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Miscellany

Awful Ike

Reading the weather blogs this am, the intensity of Ike, which may increase tonight, is pretty stunning.
Jeff Masters wrote this:

Ike is larger than Katrina was, both in its radius of tropical storm force winds–275 miles–and in it radius of hurricane force winds–115 miles. For comparison, Katrina’s tropical storm and hurricane force winds extended out 230 and 105 miles, respectively. Ike’s surge will probably rival the massive storm surge of Hurricane Carla of 1961.

And the headline, of course, comes out of the official warning to residents of the Texas gulf coast:

Persons not heeding evacuation orders in single family one or two story homes will face certain death. Many residences of average construction directly on the coast will be destroyed. Widespread and devastating personal property damage is likely elsewhere. Vehicles left behind will likely be swept away. Numerous roads will be swamped… some may be washed away by the water. Entire flood prone coastal communities will be cutoff. Water levels may exceed 9 feet for more than a mile inland. Coastal residents in multi-story facilities risk being cutoff. Conditions will be worsened by battering waves. Such waves will exacerbate property damage… with massive destruction of homes… including those of block construction. Damage from beach erosion could take years to repair.

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The Eater

Bon Appétit adores us

eater Good gracious this is a glowing review of the local food scene by BA’s Andrew Knowlton.

Imagine a place where foodies not only have a favorite chef, but also a favorite farmer; a place where the distance between the organic farm and the award-winning restaurant is mere miles; a place where a sustainable future is foreseeable. It’s all a reality in Durham-Chapel Hill.

Another indication that they’re on to us.
h/t to 3 Cups for the heads up.

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The Eater

Local cheese

The Eater had a pleasant experience this past June with a summer cheese plate at Crook’s built around a gently melted round of Chapel Hill Creamery’s Carolina Moon. Brie-like but local and fresh. (If you try this trick at home warm it — don’t heat it.)
The Creamery, which last year hosted Slow Food’s big chef and farmer event (and SF Int’l founder Carlo Petrini), has been carefully expanding its offerings.
Owners Flo Hawley and Portia McKnight are providing the ingredients for this month’s farm dinner at Panzanella on Monday. Reservations at 929-6626.

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Miscellany

This week’s paper Sept. 11, 2008

Stories in this week’s Citizen include:
• Taylor Sisk continues our series on the breakdown in the state’s mental health system
• Ken Moore writes about spiders and flora
• Southern Village abuzz over new building plans
• Carrboro Board of Aldermen talks transportation
• Chapel Hill Council report

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Miscellany

Sex, drugs and oil

More proof that the present administration is almost impossible to parody.
Via the NYT’s story on an investigation of the Department of the Interior:

The investigation also concluded that several of the officials “frequently consumed alcohol at industry functions, had used cocaine and marijuana, and had sexual relationships with oil and gas company representatives.”

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Miscellany

Coming soon

An entirely new version of The MILL Blog.

Starting Monday, September 8 on a screen near you.

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Miscellany

Noon report: Monday 8.25.2008

Happy Monday to you.
Stuff to read about from around here;
• At the Citizen Main site there’s a look at the 300 East Main Project.
• Travels with Suki — Cat from Carrboro ends up in Chicago
• DTH says happy 150 to Horace Williams
• N&O — Gas prices may see more kids on the bus
• WCHL has an interview with Chancellor Thorp
• OP Discussion of Dennis Whitling’s conviction and sentence
• Lyle Estill profile on WRAL
Elsewhere;
• 15,000 journalists in search of a meme
• Shock: Tax loopholes cost billions

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Community

The Return of the Magnificent Thousands

This is the time of year I used to describe as the annual U-Haul Rodeo, a time when throughout the Carrboro-Chapel Hill metroplex there is a serious influx of vehicles brimming with stuff driven by individuals unfamiliar with the local terrain.

The recommendation from anyone knowledgeable of this annual occurrence is to avoid certain areas at all costs.

Though the differences between times when UNC is in session and out are not as drastic, this area is still heavily influenced by the cycles of academia. Someone studying the annual migration of the peoples of Carolina might note that in early August the many UNC off-campus residents — mainly those in the upper classes, grad students and post-docs — return from vacations, summers off and internships to reclaim their dwellings. Upon securing their belongings, they head almost immediately to the local watering holes to greet other nomads returning to herd life.
In mid-month, the great dwelling places on campus open up and into them flow thousands of the bright young minds of this generation. Each year, nearly 4,000 students, most of them the youngest of the gathering, are new to this area. Traffic on these weekends is bewildering and unless you’re carting in a young ‘un or delivering food, the dormitory areas are to be avoided at all costs.

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Arts & Music

Kalisher Gallery

Photos courtesy Jesse Kalisher.By Jordan Timpy

The 2nd Friday Artwalk will be a little longer in August with the addition of a new photography gallery in downtown Carrboro.

The Jesse Kalisher Gallery now occupies the space at 209 E. Main St., between Scooters Inc. and Harper Arts, across the street from Cat’s Cradle.

The gallery showcases the work of photographer Jesse Kalisher, whose black-and-white, fine-art photography can be found anywhere from big-name hotels to permanent collections in museums including the deYoung Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California and Ackland Art Museum, to name a few.

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Arts & Music

Arts Calendar

Carrboro
The ArtsCenter
Center Gallery: “Making the grass greener — 59 days” by Jenifer Padilla. Aug. 3-30, reception Aug. 8 6-9pm

East End Gallery
“from Saratov, with Love” by Oleg Lulin. July 29 – Aug. 30, reception Aug. 8 6-9pm

The Beehive Salon
New and old works by welder Callie Werner

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Arts & Music

Literary Calendar

Cybrary
The Contemporary Fiction Book Club will discuss Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Thursday, August 28 at 7pm.

The Carrboreaders Non-Fiction Club will discuss Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert Thursday, August 14 at 7pm.

McIntyre’s
Readings in August include J.A. Jance, Martin Clark, Barbara Oakley, Charles F. Price, Lyle Estill and Clyde Edgerton.
Mark de Castrique, Mary Anna Evans and Vicki Lane will join reviewer Molly Weston to discuss their recently released mysteries Friday, August 15 at 2pm.