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Gender reassignment involves more than a lifestyle change
Dear Abby: My husband and I recently learned that our sister-in-law's adult son from a prior marriage, "Charlie," is now "Claire." My husband …
Easy pasta salad for a cool, quick summer meal
Anne Heche returns to TV with new comedy 'Save Me'
Anne Heche is a firm believer in second chances. That's why she connects so well with the role she's playing in the new NBC series "Save Me."
'Zombieland' dead at Amazon
'Zombieland' dead at Amazon

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Wednesday 05/22/2013

Change at the channels: Television networks unveil fall plans and new approaches

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Robin Williams is back. So is Michael J. Fox. And, with a new cast, "Ironside."

Franny the Shopaholic:

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Dear Franny the Shop-aholic: Where can I get a cheap 3-foot by 10-foot pool? I need it for a party for Memorial Day. I need it only to last for the party. - Al

Gender reassignment involves more than a lifestyle change

Dear Abby: My husband and I recently learned that our sister-in-law's adult son from a prior marriage, "Charlie," is now "Claire." My husband and I have three sons, ages 2 to 10 years.

Easy pasta salad for a cool, quick summer meal

I use a purchased rotisserie chicken breast for the salad. It is cooked on the bone and generally is moist and flavorful. Ready-to-use cooked and chopped breast meat also works fine and will shorten the preparation time.

This meal contains 654 calories per serving with 28 percent of calories from fat.

Wine tip: Something pink seems appropriate for Mom. How about a nice dry ros�? Swanson Vineyards Rosato di Sangiovese is really dry, really nice and about $25.

Helpful hints

•Penne or another, short cut pasta can be used.

•Look for mango chutney in the ethnic or condiment section of the supermarket.

•Apricot jam can be used instead of chutney. ]]>

Anne Heche returns to TV with new comedy 'Save Me'

Anne Heche is a firm believer in second chances. That's why she connects so well with the role she's playing in the new NBC series "Save Me."

Tuesday 05/21/2013

'Zombieland' dead at Amazon

Victorian photography exhibit tops the bill of events At The Shore Today

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1800s photography show at Noyes

Assistive technologies that help elderly seniors stay at home

Dear Savvy Senior: What types of new home technologies can you recommend to help me keep tabs on my elderly mother? She lives alone, about an hour's drive from me, and I worry about her safety. - Concerned Daugh-ter

Archie Comics' gay kiss pokes at real controversy

It's just a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller.

Olympus makes one Tough camera

Question: My family loves photography and I would like to get my husband a good compact camera to carry around with him. Unfortunately he has broken several iPhones and I don't want to spend a lot of money on something that will meet the same fate. Do you have a recommendation for a camera that can take abuse, yet has good photographic quality? - K.T., Venetia, Pa.

Female power drives ABC's 'Nashville' series

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Callie Khouri's office is laden with secrets.

Colin Quinn has fun with the US Constitution

NEW YORK - There aren't many jokes in the U.S. Constitution and it's never really been a big generator of belly laughs. Unless, that is, you are Colin Quinn.

You accidentally hit 'reply all' - now what?

The symptoms are universal: There's a sudden gasp for air and an involuntary utterance of "uh oh," followed by an instant surge of heat rushing over the body, increased heart rate, dizziness, nausea and an overwhelming desire to dig a hole, crawl in that hole and put a large rock over the top.

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Tuesday 05/21/2013

Hough looks beyond 'Stars'

By ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press

Posted: May 21, 2013

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Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of "Dancing With the Stars," which wraps up its season today, but he almost didn't return to the ABC show.

A menu for summer

By FELICIA COMPIAN, Staff Writer

Posted: May 21, 2013

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When the Barnebei family is getting ready for Memorial Day, there is the usual traffic to and from each other's places, a deluge of cellphone calls and tons of food prep involved. After decades in the restaurant industry, Jim and Nancy Barnebei have the unique joy of seeing their three grown children thriving in the family business - three of them to be exact.

What to do when kids won't keep hands to themselves

Posted: May 21, 2013

Question: I'm having trouble dealing with my violent niece and nephew, 5 and 7. I have two children of my own a little older. We are a tight family that enjoys hanging out together quite often. It's common for the 5-year-old to hold my 7-year-old down and just swing punches.

Monday 05/20/2013

Gospel concert tops our list of events At The Shore Today

Posted: May 20, 2013

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Giving Back briefs: Cape Bank employees help animals, gymnastics group makes donation and other news of the volunteer community

Posted: May 20, 2013

Cape Cares helps animals

Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies

BY CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press

Posted: May 20, 2013

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

NYC artist's secret photos raise the ire of his subjects

By JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press

Posted: May 20, 2013

NEW YORK - In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

Battling the sudden increase in HPV-related throat cancers

By ANDREA K. WALKER, The Baltimore Sun

Posted: May 20, 2013

It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin J. Cullen, an oncologist who specializes in treating head and neck cancers. Cullen, the director of the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, talks about the growing cases of HPV-related throat cancers.

N.J. nursing home gets front-row seats to London show

By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press

Posted: May 20, 2013

A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" - some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home.

Working to help heart attack victims survive

By DIANE D'AMICO, Education Writer

Posted: May 20, 2013

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When someone is having a heart attack, seconds matter in getting them treatment. Having an automatic external defibrillator, or AED, on site can save someone's life.

Navigating the assisted-living maze

Posted: May 20, 2013

Tribune Media Services

Clowns who care: Volunteers don makeup and red noses to bring cheer and support to patients

By DIANE D'AMICO, Staff Writer

Posted: May 20, 2013

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They wear white coats and scrubs, just like other staff members at Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House.

Sunday 05/19/2013

Music: Forget about Hootie -- Darius Rucker was born to sing country

By BRIAN VANDERBEEK, The Modesto Bee

Posted: May 19, 2013

MODESTO, Calif. - If you pressed your ear to a bottle of Southern Comfort, Darius Rucker's voice is what you'd hear.

Music: The top singles on iTunes

Posted: May 19, 2013

Tops on iTunes

Film: Leo and Tobey, finally together in 'The Great Gatsby'

By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Posted: May 19, 2013

NEW YORK - Tobey Maguire didn't have to go far when Leonardo DiCaprio called him about meeting to discuss an adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" with Baz Luhrmann.

Travel briefs: Sitting Bull Center in N.D., Legoland in Florida both to open

Posted: May 19, 2013

Sitting Bull center

Local author: Maurice River woman publishes comic novel

Posted: May 19, 2013

Dawnne Ann Howarth, of Maurice River Township, has self-published "Florida High Life," about the comic goings on at a Florida condominium complex built by the mob.The book is available as an ebook at BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon for $2.99

TV: 'Doctors' doctor Lisa Masterson was tested by her mother's death

By LUAINE LEE, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Posted: May 19, 2013

HOLLYWOOD - Dr. Lisa Masterson is one of those women who's done it all, and almost all at once. But the obstetrician-gynecologist who represents the distaff side on the syndicated TV show "The Doctors" did it the hard way.

Local theaters prepare for a busy summer season

By VINCENT JACKSON, Staff Writer

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 8:23 am

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For this year's summer theater season, local stage companies will work to attract audiences by trying new things while also offering crowds something familiar.

Tech: The top paid and free iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Posted: May 19, 2013

Top apps

Music: Philadelphia concert listings

Posted: May 19, 2013

Electric Factory

Scopin' the Soaps: On 'Once Upon a Time,' Henry's kidnapping leads his loved ones to a battle in Neverland

By TOBY GOLDSTEIN, Tribune Media Services

Posted: May 19, 2013

ALL MY CHILDREN: Angie learned something extremely difficult for her to deal with. Rattled by shocking news, David plotted a reinvention. Miranda offered a helping hand to a friend. Opal meddled in a big way. Pete set a sophisticated plan in motion. A person named Sinnamon kept everyone guessing. Things would not be the same in Pine Valley when a troublemaker returned. Someone hovered on the brink of death. Coming: David believes he can make changes.

This week: Ke$ha in A.C., 'Fast & Furious 6' in theaters, Rucker's new CD, Heche returns to TV

Posted: May 19, 2013

Ke$ha in AC

Film: The top DVD rentals at Redbox

Posted: May 19, 2013

Tops at Redbox

TV: CBS dominates weekly Nielsen ratings

Posted: May 19, 2013

Nielsen ratings

Dog-training expert has traveled world for job

By KATHY ANTONIOTTI, Akron Beacon Journal

Posted: May 19, 2013

For more than 30 years, Ken McCort has been considered an elite animal trainer - the trainer of last resort. He's the man people turn to when other trainers have thrown in the towel and given up on an animal with problem behaviors.

Trace Adkins looking for spark on his new album

By MICHAEL MCCALL, Associated Press

Posted: May 19, 2013

Trace Adkins works with five different producers on his 11th album, suggesting the country music veteran and reality TV star is searching for an infusion of fresh energy.

Books: Charlaine Harris tops best-seller list

Posted: May 19, 2013

Fiction

George Strait is still cruisin' in the studio

By MICHAEL MCCALL, Associated Press

Posted: May 19, 2013

George Strait is amid a two-year tour before retiring from the road, but new album "Love Is Everything" proves he still has plenty of great new country music in him.

Red skin spots are an indication that Maltese has serious disease

By JEFF KAHLER, D.V.M., The Modesto Bee

Posted: May 19, 2013

Kali has developed reddish purple spots all over her body. The 2-year-old Maltese appears fine in other respects, according to the lap dog's owner.

'Blood Dragon' a blast of pure '80s mayhem

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: May 19, 2013

"Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" (Ubisoft, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, $15) makes that connection more explicit. It's an affectionate tribute to a cinematic era in which one guy with a lot of guns could solve all the world's problems.

The musclehead here is Rex "Power" Colt, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier who's sent to a remote island to prevent a madman from building an unstoppable army. Rex is voiced by Michael Biehn, a veteran of genuine 1980s classics like "The Terminator" and "Aliens," and his growly one-liners contribute as much to the atmosphere as the game's pulsing synth-heavy soundtrack.

The story has everything you could want from the genre, including a painfully awkward sex scene, a montage of Rex training and a flamboyantly over-the-top climax. The plot is laid out in pixelated, minimally animated cut scenes, although most of the action takes place in the fully up-to-date engine Ubisoft created for last year's "Far Cry 3."

You don't need that game to play "Blood Dragon." Instead, your $15 buys you a scaled-down version of "FC3" with a smaller map, fewer weapons and a streamlined leveling-up system. It takes just six hours or so to play through, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you felt "FC3" dragged on too long.

"Blood Dragon" is an intriguing experiment in downloadable content from a big publisher like Ubisoft. If you loved the parent game, you get a fresh new adventure using the same mechanics. If you didn't play "Far Cry 3," you get a solid sample for one-quarter of the price. Either way, it's hard to resist.

If you like 'Blood Dragon'

Here are a few more inexpensive, downloadable games that evoke memories of gaming in the 1980s:

•"Guacamelee!" (Drinkbox Studios, PS3, Vita, $15) combines the two-dimensional fisticuffs of, say, "Double Dragon" with the exploration of "Metroid." It's a fast-paced romp with gorgeous graphics drawn from Mexican mythology.

• "Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine" (Pocketwatch Games, Xbox, PC, $15) takes the top-down perspective of early maze games like "Robotron: 2084" and applies it to a nerve-racking heist caper. You can play solo, but it's much livelier when you cooperate online with three other thieves.

• "Thomas Was Alone" (Curve Studios, PS3, Vita, PC, Mac, $10) boils down the running-and-jumping platform game to simple visuals that could have worked on an Atari 2600. Its heroes are simply colored rectangles - but as the game proceeds, they develop distinctive, endearing personalities. ]]>

King's son shows he shares his father's talent

By JOY TIPPING, The Dallas Morning News

Posted: May 19, 2013

It's ironic that "NOS4A2," the book that will in all likelihood be Joe Hill's breakthrough to superstardom, is also the first book in which he's gone all-in with acknowledging his way-above-average literary genes.

Vampire Weekend turns down the tempo on 3rd CD

By SANDY COHEN, Associated Press

Posted: May 19, 2013

After releasing two bouncy albums of reggae-flavored pop laced with African rhythms, Vampire Weekend turns down the tempo and ups the indie-rock vibe on its third effort. "Modern Vampires of the City," which the band characterizes as the culmination of a trilogy, puts singer-songwriters Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij's guitars and harmonies front and center.

She & Him win again with new 'Volume 3'

By SIAN WATSON, Associated Press

Posted: May 19, 2013

Is there any limit to Zooey Deschanel's creativity?

New this week: Beach Boys live, Darius Rucker albums hit stores

Posted: May 19, 2013

DVD and Blu-ray

Pirates visit Absecon Lighthouse and other events to enjoy At The Shore Today

Posted: May 19, 2013

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Bringing live music back to Kentucky Avenue in Atlantic City

By VINCENT JACKSON, Staff Writer

Posted: May 19, 2013

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Jazz trumpeter and singer Eddie Morgan didn't play anything too way out for the crowd of people gathered on a recent Friday night to eat soul food at Kelsey's restaurant on the corner Pacific and Kentucky avenues in Atlantic City.

Chicken, light and tastyA healthier, foolproof take on barbecued chicken

By SARA MOULTON, Associated Press

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 10:56 pm

Barbecue chicken is one of my favorite summertime dishes. I like every part of it - the tomato-based sauce (the spicier the better), the crispy skin, even the bones.

Understanding why some foods seem to burn so quickly

By W. WAYT GIBBS, Associated Press

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 10:55 pm

Ever tried toasting hamburger buns on a grill? It takes uncanny timing to achieve an even medium brown across the buns. Typically, they remain white for what seems like far too long. Then it's as if time accelerates, and they blow past toasted to burnt in the time it takes to flip the burgers.

History, from the other side: Museum of the Confederacy opening Gettysburg show

By STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 8:23 am

RICHMOND, Va. - Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy's new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett's Charge was fought.

Saturday 05/18/2013

Music, family fun and manly things on tap At The Shore Today

Posted: May 18, 2013

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Manly festival in A.C.

Insecticide and painting wood will rid area of carpenter bees

By MONA BAWGUS, For The Press

Posted: May 18, 2013

Question: Every spring, my deck becomes the battleground with bombarding carpenter bees. Please help?

Plan carefully now for bumper tomato crop this summer

By KATHY VAN MULLEKOM, Daily Press

Posted: May 18, 2013

It's time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard - in pots or the ground.

Legendary rock band Motley Crue is preparing to go out with a bang

By JOHN J. MOSER, The Morning Call

Posted: May 18, 2013

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - After more than 30 years as rock music's biggest bad boys, after selling more than 30 million albums, Motley Crue can see the finish line, bassist Nikki Sixx says.

It's time to let daughter start learning for herself

Posted: May 18, 2013

Question: My lovely, 23-year-old daughter is a romantic and wants to marry the young man she is dating. They have "officially" dated two years, but were friends for years before that. They did not attend college together, so are just recently back in the same town.

Overcoming hurdles so poetry can finally join the e-book revolution

By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press

Posted: May 18, 2013

Over the past two years, publishers have been steadily filling one of the largest gaps in the e-book catalogue - poetry.

Hurricane Sandy damage means changes at the Chatterbox in Ocean City

By MARTIN DeANGELIS, Staff Writer

Posted: May 18, 2013

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You can't miss the Chatterbox. It's the bright-pink, Spanish-style restaurant that sprawls around one corner of two of Ocean City's main drags, Ninth Street and Central Avenue. And it has been at that heart-of-the-action intersection since 1937, for many of those years claiming a proud motto - "Where the town meets."

Antiques and Collectibles: Stone Harbor reader's unusual scarab brooch is a Victorian treasure

By ALYCE HAND BENHAM

Posted: May 18, 2013

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Friday 05/17/2013

How Candace Glover won 'American Idol'

By DERRIK J. LANG Associated Press

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 7:12 am

LOS ANGELES — With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol."

Music, divas, bingo and comedy all on tap for fun At The Shore Today

Posted: May 17, 2013

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'Elephants for Autism'

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