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Five things to do this fall that you've (probably) never done before:

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

View the leaf change from Forty Acre Rock Walking onto Forty Acre Rock is like stepping out on the moon. Depression pools spread in rings like lunar craters. The pocked rock face slopes away like an immense globe. The pine and hardwood ridge in the distance looks like a far-off Earth. The 15-acre exposed rock sits right out on the rim of ridge in the state heritage preserve near Lancaster that's named after it. The larger underground rock it peaks from also turns up in boulders, walls and caves throughout the 1,500-acre park.

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Vegas, Baby

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

Thinking about a trip to Sin City? Well, there are many Las Vegas-based movies to get you in the mood, and here are five you might want to take a gamble on.

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How to discuss politics

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

The 2008 presidential election season is in full swing, and we should embrace, rather than shun, the conversations and debates we share with friends and loved ones. But there are things to keep in mind so the conversation doesn't dissolve into petty, mean-spirited bickering.

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More Middle 5

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Last Friday's Middle 5 (five little-known facts about middle names) got such a great response that we dug around and found five more unheralded bits of trivia about middle names. Here are some who have weird ones:

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Cheap date 5

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Everyone is trying to save a little money these days, and doing so can make you feel good about yourself. In fact, economizing can be even better when you make it a shared project for you and your partner. In that spirit, here are some tips to help you save a little green and get a little closer in the process.

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Thanks for the fun and games

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

One final time, we get to crown a cartoon caption contest champion. It's been a good run and, we hope, lots of fun for those of you who decided to participate. There have been some great cartoons from Dan Conover and tons of great captions from you folks. Thanks so much for joining in.

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Sullivan's Island lighthouse

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

In a town where it's all about history, and a building's value is often in its age, you'd think the Sullivan's Island lighthouse wouldn't have much of a chance. Unlike its elegant cousins up and down the coast (and across the harbor), the lighthouse on Sullivan's is a boxy, brooding ugly duckling. Its style screams mid-20th-century Cold War or pre-'Brady Bunch,' neither of which is the choice du jour among preservationists around here.

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CORRECTION

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008

Friday 5: The name for a device recommended in the computer tips on Page 1D of Friday's editions was incorrect. An external USB hard drive can be used to back up your files. The Post and Courier regrets the error.

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Readers' take on cartoon smokin'

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Editor's note: This week's cartoon is the last by caption-contest founder Dan Conover, who left The Post and Courier last month after 14 years.

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Gum 5

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Gum was in the news recently after a study showed that chomping on chewing gum may speed recovery for those who have had colon surgery. That got us thinking about all the other things we've heard about gum and gum-chewing over the years.

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Middle 5

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Back in the olden days, parents-to-be usually chose a beloved family name as the middle name for the new baby. Nowadays, there are any number of Web sites offering inspiration to parents who want the new kid's name to be one-of-a-kind. Here are five little-known facts about middle names.

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Computer counseling

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Former Friday 5 guy Dan Conover learned one big lesson from 20 years of casually helping friends and co-workers with basic computer problems: Since smart people aren't born with comprehensive computer knowledge, the most helpful advice is often the most basic. For his final F5 installment, Dan offered five basic computer tips that have paid off big over the years.

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Southerners definitely ready for some football

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

With the second week of the high school football games kicking off, and a full slate of college and pro games this weekend, we're now fully immersed in football season.

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Word 5

Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

The latest installment in our quest to keep track of our rapidly morphing culture and language.

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This week's puzzle romances the light

Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

Frequent visitors to Sullivan's Island may have encountered tourists who flock not so much to its beaches, but to the foot of its lighthouse. Lighthouse buffs travel the coast, collecting their own photos of these silent sentinels from the pre-GPS era. Think trainspotting with stationary objects.

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