http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from MyrtleBeachOnline.com en-us Copyright 2008 MyrtleBeachOnline.com Coasting 60 05/21/08 04:04:10 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys online@MyrtleBeachOnline.com http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454792.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454792.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:29 EDT <strong><span class="subhead">Want to hear some juicy details?</span></strong><p/>You won't have to listen at all. Just open your eyes and take it in. Juicy shades of lime, tangerine and lemon are part of the latest trends in fashion.<p/>Saturated colors are taking spring into summer and adorning everything from T-shirts and shoes to dresses and bags. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454720.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454720.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:17 EDT Just like everybody else, I've been feeling the pinch of a constrained economy, rising gas prices and a virtually stagnant career. (Oh, wait, that last one's just me.) I've been looking around for ways to cut back. Just this past week, in fact, I had to cancel the lawn service.<p/>The problem is that my lawn service has been, for the past few years, my 14-year-old son. When he started volunteering to cut the grass four years ago at age 10, we thought it was cute. We wanted to encourage him, and cutting the grass was not one of my favorite things to do around the house. So each week, I'd pull the mower out of the shed, start it up and let him do the yard.<p/>But then one day my wife decided, as a way to reward his industriousness, to slip him a 20 after he'd finished the lawn. She didn't realize she'd established a base price, and from that point onward, every time he revved up the old motor, we were out another $20. As time went on, and he got more ambitious, and greedier, he'd start cutting the lawn more and more frequently. By last August, I'd find him out there, strolling up and down the grass just days after he'd last done it, not a single grass blade high enough to meet the lawn mower blade. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454763.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454763.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT TripAdvisor.com named it home to one of the top 10 beaches in the United States, and ReserveAmerica listed it among the country's "Top 50 Scenic Views," but Hunting Island State Park now has even more to offer.<p/>After being closed for renovations from January to March, the park has reopened its redesigned nature center, and it has debuted its brand-new classroom. Originally designed as a bait and tackle shop, the nature center was not the most visitor-friendly facility, but thanks in part to funding from the Friends of Hunting Island State Park Inc., that has changed.<p/>"With the way that we have remodeled the floor plan, it's much more open and easier to get around," said Jeff Atkins, park manager. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454805.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454805.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT The Sun News offers several options for announcing your special event. The options, all with photos, are : a 1 col. x 5.5" announcement is $100; a 2 col. x 7" announcement is $150; a 2 col. x 10" announcement is $225 and a 3 col. x 10" announcement is $275.<p/>These prices include your event published one time in the Sunday Sun News Coasting Section, appearing online for seven days at MyrtleBeach Online.com, and 10 free copies of the Sunday newspaper for the day your event is published.<p/>For information visit MyrtleBeachOnline.com and click on "Coasting" or call Claire Adare at 843-626-0325. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454820.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454820.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT Mrs. Denise Thomas of Montrose, Iowa announces the engagement of her daughter, Vanessa Sueann Thomas of Myrtle Beach, to Joshua Kent Wilson of Myrtle Beach.<p/>The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Mr. Jack Thomas of Bristol, Va. She is a graduate of East Gaston High School and is employed with the Wilson Corporation.<p/>The groom-elect is the son of Mr. Jack Wilson of Myrtle Beach and Mrs. Tammy Campbell of Iron Station, N.C. He is employed with Mason's Tire and Automotive as a tire technician. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454855.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454855.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT <strong><span class="briefs-section-head">CONWAY LIBRARY</span></strong><p/><strong><span class="briefs-subhead">Adults get their own summer reading program</span></strong><p/><strong><span class="subhead">Why should kids have all the fun?</span></strong> http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454733.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454733.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT All My Children<p/>Aidan explains to Greenlee, Zach, Kendall and Ryan how he and Jake managed to make it out of Darfur alive as everyone celebrates his safe return. Knowing the extent of Aidan's heroism, Zach is finally able to put past events behind him and let go of his anger. Jake is determined to leave the hospital and get back to Africa as soon as possible. A sexily dressed Annie goes to ConFusion only to find Ryan comforting a teary Greenlee. Adam makes it clear he would rather die than reunite Tad with Kate. Krystal questions what Tad will do if he does find Kate, and reminds him that the little girl could already be living with a family who loves her. Tad is certain he's on the path to finding Kate. Robert spies on Cassandra as she searches the loft for her missing stuffed elephant. Annie and Ryan make love in the stables. Erica inadvertently lets Jack know about Kendall and Aidan sleeping together. Greenlee confesses to Kendall that she doesn't think she ever wants to have children. Babe poses as a hooker to prove Ritchie set up JR.<p/><strong>Sneak peek </strong>| Robert prepares to shoot Tad. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454786.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454786.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT <strong> Question </strong>| Our almost 4-year-old son has taken to saying nasty things to us. Last night, for example, when my husband was reading him a bedtime story, he said, "I don't love you anymore Daddy, and I want you to move out of our house."<p/>We don't know where he is picking this stuff up or why he's doing this. We've explained that comments of that sort hurt people's feelings, but it seems to make no difference. Lately, we've been sending him to his room for about 20 minutes for his "nasty talk." Upon release he promises to say "nice things" yet the nasty comments keep coming. Should we continue to punish, or just ignore this?<p/><strong>Answer </strong>| Let's take the issues one at a time. First, you don't know where he's picking up the nasty talk. Where does a toddler who's never been to day care pick up "You're not the boss of me!"? Children sometimes think of things on their own, and a good number of the things in question are attributable to nothing more than being human; ergo, being obstinate, willful and even perverse. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454799.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454799.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT "It was embarrassing enough being such a sorry excuse for a Southern belle. ... Respectable daughters took care of their mothers. Respectable daughters did <em>not</em> hide enormous amounts of candy in their closets."<p/>Welcome to Josey Cirrini's world. Outside lies beautiful Bald Slope, N.C., a quaint mountain town brought to prosperity, thanks to her Italian immigrant father. Inside lies a cold-but-beautiful aristocratic mother from whom the twentysomething is desperate to escape.<p/>Cirrini isn't the only one eager to move on in "The Sugar Queen." She opens her candy-sanctuary closet one November night to find waitress Della Lee Baker camped out there. Baker refuses to leave, citing future plans to head north soon, and instead leads Cirrini to sandwich shop owner Chloe Finley. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454806.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454806.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT <strong><span class="briefs-subhead">HGTC reception assists Noah</span></strong><p/>The opening reception for "mind's eye, a photographic journey," 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday will go to the dogs.<p/>About 40 continuing education students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College will have works on display in the Richardson Gallery in Building 1100 on the Conway campus. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454823.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454823.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT <strong><span class="briefs-subhead">IMAX 3D Theatre</span></strong><p/><em> Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach</em><p/>Experience "Sea Monsters 3D," "Grand Canyon Adventure 3D," "Dolphins & Whales 3D," "Deep Sea 3D" and "Dinosaurs 3D." http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454899.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454899.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT <strong><span class="briefs-section-head">WASHINGTON, D.C.</span></strong><p/><strong><span class="briefs-subhead">New Civil War bus tour rolls for six Saturdays</span></strong><p/>A new Civil War tour of Washington includes a visit to the newly restored Lincoln Cottage, Abe Lincoln's summer retreat on the campus of the U.S. Armed Forces Retirement Home. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454710.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454710.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:17 EDT <strong> Dear Carolyn </strong>| My wife stays at home with our son, cooks and does grocery shopping. We share housecleaning duties. I am employed and handle the car, computer, finances, long-term planning, etc. I try to perform my tasks at a level that satisfies both of our needs.<p/>I feel disrespected when my wife doesn't do the same. I'd like her to tidy up before I come home from work, have the meals close to ready (as opposed to an hour later or not at all), and for her to shop conscientiously enough that I don't have to remind her to get food I like or to do my own shopping. I have presented my desires frequently enough that she either doesn't want to listen or my standards are too high. What is your take?<p/><em><span class="signature">Am I Wrong?</span></em> http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454757.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454757.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jay Falls of Tabor City, N.C. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Dorman Falls, to William Cleveland Cox IV, son of Mr. William Cleveland Cox III of Tabor City and Ms. Emily Webber of Carolina Beach, N.C.<p/>The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Allene Dorman of Tabor City and the late John Arnold Dorman and Mr. C. D. Falls Jr. of Lumberton, N.C. and the late Cletus Bullock Falls. She is a graduate of Waccamaw Academy in Whiteville, N.C. and Peace College in Raleigh, N.C. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and a minor in leadership studies. She is employed with Columbus County Schools as a teacher.<p/>The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Cleveland Cox II of Tabor City and Mrs. Wilma Stone of Tabor City and the late David Webber. He is a graduate of South Columbus High School in Tabor City and Comair Aviation Academy in Sanford, Fla. He is employed with Aerial Solutions as a helicopter pilot. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454788.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454788.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT 1. "Sunday at Tiffany's," by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. A woman finds an unexpected love.<p/>2. "The Whole Truth," by David Baldacci. An intelligence agent and a journalist team up against a defense contractor.<p/>3. "Twenty Wishes," by Debbie Macomber. A widow who owns a bookstore compiles a list of things she always wanted to do. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454801.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454801.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT Thinking about a festival on your travels this summer? Consider these:<p/><strong><span class="subhead">Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival</span></strong><p/><strong><span class="subhead">June 13 to 15 in Avon, Ohio</span></strong> http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454814.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454814.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT Ms. Esta Bryant Carter of Longs and Mr. James Ron Carter of Alpharetta, Georgia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Nicole Carter of Myrtle Beach, to Lloyd Inman Hendricks Jr. of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.<p/>The groom-elect is the son of Lloyd and Susan Hendricks of Columbia.<p/>A September 27, 2008 wedding is planned at Living Water Baptist Church in Longs. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454837.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/454837.html Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18 EDT People travel to Lancaster County, Pa., for a glimpse of Amish life. Horse-drawn buggies. Men in broad-brimmed black hats. Women in bonnets and long dresses.<p/>And don't forget those "No Sunday sales" signs.<p/>Lancaster is home not only to Amish, but also to Mennonites. Sundays, many locals go to church and relax ... and close up shop for the day. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/446606.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/446606.html Mon, 12 May 2008 00:16 EDT Some history buffs believe one reason the Old South lost its bid for independence from the United States in the American Civil War was its failure to mechanize. This is incorrect. The Southern states used technology just as the industrial North did; however, the South used it to complement its pre-industrial agricultural society rather than create factories and cities.<p/>During the 1780s, the rice industry underwent a revolution. In 1783, Gideon DuPont perfected the tidal-flooding method of growing rice, which allowed planters to use fertile flood plains for cultivation.<p/>With the tidal-flow method of irrigation, fields were flooded by freshwater rivers, which pushed water upstream during high tide and dropped it during low tide. Soon, planters expanded rice production to the tidal lands on each of the Lowcountry's rivers. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/446650.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/123/story/446650.html Mon, 12 May 2008 00:17 EDT Failure, faith and family collide in Nicole Seitz's second Lowcountry novel, "Trouble the Water."<p/>The novice author and talented artist blends a sea of voices in this mostly enjoyable read; while Honor Maddox is the book's linchpin, we hear often from her sister, Alice Chandler, and her almost-always-naked caretaker, Duchess.<p/>Maddox is a suicidal hermit when we meet her, freshly rescued by Gullah women from her latest suicide attempt and brushing off her artistic and romantic instincts because "too many times I used a man as my canvas, trying to fix him, change him, figure him out."