Wikio - Connecticut

Bike Commuting in Connecticut (The Cleanest Line)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:03:48 GMT

... is a challenge. On Saturday, we hosted three cycling groups in the store to kick off the week: Connecticut Bicycle Coalition , East Coast Greenways Alliance , and Elm City Cycling . The groups were all super-engaged with customers and staff, educating folks about safety, advocacy and a grand vision for cycle corridors. Local TV news even came by to see what was going on, and a segment about...

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Not Just the Shame of Eastern Connecticut (My Left Nutmeg - Front Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:53:02 GMT

... (pictured left), a member of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2005, is one of two Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) political science students selected to represent ECSU at a prestigious program offered at the Institute of Political Journalism at Georgetown University this summer. [...] The institute is regarded as one of the country's premier internship programs and was...

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Arent Fox inks deal for 1000 Connecticut Ave. NW (The Washington Business Journal )

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:16:14 GMT

In the largest private-tenant lease so far this year, law firm Arent Fox LLP announced today it will move its 264 D.C. lawyers one building over from its current office, becoming the lead tenant in the new building planned for Connecticut and K streets NW.

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Cape Cod to Mystic - Mystic, Connecticut, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:13:59 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Mystic, Connecticut, United States Catch up time have had a busy time the last 5 days and just have not had time to get this done. We travel from Cape Cod to Mystic witch is on the coast heading to New York. The trip to Mystic was a bit wet and grey but still pleasant enough. But Mystic is is an amazing town they have a massive marinetime museum which spent...

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Connecticut Orders Fas Saving Measure for Troopers; Police Union Protests (New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:56:38 GMT

Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "The Connecticut state police union is challenging a new directive designed to reduce the department's gasoline consumption by prohibiting troopers from using state gas pumps on their days off, reports the London Day. A memo, distributed last week, allows troopers to fill up their cruisers at state pumps only while on duty. Troopers are allowed...

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Left Jersey City, drove Thru Connecticut to RI - Wakerfield, Rhode Island, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:03:43 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Wakerfield, Rhode Island, United States We woke up to rain and left Jersey City & NY stopping at a bagel store in Jersey City. Drove through the Bronx and Connecticut on our way to Road Island. The weather has turned cold a high of 50 in RI with a strong wind. Spring has just started up here, the trees are barely leafing out and the flowers...

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Submarine School - Groton, Connecticut, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:56:00 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Groton, Connecticut, United States Submarine School - learning how to sink a ship and survive! Not much to say about this - most of it is still probably classified, so better safe than sorry. After graduating from school, I reported to my ship, which was actually still in the shipyards waiting to be commissioned - the USS Alabama (SSBN 731 Gold Crew). This...

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Insurers Dropping Out Of Connecticut Medicaid Program In Response To Disclosure Policy (Medical News Today)

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined how efforts by the state of Connecticut to expand disclosure among the HMOs in its Medicaid program have resulted in insurers dropping out of the program and have "left Connecticut's Medicaid program in turmoil, jeopardizing health care for thousands of poor residents.

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Www.OSIR.org.in - Connecticut General Assembly - Environment Committee (www.OSIR.org.in)

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:45:05 GMT

Connecticut General Assembly Official Legislative Site for Bills, Legislation, Statutes, and sessional activity. Visit our site to find all your legislative informationSource: www.cga.ct.gov Environment and EnergyGlobal warming is an undeniable part of the public debate on the environment today. How candidates will address global warming varies greatly on difference in perceived causes.Source:...

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Lilly enlists assistance of Connecticut IT company (Indy Star)

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS » Connecticut-based TopCoder, an online programming specialist, announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Eli Lilly and Co. to help the Indianapolis drug maker enhance its software and strengthen Lilly's information technology backbone to speed medicines to market. (Star report)

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Attorney general appeals No Child ruling (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:05:00 GMT

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has appealed a federal judge's dismissal of the state's lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act.The Democrat pledged to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary, the Hartford (Conn.) Courant reported Thursday.Blumenthal is challenging the way in which the school accountability law is funded. He argues that the law imposes costs...

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One Stabbed In Death Row Duel (The Post Chronicle)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:14:56 GMT

The second convict assault in two days in Connecticut prisons prompted a state legislator to voice concern for prisoner safety. ...

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Marriage Equality in CA (spazeboy)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:48:37 GMT

There is some good news on the marriage equality front today: The California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of full marriage equality. Connecticut currently has a separate but unequal civil union status for same-sex couples that gives them some of the legal protections provided by the state government, but not over a [...]

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“The Middle Man is Killing Us” (Sustainable Middle Class Blog)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:03:23 GMT

In Connecticut two weeks ago, Senator Christopher Dodd delivered a keynote address to a conference called Latino Voices in Universal Healthcare, where he said, “the American people are desperate for a universal health care plan. According to this report, Many at the summit expressed frustration with the fragmentation of the current health care system, [...]

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In re Marriage Cases (My Left Nutmeg - Front Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:16:24 GMT

Congratulations, California. Same-sex marriage bans ruled unconstitutional [PDF link] by the CA Supreme Court. The opinions weigh in at over 160 pages, but the meat and potatoes can be had on page 11 -- or over the fold. We're still waiting on the Connecticut ruling in Kerrigan & Mock v. CT Dept. of Public Health. Under the strict scrutiny standard, unlike the rational basis standard, in order...

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Zell Lieberman (The Daily Dish)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:56:32 GMT

Joe Klein laments the decline of the Connecticut senator.

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Which 3G Network is the Best? - For speed, AT&T is tops... (broadbandreports.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:53:20 GMT

Computer World runs the Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Wireless 3G networks through their paces and dissects the pros and cons of each. The networks were all tested using 3G cards on a Lenovo ThinkPad X300 notebook at 500 data points at eight different places in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (not much use to many of you, I know). On speed alone, the website claims that AT&T takes the cake:...

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Kerrigan v. Mock - When? (The Tin Man)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:44:39 GMT

Speaking of court decisions on same-sex marriage, what the hell is taking the Connecticut Supreme Court so long? It heard oral arguments in Kerrigan and Mock exactly one year ago yesterday. There’s no way they need a year to decide the case. It's a travesty of justice. Unless it's going to come out [...]

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Tracing the History of America's Oldest Park (About Theme Parks)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:57 GMT

Opened in 1846, Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut is the oldest, continuously operating amusement park in the U.S. It is filled with charm and imparts a sense of its grand...

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'Start conversation by saying Hulloa!' ... World's first guide to using the telephone goes on sale (Daily Mail)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:34:37 GMT

The only known copy of the world's first telephone directory is set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction next month. The 20-page book containing the names and number of 391 subscribers around New Haven, Connecticut, was issued in 1878 - just two years after the invention of the telephone by Edinburgh-born Alexander Graham Bell

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