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South Windsor Haiti School
South Windsor High SchoolHaiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2010, about 88% of their rural population was at poverty level after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. Hundreds of thousands were killed and, as a result of the tragedy, people from all over the...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Literature, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Haiti
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Mayweather-'Canelo': gran negocio detrás de una gran pelea
En una decisión tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederación Caribeña del Béisbol autorizó finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se venía gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolvería...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Lakers, Enbrel (drug), Pies and Tarts
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Miss Connecticut Erin Brady Wins Miss USA Pageant
The Hartford CourantPortland High School teachers Pat Ponko and Beth McCormick aren’t at all surprised that Erin Brady was crowned Miss USA Sunday night. They know Brady as a woman who is smart, hard-working, articulate and cheerful, no matter what the odds. They...Tags: Betsey Johnson, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Ovarian Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut)
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A rose garden to remember dad
South Bend TribuneA rose garden for dad. Christine Sopczyn-ski, of South Bend, has been elated about her rose garden on Westmoor Street, near Kennedy School. Chris said the garden was started by her father, Ben, in the mid-1940s. Her father was an accomplished rosarian and...Tags: Lincoln Center, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Behavioral Conditions, Politics
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Chargers' Manti Te'o moving past an old story
The Orange County RegisterThe Manti Te'o story is changing, and that's a good thing. A very good thing. The questions about the hoax and its aftermath are diminishing. With minicamps wrapping up and training camp closer than you think, the narrative is shifting to a better place:...Tags: Philip Rivers, Orange County Register, San Diego Chargers, Antonio Gates, Football
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Greg Schwem: The clothes iron: Our tech-savvy world's most neglected device
Humor HotelMy room contained everything one would expect in a five-star property: terrycloth robes emblazoned with the hotel's logo, slippers precisely placed at the foot of the bed and enough fluffy towels to dry all exposed body parts individually, if that's...Tags: Verizon Communications, International CES, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Google Inc.
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A chatty letter from Texas
Liz Smith"In 2008, citizens of Stephenville gained national media attention when dozens of residents reported UFO's the size of a football field, similar to the historic Arizona mass sighting of March 1997." Says Wikipedia. I received a letter from the one and...Tags: Larry King, Unexplained Phenomena, CNN (tv network), Liz Smith, New York City
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Album review: Queens of the Stone Age, ' ... Like Clockwork'
RedEye special contributor*** (out of four) Queens of the Stone Age can be a difficult band to monitor. Not only has it been six long, side project-laden years since its last album ("Era Vulgaris"), but the revolving door nature of the group's lineup means that you may want to...Tags: Queens of the Stone Age (music group), Entertainment, Music, Elton John
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Orlando is Florida's healthiest city! Now, the bad news
OK, Orlando, do you want the good news or the bad news? The good news, you say? Congratulations! You have been named as the healthiest major city in Florida! The bad news? Out of the 50 largest communities in these United States, you were just 34th....
Tags: Dwight Howard, Popcorn, Golf, AFC East, NFC East
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Wrigley trough urinals will stay, despite renovation
Male fans of the Chicago Cubs are known for three things: faithfully rooting on their team, savoring the sounds of Wrigley Field and standing uncomfortably close to other men while urinating into a long metal trough. Yes, a trip to the men's room at...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Demographics, Wrigley Field, Google Inc., Renovation
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Old encyclopedia opens a door to the Internet
If you haven't heard of Baroness Barbe-Julie von Krudener, you've missed a good yarn. She was a child of wealth and privilege in the 19th century Governorate of Livonia. A life of social climbing, dalliance, literary ambition and finally religious...
Tags: Literature, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Philosophy
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The 1950 Open got Jack Whitaker on path to TV career
Philadelphia Daily NewsPHILADELPHIA For East Germantown, Pa.'s own Jack Whitaker, the 1950 U.S. Open turned out to be his career-altering experience. Even though he was never within 50 miles of Merion's East course that historic week. The North Catholic and Saint Joseph's...Tags: Radio Industry, U.S. Open (golf), Masters Tournament, Entertainment, CBS Corp.
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