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| It's the first college football Saturday of the season and the big game locally is UConn at Michigan (ABC, 330 p.m.), a big team, a bigger stadium and the biggest spotlight. Other college games include Miami (Ohio) at Florida (ESPN, noon),... |
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| The Georgian-Revival style Cowell-Guilfoile Building is on the corner of Grand and Leavenworth Streets in Waterbury. It was built in 1908 and the architect was Joseph T. Smith. The building is named for two law partners who were involved in its... |
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| Treehugger has more, including video.... |
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| wearing a tie. (Good) putting on makeup. (Better) dealing with midnight road construction!!!! (BEST!) I ll be in touch along the way. Filed under It's all about me, Travel Tagged vacation... |
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| Tigers jump over the ValleyCats to take a half game lead of first place. The Lake Monster lose and are eliminated.... |
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| Please to be explaining this, mr. google translate. We put in the line "su conejo te ama" and the translation came back "Your pussy loves you." No, said Mike, conejo means rabbit. So I took away all the words leaving only... |
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| It has Springsteen and Glee. Two of my favorite things. Oh, and Jimmy Fallon, too. )... |
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| Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The college vote is up for grabs this year - to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon... |
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| My rating 5 of 5 stars I read lots of serial killer novels, but few have hooked me the way The Killing Hour did, from the very first page. Mac McCormack, special agent of Georgia s Bureau of Investigations, literally runs... |
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| Suburban Propane on Water Street was shut down Friday because it had some of the problematic propane thought to be circulating in New England. Propane, highly flammable, is odorless. An odor is added to it to let consumers know when theres... |
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| Both structured settlements and municipal bonds offer income to payees that is tax exempt**. While a plaintiff may be getting the heavy sales pitch from a financial planner about investing in muncipal bonds or municipal bond funds as an alternative...... |
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| I can report that, if you do a show exploring the fast rise and far-reaching appeal of Glenn Beck , you will get negative reactions from (a) people who think you are doing a hatchet job on him and (b) people... |
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| Read the article here in the New Haven Independent. Can we decrease spending and increase revenue to cover $100 Million? This is what we need to do in five years to cover a $82 Million shortfall and raise the emergency fund... |
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| It's my birthday! I went out to lunch with my boss and am having dinner with family and friends. Well, sort of. You see, about ten years ago, I participated in a strange mystical ceremony where I became 'one flesh' with... |
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| A new State of Working Connecticut report by Orlando Rodriguez of Connecticut Voices for Children shows remarkable variation among the state's "labor market areas" in 2009. It's another reminder that Connecticut can't be defined by Fairfield County, the Farmington Valley or... |
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| Notice anything new about the logo above? With all the chatter about new Apple iPods and Ping and pricing this week, you may have missed this nuance Apple removed the CD image from its iTunes logo. The little desktop icon has... |
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| A while ago, the Old Guy went off on a friend's boat for the day with several other Old Goats. I'd be upset (I love boats) if he didn't always brings me home a monster lobster....but I digress. The subject...... |
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| In case you hadn t heard yet, there have been some important changes in the status for a few players in the upcoming season. To begin, Browns rookie running back Montario Hardesty will miss the entire season with a torn ACL.... |
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| from Kevin Taxpayer and I have talked about the history behind our current union negotiations system in the past. Additionally, the authors you listed talk about why unions have a role in this environment in protecting teachers from the year to... |
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| Aldermen have subpoenaed recalcitrant mayoral appointees to a hearing to reveal whether New Haven taxpayers have been denied a legal opportunity to question their bills. Meanwhile, the subpoenas themselves sparked a spat with City Hall.... |
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| I know a bit about Bertrand Russell but have never read anything by him. This reveals an empirical quirk in my nature. I never read books about long-distance backpacking because I choose to experience that rather than read about it. Just... |
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| It's been so hot and humid here this week that when I saw these in the store I wanted to buy them. But when I read the instructions, I found out that they were some kind of laundry thing and not,... |
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| Dave Liniger, Chairman Co-founder of REMAX offered some comments on the real estate market for investors in the SeptemberOctober edition of Personal Investor Magazine. Click here to read the full article Of particular interest to me are his comments on... |
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| I've been sharing my quest to regain my footing... to get back on track. To finally expunge... to purge the last remnants of this year's shaky start that projectile vomited all over me, like a body in the throes of a... |
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| Yesterday's fire on Mariner Energy's Vermilion 380 production platform in the Gulf of Mexico thankfully resulted in neither loss of life nor another big oil spill. However, the timing of this event seems likely to complicate the debate over the... |
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| Heck, yeah. Look at this Zappos page of the Dr. Seuss line of Converse sneakers. I love 'em, especially the infanttoddler "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" shoes and this pair for adults. Maybe a better Seussian than...... |
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| Black Conservatives leaving the "Restoring Honor" rally encounter Al Sharpton's protestors who were holding signs claiming "Tea Party Racism." This is just one of debates that was captured after the rally had ended. The ravages of Progressivism will be exposed with... |
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| The cone starts narrow and widens over time. The idea is the farther out a forecast goes the more fudge factor is necessary. With Hurricane Earl as close as it is we are now on the outside of the narrow end... |
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| One thing is consistent throughout each and every casino in Las Vegas over the top ridiculously ugly carpet. Chris Maluszynski has managed to put together an entire photo gallery devoted to this carpet ugliness. Some theorize that it keeps people... |
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| Janets Friday Fill-ins #192 Happy Labor Day weekend to all who celebrate it. And...here we go! 1. Family _ is most important to me _. 2. _ To find the house I was looking for, I had to drive _ back... |
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| Dignity and pride do not necessarily mean a person is successful and wealthy. This elderly Honduran woman just caught my attention. Yes, her face is worn from many years of hard work and hot sun but I couldnt help but be... |
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| The Blagojevich trial (and subsequent mistrial) has provided plenty of fodder for discussion among the press, the blogosphere and the nation in general. But it seems as though a bit of the madness that allows him to polish his hair using... |
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| Press Release from First Selectman Peter Tesei Town Urges Resident Preparedness for Earl According to the National Hurricane Center, Earl is forecast to accelerate to the North Northeast at 25 MPH on Friday and brush Southeastern New England Friday evening as... |
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| Lynne DeLucia, AME for News and my longtime former boss, has decided to cross over into the ranks of esteemed alumni. Here s Editor Naedine Hazell s announcement to the staff After an impressive career that has included editing and leading... |
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| Recollections of my September visits to Block Island are mostly rose-colored, but in 2008 I spent several days there fearing the force and path of Hurricane Kyle. I am not in Block Island presently, but I have been thinking about... |
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| Last week I wrote a post about trying to refinance our house. We re well underway at this point and hope to close in the next 45 days or so, as long as everything goes as planned. All four lenders that... |
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| A seleo brasileira de vlei ficou com a medalha de prata no Grand Prix e adiou o sonho de conquistar seu nono ttulo da competio. Aps os Estados Unidos cumprirem sua obrigao e vencerem o Japo, garantindo o ouro, o time... |
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| There are some people who may believe that U.S. Rep Jim Himes, a Democrat who narrowly defeated Chris Shays in a tight race, is the second coming of Shays, but Mr. Shays is not among them, according to a story in... |
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| Don't miss some of the fabulous nature walks and bird watching planned for September at the Audubon Greenwich. Visit their web site for more details or call them at 203-869-5272. Saturday, September 4 TRIP Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 800 am-300...... |
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| Many in journalism and the political world complain that Americans don't care enough about international news. Although Britain is a historic ally, many of us in the United States, know very little about their system of government or who the players... |
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| WATERTOWN They call it The Match II. The first meeting between the golf professionals at the Country Club of Waterbury and the Watertown Golf Club in 2009 will forever be known as a country clubbing drubbing. The Silver Fox, also known... |
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| Quebec has been highly criticized in the past several years because of its continuing stake in the asbestos industry. Now, new plans to expand the province s asbestos mining operations have caused further outrage among local and international activists, as well... |
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| (cross posted from my political blog ConnecticutBob.com ) With Hurricane Earl possibly moving in to ruin my weekend boating plans, I figured it was about time to take a trip down memory lane about a storm that roared through Connecticut 25... |
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| Here is yet another Topsail morning when I was too late to be on the beach to see and capture that moment when the sun first presents herself to the day. Instead, I was at the bridge on Osprey Drive that... |
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| Late summer offers interesting opportunities for finding butterflies. Most of the species that breed in Connecticut have finished their reproductive activity for the year, but a variety of species from farther south move into Connecticut in late summer and early fall.... |
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| The new 2011 Chevy Malibu is equipped with the Bluetooth technology hands-free calling feature! As a Baby Boomer grandmom, I like to consider myself with-it, and try to keep up with technology and try to be one-step ahead of the curve.... |
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| Some friends got married at an inn in Lake George, New York. It was beautiful. In fact it was the most beautiful wedding I've been to...ever. The weather was perfect and in every way it was just the picture of what... |
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| A brutal heatwave. OMG it's AWFUL out there! I don't even want to have to open the door! Poor kids are getting off the bus totally sweaty, and the adults waiting for the bus...well...lets just say I felt like I was... |
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| #holga image of giant lobster httptwitpic.com2jygao # Hover mother out in force at children's museum, not letting her kid explore the puppet theatre without help. I am judging. Sue me. #... |
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| A list of tips that can help your get a more restful nights sleep whether you have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep, or simply want to wake up feeling more rested and with less pain. Come and Visit the Neck... |
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| Debbie commented on Debbie's photo ' Antipasto ' This is on the menu for Saturday along with a grilled roast beef and grilled whole chicken (the chicken can be seen on this site also).... |
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