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The Dot: Wow! What Happened To Summer?
Wow! What happened to summer? One minute it was Memorial Day and the next The Dot is getting up in the dark and putting on socks again. The problem is summer is too short, and needs a few more holidays. The Dot has long advocated adding a holiday at...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Idaho, Tom Brokaw, Research, Heavy Engineering
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Fall Arts Preview: NY Theater
linda.winer@newsday.comIt could be the best of times; it might be the worst of times. No, really. A musical adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities" - think "Les Miz" by way of Charles Dickens - kicks off the hectic and ambitious fall season in a couple of weeks. More to the...Tags: Civil Rights, Harry Potter, Broadway, Arthur Miller, Kristin Scott Thomas
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At Madison's Montpelier, what's old is new again
Associated PressIt isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's what's been done at Montpelier, the plantation mansion of President James Madison. The brick Georgian home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge...Tags: Christmas, Constitutional Issues, Montpelier, History, Renovation
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The return of the spy
Secret agents like to stay in the shadows, but these days they're in plain sight. If 2008 hasn't already been the year of the spy, the fall list is going to make it so. This year has already seen an elegant new novel from historical...Tags: Eric Ambler, Thomas Keneally, August, Crimes, Annapolis
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Calendar: Seafarers' House, High Holy Days
PRAYING FOR SEAFARERS A diverse lineup will honor the men and women who handle 95 percent of the world's material goods on Sea Sunday, Sept. 14. The service is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Port Everglades, Terminal 29. Admission is free, but Seafarers'...Tags: Christmas, Boca Raton, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Beach Vacations, Ramadan
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New Beginnings In High School Football
ΔDebut of Cheney Tech at home field in Manchester: Friday against RHAM-Hebron (7 p.m.). "This is something we've waited for so long," Cheney Tech coach Bill Baccaro said. "It means so much to the kids. Last year was really a test." Cheney Tech...Tags: Employees, Thanksgiving
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Bargains in the Hamptons after Labor Day
Special to Newsday; Joan ReminickWine tasting? Gallery hopping? Karaoke? While fabulous bargains are probably not what typically spring to mind when you think about the Hamptons, a patch of Long Island notorious for $10,000 helicopter rides, multi-million-dollar houses, and $47 lobster...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, American Express Company, Long Island, Family, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Tina Turner, Celine Dion are back with new tours
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comNever say never. Why? Well, a quick look at this fall's concert schedule offers one reason after another - three months packed with un-retirees, un-broken-up bands and un-farewell tours. Yes, with these unexpected returns to touring comes a bit of...Tags: Cults and Sects, Smashing Pumpkins, Joey McIntyre, Roseland, Music
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Rock slide in Egypt kills at least 24
Los Angeles TimesHind Hussein returned from the hospital after going into false labor and was nodding off early yesterday when the cliff above her shantytown home rumbled and boulders the size of tugboats rained down, crushing scores of apartments and houses in a storm of...Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Heads of State, Ramadan
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No justice to be found in DWI jail time
Jason Bukovsky was a 32-year-old Columbia resident, owner of a 2000 Jeep Wrangler and, one Saturday afternoon last December, just before Christmas, so incredibly drunk he is lucky to be alive. Still, Bukovsky drove his Wrangler south on Aviation Boulevard...Tags: Drunk Driving, Baltimore County, Demographics, Crimes, Defendants
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The Smart Home Green + Wired
What and how much: The Smart Home Green + Wired is open for guided tours only; a timed $10 ticket on top of museum admission ($13 for adults, $9 for children) is required. When: Tours are from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays (except...Tags: Christmas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Energy Saving, Museum of Science and Industry, Halloween
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Helping adopted kids navigate school projects
Special to the Chicago TribuneA new school year brings all sorts of challenges: Will your child make friends? Is the teacher nice? What's the homework load like? Yet for families formed through adoption or foster care, or for children being raised by a non-parent relative, the...Tags: Christmas, Adoption, Family, Evanston, Children
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