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| The local sports scene has come at us fast and furious lately, and it has kept me away from this space for too long, but we will try to unleash some random thoughts this afternoon. First, on this Day After Super... |
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| Welcome to CPR. Take a look. I know that I'm still mostly a dead tree journalist working for an evil media company and I obviously don't get it, but this cute online name thing seems so 2009. Wouldn't all this... |
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| After the tears, after the grief, there will be a reckoning over Kleen Energy. In that reckoning, there should be one more long look at the way things were done under John G. Rowland. This whole episode is a tragic...... |
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| It would be a fine abode, especially if oceans rise, threatening shore towns. Look out your window at whales. But how would it handle hurricanes and tsunamis? Hmmm.... |
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| Note The Valley Naugatuck Health District provided the Valley Indy with a summary of its food service inspection report for the month of January. Anything below 80 is categorized as failing. A restaurant may also fail if it receives a single,... |
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| The New Orleans Saints win over the Baltimore Colts Sunday at Super Bowl XLIV with 106.5 million viewers, was the most watched Super Bowl in history. What's more, its being viewed in 51.7 million households it was the most watched...... |
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| The New Haven Register s parent company s new CEO told his 3,100 employees that he s bringing their newsrooms into the digital age. To start Every reporter gets a video camera.... |
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| The CCO boot camp happens this Saturday in New York City. Be there or be square. In the morning, we will be looking at American culture. Specifically we will be looking at 4 revolutions in American culture. American... |
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| Just curious. If there had been an accurate way to tabulate the information, I would have liked to know the highest level of education attained by Nashville Tea Party convention attendees. I'll cite a couple of U.S. Census Bureau statistics to... |
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| Patrick added a photo Baby Back Ribs... |
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| Here's some reading material... The Journal Inquirer and the Middletown Press are doing a great job providing readers with the latest on the horrific explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems power plant CT Mirror's Mark Pazniokas has a great write-up... |
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| Currently at work on an adaptation of MOBY DICK for the students of Ledyard High School to perform this spring. Started reading the hefty book just before Christmas - making plenty of notes across many pages. Some of the folks at... |
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| My Grandmother Bertha used to be a maid on Park Avenue back in the 1930 s. She always said the best way to clean something was to let it air-out, on a clothes line, in direct sunlight. That is what Fergus... |
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| Tracy Gordon Fox sends this update on her status. (Any other alums who want to report to their friends are more than welcome.) I have started a new job as a certified nursing assistant at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center... |
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| I have never been out on Long Island Sound in February. To the best of my memory, I don't think I have ever been aboard a boat here during the 90-plus days we call winter. I have ventured out in early... |
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| Recently, there has been a fascinating discussion concerning free speech and learning going on online that I wanted to explore and comment on. Last week, David Drury wrote an article in the Hartford Courant about teens facing fines for swearing at... |
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| The Yankee Institute, the premier conservative-libertarian think tank in Connecticut, has provided a new tool a web Sherlock Holmes that allows political watchdogs to monitor spending in the state that will make it less possible for entrenched politicians to fool all... |
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| An exhibition of more than 24 pastels and oil paintings entitled Color within Color Landscape and Still Life opened January 11, 2010 at The Gallery at Greenwich Tavern. The exhibit showcases the work of Rowayton artist Betty Ball. Ball has been... |
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| (I cannot guarantee this handsome man will deliver your groceries, but I CAN save you $20. Offer expires March 16, 2010) If your cupboards are as bare as mine right now, you might want to think about stocking up on some... |
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| As we approach Joe DaSilva's highly anticipated court appearance tomorrow, there's been one question that's been carefully avoided by public officials and the press... If DaSilva is convicted of the crime he's being charged with, what happens to the restoration of... |
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| In addition to a pair of well-matched teams and a sufficient dose of fourth-quarter suspense concerning the outcome, yesterday's Super Bowl was the first in several years to feature an ad meriting comment in an energy blog. The subject of the... |
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| The "Unwatchable NBA" Update During a 91-81 loss to Atlanta last week, the Chicago Bulls shot 0-for-10 from three-point range. I'm just wondering what the father of a young Bulls fan tells his kid after the game when the child remarks,... |
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| Monday , Feb. 8, 900 pm , ON W. Hartford Cable Access Channel 5, AND streaming live, AT www.whctv.org all new episode}... |
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| I read a couple of Florida books this weekend. They're melding together, just like all the category romances I read for The Big Contest** And they're the perfect antidote to sentimentality. Kind of acid to romance's base. My brain is now... |
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| Arne Duncan's Race to the Top is coming under increased scrutiny because improprieties keep springing up faster than test scores. Late last year, Pro-Publica published an article asserting that education funding was being appropriated for "Phantom School Districts" - a phrase... |
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| Monday, February 8, 2010 New Hartford Senior Center activities at Senior Center, Town Hall, 530 Main St., New Hartford. Activities Fitness at 900 a.m. ($2.50 per class, includes a fitness card which is stamped for every class attended) Coffee at 1000... |
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| Actually, there is no beating a retreat--not when Brian leads the way. I spent all of Saturday among friends in Plymouth, Connecticut, under the direction of Buddhist teacher Brian Vaugh. We shared in tea, walking, silent, and guided meditations, tai chi,... |
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| One of the things I look forward to every year is the annual Maine shrimp season. For a couple of months every winter, Maine fishermen bring in a harvest of delicious small pink shrimp ( Pandalus borealis ) from the cold,... |
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| According to the History of Middlesex County, Connecticut (1884), the Town of Chester is finely situated for manufacturing, having two considerable streams of water running through it, which have their rise in the lower part of Haddam and unite, at tide-water,... |
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| Think that internet memes and viral culture is completely random and without intellect? Check out this outstanding analysis of remix culture and social play. A must view for anyone working in the socialsphere.... |
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| Just as the Saints had carried the people through their terrible, difficult times, the fans now turned out to carry the Saints. For forty years, through good times and bad, New Orleans had always stuck by its team. Tonight would be... |
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| (New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter (22) intercepts the ball for a 74-yard touchdown)New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl! Great game last night. It looked like Payton Manning and the Colts were well on their way to another Super Bowl... |
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| I never met Ray Dobratz. His son, Erik, is a friend of mine and co-worker at the TV station. I know about Ray because Erik talked about him--told me stories about him. Ray Dobratz was killed Sunday in the explosion...... |
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| Top Ten reasons to attend the CHSA Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Remember this is a celebration so dress to impress! This is a dress-up affaire! 10. Awesome Food - Send the invitation form and check by Monday,...... |
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| Back in September 2009, ProGreenSports polled more than 50 North American professional sports teams in the National Football League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. The survey results released late last month reveal, rather convincingly, that pro... |
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| on my itouch (i was in a place with wi fi). the first thing i did was call my boss to make sure his family was ok (it was). we put on one of the tvs to wtnh (channel 8)... |
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| By Alan Seeger I. First, London, for its myriads for its height, Manhattan heaped in towering stalagmite But Paris for the smoothness of the paths That lead the heart unto the heart s delight.... Fair loiterer on the threshold of those... |
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| Catching up the old blog here since it's been five days. My main news is that I went to Worcester to see a doctor and was told I do NOT need elbow replacement. That is the good news. The bad news... |
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| I recently spent a relaxing weekend at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont with some good friends of mine. When I say Trapp, I mean the real Trapp's, the ones made famous by the Sound of Music.... |
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| Almost fell off my chair when this one came on during the Super Bowl. Bill Carter of the New York Times literally wrote the book on the late night war between Leno and Letterman. Here s his account ofhow they pulled... |
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| Last weekend on the drive to Mom's house, my attention was captured by what appeared to be a broken heart fashioned from wood and mounted on a tree by the side of the road. At the time, I had a full... |
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| I decided to quit smoking for real this past week, and I've done so pretty decently. I've been quitting and then quitting my quitting since November, but with Phil Elvrum as my witness now I'm truly going to stop. American Spirits... |
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| Two houses up the street from me is a brown house that belonged to Bill Hurst. He had a large family with kids around my age and I hung out there a lot. The driveway in the foreground beloned to the... |
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| by Taxpayer I thought that the meeting went very well. It was nice to see the new Headmaster of Woodstock Academy and I was glad that he saw the issue of Woodstock education funding as a mutual K-12 concern and not... |
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| I was cleaning my shower stall yesterday morning (I'll spare you the details other than to say it had been a while since I'd been in there with cleanser and a chisel) when I heard on NPR that Trout Fishing in... |
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| Mountain lions, beavers and fishers, oh my! A roundup of local doings on these (possibly) Connecticut creatures.... |
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| This morning, the focus of our "Digging In" series shifted to Communion in a message entitled "Do you Love Me?" We examined several key understandings of communion with God,and evaluated where we are in our love-relationship with Him. Click here...... |
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| Ledyard Real Estate Statistics for the week of February 7th Buyers continue to be active as far as " looking " at homes in Ledyard, but pulling out the checkbook to make a deposit is another story. As I mentioned last... |
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| There has been a massive explosion at 1126 Sunday morning at the Kleen Energy Power Plant on River Rd. in Middletown, CT. The plant was slated to come online in June, 2010. A call for general emergency response has gone...... |
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| Today, across the country, football fans woke up like its Christmas morning betting pools are now being finalized, cheese-laden dips are being stirred to heart-stopping perfection and beer cans are clicking open at an alarming rate, all in preparation for the... |
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| Ooooowee, glad we are not around the Susan Bysiewicz breakfast table Sunday. The Secretary of the State had what is equivalent in baseball terms, as the Golden Sombrero, striking out four times in a game. Bysiewicz took four major hits to... |
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| In 1966, Ronald Reagan won his first political campaign in a landslide victory against the two-term Democratic Governor of California, Edmund Brown. What is sometimes forgotten is that the preceding Republican primary had been a highly contested one. According to Reagan,... |
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| Choose a color and knit up this adorable bunny for a little one s Easter Basket. pattern... |
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| The cul-de-sac is perhaps the quintessential symbol of suburban America. Perhaps millions of them have paved over greenways throughout the country. Haled for their safety (no traffic that can run over kids) and prized by developers because they allow more houses... |
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| OK, most of you will be watching the Super Bowl today. Lets see how many of you remember this 1997 commercial from Holiday Inn The ad was yanked right after it was shown and according to Gay Lesbian Alliance Against... |
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| aHa artists welcome Spring and Celebrate Snow with their OOAK creations, and some join in on the One World One Heart Blog event!... |
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| I am speaking a lot about LinkedIn these days. A lot. Everywhere I can, in front of groups, teaching in small virtual classes, and offering suggestions to those in my leads groups. LinkedIn, for me, is a PROVEN a way to... |
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| Here is thinking out of the box let us tax Connecticut lobbyists. There are 3789 lobbyists representing 1327 clients that were registered in the state as of 2008. I do not have the figures for 2009. But wait here is a... |
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| The nerves in the neck as well as the rest of the body control how the body functions. Keeping pressure off the nerves with good spinal alignment and posture helps keep us healthy. Come and Visit the Neck Pain Support Blog... |
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| Theres been a lot of media hype and political hoopla of late about Connecticut receiving $40 million from the Feds for high speed rail. While any money spent on rail is great, lets take a reality check. That federal money (combined... |
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| Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low would approve of her organization's recent plunge into viral marketing. After all, Low used the then-newfangled telephone almost a century ago to declare her intention to start the Girl Scouts to a friend. Like technology,... |
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| Maybe, If something about the human body disgusts you complain to the manufacturer. The Official Lenny Bruce Website The only website approved by Lenny Bruces daughter Kitty Dip-Shit Principal Russell Sills In Mission Ridiculous Costly 4 taxpayers Crusade Cool Justice... |
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| A great local newspaper piece on Amateur Radio, Haiti support, and Harold Kramer, WJ1B. Check out the video, too.... |
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| More reviews. And more spoilers. So dont read beyond THIS point if you dont want to find out that Adam Sandler doesnt die in Funny People. The Boat That Rocked (2009) - This could have been great. A dramatic re-creation of... |
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| Tom Graves,Class of 1994, turns 35 today!... |
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| One of my more recent e-mails comes from Steve Palmer of Watertown, whose feeder visitors have included a couple of flickers. These big, intricately marked woodpeckers have been the subject of several reports from column and blog readers in the past... |
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| Well it's clear that the principals of Structured Annuities, Inc, became aware of this blog because the media celebrating their 2007 "bird killing event" has been removed from their website, an event we reported on in Structured Settlement Kill Zone...... |
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| It's been a while since I did a Saturday 9 meme. I just read Jodi' s answers and she inspired me to do this one. Thanks, my friend! I've missed you! 1. Tell us a joke that you think is... |
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| Life is predominantly bullshit. If I had to put a figure to it, Id estimate 95% of everyday living is flotsam we fabricate to keep things interesting. Five percent is truth. Thats where love is, and hate. You have to look... |
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| Two days ago we clicked on a New York Times review for Crazy Heart , the Jeff Bridges film gaining huge Oscar buzz. Soon banner ads for Crazy Heart started following us everywhere. It's possible that Fox Searchlight Pictures has launched... |
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| A new type of site has been cropping up which offers a daily discount to a variety of options in your area restaurants, entertainment, services, retail, and more. Here is how it works You register... This is a content summary... |
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| I recently got a new Palm Treo Pro from Sprint and of course Im having fun installing applications on it. So far Ive installed the Windows Marketplace for Mobile and OpnMarket for Windows Mobile (all their apps are free). Ive also... |
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The goal of Connecticut Weblogs is to help draw attention to state blogs and bloggers. How this works: Each half hour Connecticut weblogs searches for updates to blogs in our registry. It looks for updated RSS feeds -- the same feeds that alert search engines to content changes on your blog. 