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    <title>Bumper Crop of Gift Books</title>
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        Eye-catching, smart and fun doorstops...
       
      
        By John Grooms
      
      
      Bookstores overflow this time of year with &quot;gift books,&quot; otherwise known as coffee table books. The year 2007 has brought an unusually large bumper crop to choose from. Granted, a lot of them are the same old doorstops you&#39;ve seen before &mdash; the joy of poodles, Tuscany This and Provence That, the magic of camellias, whatever. But as the angel said, fear not, for we have chosen some of the season&#39;s more worthwhile gift books to help you in your
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    <category>Arts/Books</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Comic Proportions</title>
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        By Carlton Hargro
      
      
      Potter&#39;s Field No. 1 Published by Boom! Studios. Plot and script by Mark Waid. Pencils and inks by Paul Azaceta. The Deal: Potter&#39;s Field tells the story of a mysterious, self-styled detective known only as John Doe. Doe&#39;s mission in life is to solve the unsolved murders of New York&#39;s many nameless dead folk. The comic was originally slated to be published under the Image banner years ago. Now the book has resurfaced at Boom! -- where writer Mark Waid
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    <category>Arts/Comic Proportions</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Delivered</title>
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        Liquor, knives and holiday cheer...
       
      
        By John Grooms
      
      
      This is a true story. My grandfather, Charlie Grooms, was a South Carolina mill worker and house painter who never had much money. He was largely uneducated, but was smart and resourceful, always sharply dressed and carried himself with grace in the company of others. At least most of the time. If you messed with him, it could be a different story. Charlie and my grandmother, Ollie, married young; he was 19, she 15. They grew up, as did everyone
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    <category>News/Boomer with Attitude</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Darrell Roach</title>
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        Bling designer...
       
      
        By Angela Haigler
      
      
      Charlotte&#39;s love affair with jewelry designer Darrell Roach began when he was &quot;discovered&quot; by Boris and Natasha&#39;s owner, Hope Nichols, in 2004. Now Roach is making a national name for himself with his one-of-a-kind wearable art. Last year, America&#39;s Next Top Model winner Eva Pigford wore one of Roach&#39;s designs to the BET Awards. Roach&#39;s jewelry has also been seen on Fantasia of American Idol fame, Essence magazine mogul Susan Taylor, Myra J of &quot;The Tom Joyner Morning Show&quot; and
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    <category>News/Profile</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>A Family Affair</title>
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        Urban development should include room to grow...
       
      
        By Tara Servatius
      
      
      When Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, visited Charlotte in 2003, he was treated like a rock star. The audience at his University of North Carolina at Charlotte talk was packed with all the right people as he discussed his theory on how to make cities like Charlotte great. Florida&#39;s now-revered theory that a city can only become a booming metropolis by attracting young hipster 20-something singles, artists and homosexuals with cool entertainment districts and cultural
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    <category>News/Citizen Servatius</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Body Talk</title>
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        The skinny on weight and the media...
       
      
        By Nsenga Burton
      
      
      Well, the media is at it again, calling yet another woman &quot;fat&quot; because of a little cellulite. Jennifer Love Hewitt was at the eye of the media storm, being dubbed Jennifer Love &quot;Chew-It&quot; by a tabloid rag because of what was called &quot;excess&quot; poundage displayed while wearing a bikini in Hawaii. The weight whores surrounded her like the vultures they are, tearing her down and enlisting the help of &quot;experts&quot; who &quot;have not treated her&quot; to weigh in on her
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    <category>News/The N word</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>All Kidman Aside</title>
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        Star's fantasy flick is passable, but skip her <i>Wedding</i>...
       
      
        By Matt Brunson
      
      
      We know all about folks eagerly awaiting, say, the next Harry Potter installment or the upcoming Batman movie, but has there been a franchise entry that people have seemingly wanted to avoid as much as The Golden Compass, the first of three pictures based on Philip Pullman&#39;s His Dark Materials trilogy? Christians have been on the warpath for believing that the film attacks their religion. Non-Christians have been furious because they&#39;ve heard that the movie removes all condemnations of Christianity.
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    <category>Film/Reviews</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Kyoto Accordingly</title>
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        <b>We ask a few notable environmentalists how far we've come since Kyoto and what needs to be done next?</b>...
       
      
      
      Ross Gelbspan [image-1]Author, The Heat is On and Boiling Point, www.heatisonline.org What is needed is a new Kyoto Protocol that reflects the urgency and magnitude of the challenge: a rapid global transition to non-carbon energy sources in the next 30 years. One approach might involve three elements: In industrial countries, withdraw the roughly $250 billion a year in subsidies for coal and oil and put those same subsidies behind clean-energy sources. Create a fund, estimated at about $300 billion a
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>What If the Water Runs Out?</title>
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        Experts discuss the prospect of a bone-dry Charlotte...
       
      
        By Cheris Hodges
      
      
      Even though there have been a few sprinkles of rain across the Charlotte region, the city is still in the midst of an exceptional drought. And though there has been a 29.5 percent reduction in water usage since the mandatory restrictions took effect in August, we&#39;re still in danger. But maybe danger is too strong of a word; according to Catawba Riverkeeper Donna Lisenby, there is a one percent chance that the water in the river could dry up completely.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Burning down the house</title>
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        You don't want to hear what I'm saying...
       
      
        By Hollis Gillespie
      
      
      Lary is at a loss as to why I&#39;d turn down his offer to burn down my house. He thinks it would be the answer to all my problems. &quot;And this is the perfect season for arson, too,&quot; he insists. &quot;Homeless people all over the place are lighting fires to keep warm; no one would even question it. You can blame it on a crackhead. A homeless crackhead. They&#39;re great scapegoats. How could you pass this up?&quot; &quot;You worthless sack
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    <category>Bad Habits/Moodswing</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Katie Mattson</title>
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        Professional life coach...
       
      
        By Adam Padgett
      
      
      Forget the mustachioed, whistle-wielding fat guys of your youth -- life coaching is a relatively new profession that emerged around the early 1990s. Katie Mattson is a resident life coach who has found her way by taking big risks and getting involved in a profession that is dedicated to doing the same for others. When asked to explain what a life coach does, Mattson says, &quot;Most people have their passion beaten of them. They may not like their natural talent,
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Want to Avoid Buying Gifts This Year?</title>
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        Switch religions...
       
      
        By Cheris Hodges
      
      
      It&#39;s the most nauseating time of the year. Bright lights are twinkling, everybody has their hand out and family thinks that because you share the same DNA, you&#39;re obligated to buy them a gift. Well, not this year! I&#39;m not celebrating Christmas. I&#39;m not going to help trim the tree, and I&#39;m not hanging stockings by the chimney with care. But most importantly, I won&#39;t be giving or receiving gifts ... and that&#39;s all right with me. You see, while
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Holiday See &amp;amp;amp; Do</title>
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        Our picks for un-jaded holiday fun...
       
      
      
      DEC. 5 -- And you thought your Christmas was crazy? Ring in the holiday season with the zany and hilarious A Tuna Christmas. This is the second installment in the trilogy of plays by Williams, Sears and Howard, which focus on the citizens of the tiny, fictional town of Tuna, Texas. As the happiest time of the year descends on Tuna, chaos breaks loose. Comedy ensues as the mysterious Christmas Phantom wreaks havoc on neighbor&#39;s yard decorations and as two
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>As I Am</title>
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        CD Review: ALICIA KEYS...
       
      
        By Jeff Hahne
      
      
      The Deal: Piano songstress returns with mature effort that&#39;s steeped in a theme of love &ndash; lost and gained. The Good: Alicia Keys deserves a good amount of credit. Instead of going for a more pop sound that would have appealed to the masses, she sinks deeper into a more heartfelt range. The album&#39;s a vocal showcase that lets Keys shine through. Listening all the way through can get repetitive and sleepy at times, but taking it one track at
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    <category>Music/Hit &amp;amp; Run Reviews</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Republicans Are Scared Stupid</title>
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        The GOP'S culture of fear...
       
      
        By John Grooms
      
      
      It&#39;s the holiday season; time to enjoy family and friends, and soak up the spirit of joy and love. Unless you&#39;re a Republican, of course, in which case you&#39;re apparently doomed to cringe through the holidays, waiting for a bomb to go off under your BMW. After all, there are zillions of terrorists around the world getting ready to blow up the entire United States any minute now, right? The GOP, you see, is trapped in a cocoon of fear.
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    <category>News/Boomer with Attitude</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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