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Feb 20

Boston Review — Phyllis Alexander: Summer of ’76 (fiction)

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 Summer of ’76 Phyllis Alexander Kris Verdugo It was August of ’76. I had put myself on a strict regimen of reading a hundred pages a day if I were to even have a prayer of completing my summer reading before school began. I moved around, room to room, sofa to chair, driveway …

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Feb 17

Your Questions About Keeping Cichlids

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I really do not want anything bigger than a 60 gallon tank. The following fish I’m thinking about putting in the tank are: Gold Severums, African Cichlids (Malawi), Red Devil (of course I’m not going to mix these fish…I’m just undecided about what to put in my tank). What do you suggest I start out …

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Feb 17

Hopefuls look for friendship, love and suitors on Chap Goh Meh

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at Taman Jaya, the Petaling Jaya City Council  distributed 3,000 mandarin oranges and teh tarik for about 5,000 visitors.         the guest of honour, Subang Jaya  assemblyman Hannah Yeoh, said in her  opening address that Bukit Gasing had allocated about RM5,000 for the event.      "the local authority takes this opportunity to give back …

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Feb 14

There’s something productively fishy about Greater Latrobe students

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On a cold morning in January, Greater Latrobe Junior High School students Courtney Kinkead and Chris Mucci are cleaning a 55-gallon aquarium that holds dozens of 2-inch-long, brook trout swimming in 55-degree water. Providing a clean habitat for the 3-month-old fish is just part of Greater Latrobe’s Trout in the Classroom program. The two eighth-graders, …

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Feb 14

Cleveland’s Galleria serves as poster child for struggling malls – Cleveland Business News – Northeast Ohio and Cleveland – Crain’s Cleveland Business

Cleveland’s Galleria serves as poster child for struggling malls Blog entry: February 6, 2012, 9:45 am     |     Author: SCOTT SUTTELL The New York Times examines the challenged state of shopping malls nationwide, and Cleveland’s Galleria at Erieview is Exhibit No. 1 in how owners are trying to remake them. “Closed on …

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Feb 11

Relieve Stress in Your Business or Home With an Aquarium

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There have been multiple studies on the affects of people watching fish aquariums, resulting in the conclusion that aquariums have a positive influence on those viewing them. Benefits include a reduction in stress, high blood pressure, anxiety, pulse rate and muscle tension.  Aquariums can even help with insomnia for those who need  a little more …

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Feb 09

Mesiti: Love is God’s trademark; practice it

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“God is love…” What comes to mind when you hear the word, “trademark”? Thestylized red waves of Coke? The red, white and blue of Pepsi? Thegolden arches of McDonald’s? The “Like A Rock” of Chevy? The”zoom-zoom” of Mazda? The Nike ‘swoosh?” Trademarks should be simple, clear and easily remembered. Theyshould serve four main purposes. The …

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Feb 06

NATURE CALENDAR

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Winter Creature Cruises, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk, 9 a.m. Jan. 15, 28, aboard the Oceanic, looking for harbor and gray seals, winter waterfowl, $18.50-$20.50, advance ticket purchase recommended, 203-852-0700, ext. 2206, maritimeaquarium.org. Also, 9 a.m. Jan. 29, 1 p.m. Feb. 18, 1:30 p.m. March 17, noon March 31 and 1 …

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Feb 04

Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom is offering grants

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Something fishy is going on in Pennsylvania classrooms. Students in grades 3-12 are learning firsthand about cold water conservation while raising brook trout from eggs to fingerlings in classroom aquariums. this opportunity is made possible through the Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom interdisciplinary program. Grants are available for start-up and existing programs for the 2012-13 …

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Feb 03

Best bets – .Your life – bnd.com

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At 7:30 p.m., the St. Paul musicians will present a Choral Medley of “Fidller on the Roof,” arranged by Ed Lojeski. The public is invited to the concert; seating is unreserved and a free-will offering will be taken. Doors open at 7 p.m. Manuel Ramos, renowned violinist with the St. Louis Symphony, will perform at …

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