January 12, 2014 by The Sumter Item

PANORAMA

THE ITEM

WEDDING

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014

ENGAGEMENT

Carmichael-Moses MOUNT PLEASANT — Ashlee Nicole Carmichael and Marion Moïse Moses were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Thomas C. Herrington officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin G. Carmichael of Seneca, and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Young of Clemson and Mrs. Marvin Carmichael and the late Mr. Carmichael of Dillon. She graduated from Seneca High School and Clemson University with a bachelor of science in health science. She is employed as a field marketing specialist by Boston Scientific. MRS. MARION MOSES The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harby Moses, and the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Moïse and the late Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moses Jr., all of Sumter. He graduated from Wilson Hall School in Sumter, cum laude from Wofford College with a bachelor of science degree in business economics and from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a juris doctorate degree. He is the owner of the law offices of Marion M. Moses,

LLC, a general practice law firm in Columbia. The bride was escorted by her father. Mrs. Alicia Smith McCory served as matron of honor with Genevieve Marie Stratos as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Brooke Tyndell Ahrens, Leanne Dowd Goss, Mrs. Heather McGlinchy Hatch, Mrs. Cecily Turner Hudson, Margaret Elizabeth Moses and Anne Caroline Svetlik. The bridegroom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Stephan Albert Ardis Jr., Benjamin Arnold Barnhill, William Earl Calloway Jr., Brooks Butler Carmichael, Sen. Joseph Thomas McElveen III, Charles Emory McGill Jr., Frank Harby Moses Jr. and George Bayne Parsons. Ushers were Matthew Ray Crosland, Charles Cantzon Foster II, Bryan Hunter Gibson, Charlton Bowen Horger II, John Stuart Moore Jr. and David Dillard Ramseur. Also participating were Taylor LeeAnn Moses and Constance Caroline Young. The reception was given by the bride’s parents at Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom’s parents at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant.

McFaddin-Gately Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen McFaddin of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara Reese McFaddin of Charleston, to Robert Joseph Gately of Charleston, son of Mrs. Harold Francis Gately Jr. and the late Mr. Gately of Rochester, N.Y. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Wilson Ashby McElveen Jr. and the late Mr. McElveen of Sumter, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Frank McFaddin of Gable. She graduated from Wilson Hall and the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is president of

Workplace Benefits, LLC, on Daniel Island. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Francis Gately of Providence, R.I., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clement Cauley of Carthage, N.Y. He graduated from Allegheny College with a bachelor’s degree in biology and Auburn University with a master’s degree in biology. He is employed by Ogilvy Mathers of New York representing American Express. The wedding is planned for March 8, 2014, at Daniel Island Club in Charleston.

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Rental cars should come with instruction manuals

dear abby

EAR ABBY — We propriate areas of the counrented a car while we try, so customers could clean were on vacation. their windshields and avoid Most of the newer cars have the hazard of obstructed viall kinds of high-tech equipsion. ment and devices — different CAR RENTER IN kinds for different models of CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. vehicles. The problem is the instruction booklets that deDEAR CAR RENTER — scribe how the equipWhat you’re describment operates are ing is also true with never provided with loaner cars that are ofthe cars. fered when a vehicle is It’s dangerous to try being serviced. I am and figure out how the pretty sure the reason equipment operates those items are not by trial and error while provided is fear that starting to drive an un- Abigail they would be stolen. VAN BUREN familiar vehicle. Why However, I agree don’t the rental agenthat knowing how to cies provide the inoperate the radio, struction manuals, or at least heating, air-conditioning and a pamphlet summarizing the street map functions on the procedures? Surely not many newer cars can be confusing people would steal them, — which is why you should since they’re just using the ask to have the pertinent cars for a short time. pages of the manual photoAlso, it would be helpful if copied so you can refer to the rental agencies would inthem as needed. (The techclude an inexpensive ice nologically inclined can scraper with every car in apGoogle the make of car and

ask “How to turn on the radio,” etc. because the information is available online.) DEAR ABBY — My best friend died from the flu in November. She was only 63 and had been my friend for 23 years. She died because she was stubborn and insisted to all her friends — myself included — that she was “fine” and didn’t need to see a doctor or go to the emergency room. We had all threatened to come and drag her to the doctor or the ER or call 911, but because she insisted she was getting better, we took her word for it. Now we’re kicking ourselves for not getting her the help she obviously needed. Abby, please tell your readers that when a friend or family member is sick enough to cause this kind of concern, to ignore the person and get her (or him) to a doctor! I will miss my friend

every day for the rest of my life because I can no longer call to say good morning. Her name was Abby, too, and she was the best friend I’ve ever had. DEVASTATED IN TARZANA, CALIF. DEAR DEVASTATED — I’m sorry for the loss of your friend. But none of you should blame yourselves for what happened to her. She made an unwise choice. It is not unusual for people who experience serious symptoms to go into a state of denial (“Let’s wait,” “It will pass,” etc.). But unless your friend was experiencing extreme respiratory distress or an unusually high fever, she might have recovered from that virus without intervention. P.S. I can’t help but wonder if your friend got her flu vaccination last fall when they started being offered. While it’s not 100 percent ef-

fective for everyone, it is effective in many people. I get one every year, and it’s worth discussing with your doctor. A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY, COURTESY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN — “He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

App lets you share with Jelly and non-Jelly friends social networks, or on services such as Quora, which lets users query people with first-hand experience. In fact, I got advice on reviving a dead plant simply by posting an image on my regular Facebook feed. But Jelly extends your network by pulling in information not just from people you know, but the people they know. Stone says Jelly seeks to prove that no matter how sophisticated computer algorithms become, “they are still no match for the experience, inventiveness and creativity of the human mind.”

BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — Jelly is an app for when you walk by a tree and want to know what type of tree it is, so you snap a photo of it and ask your Facebook and Twitter friends. Jelly is an app for when you wonder if you should trim your beard, so you snap a photo of said beard and ask your Facebook and Twitter friends. It’s an app for asking what sights you should see during your next vacation in Budapest and Bratislava (ask Jelly if you’re wondering where that is). It’s an app to take a photo of a bottle of Knob Creek bourbon and ask people whether you should drink some if you have a sore throat. Jelly comes from Twitter Inc. cofounder Biz Stone, who unveiled the app this week. HOW IT WORKS

Download the free Jelly app on your iPhone or Android mobile device. It’s easier to find by searching “Jelly Industries.” Connect the app to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

HANDS ON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder, seeks to prove that no matter how sophisticated computer algorithms become, “they are still no match for the experience, inventiveness, and creativity of the human mind. “

To ask a question, take a photo, use one you’ve already taken or find one in Google images. Ask away. The query will go to people in your Facebook and Twitter networks, provided they also use Jelly. Your friends can also forward your question to their non-Jelly friends. To answer questions, tap the icon on

the top left. Questions will appear one by one. You can swipe the question away forever, star it to see what other people say, answer it or forward it your non-Jelly network. BUT WHY?

Sure, you could do all this on existing

In the few hours I spent trying Jelly, I asked a half-serious question wondering when our office bathroom’s hot water will be turned back on and got some half-serious feedback. It was fun to answer someone’s question about what to do in Budapest, where I’m from. I sent a couple of answers and got a note back saying “Thanks!” I don’t see using Jelly every day, but I’m not deleting it either. It could come in handy while bird watching, walking around a new city and, well, who knows.