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Here are the top 5 posts of this past week:

1. Get some help planning your Thanksgiving meal:
How big of a turkey do I need?

2. Exciting news for the N.C. Music factory:
Live Nation, putting music in the Music Factory

3. Guest blogger Mary C. Curtis:
What does it mean to be a Southerner?

4. Pictures from the Proposition 8 protest at the Government Center in Uptown last Saturday:
Protesting Prop 8 locally

5. This past weekend, Dixie’s turned 10, and CL’s Brittney Cason was there:
Happy Anniversary Dixie’s Tavern!

And here are other notable blog posts for your enjoyment:

• A week of Mary C. Curtis
• Yes, Charlotte, there is college football here
• Live Review: Charlotte Music Awards
• Charlotte man to play in Homeless World Cup

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Worth1000, a Web site that hosts Photoshopping contests, has a “That’s not turkey!” contest series that consists of photos of Thanksgiving meals that have been digitally altered to look less than appetizing (and that’s an understatement). Here are a few of the works, and if you a glutton for gross, click here to see more!

Photos from Worth1000.com

I hate feet! This pic makes my stomach churn.

I thought, cute puppy!! …and then I saw what was going on with its butt…

…at least it looks like it’s been de-furred, right?

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That’s how many calories are in a typical Thanksgiving meal. Given that people of average size should generally eat between 1,600-2,400 calories per day, this is a pretty hefty meal. One extra slice of pie can send you over the 3,500 calorie mark, and 3,500 is the magic number of calories needed to gain 1 pound! So what’s a Thanksgiving-food-loving person to do? Work it off! Here are a few ideas to get you started burning that butter!

Doing each activity for 50 minutes, you can burn…

1. 98 calories playing cards
2. 225 calories playing ping pong
3. 345 calories disco dancing
4. 285 calories raking leaves
5. 397 calories sledding
6. 337 calories shoveling snow
7. 202 calories grocery shopping
8. 345 calories ice skating
9. 457 calories playing touch football with the kids
10. 60 calories kissing

*Numbers based on a 150 lb person.

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Gather your girlfriends and meet up at Amber Crest Winery on Dec. 11 because they are hosting a “Girls Night Out, Unlease Your Inner Wine Diva!” event. You’ll get a glass of one of Amber Crest’s wines and also wine truffles upon arrival. The night’s activities include games, prizes, more chocolate, a blind taste testing and bottling your own custom bottle of wine with a commemorative Girls Night Out label. Reservations and prepayment are necessary. The cost is $29 per person and the event runs 7:00 - 8:30pm.

Amber Crest is located in Windsor Square Shopping Center, next to Outback Steakhouse, at 9623-L E Independence Blvd, Matthews, NC 28105. To RSVP, call 704-708-WINE (9463).

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Chima Brazilian Steakhouse (pronounced “She-ma”), complete with authentic Gauchos serving meat at tables, will open their Uptown Charlotte location Saturday, Nov. 15.

The restaurant is located at 139 South Tryon Street.

See pics and read more about the restaurant here.

Additional info:

• Valet parking services will be provided.
• Dinner Monday through Wednesday; 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday; 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., Saturday; 5:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. and Sunday; 4:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. with the bar opening 30 minutes prior to dining services.
• For reservations or more information, call 704-601-4141 or visit www.chimasteakhouse.com.

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Here are the most popular CL blog posts of the week!

1. Brittney dishes on her Sin City foray:

What happens in Vegas…gets put in this blog

2. Butt cheeks and wardrobe malfunctions were everywhere at BAR Charlotte’s Mr. and Mrs. Rear of the Year contest last Friday, and we’ve got the pictures:

BAR Charlotte, 11/7/08

3. Hope you got your Veterans Day deals. If not, here’s what you missed out on:

Veterans Day deals

4. The Black Crowes were in town last week and CL’s Jeff Hahne was there:

Live Review: The Black Crowes

5. Get some help planning your Thanksgiving feast:

How big of a turkey do I need?

Also, don’t miss reading these posts!

• Creepy Celebrity News about Stephen Baldwin
• Support the troops? Not if they are victims of rape
• Live Review: Duncan Sheik
• Live Review: The Belfast Boys
• Prop. 8 protests spread
• Forget the Facebook foul-ups — nail Gauvreau

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Items sold at The Oprah Store in Chicago can now be found online at TheOprahStore.com. I was hoping to find some neat items, cool gifts, and nifty inventions at the online store, but the Oprah Store is filled with crap that no one would want unless their name starts with the letter “O.”

Why would anyone want mugs with Oprah’s signature “O” on it? Or a magnet with the Oprah Winfrey show logo on it? How about a pewter “O” ornament for your Christmas tree this year? “O” printed luggage tags anyone? Monogrammed “O” socks? Anyone? Anyone??

Photos from oprahstore.oprah.com

I guess if your name is Oliva, Olga, Oliver, or Othello, you might be excited about the store.

You can also buy some fugly clothes (which are only appropriate to wear for running errands), Oprah DVDs and transcripts on the site.

Uh…I think I’ll pass. Thanks.

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How do they do it??!

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By AMY GOODMAN

You could almost hear the world’s collective sigh of relief. This year’s U.S. presidential election was a global event in every sense. Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother, who grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii, represents to so many a living bridge — between continents and cultures. Perhaps the job that qualified him most for the presidency was not senator or lawyer, but the one most vilified by his opponents: community organizer, on the South Side of Chicago. As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin mocked: “This world of threats and dangers is not just a community, and it doesn’t just need an organizer.”

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Max’s Ally in Concord is offering a Pacific Northwest wine dinner. The dinner on Nov. 20 will include 3 courses paired with 6 handcrafted wines from boutique wineries in Oregon and Washington. The restaurant will also offer discounts on the wines. The cost is $45 per person and reservations are required. Call the restaurant at (704) 721-6297 to make reservations.

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