turns a profit. #
• First case of rabies confirmed in Cary http://bit.ly/C3DcK #
• See all six interviews with candidates for Cary Town Council http://bit.ly/18KkAK #

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• New on Flickr: A Fifth of Blues at the Aviator http://bit.ly/2XrPMQ #
• Here’s our interview with Jack Smith, candidate for a sixth term on Cary Town Council http://bit.ly/VUVuO #
• CaryCitizen video interview with candidate for Town Council Catherine Evangelista http://bit.ly/2zYkEQ #

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• My favorite pic from USA Baseball vs Canada last night http://bit.ly/pmkpX #
• New on Flickr: Signing Autographs http://bit.ly/4d9C0M #
• New on Flickr: Hi Fives for a Victory http://bit.ly/jrIVd #
• USA Baseball vs Canada at Coleman Field in Cary http://yfrog.com/5hot3yj #
• Photographing farms today in Nash County NC http://yfrog.com/0hs0dj http://yfrog.com/5iakaqrtj #
• Having a great meeting about @ReBarCampRDU http://yfrog.com/3za07j #
• Early release Wednesdays in Wake County schools means = detention for student-athletes http://bit.ly/11cl4C CaryCitizen Op Ed. #

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• New on Flickr: N&O Tour http://bit.ly/164YP8 #
• Got questions for Cary Town Council Candidates? http://bit.ly/U7ykJ CaryCitizen is videotaping interviews with them this Thursday. #

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• RT @jayrosen_nyu At meeting of major players in Aspen, @steveouting sensed a climb down from paywall http://tr.im/wPjD Me: Aspen? Of course. #
• Reading to Dogs, this Sat at Western Wake Regional Library http://bit.ly/XBc25 From CaryCitizen. #
• What if the founder of the world’s largest open source blog platform started a bank? http://ma.tt/2009/08/starting-a-bank/ RT @photomatt #
• Deutsche Bank Brings 319 Jobs to Cary http://bit.ly/ORQWq In today’s CaryCitizen. #
• Cary’s Strange Sign Ordinance http://bit.ly/1ziP9P New Vox Populi by Brent Miller on CaryCitizen. #
• Sinfully delicious: Pink & Chocolate Cupcakes http://bit.ly/2mr9O From my shoot earlier this week. Oy, does this look good! #
• Have a Cupcake http://bit.ly/NtTBV From my bakery shoot yesterday. #
• New on Flickr: Bread http://bit.ly/13qSXx #
• Still at the donut shop. Gonna miss #rebcrdu meeting http://yfrog.com/0×39mcj @isellmoney #
• Cool pic from the shoot in Wilmington NC last week http://yfrog.com/0xz1nmj DP Kenny Wilson #
• Coincidentally, read this to find out where to get the Best Donuts in Cary http://bit.ly/9lao3 Who doesn’t like donuts? #
• Going to shoot some doughnuts and cakes. Then on to ReBarCampRDU planning meeting #rebcrdu #

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• Hair & makeup with actress Scarlett Futch http://yfrog.com/05342dcjj #
• Directing a TV commercial today. I’ll be in my trailer. #
• Find out lots of interesting data about the community in your zip code http://zipskinny.com/ #
• New on Flickr: Portrait of Another Musician http://bit.ly/30MOLk #
• Just discovered my picture about over-development in Cary was Explored on May 25 http://bit.ly/RHThJ #
• Are you going to ReBarCampRDU? New website is up http://www.rebarcamprdu.com/ #REBCRDU #
• New on Flickr: DSC_0010.JPG http://bit.ly/v9wcY #

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• On Language: How Fail Came to Succeed http://bit.ly/3YNy54 From the Sunday NY Times #failsuccess #
• CaryCitizen: Editor’s Journal http://bit.ly/z8Lpi It’s been a good two weeks, people. #
• Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival in Cary http://bit.ly/11rznD Via CaryCitizen. #
• More road construction ahead for Cary http://bit.ly/12z1zD #
• Some awesome live jazz going on at Barnes & Noble in Cary. http://yfrog.com/0v4z8j #
• Cary Biofuel Plan 1st in Nation http://bit.ly/udxUs From today’s CaryCitizen. #
• Go Local - Goodberry’s http://bit.ly/429zL. Today on Cary Citizen. Thanks to Wellstone for the picture. Yum! #
• Now On YouTube: Local News http://bit.ly/jDjp0 HT @wheresspot @psbx #

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Launched a new blog last week called CaryCitizen. Twitter stream through August 2.

• Homeless Men in Poland Dream of an Odyssey at Sea http://bit.ly/ysP67 From the Sunday NY Times. #
• My first Op-Ed for CaryCitizen http://bit.ly/gyWbM #
• Working blues band seeks Harmonica Player http://bit.ly/msOXq Know someone? Send ‘em our way. Get your mojo working! #
• CaryCitizen: Development Continues to Spark Controversy http://bit.ly/giRBb #
• RT: @onechicmama: Wearing Dad jeans? Get help and hip up: http://bit.ly/ijKEx Thank you Michelle! #
• Alpha Bits to Yuban: 1000’s of TV commercials from the 1950s -80s by agency Benton & Bowles now online http://bit.ly/NgS63 #
• Email Your Phone Carrier: Stop Pointless Voicemail Instructions http://bit.ly/QFlUZ. Nothing like a good David (@Pogue) vs. Goliath battle. #
• 1000’s of old TV commercials from Benton & Bowles now available from Duke University & iTunes http://tinyurl.com/mcaeya #
• RT @garnercitizen Our exec editor is at Broughton now to cover President’s speech. We’ll be sharing his updates. #Obama #Raleigh #
• Just launched http://www.carycitizen.com over the weekend. Had 1526 page views yesterday and a trackback from the NY Times. #
• NY Times credits CaryCitizen with uncovering jihadist’s FB page http://tinyurl.com/kqqafk #
• CaryCitizen: Raleigh Terrorist on Facebook http://bit.ly/jIzCR #

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Short review of an obscure book and a few pix from my travels.

• Hal has reviewed the book They hanged my saintly Billy (Robert Graves) - http://bit.ly/BYJRu #weread
• The handstand contest lasted over 2 mintues http://yfrog.com/455olj #
• NC State Gymnastics Camp http://yfrog.com/5wpvoj #
• Ice Cream Dreams http://bit.ly/o2WXJ New on Flickr. #
• Asymmetrical Composition: How to Shoot a Portrait of 2 People. New on Flickr: http://bit.ly/7oBJs #

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Too busy the week of 7/19 to tweet much.

• Just finished at Hollywood East in Wilmington casting a TV commercial #
• Driving to Wilmington shortly for a casting session all day tomorrow. #
• Follow A Fifth of Blues on Facebook http://bit.ly/jTbnq HT @thebeancast #
• Ag Show at the Fairgrounds was great. Off to band practice in a few. #
• At the JocoPlants show, NC Fairgrounds, demo-ing Web 2.0 for farmers http://yfrog.com/7bjmkj #
• BHO throwing out the first pitch was awesome #
• Setting up at the State Fairgrounds for the Johnston County Ag Show http://yfrog.com/58ip5j #

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Spent most of last week on the beach :)

• Last day on Cape Hatteras http://bit.ly/pxHtX #
• New on Flickr: Demi Monde :: 2 http://bit.ly/fncoX #
• RT: @THEHOTELCHELSEA: Great work! We love it! RT @hal990 America’s iconic hotel http://bit.ly/OvccQ Me: Thx y’all :) #

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Twitter stream from the week ending July 5.

• RDU Abstraction http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal990/3690736148/ For all you fans of photographic minimalism. #
• New on Flickr: RDU :: Stairs http://bit.ly/kCmWV #
• Happy Fourth to all my fellow New Yorkers! http://bit.ly/CdEGW. Wow, I have a lot of flag pictures. #
• Another American flag photo, this one taken at the NC Vietnam Veterans Memorial http://bit.ly/SuL1s In respectful memory. #
• Here’s an American flag picture for y’all (reposted from last night) http://bit.ly/OvccQ. Happy Independence Day! #
• New YouTube beta layouts rock http://www.youtube.com/hal990 #

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Twitter stream from the week ending June 28:

• New on Flickr: Perry in Soho http://bit.ly/g9Zfk #
• New on Flickr: Demi Monde - NYC 09 http://bit.ly/w2SU3 #
• New on Flickr: Empire State #108 http://bit.ly/1hON59 #
• A Fifth of Blues today at the Aviator Brewery in Fuquay, 4-8. Bring a lawn chair. Fan us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/yWVQw #

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Since January, I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the N&O Community Panel. It’s been enlightening, exciting and occasionally maddening.

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