focuspocus

• 4 years, 2 months ago
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  Savor Dallas 2009 celebrates successful fifth year

  nina_chawla: Let me encourage you to post any of your photos to our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/pegasusnews/">Pegasus Flickr group</a>. :)

  
  
• 4 years, 3 months ago
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  Dallas Museum of Art offers more Tut discounts for the day 'o love

  From the DMA, more discounts this weekend:

  "This Friday, the Dallas Museum of Art in partnership with the Crow Collection of Asian Art will host a Late Night celebrating “Divine Kingship and Royalty” around the world. In addition to a night of music, lectures, tours and children’s activities at both locations, all for $10, visitors can view the King Tut show for 25% off the normal ticket price from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on this Friday, February 20. NOTE: The special 25% off tickets to Tut, which brings the price to $24 (originally $32.50), will be available to purchase at the Tut box office only. "

  
  
• 4 years, 3 months ago
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  Gay rights activists and supporters hold demonstration in Dallas while couple tries to get marriage license

  Victor and Russ, here is some pseudo-official clarification on that one, just so we are all on the same page as to who everyone is referring to:

  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Mafia">Velvet Mafia</a>

  <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pink+mafia">Pink Mafia</a>

  
  
• 4 years, 3 months ago
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  If you have a plumbing problem in Dallas, you'd better watch your water bill for a year and then some

  Ever think to blame it on the pets?

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• 4 years, 3 months ago
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  Oncor Energy tells residents to leave porch lights on to show you have power

  An official word from Oncor:

  "Residential customers don't pay bills to Oncor, as BillUSA99 correctly pointed out. Regardless of which retail electric provider you use, your power is delivered over Oncor's poles and wires. Oncor is a publicly regulated utility and every penny Oncor makes is authorized by state government. Oncor is as separate from retail electric providers... with different investors and a different board of directors. Leaving a light on helps Oncor crews quickly assess where help is needed to ensure any neighbors without power gets it restored as safely and swiftly as possible -- and who doesn't want that?"

  
  
• 4 years, 4 months ago
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  Chili's in downtown Fort Worth closing on January 26

  SWEET. I hope the two are replaced with non-chain restaurants or bars. Maybe the Chili's isn't doing well because nobody likes eating there.

  
  
• 4 years, 5 months ago
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  The fruits of a day of demi-exotic local grocering

  I (heart) H Mart.

  
  
• 4 years, 6 months ago
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  Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs opens Friday at the Dallas Museum of Art

  I went back to the exhibit with family, and I gotta say, for the love of God take the train. Parking is a nightmare and expensive. That coupled with the already sky-high ticket prices somewhat diminishes the overall value of the experience.

  
  
• 4 years, 6 months ago
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  2008 elections in Dallas-Fort Worth ruled by same-old incumbents and Republicans

  For about 5 minutes on the news last night I noticed that Obama was actually ahead of McCain in Texas. We all assumed of course that Austin was probably the first to report, but it was still funny.

  
  
• 4 years, 6 months ago
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  The Sweet Potato/Yam Identity Crisis

  Thank you Scott, for clearing up the "yam scam." So now we know. If you want true yams, check out your closest Asian grocer. I wonder if the people over at Central Market know the difference...

  
  
• 4 years, 7 months ago
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  Wild Art: Photos of the Alliance Air Show, Swirll Winery and pics around town

  This just in: I got a <a href="http://www.rawworkflow.com/instant-jpeg-from-raw-utility/">download</a> today that helps enormously with RAW workflow. (Thank you <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/davidg/">David</a>) It instantly pulls jpgs from all your RAW files. And it's free (we like free). If you shoot in RAW + JPG this will be your best friend and will save you a bunch of card space.

  All you do is register and you will get the link to download it. Then follow the instructions in the Read Me file and try it out. It's like magic!

  
  
• 4 years, 7 months ago
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  Wild Art: Photos of the Alliance Air Show, Swirll Winery and pics around town

  As far as shooting in theaters all I can say is that shooting in RAW can help with the noise that often comes with using a high ISO. You can reduce the noise a little better without the image looking too terribly soft and muddled.

  Aside from that, you can buy a new lens. I know everyone loves a good zoom on their lens, but a fixed 50mm lens with a low f-stop (1.8 or 1.4) is worth the money and makes a world of difference. And the 1.8 lens (at least for Canon) should be under $200. It's a cheapo though so don't drop it. The faster lenses are also useful when shooting concerts (although it helps to be in closer up, yay press pit). While I always get a bit of lens envy standing next to the other photogs with long lenses, I stick to my little 50 and my photos come out just as nice imo.

  
  
• 4 years, 7 months ago
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  Haunted House Review: The Cutting Edge in Fort Worth

  You aren't allowed to bring cameras into the haunted houses, and this one is a particular stickler. (I think I forgot to mention you can't bring in purses or bags of any kind.) I tried to bring a recorder in for audio, but no dice. Apparently they are afraid of other haunted houses stealing ideas and such.

  
  
• 4 years, 7 months ago
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  Dallas man who threatened wife and kids arrested at Uptown elementary school

  Ah, thanks for the catch BJ.

  
  
• 4 years, 8 months ago
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  Dallas to double downtown security cameras

  Clay213: <i>Is there any evidence of a correlation? Have there been arrests made or convictions made in conjunction with camera footage? </i>

  According to the article that we linked to, "The cameras have caught on tape incidents such a robbery and the takedown of a man wanted for sexually assaulting a child."

  
  
• 4 years, 8 months ago
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  Favoriting and UnContest: Robert Cray / Guy Forsyth

  Ha! Good guess, but the avatar is from a favorite of mine, <a href="http://www.nataliedee.com/">Natalie Dee</a>.

  
  
• 4 years, 8 months ago
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  Favoriting and UnContest: Robert Cray / Guy Forsyth

  I can vouch for Guy Forsyth. He used to be the house band at Antone's in Austin back when that was my stomping ground. This should be a great show!

  
  
• 4 years, 9 months ago
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  Dallas Fort Worth under a RED pollution alert Tuesday

  Collin: You don't have to be fat for a good run to be of use. Isn't <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/everyone/recommendations/index.htm">30 minutes 3 times a week</a> the standard recommendation?

  
  
• 4 years, 9 months ago
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  Residents in East Fort Worth celebrate major cleanup of 15-acre illegal dump site

  topcad: The Startlegram has <a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/860174.html">a little more information</a> on the background of the situation. The owner, Earl Burrell, is apparently still living in Tarrant county, presumably far away from any dump.

  
  
• 4 years, 9 months ago
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  New product Wednesday, at Dallas-area stores: Black Velvet apricots

  I had the same experience with the grapple Pavel, if it makes you feel any better. For some silly reason I thought the grapple would be juicier than your regular apple. I found the opposite to be true.

  
  
• 4 years, 10 months ago
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  UPDATED: "Human fetus" found in Dallas not a fetus

  What the heck is the deal with <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/jun/29/possible-remains-human-fetus-discovered-locker-roo/#c30070">assuming moldy food to be discarded fetuses</a>?

  
  
• 4 years, 10 months ago
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  D-FW iPhone freaks fans spend their mornings standing in line

  jtm - you most definitely are not. My boyfriend dropped my phone in a glass of beer once, and he's also dropped his phone in the toilet. He certainly <b>will not</b> be buying an iphone.

  
  
• 4 years, 10 months ago
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  Peppers and cilantro now under investigation by the FDA in relation to salmonella outbreak

  It's quite a shame... Pico de Gallo has now been reduced to cherry tomatoes and onions. Blech.

  
  
• 4 years, 10 months ago
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  The Civil War Through the Eyes of North Texans

  Over 4th of July Weekend, admission to the Old Red Museum will be $4 for everyone. This covers general admission to the permanent collections as well as admission to the Civil War exhibit.

  
  
• 4 years, 11 months ago
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  La Casita

  James: Yes, those are really the hours. It's right by all the bars on Greenville, so people tend to go there in the wee hours of the morning after a long night of drinking.

  
  

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