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| Hoping to hold onto its golden boy just a bit longer, NBC has announced that eight-time Gold medalist Michael Phelps will host its season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" Sept. 13. While Phelps has been undeniably electrifying in the water,...... |
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| This web site is titled The Middle Class Forum, yet for almost a week data has been presented related more to low income families. This begs the question of why we, the middle class, should concern ourselves about trends affecting the... |
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| The Middletown, Middlefield and Durham Democratic Town Committees invite you to watch Senator Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination Thursday night at Wesleyan's Usdan University Center. The event is open to the public. Hope to see you all there at this... |
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| A former Catholic bishop, Fernando Lugo, has become president of Paraguay. He joins Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Evo Morales of Bolivia, and Rafael Correa of Ecuador as another hard left leader of a South American country who is making economic and... |
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| I have agreed to become the Grand Poobah of the PTO. Power? Money? Fame? No. Just work. Maybe they'll let me wear a cool hat?... |
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| For those of you who know me, you know that my wife (I will call her Susan) is a Dominican U.S. citizen. You also know we have an 8 year old son (whom I will call Jeffrey), though technically hes my... |
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| Hi Everyone, I'm reporting live from the floor of the Democratic National Convention. When Barack was formally nominated, the atmosphere was electric and still everyone is excited. I interviewed State Rep Steve Fontana and Mayor John DeStefano today and I'll post... |
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| I wasn't going to do this because I thought I could predict all of my husband's answers. I mean, we're going on 41 years here, people, so you'd think I'd know the man by now! I also read all the...... |
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| Rosa is speaking with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Nita Lowey, Rep. Hilda Solis, Rep. Louise Slaughter, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Kathy Castor, and Rep. Lois Capps. They are at the podium now. Here are her remarks, as prepared... |
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| So, the choreography of the abridgement of the roll call, ending with Hillary moving to nominate Obama by acclimation, was very nicely done. Sadlywhy did they have to go and spoil the festivities with Chuck Schumers call for assistance in getting... |
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| The town of Branford has taken the unusual step of suing its former town counsel, The Marcus Law Firm. Ed Marcus, the firm's top partner, master politician and strategist, has come back swinging.... |
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| As we get close to labor day you need to know that while Obama says "Yes you can!" McCain says "No you can't!" to American workers, telling them that they can't do the job. In McCain's fragile mind the real problem... |
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| For power, elegance and strategic perfection, how about the icon from wecansolveit.org? We read it as "we" but something tugs at us. There is an anomaly here, and it takes a moment to see that the "w" is actually an...... |
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| Let s kick this afternoon delight off with some Mission Soxtober from the fine musical montage makers at NESN. Tonight the Boston Red Sox look to dig the hole a little deeper for the New York Yankees in their second to... |
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| This is a bad idea. ...... |
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| Valjean genuinely asked What can be done to break the cycle of complaints and countering these complaints between citizens of Woodstock and our elected board members who wish to defend the practices of the town? JV stated regarding the public school... |
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| Every organization has to deal with "bad prospects" -- people interested in your services who, as much as you'd like to help, are wildly unprofitable. This sounds unkind for those who don't work in marketing, but think about it You can't... |
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| Back to work. Nice being distracted with something new and shiny. Have you been looking at ComicMix this week? As we transition editors, the writing staff is in flux so I find myself doing a lot of the coverage at...... |
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| This is a photo from last night, about sunset at Ocean Point near Boothbay Harbor. Maine is a very picturesque state, especially along the coast. It was cool to see the amount of cars driving around with Obama bumper stickers on... |
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| Tomorrow I promise I ll take a break from blogging about the hideous convention, but meanwhile If you missed Hillary s speech last night, click on the frame above. Given her agenda, I thought she did a terrific job. As has... |
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| Promo time Unleash your book is almost here. We've lined up some great prizes for top donation-earners. You can find details of the fund-raiser here HERE and you can sign up directly with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation here HERE And if you... |
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| I think I have it. In Composition 2, Tunxis research course, we will be watching Wesch videos and simply infer subjects from there. It will give an opportunity to branch into media, politics, law, new media, futures, and space. Basically, I... |
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| Check this out. Sounds an awful lot like my first publishing dream , doesn't it? I'm afraid to go to bed tonight.... |
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| Today was the big day at Knitting Central. Sally, Jackie, Joan, Lisa, Kathy and I met to go over the next steps of our Kaffe Fassett Floral Jackets from Vogue Knitting. We had fun comparing our jackets and oohing and...... |
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| John Barrows added a photo French onion soup ... |
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| An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that something is already so. (Shakti Gawain) Last weekend, I spent a few days in Woodstock, New York, visiting a friend but otherwise doing exactly nothing. 1. Doing nothing is a fine art that... |
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| Via B , Broadcasting Cable With the Republican National Convention set to kick off Sept. 1 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart has already kicked off efforts to welcome GOP delegates to the Twin Cities... Greeting Courtesy... |
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| Pray, Fast and Be Charitable...... |
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| Note to self Trade in my GPS for a nice Guernsey. Probably not available in a dash mounted version, though.... |
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| As I stated in an earlier post on My Left Nutmeg , today, the Danbury News-Times reports that Connecticut delegate State Rep. Jason Bartlett called upon the State Central Committee to look into taking Joe Lieberman off the party rolls.... |
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| As the mobile Web continues to mature, the fantasy football world is slowly finding ways to migrate from your PC to your pocket. Most of the major fantasy football providers now offer mobile access in some (usually limited, but improving) fashion.... |
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| For the past 7 weeks I have not taught at Calvary Fellowship. This has been a good time to talk to many people in our church who flooded me with a lot of great insight and ideas, much of which...... |
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| Now that Obambi has made his choice let us all hope John McCain makes the right choice and selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his V.P. Sarah Palin is youthful (44), very smart, and hot. And, best of all, she... |
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| There was a day when Chris and I would strip a tree clean in under half an hour. Reflective, now I pick alone at least the lower branches where the ripe red fruit glows in the morning light like tasty...... |
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| from: | Spinning |
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| .flickr-photo { border solid 2px #000000 }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align left padding 3px }.flickr-caption { font-size 0.8em margin-top 0px } From the CSA Farm , originally uploaded by Aldon. read more... |
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| The hygienist pulled a file from a tray that gleamed the silver shine of something sterile and applied it--with quick, cursory strokes--to the tip of the dental pick. When she took the instrument to my teeth, sweeping the metal just under... |
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| A site registered anonymously through GoDaddy.com called settledmoney.com is grabbing Structured Settlements 4Real feeds, including category headings, and posting them as their own. They even claim a copyright in them as fast as we post them on OUR site. The...... |
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| Now that Obambi has made his choice let us all hope John McCain makes the right choice and selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his V.P. Sarah Palin is youthful (44), very smart, and hot. And, best of all, she... |
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| Well, let s hope Joe Biden s speech is as good Joe Biden s speeches usually are. For there was an incandescent presence at the Democratic convention Tuesday night that could make you think that there were other options to Biden... |
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| Now that Obambi has made his choice let us all hope John McCain makes the right choice and selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his V.P. Sarah Palin is youthful (44), very smart, and hot. And, best of all, she'll make... |
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| In the last several weeks we've been canoeing, kayaking, swimming, watching cartoons, and reading books. Here are a few titles that our 4th grader liked. (4th grade, as of today! I can't believe it.) Katie Loves the Kittens, a picture...... |
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| Due to unforeseen commitments, I ve missed out on a great discussion in the blawgosphere between Scott, Scott, KFPL, Jr., Scott again and then KFPL, Jr. again on the presumption of innocence, actual innocence and not guilt and whether juries should... |
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| The Baltimore Sun, like the Hartford Courant is a Tribune owned newspaper. And now it appears the Sun is shedding some light on what Courant newspaper readers can expect when the paper reinvents itself next month. On June 25th I posted... |
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| Yes, even though the game of baseball seems to be a shell of what it once was, many of us continue to be avid fans. Just WHAT constitutes a REAL fan? Well, you absolutely know you're a TRUE baseball fan if... |
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| Here are the group photos from the BBQ The rest are here Summer BBQ... |
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| Well, as I feared, I m in a little pain today, mostly in my abs of all places. I figure I don t want to injure myself by jumping back into training too hard after a 3 week absence, so I... |
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| I was completely taken aback by the coffee offerings featured at my daily coffee stop yesterday. It was an ordinary day. Like usual, I staggered into the place half-awake in that under-caffeinated sort of way and found my place at the... |
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| Burning Man is only a few days away, and there's a load of media for you to enjoy from the safety of your living room or home office. Start with the clip above , which documents some of the (amazing) artists... |
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| Part of the allure of Hydrox is there's nothing nutritional about it! No trans fats--where's the fun in that?... |
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| Senator Dodd has a non issue. His receiving a subprime mortgage at below market rates is a non issue. It is an issue that he has no reason to respond to nor any legal obligation to. Senator Dodd apparently has done... |
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| While the news networks have been careful to trump up the concerns about division in the Democratic ranks, they have been equally unabashed in their gushing over the Democratic message and their Messiah, Barack Obama. Tonight s highlight speaker - NY... |
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| The Italianate style house built around 1864, for Jonathan W. Hooker, who sold real estate, is on Union Street in Norwich. The home s porch and side wing may be later additions.... |
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| By Kira Hamman Just when you start to think the tomatoes will never be ripe and youll be stuck eating zucchini and chard for the rest of your life, the cherry tomatoes throw you a bone. Hallelujah! I love cherry tomatoes.... |
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| from NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut This November, the Connecticut ballot will include the question, "Shall there be a Constitutional Convention to amend or revise the Constitution of the state?" Voters will be asked to vote yes or no. The Family Institute of... |
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| I m sorry if this post comes off as something of a rant, but I am a very by the book agent and things like what I m about to describe make my blood boil. The Hartford Courant has a nice... |
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| The Department of Homeland Security has launched the largest work place raid yet- arresting over 600 illegal immigrants. You can read the story here from MSNBC.Com... |
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| They just posted the syllabuses for both of my classes on-line today and I looked up the textbooks, they cost about $300 for both classes. Ugh! In the Micro Foundation Practices class, I will have to write two papers, one take... |
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| I'm confused. Last night the Governor of Massachusetts spoke to the Democratic Convention and made a fiery speech making fun of Republican stands on Education. "They Republicans want to get rid of the Department of Education! And we need full funding... |
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| Tonight Hillary Clinton was in rare form, at least in contrast to the way her critics normally perceive her. She was unselfish and generous. Knowing how much she wanted to be the Democratic party's nominee, she performed either a herculean act... |
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| the plug tonight. Dave McKae gave up four runs thru the first three innings against the R-Phillies in PA tonight. CT has rallied back a bit with single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth inning. The run in the fourth... |
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| The entertaining Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is not yet running for Pope, but this has not prevent her from correcting Catholic theologians when they fall short of modern perceptions. Most of the Catholic Church, minus Mrs.... |
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