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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,......
from: Roger Catlin | TV Eye posted:08/27/2008 20:17:52
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Your Africa Survivors
'Hole in the Wall' Premiere Moves
Five More New Shows for ABC
Convention Night 2
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...
from: The Middle Class Forum posted:08/27/2008 19:54:24
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Two Income Trends for Lowest 5th in Family Income
Declining Benefits for the Lowest Income Families
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...
from: Wesleying posted:08/27/2008 19:41:00
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Changes at Summerfields
Tenured Radical on Helicopter Parents
Orientation Events Wednesday
More Divestment News GD to buy Jet Aviation
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...
from: Politics in the Zeros posted:08/27/2008 19:26:42
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FDIC to Treasury. Brother, can you spare a dime
UK wants to monitor all phone calls, email, web usage
Mark Warner at DNC
Leftists protesters at DNC chant Kill Michelle Malkin at her
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?...
from: Gruppie Girl posted:08/27/2008 19:20:00
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Antiques Roadshow
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...
from: Undercurrents posted:08/27/2008 18:54:13
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Spirit of 68 at DNC
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...
from: My Left Nutmeg posted:08/27/2008 18:52:25
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Roll call
Old Home Week at the Big Tent
State Rep Jason Bartlett wants State Central to show Lieberman the door
Catching up...More from Tuesday
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......
from: Spinnerella's Attic posted:08/27/2008 18:30:35
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...
from: Connecticut Local Politics posted:08/27/2008 18:20:02
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McCainLieberman? Closer Than We Think
Quote of the Day
Shelton Charter Revision Hold One Job Only
Sullivan, Courtney Campaigns Trade Barbs
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...
from: Mike The Actuarys Musings posted:08/27/2008 18:07:25
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Convention Thought of the Evening
Sam Friedman Calls for an Insurance Party
Gulf Coast Folks What are You Doing For Labor Day Weekend
Convention Thoughts du Jour
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....
from: New Haven Independent posted:08/27/2008 18:09:00
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Marcus Firm Sued
Cornell Scott's Legacy
A Drag Racer's Rx
Behind The Scenes On Hillary's Night
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...
from: Drinking Liberally in New Milford posted:08/27/2008 17:19:00
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Oil Companies Refuse to Drill Here and Drill Now
And the reviews of Mike Moore's new book are in...
Obama Demolishes the Last Outlier Poll And New Ad
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......
from: This Blog Sits at the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics posted:08/27/2008 17:10:17
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Topic stack # 1
Welcome Deep Glamour
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from: WestportNOW posted:08/27/2008 21:24:00
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Waiting for the Bus
WestportNow Teardown of the Day 133 Old Road
Taking in the Scene
A Familiar Sight
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...
from: SOX & Dawgs posted:08/27/2008 16:41:31
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Another Former Husky Joins The Sun
Paw Prints - Hofstra Pride (0-0) at UConn Huskies (0-0)
Paw Prints - The Daily Roundup - 827
Boston Red Sox News Notes - 827
This is a bad idea. ......
from: Colin McEnroe | To Wit posted:08/27/2008 16:37:22
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Rhymes with orange
Sideswiped by the P.O.D.
Even though "fascination" and "Helmecki" are sort of unrelated concepts ...
Even though
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...
from: Woodstock CT Cafe posted:08/27/2008 16:29:23
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Ron on Last Night and Our Selectmen Performance
RC on Last Nights Town Meeting
The BOE Asks For Community Participation
So about Woodstocks Town Meeting Tonight
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...
from: Thought Gadgets posted:08/27/2008 16:26:00
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Talbots gets unstuck from the middle
Haha! London Olympics logo stinks! Except, wait, we didn't mean it ...
Obama fatigue, or why you need something new
Based on tooth decay trends, it's gonna be a close election
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......
from: Bob Greenberger posted:08/27/2008 16:42:26
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...
from: Connecticut Bob posted:08/27/2008 15:14:55
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Separated at Birth? Part II
No way, no how, no McCain
Maine Blogging
Separated at birth?
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...
from: Terry Cowgill posted:08/27/2008 14:45:38
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Still the One
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...
from: kate rothwell posted:08/27/2008 14:36:12
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My idea of a good time
SBD--action figures
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...
from: Steve Ersinghaus posted:08/27/2008 13:38:50
Check this out. Sounds an awful lot like my first publishing dream , doesn't it? I'm afraid to go to bed tonight....
from: Original Content posted:08/27/2008 13:36:42
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Oh, My Gosh! Another Publishing Dream!
Curses!
Reminding The World Of Richler's Work
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......
from: Major Knitter posted:08/27/2008 13:26:54
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Sure Fire Guaranteed Way to Finish a Sweater
The Saga of Jane Green and the Red Square
Molly and Tim
Welcome Home Javi!
John Barrows added a photo French onion soup ...
from: How I Taught My Brother To Cook posted:08/27/2008 13:17:09
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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...
from: writing in faith posted:08/27/2008 13:00:00
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Wordless Wednesday Sunshiney Day in Woodstock, New York
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...
from: The Cool Justice Report posted:08/27/2008 12:16:00
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Boston Globe Raves About Connecticut Review
CT Liberty Forum
Jury Selection
Michelle Obama Text Video, Denver
Pray, Fast and Be Charitable......
from: Enterprise Architecture: Thought Leadership posted:08/27/2008 11:45:00
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Thoughts on Discrimination
Alternative careers for displaced IT workers
Links for 2008-08-26
Do Indian Outsourcing Firms understand Web Application Security
Note to self Trade in my GPS for a nice Guernsey. Probably not available in a dash mounted version, though....
from: Walking the Berkshires posted:08/27/2008 10:58:37
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The "Green Lining"
Mom's Quilts at Lowell
Another Book, By Belanos!
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....
from: Hat City Blog posted:08/27/2008 10:40:43
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Inside look at the CT delegation at the convention
Danbury Live 08.16.08 broadcast
8 out of 457,000
Doing Denver
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....
from: The Fantasy Football Geek Blog posted:08/27/2008 10:30:59
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Power rankings updated Look at all the pretty colors
Best of the Rest Leinart back in the doghouse
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......
from: BillLamorey posted:08/27/2008 10:28:11
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...
from: Right of Middle posted:08/27/2008 10:04:01
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......
from: Spinning posted:08/27/2008 09:47:37
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REALITY WRITING Time
LITERATURE Ragtime - Character
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from: Orient Lodge posted:08/27/2008 09:37:51
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Role Models
The Kitchen Table
Assorted Updates
The Faith of Barack Obama
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...
from: 24/7 A mother's Work is never done posted:08/27/2008 11:28:51
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Self-Six
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......
from: Structured Settlements 4Real posted:08/27/2008 14:30:24
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Economic Stimulus Package Closes Loophole, Enables Greater Financial Planning Opportunities Via Structured Installment Sales
"The Fund's Performance Always Looked Pretty Until Someone Wanted To Redeem"
"Structured Settlement vs Financial Planning?"
Structured Settlement Web Site Traffic Rankings
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...
from: Steady Habits posted:08/27/2008 09:28:28
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...
from: DenisHorgan.com posted:08/27/2008 09:26:46
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Just Wondering
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...
from: Habits Not Peculiar.... posted:08/27/2008 09:02:00
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......
from: Chicken Spaghetti posted:08/27/2008 16:02:45
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...
from: a public defender posted:08/27/2008 08:11:22
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Legal fictions collateral consequences edition
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...
from: Rick's RSS posted:08/27/2008 08:00:30
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My Bread and Butter is in Money TroubleNewspapers Are to Blame!
New School, Old School Covering the DNC
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...
from: Bob Lazzari On Sports posted:08/27/2008 07:33:24
Here are the group photos from the BBQ The rest are here Summer BBQ...
from: Gateway Life Group posted:08/27/2008 07:14:40
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...
from: The BoormanBlog posted:08/27/2008 06:22:36
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6 Miles, 58 Minutes 51 Seconds
iCaramba!
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...
from: Ruthless in the Suburbs posted:08/27/2008 05:12:00
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...
from: brandflakesforbreakfast posted:08/27/2008 03:25:28
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take your canvas bags
street art of the dnc
how to make a snowboard video fun
madmen not the real madmen?
Part of the allure of Hydrox is there's nothing nutritional about it! No trans fats--where's the fun in that?...
from: Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record posted:08/27/2008 03:09:07
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Hooked On Twitter
Credit Card Calamity
Finishing Touches on My Brooklyn Photowalk Shots
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...
from: Swick Speak posted:08/27/2008 04:47:16
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...
from: The Everyday Republican posted:08/26/2008 23:56:39
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First Photos from MSP
Platform Committee Meeting
Connecticut Represented on GOP Platform Committee
Bring Back Crystal Pepsi
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....
from: Historic Buildings of Connecticut posted:08/26/2008 23:48:36
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The Charles A. Atkins House (1900)
Pine Grove Schoolhouse (1865)
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....
from: TomatoCasual posted:08/26/2008 23:43:41
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TC Reader Question Help! Insects are Killing my Tomato Plants
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...
from: the nutmeg grater posted:08/26/2008 21:23:00
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andy thibault
see, i TOLD you they had flowers!
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...
from: In the Neighborhood posted:08/26/2008 21:20:28
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Greater Hartford Real Estate Blog on Tee Vee
Google Street View
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...
from: The DanburyDan posted:08/26/2008 19:42:00
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...
from: Diana's Little Corner in the Nutmeg State posted:08/26/2008 19:38:00
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This Weekend At The Cottage
Manic Monday
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...
from: Region 19 BOE Gazette posted:08/26/2008 19:31:50
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Economics 101
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...
from: Out on a Lim posted:08/26/2008 19:19:10
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Who did Better - Teddy or Michelle?
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...
from: Greg's Connecticut Defenders Blog posted:08/26/2008 17:11:50
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Defs give up a 6 spot in the 7th and lose....
Thoughts from Lou and Charlie.....
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....
from: Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State posted:08/27/2008 08:11:22
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What the Income Tax Really Did for Connecticut
OBAMAS CHICAGO EXPERIENCE CONTINUED